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 — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
Season 2 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 2 is "Did the Earth Move for You?", rated 7.5/10 from 839 user votes. It was directed by Ellen Gittelsohn and written by Winifred Hervey. "Did the Earth Move for You?" aired on 9/9/1991 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Mother of All Battles".
7.5/10 839 votes#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
7.5/10 818 votes#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
7.8/10 817 votes#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
7.5/10 776 votes#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
7.2/10 771 votes#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
7.6/10 827 votes#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
7.3/10 789 votes#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
7.6/10 791 votes#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
7.7/10 802 votes#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.
7.2/10 769 votes#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
7.8/10 808 votes#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
7.2/10 742 votes#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
7.5/10 791 votes#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
7.2/10 724 votes#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: P. Karen Raper, Eunetta T. Boone
7.6/10 768 votes#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.
7.4/10 731 votes#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
7.4/10 715 votes#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
7.4/10 753 votes#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
7.5/10 722 votes#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
7.2/10 720 votes#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
7.3/10 727 votes#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
7.2/10 706 votes#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
7.4/10 707 votes#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
8.2/10 815 votes#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