Long Lost Episode Of Sesame Street Resurfaces After Being Deemed 'Too Scary' For Children

An episode of Sesame Street considered 'too scary' by parents has resurfaced, and it's actually a pretty decent watch.

The infamous episode aired on 10 February 1976 and was pulled soon after parents complained about it scaring children.

We mean, it's not exactly The Conjuring, but it's spookier than most Halloween specials.

Hide behind your fingers and prepare be TERRIFIED:

So, whether you grew up watching Sesame Street or couldn't pick Big Bird out of a line-up, you've got to see this episode.

Inspired by the Wizard of Oz, the episode sees the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) hunt down her lost broomstick in an effort to get home ⁠— or to her lair, we're not exactly sure what you call a cave with flying monkeys.

Unfortunately, the broomstick winds up in the hands of David (Northern Calloway) who was working his typical shift at Hooper's Store.

What follows are a fair few threats from the Wicked Witch of the West, including our personal favourite: "If you don't give me back that broom your stores going to be more than just wet when I'm finished with it and, furthermore, I'll turn you [David] into a basketball. Bounce, bounce, bounce."

Yep, what a formal and slightly confusing threat from a woman in green face paint.

She also threatened to turn Big Bird into a feather duster, which makes sense when you think about the number of lamps you'd be able to clean with six-foot feathers.

The two threats prompted Big Bird to grab a bat and stand guard in what has to be one of the funniest character developments we've ever seen.

We weren't the only ones enjoying the episode, as plenty of people took to Twitter to share their delight.

One user said: "Of all of the things to come out of the finding of the lost Wicked Witch Sesame Street episode, this image is probably my favorite. Big Bird's McF***** Had It"

Another agreed, saying: "Okay watching the Wicked Witch Sesame Street episode and freakin' Casey Jones Big Bird ready to crack skulls is the funniest frigging thing."

While another clued us in to a funny detail from the episode: "Watching the newly-rediscovered Sesame Street episode with Margaret Hamilton. What a find! At one point Margaret says, 'Thank you. I don't drink coffee' At the time, she was the spokesperson for Maxwell House."

Maxwell House is a pretty big coffee brand, for anyone wondering.

But some pointed out how frightening the episode would have been for them as kids, with one user saying: "I can confirm that if I had seen the Wicked Witch episode of Sesame Street when I was 6 years old, I wouldn't have slept for weeks."

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