Tales of the Wizard of Oz - Boomer Rang

Since I've been working for the Brockton Rox this summer, and because they have a boxing kangaroo for their mascot (named K-O), and since I'm a fan of the old Rankin/Bass "Tales of the Wizard of Oz" cartoon show from the early 1960s, I thought I'd share this long-lost classic!

In this episode, Socrates Strawman (yes, that's the scarecrow's name in this show) is a big fan of the world-famous boxing champion, a boxing kangaroo appropriately named Boomer Rang (complete with boxing gloves and a heavy Australian accent). But when he goes to meet Boomer in person, an accident occurs!

NOTE: Boomer Rang was voiced by Stan Francis, the same voice actor that voiced Santa Claus on Rankin/Bass's most popular TV special, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rusty Tin Man was voiced by Larry Mann, whom voiced Yukon Cornelious in the same special.

(C) 1961 Rankin/Bass Productions, Classic Media

Category:

Film & Animation

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• rankin
• bass
• wizard
• of
• oz
• socrates
• scarecrow
• rusty
• tinman
• boomer
• rang
• boomerang
• kangaroo
• boxing
• marsupial
• australia
• knockout

[MarioZoneAlt69]

and Socrates was Alfie Scopp (Fireball, Charlie In The Box)

[wileyvision11]

@MarioZoneAlt69 That's right. Dandy Lion and the Wizard were both voiced by Carl Banas (the head elf and I think that spotted elephant and the ostrich-riding cowboy.) Bernard Cowan also supplied some incidental voices on this and Rudolph as well.

[ferociousgumby]

Where do you get these? Are they hidden in an attic, or a time machine or something?

[nikkicat71]

Omg..I used to wake up just to watch this cartoon...Glad you posted it.

[MrBrownstone8881]

That would be DOGS age. Lol

[MrBrownstone8881]

Omg, I haven't seen these cartoons in a fogs age!!

[Axefiend777]

Good stuff Wiley, Cheers!