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| 7 | [[folder:General]] |
| 8 | * 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"). See the compilation [[https://youtu.be/m991Xnu_bwc?si=DkRt1mR5TwgyhUMJ here]]. |
| 9 | * LITERALLY every single one of Will's pick up lines: |
| 10 | -->'''Will:''' Baby, you look so good I wish I could plant you and grow a whole field of y'all!\ |
| 11 | '''Will:''' Girl, if God made anything more perfect, I hope he kept it for himself.\ |
| 12 | '''Will:''' Girl, you look so good I'd marry your brother just to get in your family.\ |
| 13 | '''Will:''' I could've sworn I've seen you before. Oh yeah, it was in the dictionary right next to the word "KA-BLAM"!\ |
| 14 | '''Will:''' Girl, that swimsuit looks like a piece of "Good God!" wrapped up in some "Have Mercy!" with a side of ''"UMMPHH!"''\ |
| 15 | '''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]] |
| 16 | * The NoodleIncidents whenever Philip or Vivian are insulted offscreen. Such times included someone said Phil's beard made him look like Bigfoot, another where the pool guy accidentally called Viv "Mr. Banks" and she responded by ''[[DisproportionateRetribution holding the poor man's head underwater]]'' (although in technically both of their defenses, she ''was'' several months pregnant) and a time where Phil angrily dismisses a "compliment" where a client said that he looked like a "Black Creator/AlfredHitchcock", to which Will responded, [[KickTheDog "Good ebening!"]] |
| 17 | [[/folder]] |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[folder:Season 1]] |
| 20 | * "The Fresh Prince Project": |
| 21 | ** When Philip comments on the slang Will uses when he first arrives: |
| 22 | --->'''Vivian:''' We used slang when we were kids! Do you remember our first date? You took one look at me and said, "Vivian, that is a ''bad'' dress." Now, you could've just said it was a good dress.\ |
| 23 | '''Philip:''' I could've if I liked it. Actually, it ''was'' a bad dress. |
| 24 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GA477MBzrU Ashley raps grace.]] |
| 25 | * "Bang the Drum, Ashley": |
| 26 | ** This exchange: |
| 27 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' I used to stand outside the Philharmonic, hoping to catch a spare note on the night air...\ |
| 28 | '''Aunt Vivian:''' Philip, when I met you, you were into Music/JamesBrown!\ |
| 29 | '''Will:''' ''[incredulously]'' He like James Brown?\ |
| 30 | '''Aunt Vivian:''' He even wore his hair like him.\ |
| 31 | '''Will:''' ''[laughing]'' ''He had hair?'' |
| 32 | ** Carlton's hilariously terrible jokes, such as this: |
| 33 | --->'''Vivian:''' ''[to Phil]'' Snap is a great band.\ |
| 34 | '''Carlton''': Well, when Crackle and Pop cut a disc, THEN call me. ''[laughs]'' |
| 35 | * "Mistaken Identity": |
| 36 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P-wma8TSmI Will scaring Carlton]] with a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger mask and glove]]. |
| 37 | ** "Carlton, look out! Low bridge! Thanks a lot, now we gotta go back and get my head!" |
| 38 | ** Will unceremoniously flattens himself on the hood of the car after one too many faux pas from Carlton. |
| 39 | ** [[https://youtu.be/bbszy1l83Qc?t=40s "When Israel was in Egypt land..."]] With accompaniment from Bob, the large, musclebound cellmate. |
| 40 | ** The reason Will's so afraid of Bob (who has actually not been all that menacing): |
| 41 | --->"Anytime you see a ''white'' guy in jail, you ''know'' he did something '''''bad'''''!" |
| 42 | ** Carlton is given OnePhoneCall, but couldn't put it to good use because the people at the resort the pair are trying to go to are so noisy (there is a major football game going on) that they cannot hear him. So how do Will and Carlton manage to tell Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv that they are in trouble? By requesting to make a "public confession" on live TV. |
| 43 | --->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxTBZzke2CU "YEAH WE DONE IT!"]] |
| 44 | ** When Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv show up at the police station, Viv is ''more'' than ready to physically fight the cops to have her son and nephew released. When the cops keep stalling and telling them both to calm down, Viv takes off hear earrings and has to be held back by Phil. |
| 45 | * "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect": |
| 46 | ** Will and Carlton's mad dash to ask a girl they both see from opposite sides of the mall out at the end of the first part. Will cartwheels around a janitor and vaults over a pedestrian while Carlton runs around the same kinds of obstacles like a dork. |
| 47 | ** When the kids won't stop bothering Philip about wearing a costume to the Halloween Party: |
| 48 | --->'''Philip:''' I'm going as Comfortable Man.\ |
| 49 | '''Hilary:''' Is that a comic book hero?\ |
| 50 | '''Philip:''' Sort of. He has superhuman bill-paying power, so he gets to dress however he wants.\ |
| 51 | '''Hilary:''' ''[quickly gets it]'' Great costume, Daddy. |
| 52 | * "Kiss My Butler": [[BritishStuffiness Geoffrey]] knows the lambada! |
| 53 | ** [[RunningGag "That's the forbidden dance!"]] |
| 54 | ** 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 déjà vu!" Cue Will being thrown out of the club screaming. |
| 55 | * "Courting Disaster": |
| 56 | ** Coach Smiley tries to talk Will into joining the team--capping off with offering to give him his car. |
| 57 | ** The exchange between Will and Carlton when the latter tries to teach the former the game plan, first using two chalk stick figures on the board: |
| 58 | --->'''Will:''' Naw, you got it all wrong. ''[erasing the board and drawing himself as a tall stick figure]'' You see, this is me... ''[drawing Carlton as a ridiculously short figure and speaking with a squeaky voice]''...and this is you.\ |
| 59 | '''Carlton:''' All right then, this... ''[drawing a huge circle around his figure that's larger than the figure itself]'' ...is ''my'' brain, and... ''[lightly dabs the "Will" figure near his head, leaving a tiny mark]'' this is ''your'' brain.\ |
| 60 | '''Will''': ''[drawing a smile on his figure's face]'' Well, this is ''my'' handsome face and ''[scribbling out the "Carlton" figure's head with chalk]'' this is your ugly little Frankenstein face! |
| 61 | ** Phil walks in on Will leading a game of keep-away from Carlton ([[ItMakesSenseInContext and Geoffrey]]). |
| 62 | --->'''Phil:''' Will, how many times do I have to tell you that this is our living room? How would you like it if I went up into your room and started throwing chalk around?\ |
| 63 | '''Will:''' ''[uncertainly]'' I'd be devastated. |
| 64 | * Will, Carlton, Ashley and Hilary [[EpicFail cooking]] Thanksgiving Dinner in "Talking Turkey". |
| 65 | ** “[[OhCrap Uh oh]], everybody out of the pool”. |
| 66 | * "Day Damn One": |
| 67 | ** Will tells the plot of the episode to Ashley and her friends at their sleepover, but changes the names of the characters to Willbert and his evil cousin Carl...bert! |
| 68 | ** Will asking one of the teachers where all the cute girls are. |
| 69 | --->'''Teacher''': Didn't anybody tell you? [[FateWorseThanDeath Bel Air Prep is an all-boys school!]]\ |
| 70 | '''Will''': *stares in silent horror at the camera while a ScareChord plays* |
| 71 | ** Dr. Bloat, the history teacher. |
| 72 | --->'''Bloat''': Any questions?\ |
| 73 | '''Will''': Weren't you the bad guy in ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''? |
| 74 | ** Will wears his school tie like a bandanna, because while the rulebook does state that all students must wear a tie with a windsor knot, [[ExactWords it does not actually say ''where'' you have to wear it!]] |
| 75 | ** The TitleDrop when Uncle Phil finds out that Will didn't make it through a single day at his new school before getting into trouble (he scratched his nickname on an antique bench). |
| 76 | --->'''Uncle Phil''': Day damn one, Vivian, day damn one! |
| 77 | * "Nice Lady": |
| 78 | ** Will dresses up as Ziggy Marley, speaks in Jamaican accent and sings "I Shot the Sheriff". |
| 79 | --->'''Will''': Goeffrey, mon. Do da limbo with me.\ |
| 80 | \ |
| 81 | '''Will''': Aunt Bibian! Bootiful American womann.\ |
| 82 | '''Aunt Viv''': Whatchu tinkin' you're up too, boy? |
| 83 | * "Banks Shot": |
| 84 | ** Will notices the car keys on the table after his uncle has left. He has a conversation with his Shoulder Devil, who tells him to take them and go to the pool hall; when he looks to his other shoulder for more advice, another Devil appears. "What are you, ignorant? Pick up the damn keys!" And then the second devil ''{{dope slap}}s'' him. |
| 85 | ** The change in Phil's tone, stance, and attitude when he goes "Geoffrey? [[LetsGetDangerous Break out Lucille.]]" And Will looking back and forth from Phil to the hustler, trying to figure out what's just happened. And then Phil dances and eats a ''sandwich'' while he's spanking the hustler. Well, the ''other'' hustler. |
| 86 | * "72 Hours": |
| 87 | ** Will leaving Carlton alone with Jazz's gangsta friends for about half an hour while the two go out to get some dinner. By the time they come back, not only has Carlton assimilated to the gangsta style, the gang has taken a shine to him (even giving him the nickname "C-Note") and his knowledge about economics, which they want to apply to their own scams. |
| 88 | ** Uncle Phil strangles Will after Carlton comes home from Compton having gone full gangsta, announcing he's quitting school, and trying to steal silverware from his home. Carlton even brandishes a pair of nunchucks when the police come to catch him. Thankfully it turns out to be [[AllJustADream Will's nightmare]]. |
| 89 | *** 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. |
| 90 | ** This gem when Aunt Viv reprimands Will for his actions. |
| 91 | --->'''Vivian:''' Will, You are the one who started this whole thing!\ |
| 92 | '''Will:''' I'm sorry Aunt Viv!\ |
