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The Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2

Every episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2!

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins...
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:NBC
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
7.5
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S3
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E2
E3
7.5
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Did the Earth Move for You?" is the best rated episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 847 votes. Directed by Ellen Gittelsohn and written by Winifred Hervey, it aired on 9/9/1991. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Mother of All Battles".

  • Did the Earth Move for You?
    7.5/10(847)

    #1 - Did the Earth Move for You?

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/9/1991

    Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • The Mother of All Battles
    7.5/10(825)

    #2 - The Mother of All Battles

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/16/1991

    Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Bryan Winter

  • Will Gets a Job
    7.8/10(826)

    #3 - Will Gets a Job

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/23/1991

    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

  • PSAT Pstory
    7.5/10(783)

    #4 - PSAT Pstory

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 9/30/1991

    Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Marcus Jamal Gaines

  • Granny Gets Busy
    7.2/10(780)

    #5 - Granny Gets Busy

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/7/1991

    Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Cheryl Gard

  • Guess Who's Coming to Marry?
    7.6/10(834)

    #6 - Guess Who's Coming to Marry?

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/14/1991

    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.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Samm-Art Williams

  • The Big Four-Oh
    7.3/10(798)

    #7 - The Big Four-Oh

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/21/1991

    Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Lisa Rosenthal

  • She Ain't Heavy
    7.6/10(799)

    #8 - She Ain't Heavy

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/4/1991

    Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Lisa Rosenthal

  • Cased Up
    7.7/10(809)

    #9 - Cased Up

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/11/1991

    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.

  • Hi-Ho Silver
    7.2/10(775)

    #10 - Hi-Ho Silver

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 11/18/1991

    Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Elaine Newman, Ed Burnham

  • The Butler Did It
    7.8/10(815)

    #11 - The Butler Did It

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 11/25/1991

    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

  • Something for Nothing
    7.2/10(749)

    #12 - Something for Nothing

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 12/9/1991

    After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: William Missouri Downs

  • Christmas Show
    7.5/10(802)

    #13 - Christmas Show

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 12/16/1991

    On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • Hilary Gets a Life
    7.2/10(731)

    #14 - Hilary Gets a Life

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 1/6/1992

    Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Eunetta T. Boone, P. Karen Raper

  • My Brother's Keeper
    7.6/10(778)

    #15 - My Brother's Keeper

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 1/13/1992

    On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

  • Geoffrey Cleans Up
    7.4/10(741)

    #16 - Geoffrey Cleans Up

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/20/1992

    Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper - but who turns out to be very wealthy.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Lisa Rosenthal

  • Community Action
    7.4/10(721)

    #17 - Community Action

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/3/1992

    When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Cheryl Gard

  • Ill Will
    7.4/10(760)

    #18 - Ill Will

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 2/10/1992

    The 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.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon

  • Eyes on the Prize
    7.5/10(728)

    #19 - Eyes on the Prize

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 2/17/1992

    Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.

    Director: Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer: Bryan Winter

  • Those Were the Days
    7.2/10(727)

    #20 - Those Were the Days

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 2/24/1992

    Philip 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.

    Director: Rita Rogers Blye

    Writer: Samm-Art Williams

  • Vying for Attention
    7.3/10(738)

    #21 - Vying for Attention

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 3/2/1992

    Will dislikes his mother's new boyfriend.

    Director: Malcolm-Jamal Warner

    Writer: Efrem Seeger

  • The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
    7.2/10(714)

    #22 - The Aunt Who Came to Dinner

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 3/23/1992

    Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carlton's plans for a rendezvous with two French women.

    Director: Rae Kraus

    Writer: Jerry Ross

  • Be My Baby Tonight
    7.4/10(715)

    #23 - Be My Baby Tonight

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 4/27/1992

    Ashley 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 counseling center.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Lisa Rosenthal

  • Strip-Tease for Two
    8.2/10(830)

    #24 - Strip-Tease for Two

    Season 2 Episode 24

    Aired 5/4/1992

    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