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UPDATE : The Museum of the Moving Image in New York City screened the episode on November 24th, 2019 as part of a 'Lost and Found' event celebrating Sesame Street's 50th anniversary. So, naturally, he took pictures of as many as he could, skipped a few, and took some more, barely skimming through them as presented in a Google Drive folder.

UPDATE : User Gavr圓 went back to the CTW archives and right as he was being told he had 10 minutes left before he had to leave, he hit the jackpot and found an entire folder containing the the memorandum and letters pertaining only to the episode. Gavr圓 and Notelu asked him where he got the image for the episode from, and all Radionate could say at the moment that the episode hasn't been lost and hopefully someone will share more about it sometime this year. UPDATE : An image from the episode has just been uploaded on Muppet Wiki today by user Radionate and user Oscarfan's comment to it when he re-uploaded the image was 'Mamma Mia!'. There is an ongoing search on Muppet Central Forums.Īn image from the episode on the Margaret Hamilton page on Muppet Wiki. The episode was officially found on Jby an anonymous reddit user. Regardless, the Children's Television Workshop made the decision never to re-air the episode, and it never has since. Some who watched the episode in color weren't frightened at all, but were instead fascinated by her green face.

Ī behind-the-scenes polaroid of Caroll Spinney at Hooper's Store with Margaret Hamilton, holding a feather duster.Īdditional test screenings of the episode were made, with the reactions of the children being a lot more subdued than expected. Many concerned parents reported that their children were screaming and crying in fear of the Witch. Big Bird eventually warms to the Witch, and is saddened when she leaves (only to drop her broom again).Ī large number of complaints sent from parents and children were made regarding the episode, within a relatively short frame of time. Oscar the Grouch is the only one who takes to her, even to the point of having a crush on her. The central plot involves the Witch losing her broom while flying over Sesame Street throughout the episode, she threatens to turn Big Bird into a feather duster, David into a basketball, and electrocute Maria with her broomstick. On February 10, 1976, Sesame Street Episode 847 aired, featuring Margaret Hamilton reprising her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

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