Can You Name These 40 Classic TV Shows?

By: Khadija Leon
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Can You Name These 40 Classic TV Shows?
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About This Quiz

The definition of classic shows seems to change with each passing year, and shows which once aired in the 1990s are now being called classics. Many of these shows were the inspiration for a lot of the shows that air on television today, and some of them were also responsible for coining some of our favorite sayings. Many of those classics include small-town dramas, workplace and family-styled sitcoms, and there were also many space adventures. 

When you think of the classics, some of the shows which come to mind are "I Love Lucy," "M*A*S*H," "Three's Company," "Bewitched," "All in the Family," "Gilligan's Island," "Charlie's Angels," "Miami Vice" and "Knight Rider." Some of these shows were the inspiration for other shows, some were rebooted and some were adapted into feature films. 

How well do you know the classics? If you were given screenshots of some of the most successful shows in television history, would you be able to identify them even though you might not have been around? Well, if you think you can, there is only one way to truly find out how good you are, and that is by taking this quiz!

Which Flintstones Family Do You Belong To 3
Youtube
What is this cartoon show called?
"The Flintstones"
"Twilight Zone"
"The Carol Burnett Show"
"Happy Days"
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Wrong Answer

"The Flintstones" is an American animated television series which revolved around a family and their neighbors as they went along their lives during the Stone Age. The show first aired from 1960 to 1966 and was later the inspiration for several animated and live-action movies.

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Dick Van Dyke
Calvada Productions
This sitcom is know by what name?
"The Dick Van Dyke Show"
"The Rockford Files"
"Everybody Loves Raymond"
"Ally McBeal"
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Wrong Answer

"The Dick Van Dyke Show" is an American television sitcom that aired from October 1961 to June of 1966. Starring Dick Van Dyke, the show was centered around both the work and home life of a comedy writer named Rob Petrie.

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major; Roger Healey; I Dream of Jeannie
Screen Gems Television
Which of these is the name of the show in the image?
"Cheers"
"Bonanza"
"I Dream of Jeannie"
"The Brady Bunch"
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Wrong Answer

"I Dream of Jeannie" is an American fantasy series which starred actress Barbara Eden as a 2000-year-old genie who falls in love with her master and astronaut Captain Anthony Nelson played by Larry Hagman. The series originally aired from 1965 to 1970 on NBC.

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brady bunch
CBS
This television series was named what after this family?
"Dallas"
"Northern Exposure"
"The Brady Bunch"
"Homicide: Life on the Street"
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Created by producer Sherwood Schwartz, "The Brady Bunch" is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974 and revolved around a large blended family of two parents and six children. As one of the most popular shows of the 1970s, it led to the release of many films and spin-off series.

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andy griffith
CBS
Which of the following shows from the '60s is pictured in the image?
"Firefly"
"Scrubs"
"Entourage"
"The Andy Griffith Show"
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Premiering on CBS in 1960, "The Andy Griffith Show" is a sitcom that aired over 245 episodes up until 1968. The show is centered around Andy Taylor — played by actor Andy Griffith — who is the widowed sheriff of a small town in North Carolina.

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Bonanza
NBC
Can you identify this series set in the 1860s?
"Charlie's Angels"
"Bonanza"
"The Wonder Years"
"Law & Order"
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"Bonanza" is a western television series which aired on NBC from 1959 to 1973 for fourteen seasons. Set in the 1860s, the show which stars Lorne Greene and Pernell Roberts Impossible​ around the Cartwright family living in Virginia City in Nevada.

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Cheers
n/a
What is the name of this show based in a bar?
"Cheers"
"Desperate Housewives"
"Murphy Brown"
"Battlestar Galactica"
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From September 1982 to May 1993, an American sitcom by the name of "Cheers" ran on NBC for eleven seasons. Set in a bar for which the show is named after, it focuses on a group of people who frequently meet to socialize and drink there.

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gunsmoke
CBS
Which of these is the Western pictured here?
"My Three Sons"
"Gunsmoke"
"The Bob Newhart Show"
"Laverne & Shirley"
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One of the few Western drama series on air in the 1950s, "Gunsmoke" ran for 20 seasons until 1975. It followed Marshal Matt Dillon as he kept the peace in Dodge City. The series aired in the UK a few years later as "Gun Law" but was then changed back to "Gunsmoke."

