


In the second season, the kitchen and living room sets of the Banks Mansion (which is where most the shows scenes were shot) were rebuilt much larger with a more contemporary style as opposed to the much more formal style of the first season.

Townes as Jazz Vernee Watson as Viola Smith Jennifer Lewis as Helen Smith Perry Moore as Tyriq Johnson Guest starring Tisha Campbell as Kathleen Production From scenes that made us cry with laughter to moments that made us groan in embarrassment, here are the best and worst episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.Cast Will Smith as Will Smith James Avery as Phillip Banks Janet Hubert as Vivian Banks Alfonso Ribeiro as Carlton Banks Karyn Parsons as Hilary Banks Tatyana Ali as Ashley Banks Joseph Marcell as Geoffrey Butler Recurring cast Jeffrey A. But Fresh Prince wasn't without its awful episodes, either.

In some of the best episodes, these issues were brought to the forefront. But it also had a lot to say about class, race, and societal expectations. With Smith's brand of easygoing comedy and charming personality, the show was often hilarious. Over the course of the show's six seasons and 148 episodes, the plot revolved around Will's street smart, inner-city upbringing clashing with the Banks' more wealthy and well-off ideals and lifestyle. But when he got in "one little fight" on the neighborhood basketball court, his mom shipped him off to live with his affluent Aunt and Uncle Banks in Bel-Air, California. From 1990 to 1996, NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air starred Will Smith as a heightened version of himself - a troubled West Philadelphia youth whose interests basically boiled down to basketball, ladies, rap, and general misbehavior.
