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The Wicked Witch Gets Sesame Street Banned

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The Wicked Witch of the West Losses Her Broomstick

Episode 847 to Sesame Street entitled the Wicked Witch of the West loses her broomstick aired on February 10th, 1976 as part of the seventh season. The theme of confronting fears completely backfired for the children's television workshop. Not only were kids scared but it seemed to trigger something in parents who also grew up scared of this character. This episode completely threw off the tone that Sesame Street had spent seven years creating.

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