Episode 1
The Fresh Prince Project
1990-09-10 • 23 min
Aunt Vivian tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will.
TV season
1990-09-10
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.
Episode 1
1990-09-10 • 23 min
Aunt Vivian tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will.
Episode 2
1990-09-17 • 24 min
Will persuades Ashley to pawn her violin for a drum set.
Episode 3
1990-09-24 • 22 min
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.
Episode 4
1990-10-01 • 24 min
Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.
Episode 5
1990-10-08 • 24 min
Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary.
Episode 6
1990-10-15 • 24 min
Jailed, Will and Carlton stage a media stunt.
Episode 7
1990-10-22 • 24 min
Will joins his prep school's poetry club.
Episode 8
1990-10-29 • 24 min
Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
Episode 9
1990-10-29 • 25 min
Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
Episode 10
1990-11-05 • 24 min
Happy birthday Geoffrey! For a gift, Will tries matchmaking, then falls for Geoffrey's date himself.
Episode 11
1990-11-12 • 24 min
Carlton feels overshadowed by Will, who's become a basketball star at school.
Episode 12
1990-11-19 • 24 min
A holiday visit from Will's taskmaster mother puts the kibosh on conspicuous consumption and puts the kids to work preparing Thanksgiving dinner.
Episode 13
1990-11-26 • 24 min
Hilary becomes Will's personal maid when he threatens to disclose she's dropped out of UCLA.
Episode 14
1990-12-03 • 24 min
Will tells Ashley's slumber party guests a scary tale about his first day at Bel-Air Academy.
Episode 15
1990-12-10 • 24 min
Will inimitably dresses the mansion for the holidays, to the dismay of the neighbors, including heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield.
Episode 16
1991-01-07 • 24 min
Philip may lose a superstitious client whom he advises not to make decisions based on Will's spontaneous remarks.
Episode 17
1991-01-14 • 24 min
Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.
Episode 18
1991-01-21 • 24 min
Will sneaks Philip's elderly mother out of the house for a night on the town.
Episode 19
1991-02-04 • 24 min
Will 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.
Episode 20
1991-02-11 • 24 min
Fresh 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.
Episode 21
1991-02-18 • 24 min
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.
Episode 22
1991-02-25 • 24 min
Will crawls to Philip for help after sneaking out on the town and getting hustled by sleazy pool sharks.
Episode 23
1991-03-11 • 24 min
Will challenges Carlton to spend time in a tough neighborhood, trying to survive by masquerading as a financial consultant.
Episode 24
1991-04-29 • 24 min
R&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.
Episode 25
1991-05-06 • 24 min
Rap's Queen Latifah plays Hilary's new actress boss, who wants Will as her boy toy - or Hilary's glamorous job is over.