| 93 | '''Vivian:''' I'm sorry! How many times are we going to hear that? When are you going to start taking responsibility for your actions? When are you going to grow up boy?\ |
| 94 | '''Will:''' ''[{{beat}}]'' [[DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment I'm sorry, Aunt Viv!]] |
| 95 | ** 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). |
| 96 | ---> '''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* |
| 97 | ---> '''Tiny''': ''[a huge musclebound ScaryBlackMan]'' Hey, wait a minute- |
| 98 | ---> '''Vivian''': Boy, do ''not'' test me! |
| 99 | ---> '''Tiny''': Yes, ma'am... ''[sits back down]'' |
| 100 | ** The ending, where Carlton teases Will about caring for him, and Will desperately denying. |
| 101 | --->'''Carlton:''' ''[grins]'' You ''love'' me.\ |
| 102 | '''Will:''' Yo brother, you wanna take this outside!? |
| 103 | [[/folder]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[folder:Season 2]] |
| 106 | * "Did the Earth Move for You?": |
| 107 | ** The scene that Website/YouTube users refer to as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAsNRvgcgPY The Earthquake Song]]", set to the tune of "Darling Nikki" by Music/{{Prince}}. |
| 108 | --->'''Will:''' ''[singing]'' I'm stuck in a basement, sitting on a tricycle\ |
| 109 | Girl gettin' on my nerves.\ |
| 110 | ''[pause for audience laughter]''\ |
| 111 | Goin' out of my mind, I thought she was fine\ |
| 112 | Don't know if her body is hers. |
| 113 | ** Due to an earthquake trapping everyone, Phil and Vivian decide to pass the time drinking wine and making love. Will and his girlfriend, on the other hand, spend their time bickering with each other, leading to Will singing the aforementioned song. |
| 114 | * "Will Gets A Job": |
| 115 | ** 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.]] |
| 116 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' Vivian, you are so naive. You would believe Will if he told you that he were some [[ActorAllusion big rap star, whose album just went platinum]]. |
| 117 | ** At Ashley's insistence, the Banks family go to have dinner at the restaurant where Will works at. 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. |
| 118 | --->'''Will:''' ''[greeting the Banks family]'' Welcome to the Briny Deep, where none of our prices are ever too steep. We got fresh fish, you can look at our tank. To get to the bathroom make a left at the plank. Follow me. |
| 119 | --->'''Carlton''': Get a load of his costume. Couldn't pay me to wear an outfit like that. |
| 120 | --->'''Will:''' Think you'll be needin' a booster seat, little boy. |
| 121 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' Vivian, let's not let Will ruin our dinner. |
| 122 | --->''[Will swats Uncle Phil with a napkin, pretending to dust his jacket]'' |
| 123 | --->'''Aunt Viv:''' He hasn't ruined anything for me. I think he's a great kid. |
| 124 | --->'''Will:''' Complimentary champagne for the lovely young lady. ''[snaps fingers]'' |
| 125 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' I'll have a glass of that, please. |
| 126 | --->'''Will:''' Sorry man, we ain't got no more.\ |
| 127 | \ |
| 128 | ''[the family order some drinks]'' |
| 129 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' I don't know, I just can't seem to decide. |
| 130 | --->'''Will:''' Well sir, we've got all three flavors of [=SlimFast=]. |
| 131 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' ...I'll have a cola, wise guy.\ |
| 132 | \ |
| 133 | ''[after the drinks are brought out]'' |
| 134 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' Waiter, the soda's flat. |
| 135 | --->'''Will:''' Aye, you don't say, sir. ''[blows into the soda through the straw]'' Try that. |
| 136 | ** Ashley's friend Tina keeps fawning over Carlton, then switches to Will at the end of the episode. |
| 137 | --->'''Tina:''' Carlton, you're my third love, I'll never forget you. But I like Will now. |
| 138 | ** Uncle Phil tries to apologize to Will afterwards, but ends up MistakenForGay. |
| 139 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' ''[talks to who he thinks is Will]'' Can I talk to you for a minute? Look, uh... I'm human, sometimes I make mistakes. Now I admit I had some preconceived ideas about you, mainly that you just don't care about anything. But I guess I have to let that go because today you just showed that you are a very, very fine young man and I just want us to be closer together. |
| 140 | --->'''Waiter:''' What did you say, pervert?! |
| 141 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' Oh! I'm sorry, I... |
| 142 | --->'''Waiter:''' Look, man. This is Treasure Island. Now, Pleasure Island, that's a block down the street. |
| 143 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' I'm sorry! I thought you were- |
| 144 | --->'''Waiter:''' Oh, I know what you thought! But if you'll notice, the parrot is sitting on my ''left'' shoulder! |
| 145 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' ''[as Will exits the kitchen]'' I feel like a fool. |
| 146 | --->'''Will:''' Wait 'til they make you bob for your lobster. |
| 147 | * "Guess Who's Coming to Marry": |
| 148 | ** 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." 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 finally appears and runs up to kiss him, much to her family's shock. |
| 149 | ** 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. |
| 150 | ** 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, go find your own." |
| 151 | ** Everyone tries to process the fact that Aunt Janice is going to marry a white man. In order not to sound prejudiced, the adults try to refer to Frank and other white people as "tall". Will is having none of it: |
| 152 | --->"Am I alone in this, or didn't y'all know he was white?" |
| 153 | ** Preparing for the wedding, Hilary routinely dismisses the decor: |
| 154 | --->'''Hilary:''' Excuse me, pea-green chairs? ''(Scoffs)'' This isn't a ''[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Ninja Turtles]]'' wedding! |
| 155 | ** A little later on: |
| 156 | --->'''Hilary:''' No, no, no, no--\ |
| 157 | '''Deliveryman:''' Lady, don't you know any words other than "no"?\ |
| 158 | '''Geoffrey:''' ''[[KickTheDog NO.]]'' |
| 159 | * "Cased Up": |
| 160 | ** Jazz gets thrown ''twice'' in this episode, both "out of" and "into" the house. |
| 161 | ** One of the first things Will does after getting a new car? Blast "OPP" out of the car stereo, causing many things in the Banks' kitchen to vibrate. |
| 162 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' Vivian, I think it's the big one.\ |
| 163 | '''Geoffrey:''' ''[dances to the music]'' Not unless he's down with OPP. ''[swings his arm]'' YEAH YOU KNOW ME! |
| 164 | ** Will and Jazz enters the living room, where Hilary is flirting with her boyfriend Eric (played by Creator/MalcolmJamalWarner). |
| 165 | --->'''Hilary:''' Sweetheart, you looks so delicious without those glasses. Would you take them off for your little Hilary?\ |
| 166 | ''[Jazz takes off his shades and sports a goofy grin]''\ |
| 167 | '''Will:''' Not you, fool! |
| 168 | ** Jazz shows up in court with bandages, a neck brace and a crutch. Will is not amused. |
| 169 | --->'''Will:''' Jazz, what're you trying to pull?\ |
| 170 | '''Jazz:''' Ten thousand a year for life.\ |
| 171 | '''Will:''' You know what? I don't think [the neck brace]'s quite tight enough. |
| 172 | ** Jazz takes the witness stand, keeps both of his hands up in the air after swearing on the Bible as the bailiff holding it has a firearm: |
| 173 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' You can put your hands down, Jazz.\ |
| 174 | '''Jazz:''' No way. Dude's got a gun, next thing you know, I've got six warning shots in my back.\ |
| 175 | '''Uncle Phil:''' ''[exasperated]'' Jazz?\ |
| 176 | '''Jazz:''' Okay. ''[lowers hands slowly]'' I'm putting... my hands... down... now. |
| 177 | * "Geoffrey Cleans Up": |
| 178 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaKsC2AwFt0 Will's blues solo]] in response to Geoffrey not wanting to date a rich woman: |
| 179 | --->'''Will:''' My butler is black\ |
| 180 | My butler is blue\ |
| 181 | 'Cuz his honey got green\ |
| 182 | Comin' out her wazoo |
| 183 | ** The sub-plot of Carlton having Phil try on [[DodgyToupee toupees]] has a scene that causes various audience members to ''cough from laughing too hard'': |
| 184 | --->'''Carlton:''' ''[while Phil is wearing a mini afro piece]'' Say, is that Philip Banks or Creator/BlairUnderwood?\ |
| 185 | ''[Vivian laughs hysterically in the background, causing them to look at her. Carlton then places on a smaller, curly piece]''\ |
| 186 | '''Carlton:''' What do you think of this, Dad?\ |
| 187 | '''Philip:''' ''[annoyed]'' I look like Music/LittleRichard, attorney-at-law!\ |
| 188 | ''[Geoffrey comes in]''\ |
| 189 | '''Geoffrey:''' Dinner is served. ''[{{Beat}}]'' Ah-wop-bop-ba-loo-bop, ba-lop-bam-boom! |
| 190 | ** Uncle Phil tries on a toupee himself when nobody's around. |
| 191 | ---> '''Vivian:''' Philip! |
| 192 | ---> '''Philip:''' Combing! Uh, uh, I'm coming! |
| 193 | ** While at the gala, Vivian warns him not to scratch, as she did not bring any extra glue (while trying not to laugh). Then there's Will's [[ScreamingAtSquick reaction to seeing the toupee for the first time]]. |
| 194 | * "Ill Will": |
| 195 | ** Will tries to avoid having an operation for his tonsilitis: |
| 196 | --->'''Will:''' Whoa! I'm all better. It's a miracle. ''[singing and dancing]'' [[Music/StevieWonder I got no more fever~ I got no more fever~]] ''[stops]'' Aunt Viv?\ |
| 197 | '''Aunt Viv''': Yes?\ |
| 198 | '''Will''': Catch me. ''[thud]'' |
| 199 | ** Will sees Hilary with chocolates and flowers and thinks they are for him as a gift. [[BaitAndSwitch Turns out]] they were bought for herself. |
| 200 | --->'''Hilary:''' Well, sometimes a girl just has to treat herself. |
| 201 | ** Carlton tries to make Will sign a will that bequeaths his possessions to him in case Will dies. Cue DopeSlap. |
| 202 | ** Will has trouble wearing a patient gown and preventing his bare backside from being shown. His solution to that problem? Wear another patient gown over his backside. |
