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.