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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 09, 2009 Big Bird (L) and other Sesame Street puppet charactors pose next to temporarty street sign at West 64th Street and Broadway in New York on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of the children's television show. The sign is located across the street from Sesame Workshop's corporate headquarters which will launch the 40th season of Sesame Street on PBS on November 10. - Generations of children around the world have grown up learning their ABCs and 123s from the lovable muppets on "Sesame Street," and as the pioneering television program turns 50, it's as popular as ever. It's also about to earn one of America's top cultural awards, to go along with a pile of nearly 200 Emmys -- at a gala in Washington on Sunday, it will be the first TV show to earn the Kennedy Center Honors. (Photo by STAN HONDA / AFP) (Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Lost’ Episode Of Sesame Street That Was Allegedly Removed For Being Too Frightening Is Reposted To Social Media

An episode of Sesame Street that was deemed too frightening was removed from television but then posted to social media decades later. 

Sesame Street is where all the kids come to learn, have fun and connect with friends. However, one of its earlier episodes was seen as too scary for kids watching at home. According to NBC News, the episode, which features Margaret Hamilton, who revives her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, was removed from television, but its since been posted on social media platforms including YouTube and Reddit. 

The episode follows Hamilton as she embarks on a journey to find a “stolen broomstick” instead of the classic tale’s ruby slippers. By the end of the episode, she finally gets her broom. 

“This is glorious!” she says. She then boasts, saying, “Look! No hands!” The broom then drops from below her and Big Bird, David and friends catch it. 

The episode made its debut on Feb. 10, 1976, in Sesame Street’s seventh season. Afterward, there was some blowback from parents about the episode, which was apparently slated to teach children about overcoming their fears and “the value of planning by creating and implementing methods of retrieving the broom.” While the episode has yet to go live on television again, the “lost” episode has been posted to YouTube by a user named Mike Minnick. 

 

 

 

 

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