| 203 | ** Will's surgeon appears to have issues finding his glasses. |
| 204 | --->'''Dr. Bayler:''' Where are my glasses? ''[Eyes widen]'' Oh hell... Nurse, did they close up Ms. Henderson yet?\ |
| 205 | '''Will:''' Doc, you just gonna take the tonsils, right? Y-you got big plans for everything else?\ |
| 206 | '''Bayler:''' Oh, trust me. ''[Puts glasses on his head]'' You're in the hands of a capable doctor.\ |
| 207 | ''[Goes inside the patient bathroom. Comes out seconds later.]''\ |
| 208 | '''Bayler:''' I've got to find those glasses.\ |
| 209 | '''Will:''' God, please don't let me leave here with breasts. |
| 210 | ** Scared of getting the operation, Will disguises himself as a doctor so he can leave the hospital. It works. |
| 211 | --->'''Nurse:''' Doctor, the patient in 214 is not responding to the medication. What should I do?\ |
| 212 | '''Will:''' Well, Nurse, uh.. I'd run a KGB, an NAACP. If he still doesn't respond, give him an upper Franchise/GIJoe.\ |
| 213 | '''Nurse:''' I've got to get my real estate license. |
| 214 | ** Will, Carlton, and Hilary hide under Geoffrey's bed as Phillip and Vivian barge in to look for Geoffrey's memoir of the family. Phillip sits on the bed, making the three immediately screams in pain. |
| 215 | ** The revelation that Hilary was conceived at a [[Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone Sly Stone]] concert. |
| 216 | --->'''Will:''' And I hope those concert tickets weren't front row.\ |
| 217 | '''Hilary:''' Ew! Is that why you always play "Hot Fun in the Summertime" on my birthday?\ |
| 218 | '''Carlton:''' And where was ''I'' conceived?\ |
| 219 | '''Will:''' Probably at a white sale. |
| 220 | * "Eyes on the Prize": |
| 221 | ** The [[NoodleIncident incident between Jazz and Tyriq]] where Jazz gave him a fake Rolex and Tyriq paid with a [[CounterfeitCash fake bill]]: |
| 222 | --->'''Will:''' ''[turns to Tyriq]'' You should have known it was fake when you saw that the warranty was only for two hours. ''[turns to Jazz]'' And ''you'' should have known that the Jackson on a twenty ain't Jermaine. \ |
| 223 | '''Jazz:''' [[Music/TheJacksonFive They]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint all look the same to me.]] |
| 224 | ** Jazz shows Tyriq how to reach the car from the house without walking: |
| 225 | --->'''Jazz:''' Yo Mr. Banks! My tubby judicial brother. |
| 226 | * In "Be My Baby Tonight", Ashley [[TheTalk asks Will about sex]]. He has no idea what to tell her, so he opts to confer with Hilary and Carlton. Will believes someone with more experience should talk to Ashley, so he and Carlton immediately look at Hilary. You can actually hear Creator/JamesAvery laughing with the crowd at her line. |
| 227 | -->'''Hilary:''' Well, pardon me for being attractive. ''[Beat]'' Look, I'm the wrong person. I mean, I tried to tell Carlton about sex and...you know the rest. |
| 228 | * "Striptease for Two": |
| 229 | ** One of the jobs Will and Carlton do to try and get Vivian's bracelet back is selling their blood. Will becomes a delirious mess as a result. |
| 230 | --->'''Carlton:''' ''[keeping the newspaper away from Will]'' You're not gonna hit me with this, are you?\ |
| 231 | '''Will:''' I'd like to, but I see three of y'all and I don't know which one to hit. |
| 232 | ** Will and Carlton take jobs as strippers in order to get Vivian's bracelet back. When Carlton strips among a crowd of women, he realizes his mother is there. |
| 233 | --->'''Woman:''' Take it off!\ |
| 234 | '''Vivian:''' PUT IT ON!\ |
| 235 | ''[Carlton looks around, nervous]''\ |
| 236 | '''Vivian:''' Carlton Banks, you put your clothes on this minute!\ |
| 237 | '''Carlton:''' [[OhCrap Mommy!]] ''[covers his nipples]'' |
| 238 | ** 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=AJzgI6v5wXQ snaps]]: "'''''[[SubvertedTrope DO I LOOK LIKE A WHITE GUY]] [[HaHaHaNo NAMED WARD?!]]'''''" |
| 239 | --->'''Phil:''' Now you get that bracelet back, and for the next six weeks, I don't want to hear you ''breathe''... OR I'M CALLING THE FEDS MYSELF! ''[leaves]''\ |
| 240 | '''Will:''' ''[scared]'' I guess this probably ain't the best time to tell him we ran over the mailbox.[[note]]Itself a federal offense.[[/note]] |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Season 3]] |
| 244 | * "How I Spent My Summer Vacation": |
| 245 | ** Will and Ashley return from vacation in Philadelphia, accompanied by extremely loud hip-hop music which rocks the kitchen. |
| 246 | --->'''Geoffrey:''' Oh Lord, I don't know whether to dive under the table or do the Running Man.\ |
| 247 | ''[proceeds to do the Running Man as Will and Ashley enter]'' |
| 248 | ** After getting kicked out of the house by Uncle Phil, Will tries to take shelter at Jazz's place. However, Jazz is having "company with breasts" and refuses to let Will in. Will keeps knocking on the door and shouting at Jazz anyway. The door eventually opens, Will comes in... cut to the next scene where Will's thrown out of Jazz's apartment building. |
| 249 | ** Ashley expresses disapproval at Uncle Phil's decision to "throw [Will] out into the street". Uncle Phil denies it, then Geoffrey chimes in: |
| 250 | ---> "Quite right, sir. You threw him on the ''lawn'', he ''rolled'' into the street." |
| 251 | ** 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. |
| 252 | -->'''Uncle Phil:''' Well, Will, I hate to admit it, but I guess you have a point. |
| 253 | -->'''Will:''' I do? |
| 254 | -->'''Uncle Phil:''' Just because you live in my house doesn't mean I can control you. |
| 255 | -->'''Will:''' It don't? |
| 256 | -->'''Uncle Phil:''' So, you can express yourself any way you want to. Keep the clothes, keep the hair and the beeper. Knock yourself out. |
| 257 | -->'''Will:''' Alright. |
| 258 | -->'''Uncle Phil:''' But you know, now, I've been thinking. You know, I have a, a need to express myself, too. |
| 259 | -->'''Will:''' Well, I don't know, Uncle Phil, you-you might be able to get one little twist right here in the back. |
| 260 | -->'''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. |
| 261 | -->'''Aunt Viv:''' ''(to Will)'' Nice try. |
| 262 | -->'''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. |
| 263 | -->'''Ashley:''' GET HIM!!! |
| 264 | * "That’s No Lady, That’s My Cousin": |
| 265 | ** [[https://youtu.be/nTZc0tUJ7nQ Everyone’s reactions when Uncle Phil announces that Aunt Viv is pregnant.]] |
| 266 | ** When Ashley starts dressing a bit more “mature” to fit in at school, Carlton doesn’t even recognize her at first when she walks into the lunchroom and is promptly surrounded by boys. |
| 267 | --->'''Carlton:''' Wow! Will, check out the talent! She’s cool! She’s ''hot''! She’s…\ |
| 268 | '''Will:''' YOUR BABY SISTER, MAN!\ |
| 269 | '''Carlton:''' [[{{Beat}} …]] ''[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl]'' |
| 270 | ** When the guys line up to catcall the new girls at school, Carlton ridicules a tall and muscular blonde girl ("Let's hear it for the East German team!") and [[https://youtu.be/ixhv9jWsxIg promptly gets his just desserts when she angrily shoves him against the wall]]. |
| 271 | * "Mama's Baby, Carlton's Maybe": |
| 272 | ** When Carlton is dressed in a nice outfit consisting of a dress coat, dress shirt, bow tie, and khaki pants to meet up with his ex, Cindy: |
| 273 | --->'''Will:''' Man, C. I gotta tell ya, you know that model from all those Hugo Boss ads?\ |
| 274 | '''Carlton:''' ''[excited]'' Yeah...?\ |
| 275 | '''Will:''' [[BaitAndSwitch You don't look anything like him.]] |
| 276 | ** When Phil and Vivian are horrified to learn about the baby, this reaction follows: |
| 277 | --->'''Phil:''' Oh my God! Please tell me your father's first name is Carlton.\ |
| 278 | '''Will:''' ''[imitates a buzz noise]'' Sorry, wrong answer! Now for those of you just tuning into ''Name That Father'', this little bundle of joy belongs to a young man who's seen ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' eight times. ''[pats Carlton's shoulder]''\ |
| 279 | '''Vivian:''' No. ''No!''\ |
| 280 | '''Phil:''' ''[glances at his son]'' Carlton, are you the father?\ |
| 281 | '''Carlton:''' Excuse me. ''[faints]'' |
| 282 | ** Will's phone conversation with his mother about the incident. |
| 283 | --->'''Will:''' Somebody we know is a grandma. No, no! No, not you, ma! ''[stammers]'' Ma, stop cryin', stop cryin'. Ma, no, it's not me! It's Carlton, he's the father. ''[{{Beat}}]'' Wh- stop laughin', Ma. |
| 284 | ** A few seconds later, the family enters and Will pretends to be ordering a pizza. |
| 285 | --->'''Will:''' Uh, yeah, 20 minutes? Great. Okay. Uh, I love you. ''[hangs up, turns to the others]'' That makes them bring it faster. |
| 286 | ** Seconds later Phil comes in and demands to use the phone to call Cindy's parents to tell them off. |
| 287 | --->'''Phil:''' Now don't you dare hang up on me. What kind of lowlives are you? Throwing a minor out onto the street and endangering a helpless infant? Well I'm gonna do whatever I can to see you two behind bars, now what do you have to say about yourselves. ''[caller answers and Phil realizes it's Cindy's younger sister]'' So uh, what time will your mommy and daddy be home, sweetheart? |
| 288 | ** Will's conversation with Carlton at a church: |
| 289 | --->'''Carlton:''' You mean you're a virgin too?\ |
| 290 | '''Will:''' Keep your voice down man, '''I AIN'T NO VIRGIN!''' ''[woman in front of him gets up and leaves]'' Hey, look man, when it comes to me and the honeys I just say ''[priest walks up to him]'' de... [[LastSecondWordSwap no way! Ooh, ugh yucky!]] |
| 291 | * "Here Comes the Judge": |
| 292 | ** Will keeps interrupting Uncle Phil's speech while listening to a football game on his radio. |
| 293 | ** Will gets arrested for $2000 worth of unpaid parking tickets, which were incurred by Jazz. |
| 294 | * "Boyz in the Woods": |
| 295 | ** Phil [[DirectionlessDriver refuses to admit that he needs to go to the gas station for directions to their campsite]]. Suddenly, the car comes to a stop, and... |
