Line #19 Heartwarming/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"You are my son, Will. End of story."]]
3	* In the very first episode, Will has trouble getting on with the rest of the family - except for Ashley, who shows him her art, and is taught to rap by him.
4	* While he's not without his flaws, Uncle Phil entirely averts the ever-present BumblingDad trope and is an excellent father to all his kids, even Will. He may be a strict disciplinarian, but it's clear he's just trying to keep them from getting into any real-world trouble in the future. There's a reason he's widely considered to be the best father figure in sitcoms.
5	* In the closing scene of the series finale, Uncle Phil is the only person to mention Jazz, who had already appeared briefly at the start of the finale and isn’t featured again. Will explains his absence by stating that Jazz is simply waiting for Phil to leave before he comes to help him pack. Phil doesn’t take offense, instead he tells Will to send Jazz well wishes on his behalf. Mind you that Jazz has been the bane of Phil’s existence throughout the series, yet he still had friendly parting words for him. With all of the family moving to different parts of the country, Phil gets Carlton, Hilary and Ashley to agree to call himself and Vivian at least once a week on Sunday, and as Phil leaves the house for the last time, he looks fondly at Will and simply says "Sunday."
6	** That entire episode was heartwarming. Every interaction Will had was closure and love. Especially when Phil tells Will that he is his son, because Will wanted a father throughout most of that series, and the ''one'' time that his father did appear led to one of the biggest TearJerker episodes of the series.
7	---> '''Uncle Phil:''' You are my son, Will. End of story.
8	** This line deserves recognition as it reveals that despite their rocky relationship, Uncle Phil always thought highly of Will.
9	--->'''Uncle Phil:''' You have no idea what my first memory of you is. I remember... a kid loaded with all the potential in the world. Now I see a person on the verge of realizing that potential.
10	** Will joining Carlton in dancing and singing to "It's Not Unusual" by Music/TomJones. This is especially heartwarming, since he was shunned for the song, and that in the end of the show's run, Will joins in.
11	** According to Karyn Parsons, the show was still producing episodes for the fifth season when Will Smith informed the cast and crew that the show would wrap up production after the sixth. That way everyone would have time to land new projects and jobs.
12	* In "Boyz in the Woods", Will, Carlton and Phil go on an absolutely disastrous camping trip and end up having to spend the night in a cave. Phil has stubbornly refused to admit things had gone wrong up until this point, but eventually admits that he just wanted to spend some time with Carlton and Will before they head off for college, and that he wanted it to be Camping because those were the best times he ever had with his father. Will then opens up with his own childhood (which becomes HarsherInHindsight given "Papa's Got A Brand New Excuse") and we get the following.
13	-->'''Will:''' [[ParentalAbandonment At least you had someone to teach you stuff]], you know? I had to learn stuff on my own. I mean, my mom was working all the time and everything. Like, I always wanted to roller skate, but I didn't really know how to do it, so I used to put on one skate and just push with the other foot. (''Phil laughs'') It never seemed like I could be fast enough to keep up with the other kids, though. You know, actually, that's how I felt when I came to Bel-Air. Like everyone else had two skates and I was trying to keep up with one. Um... [[ParentalSubstitute Thanks for being my other skate, Uncle Phil.]]
14	** The subplot has Hilary being surprised by Trevor in the house to make her dinner and although the former is [[InformedFlaw (apparently)]] not her normally, dolled-up self, even asking Geoffrey to get her hot comb, he still calls her beautiful.
15	* Uncle Phil calling out Will's father for abandoning him again was this as well as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. For all his annoyance toward Will, Phil really cares about his nephew.
16	** James Avery hugging Will after his tearful monologue not only to console him, but to congratulate him for his work as an actor.
17	* Also doubles as funny. In "Cased Up," the judge repeatedly vents on how miserable he is because of his wife divorcing him and kicking him out. When Will is called to the stand, he finishes by slapping the judge five and telling him, "Keep hope alive, you ''are'' somebody." This manages to bring a smile to the judge's face.
18	** After the case is dismissed, Will tells the judge that his number is in the file and to hang out sometime. The judge just gives him a small smile and a peace sign, saying "Peace out."
19	* Also from the finale, Hilary snobbishly demanding that Geoffrey take her bags to the car. When he comes in, she reveals that she was just kidding and wanted to say it just one last time, only to have Geoffrey pick her things with a smile and say "It would be my pleasure."
