What HAPPENED When the Wicked Witch Visited Mister Rogers?

One memorable episode of The Neighborhood featured Margaret Hamilton, famously known for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. Many adults recall how frightening they found the movie as children, and some still feel a chill when thinking about it. The idea for the episode came to Fred, the show's host, as a segment about scary characters, and it turned out that Margaret was a fan who watched the show with her grandchildren. After being encouraged to reach out to her, Fred successfully invited her to join the episode, where she initially arrived in everyday clothes before donning a costume reminiscent of her iconic character. Throughout the episode, Margaret highlighted that while she portrayed a scary figure, she was just an actress, and she wanted to help children understand that playing witches can be fun and that there’s nothing to fear.