The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirWill Smith more or less plays himself in this good-natured NBC sitcom. As the show's popular theme song explains, fictional Will's mom sends him away from his rough Philadelphia neighborhood to live with wealthy Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian in Bel-Air. Will often has fun at the expense of stuck-up cousins Carlton and Hilary.
S3, EP7 "Here Comes the Judge"Will (Will Smith) is arrested for parking tickets just as Uncle Phil (James Avery) declares his candidacy for judgeship. Sherman Hemsley and Jeff Townes guest star.
S3, EP8 "Boyz in the Woods"Disaster strikes when reluctant Will (Will Smith) joins Uncle Phil and Carlton (James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro) on a wilderness camping trip.
S3, EP9 "A Night at the Oprah"Will and the family appear on the "The Oprah Winfrey Show," where Will airs all the family's dirty laundry.
S1, EP17 "The Ethnic Tip"Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert-Whitten) offers to teach a new black-history course at Bel-Air Academy. With Will Smith, James Avery.
S2, EP2 "The Mother of All Battles"Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) help Ashley (Tatyana M. Ali) deal with a school bully.
S2, EP7 "The Big Four-Oh"Will (Will Smith) surprises Aunt Vivian (Janet Hubert-Whitten), who is in the middle of a midlife crisis, with a birthday roast.
S5, EP8 "Soooooooul Train"Carlton and Will (Alfonso Ribeiro, Will Smith) compete against each other in a dance contest. With Don Cornelius.
S6, EP14 "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"With their lack of business acumen, Will and Carlton jeopardize Ashley's big break with a modeling agency.
S6, EP15 "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"Will (Will Smith) has a plan to save his Aunt Vivian and Uncle Phil's (Daphne Maxwell Reid, James Avery) marriage.
S6, EP18 "Hare Today ..."Will (Will Smith) is abashed when his Aunt Vivian (Daphne Maxwell Reid) unwittingly arouses the passions of a man of the cloth (guest star Richard Roundtree).
S3, EP24 "Six Degrees of Graduation"In order to graduate, Will must enroll in a music class for child prodigies and dress as a flower for the school play.
S4, EP1 "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) learn life isn't always a party when they rent an off-campus apartment.
S4, EP2 "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"Will and Carlton's (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) landlord (guest star Howard Mann) evicts them after their apartment is destroyed.
S4, EP3 "All Guts, No Glory"Will (Will Smith) learns a lesson about creative thinking when he decides to drop a philosophy course. With James Avery.
S4, EP4 "Father of the Year"Will (Will Smith) baby-sits his cousin when he thinks coeds love single men with babies. With Daphne Maxwell Reid.
S4, EP5 "It's Better to Have Loved and Lost It ..."Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) starts a relationship with a woman (Natalie Venetia Belcon) he thinks is his dream girl. With Will Smith.
S4, EP6 "Will Goes a Courtin'"Uncle Phil (James Avery) takes Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) to court when they don't pay their rent on time.
S4, EP7 "Hex and the Single Guy"Hilary (Karyn Parsons) summons a spirit channeler with the hope of contacting her dead fiance. With Will Smith, James Avery.
S4, EP8 "Blood Is Thicker Than Mud"Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) learns a lesson in reverse discrimination when he pledges a fraternity. With Will Smith.
S4, EP9 "Fresh Prince After Dark"Hugh Hefner (guest starring as himself) asks Hilary (Karyn Parsons) to pose in a Playboy layout featuring TV weathergirls.
S4, EP10 "Home Is Where the Heart Attack Is"Will (Will Smith) feels guilty when Uncle Phil (James Avery) has a heart attack after cheating on his diet.
S4, EP11 "Take My Cousin ... Please"Will (Will Smith) tries to get his newly divorced English professor (Phil Morris) a date with Hilary (Karyn Parsons).
S4, EP12 "You've Got to Be a Football Hero"Will (Will Smith) is haunted by spirits after he is left in a cemetery as a fraternity prank. With James Avery.
S4, EP13 "'Twas the Night Before Christening"Five years into the future Uncle Phil (James Avery) tells Nicky about his Christmas christening. Guest stars Boyz II Men.
S4, EP14 "Sleepless in Bel-Air"Will's (Will Smith) plans to cram the night before an exam fail when the household is abuzz. With James Avery.
