The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Fresh Prince Bel Aire logo.svg
Genre Sitcom
Created by
Based onA format
by Benny Medina & Jeff Pollack
Starring
Theme music composerThe Fresh Prince in association with A Touch of Jazz, Inc.
Opening theme"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Ending theme"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (instrumental)
Composer Quincy Jones
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes148 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Werner Walian
  • Lisa Rosenthal
  • Joel Madison
  • Leilani Downer
  • Joanne Curley-Kerner
  • Joel Markowitz
Production locations
Camera setup Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time21–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 10, 1990 (1990-09-10) –
May 20, 1996 (1996-05-20)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager born and raised in West Philadelphia who is sent to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, where his lifestyle often clashes with that of his upper-class relatives.

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The series was considered Will Smith's star vehicle into television, and later his film career. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was a top hit for NBC, running for 148 episodes over six seasons. [1] [2] A reunion special/retrospective reuniting the surviving cast debuted on HBO Max in November 2020. [3] [4] A more dramatic reimagining of the series, titled Bel-Air and based on the fan film of the same name, was given a two-season order for Peacock, and released on February 13, 2022. [5]

Will Smith and James Avery were the only actors to have appeared in all 148 episodes of the television sitcom. [6]

Summary

The theme song and opening sequence set the premise of the show. Will Smith is a street-smart African-American teenager, "born and raised" in West Philadelphia. While playing street basketball, Will accidentally hits a group of young people with the ball, causing a confrontation that frightens his mother, who sends him to live with his wealthy aunt and uncle in the opulent neighborhood of Bel Air, Los Angeles.

Will's working class background ends up clashing in various humorous ways with the upper class world of the Banks family – Will's stern uncle Phil and tough but fair aunt Vivian and their children, Will's cousins: spoiled Hilary, pompous Carlton, impressionable Ashley and baby Nicky (introduced in season 3), as well as their sarcastic butler Geoffrey.

Cast and characters

  = Main cast (credited)
  = Recurring cast (4+)

Main

ActorCharacter
1 2 3 4 5 6
Will Smith William “Will” Smith Main
James Avery Philip Banks Main
Janet Hubert-Whitten Vivian Banks Main
Daphne Maxwell Reid Main
Alfonso Ribeiro Carlton Banks Main
Karyn Parsons Hilary Violet Banks Main
Tatyana M. Ali Ashley Banks Main
Joseph Marcell Geoffrey Butler Main
Ross Bagley [lower-alpha 1] Nicholas Andrew "Nicky" Banks Recurring Main
  1. ↑ Various actors portrayed the infant Nicky Banks throughout seasons 3 and 4.

Recurring

ActorCharacterSeasons
1 2 3 4 5 6
DJ Jazzy Jeff Jazz Recurring
Vernee Watson-Johnson [lower-alpha 1] Viola "Vy" Smith Recurring
Michael Weiner Kellogg "Cornflake" Lieberbaum Recurring
Lisa Fuller Toni Recurring
Virginia Capers Hattie Banks Recurring Recurring
Jenifer Lewis Helen Smith Recurring Recurring
Charlayne Woodard Janice Smith Recurring
Perry MooreTyriq "Ty" Johnson Recurring
Brian Stokes Mitchell Trevor Collins-Newsworthy Recurring
Tyra Banks Jacqueline "Jackie" Ames Recurring
Nia Long [lower-alpha 2] Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes Recurring
Jim Meskimen [lower-alpha 3] Werner Recurring
  1. ↑ A different unidentified actress portrayed Will's mother in the opening title sequence.
  2. ↑ Nia Long had a one-off role as Will's talkative prom date Claudia in 2-08 before playing Lisa in season 5.
  3. ↑ Jim Meskimen had a one-off role as Professor Jeremy Mansfield in 4–03 before returning as Werner in season 6.

