Will Smith Reveals What Episode Of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Was Most Memorable To Him

Will Smith revealed throughout a current interview with GQ his memorable episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The actor, who starred within the sitcom from 1990 to 1996, portrayed a fictionalized character of himself with the identical identify.

The sequence adopted Smith as his mom despatched him to reside together with his aunt, uncle, and cousins of their Bel-Air mansion. The 53-year-old informed the publication that probably the most particular episode to him was the enduring father episode.

The rationale behind this selection was due to the “distinctive” dynamic he had together with his co-star the late James Avery who performed his uncle within the sequence. Smith mentioned:

“I believe the one that individuals stroll as much as me on the road about is the daddy episode, the one when Will’s father left him. That was a really particular one for me. James Avery and I had a very distinctive father and son relationship on and off-camera. That’s most memorable for me.”

That exact second occurred in Season 4 Episode 24 entitled “Papa’s Acquired a Model New Excuse.” In it, Smith reunites together with his estranged father Lou (Ben Vereen). Avery, who performed Uncle Phil within the present, raised concern relating to the reunion. Finally in the long run Uncle Phil’s suspicions have been proved appropriate after Lou bailed on Smith and the summer season journey they’d deliberate. Through the last moments of that episode, Smith turns into emotional and is shortly embraced by his uncle.

The solid of The Recent Prince of Bel-Air together with Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro, Janet Hubert, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana Ali, Daphne Maxwell Reid, and plenty of others all got here collectively final yr to have fun the present’s thirtieth anniversary and in addition pay tribute to the sitcom’s patriarch James Avery. Avery tragically handed away again in 2013.

All episodes of The Recent Prince of Bel-Air and the reunion particular can be found to stream on HBO Max.