S4, EP15 "Who's the Boss"Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) uses new management ideas when he temporarily manages the Peacock Stop. With Will Smith.
S4, EP16 "I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams"While dressed as ULA's peacock mascot, Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) is kidnapped by students from a rival college. With Will Smith.
S4, EP17 "When You Hit Upon a Star"Will (Will Smith) learns that jet-setting with a pop music superstar (guest star Stacey Dash) can end with a crash landing.
S4, EP18 "Stop Will! In the Name of Love"Ashley (Tatyana M. Ali) decides to have Will (Will Smith) as the chaperon on her date with her new boyfriend.
S4, EP19 "You'd Better Shop Around"Will's mom (guest star Vernee Watson-Johnson) visits when he (Will Smith) decides to drop out of college and sell cars. Guest star: Robert Guillaume.
S4, EP20 "The Ol' Ball and Chain"Jazz's fiancée (guest star Karen Malina-White), a convicted auto thief, tries to start Will's (Will Smith) engine. With Jeffrey A. Townes.
S4, EP21 "The Harder They Fall"Will (Will Smith) becomes better acquainted with his girlfriend's father (John Witherspoon) after their plane crashes. Guest star: Cree Summer.
S4, EP22 "M Is for the Many Things She Gave Me"Uncle Phil's (James Avery) former girlfriend (guest star Pam Grier) visits; Hilary (Karyn Parsons) auditions to be a talk show host.
S4, EP23 "Mother's Day"Will (Will Smith) is asked by newlyweds Jazz and Jewel (Jeffrey A. Townes, guest star Karen Malina White) to be a donor when they can't conceive.
S4, EP24 "Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse"Will's father (guest star Ben Vereen) shows up in Bel-Air after a 14-year absence. With Will Smith.
S4, EP26 "The Philadelphia Story"Will (Will Smith) considers moving back to Philadelphia after visiting his mother (Vernee Watson Johnson). With James Avery.
S5, EP1 "The Client"Will (Will Smith) becomes Ashley's (Tatyana M. Ali) manager after discovering her talent for singing. With James Avery.
S5, EP2 "What's Will Got to Do With It?"Will (Will Smith) begins to realize how expendable he is when Ashley (Tatyana M. Ali) develops a big ego. With James Avery.
S5, EP3 "Reality Bites"Will (Will Smith) blows his top when Nicky's favorite TV character (Monty Hoffman) refuses to appear at a mall. With Ross Bagley.
S5, EP4 "Grumpy Young Men"Will's date falls for Carlton; Philip and Hilary teach Ashley to drive.
S5, EP5 "Fresh Prince, The Movie"Will (Will Smith) is sent to the backwoods of Alabama by the FBI's Witness Protection Program. With James Avery.
S5, EP6 "Will's Misery"Will (Will Smith) courts pain when he dates the new sorority pledge (Alexia Robinson); Geoffrey (Joseph Marcell) has a job-related injury.
S5, EP7 "Father Knows Best"Ashley (Tatyana M. Ali) turns to Will (Will Smith) for help after she drops out of Bel-Air Academy to attend public school.
S5, EP9 "Love Hurts"While on their date, Will (Will Smith) discovers Lisa (Nia Long) can hold her own when another man hits on her. Guest stars: Ken Griffey Jr. and Pat Morita.
S5, EP10 "Will's Up the Dirt Road"Will submits a candid photo of Jay Leno to the National Inquisitor and ends up in a heated legal battle.
S5, EP11 "Will Steps Out"The Banks family buys the services of Susan Powter (guest starring as herself) for Uncle Philip (James Avery).
S5, EP12 "Same Game, Next Season"Will (Will Smith) gets more than he bargained for when Lisa's dad (John Amos) makes him his new best friend.
S5, EP13 "Three's a Crowd"Lisa (Nia Long) comes between Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) when they take their annual male-bonding ski trip.
S5, EP14 "It's a Wonderful Lie"After lying about their plans, Will and Lisa wind up at the same party.
S5, EP15 "Bullets Over Bel-Air"Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) buys a gun when he and Will (Will Smith) are robbed at gunpoint.
S5, EP16 "A Decent Proposal"After Lisa (Nia Long) expresses some reservations, Will (Will Smith) must work hard to persuade her to marry him.