| 296 | --->'''Will:''' You're right, Uncle Phil... You need gas. |
| 297 | ** Will forgetting to pack all of their camping gear: |
| 298 | --->'''Phil:''' Will! I thought you said you packed all our stuff!\ |
| 299 | '''Will:''' I did! [[OhCrap Oh wait, this ain't the Volvo!]] |
| 300 | ** As Will, Phil, and Carlton continue through their unfortunate trip, Phil continues to deny that things are bad: |
| 301 | --->'''Phil:''' Look, let's look on the bright side, okay? This will give us a perfect opportunity to pull together as a group and show what we're really made of.\ |
| 302 | '''Will:''' ''[incredulously]'' Does [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Bigfoot]] have to come down here with a chainsaw before you admit we're in trouble? |
| 303 | ** The RunningGag of Phil telling the boys to get into/out of the car. Upon it beginning to ''snow'', Phil orders them out a final time: |
| 304 | --->'''Phil:''' Get out of the car.\ |
| 305 | '''Will:''' But you said--\ |
| 306 | '''Phil:''' '''''[[SuddenlyShouting GET OUT OF THE DAMN CAR!!!]]''''' |
| 307 | ** Carlton has a tape recorder with him to commentate on the camping trip for something called [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Carlton's Log]]. And yes, he does speak like Creator/WilliamShatner. And Will's perfect response. |
| 308 | --->'''Will:''' Will's log… ''(picks up a huge tree branch)'' …is about to connect with Carlton's head! ''(charges at him)'' |
| 309 | ** The MoodWhiplash in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwHf_06A-P0 Carlton's monologue]] about witnessing prejudice and unfairness in his life. |
| 310 | --->'''Carlton''': "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!" How come they just couldn't give him some cereal? |
| 311 | ** Upon waking up the next morning, having made it through the night in the cave. |
| 312 | --->'''Phil:''' Let’s get the hell out of here and find a Denny’s. |
| 313 | ** There's a glorious moment right when he wakes up too and sputters a quick NonSequitur. |
| 314 | --->'''Phil:''' Vivian, I'm not a machine! |
| 315 | * "A Night at the Oprah": |
| 316 | ** Uncle Phil's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiJumtvcvgk campaign ad]] for Superior Court Judge after a little of Will's... "judicious" editing. Will gets thrown out of the house for all his trouble. |
| 317 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgUkQOlFQrA Carlton dancing to the old Oprah theme]]. |
| 318 | ** The entire Oprah segment! Especially when Vivian seemingly makes Hilary cry. If you look closely at the next shot, you’ll see that Karyn Parsons [[{{Corpsing}} was actually laughing hysterically and trying to cover it up]]. |
| 319 | * "Asses to Ashes": |
| 320 | ** Will gets the mail, and he finds a campaign brochure from Judge Robertson slamming Uncle Phil (which says he's going to "empty the prisons, fill our streets with hoodlums, and run a bookmaking operation out of his chambers"). |
| 321 | --->'''Carlton:''' But Dad, aren't some of those lies? |
| 322 | ** Robertson's [[AttackOfThePoliticalAd campaign ad]], boasting about how he's personally "thrown over 6,000 bums in jail". Throughout the ad, Robertson seems to be confused by the voiceover and tilts his head, as if he's trying to find where the voice is coming from. |
| 323 | ** When Trevor asks Phil what it feels like to lose the election. |
| 324 | --->'''Phil:''' Well, once when I was little, [[GroinAttack I zipped my pants up too fast]]. Let's just say this brings back memories. |
| 325 | ** A prime example of BlackComedy: as Will angrily tells Judge Robertson to drop dead, the latter promptly keels over and dies from a heart attack. When a woman checks on Robertson and announces his death, Will panics: |
| 326 | --->'''Will:''' HEY C'MON MAN! IF I TOLD YOU TO JUMP OFF A BRIDGE WOULD YOU DO IT?! ''[Will looks around at the crowd, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere and bails]]]'' |
| 327 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilbhpkCBiAc Carlton, Ashley, and Hilary making Will cry]] in an attempt at breaking him out of his depression over the incident above via ToughLove. |
| 328 | ** Later, Uncle Phil is asked to give the eulogy at Judge Robertson's funeral, but [[ThrowingOutTheScript Vivian purposefully throws away his prepared remarks]]. Phil then admits that [[BrutalHonesty he can't say anything nice about Judge Robertson]], so he invites everyone there in attendance to speak if they want. Turns out everyone there hated Judge Robertson and are there just to gloat. When Will gets up to admonish them... |
| 329 | --->'''Mourner:''' And who the heck are you?!\ |
| 330 | '''Will:''' ''[{{Beat}}]'' ...I'm the... dude that killed him. ''[silence; [[IgnoredEpiphany everyone proceeds to applaud him]]]'' ...Tough room.\ |
| 331 | '''Phil:''' [[{{Understatement}} Yeah.]] |
| 332 | * "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum": |
| 333 | ** Will accompanies Aunt Viv to her Lamaze class, where he assists and befriends a famous sportswriter named Danny (played by Creator/VanessaWilliams), whom Will is a fan of. As thanks, Danny invites Will to see a Lakers game with her. Will gets so excited that he has trouble breathing, prompting Danny to teach ''him'' the Lamaze technique to calm him down. |
| 334 | ** After the game, just as her limo is stuck in the parking lot due to heavy traffic, Danny goes into labor, with only Will to help her. |
| 335 | --->'''Danny:''' Uh oh.\ |
| 336 | '''Will:''' Well, what's the matter?\ |
| 337 | '''Danny:''' Uh, my water broke.\ |
| 338 | '''Will:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Oh, that's cool. We have another one right here in the fridge.]] |
| 339 | ** The Whodunnit game sub-plot, especially when it reaches BrickJoke status and the "murderer" is revealed to be Vivian at the very end. |
| 340 | * "Mommy Nearest": |
| 341 | ** Phil complains about how pushy Vivian is while being pregnant. |
| 342 | --->'''Phil:''' You know, next time, ''I'm'' gonna get pregnant.\ |
| 343 | '''Aunt Helen:''' Well, you certainly have the pants for it!\ |
| 344 | ''[{{Beat}}]''\ |
| 345 | '''Will:''' Oh, come on! If I had said somethin' like that, you would have slapped me for it!\ |
| 346 | ''[Uncle Phil dope slaps him [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin anyway]]]'' |
| 347 | ** Will is shocked when his mom tells him that she's going to take him back with her to Philadelphia, as he wants to stay in Bel-Air and go to college. Will's fear is illustrated by his mom repeating the line faster and faster until it cuts to StockFootage of an explosion. |
| 348 | ** 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 has a family with her, but he also shot up to ''6'5"'' upon entering college. |
| 349 | ** The family's extra horny and HappilyMarried Great Aunt Eleanor and Uncle Lou who came for the reunion. |
| 350 | --->'''Helen:''' I swear that man's part jackhammer. |
| 351 | *** At one point when everyone is outside at a cookout, whereas Lou walks in dressed normally ("I was in the bathroom! Get your minds out the gutter!"), Eleanor arrives wearing her dress inside out. Made even better with her DefensiveWhat once she sees them staring. |
| 352 | ** This awkward moment: |
| 353 | --->'''Vy:''' You want to go back to Philadelphia, don't you baby?\ |
| 354 | ''[{{beat}}]''\ |
| 355 | '''Will:''' Whoosh. ''[tosses his hat]'' Look what the wind did to my hat. |
| 356 | * In "Winner Takes Off", Will and Carlton accidentally get Geoffrey to quit, and they have to go find him at the restaurant he now works at to get him back. They pretend to be his kids to embarrass him. |
| 357 | -->'''Will:''' ''[as if he's about to cry]'' This is my brother, Carlton. He knows we can't afford bigger clothes so he just doesn't grow.\ |
| 358 | '''Carlton:''' Daddy, I wanna grow! |
| 359 | ** Earlier, there's Uncle Phil's threat to Will and Carlton. |
| 360 | -->'''Phil:''' Tell me. If you were me, what would you do?\ |
| 361 | '''Will:''' I don't know. Forget the whole thing and buy us a couple of jet skis?\ |
| 362 | '''Phil:''' [[HaHaHaNo Ha, ha, ha! Just go whoosh!]] '''''LOOK, YOU BIG-EARED FREELOADER!!!''''' YOU TAKE YOUR LITTLE SQUARE-HEADED COUSIN HERE AND YOU FIND GEOFFREY AND YOU BRING HIM BACK OR THEY'LL NEVER FIND YOUR BODIES! And I'm a judge! ''I can make it happen!''\ |
| 363 | ''[Uncle Phil leaves]''\ |
| 364 | '''Will:''' You know, really, I don't mind the yelling, but, did he have to spit? ''[wipes his face]'' |
| 365 | * "Robbing the Banks": |
| 366 | ** Philip asks heavily pregnant Vivian to make some phone calls: |
| 367 | --->'''Vivian:''' [[AnnoyingPatient Philip, I'm as big as a house! All I want to do is lay in bed and eat pie!]]\ |
| 368 | '''Philip:''' [[BigEater Me too]], but I still get things done! |
| 369 | ** When the Banks children find out their new handyman is an ex-con: |
| 370 | --->'''Carlton:''' ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND?! ''[Uncle Phil [[DeathGlare glares at him]]]'' ASHLEY?! |
| 371 | ** Will constantly proclaims the handyman's innocence. DescriptionCut to ''the living room devoid of furniture'' and [[https://youtu.be/ppQ8npI6x28 Will freaking out]]. |
| 372 | --->'''Ashley:''' What happened in here?!\ |
| 373 | '''Will:''' We was robbed!\ |
| 374 | '''Hilary:''' Oh my God! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint What'd they take?!]]\ |
| 375 | '''Carlton:''' I knew it! I told you we shouldn't have left Luther here!\ |
| 376 | '''Ashley:''' ''Luther'' did this? Will, Dad is gonna KILL YOU.\ |
| 377 | '''Will:''' Me?! Wha- Why?! N-No, he's not! I mean, first of all, we don't even know that Luther did this. And second of all, Uncle Phil's a fair man. He can't blame me for none of this.\ |
| 378 | ''[[[RightBehindMe Uncle Phil walks up behind Will]]]''\ |
| 379 | '''Uncle Phil:''' '''''WILL, I'LL KILL YOU!''''' |
| 380 | ** When Will discovers his baseball autographed by Willie Mays is missing: |
| 381 | --->'''Will:''' Tell me there's a baseball in this case.\ |
