![]() ![]() Later in 1976, Hamilton appeared as the Wicked Witch in the The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Out of costume, Hamilton explained the psychology of her character and why children need not be afraid of a television witch. Fred Rogers had wanted to dispel children's fears and explain that the witch was an imaginary character. In those episodes, her character interacted with the residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, though she was not wearing the complete green make-up that she would wear in the Sesame Street episode. She made guest appearances as the witch and herself on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood three times in 19, prior to the airing of the Sesame Street episode. Margaret Hamilton reprised her role as the Wicked Witch in several television appearances in the 1970s. But instead of retrieving it, she announces the sponsors, which ends with her cackling offscreen. While on her way back to Oz she says "look, no hands", and lets go of the broom, which falls back down to Sesame Street. She says that she is going to fly back to Oz and never see Sesame Street again. She does, with extreme difficulty, and as she picks up the broom she transforms back into a witch. She again attempts to retrieve the broom, but David sees through the disguise and says he will only set the broom down if she asks for it nicely. Oscar the Grouch develops a crush on the Wicked Witch, who disguises herself as an elderly human woman and returns to Hooper's Store. She then threatens to transform David into a basketball and Big Bird into a feather duster before disappearing in another puff of smoke. The witch returns again and attempts to get the broom from Big Bird, who is brave and defends his friends. Everyone exits the store and they run into Big Bird. The Wicked Witch, who cannot touch the broom while another person is holding it, disappears angrily in a puff of smoke.ĭavid re-enters his store and shows the broom to Maria before the Wicked Witch reappears and causes it to rain inside the store. He refuses to return the broom until she gives him some respect. Upon spotting David with her broom, she demands to have it back, only for David to warn her to be more careful due to it nearly falling on his head. Afterwards, the Wicked Witch of the West emerges from around the corner and finds she is not in Oz anymore. The American Archive of Public Broadcasting condemned the leak, temporarily banning private viewings and attempting to remove uploads of the episode.Īs David walks out of Hooper's Store and notes the windy weather rolling into Sesame Street, he catches a broom that falls from the sky, causing the wind to stop. The episode was only available for private viewing until June 2022, when the full episode was leaked online by an unknown individual. Due to this, the episode was pulled from rebroadcast and was not seen by the public again until 2019, when clips of the episode were shown during a "Lost and Found" event celebrating Sesame Street's 50th anniversary. Shortly after its premiere, the creators of the series and Children's Television Workshop received numerous letters from angry parents, who said that the Wicked Witch had frightened their children. ![]() Produced as the 52nd episode of the series' seventh season, the episode was created to teach children how to overcome their fears. Margaret Hamilton, who portrayed the witch in the film, reprises her role in the episode. ![]() The episode involves the Wicked Witch of the West, from the film The Wizard of Oz (1939), losing her broomstick over Sesame Street and causing havoc as she attempts to recover it. Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the WestĮpisode 847 (commonly known as the " Wicked Witch episode") is an episode from the American educational children's television series Sesame Street aired on February 10, 1976. The Wicked Witch next to Oscar the Grouch until the episode leaked online in June 2022, this was among the few remaining images of the episode. ![]()
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