S5, EP17 "Will Is From Mars ..."Will and Lisa (Will Smith, Nia Long) meet the bickering George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Helmsley, Isabel Sanford) when they attend couples' counseling.
S5, EP18 "The Wedding Show (Psyche!)"Will and Lisa (Will Smith, Nia Long) decide to elope in Las Vegas when Uncle Phil and Lisa's father (James Avery, John Amos) bicker.
S5, EP19 "Slum Like It ... Not!"Uncle Phil (James Avery) takes a tip from Will (Will Smith) and buys an apartment building without seeing it.
S5, EP20 "As the Will Turns"The lead actress (guest star Leann Hunley) in a soap opera demands that Will (Will Smith) be hired for the leading male role.
S5, EP21 "Save the Last Trance for Me"Nicky's chance of acceptance into a private school is jeopardized when Will escorts him to the interview.
S5, EP22 "To Thine Own Self Be Blue ... And Gold"Will (Will Smith) is placed in an ethical dilemma by Uncle Phil's friend (guest star Charlie Robinson). With James Avery.
S5, EP23 "Cold Feet, Hot Body"A new student (guest star Robin Givens) turns up the heat when she decides to put the moves on Will (Will Smith).
S5, EP24 "Love in an Elevator"Will reminisces about the women in his life when he is stranded in an elevator with Carlton and Jazz.
S5, EP25 "For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll"Will's mother and Lisa's father (guest stars Vernee Watson-Johnson, John Amos) battle it out before the wedding.
S6, EP1 "Burnin' Down the House"Will causes a kitchen fire -- just as an important dinner guest arrives.
S6, EP2 "Get a Job"By booking a famous director (Chris Rock), Will becomes Hilary's talent coordinator.
S6, EP3 "Stress Related"Will (Will Smith) tries to cure Hilary (Karyn Parsons) of a cold when they have a meeting with a potential sponsor.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"Will Smith more or less plays himself in this good-natured NBC sitcom. As the show's popular theme song explains, fictional Will's mom sends him away from his rough Philadelphia neighborhood to live with wealthy Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian in Bel-Air. Will often has fun at the expense of stuck-up cousins Carlton and Hilary.
S6, EP4 "Bourgie Sings the Blues"When Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) loses an important job opportunity, he boozes it up with a blues singer (guest star B.B. King) in a bar.
S6, EP5 "The Script Formerly Known As ..."Will (Will Smith) books a dismissed juror (guest star George Wallace) from Uncle Phil's (James Avery) court case as a guest on Hilary's (Karyn Parsons) show.
S6, EP6 "Not I Barbeque"Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) get caught with their pants down while on a double date.
S6, EP7 "Not With My Cousin You Don't"Will and Carlton try to foil Ashley's plans for a romantic evening with her boyfriend (Jaleel White).
S6, EP8 "Viva Lost Wages"Uncle Phil (James Avery) takes Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) to Las Vegas for Carlton's 21st birthday.
S6, EP9 "There's the Rub"Uncle Phil's and Will's geese are cooked when a Thanksgiving Day massage with two prostitutes lands them in the hoosegow.
S6, EP10 "There's the Rub"Uncle Phil's and Will's geese are cooked when a Thanksgiving Day massage with two prostitutes lands them in the hoosegow.
S6, EP11 "I, Ooh, Baby, Baby"Will (Will Smith) plays matchmaker for Hilary (Karyn Parsons), setting her up with his friend Dr. Duane (guest star Duane Martin).
S6, EP12 "Boxing Helena"Will's encounter with a beautiful woman at the gym leaves his ego bruised; Ashley's job is too demanding.
S6, EP13 "I, Clownius"Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) act as bodyguards for Uncle Phil (James Avery), who has been receiving threatening phone calls.
S6, EP16 "I, Bowl Buster"Accepted to Princeton, Carlton jeopardizes his Ivy League career by taking an interest in professional bowling.
S6, EP17 "The Butler's Son Did It"Geoffrey's (Joseph Marcell) long-lost son (Craig Kirkwood) visits from London; Hilary (Karyn Parsons) begins writing her autobiography.
