BANNED SESAME STREET EPISODE THAT TERRIFIED KIDS - WAS IT THAT SCARY? | Double Toasted 

Fun Fact: Carol Spinney once said to a fan that working on this episode was one of his favorite memories on the show. Awesome how it's FINALLY been found after being lost for 46 YEARS!

Props to the lost media community on finding this gem!

10:52 Did that witch Karen just threaten to turn the black guy into a basketball? LOL!

We tend to believe that people today are way more sensitive than in the past, but people of the past were pretty sensitive, even more sensitive in some instances.

we know what Big Bird really meant when he said bye Witch lol

I just watched the episode, and I really enjoyed it. It even gave Margaret a chance to be herself. Poor lady just wanted to show kids that she wasn't a scary person at all, in fact she was one of the sweetest actresses around. May she rest in peace, and bless her for being so kind to Judy Garland.

This has been, "Sesame Street Presents: When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong".

I love Big Bird wanting to fight the Wicket Witch with a Hockey Stick and a Bat like he's Casey Jones from TMNT

The image of big bird holding a hockey stick as a bodyguard for his mate is not where I thought this was going.

It’s insane that someone managed to get that episode and in that quality. It was lost for so long.

Crazy how they supposedly banned this episode back in the day for being to “scary” but for some reason had the nerve to make a Sesame Street game of thrones episode for children that had no idea what game of thrones was and had no reason to even know about it. That episode will forever baffle me to this day🤣🤣🤣🤣

I legit can't remember whether I was ever afraid of the Wicked Witch as a little kid. My earliest memories of her are of how cool I thought she was. I loved going around telling people "I'll GET you, my pretty. And your little dog, too!" and doing her dope laugh. Same with Maleficent, Ursula, and the Evil Queen (her pretty form was cool, though the old lady version *was* scary af) from the Disney movies. I feel like I've always admired powerful ladies who love to be bad. Just chewing up scenery left and right, and sometimes much more interesting than the lead characters. Scar, Hades, Shan Yu, and Jafar are also favorites of mine but on the dude side. There's an element to where all of these villains were designed with breaking gender and sexuality stereotypes in mind as a negative, whereas I (and probably a lot of their fans) always found that was what made them interesting and even cool.

Now the Mister Rogers video is going to blow up for all the parents whose kids saw the Sesame Street video

And imagine the kids watching this who didn’t see Wizard Of Oz back then. It must have been a bigger surprise for them.

Margaret was a great lady, she did lots of work for children. She did a nice appearance on Mr Roger’s neighborhood and tried to explain that she was just acting a part when she played the witch.

Did Big Bird waving and saying "Bye witch!" crack anybody else up?? Because that KILLED me 🤣

There was a banned Pokémon episode where someone waived a gun around and at first I thought 'Pfft big deal'. So then I watched it, and yea, it was jarring to see. Lol didn't expect I'd feel that way but those two things don't mix well, like sesame Street and wicked witches apparently.

I actually remember this! And hell yeah she was scary! I can even remember why: because the Wicked Witch of the West (I was already aware of Wizard of Oz at the time) is WAY too hardcore of a villain for Sesame Street! In my mind Dave was absolutely no match for her. Not even Mr Hooper stood much of a chance. Who else, then? Big Bird with a hockey stick? Gimme a break. The Count? Yeah I wouldn't exactly trust The Count in this situation. The Ninja Turtles? Spider-Man? Maybe, but I knew there were no signs of them coming. So yeah this villain was too op for the setting.

at 17 min and 56 sec, Hagrid the Muppet monster pops in and says, You're a Wizard, David

awwww! david and mr. hooper’s old store! had such a crush on him. miss old sesame street. i don’t even think the new one has people on it anymore. in the clips i see, they even greenscreen the neighborhood. kids won’t know how hands on it used to be, not just puppets.

Here was the thing about the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz. When I watch the movie, I didn't remember being terrified of her, but I had a nightmare after seeing the movie and THEN she scared me.

