Journey Back to Oz

Journey Back to Oz
Journey Back to Oz
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hal Sutherland
Written by	Fred Ladd; Norm Prescott; Bernard Evslin
Based on	The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman; by L. Frank Baum
Produced by	Preston Blair; Fred Ladd; Norm Prescott; Lou Scheimer
Starring	Milton Berle; Herschel Bernardi; Paul Ford; Margaret Hamilton; Jack E. Leonard; Paul Lynde; Ethel Merman; Liza Minnelli; Mickey Rooney; Risë Stevens; Danny Thomas; Mel Blanc; Dallas McKennon; Larry Storch
Edited by	Joseph Simon
Music by	Walter Scharf
Production; company	Filmation
Distributed by	Seymour Borde
Release date	December 14, 1972;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Journey Back To Oz is a 1972 American animated adventure musical fantasy film produced by Filmation. Although L. Frank Baum received no screen credit, the film is loosely based on his second novel The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904).^[1] While a commercial flop in theaters, the film received a better reception on television, premiering December 5, 1976 on ABC.^[2]

For television broadcast, Filmation produced live-action interstitial segments with a celebrity playing the Wizard, flying in his balloon with two Munchkins. Filmation contracted with Bill Cosby for two airings of the live-action segments, while Milton Berle was cast for the live-action interstitials used in subsequent syndication.^[3]

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 186. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 228–230. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Scheimer, Lou; Mangels, Andy (2012-01-01). Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 107–108. ISBN 9781605490441.

[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 186. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[Woolery-2] Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 228–230. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[Scheimer-3] Scheimer, Lou; Mangels, Andy (2012-01-01). Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 107–108. ISBN 9781605490441.

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