Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

I always liked this comedy. My favourite characters are Carlton and Will.

The following is an account of how my simple life was torn asunder and completely changed by events out of my control. If you could spare the time, I would appreciate it if you could allow me a minute to tell my tale.

West Philadelphia was the town in which I spent the beginning years of my life. I would spend my time playing gentlemanly rounds of basketball in a recreational area adjacent to an educational institution in close proximity to my home. This all came crashing to a halt when a group of young men of ill repute began to frequent the area and make life somewhat more troublesome for the pre-existing residents.

One such ruffian must have taken umbrage with something I had said or done, for we wound up being engaged in a scuffle. Upon being informed of this event, my mother was understandably distraught. She informed me that I would be moving to live with some distant relatives in the shire of Bel Air.

So I signalled for conveyance and as it approached, I noticed that the vehicle sported a licence plate that bore the word FRESH and there were fuzzy dice suspended in the fore section of the carriage. It occurred to me that I should remark on how atypical such a conveyance is, but I thought the better of it and instructed the driver to transport me to my new residence of Bel Air.

We arrived at my new lodgings at approximately seven or eight of the clock and I farewelled the cab driver in a colloquial and jocular manner. I surveyed my surrounds; I was finally there, to sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air.

this one is okay

If you saw one episode, you'd seen them all. Written with the deft touch of a longshoreman handling packing crates. But the worst thing about this shite was that it foisted that godawful hack Will Smith on us.

Awesome show, but it gets so much reruns on Nick at Nite and TBS, so it gets kinda boring after a while.

It was average. A good show for its time.

so, almost everyone I knows can sing this theme song. So the series wasn't that realistic, but it was interesting to watch.

I don't know what some of the other reviewers were smoking, but this was and still is one of the funniest shows ever. I never saw it Prime Time, but I've spent many a late night watching this on [email protected]. Will Smith was a comedic genius and this was hilarious. I'd put this up as being pretty close to being the best show of the 90s which was not really a great time for TV.

Without a doubt, this has got to be one of the stupidest and crappiest TV shows that viewers were subjected to. It wasn't even the least bit funny; this show just consisted of a bunch of people jumping around like f&@king idiots and screaming at each other. And the opening theme song was so gay too. If you've never seen this show, you're lucky. Don't even bother watching it.

Very old school for me! Loved it when I was young growing up !

watchable in doses

I used to know the entire song by heart but I forget a few words and it's a long song too !!!

then, not now

Love this show.

Not a bad show to watch once in a while.  Most of the time it was decent, and the cast was talented and funny.  Carleton is one of the best of TV's fictional nerds.  And the housekeeper, Geoffrey, with his witty quips reminded me of a black Mr. French.

Smart-ass Philly kid gets sent to stuffy Bel-Air. It was on a long time and lots of fun.

still watch it!!

Watched it from beginning to the very end. I liked it so much HELL im buying the seasons on dvd.

One of the best sitcoms from the 90s. Always funny, I never get tired of watching old reruns of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

This is a show that got alot better as the years went on, although i was sad when they replaced Vivian.

Terribly dated, but a harmless and sometimes funny show. . .Will Smith had zero acting experience walking into production- have to admire raw talent when you see it. . .

One of my favorite shows growing up.

If I were just rating the undeniable talents of Will Smith, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" would get an easy five stars; nevertheless, as a whole the series was only decent to good on its own. I never really watched this show as a first option since there was no strong pull other than Smith, but I did catch it now and again. Clearly, Smith was the key to the series' success; however, Carlton (Alfonso) provided an effective straight man and the common fish out of water overall theme wasn't too tired. Nevertheless, some of the running gags (e.g. fat jokes) did get overused, a problem noticeable even over sporadic viewings.

i love this show

BLAH!!!!!!!
I give it one star because it was only one peg above Cosby. YET AGAIN, another show that DOES NOT represent the black community, OR the white, OR any at all!

Totally Totally Totally The best show that I have ever seen!!! I have the first 3 seasons on disc!!!

I agree with Irishgit that if you saw one episode, you'd seen them all. Most of the jokes revolve around Carlton's shortness, Philip's weight, and how many chicks that Will could get.

all the actors and actresses were funny, which made all the episodes funny too

the show is so ang funny i also like carlton dance to tom jones it not unuasll

One of my favorites. A very funny show. Carlton's my favorite character.

this show is hilarious.