Did you guys ever watch Margret Hamilton appear as herself on Mr Rogers to show to kids that this was just a character she played? I wonder if that was in response with kids being so scared of this

She also appeared 9n Mr Rogers Neighborhood too out of makeup to show she isn’t really that scary.

Kids shows back in the 90’s and 2000’s were darker and I loved them all especially Courage the Cowardly Dog and Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

It was the early 1970's...it was banned for a black man raising his voice to a white woman.😂

Was the Mr. Rogers Neighborhood episode with Margret Hamilton an answer to this episode of Sesame Street?

The count always scared me as a kid. He was one of the popular characters one sesame street so I guess I was one of the few kids or maybe the only one who was scared of him lmao.

That Was Another Banned Sesame Street Episode Of Katy Perry Singing With Elmo and Many Parents Were Concerned & Complaining That Her Dress Was Too Revealing.

- "Look, Big Bird forming a lynch mob and doing some good ol' vigilante justice is our last resort. We did tried to call the police and tell them there is a green witch runing around casting spells on people but they didn't take us seriously! Why? Because I'm black and you are a Muppet, that's why!" - "Yes David, sounds like thats the exact reasoning."

"Where's that old witch? I'll fix her!" WTF, Big Bird? 🤣

Double Toasted talking about Sesame Street is always a riot

I Love this Ultimate Breakdown of this Sesame Street episode, 😂😂😂 You 3 are Hilarious Big Love ❤ from the UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

I love when y’all talk Sesame Street lol

You guys reacting to this cracked me up so hard

David on that shit again.. 😂

Yup pretty much confirmed my theory it was the parents who was afraid of the wicked witch not the kids and pretty much demanded it to never be aired again.

I remember when Big Bird got kidnapped painted blue and locked in a cage. I was fucking inconsolable.

This episode didn't need to be banned.

You have to look at the times. Most hadn't been exposed to, or had that much exposure to intimidating or dark stories.

Also, if the witch is so powerful, why didn’t she just take her broom back. It’s interesting that just like in The Wizard of Oz she can’t just take what she wants.

It's like that gta cheat code to make all npcs hostile.

Iv'e watched this video so many times in the short time its been out. I loose it every time martin says "what are you Casey Jones" Also i love how bird bird is just waiting to beat up the witch "wheres that witch i'll fix her. lol

at 20 min and 44 sec, mr Rogers joins the SIth

I'ma keep it super real, I was never afraid of The Wizard of Oz but THE WIZ??? Traumatized me til this day! That subway scene when them things came to life, and the no bad news queen? Never again, I'll just listen to the sound track.

I remember seeing that episode about 3 times on Chicago when I was a shorty I don't remember it being canceled

Gotta remember seaseme street is in New York so David got that attitude lmao 🤣 😂

I couldn’t have been David friend. I would’ve been like give that chick her broom back bruh. It ain’t worth it.

Eehh... I've seen much scarier kids TV episodes than this.... Walrus in Pingu much? Banned TV episodes are so fascinating, kind of wish we had more of them in this modern age.

I remember an episode of muppet show where there was a phantom haunting the theater and that freaked me out as a kid but now its one of my all time favorite episodes so i think I would have been ok with this episode but im not sure but I love this episode

Hell, I was afraid of the Count.

Definitely won't win Oscar's with this acting

Treating black people decent was to much for the parents. Had to cancel it

She doesn't look scary in the skit but she did scare me when I first saw the movie when I was 5 or 6. I later wasn't scared of her anymore. I watched that movie alot and enjoyed it

Even though Maria's kind of old now she is looking at a pretty back then

Mr. Rogers, I fucking love you!

Off topic but is there any way to uproot the entirety of Austin and move it anywhere but Texas?

I remember watching this when I was a little girl. It didn't scare me. Mr. Hooper dying was much more traumatizing.

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I can't wait to see your reaction to Rosita rejecting those black kids at Sesame Place.

Was it that scary? Nope.

Can you please review Evil Bong?

They should of shown Oscar crying for her departure.

