The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
an Episode Guide
by Russell Wodell
Last updated:
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:00
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Sep 1990 to: May 1996 | 148 eps | NBC | 30 min | stereo | closed captioned |
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"A wealthy family in Bel-Air, California, receives a dubious gift from their poorer relations in Philadelphia when Grammy Award-winner Will Smith arrives as The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. His mother wants him to 'learn some good old-fashioned values' from his successful relatives. But Will shatters the sophisticated serenity of Bel-Air with his streetwise common sense, much to the dismay of his upper-crust uncle, Philip Banks, Aunt Vivian and three conceited cousins, Carlton, Hilary and Ashley - and even the butler, Geoffrey. As the Banks family opens their home - and their checkbook - to their needy relative, Will adapts easily to their indulgent lifestyle. Yet, he reminds everyone that the simplest pleasures of family life can't be bought at any price."
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Production credits:
The Stuffed Dog Company and Quincy Jones Entertainment in association with NBC Productions
Executive producers: Quincy Jones, Kevin Wendle, Susan Borowitz, Andy Borowitz
Created by Andy Borowitz & Susan Borowitz
Based on a format by Benny Medina & Jeff Pollack
Producers: Joanne Curley Kerner (pilot only), Samm-Art Williams, Werner Walian
Co-producers; Benny Medina, Jeff Pollack
Supervising producer: Cheryl Gard
Associate producer: Mara Lopez
Co-ordinating producers: Ilen Chaiken, Pamela Oas Williams
Executive story consultants: Rob Edwards, Lisa Rosenthal
Executive story editor: Sandy Frank
Story editor: Shannon Gaughan
Aunt Vivian tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will.
b: 10 Sep 90 pc: 446801 w: Andy Borowitz & Susan Borowitz d: Debbie Allenrc: Jazz
Will persuades Ashley to pawn her violin for a drum set.
b: 17 Sep 90 pc: 446802 w: Shannon Gaughan d: Debbie Allenrc: Henry Furth, Toni
To impress a girl and her tough father, Will gets tips from cousin Carlton on becoming preppie.
b: 24 Sep 90 pc: 446805 w: Rob Edwards d: Jeff Melmanrc: Henry Furth, Margaret Furth, Grandma
Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.
b: 1 Oct 90 pc: 446806 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Jeff MelmanWill gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary.
b: 8 Oct 90 pc: 446804 w: Samm-Art Williams d: Jeff Melmanrc: Henry Furth, Margaret Furth
Jailed, Will and Carlton stage a media stunt.
b: 15 Oct 90 pc: 446807 w: Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz d: Jeff Melmanrc: Jazz, Toni, Edward Fellows III
Will joins his prep school's poetry club.
b: 22 Oct 90 pc: 446807 w: John Bowman d: Jeff MelmanWhen Will and Carlton compete for dates for a Hallowe'en party, Will boasts of knowing famous people (seen in fantasy flashbacks).
b: 29 Oct 90 pc: 446810 w: Cheryl Gard & Shannon Gaughan & Bennie Richburg Jr. d: Jeff MelmanWhen Will and Carlton compete for dates for a Hallowe'en party, Will boasts of knowing famous people (seen in fantasy flashbacks).
b: 29 Oct 90 pc: 446810 w: Cheryl Gard & Shannon Gaughan & Bennie Richburg Jr. d: Jeff Melmanrc: Jazz
Willand Carlton surprise Geoffrey on his birthday with a gorgeous date.
b: 5 Nov 90 pc: 446809 w: Sandy Frank d: Rita Rogers Blyerc: Jazz, Edward Fellows III, Chadney Hunt, Kellogg Lieberbaum, Jonathan Cartwell, Headmaster Thorvald, Coach Smiley
Carlton feels overshadowed by Will, who's become a basketball star at school.
b: 12 Nov 90 pc: 446811 w: Sandy Frank & Lisa Rosenthal d: Jeff Melmanrc: Vy, Jazz, Edward Fellows III
A holiday visit from Will's taskmaster mother puts the kibosh on conspicuous consumption and puts the kids to work preparing Thanksgiving dinner.
b: 19 Nov 90 pc: 446812 w: Cheryl Gard d: Jeff Melmanrc: Toni
Hilary becomes Will's personal maid when he threatens to disclose she's dropped out of UCLA.
b: 26 Nov 90 pc: 446813 w: Cheryl Gard d: Jeff Melmanrc: Edward Fellows III, Chadney Hunt, Kellogg Lieberbaum, Jonathan Cartwell, Headmaster Thorvald
Will tells Ashley's slumber-party guests a scary tale about his first day at Bel-Air Academy.
