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.
The worst episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (1)", rated 6.3/10 from 1066 user votes. It was directed by Jeff Melman and written by N/A. "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (1)" aired on 10/29/1990 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Way We Were".
Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: N/A
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
Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.
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
Stuck and out of luck, Will spends his bachelor party trapped in an elevator with a feuding Carlton and Jazz.
Director: Maynard C. Virgil I
Writer: David Hoge, Dan Cross
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: K. Snyder, Myles Avery Mapp
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
Will tells Ashley's slumber party guests a scary tale about his first day at Bel-Air Academy.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Cheryl Gard
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
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
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
Will loses points as a role model for Nicky while visiting an ever-positive kiddie hero who brings joy to youngsters - but not to Will.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: David Zuckerman
Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel - by Jay Leno.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.
Will vows Philip with his sound investment advice to buy Jazz's apartment building - but the tenants scream slumlord after Philip acts on Will's moneymaking tip.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.
Husband-to-be Will has the bride, the ring, the date...and second thoughts about the whole idea.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Leilani Downer
In competition with Carlton, Will sets out to prove he's the best man for the job on Hilary's TV show by escorting a famous comedian's sister out on the town.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Mort Scrivner
It's no laughing matter when a bomb-toting clown holds Philip hostage in the courtroom on the day of the showbiz madam's sentencing.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
Breaking up may not be so hard to do for an angry Vivian, but when Philip finds he's lost without her, Will and Carlton conspire to reunite them.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Lisa Rosenthal
The church's widowed reverend is a man of esteemed reputation, but not in the eyes of Will - who spies him making a play for Aunt Vivian.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Robert Bruce
Rap's Queen Latifah plays Hilary's new actress boss, who wants Will as her boy toy - or Hilary's glamorous job is over.
Director: Rita Rogers Blye
Writer: Shannon Gaughan
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
Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.
Director: Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer: Elaine Newman, Ed Burnham
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
Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: P. Karen Raper, Eunetta T. Boone
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