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Gilligan's Island
CBS
Do you know the name of this show?
"Family Ties"
"F Troop"
"Friends"
"Gilligan's Island"
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"Gilligan’s Island" is an American sitcom that revolved around the comedic adventures of a group of people who end up shipwrecked on an island. The series starred actors Alan Hale Jr., Bob Denver, Natalie Schafer and Jim Backus.

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Dorothy Zbornak and Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls)
Touchstone Television
Which TV show below corresponds to the image?
"St. Elsewhere"
"The Golden Girls"
"Party of Five"
"CHiPs"
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"The Golden Girls" is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1985 to 1992 for seven seasons with a total of 180 episodes. The show featured Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White as the four women living in a shared Miami Home.

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All in the Family
Tandem Productions
This scene is from which of the following shows?
"Lost in Space"
"All in the Family"
"Moonlighting"
"The Waltons"
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"All in the Family" is an American sitcom which was broadcasted on CBS for nine seasons from 1971 to 1979. After its cancellation, the show continued in its spin-off series "Archie Bunker’s Place." Centered around an outspoken prejudiced man, the show was often called unsuitable for television.

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Happy Days
Henderson Productions
The TV series seen here is known as which of the following?
"Happy Days"
"Soap"
"Baywatch"
"Green Acres"
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"Happy Days" is an American television sitcom which aired on ABC from 1974 to 1984 for 11 seasons. Set in the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, the show which starred Ron Howard, revolved around a teen and his family and what life would have been like back then.

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Magnum PI
CBS
What series is this, located in Hawaii?
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Magnum P.I."
"Roseanne"
"All in the Family"
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"Magnum, P.I." is an American crime drama series that starred actor Tom Selleck as the private investigator Thomas Magnum who lives on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The show was rebooted in 2018 starring Jay Hernandez as the lead character.

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Roseanne
YouTube
Which series is this that started in the '80s?
"Knight Rider"
"Roseanne"
"Babylon 5"
"Picket Fences"
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Originally airing from October 1988 to May 1997, "Roseanne" was a television sitcom that revolved around the Conner family. It dealt with real-life issues and co-starred many huge comedy stars over the years.

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Family Ties
Paramount Pictures
What is the title of this show from the 1980s?
"Hill Street Blues"
"Family Ties"
'The Bob Newhart Show"
"The Brady Bunch"
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Wrong Answer

"Family Ties" is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1982 to 1989 for seven seasons. Created by Gary David Goldberg and starring actors Michael J. Fox, Meredith Baxter, and Michael Gross, the show revolves around a young Republican’s relationship with his ex-hippie parents.

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Endora and Samantha (Bewitched)
Ashmont Productions
What is the name of the show in the image, which ran for eight seasons?
"Star Trek: Voyager"
"Mork & Mindy"
"Bewitched"
"Parenthood"
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Wrong Answer

"Bewitched" is a fantasy sitcom series which starred actors Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Agnes Moorehead and aired for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. It is centered around a witch (Montgomery) who marries a normal man (York) and vows to live a life of a suburban housewife.

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Little House on the Prairie
NBC
What is the title of this classic series, based on a book?
"ER"
"The X-Files"
"The Addams Family"
"Little House on the Prairie"
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"Little House on the Prairie" is an American western drama series that was focused on a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, which is based on the Little House Book series.

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The Cosby Show
NBC
Which of the following is the correct title of this show?
"Magnum P.I."
"The Man From U.N.C.L.E"
"The Cosby Show"
"Perry Mason"
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Wrong Answer

Centered around the lives of the Huxtables, an upper-middle-class family living in Brooklyn, the television sitcom aired on NBC from 1984 to 1992. The show starred actors Bill Cosby, Lisa Bonet, Phylicia Rashad, and Sabrina Le Beauf.

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Beverly Hillbillies
CBS
Which of these shows is seen in the image?
"Leave It to Beaver"
"The Golden Girls"
"I Dream of Jeannie"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
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"The Beverly Hillbillies" is an American sitcom that was broadcasted on CBS from 1962 to 1971. Starring Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas and Irene Ryan, the show was centered around a poor family from the Ozarks mountain who move to the posh area of Beverly Hills in California.

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The Wonder Years
Youtube
What is the name of this show?
"L.A. Law"
"The Wonder Years"
"M*A*S*H"
"Gilligan's Island"
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Wrong Answer

"The Wonder Years" is an American drama series that aired on ABC from 1988 to 1993. The show was focused on the life of Kevin Arnold, played by Fred Savage, a teen boy growing up in a suburban middle-class family.

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miami vice
Universal Television
Can you name this crime show?
"Emergency"
"Night Court"
"The Odd Couple"
"Miami Vice"
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"Miami Vice" is an American crime drama television series which starred actors Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as the two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives James “Sonny” Crockett and Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs working undercover in Miami.

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Seinfeld
Youtube
What is the name of this sitcom?
"The Honeymooners"
"Law & Order"
"Seinfeld"
"Columbo"
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Wrong Answer

"Seinfeld" is an America television sitcom that starred Jerry Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself. The show aired from 1989 to 1998 and was predominantly set in an Upper West Side New York City apartment where the lead character interacted with his friends.

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Charlie's Angels
ABC
This TV show has been remade into movies, which is it?
"The Honeymooners"
"Seinfeld"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"Charlie's Angels"
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Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith starred as the three women working at a private detective agency in Los Angeles. The crime drama series initially aired for five seasons from September 1976 to 1981 and was the inspiration for the reboot and the 2000 film.

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Hill Street Blues
NBC
Which of the following shows is pictured in the image?
"Star Trek"
"Hill Street Blues"
"I Love Lucy"
"The Andy Griffin Show"
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"Hill Street Blues" is an American police drama series that aired on NBC from 1981 to 1987. The Emmy award-winning show is centered around the lives of the police officers and other staff working at a police station.

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Twilight Zone
CBS
Which of these shows is seen in this opening credit?
"Remington Steele"
"Murphy Brown"
"The Twilight Zone"
"Mad About You"
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"The Twilight Zone" is an American anthology television series that ran for five seasons from 1959 to 1964 on CBS. Each episode featured characters dealing with strange and unusual events that were often described as entering “the Twilight Zone."

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Three's Company
ABC
Which of the following is the correct title of this show?
"The Cosby Show"
"Hogan's Heroes"
"Three's Company"
"Perry Mason"
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Wrong Answer

"Three’s Company" is an American sitcom which was based on a British sitcom "Man About the House." Originally airing on ABC from March 1977 to September 1984, the show followed the lives and misadventures of two women and a man living in the same apartment.

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Fraiser
Paramount Television
Can you identify this series, based in Seattle?
"The Fugitive"
"Hill Street Blues"
"Frasier"
"Married...with Children"
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Wrong Answer

"Frasier" is an American sitcom which was broadcast on NBC from September 1993 to May 2004. Originally created as a spin-off from another popular series "Cheers," the show centers around Frasier Crane, a psychiatrist returning home to Seattle to build a new life.

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mork and mindy
ABC
What is the name of this classic television series?
"Mork & Mindy"
"Get Smart"
"Frasier"
"Saved by the Bell"
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Wrong Answer

A spin-off from the favorite shows "Happy Days," "Mork & Mindy" is an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1978 to 1982. The series starred Robin Williams as an extraterrestrial who lands on Earth and Pam Dawber as his human friend, roommate and later wife.

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baywatch
Paramount Pictures
This series about lifeguards is called which of the following?
"The Jeffersons"
"Green Acres"
"The Munsters"
"Baywatch"
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Wrong Answer

"Baywatch" is an action drama series starring David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson and Alexandra Paul about a group of Los Angeles lifeguards who patrol the beaches in the county. The show ran from 1989 to 1999 then from 1999 to 2001 on "Baywatch: Hawaii" with an all-new cast.

