Hoover on the fresh prince of belair, has died from cancer. It is then that smith realizes philip is the closest to a father he has ever had. The episode started with the banks about to go on a camping trip. Watch the fresh prince of belair season 4 episode 24 papa. The show stars will smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a streetsmart teenager from west philadelphia who is sent to move in with his aunt and uncle in their wealthy bel air mansion, where his lifestyle often clashes with that of his relatives. This is claimed to be the most emotional episode of the series, due to the fact of how will felt about his relationship with his father, both in the show and in reality. It featured one of the most heartwrenching sitcom scenes from the 90s when will reacts to his deadbeat dad, lou, breaking a promise and leaving him, yet again. The fresh prince of belair is an american sitcom television series created by quincy jones, andy and susan borowitz, that originally aired on nbc from september 10, 1990 to may 20, 1996. Hilary tells will that, as talent coordinator, he has to get better guests for her talk show. The fresh prince of belair has always been a tv classic, but theres a sad and littleknown truth behind one of the shows most iconic scenes. Will smith speaks on the infamous father scene from the. The fresh prince of belair was a 90s africanamerican sitcom that starred then20yearold will smith, as a teenager from a tough neighborhood in west philadelphia, whose mother, who fearing her sons safety and ability to grow in an underserviced black community, sends him to live with their wealthy relatives, the banks, in belair, california. Nov 22, 2019 the true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of belair history has finally been revealed.
He won the tony award for best actor in a musical in 2000 for his performance in kiss me, kate. The fresh prince of bel air father episode aired 25. In the finale episode, will states that uncle phil is the only father he ever had and. The series stars will smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a streetsmart teenager from west philadelphia who is sent to move in with his wealthy uncle and aunt in their bel air mansion after getting.
Lebron still cries while watching emotional fresh prince scene. Watch the fresh prince of belair season 5 episode 7. The fresh prince of belair is an american television sitcom that originally aired on nbc from september 10, 1990 to may 20, 1996. Oct 23, 2014 aside from humor, fresh prince also addressed reallife situations and serious problems. Yes, its that episode where wills dad comes back into his life and its the episode where the scene of the show and arguably the scene that. It features will smith reuniting with his father, lou, who. The fourth season of fresh prince has probably the saddest and most tearworthy moment of the entire series. Lou abandoned his family will and viola vy smith when will was fouryears old, and explains his motives for leaving by saying such excuses as he wasnt ready to be a. The fresh prince of bel air father episode aired 25 years. Tatyana marisol ali born january 24, 1979 is an american actress and singer best known for her role as ashley banks on the nbc sitcom the fresh prince of belair from 1990 to 1996. Brian stokes mitchell born october 31, 1957 is an american actor and singer. Watch the fresh prince of belair season 4 episode 24 papas got a brandnew excuse add to watchlist wills abandoning father lou comes to town and says hes ready to be a father again, but when philip and vivian see him they turn blood red with anger. The fresh prince of bel air 199096 centers on will smith, sent to live with his biological aunts family after struggling in his working class background.
However, some episodes do leave me feeling sad because the show deals with unpleasant issues. May 28, 2010 will smith the fresh prince of belair fathers episode best performance. Watch the fresh prince of belair online free in hd, compatible with xbox one, ps4, xbox 360, ps3, mobile, tablet and pc. The real story behind the most heartbreaking scene in the fresh. The most iconic and saddest fresh prince of belair. Will smiths emotional deadbeat dad fresh prince scene. Will smiths emotional deadbeat dad fresh prince scene turns 25yearsold. Lou smith is a guest character in season 4 of the fresh prince of belair. His way of life often clashes with his relatives life. This was the first season to feature daphne maxwell reid as vivian banks after janet hubertwhitten s departure. Wills deadbeat dad shows up full of bright, shiny fatherandson plans. Will smith the fresh prince of belair fathers episode. What the fresh prince of belair taught us about race, sex. Ive been watching a lot of it since its been aired on sony entertainment.
Will smith talks about his iconic dad scene on fresh. The fresh prince project will smith is transplanted from the tough streets of philadelphia to live with his wealthy relatives in bel air, causing everyone to make major adjustments in their way of living and in their their way of thinking. However, there is no more memorable episode of the fresh prince than the may 9, 1994 episode, papas got a brand new excuse. James larue avery november 27, 1945 december 31, 20 was an american actor, voice actor, and poet. The fresh prince of belair the script formerly known as. The real story behind the most heartbreaking scene in the. Dispelling the myth behind the fresh prince of belairs. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the broadway theatre since the 1990s. The above episode is just one of several fine episodes in this fifth season of the fresh prince of belair. The most memorable episode of the fresh prince has to be season fours papas got a brand new excuse aka the episode where wills father finally comes back.
