The Oz Kids



The Oz Kids is an American animated fantasy comedy-drama television series produced by Hyperion Animation based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel, and its various sequels. It aired on ABC from 1996 to 1999; from 1996-1997 nine early episodes were released in VHS format.

The two main characters of the series are both human: Dot and Neddie Hugson (the children of Dorothy and Zeb). The minor characters are Boris and Bela (the children of the Cowardly Lion), Tin Boy (the son of the Tin Woodman), Scarecrow Jr. (the son of the original Scarecrow), Jack Pumpkinhead Jr. (son of the original Jack Pumpkinhead), Frank (the son of the Wizard), and Andrea, daughter of Glinda.


 * Expy: Andrea, Glinda's daughter, bears a distinct resemblance to Ozma, who is one of the few major Oz characters who do not appear in this series.
 * Four-Fingered Hands: Dot and her brother, Neddie in the series' earlier episodes.
 * Generation Xerox: Virtually every major character from the first couple Oz books gets a lookalike child or children.  Even those characters incapable of biological reproduction.
 * Magic Tool: Dot's Magic Belt
 * The Leader: Dot Hugson
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Dot Hugson (tomboy) and Andrea (girly girl)
 * True-Blue Femininity: Dot's main dress is blue, that because blue are Dot and Neddie's favorite color.