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Season 5

🎬 25 Episodes 📅 1994 ⏱ 23 min

When a sharp-witted teen from the rough neighborhoods of West Philadelphia lands in the glittering world of Bel-Air, his street smarts clash hilariously with upper-class expectations. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air captures the heart of a story where comedy becomes the bridge between two completely different worlds—one where a young man's authenticity gradually melts the formality surrounding him. What begins as an outsider's struggle transforms into an undeniable truth: family isn't about where you come from, it's about where you're accepted for exactly who you are.

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📊 Season Stats

Episodes

1994

Year

min / ep

9.6

Watch Hours

5/6

Season No.

⭐ 8.5

Best Episode

Ep. 15 · Bullets Over Bel-Air

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🎬 Episodes 25 episodes

1 ⭐ 7.5

The Client

Sep 1994 ⏱ 23m

Will revels in Ashley's music industry success, but both Will and Ashley are about to have a rude surprise.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ John Ridley

2 ⭐ 7.9

What's Will Got to Do With It?

Sep 1994 ⏱ 23m

Will helps Ashley make a big impression on a recording executive, but Philip is adamantly against her pursuing a singing career.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ David Pitlik

3 ⭐ 7.5

Reality Bites

Sep 1994 ⏱ 23m

Will loses points as a role model for Nicky while visiting an ever-positive kiddie hero who brings joy to youngsters - but not to Will.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ David Zuckerman

4 ⭐ 7.5

Grumpy Young Men

Oct 1994 ⏱ 23m

War breaks out when the girl Will likes plants a big one on Carlton.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Michael Soccio

5 ⭐ 7.6

Fresh Prince: The Movie

Oct 1994 ⏱ 23m

Will tells a tall tale about seeing a mob killing, then being placed in a witness-protection program in the backwoods of Alabama.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Gary H. Miller

6 ⭐ 7.6

Will's Misery

Oct 1994 ⏱ 23m

The Banks hate the ugly golf shirts Hilary gives them - until they see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wearing the same design.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Eddie Gorodetsky

7 ⭐ 7.7

Father Knows Best

Oct 1994 ⏱ 23m

To help Ashley out of a jam at school, Will poses as her father. Oh yeah, this is gonna work.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Andrea Allen-Wiley

8 ⭐ 7.8

Soul Train

Nov 1994 ⏱ 23m

At a Soul Train reunion, middle-aged Philip feels like his train has left the station.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ John Ridley

9 ⭐ 7.8

Love Hurts

Nov 1994 ⏱ 23m

Lisa humiliates Will by knocking out a guy with her self-defense moves.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ David Pitlik

10 ⭐ 7.3

Will's Up a Dirt Road

Nov 1994 ⏱ 23m

Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel - by Jay Leno.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

11 ⭐ 6.5

Will Steps Out

Nov 1994 ⏱ 23m

To understand Philip's battle with the scale, Will dons a fat suit and gets a big fat lesson in empathy.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Maiya Williams

12 ⭐ 6.6

Same Game, Next Season

Dec 1994 ⏱ 23m

Will works so hard to impress Lisa's dad that he spends all his free time with his new best buddy.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ David Zuckerman

13 ⭐ 7.5

Three's a Crowd

Jan 1995 ⏱ 23m

Will gets roped into a weekend ski trip with Carlton that quickly turns to disaster when their party arrives; meanwhile, back home, Hilary prepares to leave the nest.

🎬 Madeline Cripe ✍️ Josh Goldstein

14 ⭐ 7.5

It's a Wonderful Lie

Jan 1995 ⏱ 23m

The party's over. Will and Lisa tell each other lies so they can sneak off to the (uh-oh) same party.

🎬 Chuck Vinson ✍️ Gayle Abrams

15 ⭐ 8.5

Bullets Over Bel-Air

Feb 1995 ⏱ 23m

A planned camping trip is cut short for Carlton and Will when a robber approaches them at an automated bank-teller machine - and fires a gun.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Maiya Williams

16 ⭐ 7.5

A Decent Proposal

Feb 1995 ⏱ 23m

Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Will pops the question from his hospital room. And Lisa's answer is...

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ David Pitlik

17 ⭐ 7.6

Will is from Mars...

Feb 1995 ⏱ 23m

Thanks to relationship counseling, Will and Lisa hop to move on up to a new understanding in preparation for marriage. Meanwhile Hillary wants Geoffrey to work at her new home.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Michael Soccio

18 ⭐ 7.5

The Wedding Show (Psyche!)

Feb 1995 ⏱ 23m

Shafted! The engaged couple opts for flashy Vegas vows, complete with costumes. The tasteful theme: Shaft.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Maiya Williams

19 ⭐ 7.5

Slum Like It... Not!

Mar 1995 ⏱ 23m

Will vows Philip with his sound investment advice to buy Jazz's apartment building - but the tenants scream slumlord after Philip acts on Will's moneymaking tip.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

20 ⭐ 6.5

As the Will Turns

Apr 1995 ⏱ 23m

Will inadvertently finds himself in the right place at the right time and lands a part in a daytime soap opera.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ David Pitlik

21 ⭐ 7.8

Save the Last Trance for Me

Apr 1995 ⏱ 23m

Put into a trance by a stage hypnotist, Will behaves like a 4-year-old just as the family gears up for an interview with the admissions head of a private school.

🎬 Shelley Jensen ✍️ Maiya Williams