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** How does Uncle Phil finally put an end to Will's rebellious streak and prevent his kids from doing the same? By telling him that as long as he keeps the street clothes, messy haircut and beeper, [[GuiltByAssociationGag Hilary, Carlton and Ashley are all grounded]]. [[EtTuBrute Aunt Viv approves]]. The Banks children immediately turn on Will.

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** How does Uncle Phil finally put an end to Will's rebellious streak and prevent his kids from doing the same? By telling him that as long as he keeps the street clothes, messy haircut and loud beeper, [[GuiltByAssociationGag Hilary, Carlton and Ashley are all grounded]]. [[EtTuBrute Aunt Viv approves]]. The Banks children immediately turn on Will.Will.
-->'''Uncle Phil:''' Well, Will, I hate to admit it, but I guess you have a point.
-->'''Will:''' I do?
-->'''Uncle Phil:''' Just because you live in my house doesn't mean I can control you.
-->'''Will:''' It don't?
-->'''Uncle Phil:''' So, you can express yourself any way you want to. Keep the clothes, keep the hair and the beeper. Knock yourself out.
-->'''Will:''' Alright.
-->'''Uncle Phil:''' But you know, now, I've been thinking. You know, I have a, a need to express myself, too.
-->'''Will:''' Well, I don't know, Uncle Phil, you-you might be able to get one little twist right here in the back.
-->'''Uncle Phil:''' ''(laughs)'' No, no, no, that's not quite what I had in mind. You see, I can't force you to do anything you don't want to do. But these...are my kids. So, as long as you keep the hair, the clothes and the beeper you're all grounded. Goodnight.
-->'''Aunt Viv:''' ''(to Will)'' Nice try.
-->'''Will:''' ''(as the Banks kids glare at him)''' Alright, look y'all, this is a classic case of divide and conquer. Look, Malcolm warned us about this.
-->'''Ashley:''' GET HIM!!!
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*** Even better: Everyone in the room tries to get Uncle Phil to stop strangling Will, then they drop what they're doing when the Police announce their arrival to arrest Carlton (who declares he's not going down without a fight) and then ''immediately'' goes back to screaming as Uncle Phil continues to strangle Will.

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'''Will:''' Girl, that swimsuit looks like a piece of "Good God!" wrapped up in some "Have Mercy!" with a side of ''"UMMPHH!"''

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'''Will:''' Girl, that swimsuit looks like a piece of "Good God!" wrapped up in some "Have Mercy!" with a side of ''"UMMPHH!"''''"UMMPHH!"''\\
'''Will:''' Hi, my name is Will, welcome come to The Peacock; where our motto is: Girl whatever you got, I want it. [[note]] Carlton had just told Will to greet customers by saying "Hello my name is [insert name here] welcome to The Peacock; where our motto is: Whatever you want, we got it." [[/note]]
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** ''Every single thing'' about the late Glenn Shadix's performance as Scorpius.
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*** The blooper from this scene that plays over this episode's end credits. As Will tries to escape, Phil tries to grab him, but Will accidentally slips free... and slowly moves back into James Avery's hand as the two of them shift their eyes around sheepishly.
---->'''Will:''' They didn't notice, they didn't notice!

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** Phil complains about how pushy Vivian is while being pregnant.
--->'''Phil:''' I mean, who's having this baby, me or her?\\
'''Aunt Helen:''' Well, you certainly have the pants for it!\\
''[{{Beat}}]''\\
'''Will:''' Oh, come on! If I had said somethin' like that, you would have slapped me for it!\\
''[Uncle Phil dope slaps him [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin anyway]]]''



** Will has an ImagineSpot of himself still living with his mom as an old man.

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** Will has an ImagineSpot of himself still living with his mom as an old man. Also, according to the letter he receives from Carlton, he not only is married to Music/MariahCarey and they have a family, but he shot up to ''6'5"'' upon entering college.
** The family's extra horny and HappilyMarried Great Aunt and Uncle who came for the reunion. Also at one point when everyone is outside at a cookout, whereas the Uncle walks in dressed normally, the Aunt arrives wearing her dress inside out. Made even better with her DefensiveWhat once they begin to stare at her.



'''Representative:''' No.
** "We frown on that at Princeton!"

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'''Representative:''' No.
[[BrutalHonesty No.]]
** "We frown on that at Princeton!"Princeton!" "Man, y'all just a sad bunch of people, lookin' like..." ''[Will does an exaggerated scowl, mocking the school officials. A'' ''[[JokeAndReceive cut back to the representative has him making a nearly-identical disapproving scowl]]]''
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** After Frank follows his fiancée upstairs, the black cabbie asks the family where the "little lady they promised him" is. Uncle Phil just exasperatedly hands him his tip, saying "Here's 5 dollars. You'll find your own."

