How Sesame Street's Banned 847 Episode Was Found | The Lost Wicked Witch Segment

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Today, we dive into the search for the Lost Sesame Street's Episode 0847

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00:00 Intro
01:06 AD
02:38 1976
09:35 2000s
16:05 2019
24:06 2022

How Sesame Street's Banned 847 Episode Was Found | The Lost Wicked Witch Segment

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#lostmedia #sesamestreet #wickedwitch #847

[blameitonjorge]

Sorry for the wait, but I really wanted to make this a special video. Episode 0847 is the piece that got me into Lost Media way back in 2015ish, so cool to see it resurface.

Thanks to Gravy, for providing insight into the search. And thank YOU for watching :)

Lately I’ve been in a list-mood, so more list videos are coming.

[cousinmajin]

Mr. Rogers is so amazing because he never talks to kids like they're dumb. He's very honest and sincere. Instead of cutting out the scary witch, he walked them through her putting on the costume and explained why it's not real. What a great way to look at it as an opportunity for a good lesson instead of trying to shield kids from stuff that they'll inevitably encounter elsewhere (no shade on Sesame Street though, there's plenty of examples of them doing the same thing)

[ThatDudeWithBoobs]

Margaret deserved way better. From getting severely injured on set to having been the reason for one of the only banned episodes of Sesame Street, just for reprising that very role. She seemed like such a nice woman, and only wanted to give children joy...

[AndrossUT]

It's really sad because Margaret Hamilton was apparently just the nicest person in the world

[BabylonGames]

Honestly, watching the episode myself, I have to say, I largely agree with the Wicked Witch. She just wanted her own personal property, her broom, which is her transportation, back, David wouldn't give it back because she was rude about it. That's like accidentally taking someone else's car keys, then refusing to give them back to them.

[clownetowne]

It's honestly rather sad to think that Margaret Hamilton isn't around to see that this episode is now available to the public once again, or even to see the grand amount of interest the lost media community displayed when trying to find it. What do you think she would have felt, knowing that so many people of all ages desperately wanted to see this episode, whether out of interest of the source material alone, or just because it was lost media?

At least we can all watch her reprise her role as the witch once again, no longer left shrouded in mystery like many other lost episodes. It makes me happy that this has finally been found.

[gabrielarambula]

Kudos to Mr. Rogers for going out of his way to help out the children who were scared. What an amazing human being!

[EvilSSP]

Even if parents hated it, it has become an important part of history and it tells a lot about how families and people thought at the time. I could see how very young kids may not even understand the context of the character if they weren't familiar with the movie, and even then she is definitely a villain.

[rtlthemusician]

I feel like that episode scared the parents more than the children

[aquelgamermexicano]

There's a certain poetic irony on how the kids who parents claimed to be disturbed by the episode, grew up to really wanting to see it again and keep the legacy alive.

[realityquotient]

That Mr. Rogers quote needs to be broadcast more regularly. "When you're growing up it's an important thing to be able to tell the difference between what's pretend and what's real."

[NireFuster]

I did not grow up with any of this, so it's my first time hearing about Margaret's story. It's really sad to hear that she was not only prohibited from showing up again but also demonized by so many parents, especially those that called her Satanic. A lot of those kids very easily could've been really young, or mildly freaked out and their parents completely exaggerated the whole thing, I hear this type of thing was quite common on TV back then. I appreciate Mr. Roger's attempt at making kids less afraid, it's a really nice gesture, she really did not deserve that treatment.

[Claimthe_fame]

I don’t understand what was so scary. Her acting was mellow and well paced. I honestly don’t know what was up with those parents or why the studio had to treat her this way. 😞💚

[angelaakers]

I had the honor to meet MS Hamilton as a child, shortly before she died. She was such kind and gentle woman! My Grandparents lived down the road from her and Grandma would bring her fresh eggs and homemade applebutter.

[omegaslash]

Crazy to see this being number 1 on the Top 40 Lost/Banned Episodes of Kids Show list you made years ago and now in the year 2022, it's been finally found bizarrely

[Crazyashley]

I honestly am surprised these kids in the 70s hadn't seen Wizard of Oz first.

[celedhion]

I can't explain why, but as a child, I was also terrified of witches. My grandma had a cute, little wooden witch doll she would put out for Halloween, and every time I saw it, I started scream-crying. My grandma would have to put it away in her closet just to calm me down. Kids are just weird, man.

[SuperNerdyBros]

Mr. Rogers was certainly a saviour for her, the devastation she must’ve felt being a former Kindergarten teacher herself, so a well-known Childrens TV personality bringing her on and explaining how nice she really is and how Witch’s are make-believe must’ve been relieved her so well. Poor Margret

[EdieBird]

I don't remember where I read it, but I recall reading that at one point, Toto was supposed to be played by Margaret Hamilton's own little dachshund, Fritz. They had to scrap that idea when his obvious joy every time he was in a scene with her broke the illusion of her being a scary horrible person.

[brucebehner]

I feel bad for Margaret Hamilton. She was a loving person and only because of that role typecast her for being the big bad. She loved kids and it probably hurt for that to have happened. Just shows how great of an actress she was.