Papas got a brand new excuse the fresh prince of belair. The fresh prince of bel scare uncensored by santaonthecross. James avery, will smith, ben vereen and the fatherhood scene that still. Ashley decides she does not want to attend private school. With 26 episodes, this was the longest season of the fresh prince. With will smith, james avery, daphne reid, alfonso ribeiro. The episode in question, papas got a brand new excuse just celebrated its 25year anniversary. The fourth season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 20, 1993 and aired. Happy 25th anniversary to the fresh prince episode that.
Apr 03, 2018 the most powerful and emotional scene from the fresh prince of belair went viral on twitter on tuesday. She starred as tyana jones on the tv one original series love that girl. Lou is the biological father of will smith and exhusband of vy. The affluent banks family finds their lives turned upside down when streetsmart will, a philadelphia relative, moves into their belair mansion. The comedian also memorably featured in an episode of the fresh prince of belair in which he played augustus adams who was the protective dad of of will smiths girlfriend lisa. In the season 4 episode papas got a brand new excuse, wills dad returns after 14 years of being absent from his sons life. In the episode, wills deadbeat father lou played by broadway legend ben vereen returns after a 14year absence to spend time with. Black press media group, july 2018 emmy award winning actor will smith joins rap radar and reflects on working with actor james avery also known as uncle phil on sitcom the fresh prince. Will smith sat down for a 1 hour podcast interview with elliott wilson from rap radar. In papas got a brand new excuse, wills deadbeat dad, lou, comes back into his life after.
He was portrayed by an uncredited stephen lang, who played miles quaritch in avatar. Why original aunt viv was fired from fresh prince heres why duration. Will smith sat down with tidal for an interview about his life. In the episode, wills deadbeat father lou played by broadway legend. The fresh prince of bel air father episode aired 25 years ago today. The fresh prince of belair was one of the best shows of our. I find it interestingly that they both are fresh, yet both were set in the same time period. That changed with papas got a brand new excuse, the season four episode of the fresh prince of belair that aired 25 years ago today. His dad promises to take him on the road with him, but later drops will, which makes him upset. The fresh prince of belair is a sitcom that aired on nbc from 1990 to 1996. Uncle phil from the fresh prince of belair may be the best. The fresh prince of belair was an american television sitcom starring will smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a streetsmart teenager from west philadelphia who is sent to move in with his wealthy aunt and uncle in their belair mansion after getting into a fight on a local basketball court. The fresh prince of belair papas got a brand new excuse tv. The fresh prince of bel air was created in the 90s featuring a black american and now in present day is another show called fresh off the boat featuring a chinese american.
The fresh prince of belair tv series 19901996 imdb. One of the most memorable episodes revolving around race and ethnicity was the 1991 episode, mistaken identity. He has a great time with his dad despite phils concerns that hell. The true story behind the saddest scene in the fresh prince of belair history. Although the fresh prince of bel air is best remembered for wills exploits, chasing girls and finding himself in various predicaments, there are episodes which deal with serious subject. Will smith the fresh prince of belair fathers episode best. Smiths charming and mischievous personality earned him the nickname prince, which eventually became fresh prince. It was created as a vehicle for the popular rapper the fresh prince will smith to get a break as a bankable actor. In the episode papas got a brand new excuse, will smith demonstrated his true acting abilities and showed the world when he is given the right role, he can do an amazing job. The fresh prince of belair is an american television sitcom that originally aired on nbc from september 10, 1990, to may 20, 1996. Between early success as a rapper and later on the big screen, will smith headlined this hit sitcom about a streetwise philadelphia youth living with. Lou is the biological father of will smith and exhusband of vy lou abandoned his family will and viola vy smith when will was fouryears old, and explains his motives for leaving by saying such excuses as he wasnt ready to be a father, that he was scared to accept the. Papas got a brand new excuse is the 24th episode of season 4.
