Wills deadbeat dad shows up full of bright, shiny fatherandson plans. Heres a look at how will smith pulled off that heartwrenching scene. This was also the first season to feature nicky banks as a regular character on the show. The story behind the saddest fresh prince scene is not. In this edition, we look at the fresh prince of belair, which ran for six seasons and 148 episodes on nbc from 1990 to 1996. Will s deadbeat dad shows up full of bright, shiny fatherandson plans. The best fresh prince episodes to watch if you love uncle phil. The heartbreaking truth behind the saddest fresh prince of. Viola vy smith when will was fouryears old, and explains his motives for leaving.
Perhaps the most emotional episode ever of the fresh prince of belair, papas got a. In the second season of this inspiring comedy, the banks family continues to adjust to will living with them in belair. The fresh prince of belair was one of our favorite shows while growing up in the 90s. This episode contradicts the latter timeline of the sitcom, as geoffrey leaves for england. Fresh prince of belair is a classic sitcom with hilarious moments within the series. He was drawing from personal experience because his dad had left when he was a baby and when he became famous because of the fresh prince of belair he turned up like nothing had happened. In the episode, wills deadbeat dad lou comes back into his life after 14 years. Papas got a brand new excuse the fresh prince of bel. In the interview, will credits the late james avery, who played his uncle philip, for pushing him to give his all to the scene. The fourth season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 20, 1993 and aired its season finale on may 23, 1994. The fresh prince of belair was one of our favorite shows while growing up in the 90s for six seasons, will smith and the rest of the hilarious cast made us laugh week after week with their shenanigans, but they also got our lives flippedturned upside down. Will smith helped cowrite the script for this scene. The story behind the saddest fresh prince scene is not what. Will s cure for phils back pain gets them in big trouble when they get arrested along with two.
The fresh prince of belair season 1 episode 24 rotten. Wills father lou shows up after fourteen years and spends a lot of time with will. The true story behind the saddest fresh prince of belair scene. Will proves to be just what they want in a pledge, but one of the brothers sees carlto. Fresh prince of belair try not to cry challenge youtube. Will smith talks about his iconic dad scene on fresh prince. The fresh prince of belair is an american television sitcom that originally aired on nbc from september 10, 1990 to may 20, 1996. The fresh prince of belair hid an insurgent heart beneath.
Lebron still cries while watching emotional fresh prince. In the season 4 episode papas got a brand new excuse, will s dad returns after 14 years of being absent from his sons life. A month ago, filmmaker morgan cooper reimagined nbcs hit 1990s sitcom the fresh prince of belair as a dramatic series, creating a concept trailer that quickly went viral. Episode analysis according to zook, the fresh prince of belair was created as an attempt to disrupt blackonblack prejudice among haves and havenots. In the episode, wills deadbeat father lou played by broadway legend ben vereen returns after a 14year absence to spend time with his son. Dispelling the myth behind the fresh prince of belairs. The sixth and final season of the nbc sitcom the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 18, 1995, and aired its final. Wills father lou shows up after fourteen years and spends a lot of. Its from the episode where will is reunited with his father, who left him when he was a kid. The series opens with will working in philadelphia, before a worker from nbc shows up and kidnaps him, telling him that the shows called the fresh prince of belair, not the fresh prince of philadelphia. This episode is crucial to my argument that the fresh prince of belair advocates for a more fluid definition of blackness, because in this episode carlton and will both.
Will smith sat down with tidal for an interview about his life. In papas got a brand new excuse, will s deadbeat dad, lou, comes back into will s life after. In the episode, wills deadbeat father lou played by broadway legend. Nov 22, 2019 the true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of belair history has finally been revealed. The true story behind the saddest scene in the fresh prince of belair history.