| 382 | '''Carlton:''' It's empty.\ |
| 383 | '''Will''': I guess you wasn't listening! |
| 384 | ** When Will lets it slip to Uncle Phil that the ball is missing: |
| 385 | --->'''Uncle Phil:''' What baseball?\ |
| 386 | '''Will:''' ''[Hispanic accent]'' What baseball? Well, baseball sport where man with stick hit ball and run. Sorta like this. ''[tries to escape]'' |
| 387 | *** 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. |
| 388 | ---->'''Will:''' They didn't notice, they didn't notice! |
| 389 | ** The end, where it's revealed that Ashley took the ball with her to baseball practice: "But somebody wrote all over it, so I washed it off." |
| 390 | --->'''Will:''' ''[seething]'' Where are those damn Tevin Campbell posters? ''[runs off to Ashley's room while Ashley takes off after him]'' |
| 391 | * "The Alma Matter": |
| 392 | ** Will's interview with the Princeton representative: |
| 393 | --->'''Will:''' I just really don't know what Princeton has to offer me. I mean... are there any cute honeys?\ |
| 394 | '''Representative:''' ''[half-sternly]'' Mr. Smith... Princeton has some of the most intelligent young women in the country. There's no way I would make a crass generalization about such a diverse group.\ |
| 395 | '''Will:''' ...Any cute honeys?\ |
| 396 | '''Representative:''' [[BrutalHonesty No.]] |
| 397 | ** "We frown on that at 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]]]'' |
| 398 | ** Will and the Princeton representative bonding after Will shows off his intelligence by solving a Rubik's Cube, such as Will teaching him an elaborate handshake, the two fooling around and doing shadow puppets with the projector, and doing some dance moves. It's especially funny because the man is old enough to be Will's grandfather. Will even gives him the nickname "E-Money" (his actual first name is Edward). |
| 399 | ** Carlton gets so confused by Will gaining a conditional acceptance into Princeton to the point that he tries to "emulate" Will at his own interview, only to be called ''clinically insane'' by the representative. Carlton becomes so desperate that he attempts to use his own sister Hilary as well as his father's money as bribes, then threatens to sic ''the Mafia'' on the man, which only earns him a suspension. |
| 400 | * "The Baby Comes Out": |
| 401 | ** A... jumpy Uncle Phil wakes everybody up in a distance shot because he thinks Aunt Viv is going into labor. |
| 402 | --->'''Phil:''' ''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DaFFG9m7W8&t=5m31s Get up! Hurry, everybody, get up!]]'''\ |
| 403 | '''Will:''' Yo, what's the matter, Uncle Phi- ''[{{Beat}}, then screams]''\ |
| 404 | '''Phil:''' Calm down, Will, calm down! It's Vivian, she's having a baby!\ |
| 405 | '''Will:''' That ain't what scared me! You ain't got no drawers on! |
| 406 | ** The "[[SuperStrength take my hand!]]" running gag whenever Aunt Viv has a contraction. |
| 407 | ** After Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv come back from the hospital in the morning: |
| 408 | --->'''Phil:''' I can't do this anymore.\ |
| 409 | '''Will:''' Me neither. I mean, getting woken up in the middle of the night by a naked man running around the house...\ |
| 410 | '''Geoffrey:''' I'm sorry, I thought you were all asleep.\ |
| 411 | '''Will:''' ''[looks at Geoffrey in confusion]'' Not you, G.\ |
| 412 | '''Geoffrey:''' Oh. Never mind. |
| 413 | ** Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv complain about the "false alarm": |
| 414 | --->'''Phil:''' Vivian, I want to have this baby already.\ |
| 415 | '''Viv:''' And you think I don't? I felt like I ate a Buick!\ |
| 416 | '''Will:''' Look like a Winnebago from here. |
| 417 | ** "Poor Mom? Poor me! [[BrainBleach I saw Uncle Phil naked! And he was running!]]" |
| 418 | ** The entirety of the AnnoyingPatient sequence. "STOP WITH THE DAMN BELL!!!" |
| 419 | ** Before Will and Phil enter the elevator, a gorgeous woman walks by and Will barks at her in excitement, only for Phil to stop him by pushing him into the elevator. This scene was so funny that you can hear Carlton's actor Creator/AlfonsoRibeiro laugh out loud during the segment. |
| 420 | ** As Will and Uncle Phil are riding an elevator at the hospital where Vivian is going into labor, a businessman is chided by Phil for smoking in an elevator and he asks him to put out his cigarette. The man refuses, and obnoxiously blows smoke right in Phil's face... and '''''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Phil rips the cigarette out of his mouth and stomps it out]]'''''. |
| 421 | --->'''Will:''' That's right, boy! There's a new jack city! ''[high-fives Phil]'' You the man! You the man!\ |
| 422 | ''[The elevator breaks down]''\ |
| 423 | '''Will:''' You the ''big'' man that broke the elevator! |
| 424 | ** As the elevator has broken down, Will and Phil are in desperate need of a phone to call Geoffrey at home, and it just so happens that the smoking businessman has a phone... which he won't give it up. Will then decides to exercise his "[[LetsGetDangerous straight-out-the-hood]]" negotiation skills on him, then the scene cuts to... |
| 425 | --->'''Will:''' ''[dancing and singing]'' ''Please, can I use your phoooone?'' ''[stops]'' Hey look, man, if you won't let me use your phone, I'mma start singing Music/PaulaAbdul's Greatest Hits! |
| 426 | ** After the guy obnoxiously refuses, voicing his bitterness about the cigarette earlier, Will responds with: "[[Music/MCHammer Stop!]] [[LetsGetDangerous Ghetto time!]]" and promptly gets stopped by his uncle. Then Phil decides to do the negotiations his own way: |
| 427 | --->'''Phil:''' ''[calmly]'' Sir...?\ |
| 428 | ''[the guy turns around indignantly, only for Phil to quickly grab him by the lapels of his suit jacket, shocking the man]''\ |
| 429 | '''Phil:''' ''[in a significantly deep voice]'' Gimme that damn phone or I'mma rip your liver out and eat it ''raw''!\ |
| 430 | '''Will:''' ''[quickly leaning in on Phil's shoulder]'' That's right, boy, and he's about due for a snack! |
| 431 | :: : The man gives them the phone, to supportive reactions of the other people in the elevator. One of the guys in the background even fist pumps. |
| 432 | ** After Will and Phil finally get out of the elevator, they can hear Vivian screaming from her room. |
| 433 | --->'''Vivian:''' Philip!\ |
| 434 | '''Phil:''' Vivian?\ |
| 435 | '''Vivian:''' PHILIP!\ |
| 436 | '''Phil:''' VIVIAN!\ |
| 437 | '''Will:''' [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones WILMA!]] |
| 438 | * "Ain't No Business Like Show Business": |
| 439 | ** Carlton, Ashley, and Hilary are trying to avoid spending time with Phil since Vivian is out of the house. Will ends up ratting out their location to Phil after Carlton insults him. |
| 440 | --->'''Will:''' And I think I speak for myself when I say, [[SuddenlyShouting UNCLE PHIL, THEY IN HERE!]] ''[Phil shows up and catches his breath, his coat pocket torn up and looking positively furious]''\ |
| 441 | '''Phil:''' Alright, who pushed me?\ |
| 442 | '''Carlton:''' It was Ashley!\ |
| 443 | '''Ashley:''' No, no!\ |
| 444 | '''Phil:''' Now, you look. Now, all I wanna do is spend some quality time with my family. And running alongside a car is not what I had in mind!\ |
| 445 | '''Will:''' Uncle Phil?\ |
| 446 | '''Phil:''' What?!\ |
| 447 | '''Will:''' See, I was wonderin', since I'm not part of the immediate family, I was wonderin' if I was in-\ |
| 448 | '''Phil:''' Sit down, Will!\ |
| 449 | '''Will:''' I'mma sit down right here in the non-immediate family section, and I'mma shut up on my way down. |
| 450 | ** Will makes his aspiring comedian friend Keith (played by Creator/DLHughley) pretend to harass a beautiful girl so Will can "rescue" her, in a rather overdramatic way. |
| 451 | ** Keith's stand-up performance. |
| 452 | * "The Way We Were": |
| 453 | ** Uncle Phil dances around to entertain baby Nicky. Then Will runs downstairs in a panic: |
| 454 | --->'''Will:''' '''EARTHQUAAAAAAKE!!!''' ''[pauses, looks at Uncle Phil]'' ...is a dance, and apparently you know it. ''[runs back upstairs]'' |
| 455 | [[/folder]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[folder:Season 4]] |
| 458 | * "Where There's a Will, There's a Way": |
| 459 | ** 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 influence. |
| 460 | --->'''Guy:''' ''[after Phil writes an “X” over the symbol Ashley's date handed to him and hands it back to him]'' What's this thing?\ |
| 461 | '''Phil:''' It's a symbol, for '''''[[GetOut GET OUTTA]]''''' '''''[[SuddenlyShouting MY HOUSE!!!]]'''''\ |
| 462 | ''[[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere The guy instantly runs right out, if pausing for a moment to see where’s the exit.]]]''\ |
| 463 | '''Ashley''': ''(hysterical)'' Daddy, I ''love'' him! ''(runs after him)'' |
| 464 | *** Note that she ''just'' met the guy at the mall ''that day''. |
| 465 | ** Geoffrey's response to the whole scene: |
| 466 | ---> '''Geoffrey:''' Keep it up, sir, and ''I'll'' be all you have left. |
| 467 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfsXo1i75Rg Trevor proposes to Hilary on live TV, but bungee jumps to his death.]] Which is made all the more hilarious by the Banks family having tuned into the live broadcast in time to see him go splat, and a tremendously long, awkward silence where they either sit in stunned horror or exchange stunned glances...all save for Hilary, who's still eagerly waiting for Trevor to finish his proposal. |
| 468 | ** "Now, I ain't no ''bungee'' expert or nothin'...''but I don't think he s'posed to be slammin' into the ground like that!"'' |
| 469 | ** [[CrossesTheLineTwice Later, Hilary brings back Trevor's ashes...but he was never cremated.]] |
| 470 | --->'''Hilary:''' EEW! Then who is this?!\ |
| 471 | '''Geoffrey:''' ''[takes the urn]'' [[DeadpanSnarker I'll show him to the door, Miss Hilary.]] |
| 472 | ** Uncle Phil's reaction to Carlton and Will going to college. Especially what he thinks is the reason the boys are going to college. |
| 473 | --->'''Philip:''' ''[to Carlton]'' I don't want you to move out. |
