The Worst Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

#1 Worst Episode
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6.2/10(1122 votes)
#1 - Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (1)
S1:E810/29/1990
Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Unknown
6.2/10(649 votes)
#2 - The Way We Were
S3:E235/3/1993
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
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Director:Maynard C. Virgil I
Writer:Michael Fry
6.5/10(1067 votes)
#3 - Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (2)
S1:E910/29/1990
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.
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Bennie R. Richburg Jr.
6.5/10(692 votes)
#4 - For Sale by Owner
S4:E255/16/1994
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
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:Harrison Boyd
6.6/10(557 votes)
#5 - Love in an Elevator
S5:E245/8/1995
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
Writers:Dan Cross, David Hoge
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Director:Maynard C. Virgil I
Writers:Dan Cross, David Hoge
6.9/10(651 votes)
#6 - Bundle of Joy
S3:E161/25/1993
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
Writers:Myles Avery Mapp, K. Snyder
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writers:Myles Avery Mapp, K. Snyder

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7.0/10(656 votes)
#7 - Mommy Nearest
S3:E1312/14/1992
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
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:Efrem Seeger
7.0/10(603 votes)
#8 - Reality Bites
S5:E39/26/1994
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
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:David Zuckerman
7.1/10(935 votes)
#9 - Day Damn One
S1:E1412/3/1990
Will tells Ashley's slumber party guests a scary tale about his first day at Bel-Air Academy.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Cheryl Gard
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Cheryl Gard
7.1/10(769 votes)
#10 - Hi-Ho Silver
S2:E1011/18/1991
Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Ed Burnham, Elaine Newman
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Ed Burnham, Elaine Newman
7.1/10(657 votes)
#11 - The Best Laid Plans
S3:E172/1/1993
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
Writers:Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writers:Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon
7.1/10(605 votes)
#12 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams
S4:E161/24/1994
Bird is the word when Carlton, ULA's peacock mascot, is kidnapped by a rival school before the big game.
Director:Shelley Jensen
Writers:David Zuckerman, Bill Boulware
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writers:David Zuckerman, Bill Boulware
7.1/10(601 votes)
#13 - Mother's Day
S4:E235/2/1994
Say, homie, could you do me a favor? Just-married Jazz makes a surprising request of Will.
Director:Madeline Cripe
Writers:Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon
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Director:Madeline Cripe
Writers:Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon
7.1/10(585 votes)
#14 - For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll
S5:E255/15/1995
Husband-to-be Will has the bride, the ring, the date...and second thoughts about the whole idea.
Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:Leilani Downer
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Writer:Leilani Downer
7.1/10(581 votes)
#15 - Get a Job
S6:E29/25/1995
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
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:Mort Scrivner
7.1/10(579 votes)
#16 - I, Clownius
S6:E131/15/1996
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:Unknown
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Writer:Unknown
7.1/10(571 votes)
#17 - Will's Up a Dirt Road
S5:E1011/21/1994
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.
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:Bennie R. Richburg Jr.
7.1/10(558 votes)
#18 - Slum Like It... Not!
S5:E193/13/1995
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.
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:Bennie R. Richburg Jr.
7.1/10(552 votes)
#19 - Hare Today...
S6:E184/8/1996
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
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:Robert Bruce
7.1/10(550 votes)
#20 - Breaking Up is Hard To Do (2)
S6:E152/19/1996
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
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writer:Lisa Rosenthal
7.2/10(865 votes)
#21 - Working It Out
S1:E255/6/1991
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
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Director:Rita Rogers Blye
Writer:Shannon Gaughan
7.2/10(772 votes)
#22 - Granny Gets Busy
S2:E510/7/1991
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
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Cheryl Gard
7.2/10(743 votes)
#23 - Something for Nothing
S2:E1212/9/1991
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
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:William Missouri Downs
7.2/10(721 votes)
#24 - Hilary Gets a Life
S2:E141/6/1992
Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.
Director:Shelley Jensen
Writers:P. Karen Raper, Eunetta T. Boone
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Director:Shelley Jensen
Writers:P. Karen Raper, Eunetta T. Boone
7.2/10(714 votes)
#25 - Those Were the Days
S2:E202/24/1992
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
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Director:Rita Rogers Blye
Writer:Samm-Art Williams