Will and carlton try to get accepted into an africanamerican fraternity. Perhaps the most emotional episode ever of the fresh prince of belair, papas got a brand new excuse season 4, episode 24, is when will s dad. To refresh your memory, the episode centers on wills deadbeat father lou. Ben vereen stated in an interview that he broke into tears himself after walking out the camera shot to leave will. The fifth season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 19, 1994 and aired its season finale on may 15, 1995. Apr 03, 2018 the most powerful and emotional scene from the fresh prince of belair went viral on twitter on tuesday. However, it also addressed social topics that hold up today. The series may have ended in the 90s, but that doesnt mean we still dont miss the banks family and all of their upperclass shenanigans. Fresh prince of belair wills father leaves youtube. In the finale episode, will states that uncle phil is the only father he ever had. In other words, the purpose of the show was to stop the discrimination and hate between upperclass and lowerclass blacks.
Its from the episode where will is reunited with his father, who left him when he. The true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of. This is by far the most emotional episode of the fresh prince of belair, and one of the most emotional of any sitcom ive ever seen. Debunking the myth of the infamous papas got a brand new excuse episode of the fresh prince of belair. This was the first season to feature daphne maxwell reid as vivian banks after janet hubertwhitten s departure. The second season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 9, 1991 and aired its season finale on may 4, 1992. Papas got a brand new excuse the fresh prince of belair. He defiantly didnt expect it to be about the one person who had plagued his dreams. This is the scene where uncle phil yells at wills dad for leaving.
Jazz moments in the fresh prince of belair by neussfurthtv. In the episode, wills deadbeat dad lou comes back into his life after 14 years of being absent. Dispelling the myth behind the fresh prince of belairs saddest scene. This causes will to realize the closest thing hes ever had to a father is uncle phil. Will smith the fresh prince of belair fathers episode best performance duration. Dec 10, 2019 the fresh prince of bel air full episodes season 6 the fresh prince of bel air theme song the fresh prince of bel air the fresh prince of belair tv program the fresh prince of belair bloopers the fresh prince of belair funny moments the fresh prince of bel air final episode the fresh prince of bel air season 1 full episodes. With 26 episodes, this was the longest season of the fresh prince. Lebron still cries while watching emotional fresh prince scene. The true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of belair history. Watch the fresh prince of belair episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Will s very pleased with this, uncle phil however thinks lou will again disappoint his son.
The fresh prince of bel air father episode aired 25. Wills dad leaves for a second time on fresh prince. Fuckin shiver at my spine best scene of fresh prince. In 100 episodes, we examine the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and reflected the medium and what contributed to their popularity. May 10, 2019 25 years ago today may 9, the most famous scene of the fresh prince of belair was broadcast to the world the episode is from season four and is titled papas got a brand new excuse. Near the end of the show, after will s dad leaves him a second time, ben vereen admitted that as soon as he was out of sight of the camera, he broke down into tears. The fresh prince of belair s02e will s christmas show s02e. The best man he ever knew chapter 1, a fresh prince of bel. I cried, and you can hear actors and staff crying off set.
Will smith talks about his iconic dad scene on fresh. In the start of this video, the dad is in the process of leaving will without telling him. Dispelling the myth behind the fresh prince of belairs saddest. Oct 20, 2017 the fresh prince of belair was one of our favorite shows while growing up in the 90s for six seasons, will smith and the rest of the hilarious cast made us laugh week after week with their shenanigans, but they also got our lives flippedturned upside down whenever they addressed serious topics. Ben vareen had children of his own he was there for. Lou smith is a guest character in season 4 of the fresh prince of belair. You undoubtedly already know this one as the fresh prince episode that.
Will smith loves the fanmade dramatic reimagining of. The fresh prince of belair was one of the best shows of our childhood. Since everyones asking, this is from season 4 episode 24 papas got a brand new excuse. The fresh prince of bel air father episode aired 25 years. He is so happy to be with his dad that he drops his traditional style and. That changed with papas got a brand new excuse, the season four episode of the fresh prince of belair that aired 25 years ago today. The fresh prince of belair defined a generation, started plenty of bad fashion trends and had arguably the greatest opening theme song of all time. Wills dad leaves again charles bentley on youtube in the season 4 episode papas got a brand new excuse, wills dad returns after 14 years of being absent from his sons life. The fresh prince of belair s05e10 will s up the dirt road. In the episode papas got a brand new excuse, will smith.