| 474 | --->'''Carlton:''' Sorry Dad, I have to go. |
| 475 | --->'''Philip:''' No, you don't. |
| 476 | --->'''Carlton:''' Will says I do. He said it's time for me to leave the nest, become independent and have sex with girls. Safe sex, mind you, but lots of it. |
| 477 | --->'''Philip:''' ''[to Will as he enters the room]'' Excuse me! Is this what you've been tellin' my boy?! |
| 478 | --->'''Will:''' ''[high-pitched]'' What? |
| 479 | --->'''Philip:''' That life is one big orgy?! ''[starts backing Will and Carlton into a corner]'' Well, college is hard work son, followed by a family which is even more hard work! And a teenage daughter who doesn't wanna be seen with you in public! ''And a wife! A wife who won't let you anywhere near her!'' '''And a butler! A butler who may be the father of your child!''' '''''And a gardener! A GARDENER...!!''''' |
| 480 | --->'''Carlton:''' DAD! DAD! |
| 481 | --->'''Philip:''' ''[realizes what he's saying and sits back down on the couch while Will makes a "he's drinking" gesture]'' |
| 482 | ** Jazz throws a party at Will and Carlton's apartment without their consent. When the two men try to use various items and their bodies to barricade the door to keep the partygoers out, Carlton throws Will a ''pillow.'' He holds it for a moment, then aggressively chucks it back. |
| 483 | * "All Guts, No Glory": |
| 484 | ** Will is about to leave his post behind the counter at the Peacock when the guy who turns out to be his philosophy professor comes up to him. Just as he's about to say something, Will brushes him off by saying, "Hey, Music/{{Sting}}! Kick some lyrics, man!" Helped by the fact that Jim Meskimen [[CelebrityResemblance REALLY looks like (a balding) Sting in this episode]]. |
| 485 | ** The episode ends with Will in a philosophy class and the teacher posing the classic question of "If a tree falls in the forest and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?". Will responds confidently at first, then veers completely off course, asking how big the tree is, if it fell on a gopher and if the sound the gopher would make would count, and what if it fell on his Uncle Phil and that hurt the tree. |
| 486 | * "Father of the Year": |
| 487 | ** A male student at Will's university takes care of a baby on campus, attracting loving attention from the female students. Concluding that single dads attract girls, Will decides to invoke a similar image by bringing ''his infant cousin Nicky''. However, he ends up having much more attention than needed and is even awarded free tickets to Hawaii for being the "best campus dad." Too ashamed of his actions, Will confesses that Nicky is not his son and gives the tickets to the aforementioned "single dad", only for the guy to reveal later (when nobody's around) that the baby he's carrying is not his either. Ouch. |
| 488 | ** In the end, to add injury to insult, Uncle Phil decides to punish Will by ''sitting on him''. |
| 489 | * The CourtroomAntics that occur in "Will Goes a Courtin'", especially Phil and Will's sides of the story. |
| 490 | ** In Phil's version, Will and Carlton are thuggish, and everyone is wearing revealing swimsuits, including the 15-year-old neighbor girl who wandered over. Phil himself is just a meek, quiet man who accidentally steps on Carlton's inflatable duckie inner tube. Carlton's reaction: "HEY POPS! YOU POPPED MAH DUCK!" |
| 491 | ** In Will and Carlton's version, the pool party is a classy, innocent affair where everyone is in OldTimeyBathingSuit, dancing in a circle holding hands. Phil is a [[EvilIsHammy hilariously over-the-top]] AbusiveParent who causes a [[BadVibrations glass of water to shake]] à la ''Film/JurassicPark'' with his entrance, ''rips the head off'' of Carlton's duckie inner tub, yells at the fully-clothed 15-year-old neighbor girl who "wandered over, crying" as Will says ("Hit the bricks, you little tramp! [[KickTheDog And tell your mother your father has a girlfriend!]]"), and ''literally snarls'' while screaming at Will. |
| 492 | --->'''Phil:''' SILENCE! If want your opinion, I'll ''beat'' it out of you! |
| 493 | ** Speaking of Carlton's duckie tube, he calls it "[[Comicbook/HowardTheDuck Howard]]". And he runs off crying like a little girl when Phil pops it just because he ''tried'' to stand up to his dad. This is in Will's side of the story too, only more exaggerated. |
| 494 | * "Hex and the Single Guy": |
| 495 | ** Carlton's response to learning that Uncle Phil got suspended from the bench is to do the classic ''Film/HomeAlone'' scream, complete with hands to the cheeks. |
| 496 | ** Everything about Jazz and Hilary suddenly being SickeninglySweethearts. The cherry on top is Uncle Phil trying to throw Jazz out the house like he always does, only to get thrown out by Jazz himself! |
| 497 | --->'''Hilary''': We're going to name the first baby after you, Daddy! |
| 498 | --->'''Jazz''': I figure we'd [[SexualEuphemism get started tonight.]] |
| 499 | ** ''Every single thing'' about the late Glenn Shadix's performance as Scorpius. |
| 500 | ** When Will wakes up and heads to the kitchen, he soon realizes that the "dream" was anything but, he can't escape, and before Hilary admits to having a "date" with Trevor, he asks her, [[Music/NewEdition "Ronnie? Bobby? Ricky? Mike?"]] |
| 501 | * "Home is Where the Heart Attack Is": |
| 502 | ** Uncle Phil has a FoodPorn moment whilst dieting. Will and Geoffrey give each other exasperated looks. |
| 503 | --->'''Phil:''' I can't do this! I can't give up my favorite foods cold turkey-- [[MemeticMutation Oh my God. Turkey.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhUgsPn3hyI With... pillowy mounds of mashed potatoes... butter-drenched dressing... TINY onions... swimming in a sea of cream sauce. Oh...]] |
| 504 | ** Will inexplicably wears a sombrero when he smuggles Phil his cheeseburger. Yeah, it's a reference to him being about to go to Mexico on his uncle's dime, but you don't usually see people wearing sombreros on the way ''to'' Mexico. Furthermore, the way that cheeseburger is delivered resembles a street drug deal, or at least how it is often portrayed in the media. |
| 505 | ** As Will and Phil are on their way to the hospital: |
| 506 | --->'''Phillip''' (weakly): Could you do me a favor, Will? |
| 507 | --->'''Will''': ''UNCLE PHIL, WE ARE NOT STOPPING FOR NO'' '''''BURGER!''''' |
| 508 | ** The ambulance physician isn't exactly the most reassuring medical professional, and his slow, dopey voice doesn't help. |
| 509 | ---> "Don't worry man, I already had four heart attacks today and only one guy died. A two-death day is rare." |
| 510 | ---> "Hey, if your uncle still wants to go to a drive-thru, I can get Troy to drive us. With the sirens on, we don't have to wait in line." |
| 511 | * "When You Hit Upon a Star": |
| 512 | ** Aunt Viv throws Jazz out of the house for trying to bring a stripper to Will's birthday party: |
| 513 | --->'''Vivian''': [[RapidFireNo Oh no, no, no]]! You are ''not'' bringing a naked woman into my house! |
| 514 | --->'''Jazz''': No, you don't understand, Mrs. Banks. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint She don't come in naked]]! ''[A seething Vivian grabs Jazz by the collar]'' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Uh oh]]. ''[Vivian marches him to the door]'' |
| 515 | *** Tying into this is [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Ashley rolling her eyes in the background]], as if unable to believe [[TooDumbToLive Jazz's stupidity]]. |
| 516 | * In “You’d Better Shop Around,” Uncle Phil is eating near the end… |
| 517 | --->'''Phil''': Mmm… this fat-free cake isn’t bad. \ |
| 518 | '''Geoffrey''': Sir, that’s a '''[[ExtremeOmnivore SPONGE]]!''' |
| 519 | * "The Harder They Fall": |
| 520 | ** Phil walks into the kitchen wearing his new vacation clothes, which consists of matching red trunks and shirt. Will's reaction? "HEY, KOOL-AID!!" |
| 521 | ** Carlton tries to get Will in trouble by telling Phil he's taking a girl to Palm Springs. It does not have the desired effect. |
| 522 | --->'''Phil''': I'm not paying for your trip, am I?\ |
| 523 | '''Will''': Nah.\ |
| 524 | '''Phil''': Up top! *they high five* |
| 525 | ** Will has to face his new girlfriend's 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. |
| 526 | * "Papa’s Got A Brand New Excuse" is [[TearJerker one of the saddest episode of the series]], but still has a few gems here and there, including Hilary unknowingly calling Lou out before recognizing who he was. |
| 527 | ---> '''Hilary:''' Will’s father is a deadbeat who left him and his mom flat! |
| 528 | ** Also this exchange just before Uncle Phil’s TheReasonYouSuckSpeech with Lou. |
| 529 | ---> '''Vivian:''' You’re not going to hit him, are you? 'Cause I don't wanna miss that. |
| 530 | [[/folder]] |
| 531 | |
| 532 | [[folder:Season 5]] |
| 533 | * "What's Will Got to Do with It?": |
| 534 | ** Season 4 ended with a WhamLine where Will decided to remain in Philadelphia with his mother. Season 5 opens with an NBC executive showing up in a van marked "NBC Star Retrieval Unit" and pointing out that his contract says "''Fresh Prince of '''Bel-Air'''''", then tossing him in a van and taking him back to California. The best thing is the executive quoting the opening theme afterwards: "Yo, homes! To Bel-Air!" [[ResetButton Roll credits.]] |
| 535 | ** The meta fun continues when Jazz shows up at the Banks' house and asks Will "[[TheOtherDarrin Who's playing the mother this year?]]". Then a six-year-old boy comes in, saying "It's the same mom!". Jazz asks who he is and Will says "That's baby Nicky!" [[SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome while making a "growing" gesture with his hands]]. Jazz declares "Man, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm going back to the streets where things make SENSE]]!" |