S6, EP19 "I, Whoops, There It Is"Will Smith (as himself) steps out of character to view bloopers from the show's last six years. With James Avery and Dick Clark.
S6, EP20 "I, Stank Horse"Will (Will Smith) takes Carlton, Ashley and Hilary (Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana M. Ali, Karyn Parsons) to the racetrack; Ashley is discovered by a director.
S6, EP21 "I, Stank Hole in One"Will (Will Smith) goes golfing with Uncle Phil (James Avery); Hilary (Karyn Parsons) acts as Regis Philbin's (as himself) co-host.
S6, EP22 "Eye, Tooth"Carlton's (Alfonso Ribeiro) Trekkie obsession keeps William Shatner (as himself) from appearing on Hilary's (Karyn Parsons) show. With James Avery.
S6, EP23 "I, Done"As the Banks family prepares to move, Will tries to discourage potential buyers from purchasing the home.
S6, EP24 "I, Done"As the Banks family prepares to move, Will tries to discourage potential buyers from purchasing the home.
S1, EP1 "Pilot"An inner-city wiseacre is sent to live with wealthy relatives.
S1, EP2 "Bang the Drum Ashley"Will (Will Smith) convinces Ashley (Tatyana M. Ali) to pawn her dreaded violin for a drum set. Jeff Townes guest stars.
S1, EP3 "Clubba Hubba"Will (Will Smith) "straightens up" to get a date with a woman (Victoria Rowell) from the country club.
S1, EP4 "Not With My Pig, You Don't"Will (Will Smith) assumes the role of peacemaker when Philip's (James Avery) rural parents (Virginia Capers, Gilbert Lewis) visit.
S1, EP5 "Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy"Hilary (Karyn Parsons) falls hard for Ice Tray (Don Cheadle), Will's (Will Smith) visiting hometown friend.
S1, EP6 "Mistaken Identity"Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) are arrested for driving someone else's Mercedes. Guest star: John Petlock.
S1, EP7 "Def Poet's Society"As a new poetry club member, Will (Will Smith) is forced to do some quick thinking. With Joseph Marcell.
S1, EP8 "Some Day Your Prince Will Be in Effect"Seeking a date at the mall, Will (Will Smith) boasts about the many famous people he knows. Cameo appearances by Quincy Jones and Bo Jackson.
S1, EP9 "Some Day Your Prince Will Be in Effect"Seeking a date at the mall, Will (Will Smith) boasts about the many famous people he knows. Cameo appearances by Quincy Jones and Bo Jackson.
S1, EP10 "Kiss My Butler"Will (Will Smith) is attracted to the woman (Naomi Campbell) he and Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) have lined up for Geoffrey (Joseph Marcell).
S1, EP11 "Courting Disaster"Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) feels inferior to star basketball player Will (Will Smith). Cameo by Isiah Thomas.
S1, EP12 "Talking Turkey"Will's visiting mom (Vernee Watson-Johnson) coerces Vivian (Janet Hubert) into canceling the catered Thanksgiving dinner.
S1, EP13 "Knowledge Is Power"Will (Will Smith) uses his knowledge of Hilary's (Karyn Parsons) secret to make her his servant. With James Avery.
S1, EP14 "Day Damn One"Trouble awaits Will (Will Smith) on his first day of prep school. With Alfonso Ribeiro and James Avery.
S1, EP15 "Deck the Halls"Will's Christmas decorating annoys the neighbors, especially Evander Holyfield.
S1, EP16 "Lucky Charm"Will's (Will Smith) remarks have too much influence over Philip's superstitious client (Tom O'Rourke). With James Avery.
S1, EP18 "The Young and the Restless"Will (Will Smith) secretly takes Philip's elderly mother, Hattie (Virginia Capers), for a night on the town. With James Avery.
S2, EP19 "Eyes on the Prize"Needing a game-show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.
S2, EP20 "Those Were the Days"Will (Will Smith) meets an activist (Peggy Blow) from the 1960s and takes her message to heart. With James Avery, Janet Hubert-Whitten.
S2, EP21 "Vying for Attention"Will (Will Smith) reluctantly joins forces with a girl (Raven-Symone) to break up the romance between their parents (Vernee Watson-Johnson, Bill Overton).
