Sesame Street Episode 847 with Margaret Hamilton

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

The thing everyone is missing is kids today are so desensitized that they aren't even gonna be phased by this episode. It's a different world.

Yeah, maybe they would be scared of her in the movie. But this is an episode of SST, she won't be avenging the death of her sister, appearing via a loud red explosion, or threatening to kill little doggies (or little people, for that matter).

 

[LittleJerry92]

To be honest, the only thing that ever scared me from that movie the first time I saw it was the witch melting.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

To be honest, the only thing that ever scared me from that movie the first time I saw it was the witch melting.

Ugh, same! So disturbing. That screaming, man. I almost felt bad for her.

 

[LittleJerry92]

I will say Who Framed Roger Rabbit did a better job at making it 10x scarrier though.

 

[Blue Frackle]

I honestly think what it comes down to is Sesame Workshop doesn't care it was banned and doesn't see it as being any different than all the other "lost" content.

Yeah, maybe they would be scared of her in the movie. But this is an episode of SST, she won't be avenging the death of her sister, appearing via a loud red explosion, or threatening to kill little doggies (or little people, for that matter).

She would be threatening to turn Big Bird into a feather duster, David into a basketball and make it rain in Hooper's store though.

That kinda makes me think of her entrance in this episode: so she's flying and loses the broom... wouldn't she go plummeting into the pavement, lol? I wonder what exactly (if anything) they showed of that.

I kinda looked back at the episode guide (which was a godsend btw), and you can really visualize what this episode looked like, and it might actually turn out being underwhelming tbh; like I still want to see it, but it doesn't really seem like much happens, and nothing could honestly live up to the lore and aura of this episode.

I will say Who Framed Roger Rabbit did a better job at making it 10x scarrier though.

The shoe? That is literally one of the saddest things I've ever seen in a movie.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

She would be threatening to turn Big Bird into a feather duster, David into a basketball and make it rain in Hopper's store though.

That kinda makes me think of her entrance in this episode: so she's flying and loses the broom... wouldn't she go plummeting into the pavement, lol? I wonder what exactly (if anything) they showed of that.

I kinda looked back at the episode guide (which was a godsend btw), and you can really visualize what this episode looked like, and it might actually turn out being underwhelming tbh; like I still want to see it, but it doesn't really seem like much and happens, and nothing could honestly live up to the lore and aura of this episode.

Yeah, it'll probably just be like any of their other 'random guest visits the street' episodes.

The shoe? That is literally one of the saddest things I've ever seen in a movie

Ugh, the first time I saw that, I was like, is this necessary? Why? I still can't watch that scene.

 

[LittleJerry92]

R.I.P shoe.

1988-1988.

 

[gravy]

Yeah, maybe they would be scared of her in the movie. But this is an episode of SST, she won't be avenging the death of her sister, appearing via a loud red explosion, or threatening to kill little doggies (or little people, for that matter).

True, but there must have been SOME aspect that really struck the children that caused them to ban it. Maybe just the overall tone and vibe of the witch.

 

[cjd874]

Honestly I was thinking why not just release the street scenes as a bonus feature on a future "old school" set since they're clearly aimed for adults?

That's one thing I find hypocritical on the workshop's part - they state that the old school sets are aimed for audiences who grew up with those episodes and are mature enough to understand the show was different compared to today, yet still refuse to ever let clips like that or "I want a Monster to Be my Friend" see the light of day again.

The most they could possibly do is just put a disclaimer mentioning it is intended for mature audiences only or whatever.

That's what Warner Brothers did when they released the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD sets. There were several cartoons back in the 1930s and 1940s that had negative racial stereotypes and mature themes (war, violence, peril, sex, etc.), but there was a disclaimer on each DVD that went like this:
"The cartoons you are about to see are products of their time. They may depict some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that were commonplace in American society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While the following does not represent the Warner Brothers view of today's society, these cartoons are being presented as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed."

If WB did this for their cartoons, why can't Sesame Workshop do this for controversial classic episodes, if they end up getting released? Is the Wicked Witch episode really worse than WWII-era cartoons that made fun of Japanese people and even Adolf Hitler?

 

[LittleJerry92]

In fairness, Sesame Workshop still has a say, so that's pretty much the obvious reason why.