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** After Frank follows his fiancée upstairs, the black cabbie asks the family where the "little lady they promised him" is. Uncle Phil just exasperatedly hands him his tip, saying "Here's 5 dollars. You'll dollars, go find your own."
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** Phil meets a prospective boyfriend of Ashley's and scares him off. Also counts as an [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments Awesome Moment]] as the kid is clearly a bad influece

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** Phil meets a prospective boyfriend of Ashley's and scares him off. Also counts as an [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments Awesome Moment]] Moment]], as the kid is clearly a bad influeceinfluence.
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** Phil meets a prospective boyfriend of Ashley's and scares him off.
--->'''Guy:''' ''[after Phil writes something on a piece of paper and hands it to him]'' What's this thing?\\

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** Phil meets a prospective boyfriend of Ashley's and scares him off.
off. Also counts as an [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments Awesome Moment]] as the kid is clearly a bad influece
--->'''Guy:''' ''[after Phil writes something on a piece of paper and X over the symbol Ashley's date handed to him and hands it back to him]'' What's this thing?\\
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** The premise of this episode: Will gets a part-time job as a waiter at a pirate-themed restaurant to pay for prom night himself instead of relying on his uncle's money, but Uncle Phil does not believe him.

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** The premise of this episode: Will gets a part-time job as a waiter at a pirate-themed restaurant to pay for prom night himself instead of relying on his uncle's money, [[CassandraTruth but Uncle Phil does not believe him.]]
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h84EofvYWkQ Will and Carlton's renovating montage]], with "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston as the BGM, features quite a number of hilarious hijinks and ends with Will getting so pissed off at Carlton eating an apple while ordering him around that Will decides to nail Carlton to the wall by his clothes and shove the half-eaten apple into his mouth.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h84EofvYWkQ Will and Carlton's renovating montage]], with "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston as the BGM, features quite a number of hilarious hijinks and ends with Will getting so pissed off at Carlton eating an apple while ordering him around while eating an apple that Will decides to nail Carlton to the wall by his clothes and shove the half-eaten apple into his mouth.
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** Will and Jazz enters the living room, where Hilary is flirting with her boyfriend Eric.

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** Will and Jazz enters the living room, where Hilary is flirting with her boyfriend Eric.Eric (played by Creator/MalcolmJamalWarner).



** The intercom is then switched to Ashley's room, where she's talking with her friends about losing her virginity to her boyfriend Derek (played by [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]]). After Ashley's discussion ends, both Will and Carlton scream in each other's direction... before regaining their breath and [[BreakingTheFourthWall screaming as they face the viewers and the studio audience]].

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** The intercom is then switched to Ashley's room, where she's talking with her friends about losing her virginity to her boyfriend Derek (played by [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]]).Creator/JaleelWhite). After Ashley's discussion ends, both Will and Carlton scream in each other's direction... before regaining their breath and [[BreakingTheFourthWall screaming as they face the viewers and the studio audience]].
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'''Carlton:''' [[{{Beat}} …]] (''ScreamsLikeALittleGirl'')

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'''Carlton:''' [[{{Beat}} …]] (''ScreamsLikeALittleGirl'') ''[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl]''
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---> '''Tiny''': [a huge musclebound ScaryBlackMan] Hey, wait a minute-

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---> '''Tiny''': [a ''[a huge musclebound ScaryBlackMan] ScaryBlackMan]'' Hey, wait a minute-



---> '''Tiny''': Yes, ma'am... [sits back down]

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---> '''Tiny''': Yes, ma'am... [sits ''[sits back down]down]''
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** Aunt Viv going down to Compton in person to drag Carlton and Will home, and her reaction when she finds out Carlton was planning on going with Jazz and his hood friends to Macarthur Park later that night (a very dangerous and crime-ridden part of Los Angeles in the 90's, especially after dark).
---> '''Vivian''': Carlton, you are not going to Macarthur Park tonight! In fact, NONE of you are going to Macarthur Park tonight! *indicates everyone else in the gang as well*
---> '''Tiny''': *a huge musclebound ScaryBlackMan* Hey, wait a minute-

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** Aunt Viv going down to Compton in person to drag Carlton and Will home, and her reaction when she finds out Carlton was planning on going with Jazz and his hood friends to Macarthur [=MacArthur=] Park later that night (a very dangerous and crime-ridden part of Los Angeles in the 90's, especially after dark).
---> '''Vivian''': Carlton, you are not going to Macarthur [=MacArthur=] Park tonight! In fact, NONE of you are going to Macarthur [=MacArthur=] Park tonight! *indicates everyone else in the gang as well*
---> '''Tiny''': *a [a huge musclebound ScaryBlackMan* ScaryBlackMan] Hey, wait a minute-



---> '''Tiny''': Yes, ma'am... *sits back down*

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---> '''Tiny''': Yes, ma'am... *sits [sits back down*down]
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** Wil's interference also catches the attention of the bouncer, who frog marches him to the door. Jazz simply rubs his head and says "I'm getting a feeling of deja-vu!" Cue Will being thrown out of the club screaming.