S2, EP22 "The Aunt Who Came to Dinner"Carlton and Will (Alfonso Ribeiro, Will Smith) plan a romantic evening with two French women -- until Aunt Helen (Jenifer Lewis) visits.
S3, EP10 "Asses to Ashes"During campaigning, a rival candidate (guest star Sherman Hemsley) slings sleazy charges at Uncle Phil (James Avery). With Janet Hubert-Whitten, Karyn Parsons.
S3, EP11 "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"Will (Will Smith) unexpectedly becomes a midwife for a sportscaster (Vanessa Williams) from Vivian's (Janet Hubert-Whitten) Lamaze class.
S3, EP12 "The Cold War"Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) learns Will (Will Smith) is dating his ex-girlfriend when Will catches the same cold she gave Carlton. With James Avery.
S3, EP13 "Mommy Nearest"Will (Will Smith) looks forward to seeing his mother (Vernee Watson-Johnson) until she announces plans to bring him back home. With James Avery.
S2, EP23 "Be My Baby Tonight"Ashley's curiosity about reproduction sends Will to a pregnancy counseling center.
S2, EP24 "Striptease for Two"After Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) lose money in the stock market, they become exotic dancers.
S3, EP1 "How I Spent My Summer Vacation"Will returns from spending the summer in Philadelphia with a new look that doesn't sit well with Uncle Phil.
S3, EP2 "Will Gets Committed"Will and the Bankses pitch in to help clean up their old neighborhood; Uncle Phil fears Vivian may be involved with another man.
S3, EP14 "Winner Takes Off"Will and Carlton (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) convince Geoffrey (Joseph Marcell) that he has won a multimillion-dollar lottery. With James Avery.
S3, EP15 "Robbing the Banks"The house is burglarized when Will (Will Smith) convinces Uncle Philip (James Avery) to hire an ex-convict (M.C. Gainey) as a handyman.
S3, EP16 "Bundle of Joy"As Vivian's delivery date approaches, the family fantasizes about what the baby will mean to each of them.
S3, EP17 "Best Laid Plans"Will is smitten with an old-fashioned young woman who insists his amorous intentions include marriage.
S3, EP3 "That's No Lady ... That's My Cousin"Will and Carlton's (Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro) prep school goes coed; Aunt Vivian and Uncle Phil (Janet Hubert-Whitten, James Avery) make a startling announcement.
S3, EP4 "Hilary Gets a Job"Hilary (Karyn Parsons) gets a job as an on-camera weather forecaster for a local TV station. With Will Smith and guest star Ken Ober.
S3, EP5 "Mama's Baby, Carlton's Maybe"Carlton's former girlfriend (Lark Voorhies) shows up claiming he is the father of her baby. With Alfonso Ribeiro.
S3, EP6 "P.S. I Love You"Will can't resist accepting money and luxury gifts from a young woman; Uncle Phil ponders running for office.
S3, EP18 "The Alma Matter"A despondent Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) is visited by his guardian angel (Tom Jones) after being rejected by Princeton. Quincy Jones guest stars as himself.
S3, EP19 "Just Say Yo"Carlton is hospitalized when he mistakes Will's amphetamines for vitamins on the night of the senior prom.
S3, EP20 "The Baby Comes Out"Will and Uncle Phil (Will Smith, James Avery) get stuck in an elevator just as Vivian (Janet Hubert-Whitten) is about to give birth. With Charlayne Woodard.
S3, EP21 "You Bet Your Life"The boys gamble away their money to a female card shark who takes a fancy to Carlton, making her boyfriend jealous.
S3, EP22 "Ain't No Business Like Show Business"Will (Will Smith) welcomes a childhood friend (D.L. Hughley) who is in L.A. to compete in a comedy club showcase. With James Avery.
S3, EP23 "The Way We Were"Aunt Vivian and Uncle Phil (Janet Hubert-Whitten, James Avery) decide to renew their wedding vows on their 25th wedding anniversary. With Will Smith.
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Will Smith more or less plays himself in this good-natured NBC sitcom. As the show's popular theme song explains, fictional Will's mom sends him away from his rough Philadelphia neighborhood to live with wealthy Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian in Bel-Air. Will often has fun at the expense of stuck-up cousins Carlton and Hilary.
Original Air Date: Sep 10, 1990
Genres: ComedyTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
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