Philip isnt too impressed by wills behavior, especially teaching ashley to rap and ruining his image with the members of the law firm. The fresh prince of belair papas got a brand new excuse tv. Papas got a brand new excuse the fresh prince of bel. When will s father lou suddenly returns 14 years after he left him, he leaves just as quickly. Will and carlton spy on ashley when she goes on her first date with a famous young rap singer named little t. The most powerful and emotional scene from the fresh prince of belair went viral on twitter on tuesday. Will s deadbeat dad shows up full of bright, shiny fatherandson plans.
Apr 29, 2019 will smiths the fresh prince of belair gets a dramatic take that goes viral and the superstar approves. His way of life often clashes with his relatives life. Episode analysis according to zook, the fresh prince of belair was created as an attempt to disrupt blackonblack prejudice among haves and havenots. Wills dad leaves again nbc 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 up after 14. List of the fresh prince of belair episodes wikipedia. But nothing broke our hearts more than wills dad leaving him for the second time.
Wills dad leaves for a second time on fresh prince of. The real story behind the most heartbreaking scene in the. The fresh prince of belair hid an insurgent heart beneath. Was the only episode of the fresh prince of bel air to have a rating higher than 9 for several years. According to will smith, his character was meant to shrug off lou leaving him yet again, but he partly. James avery and ben vereen in the fresh prince of belair 1990 will smith and james avery in. This is by far the most emotional episode of the fresh prince of belair, and one of the most emotional of any sitcom ive ever seen.
This episode contradicts the latter timeline of the sitcom, as geoffrey leaves for england and. 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. Nov 22, 2019 the true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of belair history has finally been revealed. Sep 25, 2014 the true story behind the saddest scene in the fresh prince of belair history. The fresh prince of belair papas got a brand new excuse. The story behind the saddest fresh prince scene is not what. Perhaps the most emotional episode ever of the fresh prince of belair, papas got a. Near the end of the show, after will s dad leaves him a second time, ben vereen admitted that as soon as he was out of sight of the camera, he broke down into tears. May 10, 2019 25 years ago today may 9, the most famous scene of the fresh prince of belair was broadcast to the world the episode is from season four and is titled papas got a brand new excuse. Phillip banks wasnt sure who expected to be on the other end of the phone call when it ran at four that morning. Will smith loves the fanmade dramatic reimagining of. Will smith helped cowrite the script for this scene. Its from the episode where will is reunited with his father, who left him when he.
The true story behind the saddest fresh prince of belair. The fresh prince of belair has always been a tv classic, but theres a sad. The heartbreaking truth behind the saddest fresh prince of. 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. 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. This was the first season to feature daphne maxwell reid as vivian banks after janet hubertwhittens departure. Wills deadbeat dad shows up full of bright, shiny fatherandson plans. The fresh prince of bel air father episode aired 25. Will smith the fresh prince of belair fathers episode best performance duration.
With will smith, james avery, daphne reid, alfonso ribeiro. The fresh prince of belair s05e10 will s up the dirt road. This episode contradicts the latter timeline of the sitcom, as geoffrey leaves for england. It all makes the scene where lou leaves again all the more dramatic. But before all that, he was a sitcom star, someone who, it would not have been foolhardy to assume, couldnt handle more dramatic material. There wasnt a good quality version of one of the most touching scenes in tv history on youtube, so i thought id try to upload a better version. To refresh your memory, the episode centers on wills deadbeat father lou. Dec 10, 2019 the fresh prince of bel air full episodes season 6 the fresh prince of bel air theme song the fresh prince of bel air the fresh prince of belair tv program the fresh prince of belair bloopers the fresh prince of belair funny moments the fresh prince of bel air final episode the fresh prince of bel air season 1 full episodes. Ben vareen had children of his own he was there for. In the episode papas got a brand new excuse, will smith. Will smith talks about his iconic dad scene on fresh. The fresh prince of belair was one of the best shows of our childhood. This episode is crucial to my argument that the fresh prince of belair advocates for a more fluid definition of blackness, because in this episode carlton and will both.
In the episode, wills deadbeat father lou played by broadway legend. Lebron still cries while watching emotional fresh prince. In the episode, wills deadbeat father lou played by broadway legend ben vereen returns after a 14year absence to spend time with his son. Will proves to be just what they want in a pledge, but one of the brothers sees carlto. Heres a look at how will smith pulled off that heartwrenching scene. The fresh prince of bel air father episode aired 25 years. The second season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 9, 1991 and aired its season finale on may 4, 1992.
The series opens with will working in philadelphia, before a worker from nbc shows up and kidnaps him, telling him that the shows called the fresh prince of belair, not the fresh prince of philadelphia. Dispelling the myth behind the fresh prince of belairs saddest scene. The true story behind the saddest scene in the fresh prince of belair history. The story behind the saddest fresh prince scene is not. Papas got a brand new excuse the fresh prince of belair.
Will smith, james avery, alfonso ribeiro and karyn parsons were present for all episodes. Dispelling the myth behind the fresh prince of belairs. The fifth season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 19, 1994 and aired its season finale on may 15, 1995. Will s cure for phils back pain gets them in big trouble when they get arrested along with two. In the second season of this inspiring comedy, the banks family continues to adjust to will living with them in belair. Wills dad leaves again charles bentley on youtube in the season 4 episode papas got a brand new excuse, wills dad returns after 14 years of being absent from his sons life. Lou smith is a guest character in season 4 of the fresh prince of belair. 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. This was also the first season to feature nicky banks as a regular character on the show. Apr 03, 2018 the most powerful and emotional scene from the fresh prince of belair went viral on twitter on tuesday. In the finale episode, will states that uncle phil is the only father he ever had. Since everyones asking, this is from season 4 episode 24 papas got a brand new excuse.