b: 3 Dec 90 pc: 446803 w: Cheryl Gard d: Jeff Melmanrc: Chadney Hunt, Kellogg Leiberman, Jonathan Cartwell
Will inimitably dresses the mansion for the holdays, to the dismay of the neighbors, including heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield (as himself)
b: 10 Dec 90 pc: 446814 w: Shannon Gaughan d: Jeff Melmanrc: Henry Furth
Philip may lose a superstitious client whom he advises not to make decisions based on Will's spontaneous remarks.
b: 7 Jan 91 pc: 446816 w: Samm-Art Williams d: Jeff Melmanrc: Chadney Hunt, Kellogg Leiberman, Jonathan Cartwell, Coach Smiley
Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.
b: 14 Jan 91 pc: 446815 w: Benny Medina & Jeff Pollack d: Jeff Melmanrc: Grandma
Will sneaks Philip's elderly mother out of the house for a night on the town.
b: 21 Jan 91 pc: 446817 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Jeff Melmanrc: Jazz, Toni
Will has girl problems after a date with Jazz's domineering sister, who's ready to pick out a china pattern before the night is over.
b: 4 Feb 91 pc: 446818 w: Cheryl Gard d: Jeff MelmanFresh Prince Will is on his best behavior for visiting royalty -- the seemingly demure Lady Penelope, who Will hopes to persuade to let herself have a good time at a party.
b: 11 Feb 91 pc: 446819 w: Sandy Frank d: Jeff MelmanJasmine Guy plays a scholarship student whose introduction to Will opens up a different world of fun and games -- and romance -- to divert her from her studies.
b: 18 Feb 91 pc: 446820 w: Lisa Rosenthal & Samm-Art Williams d: Jeff MelmanWill crawls to Philip for help after sneaking out on the town and getting hustled by sleazy pool sharks.
b: 25 Feb 91 pc: 446821 w: Bennie Richburg Jr. d: Jeff Melmanrc: Jazz
Will challenges Carlton to spend time in a tough neighborhood, trying to survive by masquerading as a financial consultant.
b: 11 Mar 91 pc: 446822 w: Rob Edwards d: Rae KrausR&B singer Tevin Campbell plays teen idol Little T, who surprises Ashley on her birthday with a special song and an invitation for a date.
b: 29 Apr 91 pc: 446824 w: Jeff Pollack & Benny Medina d: Jeff Melmanrc: Jazz
Rap's Queen Latifah plays Hilary's new actress boss, who wants Will as her boy toy -- or Hilary's glamorous job is over.
b: 6 May 91 pc: 446823 w: Shannon Gaughan d: Rita Rogers Blye| Back to TOP of Page |
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Production credits:
Executive producers Quincy Jones, Winifred Hervey Stallworth
Co-producers: Benny Medina, Jeff Pollack
Producers: Lisa Rosenthal, Leslie ray, David Steven Simon
Supervising producer: Samm-Art Williams
Co-executive producer: Cheryl Gard
Executive consultants: Susan Borowitz, Andy Borowitz
Produced by Werner Walian
Associate producer: Mara Lopez
Executive story editors: Bryan Winter, Efrem Seeger
Story editors: Efram Seeger, Bennie R. Richburg, Jr., Eunetta T. Boone, P. Karen Raper
Associate directors: Erma Elzy-Jones, Rae Kraus
Will's all-consumed romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.
b: 9 Sep 91 pc: 446901 w: Winifred Hervey Stallworth d: Ellen FalconWill and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.
b: 16 Sep 91 pc: 446902 w: Bryan Winter d: Ellen FalconWill tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party; Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton.
b: 23 Sep 91 pc: 446903 w: Efrem Seeger d: Ellen Falconrc: Headmaster Thorvald, Coach Smiley
Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.
b: 30 Sep 91 pc: 446904 w: Marcus Jamal Gaines d: Ellen Falconrc: Grandma
Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.
b: 7 Oct 91 pc: 446906 w: Cheryl Gard d: Ellen Falconrc: Vy, Aunt Helen
Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Will's Aunt Janice when Will's mom meets Janice's intended -- and forbids Will to attend the interracial wedding.
b: 14 Oct 91 pc: 446905 w: Samm-Art Williams d: Ellen FalconVivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.
b: 21 Oct 91 pc: 446907 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Ellen Falconrc: Lisa
Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.
b: 4 Nov 91 pc: 446908 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Ellen Falconrc: Jazz
A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.
b: 11 Nov 91 pc: 446909 w: Bennie R. Richburg Jr. d: Ellen FalconWill and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.
b: 18 Nov 91 pc: 446910 w: Elaine Newman & Ed Burnham d: Ellen FalconBell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.
b: 25 Nov 91 pc: 446911 w: Bryan Winter d: Ellen Falconrc: Henry Firth
After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.
