![]() ![]() “I’m in Jail,” says Carlton on the phone to the partner’s drunk wife. But within six minutes, they’ve been pulled over by the cops, a situation that raises questions of racial profiling with real wit. Will and Carlton drive the car of Uncle Phil’s legal partner to Palm Springs for a weekend away. “I heard the brother speak.” – that shows this is a programme that won’t shy away from big issues. But it’s the heated debate between Phil and Will about roots and forgetting where you come from – “You have a nice poster of Malcolm X on your wall,” declares Phil. His introduction to Carlton makes the difference in height (and everything else) immediately clear. ![]() With The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air now available on BBC iPlayer (until December 2022) and Sky Comedy – along with the reunion special – we pick out 18 of our favourite episodes: The Fresh Prince Project (Season 1, Episode 1)Ī rare chance to see the opening theme tune in full, the very first episode of is quick to set up its central premise, from Will drumming “Back to Life” on the door to his shock at Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv having a butler. Over 25 years later, and the show looks even better, a charming mix of 90s nostalgia, admiration for Will Smith’s on-fire charisma and surprise at just how many serious issues and emotional character moments the show managed to pack into its 148 episodes. Ali), the effervescently polite butler, Geoffrey (Joseph Marcell), and his indescribable cousin, Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro). That resulted in hilarious exchanges between Smith and the spoilt Hilary Banks (Karyn Parsons), the impressionable Ashley Banks (Tatyana M. ![]() One of the best sitcoms of the 1990s, it featured rising star Will Smith, it was exec produced by Quincy Jones and taught everyone the correct way to dance to Tom Jones.įollowing Smith as he moved from the streets of West Philadelphia to live with his rich Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert-Whitten, later Daphne Maxwell Reid) and Uncle Phil (James Avery) in their Bel-Air mansion, the set-up paved the way for culture clashes aplenty. If you’re already reciting that out loud, then The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air needs no introduction. I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air. And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there. Now, this is a story all about how, my life got flipped turned upside down. ![]()
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