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2.47sThe Simpsons' amazing journey began here...
2.9sin the bustling heartland town of Springfield.
3.17sOn this unassuming street, two nobodies...
3.25snamed Homer and Marge Simpson settled down to raise a family.
0.53sFirst came baby Bart.
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2.73sThen, Lisa Simpson.
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1.94s
0.65sAnd finally, Maggie.
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2.99sEh!
3.3sNobody told us how tough it is to raise kids.
2.34sThey almost drove me to fortified wine.
3.05sThen we figured out we could park them in front of the TV.
3.5sThat's how I was raised, and I turned out TV.
2.7sI'd see 'em sitting on that couch all day long,
2.29sjust staring at that Hollywood hogwash.
5.2sOur favorite show was Hollywood Hogwash, but we also loved The Dreck Squad.
2.57sThe Malarkeys, Dumbin' it Down.
0.4sSheriff Lowbrow.
2.55sHome improvement.
3.57sBut we never saw people like us on TV.
2.87sTV families were always hugging and tackling issues.