Best Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Episodes!
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- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.7 (646)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidPhillip's former girlfriend Janice visits, and Vivian is jealous and annoyed. Will likes Janice's daughter Wendy and flirts with her. However, Janice flirts with Will. Phillip finds out that Will and Janice slept together.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.9 (1.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorDebbie AllenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertA streetwise teenager is sent by his mother to live with wealthy relatives in an upper-class California neighborhood, where he must adjust to a new lifestyle.
- 1990–199622mTV-PG7.7 (669)TV EpisodeDirectorChuck VinsonStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidBoth Will and Carlton try out for the same frat house at college. Everyone likes Will, and finds Carlton a bit of a geek.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill tries to impress a girl's father so he can date her. Mr. Banks, Carlton, and Geoffrey try to teach him how to be a gentleman in a My Fair Lady way.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.3 (629)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill has a date with a celebrity visiting the college and ends up missing his surprise birthday party.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill enters into an after school program, following the girls into a Poetry class he makes up a poem on the spot to impress the girls. After creating a poet, Christina asks to bring the made up poet to Poetry Night. After Jazz doesn't come through with an impostor, Will uses Geoffrey as the fake poet.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG9.7 (3.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill's father Lou shows up after 14 years and spends a lot of time with Will. Will's very pleased with this. Uncle Phil, however, thinks Lou will again disappoint his son.
- 1990–19961hTV-PG6.3 (1K)TV EpisodeDirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertThe family heads to the mall to pick up costumes for Hilary's Halloween Party, while Will and Carlton place a bet to see who can find a date for the party. Philip gets held up at a gadget store. Vivian sing in a Record-A-Song booth. Hilary forgets to take a hat off Ashley and walks out of the store with it, they get accused of theft.
- 1990–19961hTV-PG6.6 (990)TV EpisodeDirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill and Carlton both try to win Melinda over by making up stories about themselves. She ultimately chooses Carlton over Will, though she hides a secret.
- DirectorRita Rogers BlyeStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertIt is Geoffrey's birthday and Will decides to set him up on a blind date as a gift. Will winds up thinking she is perfect and breaks up the two dancing at a nightclub. Later when Geoffrey comes home, he gives Will Helen's phone number stating she would be more fit for Will.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill's talents help him become a basketball star at school, but cause Carlton to begin feeling insignificant and inferior to him.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG8.0 (978)TV EpisodeDirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertHilary rats Will out for several things including getting in at 3 in the morning the previous day in order to get the family car instead of Will. Will plans revenge, while going to find out where Hilary is shopping he learns that she dropped out of college three months ago. Will uses this in order to get Hilary to slave for him while he is punished. Hilary tries to get Carlton to go against Will, but he also uses it against her.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertAshley and her friends ask Will to tell a scary story at their slumber party before they go to sleep. Will tells the tale of his first day at Bel-Air Academy.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill realizes that Ashley has never experienced a real Christmas before and goes out of his way to let her have one. He decorates the inside of the mansion and also the outside fully, upsetting some of the neighbors.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertJazz asks Will the favor of taking his sister out on a date after she moves into town, Will turns it down until Jazz introduces the two. Will takes her on a date and learns that she has her whole life planned out for the two already.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.3 (847)TV EpisodeDirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertOne of Vivian's students, Kayla Samuels comes over for dinner and Will tries to impress her but fails. It upsets Will that he fails so the next day they have an argument but wind up liking each other. Will starts taking time away from her studies and Aunt Viv tells him to cut back on seeing her so she can have a good future ahead of her. Vivian winds up lecturing Kayla and revealing things about her struggle to be successful.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertVivian goes away to Berkeley for the weekend, leaving Hilary in charge of the house while Philip is at the office. Will steals the car keys to go to the pool hall he winds up losing his money and the car to a hustler. Philip goes down to the pool hall to claim the money back, playing the hustler.
- DirectorRae KrausStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill makes a bet that Carlton wouldn't last a weekend in Jazz' neighborhood, Compton. Carlton starts to fulfill the bet, by not only fitting in, but getting along with the guys in "The Hood". Will has to find a way to stop him from going to MacArthur Park at night, to "Hang with the crew".
- DirectorEllen GittelsohnStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertVivian has a mid-life crisis after her 40th birthday party and decides to become a dancer.
- DirectorEllen GittelsohnStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill has a blind date and likes the girl, Dee Dee, a lot, but her weight is an obstacle to him when it comes to asking her for the school dance.
- DirectorEllen GittelsohnStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill drives without car insurance, and faces the consequences.
- DirectorEllen GittelsohnStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertPhilip and Vivian take a weekend vacation and leave the kids home alone, Hilary and Carlton set up a video shoot with Bell Biv De Voe in their house, and then everyone must rush to clean up after Philip and Vivian decide to come home early.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.2 (723)TV EpisodeDirectorEllen GittelsohnStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill gets lucky at a fundraiser and wins some money. When Will doesn't follow the club's tradition, it starts rumors about the Banks family. Ashley is too young to go to the fundraiser, so she and Geoffrey set up their own poker night.