20	* In "Not With My Pig, You Don't", Uncle Phil gets called out by his mother for being ashamed of his humble background after Will tells a news reporter about his origin as a pig farmer from North Carolina. After realizing his ingratitude, he makes a speech at the banquet explaining his origin, making doubly sure that he includes his parents in it and how they were always there for him.
21	-->'''Hattie:''' Oh, I hope he mentions his pig!
22	* Geoffrey setting up a poker night for 13 year old Ashley, when she can't go with the rest of the family to an event and feels left out. He sets up a full poker table and at first they bet cookies, when she says she still feels like she's treated as a kid he gets out his wallet. Ashley proceeds to wipe the floor with him. It's a nice moment from the usually snarky Geoffrey and shows that Ashley may be his favourite member of the family.
23	* In "Working It Out", after Jazz inspires Hilary to stand up to her BadBoss, Hilary thanks him. And while she does reject his asking her out, she does so much more kindly than she usually would and explains that she would only be doing so because she owed him. And before he leaves, she gives him a kiss
24	* In "Bullets Over Bel Air", Everyone reacts their own way when it comes to Will getting shot. Props go especially to Hilary, while her demands at the hospital seem to be her snobby self on the surface. Inside, she just wanted to help her cousin out any way she can. Especially since for once it's not for her, it's for Will.
25	** Also one from Jazz, when a giant flower display shows up in Will's hospital room, with the wrong name as well, Will immediately knew it was from him and plans to thank him later.
26	** While Will and Carlton's confrontation at the end is very much a {{TearJerker}}, the entire episode is, in its way, a giant love-in between the two, with each more worried about the other than about themselves. Will literally ''takes a bullet'' for Carlton, causing Carlton to go into his biggest HeroicBSOD of the series and, once he has a gun, there's a very real implication that he intends to go after the mugger who shot Will and that he doesn't care if he gets killed himself. The only reason Will even realizes Carlton is carrying a gun is because he insists on a hug from Carlton when the latter visits him in the hospital and can feel it on him, and episode commentary states that Will's tears at the very end weren't just about his own trauma, but fear of what could have happened to Carlton had he not convinced him to give him the gun.
27	* At the end of "Just Infatuation", Will watches Ashley doing her hair and smiles and we get a flashback of how, when he first came to the household, she was the one who liked him first despite his antics clashing with her family. Will's been protective of her, as she was the youngest of the family, and she's growing up before his very eyes.
28	* Also from the finale: In the first part, Geoffrey suggests to Phil that it would be a wonderful gesture to give him a first-class one-way ticket to London on the Concorde[[note]]When it flew, there was no first class, only "Concorde Class."[[/note]] in lieu of his spring bonus. Phil, known for his thriftiness, tries to bargain it down. Then, at the end, Phil presents Geoffrey with a first-class ticket to London.
29	-->'''Geoffrey:''' In lieu of my spring bonus?\
30	'''Phil:''' [[BenevolentBoss In addition to it.]] (''presents Geoffrey with an envelope'')
31	* Also from the finale: Phil asks Will when Jazz will come by to pick him up; Will replies that he'll come as soon as Phil leaves.
32	-->'''Phil:''' (''laughs'') Good idea... but when he comes by, wish him all the best from me.
33	** In the first half of the finale, Jazz comes by the house after Phil's birthday and gives him a present. This is incredibly heartwarming, until [[MoodWhiplash Jazz tells him the present is false teeth.]]
34	* At the end of "Hilary Gets a Life" (Season 2 Episode 39), Hilary's about to quit her first job as a caterer in tears. Geoffrey tells her that he raised her, and that "Geoffrey don't raise no fools", and gets her to pick up a tray and walk into the party like the Queen of England.
35	** There was also one during the episode's family meeting. Ahead of complaining about needless expenses, Phil and Vivian congratulate Will for setting a fine example by getting a job and not being dependent on their money to buy things.
36	* In "Hilary Gets A Job", Hilary is backsliding into old habits after losing her job and struggling to find a new one. Will takes her to a new station for a protest and it just so happens they're hiring for a weathergirl. Despite Will making an ass of himself later on, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure the network executive just has Will escorted off the premises but lets Hilary keep her job.]] As the icing on top of the cake, the anchorman who she expressed interest in early on reciprocated resulting in her longest lasting relationship in the series.