b: 9 Dec 91 pc: 446912 w: Bill Streib d: Ellen Falconrc: Vy, Aunt Helen
On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.
b: 16 Dec 91 pc: 446913 w: Winifred Hervey Stallworth d: Ellen FalconHilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.
b: 6 Jan 92 pc: 446914 w: Eunetta T. Boone & P. Karen Raper d: Shelley Jensenrc: Coach Smiley
On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent (Allen Payne) from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.
b: 13 Jan 92 pc: 446915 w: Winifred Hervey-Stallworth d: Ellen FalconGeoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper -- but who turns out to be very wealthy.
b: 20 Jan 92 pc: 446916 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Ellen Falconrc: Jazz
When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.
b: 3 Feb 92 pc: 446917 w: Cheryl Gard d: Ellen FalconThe family fears a steamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs, while Will fears the scalpel when he enters the hospital, kicking and screaming, for a tonsillectomy.
b: 10 Feb 92 pc: 446918 w: Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon d: Ellen Falconrc: Jazz
Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.
b: 17 Feb 92 pc: 446919 w: Bryan Winter d: Ellen FalconPhilip and Vivian welcome a '60s radical, who arouses the FBI's interest and influences Will and Carlton to take action over the firing of a nonconformist teacher.
b: 24 Feb 92 pc: 446920 w: Samm-Art Williams d: Rita Rogers Blyerc: Viola
Will dislikes his mother's new boyfriend.
b: 2 Mar 92 pc: 446921 w: Efrem Seeger d: Malcolm-Jamal Warnerrc: Aunt Helen
Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carlton's plans for a rendezvous with two French women.
b: 23 Mar 92 pc: 446922 w: Jerry Ross d: Rae KrausAshley cringes when the family oohs and aahs over her relationship with Kevin , but Will chokes when she asks him about sex -- and her curiosity about reproduction sends Will to a pregnancy counselling center.
b: 27 Apr 92 pc: 446923 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Shelley JensenWill and Carlton lose their shirts investing on a tip -- then take jobs as strippers to recoup their losses and get Vivian's bracelet out of hock.
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Production credits:
Executive producers: Quincy Jones, Winfired Hervey Stallworth
Co-producers: Benny Medina, Jeff Pollack
Supervising producers: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon
Co-executive producer: Samm-Art Williams
Executive consultants: Susan Borowitz, Andy Borowitz
Produced by Werner Walian
Co-producers: Mary Ellen Jones, Bryan Winter, Efrem Seeger
Story editor: Linda M. Yearwood
Associate directors: Madeline Cripe, Mattie Caruthers
Executive in charge of production: Gary Considine
rc: Jazz
Will returns home from spending the summer in Philadelphia with a new look that doesn't sit well with Uncle Phil.
b: 14 Sep 92 pc: 446951 w: Winifred Hervey Stallworth d: Shelley JensenPhilip and Vivian organize a cleanup effort in the riot-torn remains of their old LA neighborhood.
b: 21 Sep 92 pc: 446952 w: Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon d: Shelley JensenEnrolled at the newly coed Bel-Air Prep, Ashley begins dressing to entice guys, using Will's preferences in women as her examples; Will and Carlton's prep school goes coed.
b: 28 Sep 92 pc: 446953 w: Bryan Winter d: Shelley JensenHilary gets a job reporting weather on television.
b: 5 Oct 92 pc: 446954 w: Efrem Seeger d: Shelley JensenCarlton prepares for a dinner date with his former girlfriend, Cindy, forgiving her for rejecting him several months earlier, but when she arrives with a newborn baby named Carlton Jr., the entire Banks family is stunned. Philip refuses to believe that the baby is his grandchild until a blood test proves it; Vivian reprimands Cindy for not coming to them for advice. Will, however, suspects that the inexperienced Carlton never had a chance to father a baby. Determined to accept his responsibility, Carlton elopes with Cindy to a small-town chapel. While waiting for the preacher to marry them, they realize that they're too young and too incompatible to spend the rest of their lives together. When Will arrives at the chapel to stop the ceremony, he learns that Cindy has confessed that Carlton wasn't the baby's father and called her parents to take her home, leaving Carlton bewildered and heartbroken. Carlton meekly confesses to Will that he's still a virgin, but was willing to marry Cindy, hoping that someday she'd learn to love him in return.
b: 12 Oct 92 pc: 446956 w: Michael Fry d: Shelley JensenPhilip intends to railroad off the bench ineffectual Judge Robertson; and Will becomes the "love slave" of a flamboyantly generous plain student.
b: 24 Oct 92 pc: 446955 w: Linda M. Yearwood d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Will gets arrested for numerous parking tickets as Phil runs for judge against incumbent Judge Robertson.
