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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-96)

See, there was this mouthy kid who was getting into trouble in his poor Philadelphia neighborhood and got shipped off to rich relatives in Cali. And we got all that from the Fresh Prince's rap in the show's frantic — though very colorful — cartoonish opener. —AW

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25 Classic TV Title Sequences

May 27, 2011

When done right -- ''The Simpsons,'' ''Miami Vice,'' ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,'' ''Lost,'' and our other picks -- smartly conceived intros will distill all you need to know about a show into a tidy 30 or 60 seconds

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