- DirectorEllen GittelsohnStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill finds out that his mom is seeing a new man while on a holiday skiing trip to Utah. When the adults go out to the lodge for the Christmas party, a knock on the door brings the kids trouble.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.6 (750)TV EpisodeDirectorEllen GittelsohnStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill has a game coming up with Malibu Prep in which a scout will be in the crowd. He meets a player from the other team. After learning that Marcus has a child Will must choose between being greedy or realizing what the scholarship would mean to Marcus.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG8.2 (800)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertVivian trusts Wil and Carlton to take her heirloom bracelet to the jewelry shop to have it reset. Before they do that, Carlton tells Wil about a hot insider tip he got on a company's stock, and they can make thousands. They don't have the money to buy the stock, but the boys figure the appraised value of the bracelet will easily cover its cost. So, they take it to the pawn shop and sell it, then buy the stock. That night, they watch a news report where the company has announced bankruptcy. Uh oh - now not only have the two lost money on a bad tip, they don't have any money to buy back Vivian's bracelet. The two scramble for ways to raise the $500 needed to buy back the bracelet ... and decide the best option is to take jobs as male strippers. When they accept the job, they are told they will be the main entertainment at a party for a socially elite organization - unknowing that Hillary and Vivian are among the guests. Carlton is making loads of money with his sensuous routine, and the girls are begging him to take it off - then Vivian walks in and demands, "Put it on!" At home, Wil and Carlton now have no choice but to explain everything. The entire story makes Phil extremely furious, and he tells the boys in no uncertain terms to do whatever it takes to get the bracelet back, or they will be arrested on federal charges. At the pawn shop, they find themselves at odds with a customer who wants to buy the bracelet ... and Carlton is backed into a corner when, after asking what he has to do to get the bracelet back, the rotund, ugly owner makes a suggestion.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.6 (701)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertPhilip and Vivian tell the family they are expecting a baby. Hillary is expected to move out to make room for the baby. Ashley wants to fit in at a new school so she dresses like the girls Will is interested in.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.6 (718)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertThe love of Carlton's life (Voorhies) surprises him with a bundle of joy---a son.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.2 (665)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill gets arrested for numerous outstanding parking tickets.
- DirectorChuck VinsonStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertIn order to spent time with them before they go off to college, Phil takes Will and Carlton camping and things go terribly wrong.
- 1990–199630mTV-PG7.7 (715)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertThe Oprah Show personnel contact Philip Banks to appear on the show with his family. The Banks travel to Chicago and Will is ecstatic. Unfortunately, he is not invited to be part of the show.
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertPhilip loses the judge election, and Judge Robertson and Will have words. Judge Robertson dies after the argument. Philip gets appointed Judge.
- DirectorShelley JensenWerner WalianStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertIn an attempt to get back at Geoffrey, Will and Carlton give him a fake lottery ticket and trick him into thinking he won $26,000,000. As a response, Geoffrey quits and the boys must convince him to come back.
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertPhilip hires an ex-convict as a handyman, and the Banks house is robbed, but who did it?
- 1990–199644mTV-PG7.1 (648)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill wants to take the next step in his relationship with his current girl Monique, but she has old fashioned ideas about sex before marriage. Will and Jazz set up a fake wedding. Monique, thinking they are married, is willing to consummate their marriage, saying that Will is a good and honest man. Will Will follow through on the devious plan, or will he come clean and tell the truth?
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertPrinceton University starts talking to students at Will & Carlton's school about admissions to the university. Will is accepted, but Carlton is not. At night, Carlton has a vision of his guardian angel - Tom Jones.
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill is run down with work, school, and his girlfriend, and has trouble staying awake. He decides to take amphetamines to help him. Carlton asks will for vitamins and Will accidentally gives him the uppers. Carlton ends up in the hospital.
- DirectorChuck VinsonStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill and Carlton decide to look at a possible college for Will. On the drive, they decide to stop in a casino in Las Vegas. At the casino, they get noticed by heavyweight boxing champ Riddick Bowe.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.7 (662)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertIt's time for graduation and Will is failing in his music course. His teacher will give him a passing grade if he sings at the graduation ceremony - with 12 year olds.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.4 (636)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWhile working at the school bookstore, Will sees how the women flock over a single dad, and decides to try and pass Nicky off as his son to meet the ladies. While doing so, a picture is taken of the two by Candace, who is the school photographer, and it is put in schools newspaper as "Father of the year".
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.7 (642)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidCarlton loses his virginity to whom he believes to be Miss Right, then he finds out she isn't.
- 1990–199622mTV-PG8.0 (717)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill and Carlton form a rivalry against Philip because of their unpaid rent. Since Philip was receiving no money he decides to take action and sue them. Despite Will and Carlton being faced with this challenge they are prepared to fight back.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.6 (654)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidHilary drags the family to a psychic for a séance to say goodbye to Trevor. Will doesn't believe the psychic is for real and mocks him. Because of that, the psychic curses him and bad things happen later that day.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.5 (658)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidOn the same day Will finally has a date with Jackie, he has the opportunity to go to the Playboy mansion because Hilary, much to the dislike of Uncle Phil, has been asked to pose for Playboy.
- 1990–199630mTV-PG7.9 (671)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidUncle Philip ends up having a heart attack, leaving Will to show that Carlton needs to show his love and sympathy for his father.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.5 (633)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill needs to study but he waits till the last second. Things get made complicated by a cricket in the house and Ashley trying to stay out on her first date later than her curfew.
- 1990–199622mTV-PG7.6 (609)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill goes with Phillip and Carlton to buy a new car. When Carlton wants Phillip to buy a car that Will thinks is dull, Will convinces Phillip to get a convertible. The owner of the lot offers Will a job and Will accepts. It isn't long that Will is the best salesman on the lot and he's being considered for an executive position so he drops out of school.
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidDonald Trump is interested in buying the Banks estate. While the family considers the offer, they think about all the good times they had in the house.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.8 (639)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill is excited to visit Philadelphia with everyone from California. When Will returns home, he finds that his old friends consider him a chicken for running off to California.