Buddy Ebsen was the original choice for the role of the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939 ... the great "country purge" by CBS), the network cast Ebsen in the lead in a new detective series.

The night guard of a big warehouse gives every night food and a place to sleep to a couple of homeless: and old man a little girl. After having a nightmare, the guard feels guilty because of the ...

They follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and on the way, they meet a Scarecrow who wants a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage.