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“- Jerry Langford: This is a crazy business, but it's not unlike any other business. There are ground rules, and you don't just walk on to a network show without experience. Now I know it's an old, hackneyed expression, but it happens to be the truth. You've got to start at the bottom.
- Rupert Pupkin: I know. That's where I am, at the bottom.
- Jerry Langford: Well, that's the perfect place to start.”
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