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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)

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The Banks family, a respectable Californian family, take in a relative - Will Smith, a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia. The idea is to make him respectable, responsible and mature, but Will has got other plans...

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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 13 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards »

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Series cast summary:
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 William 'Will' Smith / ... (148 episodes, 1990-1996)
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 Philip Banks / ... (147 episodes, 1990-1996)
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 Carlton Banks / ... (147 episodes, 1990-1996)
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 Hilary Banks / ... (147 episodes, 1990-1996)
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 Geoffrey Butler / ... (146 episodes, 1990-1996)
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 Ashley Banks / ... (145 episodes, 1990-1996)
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 Vivian Banks / ... (73 episodes, 1993-1996)
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 Vivian Banks (73 episodes, 1990-1996)
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 Nicky Banks / ... (48 episodes, 1994-1996)
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 Jazz / ... (47 episodes, 1990-1996)
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When Will, an inner-city teenager from Philly is sent by his mother to live with his relatives (the Banks') in Bel-Air, everybody is in for a surprise. It is funny how influence can go both ways... Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Steve Richer <sricher@sympatico.ca>

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El príncipe del rap  »

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The address of the Banks' house is 805 St. Cloud Road See more »

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In the first season, Hilary is discussing interviews with Geoffrey. Geoffrey asks her what her name is, and she replies "Hilary S. Banks". But, in the second season, when Baby Nicky is about to be born, Will's mother grabs Hilary and refers to her middle name as being Violet. See more »

Quotes

Will: Yo, Judge, Judge, check it, Judge. I was umm... working if you could help a brother out... ummm... he's got like two grand worth of parking tickets, ummm...
[Will sees Phil glaring at him]
Will: I-I thought he was selling condoms.
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Opening credits are shown as graffiti. See more »

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Referenced in Making the Nanny (2005) See more »

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Written by Will Smith and Jeffrey A. Townes
Performed by Will Smith
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Best comedy-show EVER!!!! believe me!
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I have seen every single episode of this! It is so great! the whole family plays so good! They are all funny, Jazz too by the way! I still watch the episodes on BBC to tape them on video!

people who say the show is just about will are so not right! every character has several episodes where they are put in the picture. There a just a few less good episodes but most of them will make u rolling over the floor! :D :D :D :D D:


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