Off to See the Wizard
Off to See the Wizard is an American television anthology series, partially animated but mostly live action, produced by MGM Animation/Visual Arts and telecast on ABC-TV between 1967 and 1968 that was narrated by Hal Holbrook.[1]
History
The series derived its name from the well-known song "
Two never-aired episodes consisted of a feature entitled High Jungle, which was scrapped after actor Eric Fleming drowned during filming.[3]
The series also used music from the famous MGM film. The opening credits featured an unseen chorus singing a stanza of "Over the Rainbow" and segued into Dorothy and her three friends singing "We're Off to See the Wizard."
Featured films
The series ran only an hour, so full-length films had to be split into two parts, much as Disney used to do on its television anthology series. Film shown on the series in order of appearance include:
- Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)
- Flipper (1963)
- Alexander The Great filmed in 1963 with William Shatner, John Cassavetes and Adam West but never previously shown. Directed by Phil Karlson
- Hell Cats (a 1964 television pilot starring George Hamilton[4])
- Island of the Lost
- Lili (1953)
- Mike and the Mermaid (pilot)[4]
- Rhino!
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
- Gypsy Colt (1953)
- Untamed World
- Who's Afraid of Mother Goose?
- Wild World
- Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)
- The Glass Slipper (1955)
- Captain Sindbad(1963)
Cast
- Mel Blanc - Cowardly Lion
- Daws Butler - Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz
- Don Messick - Toto, Tin Man
- June Foray - Dorothy Gale, Wicked Witch of the West
See also
- The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
- Walt Disney anthology television series
References
- ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ISBN 978-1476665993.
- Medium.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9781511590679.
External links
- Off to See the Wizard at IMDb