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The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air S 4 E 7 Hexandthe Single Guy

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The Banks family spend Halloween at a seance in support of Hilary. Will ends up getting hexed after calling the psychic fake.

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  • All Just a Dream: Thankfully, the whole episode was this, though it's never shown if Will is still dreaming or not.
  • Bait-and-Switch:
    • One of the best examples: when Uncle Phil disgustingly tries to throw Jazz out after kissing a mutually in love Hilary, Jazz ends up throwing him out instead!
    • Also, when we hear Vivian screaming offscreen, we think something horrible has happened (as did Phil, who screams her name and runs to her), only to find her witnessing Hilary and Jazz kissing.
  • Big "NO!":
    • When Hilary falls for Jazz and then asks her disapproving family if they care what she thinks, they all answer in a resounding "No!"
    • Will shouts this out in the ending when he realizes that his nightmare has come true.
  • Casting Gag: Once again, Glenn Shadix performs a seance with disastrous results.
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Scorpius putting a hex on the entire Banks family simply because Will called him a fake really does seem a bit harsh....
  • Dreaming of Things to Come: The episode ends with Will reliving the exact scenario he dreamed about.
  • Europeans Are Kinky: When Geoffrey is arrested by a female customs agent for being in the country illegally, he initially thought that when she cuffed him, she was the woman of his dreams.
  • Foreshadowing: There are a few signs the whole episode is just a dream:
    • Uncle Phil laughs at a joke Will makes without a hint of sarcasm.
    • Ashley is the most disgusted by Jazz and Hilary hooking up. While she is not a Shipper on Deck, she likes Jazz enough and is the most open-minded member of the family.
    • Vivian's first response after conceding they've been hexed is to throw Will out on the street, and Will has to wager her down to letting him stay provided he gets them un-hexed.
  • Halloween Episode: Their second one, after season one's two-parter.
  • Humiliation Conga: Once the hex kicks in, this happens to the family in spades: Uncle Phil gets suspended from the bench after the DA claims to have proof that he took bribes (resulting in Phil also potentially facing ten years in prison), Ashley sprains her ankle after the tennis ball machine goes haywire and fires balls nonstop at her, Carlton's hair becomes (implied to be permanently) dyed to look like a rainbow, Geoffrey gets deported, Hillary falls in love with Jazz, and Vivian threats to kick Will out.
  • Jerkass: Will of course. Had he not mocked the medium or called him a fake, he wouldn't have gotten the family cursed.
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