Garbage. I got stuck watching this show more than a couple times because the reruns come on frequently after Cub games on WGN. What a worthless, overrated show. So many viewers were duped into thinking this show was something...when it wasn't. People would tell me, Oh, you just don't get that style of humor. WRONG. It sucks. I get the style, it just isn't humorous. Maybe it is funny to seven year old kids, but the those kids aren't buying the advertised products.

will smith is a good actor but this was only the beginning for him. he is actually a better dramatic actor but this show is fun to watch. i prefer the carlton character more. he is what makes this show funny.

Fresh Prince was a funny show. Will Smith made it funny, and Carlton was hilarious is his own weird little way. I think my favourite character was the butler though.

Very funny sitcom following the antics of the Fresh Prince, aka Will Smith.

fresh prince was clever and witty and freakishly entertaining!

Ok at times. Good likable characters. Had to jump the shark by ading the kid on at the end to accomadate the original mother. Daphne Maxwell Reid was a good replacement for the other mother.

Surprisingly, this is a show that is still very entertaining and funny years after the show's last original season in the late 90's. When watching the Fresh Prince, one can see Will Smith's budding talent and ability to keep audiences laughing. Smith lso had a great supporting cast that included seasonal tv actors such as James Avery. Amongst te antics of the Banks family, there were very meaningful and though provking epsodes thrown into each of the six seasons. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air may prove to have a lot of syndication staying power.

Hugely underrated when it was actually on the air with new episodes, Fresh Prince's long and successful run in syndication is a definite sign of a show that delivers solid laughs again and again. One other quick point... Fresh Prince, like many family sitcoms, had a regular diet of serious issue shows (the ones in which you would often see the actors talking into the character at the end of the episode). While one can definitely argue that this trend of preachy television is unnecessary, Fresh Prince was the only sitcom that could do one of the shows and not make you cringe in horror at the poor acting or writing.

All around great show. I watch it on nick-at-nite whenever I can!

will alfonso dude just about ayear ago i was watchin tbs and i got done watchin the carry show he stinks and next up waf fresh prince of bel air and it came on pass parts of it and alfonso was doin the carlton hell it cracked me up the then the first fat joke i heard i was laughing so hard i started crying and believe me i could of filled a water jug with those teers.and watchin alfonso in you music video and watchin black suits comin NOD YA HEAD I WANT TO MEET YOU INSPERATIONS SOOOOOO BAD .PEACE

Oh man this show was awesome! Will making fun of Uncle Phil all the time hilarious..and Jeffrey always wanting to quit and making fun of Phil too. Also Will making fun of Carlton..short jokes..

One of the best black shows I have every seen! All the characters were funny as heck and I still die laughing watching the re-runs! Will Smith is AWESOME!

i love the show of the fresh prince all of the charecters are really great they make my day better then anything when the show starts i wont move no matter what until commercials then i run do what i got to do and as soon as i haer that it is coming back on i look like im playing football every one got get out of my way cause it is my favorite show i just really would like for you to play the marathon instead of 9:00p.m.to6:00a.m.that it can be during the afternoon it would be better cause no one is gonna be up all night even if they want to if you put it in the afternoon i would really appreciate it because i wouldnt have to miss a show please if you can change the time i would really appreciate it because you are the best show thankyou scincerally yours shivon .my rating is that your show is better than good it is the best in the world the big one and only number 1

this is one of the greatest comedy's produced ever. My wife and kids is the only show above this one for my ratings list. Will smith rocks!

It never gets old Will Smith is still got it and now is an Alien Hunter.

The fact that every one of my friends and I can sing the entire theme song from beginning to end is slightly scary. Classic show of the 90's! :)

I really like Will Smith, but I just could not get into that show. I really tried but it just didn't work for me. Will was the only interesting one, all the other characters were lame and had not depth. I understand why people like this show, I just don't think it was good writing.

Will is gorge!!xxxx Don't u just luv 'im? Second best show ever 2 Buffy!!!!!!!!! RACH.

what a lot of trash