37	* The ending of "Hare Today..." In which Ashley and Carlton are up front at church singing "This Little Light of Mine" along with the choir.
38	* In the two-parter "There's The Rub", Hilary and Carlton volunteer at a local soup kitchen for Thanksgiving. They start out due to their own selfish desires: Hilary is promoting her show and Carlton wants a letter of recommendation so he can get into Princeton. However, after getting to know some of the residents of the soup kitchen and serving until they run out of food, they decide to give them a Thanksgiving they'll never forget. How? By hiring caterers to serve them a Thanksgiving feast.
39	* A small one: in "Mistaken Identity", Bob, a prisoner who was established as a tough guy, starts to sing "One" by Three Dog Night in a heavenly voice when Will and Carlton leave the jail after being cleared, implying that he misses them.
40	** When Uncle Phil confronts the racist cops over their treatment of Carlton and Will he states that "we're their parents" rather than referring to Will as his nephew. As tense as their relationship is at this early point in the series, Phil is already treating Will like [[ParentalSubstitute one of his own]].
41	** Mr. Firth (Phil's legal partner) clearly being just as irritated at the situation as Phil is. As the group leaves, he even appears to be putting his arm around Carlton in a comforting gesture.
42	** Will didn't get in trouble for tagging along with Carlton, and scaring him with a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger mask and glove]]. Apparently, Vivian and Uncle Phil let him off the hook because they silently acknowledge that if he ''hadn't'' been there, Carlton could have been stopped and arrested anyway. Uncle Phil also agrees with Will that the system is unfair.
43	* In Season 6's "Not With My Cousin, You Don't", Ashley and her boyfriend are considering having sex; Ashley, a virgin, is confused and scared about the whole situation. She seeks out Vivian for TheTalk, but she is attending a conference. Ashley is trying to figure out what to do when Hilary walks through the kitchen on the way to her show; though at first she claims not to have time to talk, her "big sister radar" informs her that Ashley has something important going on. The two sit down and share a tender scene, with Hilary sharing the story of her first time and offering Ashley some genuinely good, intelligent advice: she'll know when she's ready, and it has to be her choice, not anyone else's. She then tells Ashley that she knows she'll be fine, because she's always been intelligent and responsible, and promises to support her no matter what. It's one of the few times we watch Ashley and Hilary act truly sisterly on the show, and it's nice to see Hilary showing a deeper side than usual.
44	** The ending to this episode is also ''very'' sweet. After Will and Ashley get into an argument over how overprotective he is and that she's an adult who can make her own choices, Ashley and her boyfriend decide they're not quite ready to go all the way and she returns home later on. Will is waiting for her on the couch and she confronts him once again for breaching her privacy as he did. He concedes that what he did was wrong but he just wanted to protect her. At first, she remains angry and Will is disheartened, but she soon reveals she didn't go through with it. When he apologizes once more and commends her wise choice, she concedes that she loves him and doesn't mind his protectiveness and the two share a warm embrace.
45	-->'''Ashley:''' I guess it's not the worst thing in the world to have a cousin who cares too much.
46	-->''(They hug)''
47	-->[{{Beat}}]
48	-->'''Carlton:''' ''(over the intercom)'' That was so beautiful!
49	** When Ashley decides not to follow through with having sex, rather than the usual 90's sitcom route of the boyfriend being angry and trying to pressure her into it, Derek is 100% understanding even saying "Baby you don't have to apologize to me".
50	* Carlton and Hilary trying to save a horse in the subplot of "I, Stank Horse" is pretty sweet, especially when you consider [[ItsAllAboutMe how the two of them tend to be]].
51	* After Hilary is asked to pose for ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'', Phil flips out, of course. But by episode's end, he finally calms down and acknowledges, "You're not a little girl anymore. You're a beautiful woman. Beautiful enough for ''Playboy'' to ask, and woman enough to accept."
52	** Hugh Hefner has one at the end. Phil in a bit of an up to eleven moment of craziness over the matter decides to join a monastery till the ''Playboy'' thing blows over. Will visits him and gives him the magazine, telling him he has to see it. Phil reacts [[{{squick}} squicky]] at first, but opens it anyway and finds out to his glee that they covered up anything on Hilary that would be revealing. Meaning that Hugh took Phil's feelings to heart after meeting him.