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** Wil's interference also catches the attention of the bouncer, who frog marches him to the door. Jazz simply rubs his head and says "I'm getting a feeling of deja-vu!" déjà vu!" Cue Will being thrown out of the club screaming.
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** Will has to face his new girlfriend's OverprotectiveDad (played by Creator/JohnWitherspoon), who decides to teach Will a lesson by taking him along for a ride... on his airplane. Then the plane's engine fails and both of them end up falling into a forest.

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** Will has to face his new girlfriend's OverprotectiveDad BoyfriendBlockingDad (played by Creator/JohnWitherspoon), who decides to teach Will a lesson by taking him along for a ride... on his airplane. Then the plane's engine fails and both of them end up falling into a forest.
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** Once they get sent home, they tell Phil the whole story: they'd been stripping for cash[[note]]'''Uncle Phil:''' That would be indecent exposure.[[/note]] to make back the money they lost from a bad stock tip.[[note]]'''Uncle Phil:''' Federal offense. Go on.[[/note]] They break down and tell him that they also pawned the bracelet[[note]]'''Uncle Phil:''' Grand larceny. Impressive![[/note]] in order to get the money for the stock in the first place... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and they never bothered to get the clasp fixed]]. Hearing all this, Phil begins to laugh, with Will joking that instead of punishing the two of them, he ought to [[HonestyIsTheBestPolicy reward them for their honesty]], because "Hey... It worked for [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver the Beav]]!" At this point, the three of them are [[ContagiousLaughter laughing hysterically]] together, when {{suddenly|Shouting}} Phil [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llbzDoMF5BY snaps]]: "'''''[[SubvertedTrope DO I LOOK LIKE A WHITE GUY]] [[HaHaHaNo NAMED WARD?!]]'''''"

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** Once they get sent home, they tell Phil the whole story: they'd been stripping for cash[[note]]'''Uncle Phil:''' That would be indecent exposure.[[/note]] to make back the money they lost from a bad stock tip.[[note]]'''Uncle Phil:''' Federal offense. Go on.[[/note]] They break down and tell him that they also pawned the bracelet[[note]]'''Uncle Phil:''' Grand larceny. Impressive![[/note]] in order to get the money for the stock in the first place... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and they never bothered to get the clasp fixed]]. Hearing all this, Phil begins to laugh, with Will joking that instead of punishing the two of them, he ought to [[HonestyIsTheBestPolicy reward them for their honesty]], because "Hey... It worked for [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver the Beav]]!" At this point, the three of them are [[ContagiousLaughter laughing hysterically]] together, when {{suddenly|Shouting}} Phil [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llbzDoMF5BY com/watch?v=AJzgI6v5wXQ snaps]]: "'''''[[SubvertedTrope DO I LOOK LIKE A WHITE GUY]] [[HaHaHaNo NAMED WARD?!]]'''''"
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'''Will''': Catch me. ''[thuds]''

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'''Will''': Catch me. ''[thuds]''''[thud]''
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--->'''Will''': Uncle Phil, ''WE ARE NOT STOPPING FOR NO'' '''''BURGER!'''''

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--->'''Will''': Uncle Phil, ''WE ''UNCLE PHIL, WE ARE NOT STOPPING FOR NO'' '''''BURGER!'''''



--->'''Phil''': You know, this fat-free cake isn’t bad, Geoffrey. \\

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--->'''Phil''': You know, Mmm… this fat-free cake isn’t bad, Geoffrey.bad. \\
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'''Geoffrey''': Sir, that’s a '''[[ExtremeOmnivore SPONGE]]!'''\\

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'''Geoffrey''': Sir, that’s a '''[[ExtremeOmnivore SPONGE]]!'''\\SPONGE]]!'''
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'''Geoffrey''': Sir, that’s a '''[ExtremeOmnivore SPONGE]]!'''\\

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'''Geoffrey''': Sir, that’s a '''[ExtremeOmnivore '''[[ExtremeOmnivore SPONGE]]!'''\\
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* In “You’d Better Shop Around,” Uncle Phil is eating near the end…
--->'''Phil''': You know, this fat-free cake isn’t bad, Geoffrey. \\
'''Geoffrey''': Sir, that’s a '''[ExtremeOmnivore SPONGE]]!'''\\
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* As Will and Phil are on their way to the hospital:
--->'''Phillip'''(weakly): Could you do me a favor, Will?
--->'''Will''': Uncle Phil, ''WE ARE NOT STOPPING FOR NO'' '''BURGER!'''

