The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Episode Guide

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 10, 1990

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

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 17, 1990

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

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1990

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.

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1990

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

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1990

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

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1990

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1990

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1990

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1990

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1990

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1990

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1990

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1990

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1990

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1990

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1991

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1991

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1991

When Uncle Phil's mother comes for a visit after recovering from a bout with the flu, Will talks her into rebelling against Phil's wishes of taking it easy in order to go to a rap concert.

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1991

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1991

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1991

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1991

Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1991

Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1991

Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: May 6, 1991

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 9, 1991

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 16, 1991

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1991

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1991

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1991

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1991

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1991

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1991

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1991

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1991

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1991

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1991

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1991

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1992

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1992

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1992

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1992

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1992

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1992

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Feb 24, 1992

When Marge, an old friend of Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian from their civil rights protesting days shows up at their door one day, she fills the kids' lives with the romanticized stories of their protesting days. As a result, Will goes to some drastic measures to show his displeasure of a Bel Air Prep firing a popular teacher. They soon discover that Marge is on the run and wanted by the FBI.

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1992

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1992

Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Apr 27, 1992

Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: May 4, 1992

Carlton gets an insider tip regarding a stock for a struggling airline, he talks Geoffrey and Will to buy some stock in the company. After Aunt Vivian asks Will and Carlton to go take a broken bracelet to be fixed, Carlton gets the bright idea to pawn it and buy more stock. However, when the company goes bankrupt and the guys lose all their money, they go to some drastic measures to raise the money to get the bracelet back.

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 14, 1992

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1992

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1992

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1992

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1992

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1992

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1992

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1992

Looking to spend some quality time with Will and Carlton before they head off to college, Uncle Phil decides to take them on a camping trip. However, things go wrong when they get caught in a snow storm that causes them to take shelter in an old, abandoned cave. Meanwhile at home, Hilary tries to have a romantic evening with Trevor, only to have it interrupted by Jazz.

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1992

Hillary's boyfriend Trevor uses an old contact to pull some strings to get Phillip and the family on Oprah's show to talk about family and politics. Will's thrilled about going to Chicago and being on television with them, but there's one small detail, it's only the immediate family appearing on the show. When Will finds out, right before they go on stage, he's mad and jealous about having to sit in the audience. As a result, when Oprah calls on the audience for questions, Will starts embarrassing the family on national television.

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1992

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1992

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1992

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1992

Vivian's family is in town for a visit, upon Vy's arrival, she tells everyone that she and Robert broke up, surprising everyone. However, her announcement of Will moving back to Philly after graduating high school throws everyone for a bigger loop. As a result, Will tries to find a way to tell his mom that he would rather stay in California than move back home without making her mad.

Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1993

Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Jan 18, 1993

Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Jan 25, 1993

Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1993

Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1993

Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1993

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1993

Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1993

Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Apr 12, 1993

Will's friend Keith is in Los Angeles from Philadelphia, looking to break into the stand-up comedy scene. Thinking that it's an easy thing to start, Will decides to go down that career path as well, despite the warnings from both Keith and Uncle Phil. When Will sneaks out of the house to go with Carlton, Hilary, and Keith to an open mic night, he gets heckled off the stage while Keith gets a standing ovation. It's at that moment he realizes it's tough to get started down a certain career path if you don't have the talent and experience.

Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: May 3, 1993

Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: May 10, 1993

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 1993

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Sep 20, 1993

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Sep 27, 1993

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 4, 1993

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 11, 1993

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1993

With Aunt Vivian out of town and unable to play mediator between Will, Carlton, and Uncle Phil. The guys promptly get into a little tiff when Uncle Phil hears about a party the boys want to host at the pool house. When Will and Carlton refuse to pay their rent until Uncle Phil fixes their air conditioning, Uncle Phil gets the last laugh when he takes the boys to court.

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1993

It's Halloween and Hilary decides to hold a séance with a somewhat well-known psychic in order to say goodbye to Trevor and forces the family to go with her. However, when Will begins to mock the psychic, he puts a curse on him, resulting in everyone else at the mansion having bad luck. Will then goes back to the psychic's house and begs him to lift the curse.

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1993

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1993

When Jackie finally agrees to go on a date with Will, he reluctantly has to cancel when Hilary asks him to be her chaperone at the Playboy Mansion, where she is asked to pose in an upcoming issue. Upon learning of Hilary's opportunity, Uncle Phil forbids her from posing for the magazine. However, when he learns that she decides to go with it, Uncle Phil decides to go into hiding.

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1993

When his doctor says he has to take better care of himself by eating healthier and exercising, Uncle Phil is less than thrilled at that prospect. As a result, he has Will sneak into the mansion unhealthy food from various fast food joints and ultimately has a heart attack. While Uncle Phil is recovering in the hospital, Will tries to convince a scared Carlton to visit his father.

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1993

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1993

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Dec 20, 1993

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1994

Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1994

Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Jan 24, 1994

Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1994

Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1994

Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1994

Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Feb 28, 1994

Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1994

Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1994

Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: May 2, 1994

Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: May 9, 1994

Episode: 4x25 | Airdate: May 16, 1994

Episode: 4x26 | Airdate: May 23, 1994

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 1994

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 19, 1994

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1994

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 3, 1994

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 10, 1994

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1994

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1994

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1994

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1994

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1994

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1994

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1994

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1995

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1995

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1995

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1995

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1995

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1995

Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1995

Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1995

Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Apr 17, 1995

Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: Apr 24, 1995

Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: May 1, 1995

Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: May 8, 1995

Episode: 5x25 | Airdate: May 15, 1995

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1995

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1995

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1995

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1995

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1995

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1995

Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1995

Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1995

Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1995

Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1995

Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1995

Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1996

Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1996

Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1996

Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1996

Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1996

Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1996

Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Apr 8, 1996

Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: Apr 15, 1996

Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: Apr 22, 1996

Episode: 6x21 | Airdate: May 6, 1996

Episode: 6x22 | Airdate: May 13, 1996

Episode: 6x23 | Airdate: May 20, 1996

Episode: 6x24 | Airdate: May 20, 1996

Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Nov 19, 2020 (75 min)

In celebration of the iconic series' 30th anniversary, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's inimitable cast comes together for a once-in-a-lifetime special. Taped on the show's recreated living room set, this joyous reunion looks back at Will Smith's role as a fictionalized version of himself sent from West Philadelphia to Bel-Air to live with his wealthy Uncle Phil and his family and the cultural impact of the groundbreaking series' six-season run.