Celebrity guest stars

The show is notable for having a heavy celebrity guest presence, with more than forty celebrities guest starring throughout the series. Seasons 1 and 6 had the highest celebrity participation, with over 10 celebrity guest stars each. [7]

CelebritySeason–EpisodeNotesRef(s)
Richard Roundtree 1–03Dr. Mumford, father of Will's love interest. Also played Rev. Sims in 6–18. [7] [8]
Don Cheadle 1–05Ice Tray, Will's best friend from Philadelphia. [7]
Adrienne-Joi Johnson 1–07Christina Johnson, Will's crush from poetry club. [9]
Bo Jackson 1–09Themselves. [7]
Heavy D
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Quincy Jones
Al B. Sure
Kadeem Hardison
Naomi Campbell 1–10Helen, Geoffrey's date. [10]
Isiah Thomas 1–11Himself. [7]
Evander Holyfield 1–15Himself. [7]
Vivica A. Fox 1–19Janet, Jazz's sister and Will's date. [7]
Jasmine Guy 1–21Kayla Samuels, Will's girlfriend. [7]
Tevin Campbell 1–24Little T, Teen idol. [7]
Queen Latifah 1–25Marissa Redman, Hilary's Boss. Also played "Dee Dee" in 2–8. [7] [11]
Tisha Campbell 2–1Kathleen, Will's girlfriend in the episode. [12]
Lela Rochon 2–3Cindy, Will's girlfriend in the episode. [13]
Malcolm-Jamal Warner 2–9Eric, Hilary's love interest. [14]
Zsa Zsa Gabor 2–10Sonya Lamor, Uncle Phil's celebrity client. [7]
Bell Biv DeVoe 2–11Themselves. [7]
Brandon Quintin 2–12Ramon, Ashley's friend. He returns as Bryan in 4–18. [15] [16]
Allen Payne 2–15Marcus, Will's basketball rival. [7]
Anna Maria Horsford 2–16Karen Caruthers, a woman who Geoffrey is attracted to. [17]
Milton Berle 2–18Max Jakey, Will's hospital roommate. [7]
Bernie Kopell Reprising his role as Dr. Adam Bricker from The Love Boat in Will's nightmare. [7]
John Beradino Reprising his role as Dr. Steve Harding from General Hospital in Will's nightmare. [18]
Bob Eubanks 2–19Himself, as the host of a game show. [19]
Raven-Symoné 2–21Claudia, the daughter of Robert, who is Vy's boyfriend in the episode. [20]
Larenz Tate 3–03Kenny, a student at Bel-Air Prep who woos Ashley [21]
Garcelle Beauvais Veronica, a student at Bel-Air prep who Will pursues. Also appears in 5–25 and 6–06.
Lark Voorhies 3–05Cindy, Carlton's ex-girlfriend
Sherman Hemsley 3–06, 3–07, 3–10Judge Robertson, Uncle Phil's rival. Also George Jefferson in 5–17 and 6–24. [7] [22] [23]
Oprah Winfrey 3–9Herself. [7]
Vanessa Williams 3–11Danny Mitchell, Will's idol. [7]
Phil LaMarr 3–15Edward, Uncle Phil's personal assistant. [24]
Naya Rivera 3–16Cindy, Hilary's imagined ideal baby sister. [25]
Kim Fields 3–17Monique, Will's girlfriend. [7]
Tom Jones 3–18Himself. [7]
Riddick Bowe 3–21A bully that confronts Carlton, but fights Will instead. [7]
D. L. Hughley 3–22Keith Campbell, Will's comedian friend from Philly. [7]
Hugh Hefner 4–09Himself. [7]
Robin Quivers 4–12Judith, one of the ghosts playing cards. [7]
Boyz II Men 4–13Themselves. [7]
Sullivan Walker Reverend Boyd.
Branford Marsalis 4–14Himself. Also plays "Duane" a repair man in 4–18. [7] [26]
Stacey Dash 4–17Michelle Michaels, a famous singer/celebrity. [7]
Robert Guillaume 4–19Pete Fletcher, Will's boss. [7]
Cree Summer 4–21Lisa Adams, Will's girlfriend. [7]
John Witherspoon Augustus Adams, father of Lisa. [27]
Pam Grier 4–22Janice Robertson, a former love interest of Uncle Phil. [28]
Ben Vereen 4–24Lou Smith, Will's father. [7]
Donald Trump 4–25Themselves. [7]
Marla Maples
Dick Clark 4–26Himself. Returned in 6–20 to co-host bloopers of the show with Will Smith. [7]
Leeza Gibbons 5–03Herself. [29]
Brad Garrett 5–05John "Fingers" O'Neill. [30]
Kareem Abdul Jabbar 5–06Himself. [7]
Don Cornelius 5–08Himself. [7]
Ken Griffey Jr. 5–09Himself. [7]
Pat Morita Mr. Yoshi, a Martial Arts master who Will comes to learn self-defense from. [31]
Jay Leno 5–10Himself. Also in 6–5 again playing Himself. [32] [33]
John Ridley Himself.
Susan Powter 5–11Herself. [34]
Isabel Sanford 5–17 Louise Jefferson, couple's therapy member. Returns in 6–24. [22] [35]
Isaac Hayes 5–18The Minister, who happens to be an Isaac Hayes impersonator, assigned to officiate Will's express wedding. [7]
Max Maven 5–21The Great Mentos, a magician & mentalist that hypnotizes Will. [36]
Charlie Robinson 5–22Ernest, Uncle Phil's friend and fraternity brother. [37]
Robin Givens 5–23Denise, Will's love interest. [7]
Chris Rock 6–02Maurice, a famous actor. Also plays Maurice's sister in the same episode. [7]
B. B. King 6–04Pappy, the bar's blues player. [7]
Jaleel White 6–07Derek, Ashley's boyfriend. [7]
Wayne Newton 6–08Fred, the Casino Manager. [38]
Galyn Görg 6–12Helena, Nicky's boxing instructor. [39]
Fredia Gibbs One of the women who was throwing Will around the gym in his nightmare.
Daniel Riordan Stan, Carlton's personal trainer.
Regis Philbin 6–21Himself. [7]
Arthel Neville Herself. [40]
William Shatner 6–22Himself. [41]
Conrad Bain 6–24 Phillip Drummond, open house attendee. [42]
Gary Coleman Arnold Jackson-Drummond, open house attendee. [42]
Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston, open house attendee. [42]