The episode is from season four and is titled papas got a brand new excuse. Anniversary of the fresh prince of belairs most heartbreaking. Will is reunited with his father, lou, after 14 years of not seeing him after he abandoned will. The fresh prince of belair was one of our favorite shows while growing up in the 90s for six seasons, will smith and the rest of the hilarious cast made us laugh week after week with their shenanigans, but they also got our lives flippedturned upside down. The shooter fresh prince of belair villains wiki fandom. His father, lou, who had abandoned him at childhood, returns in the episode papas got a brand new excuse. During the interview he discussed his iconic dad scene on sitcom, the fresh prince of belair, in which his character got emotional after being abandoned by his father. Watch full episodes of the fresh prince of belair and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. May 09, 2019 that changed with papas got a brand new excuse, the season four episode of the fresh prince of belair that aired 25 years ago today. Father s day uncle phil from the fresh prince of belair may be the best tv dad in history this scene proves it. The fourth season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 20, 1993 and aired its season finale on may 23, 1994. Wills very pleased with this, uncle phil however thinks lou will again disappoint his son. The heartbreaking truth behind the saddest fresh prince of. The fresh prince of belair papas got a brand new excuse.
A wealthy family living in belair, california, receives a dubious gift from their poorer relations in philadelphia when grammy awardwinner will smith arrives. Its from the episode where will is reunited with his father, who left him when he was a kid. The true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of. Check out our other sites does not store any files on its server. It was written by david zuckerman and bill boulware, and directed by shelley jensen.
During the episode, will was pulled over on his way home strictly because he appeared to be suspicious. That changed with papas got a brand new excuse, the season four episode of. The episode in questions titled wills up a dirt road where will, attempting to sell photos to a sleazy magazine, ends up being sued by gueststar jay leno. Fresh prince of belair wills father leaves youtube.
A streetwise, poor young man from philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their belair mansion. The true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of belair history has finally been revealed. They talked about his relationship with wife, jada pinkettsmith and how they are never getting a divorce. Sep 09, 2019 john wesley, best known for playing dr. Will lines up a juror that has been dismissed from philips trial. The character of will smith is loosely based on the life of the actor of the same name although in the show will is short for william, while in reallife it is short for willard. Dispelling the myth behind the fresh prince of belairs saddest scene. Since everyones asking, this is from season 4 episode 24 papas got a brand new excuse the fresh prince of belair. You know the episode, and you definitely know the scene. This was the first season to feature daphne maxwell reid as vivian banks after janet hubertwhittens departure. Yes, its that episode where wills dad comes back into his life and its the episode where the scene of the show and arguably the scene that convinced us smith was a hell of an actor happened. Wills father lou shows up after fourteen years and spends a lot of time with will. The true story behind the saddest fresh prince of belair scene.
This was also the first season to feature nicky banks as a regular character on the show. Jun 15, 2018 fathers day uncle phil from the fresh prince of belair may be the best tv dad in history this scene proves it. The shooter is the main antagonist of the season 5 episode of the fresh prince of belair entitled bullets over belair. List of the fresh prince of belair episodes wikipedia. The fresh prince of belair cast reunited between early success as a rapper and later on the big screen, will smith headlined this hit sitcom about a streetwise philadelphia youth living with. Uncle phil from the fresh prince of belair may be the. Sep 25, 2014 it killed me when i first saw it, and still gets to me now. The fresh prince of belair the dad episode i love the fresh prince of belair.
The story behind the saddest fresh prince scene is not. In the episode, wills deadbeat dad lou comes back into his life after 14 years of being absent. Wills deadbeat dad shows up full of bright, shiny father andson plans. Since everyones asking, this is from season 4 episode 24 papas got a brand new excuse. He was portrayed by an uncredited stephen lang, who played miles quaritch in avatar bullets over belair. The true story behind the saddest fresh prince of belair. With will smith, james avery, alfonso ribeiro, tatyana ali. He was best known for his roles as philip banks in the fresh prince of belair, shredder in teenage mutant ninja turtles, steve yeager in the brady bunch movie, and haroud hazi bin in aladdin. Papas got a brand new excuse the fresh prince of bel.
Will is hilarious and the show has a feel good vibe. The fresh prince of belair is an american television sitcom that originally aired on nbc. Fresh prince of belair actor john wesley has died at 72 of. Perhaps the most emotional episode ever of the fresh prince of belair, papas got a brand new excuse season 4, episode 24, is when wills dad shows. Smiths character, a young, streetsavvy hip hopper from philadelphia, also named will smith, is forced to move to belair, california with his. The most iconic and saddest fresh prince of belair scene.
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