The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 1

Season 1

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.

Air date: 1990-09-10

Episodes: 25

Episodes

E1: The Fresh Prince Project

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

Air date: 1990-09-10 • ★ 7.781

E2: Bang the Drum, Ashley

Will persuades Ashley to pawn her violin for a drum set.

Air date: 1990-09-17 • ★ 7.75

E3: Clubba Hubba

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.

Air date: 1990-09-24 • ★ 7.733

E4: Not with My Pig, You Don't

Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.

Air date: 1990-10-01 • ★ 7.933

E5: Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy

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

Air date: 1990-10-08 • ★ 7.867

E6: Mistaken Identity

Jailed, Will and Carlton stage a media stunt.

Air date: 1990-10-15 • ★ 8.469

E7: Def Poet's Society

Will joins his prep school's poetry club.

Air date: 1990-10-22 • ★ 7.8

E8: Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (1)

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

Air date: 1990-10-29 • ★ 6.867

E9: Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (2)

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

Air date: 1990-10-29 • ★ 6.938

E10: Kiss My Butler

Happy birthday Geoffrey! For a gift, Will tries matchmaking, then falls for Geoffrey's date himself.

Air date: 1990-11-05 • ★ 7.733

E11: Courting Disaster

Carlton feels overshadowed by Will, who's become a basketball star at school.

Air date: 1990-11-12 • ★ 7.813

E12: Talking Turkey

A holiday visit from Will's taskmaster mother puts the kibosh on conspicuous consumption and puts the kids to work preparing Thanksgiving dinner.

Air date: 1990-11-19 • ★ 7.6

E13: Knowledge is Power

Hilary becomes Will's personal maid when he threatens to disclose she's dropped out of UCLA.

Air date: 1990-11-26 • ★ 7.933

E14: Day Damn One

Will tells Ashley's slumber party guests a scary tale about his first day at Bel-Air Academy.

Air date: 1990-12-03 • ★ 7.6

E15: Deck the Halls

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

Air date: 1990-12-10 • ★ 7.533

E16: The Lucky Charm

Philip may lose a superstitious client whom he advises not to make decisions based on Will's spontaneous remarks.

Air date: 1991-01-07 • ★ 7.9

E17: The Ethnic Tip

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

Air date: 1991-01-14 • ★ 7.857

E18: The Young and the Restless

Will sneaks Philip's elderly mother out of the house for a night on the town.

Air date: 1991-01-21 • ★ 7.8

E19: It Had to Be You

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.

Air date: 1991-02-04 • ★ 7.9

E20: Nice Lady

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.

Air date: 1991-02-11 • ★ 7.4

E21: Love at First Fight

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.

Air date: 1991-02-18 • ★ 7.6

E22: Banks Shot

Will crawls to Philip for help after sneaking out on the town and getting hustled by sleazy pool sharks.

Air date: 1991-02-25 • ★ 8.3

E23: 72 Hours

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

Air date: 1991-03-11 • ★ 7.7

E24: Just Infatuation

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.

Air date: 1991-04-29 • ★ 7.6

E25: Working It Out

Rap's Queen Latifah plays Hilary's new actress boss, who wants Will as her boy toy - or Hilary's glamorous job is over.

Air date: 1991-05-06 • ★ 7.4