    Episodes

    SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRating
    First airedLast aired
    1 25September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)41 [43] 12.9 [43]
    2 24September 9, 1991 (1991-09-09)May 4, 1992 (1992-05-04)18 [44] 14.5 [44]
    3 24September 14, 1992 (1992-09-14)May 10, 1993 (1993-05-10)1614.6 [upper-alpha 1]
    4 26September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20)May 23, 1994 (1994-05-23)2113.7 [upper-alpha 2]
    5 25September 19, 1994 (1994-09-19)May 15, 1995 (1995-05-15)55 [45] 10.4 [45]
    6 24September 18, 1995 (1995-09-18)May 20, 1996 (1996-05-20)55 [46] 9.6 [46]

    Development

    The cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, seasons 1-3. From top left: Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Janet Hubert-Whitten, Alfonso Ribeiro. From bottom left: Tatyana M. Ali, James Avery, Will Smith. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Cast.jpg
    The cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, seasons 1–3. From top left: Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Janet Hubert-Whitten, Alfonso Ribeiro. From bottom left: Tatyana M. Ali, James Avery, Will Smith.

    In 1989, music manager Benny Medina, along with his business partner, real estate mogul Jeff Pollack, decided to market a TV story based on Medina's life. Medina had grown up poor in East Los Angeles but his life changed when he befriended a rich white teenager, whose family lived in Beverly Hills and allowed Medina to live with them. Medina decided to use this part of his life as the main focus of the show. However, given that by then a black character living with a white family was a concept that had been done multiple times on TV, Medina decided to change the rich white family to a rich black family. "That way we could explore black-on-black prejudice as well as black class differences", Medina said in an interview for Ebony magazine. [47]

    Medina pitched the idea to Quincy Jones, who had just signed a development deal with Warner Bros. Television. Jones was impressed by the idea and arranged a meeting with NBC chief Brandon Tartikoff. Will Smith was well known at the time as one-half of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, which had put him on the mainstream radar, but he had come into debt after failing to pay taxes. At the suggestion of his then-girlfriend, Smith went to a taping of The Arsenio Hall Show where he met Medina by chance. Medina pitched the idea to Smith, but Smith was reluctant, having never acted before. Medina invited Smith to meet Jones at a party that Jones was throwing at his house in December 1989. There, Jones handed Smith a script for a failed Morris Day pilot that he had produced and challenged Smith to audition for Tartikoff on the spot. Smith did so, and the first contract for the show was drawn up that night in a limo outside. [48]

    Andy Borowitz and his wife, Susan, are credited as the series' creators. Andy Borowitz, who was on a contract with NBC, was selected by Tartikoff to write the pilot. He based Will's cousins on Quincy Jones's daughters, and named Carlton after his friend Carlton Cuse. In 2015, he remarked that "it was written and taped in about three weeks, start to finish, and somehow it worked. It was just an explosion of really good luck." [49]

    The pilot episode began taping on May 1, 1990. [50] Season 1 first aired in September 1990, and ended in May 1991. The series finale was taped on Thursday, March 21, 1996, [51] [52] and aired on Monday, May 20, 1996.

