The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

Season 1

Will Smith is revealed to be a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia, who is sent to live with his wealthy relatives at their Bel Air, Los Angeles mansion. His relatives include Phillip Banks, Will's strict and gruff uncle, and Vivian Banks, Will's no-nonsense, forthright, and career-minded aunt. Other members of the Banks family include Carlton Banks, Will's preppy and arrogant cousin, Hilary Banks, Will's attractive but dumb, eldest cousin, Ashley Banks, Will's youngest cousin, and Geoffrey, the family's cynical English Butler. Will's lifestyle often clashes with that of his relatives there, and frequently got him or other members of the family into trouble as well.

Released Sept. 10, 1990 Episode 23 min 11+

Genres: Comedy, Family

Watch Providers: Hulu

Production Companies: The Stuffed Dog Company, NBC Productions, Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment

Network: NBC

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 923

7.9

/151281/

/6665/

/2373/

/13/

Andy Borowitz
Director

Will Smith
Will Smith

James Avery
Philip Banks

Alfonso Ribeiro
Carlton Banks

Daphne Maxwell Reid
Vivian Banks

Joseph Marcell
Geoffrey Butler

Karyn Parsons
Hilary Banks

Tatyana Ali
Ashley Banks

Ross Bagley
Nicky Banks

7.7

S1E1 - The Fresh Prince Project

Aunt Vivian tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will.

Sept. 10, 1990, midnight

7.8

S1E2 - Bang the Drum, Ashley

Will persuades Ashley to pawn her violin for a drum set.

Sept. 17, 1990, midnight

7.7

S1E3 - Clubba Hubba

Will wants to go out with a beautiful girl he meets at the country club, but first he must figure out how to impress her extremely snobbish and very protective father so he seeks tips from cousin Carlton on becoming preppie.

Sept. 24, 1990, midnight

7.9

S1E4 - Not with My Pig, You Don't

Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.

Oct. 1, 1990, midnight

7.9

S1E5 - Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy

Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary.

Oct. 8, 1990, midnight

8.5

S1E6 - Mistaken Identity

Jailed, Will and Carlton stage a media stunt.

Oct. 15, 1990, midnight

7.8

S1E7 - Def Poet's Society

Will joins his prep school's poetry club.

Oct. 22, 1990, midnight

6.9

S1E8 - Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (1)

Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?

Oct. 29, 1990, midnight

6.9

S1E9 - Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (2)

Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?

Oct. 29, 1990, midnight

7.7

S1E10 - Kiss My Butler

Happy birthday Geoffrey! For a gift, Will tries matchmaking, then falls for Geoffrey's date himself.

Nov. 5, 1990, midnight

7.8

S1E11 - Courting Disaster

Carlton feels overshadowed by Will, who's become a basketball star at school.

Nov. 12, 1990, midnight

7.6

S1E12 - Talking Turkey

A holiday visit from Will's taskmaster mother puts the kibosh on conspicuous consumption and puts the kids to work preparing Thanksgiving dinner.

Nov. 19, 1990, midnight

7.9

S1E13 - Knowledge is Power

Hilary becomes Will's personal maid when he threatens to disclose she's dropped out of UCLA.

Nov. 26, 1990, midnight

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S1E14 - Day Damn One

Will tells Ashley's slumber party guests a scary tale about his first day at Bel-Air Academy.

Dec. 3, 1990, midnight

7.5

S1E15 - Deck the Halls

Will inimitably dresses the mansion for the holidays, to the dismay of the neighbors, including heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield.

Dec. 10, 1990, midnight

7.9

S1E16 - The Lucky Charm

Philip may lose a superstitious client whom he advises not to make decisions based on Will's spontaneous remarks.

Jan. 7, 1991, midnight

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S1E17 - The Ethnic Tip

Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.

Jan. 14, 1991, midnight

7.8

S1E18 - The Young and the Restless

Will sneaks Philip's elderly mother out of the house for a night on the town.

Jan. 21, 1991, midnight

7.9

S1E19 - It Had to Be You

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.

Feb. 4, 1991, midnight

7.4

S1E20 - Nice Lady

Fresh 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.

Feb. 11, 1991, midnight

7.6

S1E21 - Love at First Fight

Jasmine 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.

Feb. 18, 1991, midnight