53	** This episode is also a nice bonding moment for Will and Hilary. While he does it because he's excited about Playboy, he still stands up for Hilary when Uncle Phil objects and even encourages her when she's unsure about posing for the magazine. For her part, she shows her gratitude for his support by taking him with her to the Playboy Mansion. No doubt she went up a few places in Will's good book after that.
54	* Phil and Vivian once appeared on an episode of ''Series/SoulTrain'' when they were younger. The scramble was supposed to read "Music/JamesBrown" (notably, only the initials were swapped). Phil made it read: "Vivian, I love you and I always will. Marry Me?"
55	** Another one from that same episode was Will (correctly) guesses Uncle Phil doesn't want to go on ''Soul Train'' because he's insecure about his dancing abilities. Rather than make fun of him, Will brings a friend of his over to help Uncle Phil.
56	* A minor one in "Winner Takes Off", Geoffrey is celebrating winning the lottery (really a prank by Carlton and Will) by insulting the family. During it, he promises to buy Ashley two Mercedes after he wins. This really shows how close Geoffrey and Ashley are.
57	** Also, when Uncle Phil learns Geoffrey quit because of Carlton and Will's prank, he shows no hesitation in letting Geoffrey come back despite all Geoffrey did after he thought he won and is understandably more mad at Will and Carlton than Geoffrey. Even though Phil can be stern this shows he's not unreasonable.
58	* In "Home Is Where The Heart Attack Is." Will feels guilty about his role in Phil's heart attack. When he confesses to the family (sans Carlton who's at home in denial), they berate him for nearly getting his uncle killed, making him even more guilty. He goes to apologize to Phil, but Phil hears none of it, taking the blame all to himself from years of not taking care of himself. When he asks where Carlton is, since he was the only one that didn't show up in the hospital; a now absolved Will goes home to check, leading to the [[TearJerker/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Tear Jerker]] moment.
59	* A subtle moment in "To Thine Own Self Be Blue...And Gold" Will discovers his new boss (and Uncle Phil's friend from Princeton) wants him to deliver a bribe to a councilman so he can set up his new office. Will takes the suitcase and goes home to tell Phil. When Phil comes home and Will tells him he wants to quit, Phil gets mad at him for betraying one of the few friends he has and asks why he wants to quit. Will goes from wanting to tell Phil about the bribe to saying "I'd rather not say" so Phil wouldn't know his friend was a sleazy businessman. Plain and simple he'd rather have [[HairTriggerTemper Uncle Phil]] be mad at him than have Uncle Phil lose one of his close friends.
60	** And when it comes out anyway, Philip, despite great personal pain, stands up for his nephew to his friend and orders him to take his bribe and get out of the house. Will tries to cheer him up by putting on [[{{Creator/Motown}} "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"]] and goading him into dancing around the living room (as Philip had been doing that with said friend at the beginning of the episode). All things considered, Will wants his uncle to be happy.
61	* A lot of the interaction between Will and Carlton in "Blood is Thicker Than Mud", shows just how close they've gotten over the years. The pair are trying to get into an all-black fraternity and are putting up with typical hazing as pledges. The frat's head, Top Dog, takes an instant disliking to Carlton for "not being black enough" and makes his hazing much harder than all other recruits, with the intention of never letting him in. When Will sees Carlton put up with all of it without complaining, he starts by saying whether they get in or not he's proud of him (though he does get comically annoyed when Carlton tries to hug him afterward). When Will finds this out, he lies to spare Carlton's feelings, but Carlton, instead of leaving, immediately defends Will, telling Top Dog he's full of potential. When Top Dog then tells Carlton just what he thinks of him, Will is about to rush to his defense, only for Carlton to stop him and say, in an understanding and appreciative voice, "I got this." After Carlton storms out, Will immediately follows his example, even quoting one of his cousin's corny jokes as he does so. It just displays the mutual love and understanding the pair have formed for each other by this point.
62	** Earlier in the episode, Top Dog's second in command stood up for Carlton disapproving of him putting Carlton through a worse hazing, and as soon as he learns of what Top Dog did he immediately has Top Dog kicked out of the fraternity. The only ones who know of what he did are himself and Top Dog which speaks volumes to his character.
63	* "'Twas the Night Before Christening" has Vivian ask Geoffrey, on Christmas, if he'll be Nicky's godfather. His face positively lights up.
