History Heartwarming / TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir

** On that note, here's a meta-example: This surprise [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwS14TiO7Pk#t=89 reunion]] of Will, Jazz and Carlton, which also doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. In case the link doesn't work properly, skip to 1:38 for pure awesomeness.

* 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. Wil, 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.

** Will didn't get in trouble for tagging along with Carlton, and scaring him with a [[Film/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.

* RealLife Examples:
** After Creator/JamesAvery passed away in 2013, his former co-stars paid tribute to him:
*** Janet Hubert (the first Aunt Vivian),
--->"RIP James, all the world is a stage, and we are all merely players in this production called LIFE."
*** Creator/WillSmith commented on his death by saying,
--->"Some of my greatest lessons in acting, living, and being a respectable human being came through James Avery. Every young man needs an Uncle Phil. Rest in Peace."
*** Creator/AlfonsoRibeiro tweeted:
--->"I'm deeply saddened to say that James Avery has passed away. He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly."
*** Tatyana Ali (Ashley) tweeted:
--->"James was my teacher, my protector and the most magnificent actor. We're feeling his loss very deeply. He'll always be a part of me."
*** Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey) referred to Avery as a "gentle giant, a marvelous man and a truly wonderful actor."

* In "Not With My Pig You Aren'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 Alabama. 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.

--->'''Uncle Phil:''' You don't know my first memory of you. I remember... the kid loaded with all the potential in the world. Now I see someone on the verge of realizing that potential.

** Hugh Hefner has one at the end. Phil in a bit of an UpToEleven 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.

** 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, the two share a warm embrace.

''(They hug)''
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* 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 is 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.