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Marge: How are the kids supposed to get home?
Homer: I dunno. Internet? Credit: Fox Broadcasting


Some people argue we are letting TV raise our children.

They say that like it's a bad thing.
You can learn a lot about parenting just by watching TV. Here is some classic advice on parenting, children and families from classic television.

On encouragement:
Bart: Mom, am I a butch or a femme?
Marge: Honey, you can be anything you want to be.
"The Simpsons," 1989

On education:
Vanessa Huxtable: Rudy, what are you gonna do in life with a fourth-grade education?
Rudy: Teach third grade!
"The Cosby Show," 1984

On raising kids:
Roseanne: Dan and I always felt that it was our responsibility as parents to improve the lives of our children by 50 percent over our own. And we did. We didn't hit our children as we were hit. We didn't demand their unquestioning silence, and we didn't teach our daughters to sacrifice more than our sons.
"Roseanne," 1997

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]]>cosbyshowquotesfatherknowsbestsimpsonsquotesTom HenkeniusFri, 16 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EST