64	-->'''Vivian:''' Geoffrey. Nobody loves Nicky more than you do... Would you do us the honor of being Nicky's godfather?\
65	'''Geoffrey:''' Oh, Madam, I don't know what to say! This is the best Christmas gift I could ever get!
66	** And then later, as Will walks in, Geoffrey proudly announces, toothy smile and all, "Master William, I'm Nicky's godfather!"
67	** In that same episode, ''Music/BoyzIIMen'' coming to sing at Nicky's christening, despite the bad blood between them and Will throughout the episode. They bury the hatchet with three simple words:
68	--->"Merry Christmas, man."
69	* When the bickering Will and Lisa go to pre-marital counselling, the counsellor gives them foam bats to work out their aggression. For that day's session, they are joined by [[Series/TheJeffersons George & Louise Jefferson]], (at this point, it becomes obvious the episode is intended as an {{Homage}} to the "foam bat" episode from the previous series). Despite all their previous arguing, Will and Lisa are instantly ticked off when George and Louise make insulting comments about their respective partners and engage in an all-out brawl. By the episode's end, they realize that they have what it take to make a marriage work if they can stick together despite previous animosity.
70	* In the Season 5 opener, Will gets Ashley a career in music. Phil and Vivian are stunned, and not happy. When Ashley gets nervous however, Will and Carlton both dance to the song to give her confidence and Ashley very rapidly does a stellar performance. When the song is over, Will embraces Ashley and she gets a standing ovation.
71	** See it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-LRofSlJ8k here]].
72	* A very underrated moment was in Season 1 when Will gets a new girlfriend who's a lonely intellectual in college. When Will learns that his relationship with her is damaging her grades and could get her kicked out of school, Will, under Aunt Viv's advice, tells her they need to send some time apart, which upsets her. Back at the dorm room, Aunt Viv, who is the girl's professor, tells her that she told Will to do that. The two then have a heart to heart conversation discovering they both had similar upbringings and Aunt Viv tells her that she needs to understand that even if she doesn't fit in and she's the last hope for her family, she does deserve to be where she is and she needs to believe that otherwise nothing anyone tells her will help. She then realizes it's better for Will and her to spend less time together.
73	* In "Courting Disaster" Will is coaxed into joining the basketball team. In the first game, Will singlehandedly annihilates the opposing team and Uncle Phil couldn't be prouder of him and it starts bringing them closer together. This was probably the earliest true bonding moment between them.
74	** Carlton feels slighted by this because Phil never came to the basketball games until now. At the end of the episode, Phil says he didn't mean to make Carlton feel unimportant, but he adds that he always makes time for his other activities and that Will really needed the extra attention.
75	--->"His mother is 3,000 miles away. He needs a cheering section as much as you do, maybe more."
76	** Despite Hilary not liking sports, she still comes to Will's first game. Humorous moment aside where she learns she'll be there for 3 hours, she's shown throughout the game as enjoying the game to the same level as her family
77	* In "Vying for Attention", Will feels slighted over his mom's new relationship and potentially starting a new family that doesn't include him. After grousing for a while, he runs off to a pool hall just to get away from it all. Carlton tracks him down to talk some sense into him.
78	-->'''Carlton:''' Will, I just want you to know if your mom abandons you and gets married, you'll always have me because, well, you're like the brother I've always wanted.
79	* The episode "Not With my Pig you Don't", Grandma Banks comes to visit, and regales everyone with stories about [[EmbarrassingFirstName Zeke's (Philip's)]] youth, much to the joy of Will. When Will overhears a reporter calling her editor that she's going to cancel the story she was going to write on the Banks' family, Will tells her the stories Grandma told him. The next day, Philip is furious with Will for telling the reporter [[OldShame what he considers embarrassing stories,]] [[PottyEmergency such as the time he ran into a "whites only" bathroom when he wanted to go,]] and how [[DownOnTheFarm his pet pig, "Wilbur", helped him become the first non-white winner of the youth farmer ribbon at the county fair.]] Grandma then becomes angry at Philip for disavowing his past, and shuns him for most of the episode. At Philip's honor banquet, he tells everybody that although he did spend part of his life in Harlem, he proudly admits that he grew up in a farm in North Carolina, and Grandma joyfully hopes he'll talk about his pet pig.