He was drawing from personal experience because his dad had left when he was a baby and when he became famous because of the fresh prince of belair he turned up like nothing had happened. Watch the fresh prince of belair episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Fresh prince of belair try not to cry challenge youtube. Debunking the myth of the infamous papas got a brand new excuse episode of the fresh prince of belair. In the season 4 episode papas got a brand new excuse, will s dad returns after 14 years of being absent from his sons life. Throughout the course of its 148 episodes, the fresh prince of belair delivered plenty of laughs and iconic moments. Papas got a brand new excuse is the 24th episode of season 4. The real story behind the most heartbreaking scene in the fresh.
The fresh prince of belair season 1 episode 24 rotten. Will and carlton try to get accepted into an africanamerican fraternity. This was the first season to feature daphne maxwell reid as vivian banks after janet hubertwhitten s departure. Wills father lou shows up after fourteen years and spends a lot of. With 26 episodes, this was the longest season of the fresh prince. When one of wills college professors scott burton phil morris gets depressed over his. Will smith talks about his iconic dad scene on fresh prince of belair. The best fresh prince episodes to watch if you love. The fresh prince of belair was one of our favorite shows while growing up in the 90s. Will s very pleased with this, uncle phil however thinks lou will again disappoint his son. Fuckin shiver at my spine best scene of fresh prince.
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. In other words, the purpose of the show was to stop the discrimination and hate between upperclass and lowerclass blacks. He is so happy to be with his dad that he drops his traditional style and. Ben vereen stated in an interview that he broke into tears himself after walking out the camera shot to leave will. Perhaps the most emotional episode ever of the fresh prince of belair, papas got a brand new excuse season 4, episode 24, is when will s dad. The best man he ever knew chapter 1, a fresh prince of bel. Will smith loves the fanmade dramatic reimagining of fresh. Fresh prince of belair wills father leaves youtube.
Will smith sat down with tidal for an interview about his life. Will s father lou shows up after fourteen years and spends a lot of time with will. Oct 09, 2018 will smith sat down with tidal for an interview about his life. Oct 20, 2017 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 whenever they addressed serious topics.
Dispelling the myth behind the fresh prince of belairs saddest. In the fourth and final episode, blood is thicker than mud, in season 4, carlton is refused entry into phi beta gamma, a black fraternity at his and wills university. The fourth season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 20, 1993 and aired its season finale on may 23, 1994. The series may have ended in the 90s, but that doesnt mean we still dont miss the banks family and all of their upperclass shenanigans. The fresh prince of belair s02e will s christmas show s02e. 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. Its from the episode where will is reunited with his father, who left him when he was a kid. Viola vy smith when will was fouryears old, and explains his motives for leaving. The true story behind the saddest fresh prince of belair scene. If you walk out of wheels life now dont you ever come back sit down take a time for the lecture i said, sit down low you know will was doing just fine until you showed up but now that youre back you have responsibilities to him look, were still gonna take the bowl ball will is not a coat that you hand the closet then pick it up when youre.
The heartbreaking truth behind the saddest fresh prince of belair scene. You know the episode, and you definitely know the scene. A month ago, filmmaker morgan cooper reimagined nbcs hit 1990s sitcom the fresh prince of belair as a dramatic series, creating a concept trailer that quickly went viral. This causes will to realize the closest thing hes ever had to a father is uncle phil. The fresh prince of belair defined a generation, started plenty of bad fashion trends and had arguably the greatest opening theme song of all time. In this edition, we look at the fresh prince of belair, which ran for six seasons and 148 episodes on nbc from 1990 to 1996. In the interview, will credits the late james avery, who played his uncle philip, for pushing him to give his all to the scene. The best fresh prince episodes to watch if you love uncle phil. In this season, the kitchen and living room sets of the banks mansion which is where most scenes were shot were rebuilt to be larger and more contemporary, as opposed to the more formal style of the first season. This is the scene where uncle phil yells at wills dad for leaving.
The fourth season of the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 20, 1993 and aired. The true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of belair history. Will s dad leaves for a second time on fresh prince of belair when will s dad leaves him for a second time, will turns towards uncle phil and asks him, how come he dont want me. It was written by david zuckerman and bill boulware, and directed by shelley jensen. In the start of this video, the dad is in the process of leaving will without telling him. Fresh prince of belair is a classic sitcom with hilarious moments within the series. The fresh prince of belair is an american television sitcom that originally aired on nbc from september 10, 1990 to may 20, 1996. Wills father lou shows up after fourteen years and spends a lot of time with will. Jazz moments in the fresh prince of belair by neussfurthtv. The sixth and final season of the nbc sitcom the fresh prince of belair premiered on september 18, 1995, and aired its final. I cried, and you can hear actors and staff crying off set.
You undoubtedly already know this one as the fresh prince episode that. In the episode, wills deadbeat dad lou comes back into his life after 14 years. Will smith talks about his iconic dad scene on fresh prince. He defiantly didnt expect it to be about the one person who had plagued his dreams. The true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of belair history has finally been revealed. Lebron still cries while watching emotional fresh prince scene. The true story behind one of the saddest scenes in the fresh prince of. In the episode, wills deadbeat dad lou comes back into his life after 14 years of being absent. Good for the occasional guest appearance was wills close friend, jazz, played by smiths reallife music partner, dj jazzy jeff. In papas got a brand new excuse, will s deadbeat dad, lou, comes back into will s life after. However, it also addressed social topics that hold up today. Wills dad leaves for a second time on fresh prince.
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