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Show students the visual representation of recursion in the Modern Family title sequence for a fun way to introduce them to this concept.

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  • The picture without a picture in it, the first one, is the base case. All the other sections of the title sequence repeat the pattern of a picture of a family holding a picture of their family.
    • Check out this video of the Modern Family theme song.

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