History Podcast / TheChroniclesOfOz

** The Sawhorse, while getting a couple of key scenes, has a pretty small role overall. It doesn't help that unlike his book counterpart he's unable to talk.

* MrExposition: The Woggle-Bug takes on this role in the second season. He not only knows a lot about Ozzian history and politics, but he's an old acquaintance of the villains and often gives insights about them.

** Season Three had the Nome King. He held the Royal Family of Oz as his slaves when the season began, prompting Princess Langwidere to make a distress call to Ozma to help and save them.

** Season Two had General Jinjur. After her father, General Malik, was executed by the Scarecrow in order to stop the Munchkins' civil war, Jinjur decided to invade the Emerald City and overthrow the newly-crowned king of Oz with her army in order to free the Munchkins from oppression--a far-cry from someone who was just tired of doing chores in Baum's original books.

** Season Two had General Jinjur. After her father, General Malik, was executed by the Scarecrow in order to stop the Munchkins' civil war, Jinjur decided to invade the Emerald City and overthrow the newly-crowned king of Oz with her army.

** General Jinjur was an antagonist in the original book, sure, but she wasn't murderous and dangerously unstable like she is here, who has no quoms over killing anyone not of use to her.

* DarkerAndEdgier: To an ''extent.'' It's certainly darker and more cynical than the original books... but it's also LighterAndSofter than [[Literature/{{Was}} certain]] [[Literature/TheWickedYears other]] [[Series/EmeraldCity adaptations,]] [[WebVideo/NoPlaceLikeHome retellings]] [[VideoGame/EmeraldCityConfidential or]] [[Literature/DorothyMustDie re-imaginings]]. Oz may be plagued by civil unrest, violent revolutions, political manipulations/assassinations, but it's by no means presented as the CrapsackWorld other adaptations love to make it out to be.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the books, Zeb Hugson was a distant cousin of Dorothy's who lived in San Francisco. Here he lives in Butterfield and isn't related to Dorothy at all -- Aunt Em refers to him as "that Hugson boy" and hints that he has a romantic interest in Dorothy. Scriptwriter Aron Oman claims that when he wrote that scene, he was inspired by ''The Oz Kids,'' a SpinOffspring animated series where the main characters are the children of Dorothy and Zeb. He'd forgotten that Dorothy and Zeb were actually cousins in the books, and didn't find out until it was too late to change the scene, and so in the end he decided that in this version of the story Dorothy and Zeb simply weren't related.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the books, Zeb Hugson was a distant cousin of Dorothy's who lived in San Francisco. Here he lives in Butterfield and isn't related to Dorothy at all -- Aunt Em refers to him as "that Hugson boy" and hints that he has a romantic interest in Dorothy. Scriptwriter Aron Oman claims that when he wrote that scene, he was inspired by ''The Oz Kids,'' a SpinOffspring animated series where the main characters are the children of Dorothy and Zeb. In a rare instance of CriticalResearchFailure, he'd forgotten that Dorothy and Zeb were actually cousins in the books, and didn't find out until it was too late to change the scene.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the books, Zeb Hugson was a distant cousin of Dorothy's who lived in San Francisco. Here he lives in Butterfield and isn't related to Dorothy at all -- Aunt Em refers to him as "that Hugson boy" and hints that he has a romantic interest in Dorothy. Scriptwriter Aron Oman claims that when he wrote that scene, he was inspired by ''The Oz Kids,'' a SpinOffspring animated series where the main characters are the children of Dorothy and Zeb. He'd forgotten that Dorothy and Zeb were actually cousins in the books, and didn't find out until it was too late to change the scene.

* ShoutOut:
** In ''Ozma of Oz,'' when Billina mentions eating bugs, Dorothy replies [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 "Hakuna matata!"]]
** Later in the same season, she quotes ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest'' when making up with Ozma (see FireForgedFriends above).

* WhatTheHellHero: Both Dorothy and Billina calls Ozma out on her thoughtlessness when it leads to disaster.

* MrExposition: The Woggle-Bug takes on this role in the second season. He not only knows a lot of Ozzian history and facts, but he's an old acquaintance of the villains and often gives insights about them.

* FeatherFingers: The stork guards of the Emerald City carry swords.

* Santa Claus is one of the nicest guys ever, but that shouldn't come as a surprise. He's SantaClaus.

* CharacterNarrator: Dorothy in the first season, Tip (and occasionally Ozma) in the second, Ozma in the third.

* Queen Ann of Oogaboo is mentioned a few times during the series, generally while being ignored, dismissed or overlooked by the rulers of the Emerald City, to the point where Ozma mentions that on her journey she'll ''not'' stop by Oogaboo to see Queen Ann. Anyone who's read ''Tik-Tok of Oz'' will probably see this as potential {{Foreshadowing}} for a StartOfDarkness; Queen Ann's plans of war may very well stem from this constant dismissal by the Emerald City.

** On the same journey, the travelers make it clear that they're ''not'' going to stop by the land of Oogaboo to see Queen Ann. Anyone who's read ''Tik-Tok'' of Oz will understand why: Ann is, to put it nicely, not the most gracious of queens.

'''Ozma;''' Is that from Queen Azkadelia?\\

* FearlessFool: Ozma, in ''Ozma of Oz,'' comes across as one. Turns out that she's mostly just acting brash in order to cover op and compensate for her insecurities.

The creators have confirmed that more seasons are forthcoming and are looking into adapting other Baum stories, with ''Literature/TheLifeAndAdventuresOfSantaClaus'' being planned to serve as a ChristmasSpecial.