Season Guide

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 1

25 episodes

Episodes

1
Aunt Vivian tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will.
1990-09-10
2
Will persuades Ashley to pawn her violin for a drum set.
1990-09-17
3
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…
1990-09-24
4
Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.
1990-10-01
5
Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary.
1990-10-08
6
While Philip and Vivian go on a trip to Palm Springs in Mrs. Furth's helicopter, Will and Carlton are paid to drive Mr. Furth's Mercedes-Benz there as well. They get…
1990-10-15
7
The family pressures Will to join an after school club. Following the girls into a poetry class, he spontaneously makes up a poem on the spot to impress them and…
1990-10-22
8
The family heads to the mall to pick up costumes for Hilary's Halloween party, while Will and Carlton place a bet to see who can find a date for the…
1990-10-29
9
Will and Carlton both try to win Melinda over by making up stories about themselves. Carlton successfully wins her over, much to Will's surprise. Will goes and drowns his sorrows…
1990-10-29
10
It is Geoffrey's birthday and Will decides to set him up on a blind date with an English woman named Helen as a gift. Will, thinking she is better for…
1990-11-05
11
Will joins the school basketball team, of which Carlton is already a member. Will becomes the star player of the team, causing Carlton to become jealous and Will to take…
1990-11-12
12
Will's mom, Vy, comes to the Banks household for Thanksgiving. She gets angry that the kids leave all of the work to Geoffrey and criticizes her sister that she wanted…
1990-11-19
13
In order to get the family car instead of Will, Hilary tells Phil that Will has been disobeying curfew, subcontracting his chores to Ashley and renting out the family car.…
1990-11-26
14
Ashley and her friends ask Will to tell a scary story at their slumber party before they go to sleep. Will tells the tale of his first day at Bel-Air…
1990-12-03
15
Will realizes that Ashley has never experienced a real Christmas before (since back in Philadelphia, there would be carolers, lights and neat decorations, while in Bel-Air there are only a…
1990-12-10
16
Due to a couple of coincidences, one of Philip's clients, a very superstitious businessman, thinks Will is his good luck charm. He befriends Will, who is allowed to decide on…
1991-01-07
17
Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and expects an easy A when Vivian volunteers to teach it. Many of the students enjoy her ways of…
1991-01-14
18
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…
1991-01-21
19
Jazz asks Will the favor of taking his sister Janet out on a date after she moves into town. Will does so reluctantly, until Jazz introduces the two. Will takes…
1991-02-04
20
Geoffrey's old employer Lord Fowler and his daughter Lady Penelope come to the Banks' house for the weekend. Will wants to use the car to go to a Ziggy Marley…
1991-02-11
21
One of Vivian's students, Kayla Samuels comes over for dinner and Will tries to impress her but fails. Eventually, Will wins her over and inadvertently starts taking time away from…
1991-02-18
22
Vivian goes away to Berkeley for the weekend, leaving Hilary in charge. When Will steals the car keys to go to the pool hall, and winds up losing his money…
1991-02-25
23
Will makes a bet that Carlton wouldn't last a weekend in Jazz's neighborhood, Compton, because of the way he is. Carlton takes the bet too far by becoming very thug-like,…
1991-03-11
24
Ashley's birthday is nearing and when the family asks her what she would like for her birthday, she shows them a picture of Little T, the popular teen singer. Hilary…
1991-04-29
25
Hilary lands a new job as an assistant to an actress, Marissa Redman who turns out to be completely disrespectful. Will surprises Hilary with Jazz in the office and Marissa…
1991-05-06