b: 26 Oct 92 pc: 446958 w: Samm-Art Williams d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Philip takes Will and Carlton on a camping trip that turns out to be a disaster when snow traps the unhappy campers.
b: 5 Nov 92 pc: 446957 w: Samm-Art Williams d: Chuck VinsonThe Bankses appear on Oprah's show and fail to invite Will on-stage, which may cause Philip to lose the election.
b: 9 Nov 92 pc: 446959 w: Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon d: Shelley JensenElection results are in and Philip fights to remain cool amid lies by Judge Robertson, which prompt Will to confront the outspoken incumbent.
b: 16 Nov 92 pc: 446960 w: Bryan Winter d: Shelley JensenAt Vivian's Lamaze class, Will cozies up to a pregnant sportswriter, who takes him to a game -- and delivers more than just fun.
b: 23 Nov 92 pc: 446961 w: Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon d: Shelley JensenCarlton Banks is very depressed after being rejected by Paula, unaware that she has left him for Will. Meanwhile, Philip (JAMES AVERY) and Vivian Banks (JANET HUBERT-WHITTEN) receive an envelope from their doctor containing an ultrasound picture revealing the sex of Vivian's fetus. Not wanting to spoil their surprise in the delivery room, they entrust the sealed envelope to their servant, Geoffrey ...then curiosity gets the better of them.
b: 7 Dec 92 pc: 446962 w: Michael Peters d: Michael Petersrc: Viola
Will's mother tells Will that she's broken her engagement to Robert and eagerly awaits her son's graduation so they can return to Philadelphia together. A shocked Will is afraid to tell her that he wants to attend college in California and remain with his Bel-Air family and friends, and suffers a nightmarish fantasy of what it would be like still living with his mother when he's 60 years old.
b: 14 Dec 92 pc: 446963 w: Efrem Seeger d: Shelley JensenWill and Carlton convince Geoffrey that he has won a multimillion dollar lottery.
b: 4 Jan 93 pc: 446964 w: Casey Maxwell Clair d: Werner WalianPhilip is quick to judge an ex-con Will urged him to hire as a handyman and temporary assistant after the house is robbed.
b: 18 Jan 93 pc: 446966 w: Winifred Hervey Stallworth d: Shelley JensenAs Vivian's delivery date approaches, the family fantasizes about what the baby will mean to each of them: Ashley feels all but invisible, Geoffrey feels overwhelmed by the family's demands, and Vivian feels like she's having triplets.
b: 25 Jan 93 pc: 446974 w: Myles Avery Mapp & K. Snyder d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Will tries to dupe a girl into intimacy.
b: 1 Feb 93 pc: 446965 w: Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon d: Shelley JensenPrinceton accepts Will but rejects Carlton -- whose guardian angel helps him see the light.
b: 8 Feb 93 pc: 446968 w: Bryan Winter d: Shelley JensenWill learns a sobering lesson after Carlton pops the wrong pills from Will's locker, mistaking amphetamines for vitamins, and winds up in hospital.
b: 15 Feb 93 pc: 446969 w: Efrem Seeger d: Shelley Jensenrc: Vy, Charlayne Woodard
Vivian's baby is a week late, but family members and her visiting sisters are nowhere to be found when it's time to rush to the hospital.
b: 22 Feb 93 pc: 446967 w: Winifred Hervey Stallworth d: Shelley JensenHeavyweight boxing champ Riddick Brown wreaks havoc with Carlton's mind and Will's face at a funky cafe-casino in Nevada, where the cousins have stopped on their way to check out a college for Will.
b: 1 Mar 93 pc: 446970 w: Samm-Art Williams d: Chuck VinsonWill lands a spot in a comedy showcase after accompanying a comic friend to an audition.
b: 12 Apr 93 pc: 446971 w: Jeff Pollack d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Series clips illustrate family recollections as the kids put together a scrapbook for Vivian and Philip, who want to renew their vows on their anniversary.
b: 3 May 93 pc: 446973 w: Michael Fry d: Maynard C. Virgilrc: Jazz, Vy, Headmaster Wallace Thorvald
Vy anticipates Will's graduation with enthusiasm, but there may be discord when she learns Will is failing music. To pass his music class, Will must sing at the graduation ceremony -- with a class of eight-year-olds.
b: 10 May 93 pc: 446972 w: Bryan Winter & Efrem Seeger d: Shelley Jensen| Back to TOP of Page |
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Production credits:
Executive producer: Quincy Jones, Gary H. Miller
Co-executive producers: Benny Medina, Jeff Pollack
Co-producers: Barry Gurstein, David Pitlik
Producer: Maiya Williams
Supervising producers: Maiya Williams, Bill Boulware
Co-executive producers: Leslie Ray, Savid Steven Simon
Executive consultants: Susan Borowitz, Andy Borowitz
Produced by Werner Walian
Associate producer: Mara Lopez
Executive story editors: Eddie Gorodetsky, David Zuckerman
Story editor: Devon Shepard
Associate directors: Madeline Cripe, Mattie Caruthers
Executive in charge of production: Gary Considine
rc: Jackie, Jazz
College-bound Will and Carlton settle into their new L.A. party pad, to which Carlton brings the woman of his dreams -- Jackie. Unfortunately, it is also soon overrun with partygoers.