80	** Similarly, during the speech, Phil talks about the fact that his parents were rather poor, but gave him countless immaterial gifts, including courage, honesty, and love. The episode ends with a picture of Creator/JamesAvery as a little boy smiling as he poses in a rural environment as a voice over of Grandma Banks singing "Wade in the Water" is heard.
81	** Also of note, even though Will isn't technically related to Phil's parents, they nonetheless treat him as one of their own, even at one point the three of them coming back from a fun-filled day at Disneyland.
82	** Even though Will was laughing at a lot of the stories from Phil's past like him skinny dipping with his pig, he assures Uncle Phil the accolades are pretty impressive themselves even if he finds them embarrassing. In fact, the only reason he told the reporter about those stories is that he thought they were worth being proud of.
83	* One time Will begins to fear that he won't be able to get his life together, Uncle Phil chimes in his opinion about Will, admitting while Will does give him the most grief out of all the kids under his roof, he also said that he is also the one that he never worries about.
84	* In "Will Steps Out", [[LadykillerInLove Will is developing feelings of love for Lisa]] and when asking Uncle Phil for advice, he then suggests that a way to know that he's truly in love is when those SillyLoveSongs on the radio that you at one point dismiss ''make sense'' (with Phil admitting that his song was "My Girl" by The Temptations). Indeed, a later scene has Will out grocery shopping/spying on Lisa and her handsome friend and ends up singing [[Music/KennyRogers "Lady"]] to a [[ItMakesSenseInContext melon.]]
85	* In one episode, Will repeatedly denies any help from anyone in his life, saying that he wants to be a "self-made man" like Uncle Phil. When Phil gets wind of his plan, he first tells him that he admires the fact that Will is trying to do things independently, but then adds that there's no shame in accepting assistance from people older and wiser. He even tells Will that other people opened doors for him throughout his life, and now he's proud that he can do that for the younger generation.
86	* Cornflake making an awkward but genuine statement in support of black people in "Those Were the Days" leads to Will saying he's "got the spirit"
87	* In "Ain't No Business Like Show Business", Will invites his friend Keith from Philly to stay with him while he auditions for a showcase at a comedy club. Uncle Phil is initially isn't the most hospitable until Will bribes him to let Keith stay. In spite of his aspirations to be a comedian, and Will's other friends like Jazz and Ice Tray all falling into wacky characterization, Keith is shown to be a well-grounded guy. Halfway through the episode, Uncle Phil apologizes for his earlier attitude and tells Keith he has his head on straight and was a good influence on Will. Since Aunt Vivian was stated to be out of town during the episode, it's clear she had no input on what Uncle Phil said.
88	** In the cold open, Uncle Phil is trying to spend time with his kids to cope with Aunt Vivian being out of town, he even tries to hang out with Will without the least bit of contempt or annoyance when asks to see a movie with him.
89	* In the Season 6 episode "Not with My Cousin You Don't" Hilary for one of the rare moments in the series gives Ashley genuine advice about the birds and the bees. She genuinly acts like a big sister for Ashley
90	* In the Season 5 episode "Three's a Crowd", Will invites Lisa on his and Carlton's ski trip, resulting in Carlton angrily storming off. Sitting outside in the snow, Carlton confesses that Will is his only friend and he's scared of losing him to Lisa. Will reassures him that while he's serious about Lisa, Carlton is his best friend and Will has no intention of dropping him. They've come a long way from barely tolerating each other in the first season.
91	* While "The Ethnic Tip" has a BrokenAesop of Will and Carlton wanting to start a Black History class at school and hating that their professor, Aunt Vivian, was extra hard on them, the ''white'' students not only loved her and were enthusiastic about the coursework, but even started a petition to have her become their permanent history teacher.
92	* In "Guess Who's Coming To Marry?', Will's mother Vy is angry that her sister Janice isn't taking her advice and going through with marrying her intended fiancee who she objects to and refuses to go or let Will go to the wedding. Will stands up to his mother by saying he can't disappoint his aunt and that it's ridiculous for her to not love someone because they don't do what she says. Vy then shows up at the wedding despite her objections.
93	* After Ashley's fledgling music career fizzles out in "What's Will Got To Do With It?" and she and Will trade heartfelt apologies for their mutual arrogant attitudes and the lost of fame, they share an embrace that leads to both of them shedding tears. As if that wasn't enough, Carlton then sees them, cries out "Oh, you guys!", runs up to them [[GroupHug and joins in.]]