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Viv and Hilary The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
NBC
This television series starring Will Smith is known as which of the following?
"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
"Doctor Who"
"Law & Order"
"Married...With Children"
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Wrong Answer

"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1990 to 1996 starring Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself. On the show, he was a street-smart kid who was sent to live with his family in Bel Air after getting into a fight in his hometown of Philadelphia.

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Friends
Youtube
Can you name the title of this show in NYC?
"The Avengers"
"Mission: Impossible"
"Friends"
"The Simpsons"
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Featuring an ensemble cast of Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc to name a few, "Friends" is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004. It focused on the lives of six friends living in Manhattan, New York.

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Star Trek Voyager
Youtube.com
Can you name this TV show based on a vessel?
"The Americans"
"Family Guy"
"Star Trek: Voyager"
"Taxi"
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"Star Trek: Voyager" is one of many television series which is set in the Star Trek universe. Originally airing in 1995, the show is set in the year 2371 where it follows the adventures of the crew aboard the USS Voyager Starfleet vessel.

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The Jeffersons
CBS
What is the title of this classic show that ran for 11 seasons?
"Dallas"
"The Simpsons"
"The Jeffersons"
"Beverly Hills, 90210"
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Wrong Answer

"The Jeffersons" is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 1975 to July 1985 for 11 seasons. At the time it was the longest-running series featuring an African American cast and one of the first to prominently feature an interracial couple.

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xfiles
20th Century Fox
What is the title of this classic show?
"The X-Files"
"Batman"
"The Wonder Years"
"Home Improvements'
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Wrong Answer

"The X-Files" is an American sci-fi drama series that aired on Fox from 1993 to 2003 for nine seasons. The season which revolved around FBI agents dealing with paranormal phenomenon, it returned for a 10th season in 2016 and in 2017, the 11th seasoned aired with 10 episodes.

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KnightRider
NBC
What is the name of this crime-fighting show?
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
"Hawaii Five-O"
"Knight Rider"
"The Love Boat"
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Wrong Answer

"Knight Rider" is an American television series that was broadcasted on NBC from 1982 to 1986. The show starred David Hasselhoff as the high-tech crime fighter Michael Knight, who was assisted by an artificially intelligent car named KITT.

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Hawkeye Pierce (MASH)
20th Century Fox Television
Can you name this American drama series?
"How I Met Your Mother"
"Get Smart"
"M*A*S*H"
"Full House"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"M*A*S*H" is an American war drama series that aired from 1972 and 1983 and was an adaptation of the movie with the same name and based on the novel "MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors." The series was a comedic view of a team of doctors stationed in Korea during the Korean War.

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Dr. Doug Ross - ER
Warner Bros. Television
What is the name of this show, which ran for 15 years?
"Little House on the Prairie"
"Quantum Leap"
"Dragnet"
"ER"
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"ER," which is a medical term for Emergency Room, is a medical drama series that aired on NBC from 1994 to 2009. As the name suggests, it revolved around the lives of the staff and patients at the fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

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Hawaii Five-O
CBS
The series seen here is known as which of the following?
"Hawaii Five-O"
"Las Vegas"
"Bewitched"
"Full House"
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"Hawaii Five-O" is an American police drama series which aired from 1968 to 1980 and was one of the longest of its kind in television history. Set in Hawaii, the series followed Detective Steve McGarrett, who is the head of a special state police task force.

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mission impossible
CBS
What is the name of this classic television series?
"Mission: Impossible"
"Laverne & Shirley"
"Twin Peaks"
"China Beach"
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Wrong Answer

"Mission: Impossible" is an American television series that aired on CBS from 1966 to 1973 and was revived in 1988 on ABC for two seasons. The show follows the Impossible Missions Force (IMF), a team of secret government agents. The series was also the inspiration for the movies starring Tom Cruise.

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I Love Lucy Sentimental Anniversary
Desilu Productions
What is the title of this 1950s classic series?
"The Flintstones"
"I Love Lucy"
"Sesame Street"
"The Good Wife"
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Wrong Answer

Starring actors Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, and Desi Arnaz, "I Love Lucy" is an American television sitcom which aired on CBS from 1951 from 1957. The show revolved around the life of 1950s middle-class housewife Lucy Ricardo and her husband, Ricky Ricardo.

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