My own mother hated the Wizard of Oz so even if this episode did exist, it would probably be off limits for me. I also had a neighbor during the early 1980s who swore he had seen this episode–and his mother backed him up. In an era before the VCR was common, you only had one shot to watch something.Įven though I watched Sesame Street all the time, I had never seen this episode with the “wicked witch” from the Wizard of Oz. He was about 4 or 5 in 1976, so old enough that the memory stayed with him. In the early 80s, I distinctly remember my one cousin and my aunt telling us about the terrifying episode of Sesame Street they had seen. The closest in age was about 6 years older. I have cousins that are quite a bit older than me. But unless you were watching on February 10th, 1976, there is one episode you definitely never saw. Even if you grew up a decade after Sesame Street first debuted in July 1969–and were an avid watcher–you had probably caught up with every episode. Little kids don’t take the summers off, so you probably remember seeing the same episodes, or portions of the shows spread out over other episodes. The point is, despite this prolific production, there was still the need to show reruns for more than half the year. As of season 52, there are 4,631 episodes of Sesame Street. But this was understandable as their back catalog was now massive. And moved up to 35 for the last few years. In 1998, they went down to 65 episodes for three years.īy the mid-2000s, they settled in at 26 episodes a season. The show would crank out 130 episodes a year and kept this up for a mind-blowing 30 years. But this was still an astonishing production rate. Even though it was on every day, they only filmed for less than half of the year. If you grew up watching Sesame Street, you know how you would get used to re-runs. With its perfect blend of entertainment, education, and Muppets, the show has become an institution and staple in children’s programming. Like every other household in North America, Sesame Street completely captured my imagination. But Sesame Street was of course in the mix.
I grew up in Canada so we had our own versions of children’s programming such as Polka Dot Door, Mr. I was born in the late 70s but grew up in the 80s.
Setting the Stage for the Wicked Witch of the West Episode of Sesame Street This is a look back on the only banned episode the show ever did: The time the Wicked Witch of the West made a visit to Sesame Street. For 46 years this episode has been locked away and just a few weeks ago, the episode had been leaked and released all over the internet. This notorious episode has taken on its own kind of urban legend and only grainy clips and still frame photos existed. The response was so bad that the Children’s Television Workshop banned the episode and it was never aired again. This episode was created with good intentions, but terrified kids–and outraged parents. This is a look back on the infamous Sesame Street episode that featured Margaret Hamilton reprising her role as the Wicked Witch of the West.
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