50 Best Moments in Black Television

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38. The opening of ‘Fresh Prince’

Talk about innovative! When the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ sitcom hit the airwaves in 1990, we were met with a theme song and a colorful opening that looked and felt very much like an ultra-cool music video. The acting/rap duo Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff made this brilliant moment in television happen—and saw to it that the sitcom would be one of the best in sitcom history. We still know the rest of the words when we hear the tune, “in West Philadelphia, born and raised…”

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