List of the fresh prince of belair episodes wikipedia. The true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of belair history has finally been revealed. The heartbreaking truth behind the saddest fresh prince of belair scene. Throughout the course of its 148 episodes, the fresh prince of belair delivered plenty of laughs and iconic moments. Oct 09, 2018 will smith sat down with tidal for an interview about his life. Sep 25, 2014 the true story behind the saddest scene in the fresh prince of belair history. The best fresh prince episodes to watch if you love. There wasnt a good quality version of one of the most touching scenes in tv history on youtube, so i thought id try to upload a better version. The fresh prince of belair has always been a tv classic, but theres a sad. According to will smith, his character was meant to shrug off lou leaving him yet again, but he partly.
Wills dad leaves again nbc perhaps the most emotional episode ever of the fresh prince of belair, papas got a brand new excuse season 4, episode 24, is when wills dad shows up after 14. The true story behind the saddest fresh prince of belair. The fresh prince of belair papas got a brand new excuse. This was the first season to feature daphne maxwell reid as vivian banks after janet hubertwhittens departure. In this season, the kitchen and living room sets of the banks mansion which is where most scenes were shot were rebuilt to be larger and more contemporary, as opposed to the more formal style of the first season. Was the only episode of the fresh prince of bel air to have a rating higher than 9 for several years. Fresh prince of bel air sad scene will s dad leaves full by stevemunoz21. The most powerful and emotional scene from the fresh prince of belair went viral on twitter on tuesday. Will smith loves the fanmade dramatic reimagining of fresh.
Will s father lou shows up after fourteen years and spends a lot of time with will. Wills dad leaves for a second time on fresh prince of. Will and carlton spy on ashley when she goes on her first date with a famous young rap singer named little t. It was written by david zuckerman and bill boulware, and directed by shelley jensen. Will smith, james avery, alfonso ribeiro and karyn parsons were present for all episodes. The fourth season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 20, 1993 and aired. This episode contradicts the latter timeline of the sitcom, as geoffrey leaves for england and.
During the interview he discussed his iconic dad scene on sitcom, the fresh prince of belair, in which his character got emotional after being abandoned by his father. Apr 29, 2019 will smiths the fresh prince of belair gets a dramatic take that goes viral and the superstar approves. But before all that, he was a sitcom star, someone who, it would not have been foolhardy to assume, couldnt handle more dramatic material. But nothing broke our hearts more than wills dad leaving him for the second time. Phillip banks wasnt sure who expected to be on the other end of the phone call when it ran at four that morning. Papas got a brand new excuse is the 24th episode of season 4. In the episode papas got a brand new excuse, will smith demonstrated his true acting abilities and showed the world when he is given the right role, he can do an amazing job. James avery and ben vereen in the fresh prince of belair 1990 will smith and james avery in. His way of life often clashes with his relatives life. It all makes the scene where lou leaves again all the more dramatic. Good for the occasional guest appearance was wills close friend, jazz, played by smiths reallife music partner, dj jazzy jeff.
Lou is the biological father of will smith and exhusband of vy lou abandoned his family will and viola vy smith when will was fouryears old, and explains his motives for leaving by saying such excuses as he wasnt ready to be a father, that he was scared to accept the. Philip isnt too impressed by wills behavior, especially teaching ashley to rap and ruining his image with the members of the law firm. When will s father lou suddenly returns 14 years after he left him, he leaves just as quickly. When one of wills college professors scott burton phil morris gets depressed over his. In the fourth and final episode, blood is thicker than mud, in season 4, carlton is refused entry into phi beta gamma, a black fraternity at his and wills university. You know the episode, and you definitely know the scene. With will smith, james avery, daphne reid, alfonso ribeiro. May 09, 2019 that changed with papas got a brand new excuse, the season four episode of the fresh prince of belair that aired 25 years ago today. The fresh prince of belair papas got a brand new excuse tv.
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