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The Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 3

Every episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 3!

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

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"How I Spent My Summer Vacation" is the best rated episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 713 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by Winifred Hervey, it aired on 9/14/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Will Gets Committed".

  • How I Spent My Summer Vacation
    7.4/10713 votes

    #1 - How I Spent My Summer Vacation

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1992

    Will returns home from spending the summer in Philadelphia with a new look that doesn't sit well with Uncle Phil.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • Will Gets Committed
    7.3/10707 votes

    #2 - Will Gets Committed

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1992

    When the Banks family returns to its former neighborhood to help old friends after a destructive city-wide riot, Vivian reveals a surprise to Philip.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon

  • That's No Lady, That's My Cousin
    7.6/10716 votes

    #3 - That's No Lady, That's My Cousin

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1992

    Enrolled at the newly coed Bel-Air Prep, Ashley begins dressing to entice guys, using Will's preferences in women as her examples.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Bryan Winter

  • Hilary Gets a Job
    7.4/10681 votes

    #4 - Hilary Gets a Job

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1992

    Hilary gets a job reporting weather on television.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Efrem Seeger

  • Mama's Baby, Carlton's Maybe
    7.6/10735 votes

    #5 - Mama's Baby, Carlton's Maybe

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1992

    Carlton prepares for a dinner date with his former girlfriend, Cindy (Lark Voorhees), forgiving her for rejecting him several months earlier, but when she arrives with a newborn baby named Carlton Jr., the entire Banks family is stunned.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Michael Fry

  • P.S. I Love You
    7.3/10685 votes

    #6 - P.S. I Love You

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1992

    While Philip entertains rude, senile Judge Robertson, Will accepts expensive gifts from Lindsey Simon, a rich classmate who wants to buy his affection.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Linda M. Yearwood

  • Here Comes the Judge
    7.2/10681 votes

    #7 - Here Comes the Judge

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1992

    Will gets arrested for numerous parking tickets as Phil runs for judge against incumbent Judge Robertson.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Samm-Art Williams

  • Boyz in the Woods
    8.0/10756 votes

    #8 - Boyz in the Woods

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1992

    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

  • A Night at the Oprah
    7.7/10732 votes

    #9 - A Night at the Oprah

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1992

    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

  • Asses to Ashes
    7.5/10701 votes

    #10 - Asses to Ashes

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1992

    Election results are in and Philip fights to remain cool amid lies by Judge Robertson, which prompt Will to confront the outspoken incumbent. Will Will go to far? Will he say what everyone is feeling? Will Judge Robertson be able to take it?

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Bryan Winter

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    7.5/10684 votes

    #11 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1992

    At Vivian's Lamaze class, Will cozies up to a pregnant sportswriter, who takes him to a game - and delivers more than just fun.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon

  • The Cold War
    7.3/10658 votes

    #12 - The Cold War

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/1992

    When Vivian quarantines Will and Carlton in the backyard pool house after both are stricken with contagious colds, they spend the night arguing over a girl that Will stole from Carlton.

    Director: Michael Peters

    Writer: David Steven Simon

  • Mommy Nearest
    7.0/10662 votes

    #13 - Mommy Nearest

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1992

    Will tries to tell his mother that he doesn't want to return to Philadelphia with her after his high school graduation.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Efrem Seeger

  • Winner Takes Off
    8.1/10754 votes

    #14 - Winner Takes Off

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1993

    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

  • Robbing the Banks
    7.7/10694 votes

    #15 - Robbing the Banks

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1993

    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

  • Bundle of Joy
    6.9/10660 votes

    #16 - Bundle of Joy

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/25/1993

    As Vivian's delivery date approaches, the family fantasizes about what the baby will mean to each of them: Ashley feels all but invisible, Geoffrey feels overwhelmed by the family's demands, and Vivian feels like she's having triplets.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Myles Avery Mapp, K. Snyder

  • The Best Laid Plans
    7.1/10661 votes

    #17 - The Best Laid Plans

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1993

    When Monique refuses to have sex until she's married, Will stages a mock wedding ceremony with D.J. Jazzy Jeff as the preacher.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon

  • The Alma Matter
    7.9/10714 votes

    #18 - The Alma Matter

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1993

    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

  • Just Say Yo
    8.8/101,044 votes

    #19 - Just Say Yo

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1993

    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

  • The Baby Comes Out
    7.5/10670 votes

    #20 - The Baby Comes Out

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1993

    Vivian's baby is a week late, but family members and her visiting sisters are nowhere to be found when it's time to rush to the hospital.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • You Bet Your Life
    7.3/10719 votes

    #21 - You Bet Your Life

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/1/1993

    Heavyweight boxing champ Riddick Brown wreaks havoc with Carlton's mind and Will's face at a funky cafe-casino in Nevada, where the cousins have stopped on their way to check out a college for Will.

    Director: Chuck Vinson

    Writer: Samm-Art Williams

  • Ain't No Business Like Show Business
    7.4/10680 votes

    #22 - Ain't No Business Like Show Business

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/12/1993

    Will lands a spot in a comedy showcase after accompanying a comic friend to an audition.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Way We Were
    6.3/10658 votes

    #23 - The Way We Were

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/1993

    Series clips illustrate family recollections as the kids put together a scrapbook for Vivian and Philip, who want to renew their vows on their anniversary.

    Director: Maynard C. Virgil I

    Writer: Michael Fry

  • Six Degrees of Graduation
    7.7/10678 votes

    #24 - Six Degrees of Graduation

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/1993

    Vy anticipates Will's graduation with enthusiasm, but there may be discord when she learns Will is failing music. To pass his music class, Will must sing at the graduation ceremony - with a class of eight-year-olds.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Bryan Winter, Efrem Seeger