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'''One to Grow On''' is an educational public service announcement (PSA) that broadcast during NBC's Saturday morning line-up from 1983 to 1989 when the network ran cartoons. ''One to Grow On'' focuses on ethical dilemmas and attempts to teach viewers how to solve them.
The PSA appeared immediately after the end credits of an NBC cartoon, such as ABC did with ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' and CBS with ''In the News''. The segments are hosted by the stars of NBC primetime series, including Michael J. Fox and Justine Bateman from ''Family Ties'', Mr. T and Dwight Schultz from ''The A-Team'', Kim Fields from ''The Facts of Life'', Richard Moll from ''Night Court'', Malcolm Jamal-Warner and Tempestt Bledsoe from ''The Cosby Show'', and Perry King from ''Riptide'').
The PSAs begin with an animated sequence that leads into an animated TV on which an actor appears. After the actor introduces himself, a live-action sequence appears, in which a child faces an ethical dilemma. ''One to Grow On'' cuts back to the actor, who explains to the viewer how to solve the problem. The child then rectifies the situation. The actor ends the segment by saying, concluding statement: "And that's One to Grow On."

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They were parodied in The Simpsons episode Pranksta Rap, where 50 Cent tells Bart "the more you know, the further you'll go. And that's one to grow on." He then turns to his attorney and asks if it counts as community service.