Boomer Rang
- Studio
- Crawley Films (Rankin/Bass)
- Distributor
- Videocrafts Incorporated.
Synopsis
Socrates' idol is a boxing kangaroo named Boomer Rang. He and Rusty watch one of his boxing matches on television, and this world-champion marsupial wins again! Socrates is overjoyed, so he and Rusty go meet Boomer Rang. But then, Socrates shows off his boxing moves knocking out the kangaroo by accident. So to make up, Socrates will battle him in the ring. After training mishaps, Socrates gets in the ring with Boomer, but in the end they both wind up knocked out.
Characters
Dorothy Gale, Toto, Socrates the Straw Man, Rusty the Tin Man, Dandy Lion, Wizard of Oz, Munchkins
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Harry Kerwin
Producing
- Producer
- Arthur Rankin Jr, Jules Bass, Larry Roemer, Antony Peters, Bernard Cowan
Writing
- Writer
- Arthur Rankin Jr
- Based on the Original Novel By
- L. Frank Baum
Voices
- Voice
- Carl Banas (Dandy Lion), James Doohan (The Wizard of Oz), Larry D. Mann (Rusty the Tin Woodman, Witch), Bernard Cowan (Munchkins), Alfie Scopp (Socrates the Scarecrow)
Casting
- Voice Director
- Bernard Cowan
Companies and other credits
- © 1961 Rankin Bass Productions
- Inc. All Rights Reserved
Production notes
Most of the same character designs were reused by Rankin/Bass for the 1964 TV special "Return To Oz."