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* ** As Will and Phil are on their way to the hospital:
--->'''Phillip'''(weakly): --->'''Phillip''' (weakly): Could you do me a favor, Will?
--->'''Will''': Uncle Phil, ''WE ARE NOT STOPPING FOR NO'' '''BURGER!''''''''BURGER!'''''
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* As Will and Phil are on their way to the hospital:
--->'''Phillip'''(weakly): Could you do me a favor, Will?
--->'''Will''': Uncle Phil, ''WE ARE NOT STOPPING FOR NO'' '''BURGER!'''
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** When Geoffrey announces Aunt Janice's fiancé, "Mr. Frank Schafer", a black guy carrying luggage appears. The Banks family, mistaking him to be Frank, immediately welcomes him, and Carlton asks him to wait for his "little woman."
** Everyone's reaction when Aunt Janice ran up to kiss her husband-to-be, Frank, who turns out to be white. There's the implication that Geoffrey was the first to learn that Janice's fiancé is white, and trolls the family by announcing him knowing that the cabbie was right behind him.
** After Frank finally shows up, the black cabbie asks the family where the "little lady they promised him" is. Uncle Phil just exasperatedly hands him a tip, saying "Here's 5 dollars. You'll find your own."

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** When Geoffrey announces Aunt Janice's fiancé, "Mr. Frank Schafer", a black guy carrying luggage appears. The Banks family, mistaking him to be Frank, immediately welcomes him, and Carlton asks him to wait for his "little woman."
** Everyone's reaction when
" Then a white guy shows up, also carrying luggage. Mistaking him for the cabbie, Uncle Phil gives him 5 dollars as a tip, which he casually accepts. Then Aunt Janice ran finally appears and runs up to kiss him, much to her husband-to-be, Frank, who turns out to be white. family's shock.
**
There's the implication that Geoffrey was the first to learn that Aunt Janice's fiancé is white, and trolls the family by announcing him knowing that the cabbie was right behind him.
** After Frank finally shows up, follows his fiancée upstairs, the black cabbie asks the family where the "little lady they promised him" is. Uncle Phil just exasperatedly hands him a his tip, saying "Here's 5 dollars. You'll find your own."
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** After Frank finally shows up, the black cabbie asks the family where the "little lady they promised him" is. Uncle Phil just exasperatedly hands him 5 bucks, saying "Here's 5 dollars. You'll find your own."

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** After Frank finally shows up, the black cabbie asks the family where the "little lady they promised him" is. Uncle Phil just exasperatedly hands him 5 bucks, a tip, saying "Here's 5 dollars. You'll find your own."
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** When a black guy shows up after Geoffrey announces Aunt Janice's fiancé, "Mr. Frank Schafer", a black guy carrying luggage appears. The Banks family, mistaking him to be Frank, immediately welcomes him, and Carlton asks him to wait for his "little woman."

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** When a black guy shows up after Geoffrey announces Aunt Janice's fiancé, "Mr. Frank Schafer", a black guy carrying luggage appears. The Banks family, mistaking him to be Frank, immediately welcomes him, and Carlton asks him to wait for his "little woman."
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** At Ashley's insistence, the Banks family go to have dinner at the restaurant where Will works at. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79yCHBbt_FA The restaurant scene]] can be summed up as Will trying to be passive-aggressive to Uncle Phil, who does not recognize him as he's in a pirate costume, as much as possible, while Aunt Viv and Ashley try to vouch for him.

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** At Ashley's insistence, the Banks family go to have dinner at the restaurant where Will works at. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79yCHBbt_FA The restaurant scene]] scene can be summed up as Will trying to be passive-aggressive to Uncle Phil, who does not recognize him as he's in a pirate costume, as much as possible, while Aunt Viv and Ashley try to vouch for him.
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* All the times that Uncle Phil throws Jazz out of the house are guaranteed to bring some laughs. Highlights include the one time he threw Jazz inside the house when they were already outside (in the episode "Cased Up"), and the time when Jazz got his revenge by throwing '''Uncle Phil''' out of the house during Will's dream ("Hex and the Single Guy"). This is the page image.

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* All the times that Uncle Phil throws Jazz out of the house are guaranteed to bring some laughs. Highlights include the one time he threw Jazz inside the house when they were already outside (in the episode "Cased Up"), and the time when Jazz got his revenge by throwing '''Uncle Phil''' out of the house during Will's dream ("Hex and the Single Guy"). This is the page image.

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