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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990–1996 · Ended · 6 seasons

Comedy
First aired
Sep 10, 1990
Last aired
May 20, 1996
IMDb rating
7.9 / 10 152,254 votes
Recall rating
8.0 / 10 1 rating

Overview

A wealthy family living in Bel-Air, California, receives a dubious gift from their poorer relations in Philadelphia when Will Smith arrives as The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. Will shatters the sophisticated serenity of Bel-Air with his streetwise common sense, much to the dismay of his upper-crust uncle, Philip Banks, Aunt Vivian and three conceited cousins, Carlton, Hilary and Ashley - and butler Geoffrey. As the Banks family opens their home - and their checkbook - to their needy relative, Will adapts easily to their indulgent lifestyle. Yet, he reminds everyone that the simplest pleasures of family life can't be bought at any price.

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 16 wins & 32 nominations total

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Episodes

Season 2 · 24 episodes

  • E1 Did the Earth Move for You?
    Sep 9, 1991 25 min

    Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.

  • E2 The Mother of All Battles
    Sep 16, 1991 25 min

    Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.

  • E3 Will Gets a Job
    Sep 23, 1991 25 min

    Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party; Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.

  • E4 PSAT Pstory
    Sep 30, 1991 25 min

    Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.

  • E5 Granny Gets Busy
    Oct 7, 1991 25 min

    Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.

  • E6 Guess Who's Coming to Marry?
    Oct 14, 1991 25 min

    Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Will's Aunt Janice when Will's mom meets Janice's intended -- and forbids Will to attend the interracial wedding.

  • E7 The Big Four-Oh
    Oct 21, 1991 25 min

    Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.

  • E8 She Ain't Heavy
    Nov 4, 1991 25 min

    Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.

  • E9 Cased Up
    Nov 11, 1991 25 min

    A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.

  • E10 Hi-Ho Silver
    Nov 18, 1991 25 min

    Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.

  • E11 The Butler Did It
    Nov 25, 1991 25 min

    Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.

  • E12 Something for Nothing
    Dec 9, 1991 25 min

    After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.

  • E13 Christmas Show
    Dec 16, 1991 25 min

    On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.

  • E14 Hilary Gets a Life
    Jan 6, 1992 25 min

    Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.

  • E15 My Brother's Keeper
    Jan 13, 1992 25 min

    On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.

  • E16 Geoffrey Cleans Up
    Jan 20, 1992 25 min

    Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper -- but who turns out to be very wealthy.

  • E17 Community Action
    Feb 3, 1992 25 min

    When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.

  • E18 Ill Will
    Feb 10, 1992 25 min

    The family fears a steamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs, while Will fears the scalpel when he enters the hospital, kicking and screaming, for a tonsillectomy.

  • E19 Eyes on the Prize
    Feb 17, 1992 25 min

    Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.

  • E20 Those Were the Days
    Feb 24, 1992 25 min

    Philip and Vivian welcome a '60s radical, who arouses the FBI's interest and influences Will and Carlton to take action over the firing of a nonconformist teacher.

  • E21 Vying for Attention
    Mar 2, 1992 25 min

    Will dislikes his mother's new boyfriend.

  • E22 The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
    Mar 23, 1992 25 min

    Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carlton's plans for a rendezvous with two French women.

  • E23 Be My Baby Tonight
    Apr 27, 1992 25 min

    Ashley cringes when the family oohs and aahs over her relationship with Kevin , but Will chokes when she asks him about sex -- and her curiosity about reproduction sends Will to a pregnancy counseling center.

  • E24 Strip-Tease for Two
    May 4, 1992 25 min

    Will and Carlton lose their shirts investing on a tip -- then take jobs as strippers to recoup their losses and get Vivian's bracelet out of hock.

Cast 10

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