The Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Ben Vereen plays Will's long-lost father, who breezes into town and promises Will the moon, which angers an unforgiving Philip.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: David Zuckerman, Bill Boulware

The Banks move out. The Jeffersons are about to move in. And Will turns out the lights.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Jeff Pollack

Will learns a sobering lesson after Carlton pops the wrong pills from Will's locker, mistaking amphetamines for vitamins, and winds up in hospital.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Efrem Seeger

Jailed, Will and Carlton stage a media stunt.

Director: Jeff Melman

Writer: Andy Borowitz, Susan Borowitz

A 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.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky, Maiya Williams

Will 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.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon

Will crawls to Philip for help after sneaking out on the town and getting hustled by sleazy pool sharks.

Director: Jeff Melman

Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

Will challenges Carlton to spend time in a tough neighborhood, trying to survive by masquerading as a financial consultant.

Director: Rae Kraus

Writer: Rob Edwards

Geoffrey humiliates himself by insulting the Banks family and quitting his job when Will and Carlton trick him into thinking he has won millions of dollars in the lottery.

Director: Werner Walian

Writer: Casey Maxwell Clair

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

Director: Jeff Melman

Writer: Rob Edwards

Philip takes Will and Carlton on a camping trip that turns out to be a disaster when snow traps the unhappy campers.

Director: Chuck Vinson

Writer: Samm-Art Williams

When Phillip sues Will and Carlton for unpaid rent, two different versions of the dispute are aired - neither entirely truthful.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Bill Boulware

The mansion's for sale and everybody's in the fast lane... except Will, who's stuck on life's soft shoulder.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Jeff Pollack

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

Director: Debbie Allen

Writer: Andy Borowitz, Susan Borowitz

Depressed and suicidal over having ruined his chances of attending Princeton University, Carlton is visited by his Guardian Angel, who shows him how awful the Banks family would be if he weren't alive.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Bryan Winter

Will sneaks greasy, high-fat foods to Philip after he promises to diet and exercise, then blames himself when Philip has a heart attack.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky

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.

Director: Jeff Melman

Writer: Cheryl Gard

Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party, at the same time Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.

Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

Writer: Efrem Seeger

Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.

Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

Writer: Bryan Winter

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.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky, Maiya Williams

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

Director: Jeff Melman

Writer: Lisa Rosenthal

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

Director: Jeff Melman

Writer: Sandy Frank, Lisa Rosenthal

A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.

Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

The Bankses appear on Oprah's show and fail to invite Will on-stage, which may cause Philip to lose the election.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon

Philip is quick to judge an ex-con Will urged him to hire as a handyman and temporary assistant after the house is robbed.

Director: Shelley Jensen

Writer: Winifred Hervey