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Dooley the Leprechaun
- Enchanted leprechaun featured on the Saturday
morning children's adventure THE WHISTLING
WIZARD/CBS/1951-52.
This Bil and Cora Baird marionette production
followed the adventures of J. P., a cute,
wide-eyed little boy who accidentally fell to
the bottom of a well (much like Alice fell into
Wonderland) only to find the entrance to an
enchanted world of "The Land of Beyond" ruled by
a Leprechaun named Dooley (a.k.a. "The Whistling
Wizard").
Speaking with an Irish brogue and playing a
magic flute, Dooley protected his kingdom
against the evil Kohlrabi and the Mistress
Spider Lady who weaved her black magic spells by
uttering the incantation "Elia Kazan!"
Other residents of this fantasy land were King
Rutabega, the ruler of a neighboring kingdom of
Nagard; Thimble, Dooley's assistance; Davey
Jones, the guardian of the treasure at the
bottom of the sea; and Heathcliffe, a horse.
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