b: 20 Sep 93 pc: 60031 w: Gary H. Miller d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jackie, Jazz
Will brings Carlton shocking news that Jackie is an old friend of his from Philly; the two guys get evicted from their apartment; and Hilary asks for a "special" proposal from Trevor -- and gets it.
b: 20 Sep 93 pc: 60032 w: Gary H. Miller d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jackie
Registration day finds Will signing up for no-brainer classes, plus one that might truly challenge him -- a philosophy course he takes to meet a girl.
b: 27 Sep 93 pc: 60033 w: Maiya Williams d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jackie
Stuck with caring for Nicky for the day, Will soon discovers the benefits of baby-sitting: he's suddenly a big man on campus with the women so long as he poses as a single dad.
b: 4 Oct 93 pc: 60034 w: Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
After Will and the guys rib Carlton about being a virgin, Miss Right (Belcon) appears and sweeps Carlton off his feet. Elsewhere, Geoffrey confesses a secret of his own.
b: 11 Oct 93 pc: 60036 w: David Zuckerman d: Shelley JensenWhen Phillip sues Will and Carlton for unpaid rent, two different versions of the dispute are aired -- neither entirely truthful.
b: 18 Oct 93 pc: 60037 w: Bill Boulware d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Hilary summons an outrageous TV psychic and spirit channeler who arranges a séance to communicate with the dead and enable Hilary to get over Trevor once and for all -- and hexes a disbelieving Will.
b: 25 Oct 93 pc: 60038 w: Barry Gurstein & David Pitlik d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jackie
Will and Carlton try to get accepted into an African-American fraternity; Will proves to be just what they want in a pledge, but the brothers see Carlton as a "prep-school, Bel Air-bred sellout."
b: 1 Nov 93 pc: 60039 w: Devon Shepard d: Chuck Vinsonrc: Jackie
Will breaks a date with Jackie to accompany Hilary to a Playboy Mansion reception for weather reporters being photographed for the magazine.
b: 8 Nov 93 pc: 60035 w: Eddie Gorodetsky d: Shelley JensenWill sneaks greasy, high-fat foods to Philip after he promises to diet and exercise, then blames himself when Philip has a heart attack.
b: 15 Nov 93 pc: 60040 w: Eddie Gorodetsky d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jackie
On academic probation, Will schemes to improve his grades by fixing up a newly divorced English professor with Hilary, who soon finds fault with the man, further jeopardizing Will's academic future.
b: 22 Nov 93 pc: 60041 w: David Zuckerman d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jackie
Will uses booze to prove his manliness while competing with a hulking football hero who wants to score points with Jackie, and his fraternity brothers leave drunken Will in a cemetery, where he is haunted. Meanwhile, Ashley learns that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
b: 29 Nov 93 pc: 60042 w: Bill Boulware d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz, Aunt Helen
Vivian promises godmotherhood of her child to both of her sisters, while Will hatches a harebrained scheme to get Boyz II Men to perform at baby Nicky's christening.
b: 20 Dec 93 pc: 60043 w: Samm-Art Williams d: Eddie GorodetskyWill pays for putting off studying for a midterm until the last minute, and Ashley pays for staying out late on her first date.
b: 3 Jan 94 pc: 60054 w: Mayia Williams d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Business drops off at the Peacock Stop when Carlton takes over as manager; elsewhere, an "I Hate Hilary" newsletter precipitates stormy weather.
b: 10 Jan 94 pc: 60044 w: David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein d: Shelley JensenWill and Jazz steal a statue from a rival school, whose team retaliates by kidnapping ULA's lucky charm -- Carlton, the strutting peacock mascot.
b: 24 Jan 94 pc: 60045 w: Bill Boulware &David Zuckerman d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Will becomes a jet-setter while dating a pop star.
b: 31 Jan 94 pc: 60046 w: Michael Soccio d: Shelley JensenA Valentine's double date finds Will treating Ashley like a kid and Ashley demanding r-e-s-p-e-c-t.
b: 14 Feb 94 pc: 60048 w: Gayle Abrams & Jenji Kohan d: Maynard C. VirgilIrc: Jazz, Vy
A car dealer hires Will, then persuades him to drop out of college.