| 536 | * In "Reality Bites", Nicky yells at Will when he fights his favorite costumed character. Will tries to explain it was just a guy in a suit, but Nicky doesn't believe him. Ashley tells Will he shouldn't ruin Nicky's beliefs. She brings up how Will loved ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' and "how [he] felt when [he] found out Shaft wasn't real". Will just stares at her in confusion, and Ashley realizes Will still thinks Shaft ''was'' real. |
| 537 | * The entire story Will and Carlton tell Jazz in "Fresh Prince, the Movie". |
| 538 | * "Will's Misery" revolves around a prank in which Will is kidnapped, restrained and tortured by his date to teach him to respect women. When Will discovers Carlton was behind it all, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFX1NtxkqcE he gets payback]]. Will tells Carlton about the abduction... except in this version, Will got loose and killed the girl with a rock. And her body's still up there. Carlton, in a fit of despair, runs out the back door, around the house into the living room, back into the kitchen dragging himself across the floor to the back door again, into and through the backwoods cabin, [[NoFourthWall into]] ''[[NoFourthWall the audience]]'', out the elevator into the University Cafeteria, and finally off-stage into Will's arms. Freeze scene, audio continues to play clapping, cut to black. |
| 539 | ** When Will calls home for help, it's Nicky who picks up. |
| 540 | --->'''Nicky''': Hello?\ |
| 541 | '''Will''': Nicky, find a grown-up!\ |
| 542 | '''Nicky''' *Yelling through the house* Carlton!\ |
| 543 | '''Will''': Nicky, I said "find a grown-up"! |
| 544 | * Father Knows Best: Will tries to help Hilary with the fact her show doesn't have good viewership from their target community, African American women, by telling her she needs to relate to them. Hilary's interpretation of this advice is bringing white women on the show dressed in clothes and jewelry imported from Africa and hair done by Creator/WhoopiGoldberg. |
| 545 | * "Will Steps Out": |
| 546 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yepI7I0TlA Will passing on his "Chicktionary" to Carlton.]] |
| 547 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA8i8lfsoGk Uncle Phil giving Geoffrey tips on how to be more creative with fat jokes]]. |
| 548 | * "Same Game, Next Season": |
| 549 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01K4RZpcufs "If we so rich...]] [[BreakingtheFourthWall ...why we can't afford no ceiling?"]] |
| 550 | ** The episode focuses on Lisa's father, Fred, who gets along with Will ''too well'' to the point of being clingy, interfering with Will and Lisa's alone time. The last attempt Will does to make Fred go home plays out like a typical break-up scene, with Fred as the rejected lover and Uncle Phil (unwittingly) as the "other person". |
| 551 | * "A Decent Proposal": |
| 552 | ** After Will is shot and Jazz comes to visit him in the hospital, he starts playing with the defibrillator from the crash cart, providing us with a hilarious ShoutOut: |
| 553 | ---> "Check it out, Will! I'm the black dude on ''Series/{{ER}}''!" |
| 554 | ** Lisa warns him that it's not a toy, Jazz doesn't listen... and proceeds to shock himself clear across the hallway. |
| 555 | ** When Hilary comes to visit Will she fools around with the same defibrillator, she receives a collective [[BigNo NOOOOOO!!!]] from Will and Lisa, who know [[CallBack what will happen.]] |
| 556 | * "The Wedding Show (Psyche!)": |
| 557 | ** Will and Lisa run away to be wedded in Las Vegas, as Uncle Phil and Fred argue over the wedding arrangements without considering the couple's opinions. Will decides to have a '''{{Film/Shaft}}'''-themed wedding. |
| 558 | ** The couple's wedding of choice features a minister who impersonates Music/IsaacHayes, played by the man himself. |
| 559 | ** Will tries to say his wedding vows, but gets constantly interrupted by the minister and his chorus singing Shaft's theme song. |
| 560 | --->'''Chorus:''' "They say this cat Smith is a bad mother-"\ |
| 561 | '''Will:''' Shut your mouth! |
| 562 | ** The singing is such a mood-killer that Will decides to ditch the ceremony, and Lisa agrees. Just as Will is leaving the room, he turns towards the minister: |
| 563 | --->'''Will:''' Oh, by the way, dude, your Isaac Hayes impression STINKS!\ |
| 564 | '''Minister:''' ''[to the chorus, dumbfounded]'' I don't know. I-I-I thought it was pretty good. |
| 565 | * "Slum Like It... Not": |
| 566 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHEyeYWSiys Will and Jazz's attempt to convince Uncle Phil to invest in Jazz's apartment building]], starting with the duo dressing up as Jamaicans and dancing to reggae music. |
| 567 | ** Will and Carlton tries to inspect an electrical panel. Carlton reads the warning label as "Touch here a town risk". As Carlton turns away wondering to himself what that phrase means, Will touches the panel and gets electrocuted. Only then Carlton realizes that the label actually writes "at own risk." |
| 568 | ** [[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 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. |
| 569 | * "As The Will Turns": |
| 570 | ** Will tries to quit his soap opera role upon finding out his character is homosexual. Carlton suggests that Will gets himself fired instead of quitting so that he still can get paid, resulting in an epic stunt on camera: |
| 571 | --->'''Will:''' That's right. I shot Carlos. And that's not all! [[{{Series/Dallas}} I'm the one that shot J.R., too!]] [[Music/BobMarley And, I shot the sheriff! But I]] ''[[Music/BobMarley did not]]'' [[Music/BobMarley shoot the deputy!]]\ |
| 572 | '''Joan:''' Do you ever want to work in this town again...painting portraits?\ |
| 573 | '''Will:''' Nah. Because, you see, [[Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless I'm young, and I'm restless]]. I only got [[Series/OneLifeToLive one life to live]]! So I've got to follow my [[Series/GuidingLight guiding light]] and [[Series/SearchForTomorrow search for tomorrow]]! Hey, who knows if I'll wind up living out [[Series/DaysOfOurLives the days of my life]] in a mansion in {{Series/Dallas}}, or on the corner of Series/MelrosePlace drinking [[Series/FalconCrest Falcon Crests]] out of a brown paper bag!\ |
| 574 | '''Joan:''' Royce, don't you care about anybody but yourself?\ |
| 575 | '''Will:''' Sure I do. I care about you. It's not because of those expensive clothes or your fancy jewelry, or that big Zsa Zsa wig you be wearing, I love you for who you are. Who you ''really'' are.\ |
| 576 | ''(Will rips off Joan's wig, revealing a skincap with some brown hair peeking out)''\ |
| 577 | '''Will:''' [[Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful The bald and the beautiful]]! |
| 578 | ** After all is said and done, Ashley and Geoffrey reveal that the character Will played is going to be paired with Creator/HalleBerry in the next episode, which is a script change Carlton forgot to tell Will before the aforementioned stunt. Will does not take the news well: |
| 579 | --->'''Will:''' ''[seething]'' Head start. Coming in five... four... ''[Carlton runs off]'' three... two... AAAAAAAUUUUUGGGHHH!!! |
| 580 | * "To Thine Own Self Be Blue... And Gold": |
| 581 | ** Will takes an intern post, which was passed over by Carlton as there is no wages. Later, Will flaunts the job's perks, including the company ''Porsche'', at Carlton, much to the latter's shock. |
| 582 | ** Will lets out a number of screams in quick succession when he accidentally discovers [[BriefcaseFullOfMoney the huge amount of cash inside the briefcase]] his boss Ernest asks him to deliver to a councilman. |
| 583 | --->'''Will:''' ''[hastily closes the briefcase]'' What money? I did not see no money! I did not see no money! |
| 584 | ** As Will tries to leave Ernest's office shortly after: |
| 585 | --->'''Ernest:''' Oh, oh, not so fast, Will! ''[Will stops, Ernest reaches into his jacket pocket]'' I'm not gonna let you leave this office-\ |
| 586 | '''Will:''' '''[[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl OH NO!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!]]''' ''[high-pitched]'' Ernie, what are you gonna do-\ |
| 587 | '''Ernest:''' ''[[[BaitAndSwitch pulls out an envelope]]]'' -until I give you this bonus. |
| 588 | ** Carlton and Hilary both sign up for an online dating service and unknowingly get set up with each other. Let's just say the writers milked it out for every bit of humor they could get away with. |
| 589 | * In "Cold Feet, Hot Body", Carlton responds to complaints about customers not getting bacon in their [=BLTs=] by claiming that the "b" doesn't have to stand for "bacon". |
| 590 | -->'''Will:''' ''Bread'', lettuce, and tomato?! |
| 591 | * "For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll": |
| 592 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFuKgleL63M "Momma noooo!!"]]. Will and Lisa are getting married and Will finds his mother in bed with Lisa's father. |
| 593 | ---> '''Will''': Okay... Mom... I just want to say... that I'm hurt... and I don't think... that mothers are supposed to do what... what... [[OhCrap OH MY GOD,]] [[{{Squick}} I JUST GOT A MENTAL PICTURE!!]] [[PercussiveMaintenance *slaps self in the head*]] [[BrainBleach GET OUT!! GET OUT!!"]] |
| 594 | *** Particularly Lisa's father's smug "Yeah, I hit that" grin when Phil and Vivian walk in. |
| 595 | *** Carlton walks in on the scene and provides one of the best examples of ComicallyMissingThePoint: |
| 596 | ---->'''Carlton''': What's this, a pajama party?! Scooch over! |
| 597 | *** Hilary and Ashley's reactions: |
| 598 | ---->'''Hilary''': What's going on? ...Ew. |
| 599 | ---->'''Ashley''': Heeey... |
| 600 | ** Will's reaction when Lisa tells him she thinks Film/{{Shaft}} is gay. |
| 601 | [[/folder]] |
| 602 | |
| 603 | [[folder:Season 6]] |
| 604 | * "Burning Down The House": |
| 605 | ** Will tries to make a flambé, resulting in the whole kitchen burning down despite his attempts at putting the fire out, including shouting "Voila! In reverse!" at the flames. |
| 606 | ** Carlton tries to hitchhike his way home, which leads to this: |
| 607 | --->'''Hippie:''' So what I'm saying is there shouldn't be a "rich" or a "poor." We should all just ''share the wealth, man''!\ |
