An episode of 'Sesame Street,' allegedly removed from syndication for being too frightening for children, has been posted to social media sites like YouTube and Reddit.
An episode of "Sesame Street," allegedly removed from syndication for being too frightening for children, has been posted to social media sites likeThe episode stars Margaret Hamilton, who revives her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz."
Finally, at the end of the episode after posing as an old woman, the witch gets her broom back and flies away.The broom falls out from beneath her, and David, Big Bird and friends catch the broomstick once again. The AV Club reported that bootleg versions of the episode would be posted to social media from time-to-time but would either be removed or extremely low quality.
This prompted additional rounds of test screening in March of 1976, roughly one month after the episode aired, Muppet Wiki stated. Although children were attentive to the parts of the show featuring Hamilton, judging their fear watching the episode was difficult, according to Muppet Wiki. It was later advised the episode not be re-run, Muppet Wiki reported.
"People forget the type of exposure kids had to 'scary things' then compared to today. She was a real life villain, and [in] one of the only kid friendly movies kids could watch," the commenter wrote. "I agree that this was just such a great loss to be gone for so long, especially for Margaret Hamilton. Such a legend."
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