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and this is our chronological exploration of The Simpsons who is here with me today as always

Henry Gilbert and if they hear about this back in Modesto I'm ruined

And this week's episode is Mr. Spritz goes to Washington

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This episode originally aired on March 9th, 2003 and as always Henry will tell us what

happened on this mythical day in real world history.

Oh my God. Oh boy Bobby, Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines makes news with

anti Bush statement bringing down the house tops the box office and with Antibush Statement, Bringing Down the House Tops, the Box Office, and people are still celebrating

the life of Fred Rogers, whose death, I forgot to mention, a couple weeks ago.

Aw, still could never watch that documentary about his life,

feel like I'd just die afterwards.

Is it called, Won't you be my neighbor or is that the Tom Hanks movie? Remember, I think the doc was called that, but I didn't see the Tom Hanks movie, but yeah, the documentary,

it was very, very powerful.

And we grew up in the tale and Fred Rogers.

So Fred Rogers was still very active in the 80s like he was

making new episodes. We watched him in our childhoods right after or before Sesame Street.

Yes, I was a Fred Rogers fan. I didn't much care for the land of make-believe even when I was a kid I thought these

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