I like when kids' educational shows bring on scary characters and have them reveal themselves to be actors to the children on the show. Back in the 80s when Reagan-era family values/PSA programming was intensive, slasher movies and their marketing were scaring the hell out of kids, so they had Robert Englund show up in one of the PBS shows and show the kids that he was just an actor and showed them how movie companies did makeup for TV and film. That's an effective way to soothe kids but not hide them from what frightens them.

There are scarier skits and moments on old Sesame street. Just look up 'count to 10 with nobody'

WheI was a kid in the late 60's/early 70's, there was nothing scarier than The Wicked Witch! Part of what freaked kids out when she was on Sesame St. was, she was out of the movie and in the 'modern world'!! A few years later there was The Omen and the Exorcist, and THAT was the New Standard of Scary!!

Anyone else getting Leprechaun flashbacks? Just give her her shit back.

Am I the only one that thinks the character David in this episode was wearing a shirt that made him look like he was bleeding out?

Every time he says witch I HEAR BEEOCH

I love Margaret. She really nailed it in the Wizard of Oz making her a legend in movies. Not sure it should be consider "Scary", but it was a iconic role.

The only thing I can think of is, imagine you're a kid just casually watching Sesame Street and then all of a sudden out of nowhere that creepy bitch from The Wizard of OZ just comes around the corner

As a child of that era of Sesame Street, anything related to the Wicked Witch of the West, The Omen, or the Exorcist was absolutely terrifying. Put any of that ominous Exorcist or Omen type music in any movie scene and I'd be in a panic; even if it was a scene about cute bunny rabbits or puppies. The Wicked Witch on Sesame Street and playing that music is/was a no-go for me.

Important note, have you guys seen the mr rogers episode where he was FLIPPING PEOPLE OFF?

Should've gave her her damn broom.

I think this is one of the cases where the parents were more scared of this than the kids were.

This episode has more menace than others you say? Need I remind you of Rocko?

I´m not scared of that stanky green old heifer!

I was more afraid of the munchkins

It's always gonna be a good funny video when you guys talk about Muppets :P

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"Scary" is relative to the time you're living in. People, including kids, thought Bela Lugosi's Dracula was scary when it first came out. Watch it now and try to have kids stay awake or at least not call it boring.

Sunny days aint chasin these dark clouds away!

I can see how it could of been scary with the teleporting sound effect and the music and her laughing but other than that nothing really scary

I'm glad I got to see this leaked episode. It really wasn't that bad. I don't know why the Sesame Workshop shelved the episode for nearly 50 years.

Now I want to see a retro review for Follow That Bird.

What screwed me up when I was a kid was an episode of Greatest American Hero where Ralph goes into a haunted house.

I mean, back then just two guys kissing was scary. Doesn't matter what time or era, people are always going to be sensitive and offended.

The part about the witch menacing David seems a bit brutal given the context we know about him now. In case if you’re not on your Sesame Street lore, the actor that played the character who ran the store and caught the broom suffered from progressively worsening mental health issues and eventually snapped unfortunately commiting a bunch of bizarre petty crimes. He ended up passing away shortly thereafter in a facility.

This would have scared me. Wizard of Oz was creepy as hell to me

This episode came out the same year as the Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) where Margaret Hamilton reprises her role as the Wicked Witch. I can imagine the producers of Sesame Street found out she was involved and asked her if she'd make an appearance on their show too.

This better not be the only upload today.

“It’s helping me just to see you get into these things,” might be the creepiest thing featured in this post.

It’s always a great day for a Double Toasted video.

The black man wanted respect lol thats scared them the most lol

A fine addition to my Double Toasted Muppets playlist.

So basically Sesame Street meets the Wizard of Oz?

This episode was in the 70's, this was your time, millennials were born in the early 80's on up but man let me just say Maria was a fox man, Lol I didn't realize how long Maria has been on sesame street

Sesame Street witch trials

I was terrified as a kid by ........Land of the Lost. The dinosaur at the beginning turns to the camera and tries to eat you, at the start of EVERY episode.

Please review RRR. I promise you won't regret it.

Yo this shit's fucked up. Lol.