| 608 | '''Carlton:''' Oh, I ''beg'' to differ.\ |
| 609 | (The hippies ''literally'' throw Carlton out of their microbus) |
| 610 | ** Also this: |
| 611 | --->'''Carlton:''' Thanks for picking me up. I left my wallet at the hotel, couldn't get a cab, there are no planes or buses. Boy, am I glad to see you.\ |
| 612 | '''Creepy truck driver:''' Yeah. I'm glad to see you, too. ''[eyes him closely]'' Halston?\ |
| 613 | '''Carlton:''' ''[{{beat}}]'' Whoa! This is my stop! ''[rushes out]'' |
| 614 | ** Geoffrey's entrance into the now destroyed kitchen. He walks in, greets Will cheerfully, drops off one grocery bag (which then falls ''into'' the ashen counter) and places another in a ''hole'' burned into the refrigerator, [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight all while acting as though nothing out of the ordinary happened]]. Finally, he pulls up a chair, sits next to a forlorn Will and says, [[TranquilFury in an extremely calm and cheery voice]]: |
| 615 | --->'''Geoffrey:''' Of all the rooms in your uncle's house, the kitchen! Are you ''mad'', boy? |
| 616 | ** After Ashley finds out, Will explains the situation to her and demands that she not say anything. |
| 617 | --->'''Will:''' Nobody has to know about this except you, me, and Geoffrey!\ |
| 618 | '''Hilary:''' ''[offscreen]'' Oh my god!\ |
| 619 | '''Will:''' And Hilary! |
| 620 | * "Get a Job": |
| 621 | ** Will tries to convince comedian Maurice Perry, played by Creator/ChrisRock, to agree to appear on Hilary's show. The catch? Will has to take out Maurice's sister, Jasmine, who is ''[[ActingForTwo also played by]] Chris Rock.'' |
| 622 | * Will does [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aIoTgy4zvo Dreamgirls]] at the end of "The Script Formerly Known As". |
| 623 | ** Phil's reaction to the whole thing--he looks simultaneously confused and mildly terrified and eventually decides to just leave once Will's back is turned. |
| 624 | ** META: Jennifer Hudson, who would go on to sing that song in [[Film/{{Dreamgirls}} the movie]], said that this was where she first heard it. Hell of an introduction! |
| 625 | * "Not With My Cousin, You Don't": |
| 626 | ** Carlton is done upgrading the Banks' household intercom system, eagerly wanting to show off one of its features. |
| 627 | ---> '''Carlton:''' Check out the exciting new roam feature. Let's listen to my room. ''[Carlton presses a button, then smiles giddily.]'' Well, all's quiet in there!\ |
| 628 | '''Will:''' ''[imitating Carlton's giddy look]'' Ooh, [[SarcasmMode there's a surprise.]]\ |
| 629 | '''Carlton:''' Subject: Geoffrey's room.\ |
| 630 | '''Geoffrey:''' I wonder how I'd look if I shaved my entire body.\ |
| 631 | '''Carlton:''' [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Changing channels!]] |
| 632 | ** 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 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]]. |
| 633 | ** Carlton freaks out and attempts to find a way to prevent Ashley from going through with it, such as trying to find a 24-hour nunnery, and Will tries to knock some sense into him. |
| 634 | ** Once Derek arrives, both Will and Carlton have this discussion with him: |
| 635 | --->'''Will:''' You're rounding third base and you're headed for home. You're excited because you think you're about to score easy, but here's the problem: You're in [[AnalogyBackfire the visitor's ballpark]] and if you do score, angry fans might not be able to be held responsible for their actions.\ |
| 636 | '''Carlton:''' And... it's bat night.\ |
| 637 | '''Derek:''' Are you two in trouble with a bookie or somethin'?\ |
| 638 | '''Carlton:''' Let's stop beating around the bush! You're playing chess. Your rook has been blindsided by the queen's gambit. Now you can play honorably -- leave your bishop at home to protect your queen's virtue -- or you can take the sleazy road and castle your king... and go right for the mate.\ |
| 639 | '''Will:''' And... it's bat night! |
| 640 | * "Viva Lost Wages": Carlton gets too hooked on gambling in Vegas, forcing him and Will to find a quick way to fund the trip home. In the end, they decide to enter a dance competition, resulting in the iconic routine set to The Sugarhill Gang's rendition of "Apache". They manage to win enough prize money to get home, despite Will accidentally throwing Carlton into a wall at one point. |
| 641 | * "Boxing Helena": Carlton's DrillSergeantNasty of a personal trainer demands he "drop and give him twenty." Carlton drops to his knees and offers him a twenty-dollar bill. |
| 642 | -->'''Carlton:''' Okay, but that doesn't leave much for yogurt! |
| 643 | ** Will's dream where he gets manhandled and roughed up by two women for very minor offenses. It's so over-the-top and the hilarious StylisticSuck from the obvious ragdoll makes it funny even factoring in DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale. |
| 644 | * In "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Part 1)", Ashley gets scouted by a modeling agency only for Will and Carlton to blow the deal by trying to cut the agency out of their commission. [[https://youtu.be/NvUzFiuuZgo Their apology has to be seen to be believed]]. |
| 645 | * Pretty much the entirety of the blooper reel episode ("I, Whoops, There It Is"). Some very good ones can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUfycA1fbJk&feature=related here]]. |
| 646 | * In "I, Stank Horse," Carlton learns that an aged racing horse is going to be put down. Later, as a devastated Carlton looks over pictures of the horse, Will turns on the TV to take his mind off horses. |
| 647 | -->'''Series/MisterEd:''' [[YourTelevisionHatesYou Hello. I'm Mister Ed.]]\ |
| 648 | '''Carlton:''' ''(to Will)'' [[YouBastard You bastard!]] |
| 649 | * "Eye, Tooth": Will, Carlton, and Creator/WilliamShatner [[GRatedDrug stoned out of their gourds on laughing gas]] at the dentist's office. |
| 650 | ** Will puts a giant tooth on his head and exclaims, "Hey, look! I'm [[Series/TheAdventuresOfTimmyTheTooth Timmy the Tooth!]]" |
| 651 | -->'''Shatner:''' Hi, Timmy! |
| 652 | -->'''Carlton:''' Wait, wait, I wanna be Timmy the Tooth! |
| 653 | -->'''Will:''' You Timmy the Tooth, I'm Bubba Gump! |
| 654 | ** Shatner looks around confusedly and says, "What happened? The bridge looks so different! ''[makes FingerGun]'' ''Spasers on spun!''" [[labelnote:*]]'[[CatchPhrase Phasers on stun]]' while [[IntoxicationEnsues intoxication is ensuing.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 655 | ** Shatner actually refers to Will as Spock, but then says, "The ears are the same, but something's different." |
| 656 | ** Nearly all the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' lines, with Will and Carlton filling in for other characters, are great. For example: |
| 657 | --->'''Carlton:''' Captain! Our dilithium crystals are almost gone!\ |
| 658 | '''Shatner:''' Scotty! You're... ...BLACK! |
| 659 | ** And: |
| 660 | --->'''Shatner:''' Ow, my tooth! Bones, do something!\ |
| 661 | '''Will:''' Dammit, Jim, I'm a black boy from Philly, not a doctor! |
| 662 | ** Then when the three of them show up on the ''Hilary Show'' set in their gas-addled state, Shatner runs into a random Asian crew member and exclaims, "Sulu!" When said Asian crew member ''runs away from him'', Shatner points at him and says, "I never liked that guy." |
| 663 | * "I, Done" (part 1): |
| 664 | ** Jazz gets thrown out by Uncle Phil for the last time on the show after unwisely making a crack about Phil getting old. |
| 665 | --->'''Jazz''': ''[seeing Phil's DeathGlare]'' [[OhCrap I know that look]]. ''[Uncle Phil gets to his feet]'' [[NotHelpingYourCase You're not getting any younger]]. ''[Uncle Phil grabs Jazz's collar]'' [[DiggingYourselfDeeper This isn't good for your back]]! ''[Jazz turns to Will]'' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck I brought this on myself]]. |
| 666 | --->''[Jazz gets thrown out]'' |
| 667 | --->'''Will''': Wow, Uncle Phil! [[RunningGag You beat your old record by, like, ten feet!]] |
| 668 | * The final episode has one last gut buster despite the rest of it being solemn. |
| 669 | -->'''Will:''' ''(turns off the lights)'' |
| 670 | -->'''Carlton:''' HEY, WHO TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS?! ''(runs out the bathroom with his pants around his ankles)'' WHERE IS EVERYBODY?! ''(runs out the door)'' |
| 671 | -->'''Will:''' ''(chuckles)'' Man, I am ''definitely'' going to miss you, C. |
| 672 | [[/folder]] |
| 673 | |
| 674 | [[folder:Meta]] |
| 675 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMkJuDVJdTw "Fresh Prince: Google Translated | cdza Opus No. 16"]] by [=CollectiveCadenza=], shot in [[TheOner one take]], documents what happens when one runs the lyrics of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' theme song through Website/{{Google}} Translate ''64 times''. TranslationTrainWreck is in full effect here. And it is simultaneously wonderful and hilarious. |
| 676 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svVcaUXNI20 "A Posh Breakdown of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"]] by [=FegeleintheLostTapes=], which is basically the lyrics of the theme song translated into SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. [[OverlyLongGag A bit long]], but well worth the laughs. |
| 677 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T38dfFYMCVU Will Smith's reaction when he recognizes a cameraman who worked on Fresh Prince at the 2014 Oscars]], 19 years after the show ended. |
| 678 | * When Creator/WillSmith [[https://youtu.be/qzbxRjzIx8c bungee jumped]] for his 50th birthday in 2018, he had this to say when watching the playback footage. |
| 679 | -->'''Will:''' I just realized what I was supposed to say when I jumped; [[BlackComedy “HILARY, WILL YOU MARRY ME?!”]] ''[He and everyone else start laughing]'' I just thought about it, then I said, “No, that’s not funny. That’s not funny”. |
| 680 | [[/folder]] |
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