25 episodesFirst aired 10 September 1990
Will Smith is revealed to be a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia, who is sent to live with his wealthy relatives at their Bel Air, Los Angeles mansion. His relatives include Phillip Banks, Will's strict and gruff uncle, and Vivian Banks, Will's no-nonsense, forthright, and career-minded aunt. Other members of the Banks family include Carlton Banks, Will's preppy and arrogant cousin, Hilary Banks, Will's attractive but dumb, eldest cousin, Ashley Banks, Will's youngest cousin, and Geoffrey, the family's cynical English Butler. Will's lifestyle often clashes with that of his relatives there, and frequently got him or other members of the family into trouble as well.
E1Sept 199023m
Aunt Vivian tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will.
E2Sept 199024m
Will persuades Ashley to pawn her violin for a drum set.
E3Sept 199022m
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 so he seeks tips from cousin Carlton on becoming preppie.
E4Oct 199024m
Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.
E5Oct 199024m
Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary.
E6Oct 199024m
Jailed, Will and Carlton stage a media stunt.
E7Oct 199024m
Will joins his prep school's poetry club.
E8Oct 199024m
Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
E9Oct 199025m
Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
E10Nov 199024m
Happy birthday Geoffrey! For a gift, Will tries matchmaking, then falls for Geoffrey's date himself.
E11Nov 199024m
Carlton feels overshadowed by Will, who's become a basketball star at school.
E12Nov 199024m
A holiday visit from Will's taskmaster mother puts the kibosh on conspicuous consumption and puts the kids to work preparing Thanksgiving dinner.
E13Nov 199024m
Hilary becomes Will's personal maid when he threatens to disclose she's dropped out of UCLA.
E14Dec 199024m
Will tells Ashley's slumber party guests a scary tale about his first day at Bel-Air Academy.
E15Dec 199024m
Will inimitably dresses the mansion for the holidays, to the dismay of the neighbors, including heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield.
E16Jan 199124m
Philip may lose a superstitious client whom he advises not to make decisions based on Will's spontaneous remarks.
E17Jan 199124m
Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.
E18Jan 199124m
Will sneaks Philip's elderly mother out of the house for a night on the town.
E19Feb 199124m
Will has girl problems after a date with Jazz's domineering sister, who's ready to pick out a china pattern before the night is over.
E20Feb 199124m
Fresh Prince Will is on his best behavior for visiting royalty - the seemingly demure Lady Penelope, who Will hopes to persuade to let herself have a good time at a party.
E21Feb 199124m
Jasmine Guy plays a scholarship student whose introduction to Will opens up a different world of fun and games - and romance - to divert her from her studies.
E22Feb 199124m
Will crawls to Philip for help after sneaking out on the town and getting hustled by sleazy pool sharks.
E23Mar 199124m
Will challenges Carlton to spend time in a tough neighborhood, trying to survive by masquerading as a financial consultant.
E24Apr 199124m
R&B singer Tevin Campbell plays teen idol Little T, who surprises Ashley on her birthday with a special song and an invitation for a date.
E25May 199124m
Rap's Queen Latifah plays Hilary's new actress boss, who wants Will as her boy toy - or Hilary's glamorous job is over.