    The theme song "Yo Home to Bel Air" was written and performed by Smith under his stage name, The Fresh Prince. The music was composed by Quincy Jones, who is credited with Smith at the end of each episode. The music often used to bridge scenes together during the show is based on a similar chord structure.

    In seasons 1, 5 and 6, the credits would be played over still frames from the episode that aired and was accompanied by an instrumental version of the main theme that played in the background. In seasons 2-4, the music and stills were dropped, and the credits were now played over bloopers from the episode.

    Crossovers and other appearances

    During the fall 1991–1992 season, NBC gained two hit television shows to anchor their Monday night lineup ( Blossom aired immediately after The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air). To gain popularity between the two shows, Will Smith appeared in the Blossom episode "I'm with the Band" as himself under his rap stage name, The Fresh Prince. That same season, Karyn Parsons appeared in the Blossom episode "Wake Up Little Suzy" as Hilary Banks. Parsons also appeared in the Patti LaBelle sitcom Out All Night as Hilary.

    James Avery had a short cameo as "the father from Fresh Prince" on Family Matters , at the end of the episode "Scenes from a Mall". He appears during the credits in a blooper scene where he surprises Reginald VelJohnson on set. [53]

    In the House and Fresh Prince were both executive-produced by Winifred Hervey (who served as the latter series' showrunner for its second and third seasons), David Salzman and Quincy Jones. During the second season's first episode, Alfonso Ribeiro and Tatyana Ali appeared as their Fresh Prince characters (Carlton and Ashley Banks) in the crossover episode "Dog Catchers". Later that season, James Avery (Phillip Banks) appeared as a mediator in the episode "Love on a One-Way Street".

    Following Fresh Prince's conclusion, Ribeiro joined the principal cast of In the House for its third season as Dr. Maxwell Stanton, who had personality traits similar to those of Carlton. In the season 4 episode "My Pest Friend's Wedding", Avery and Daphne Maxwell Reid (the second Vivian Banks) guest starred as Stanton's parents. Joseph Marcell, Geoffrey Butler on Fresh Prince, appeared as an officiating minister in the same episode.

    Syndication

    The series was produced by the Stuffed Dog Company and Quincy Jones Entertainment (later Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment in 1993) in association with NBC Productions.

    In 1994, the series' distribution rights were picked up by Warner Bros., which continues to hold those rights to this day. [54]

    Home media

    Warner Home Video has released the complete series, seasons 1 to 6, on DVD in Region 1. [55] Seasons 1 to 4 have been released in Regions 2 and 4. Seasons 5 to 6 have been released in Region 2 in Germany, and in the complete series boxset in the United Kingdom.

    DVD nameEp #Release dates
    Region 1Region 2Region 4
    The Complete First Season25February 8, 2005 [35] February 21, 2005 [56] April 13, 2005 [23]
    The Complete Second Season24October 11, 2005 [57] November 21, 2005 [58] March 1, 2006 [59]
    The Complete Third Season24February 14, 2006 [60] June 26, 2006 [61] August 9, 2006 [62]
    The Complete Fourth Season26August 8, 2006 [63] January 22, 2007 [64] December 6, 2006 [65]
    The Complete Fifth Season25May 11, 2010 [66] June 18, 20102018
    The Complete Sixth & Final Season24April 19, 2011May 6, 20112018
    The Complete Series148April 12, 2011——

    Awards and nominations

    AwardsOutcomeRecipient(s)Year
    ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards:
    Top TVWon Quincy Jones
    Will Smith
    DJ Jazzy Jeff     		1994
    Emmy Awards:
    Outstanding Individual Achievement in Lighting Direction for a Comedy SeriesNominatedArt Busch1996
    Golden Globe Awards:
    Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/MusicalNominatedWill Smith1994
    Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/MusicalNominated [67] Will Smith1993
    NAACP Image Awards:
    Outstanding Comedy SeriesNominated1997
    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesWon Alfonso Ribeiro 1996
    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominatedWill Smith1997
    Outstanding Youth Actor/ActressWon Tatyana M. Ali 1997
    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesNominated Janet Hubert-Whitten 1991
    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesNominated Nia Long 1996
    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesNominated Daphne Maxwell Reid 1996
    Kids' Choice Awards:
    Favorite Television ActorNominatedWill Smith1996
    Favorite Television ShowNominated1996
    Favorite TV ActressNominatedTatyana M. Ali1996
    NCLR Bravo Awards:
    Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover RoleNominatedAlfonso Ribeiro1996
    TP de Oro:
    Best Foreign Series (Mejor Serie Extranjera)Nominated1996
    Best Foreign Series (Mejor Serie Extranjera)Won1994
    Teen Choice Awards:
    Choice TV Show: ThrowbackNominated2017
    Choice TV Show: ThrowbackNominated2018
    Choice TV Show: ThrowbackNominated2019
    TV Land Awards:
    Best Broadcast ButlerNominated Joseph Marcell 2004
    Favorite "Fish Out of Water"NominatedWill Smith2004
    Young Artist Awards:
    Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten – TelevisionWon Ross Bagley 1996
    Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten in a TV SeriesWonRoss Bagley1995
    Best Youth ComedienneNominatedTatyana M. Ali1994
    Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television SeriesNominated Larenz Tate 1993
    Best Young Actor Guest Starring or Recurring Role in a TV SeriesNominated Tevin Campbell 1992
    Best New Family Television Comedy SeriesWon1991
    YoungStar Award:
    Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV SeriesWonTatyana M. Ali1997

