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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!

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...

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  1. 9.7/10(3.5k votes)

    #1 - Papa's Got a Brand-New Excuse

    S4:E24

    Ben Vereen plays Will's long-lost father, who breezes into town and promises Will the moon, which angers an unforgiving Philip.

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  2. 8.0/10(750 votes)

    #2 - Will Goes a-Courtin'

    S4:E6

    When Phillip sues Will and Carlton for unpaid rent, two different versions of the dispute are aired - neither entirely truthful.

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  3. 7.9/10(701 votes)

    #3 - Home is Where the Heart Attack Is

    S4:E10

    Will sneaks greasy, high-fat foods to Philip after he promises to diet and exercise, then blames himself when Philip has a heart attack.

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  4. 7.8/10(675 votes)

    #4 - The Philadelphia Story

    S4:E26

    Will returns to the City of Brotherly Love and discovers he's the butt of old friends' jokes, prompting him to go into training to settle an old score and clear his reputation as a chicken.

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  5. 7.7/10(705 votes)

    #5 - All Guts, No Glory

    S4:E3

    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.

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  6. 7.7/10(673 votes)

    #6 - It's Better to Have Loved and Lost It...

    S4:E5

    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.

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  8. 7.7/10(701 votes)

    #7 - Blood is Thicker Than Mud

    S4:E8

    A bro with dough? Carlton's upper-class upbringing may make him unwelcome at a black fraternity.

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  9. 7.7/10(679 votes)

    #8 - M is for the Many Things She Gave Me

    S4:E22

    It's double trouble for Will when Philip's old flame visits with her daughter, who's attracted to Will.

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  10. 7.6/10(611 votes)

    #9 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way (2)

    S4:E2

    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.

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  11. 7.6/10(690 votes)

    #10 - Hex and the Single Guy

    S4:E7

    Will disses a seance - until the spiritualist zaps him with a hex that (uh-oh) seems to work.

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  12. 7.6/10(663 votes)

    #11 - Sleepless in Bel-Air

    S4:E14

    Will pays for putting off studying for a midterm until the last minute, and Ashley pays for staying out late on her first date.

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  13. 7.6/10(639 votes)

    #12 - You'd Better Shop Around

    S4:E19

    A car dealer hires Will, then persuades him to drop out of college.

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  14. 7.5/10(690 votes)

    #13 - Fresh Prince After Dark

    S4:E9

    Will breaks a date with Jackie to accompany Hilary to a Playboy Mansion reception for weather reporters being photographed for the magazine.

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  15. 7.5/10(666 votes)

    #14 - Stop Will! In the Name of Love

    S4:E18

    A Valentine's double date finds Will treating Ashley like a kid and Ashley demanding r-e-s-p-e-c-t.

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  16. 7.4/10(705 votes)

    #15 - Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1)

    S4:E1

    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.

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  17. 7.4/10(669 votes)

    #16 - Father of the Year

    S4:E4

    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.

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  18. 7.4/10(650 votes)

    #17 - Take My Cousin... Please

    S4:E11

    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.

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  19. 7.4/10(673 votes)

    #18 - 'Twas the Night Before Christening

    S4:E13

    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.

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  20. 7.4/10(666 votes)

    #19 - The Harder They Fall

    S4:E21

    Will finds himself stranded in a mountain forest with his new girlfriend's disagreeable father after they parachute out of his disabled plane.

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  21. 7.3/10(637 votes)

    #20 - Who's the Boss

    S4:E15

    Carlton in charge. Will gets his feathers ruffled when his cousin becomes his boss at the Peacock Stop.

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  22. 7.3/10(659 votes)

    #21 - When You Hit Upon a Star

    S4:E17

    Will becomes a jet-setter while dating a pop star.

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  23. 7.3/10(633 votes)

    #22 - The Ol' Ball and Chain

    S4:E20

    Jazz's bride has a couple of teensy character flaws: She's a convict. And she puts the moves on Will.

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  24. 7.2/10(661 votes)

    #23 - You've Got to Be a Football Hero

    S4:E12

    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.

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  25. 7.1/10(628 votes)

    #24 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams

    S4:E16

    Bird is the word when Carlton, ULA's peacock mascot, is kidnapped by a rival school before the big game.

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  26. 7.1/10(624 votes)

    #25 - Mother's Day

    S4:E23

    Say, homie, could you do me a favor? Just-married Jazz makes a surprising request of Will.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Papa's Got a Brand-New Excuse" is the best rated episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 4. It scored 9.7/10 based on 3546 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by David Zuckerman, Bill Boulware, it aired on 5/9/1994. This episode is rated 1.7 points higher than the second-best, "Will Goes a-Courtin'".