Will Smith is revealed to be a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia, who is sent to live with his wealthy relatives at their Bel Air, Los Angeles mansion. His relatives include Phillip Banks, Will's strict and gruff uncle, and Vivian Banks, Will's no-nonsense, forthright, and career-minded aunt. Other members of the Banks family include Carlton Banks, Will's preppy and arrogant cousin, Hilary Banks, Will's attractive but dumb, eldest cousin, Ashley Banks, Will's youngest cousin, and Geoffrey, the family's cynical English Butler. Will's lifestyle often clashes with that of his relatives there, and frequently got him or other members of the family into trouble as well.
23 mins
1990-09-10
7.8/10Aunt Vivian tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will.
24 mins
1990-09-17
7.8/10Will persuades Ashley to pawn her violin for a drum set.
22 mins
1990-09-24
7.6/10Will wants to go out with a beautiful girl he meets at the country club, but first he must figure out how to impress her extremely snobbish and very protective father so he seeks tips from cousin Carlton on becoming preppie.
24 mins
1990-10-01
7.9/10Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.
24 mins
1990-10-08
7.9/10Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary.
24 mins
1990-10-15
8.6/10Jailed, Will and Carlton stage a media stunt.
24 mins
1990-10-22
7.8/10Will joins his prep school's poetry club.
24 mins
1990-10-29
6.9/10Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
25 mins
1990-10-29
7/10Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
24 mins
1990-11-05
7.7/10Happy birthday Geoffrey! For a gift, Will tries matchmaking, then falls for Geoffrey's date himself.
24 mins
1990-11-12
7.8/10Carlton feels overshadowed by Will, who's become a basketball star at school.
24 mins
1990-11-19
7.6/10A holiday visit from Will's taskmaster mother puts the kibosh on conspicuous consumption and puts the kids to work preparing Thanksgiving dinner.
24 mins
1990-11-26
7.9/10Hilary becomes Will's personal maid when he threatens to disclose she's dropped out of UCLA.
24 mins
1990-12-03
7.6/10Will tells Ashley's slumber party guests a scary tale about his first day at Bel-Air Academy.
24 mins
1990-12-10
7.5/10Will inimitably dresses the mansion for the holidays, to the dismay of the neighbors, including heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield.
24 mins
1991-01-07
7.8/10Philip may lose a superstitious client whom he advises not to make decisions based on Will's spontaneous remarks.
24 mins
1991-01-14
7.9/10Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.
24 mins
1991-01-21
7.8/10Will sneaks Philip's elderly mother out of the house for a night on the town.
24 mins
1991-02-04
7.8/10Will has girl problems after a date with Jazz's domineering sister, who's ready to pick out a china pattern before the night is over.
24 mins
1991-02-11
7.2/10Fresh Prince Will is on his best behavior for visiting royalty - the seemingly demure Lady Penelope, who Will hopes to persuade to let herself have a good time at a party.
24 mins
1991-02-18
7.6/10Jasmine Guy plays a scholarship student whose introduction to Will opens up a different world of fun and games - and romance - to divert her from her studies.
24 mins
1991-02-25
8.3/10Will crawls to Philip for help after sneaking out on the town and getting hustled by sleazy pool sharks.
24 mins
1991-03-11
7.7/10Will challenges Carlton to spend time in a tough neighborhood, trying to survive by masquerading as a financial consultant.
24 mins
1991-04-29
7.6/10R&B singer Tevin Campbell plays teen idol Little T, who surprises Ashley on her birthday with a special song and an invitation for a date.
24 mins
1991-05-06
7.4/10Rap's Queen Latifah plays Hilary's new actress boss, who wants Will as her boy toy - or Hilary's glamorous job is over.