b: 21 Feb 94 pc: 60047 w: Devon Shepard & K. Snyder. d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jewel Robertson, Jazz
Philip foots the bill when Jazz decides to marry a jailbird -- who moves in on Will.
b: 28 Feb 94 pc: 60049 w: Arnold Rudnick & Rich Hosek d: Shelley JensenAn overprotective dad takes Will flying to scare him out of getting too serious with his daughter.
b: 14 Mar 94 pc: 60050 w: Devon Shepard d: Shelley JensenIt's double trouble for Will when Philip's old flame visits with her daughter, who's attracted to Will.
b: 25 Apr 94 pc: 60060 w: Gary H. Miller d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz, Jewel
Newlyweds Jazz and Jewel try to start a family, but it turns out they're going to need a little help -- from Will; Phil urges the kids to give Vivian thoughtful Mother's Day gifts.
b: 2 May 94 pc: 60051 w: Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon d: Madeline CripeBen Vereen plays Will's long-lost father, who breezes into town and promises Will the moon, which angers an unforgiving Philip.
b: 9 May 94 pc: 60053 w: Bill Boulware & David Zuckerman d: Shelley JensenA stranger makes a generous offer for the Banks estate, which prompts the family to reminisce about their good times there.
b: 16 May 94 pc: 60061 w: Harrison Boyd d: Shelley Jensenrc: Vy
Will returns to the City of Brotherly Love and discovers he's the butt of old friends' jokes, prompting him to go into training to settle an old score and clear his reputation as a chicken. (Season finale)
b: 23 May 94 pc: 60052 w: Maiya Williams & Eddie Gorodetsky d: Shelley Jensen| Back to TOP of Page |
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Production Credits:
Executive producer: Quincy Jones
Co-executive producers: Benny Medina, Jeff Pollack, Josh Goldstein
Co-producers: Eddie Gorodetsky, David Zuckerman
Producers: Barry Gurstein, David Pitlik
Supervising producers: Bennie R. Richburg Jr., Maiya Williams
Executive consultants: Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz
Produced by Werner Walian
Executive producer: Gary H. Miller
Associate producer: Mara Lopez
Story editor: John Ridley
Associate directors: Madeline Cripe, Mattie Caruthers
Executive in charge of production: Gary Considine
rc: Jazz
Will manages the rising singing career of Ashley, who becomes a prima donna.
b: 19 Sep 94 pc: 60066 w: Barry Gurstein & David Pitlik d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Philip and Will don't see eye to eye on Ashley's singing career, but record producer Gordy Berry is all ears.
b: 19 Sep 94 pc: 60064 w: Barry Gurstein & David Pitlik d: Shelley JensenWill loses points as a role model for Nicky while visiting an ever-positive kiddie hero who brings joy to youngsters -- but not to Will.
b: 26 Sep 94 pc: 60063 w: David Zuckerman d: Shelley JensenWill blasts Carlton for stealing his woman while on a double date, and their ensuing fight lasts for days -- until Will gets knocked unconscious; Philip and Hilary teach Ashley to drive.
b: 3 Oct 94 pc: 60065 w: Michael Soccio d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Will tells a tall tale about seeing a mob killing, then being placed in a witness-protection program in the backwoods of Alabama.
b: 10 Oct 94 pc: 60062 w: Gary H. Miller d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz, Lisa
Will may soon regret using one of his phony lines to snag a sorority recruit; Geoffrey considers legal action for an on-the-job injury.
b: 17 Oct 94 pc: 60067 w: Eddie Gorodetsky d: Shelley JensenAshley secretly abandons her private-school education for the "real world" of public education, thanks to inspiration from Will; Hilary tries to broaden her talk show's demographics.
b: 24 Oct 94 pc: 60068 w: Andrea Allen d: Shelley JensenAn invitation to a Soul Trainreunion has Vivian feeling romantic -- recalling Philip's marriage proposal on the show 25 years earlier -- but has Philip feeling like a dinosaur. Meanwhile, Carlton vies with Will in a dance contest.
b: 7 Nov 94 pc: 60069 w: John Ridley d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz, Lisa
Lisa humiliates Will by knocking out a guy with her self-defense moves.
b: 14 Nov 94 pc: 60070 w: Barry Gurstein & David Pitlik d: Shelley Jensenrc: Lisa
Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel -- by Jay Leno.
b: 21 Nov 94 pc: 60071 w: Bennie Richberg, Jr. d: Shelley JensenWhile on a date with another woman, Will feels the power of love -- for Lisa; and, in a weighted suit, he feels what fitness guru Susan Powter hopes will be empathy for Uncle Philip.
b: 28 Nov 94 pc: 60072 w: Maiya Williams d: Shelley JensenWill goes overboard to make a good first impression on Lisa's father -- and soon regrets it.