94	* At the conclusion of "That's No Lady, That's My Cousin", the tall and muscular girl who Carlton ridiculed earlier in the episode has acquired a boyfriend, who is clearly utterly head over heels in love with her, despite her towering over him.
95	* In "The Aunt Who Came To Dinner", Will is ''furious'' when he thinks his Uncle Lester is cheating on his Aunt Helen and is ready to kick his ass.
96	* In one episode, Ashley comes home after her curfew following a date, just as her father and Geoffrey are wandering around the house and searching for a cricket. Will goes to help her. He sneaks her pajamas, tells her to change, and lie that she went downstairs for a midnight snack. It doesn't work but shows how he can be a CoolBigBro to his cousin.
97	* Despite Will's protests, Geoffrey insists on maintaining decorum and exclusively refers to him as "Master William." It's only after he's relieved of his duty in the final episode that he finally calls him "Will." Will recognizes this and gives him a big hug before he leaves.
98	* Nineteen years after the show ended, Will Smith [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T38dfFYMCVU still remembers a cameraman he worked with on Fresh Prince at the 2014 Oscars]].
99	* Despite Janet Hubert and Will Smith [[HostilityOnTheSet initially not getting along]] back when the series started and leading to the former leaving the show, they seem to [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/will-smith-janet-hubert-fresh-prince-aunt-viv-reunion have buried the hatchet as of 2020]].
100	** In the same reunion special, Janet reunites with the rest of the cast[[note]]though Alfonso is missing during that segment[[/note]]. She and Daphne Maxwell Reid share a hug, being the first time the two Aunt Vivs have ever met.
101	* After Will and Jazz make up after an argument, Jazz asks Will if he could "do something for me? For old times sake?" Will smiles and agrees. The next scene is of course, [[RunningGag Jazz being thrown out of the house.]]
102	* The episode where Will's best friend from Philly, Ice Tray, visits. Just full stop.
103	** Vivian deciding to have Tray flown out in the first place just because Will is feeling homesick.
104	** At first Tray seems like a complete goof off on par with Jazz but he quickly proves to a CoolBigBro to will. The two have an honest talk about Will's interest in actually studying and Tray encourages him to be grateful for the rare opportunity he's been given.
105	-->'''Tray''': You've got a good thing going here. [[SincerityMode Don't blow it.]]
106	** After Vivian says the wrong thing because of a prospective romance between Tray and Hillary, Will calls her out on her elitism and reveals just why he and Tray are friends. Will would get jumped by the other kids on the way to school so Tray started walking with him, helping Will escape and fighting off the thugs. Vivian respects Tray's concern for Will but stays stubborn and questions why Tray doesn't care for himself as much. Will finally tells her why Tray did all of that for him; no one was there for Tray [[TrueCompanions so Tray would be there for Will]] and without him Will might not care much for himself either. This gets through to Vivian, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone who is heartbroken at the thought of how Will could have turned out without such a good friend looking out for him]].
107	* In "Asses to Ashes", Uncle Phil is defeated (both literally and figuratively) by Judge Robertson, and he decides to just leave with his integrity intact. Will, on the other hand, stands up for his uncle, simultaneously throwing praise in his direction and telling Judge Robertson what kind of person he really is. It doesn't do much as Judge Robertson adheres to EvilFeelsGood and he actually dies seconds later due to his poor health, causing Will to be guilt-stricken the whole episode, but it took a lot to stand up to such a powerful and corrupt man who already got Will in huge trouble once.
108	* Carlton finally getting into Princeton. Admit it, you were cheering along with the audience.
109	** Just the fact that on the whole, Will has been Carlton's biggest proponent throughout Season 6 to help him get into Princeton. After Will acquires Carlton's job after Carlton forgoes it at the cost of his old one, he returns the favor by pushing Carlton to get into Princeton as best he can. Carlton spent a lot of Season 6 in a slump, losing career building opportunities, having lower grades, and seeing people not as academically inclined as him finding earlier success in life. Will tries everything to cheer him up and poses as him in "Bourgie Sings The Blues" knowing Carlton will regret it for the rest of his life if he doesn't take advantage of this opportunity in what's his junior year of college to gain transfer admission. When, against all odds, he gets admitted into Princeton, Will is every bit as happy as for him Uncle Phil is. When Carlton considers dropping out, Will pushes him as hard as he can to go to Princeton.

Context Heartwarming / TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir