- 7.4/10695 votes7.4/10(695)
#1 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1)
Season 4 Episode 1
Aired 9/20/1993
Will and Carlton begin their first year of college by moving into their own apartment, while Philip and Vivian enjoy their newborn son. Hilary learns that Trevor plans to propose marriage to her during an elaborate stunt on his TV news show.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Gary H. Miller
- 7.6/10604 votes7.6/10(604)
#2 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way (2)
Season 4 Episode 2
Aired 9/20/1993
Will and Carlton begin their first year of college by moving into their own apartment, while Philip and Vivian enjoy their newborn son. Hilary learns that Trevor plans to propose marriage to her during an elaborate stunt on his TV news show.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Gary H. Miller
- 7.7/10697 votes7.7/10(697)
#3 - All Guts, No Glory
Season 4 Episode 3
Aired 9/27/1993
Registration day finds Will signing up for no-brainer classes, plus one that might truly challenge him - a philosophy course he takes to meet a girl.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Maiya Williams
- 7.4/10661 votes7.4/10(661)
#4 - Father of the Year
Season 4 Episode 4
Aired 10/4/1993
Stuck with caring for Nicky for the day, Will soon discovers the benefits of baby-sitting: he's suddenly a big man on campus with the women so long as he poses as a single dad.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon
- 7.7/10665 votes7.7/10(665)
#5 - It's Better to Have Loved and Lost It...
Season 4 Episode 5
Aired 10/11/1993
After Will's friends guys rib Carlton about being a virgin, Miss Right appears and sweeps Carlton off his feet. Elsewhere, Geoffrey confesses a secret of his own.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: David Zuckerman
- 8.0/10741 votes8.0/10(741)
#6 - Will Goes a-Courtin'
Season 4 Episode 6
Aired 10/18/1993
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
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- 7.6/10680 votes7.6/10(680)
#7 - Hex and the Single Guy
Season 4 Episode 7
Aired 10/25/1993
Will disses a seance - until the spiritualist zaps him with a hex that (uh-oh) seems to work.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Barry Gurstein, David Pitlik
- 7.7/10693 votes7.7/10(693)
#8 - Blood is Thicker Than Mud
Season 4 Episode 8
Aired 11/1/1993
A bro with dough? Carlton's upper-class upbringing may make him unwelcome at a black fraternity.
Director: Chuck Vinson
Writer: Devon Shepard
- 7.5/10682 votes7.5/10(682)
#9 - Fresh Prince After Dark
Season 4 Episode 9
Aired 11/8/1993
Will breaks a date with Jackie to accompany Hilary to a Playboy Mansion reception for weather reporters being photographed for the magazine.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
- 7.9/10693 votes7.9/10(693)
#10 - Home is Where the Heart Attack Is
Season 4 Episode 10
Aired 11/15/1993
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
- 7.3/10643 votes7.3/10(643)
#11 - Take My Cousin... Please
Season 4 Episode 11
Aired 11/22/1993
On academic probation, Will schemes to improve his grades by fixing up a newly divorced English professor with Hilary, who soon finds fault with the man, further jeopardizing Will's academic future.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: David Zuckerman
- 7.2/10652 votes7.2/10(652)
#12 - You've Got to Be a Football Hero
Season 4 Episode 12
Aired 11/29/1993
Will uses booze to prove his manliness while competing with a hulking football hero who wants to score points with Jackie, and his fraternity brothers leave drunken Will in a cemetery, where he is haunted. Meanwhile, Ashley learns that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bill Boulware
- 7.4/10667 votes7.4/10(667)
#13 - 'Twas the Night Before Christening
Season 4 Episode 13
Aired 12/20/1993
Vivian promises god-motherhood of her child to both of her sisters, while Will hatches a harebrained scheme to get Boyz II Men to perform at baby Nicky's christening.
Director: Eddie Gorodetsky
Writer: Samm-Art Williams
- 7.5/10655 votes7.5/10(655)
#14 - Sleepless in Bel-Air
Season 4 Episode 14
Aired 1/3/1994
Will pays for putting off studying for a midterm until the last minute, and Ashley pays for staying out late on her first date.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Maiya Williams
- 7.3/10629 votes7.3/10(629)
#15 - Who's the Boss
Season 4 Episode 15
Aired 1/10/1994
Carlton in charge. Will gets his feathers ruffled when his cousin becomes his boss at the Peacock Stop.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Barry Gurstein, David Pitlik
- 7.1/10621 votes7.1/10(621)
#16 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams
Season 4 Episode 16
Aired 1/24/1994
Bird is the word when Carlton, ULA's peacock mascot, is kidnapped by a rival school before the big game.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: David Zuckerman, Bill Boulware
- 7.2/10651 votes7.2/10(651)
#17 - When You Hit Upon a Star
Season 4 Episode 17
Aired 1/31/1994
- 7.5/10657 votes7.5/10(657)
#18 - Stop Will! In the Name of Love
Season 4 Episode 18
Aired 2/14/1994
A Valentine's double date finds Will treating Ashley like a kid and Ashley demanding r-e-s-p-e-c-t.
Director: Maynard C. Virgil I
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10631 votes7.6/10(631)
#19 - You'd Better Shop Around
Season 4 Episode 19
Aired 2/21/1994
A car dealer hires Will, then persuades him to drop out of college.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: K. Snyder, Devon Shepard
- 7.3/10625 votes7.3/10(625)
#20 - The Ol' Ball and Chain
Season 4 Episode 20
Aired 2/28/1994
Jazz's bride has a couple of teensy character flaws: She's a convict. And she puts the moves on Will.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Arnold Rudnick, Rich Hosek
- 7.4/10657 votes7.4/10(657)
#21 - The Harder They Fall
Season 4 Episode 21
Aired 3/14/1994
Will finds himself stranded in a mountain forest with his new girlfriend's disagreeable father after they parachute out of his disabled plane.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Devon Shepard
- 7.7/10670 votes7.7/10(670)
#22 - M is for the Many Things She Gave Me
Season 4 Episode 22
Aired 4/25/1994
It's double trouble for Will when Philip's old flame visits with her daughter, who's attracted to Will.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Gary H. Miller
- 7.1/10618 votes7.1/10(618)
#23 - Mother's Day
Season 4 Episode 23
Aired 5/2/1994
Say, homie, could you do me a favor? Just-married Jazz makes a surprising request of Will.
Director: Madeline Cripe
Writer: Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon
- 9.7/103,488 votes9.7/10(3,488)
#24 - Papa's Got a Brand-New Excuse
Season 4 Episode 24
Aired 5/9/1994
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
- 6.6/10682 votes6.6/10(682)
#25 - For Sale by Owner
Season 4 Episode 25
Aired 5/16/1994
A stranger makes a generous offer for the Banks estate, which prompts the family to reminisce about their good times there.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Harrison Boyd
The Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 4
Every episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 4!
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
26
Avg. Rating
7.5
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 4. It scored 7.4/10 based on 695 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by Gary H. Miller, it aired on 9/20/1993. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Where There's a Will, There's a Way (2)".