b: 12 Dec 94 pc: 60073 w: David Zuckerman d: Shelley JensenWill gets roped into a weekend ski trip with Carlton that quickly turns to disaster when their party arrives; meanwhile, back home, Hilary prepares to leave the nest.
b: 9 Jan 95 pc: 60074 w: Josh Goldstein d: Shelley JensenWill and Lisa each lie about their evening plans, then wind up at the same party -- where Ashley is found in the coat room with a football player.
b: 23 Jan 95 pc: 60075 w: Gayle Abrams d: Chuck VinsonA planned camping trip is cut short for Carlton and Will when a robber approaches them at an automated bank-teller machine -- and fires a gun.
b: 6 Feb 95 pc: 60076 w: Maiya Willaims & Eddie Gorodetsky d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz, Lisa, Vy
After getting shot, Will proposes marriage to Lisa in a moment of vulnerability; but she shoots him down with "no" for an answer. Meanwhile, accident-prone Hilary prolongs Will's recovery.
b: 13 Feb 95 pc: 60077 w: David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein d: Shelley Jensenrc: Lisa
Thanks to relationship counseling, Will and Lisa hop to move on up to a new understanding in preparation for marriage. Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford appear as their famous characters George and Louise Jefferson.
b: 20 Feb 95 pc: 60078 w: Mike Soccio & Andrea Allen d: Shelley Jensenrc: Fred Wilkes
Will and Lisa have their hearts set on a small wedding, but plans get out of hand when Lisa's dad can't agree on the arrangements -- so the couple elope to Las Vegas.
b: 27 Feb 95 pc: 60079 w: Efrem Seeger d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Will vows Philip with his sound investment advice to buy Jazz's apartment building -- but the tenants scream slumlord after Philip acts on Will's moneymaking tip.
b: 13 Mar 95 pc: 118 w: Bennie R. Richburg Jr. d: Shelley Jensenrc: Lisa
Will inadvertently finds himself in the right place at the right time and lands a part in a daytime soap opera.
b: 10 Apr 95 pc: 119 w: David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein d: Shelley JensenPut into a trance by a stage hypnotist, Will behaves like a 4-year-old just as the family gears up for an interview with the admissions head of a private school.
b: 17 Apr 95 pc: 120 w: Maiya Williams & Eddie Gorodetsky d: Shelley JensenA dream job for Will with a businessman friend of Philip's turns into a nightmare when the man offers him a bonus to help bribe a councilman.
b: 24 Apr 95 pc: 122 w: Roger Garrett s: Ernest Tron Anderson d: Shelley Jensenrc: Lisa
It's double trouble for Will when a temptress schemes to make him forget his fiancée -- and also befriends Lisa.
b: 1 May 95 pc: 60083 w: Ron Burla d: Shelley Jensenrc: Lisa, Jazz
While en route to his bachelor party, Will gets trapped in an elevator with the feuding Carlton and Jazz -- and his life with the women in his past flashes before him (in series clips).
b: 8 May 95 pc: 60084 w: David Hoge & Dan Cross d: Maynard C. Virgilrc: Jazz, Vy, Lisa, Fred Wilkes
Just before the wedding, as tempers heat up between Vy and Fred, Will gets cold feet about marrying Lisa -- whom he feels he may not really know. (Season finale)
b: 15 May 95 pc: 60085 w: Leilani Downer d: Shelley Jensen| Back to TOP of Page |
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While Carlton is away at a Young Republican camp, Will cooks up a flambé of a disaster on a night when an influential judge is coming to dinner.
b: 18 Sep 95 pc: 60101 w: Joel Madison & Adam Markowitz d: Madeline CripeIn competition with Carlton, Will sets out to prove he's the best man for the job on Hilary's TV show by escorting a famous comedian's sister out on the town.
b: 25 Sep 95 pc: 60102 w: Mort Scrivner d: Shelley JensenAfter learning a little something about initiative, Will jumps to Hilarys' aid prior to a key business meeting at the station; an unemployed Carlton subs for Philip on career day at Ashley's school.
b: 2 Oct 95 pc: 60103 w: Larry Wilmore d: Shelley JensenThe thrill is gone for "runaway yuppie" Carlton, who can't handle another disappointment, let alone his long-awaited Princeton interview.
b: 9 Oct 95 pc: 60104 w: Tom Devanney d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Will decides to book a juror dismissed from Philip's big show-biz madam sex-scandal case for Hilary's show, which results in embarrassment for Judge Banks and some annoying apologies from Will and Hilary.
b: 16 Oct 95 pc: 60105 w: Felicia D. Henderson d: Shelley JensenWill and Carlton's double date goes great -- until the boyfriend of one of the women shows up.
