7.4/10716 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
7.3/10709 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
7.6/10719 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
7.4/10683 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
7.6/10736 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
7.3/10687 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
7.2/10682 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
8.0/10757 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
7.7/10733 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
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
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
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
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
8.1/10757 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
7.7/10695 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
6.9/10661 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
7.1/10663 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
7.9/10716 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
8.8/101,046 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
7.5/10672 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
7.3/10720 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
7.4/10681 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
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
7.7/10679 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
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 716 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".