    Cultural impact and legacy

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's success is considered to be a watershed moment for hip-hop and black television, [68] [69] with many publications referring to it as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. [70] [71] Professor Andrew Horton stated: "Smith's genre of comedy, popularized on the sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, translated well into commercial box-office appeal. The Fresh Prince watered down and capitalized upon the then growing popularity of hip-hop and almost anticipated its dominance on the American scene". [72]

    Author Willie Tolliver noted: "What The Fresh Prince did accomplish was to put Smith and his character Will into an environment of affluence and possibility, thus changing the terms of his own Black identity. This social and cultural mobility is central to Smith's racial significance, and this will become evident again and again; he moves the image of the Black male into unaccustomed spaces just as Smith himself was in the process of conquering Hollywood." [73]

    Reboot series

    On August 13, 2015, it was reported that a reboot of the show was in development by Overbrook Entertainment, with Will Smith serving as a producer. [74] [75] In August 2016, during a promotional interview with the E! television network for his then upcoming film Suicide Squad , Smith denied that a reboot was in development, saying that it would happen "...pretty close to when Hell freezes over". [76]

    In 2019, a mock trailer titled Bel-Air was uploaded on YouTube, written and directed by Morgan Cooper, for a darker, more dramatic re-imagining of the sitcom. [77] [78] Will Smith subsequently heavily praised the fan film, commenting that "Morgan did a ridiculous trailer for Bel-Air. Brilliant idea, the dramatic version of The Fresh Prince for the next generation", expressing interest in expanding the idea beyond the short film into a full Bel-Air reboot series. [79] [80]

    In August 2020, it was announced that Will Smith and Morgan Cooper would be developing a reboot of the series based on Cooper's Bel-Air. The series had reportedly been in the works for over a year since Cooper posted his Bel-Air trailer on YouTube, with Netflix, Peacock and HBO Max all currently bidding for the series. [81] On September 8, 2020, Peacock gave Bel-Air a two-season order, with the series produced by and copyrighted to Universal Television. [82] [83] In September 2021, the full cast was announced with newcomer Jabari Banks cast as Will Smith, Adrian Holmes as Philip Banks, Cassandra Freeman as Vivian Banks, Olly Sholotan as Carlton Banks, Coco Jones as Hilary Banks, Akira Akbar as Ashley Banks, Jimmy Akingbola as Geoffrey, Jordan L. Jones as Jazz and Simone Joy Jones as Lisa. [84] The series premiered in February 2022. [85]

    Reunion

    Much of the cast virtually reunited over a video call in an episode of Smith's Snapchat reality series Will From Home that premiered in April 2020. [86] A reunion of the surviving original cast, The Fresh Prince Reunion, aired on HBO Max in November 2020. Among other reminisces, Janet Hubert appeared, also appearing around this time in a joint radio interview with Smith where the two reconcile. [87] [88] More information and context were offered regarding the situation between Smith and Hubert and her exit when the two met for their conversation. Hubert discussed the turmoil in her personal life, her abusive marriage and that she had not actually been fired by the show. She was offered what she described as a "bad deal" to return for the fourth season and she turned it down. Smith talked about how grappling with his rapidly increasing fame at such a young age led him to make decisions during that time that he now regrets and wishes he had made differently. [89] The reunion show also features a tribute to James Avery, who died in 2013, that was shown to the surviving cast. The tribute brought the entire cast to tears. [90]

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    Philip Banks (<i>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</i>) Fictional character

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