The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Aunt Vivian tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will.

Will 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.

Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philips dismay, warms up to Hilary.

Will joins his prep schools poetry club.

Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilarys Halloween party?

Carlton feels overshadowed by Will, whos become a basketball star at school.

Hilary becomes Wills personal maid when he threatens to disclose shes dropped out of UCLA.

Will inimitably dresses the mansion for the holidays, to the dismay of the neighbors, including heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield.

Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.

Will has girl problems after a date with Jazzs domineering sister, whos ready to pick out a china pattern before the night is over.

Jasmine 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.

Will challenges Carlton to spend time in a tough neighborhood, trying to survive by masquerading as a financial consultant.

Raps Queen Latifah plays Hilarys new actress boss, who wants Will as her boy toy - or Hilarys glamorous job is over.

Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but theres real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.

Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.

Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Wills Aunt Janice when Wills mom meets Janices intended - and forbids Will to attend the interracial wedding.

Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.

Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.

After winning at the country clubs Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that hes expected to donate the money to charity.

Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.

Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper - but who turns out to be very wealthy.

The family fears a steamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs, while Will fears the scalpel when he enters the hospital, kicking and screaming, for a tonsillectomy.

Philip and Vivian welcome a 60s radical, who arouses the FBIs interest and influences Will and Carlton to take action over the firing of a nonconformist teacher.

Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carltons plans for a rendezvous with two French women.

Will and Carlton lose their shirts investing on a tip - then take jobs as strippers to recoup their losses and get Vivians bracelet out of hock.

When the Banks family returns to its former neighborhood to help old friends after a destructive city-wide riot, Vivian reveals a surprise to Philip.

Hilary gets a job reporting weather on television.

While Philip entertains rude, senile Judge Robertson, Will accepts expensive gifts from Lindsey Simon, a rich classmate who wants to buy his affection.

Philip takes Will and Carlton on a camping trip that turns out to be a disaster when snow traps the unhappy campers.

Election results are in and Philip fights to remain cool amid lies by Judge Robertson, which prompt Will to confront the outspoken incumbent. Will Will go to far? Will he say what everyone is feeling? Will Judge Robertson be able to take it?

When Vivian quarantines Will and Carlton in the backyard pool house after both are stricken with contagious colds, they spend the night arguing over a girl that Will stole from Carlton.

Geoffrey humiliates himself by insulting the Banks family and quitting his job when Will and Carlton trick him into thinking he has won millions of dollars in the lottery.

As Vivians 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 familys demands, and Vivian feels like shes having triplets.

Depressed and suicidal over having ruined his chances of attending Princeton University, Carlton is visited by his Guardian Angel, who shows him how awful the Banks family would be if he werent alive.

Vivians baby is a week late, but family members and her visiting sisters are nowhere to be found when its time to rush to the hospital.

Will lands a spot in a comedy showcase after accompanying a comic friend to an audition.

Vy anticipates Wills graduation with enthusiasm, but there may be discord when she learns Will is failing music. To pass his music class, Will must sing at the graduation ceremony - with a class of eight-year-olds.

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.

Stuck with caring for Nicky for the day, Will soon discovers the benefits of baby-sitting: hes suddenly a big man on campus with the women so long as he poses as a single dad.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A Valentines double date finds Will treating Ashley like a kid and Ashley demanding r-e-s-p-e-c-t.

Jazzs bride has a couple of teensy character flaws: Shes a convict. And she puts the moves on Will.

Its double trouble for Will when Philips old flame visits with her daughter, whos attracted to Will.

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

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

Will helps Ashley make a big impression on a recording executive, but Philip is adamantly against her pursuing a singing career.

War breaks out when the girl Will likes plants a big one on Carlton.

The Banks hate the ugly golf shirts Hilary gives them - until they see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wearing the same design.

At a Soul Train reunion, middle-aged Philip feels like his train has left the station.

Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel - by Jay Leno.

Will works so hard to impress Lisas dad that he spends all his free time with his new best buddy.

The partys over. Will and Lisa tell each other lies so they can sneak off to the (uh-oh) same party.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Will pops the question from his hospital room. And Lisas answer is...

Shafted! The engaged couple opts for flashy Vegas vows, complete with costumes. The tasteful theme: Shaft.

Will inadvertently finds himself in the right place at the right time and lands a part in a daytime soap opera.

A dream job for Will with a businessman friend of Philips turns into a nightmare when the man offers him a bonus to help bribe a councilman.

Stuck and out of luck, Will spends his bachelor party trapped in an elevator with a feuding Carlton and Jazz.

While Carlton is away at a Young Republican camp, Will cooks up a flambe of a disaster on a night when an influential judge is coming to dinner, and Will can only make it through the night with the help of Geoffrey, and other plan is not to make Phil find out.

After learning a little something about initiative, Will jumps to Hilarys aid prior to a key business meeting at the station, meanwhile an unemployed Carlton subs for Philip on career day at Ashleys school.

Will decides to book a juror dismissed from Philips big show-biz madam sex-scandal case for Hilarys show, which results in embarrassment for Judge Banks and some annoying apologies from Will and Hilary.

Freakin out! On the home intercom, Will and Carlton overhear Ashley talking about sex.

Hilary and Carlton volunteer at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving, while the extended family fills up on holiday treats.

Hilarys show has its national premiere. What more could she possibly want? How about a baby?

Its no laughing matter when a bomb-toting clown holds Philip hostage in the courtroom on the day of the showbiz madams sentencing.

Breaking up may not be so hard to do for an angry Vivian, but when Philip finds hes lost without her, Will and Carlton conspire to reunite them.

Geoffreys life changes overnight when a man claiming to be his long-lost son shows up and charms everyone - except Will, who discovers the guys not what he seems. Meanwhile, Hilary starts writing her autobiography, and an early childhood photo reveals a shocking secret.

Dick Clark has a cameo on this backstage outing that has Will Smith visiting with series stars and screening series bloopers.

On Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Hilary subs for Gifford but doesnt see eye-to-eye with co-host Philbin. Meanwhile, Will subs for Carlton in a golf tourney and gets buddy-buddy with Philip, making Carlton jealous.

The mansions for sale and everybodys in the fast lane... except Will, whos stuck on lifes soft shoulder.