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The Wizard of Oz DIC Series

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I remembered watching the 1939 Wizard of Oz film which the ending seemed to suggest that, "It was just a dream." scenario. Yet, I wonder why I still liked that movie as a child in spite of the whole implication that it was just a head-induced delirium. Then the 90s came where DiC produced a "sequel" where it doesn't look like it was just a dream. The Wicked Witch of the West gets resurrected in a new body (but she's still allergic to water) and the cast must return to defend Oz once more. The show lasted for only 14 episodes. I could remember how there was the episode of the Clock Master or the Upside-Down Town. I remembered how it was aired repeatedly even after the 14th episode which made me wonder as a child saying, "Why aren't there any new episodes?" Then I realized one thing - it only had 14 episodes! The show itself ended with the hot air balloon contest where the Wicked Witch of the West was last seen flying off because it was rainin...