b: 23 Oct 95 pc: 60106 w: Kandace Yvette Williams & Matt Tarses d: Madeline CripeWill and Carlton get a shocking earful when they "roam the intercom" system at home and hear Ashley's private conversation -- about sex.
b: 6 Nov 95 pc: 60107 w: Adam Markowitz d: Shelley JensenCarlton is on a roll in Vegas, celebrating his birthday at the gaming tables with Will in tow; but suddenly the tables turn, and the duo enter a dance contest to recoup their losses.
b: 13 Nov 95 pc: 60108 w: Robert Bruce d: Shelley JensenHilary and Carlton volunteer at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving, while the extended family fills up on holiday treats. (Part 1 of 2.)
b: 20 Nov 95 pc: 60109 w: Joel Madison d: Shelley JensenWill and Philip are arrested at a massage parlor on Thanksgiving; Hilary and Carlton get a lesson in humility at the homeless shelter.
b: 20 Nov 95 pc: 60110 w: Joel Madison d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz, Grandma Hattie
Will plays matchmaker for Hilary, setting her up with his doctor friend, but romance is the last thing on her mind as the anticipates the first national broadcast of "The Hilary Show".
b: 11 Dec 95 pc: 60111 w: Tom Devanney & Adam Markowitz d: Alfonso RibeiroWill's New Year's resolution leads him to the gym to get in shape; but when gym-savvy family members take Nicky for some boxing lessons, Will gets cold-cocked by a woman boxer named Helena.
b: 8 Jan 96 pc: 60112 w: Mike Soccio d: Shelley JensenIt's no laughing matter when a bomb-toting clown holds Philip hostage in the courtroom on the day of the showbiz madam's sentencing.
b: 15 Jan 96 pc: 60115 w: George Tricker s: David Wyatt d: Shelley JensenPhilip's recent political involvement doesn't seem to involve Vivian; meanwhile, the owner of a top-modeling agency "discovers" Ashley at a fast-food joint.
b: 12 Feb 96 pc: 60113 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Shelley JensenBreaking up may not be so hard to do for an angry Vivian, but when Philip finds he's lost without her, Will and Carlton conspire to reunite them.
b: 19 Feb 96 pc: 60114 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Shelley JensenAfter being accepted at Princeton, a worried Carlton changes his life plans and retreats to a place where everybody knows his name -- the bowling alley.
b: 26 Feb 96 pc: 60117 w: Michael Soccio d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
Geoffrey's life changes overnight when a man claiming to be his long-lost son shows up and charms everyone -- except Will, who discovers the guy's not what he seems. Meanwhile, Hilary starts writing her autobiography, and an early childhood photo reveals a shocking secret.
b: 18 Mar 96 pc: 60116 w: Lisa Rosenthal d: Madeline Criperc:
The church's widowed reverend is a man of esteemed reputation, but not in the eyes of Will -- who spies him making a play for Aunt Vivian.
b: 8 Apr 96 pc: 60119 w: Robert Bruce d: Shelley JensenDick Clark has a cameo on this backstage outing that has Will Smith visiting with series stars and screening series bloopers.
b: 15 Apr 96 pc: 60124 w: Mary Beth Pemberton & Tanya Ward d: Shelley JensenPhilip expects Ashley to decline an offer for what he considers a degrading role in an ad by a director who could also give her a recommendation to a top New York school.
b: 22 Apr 96 pc: 60120 w: Tom Devanney d: Shelley JensenOn Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Hilary subs for Gifford but doesn't see eye-to-eye with co-host Philbin. Meanwhile, Will subs for Carlton in a golf tourney and gets buddy-buddy with Philip, making Carlton jealous.
b: 6 May 96 pc: 60121 w: Mike Soccio & Matt Tarses d: Werner WalianWilliam Shatner stars as Hilary's talk-show guest, but Will must find a way to beam him from the dentist's chair to the set. Meanwhile, Hilary's show treks to New York and Ashley insists on tagging along.
b: 13 May 96 pc: 60118 w: Adam Markowitz d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
The series ends its six-year run when the Banks decide to put the mansion up for sale. Family members are on the go, and everyone's "in the fast lane." Except for Will, who's stuck on life's "soft shoulder."
b: 20 May 96 pc: 60122 w: Jeff Pollack d: Shelley Jensenrc: Jazz
The series ends its six-year run when the Banks decide to put the mansion up for sale. Family members are on the go, and everyone's "in the fast lane." Except for Will, who's stuck on life's "soft shoulder."
b: 20 May 96 pc: 60123 w: Jeff Pollack d: Shelley Jensen NOTE: Guests Bain and Coleman reprise their roles from Diff'rent Strokes, and Gibbs, Hemsley and Sanford from The Jeffersons.| Back to TOP of Page |
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