The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Quotes

Frank: [Vy is sad she doesn't have a boyfriend] [Frank is white]
Frank: Oh, Vy, I have a single brother. Well, actually he's not a brother. Well, he is a brother because he's my brother. But he's just not your kind of brother. Oh, brother.

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Vivian Banks: Will, if you get a bad grade, we ground you and make sure you bring your grade back up. For Kayla, if she gets a bad grade, she could lose her scholarship and there's no second chance.

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Will: Yeah we done it! WORD TO BIG BIRD! We fixed 8 Benzitos, 15 Jags and a Mazzerati, but I aint like the upholstry so we took it BACK, JACK!
Scott: [Scott is really the News reporter] And do you have anything to say?
Carlton: [whiny voice] Daddy!

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William 'Will' Smith: You've heard of the Batmobile, now check out the Rapmobile.

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Will: [to Carlton] Could you drop me off at the beach? No, scratch that. Drop me off a couple of blocks from the beach. The honeys will get nervous if they see me with a midget.

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[the theme song]
Will: [singing] Now this is a story all about how my life got twisted upside down, and I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you how I became the Prince of a town called Bel-Air...

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Carlton: Might I say you rate a perfect 10 on my niftiness meter?

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Philip: Not so fast son. Now, we promised your mother you were here to work hard, straighten out, and learn some good old fashion American values.
[Hilary walks in]:
Hilary: Dad, I need $300.
Vivian: Hilary, your cousin Will is here.
Hilary: (Turns to Will) Hi. (Turns back to Philip) Dad, I need three hundred dollars.
Philip: That's a lot of money Hillary, what for?
Hilary: I need to buy a new hat.
Philip: For what?
Will: Probably her head?

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Ashley: I'm really glad that you're living here, Will.
Will: Oh thanks, Ash.
Ashley: You're like the big brother I never had.
Will: Oh, wait. What are you talking about? You got Carl... You're right. I see your point.

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Vivian: Sweetie, would you say grace, please?
Ashley: Yes, mommy... (Starts rapping) Hey there, lord. My name is Ashley Banks. My family and friends want to give you some thanks. So before this dinner's all swallowed and chewed, thank you God for this stupid food!

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Philip: I want to talk to you.
Will: About what?
Philip: You know. From the minute you walked through that door, you've been a one-man wrecking crew, trying to tear down what's taken a lot of hard work to build up, skewering everything with your flippant shenanigans!
Will: I was with you up until "skewering".


[Will is dancing while stapling a poster of Malcolm X on his wall; Geoffrey walks in and shuts off the radio]:
Will: Ay look who's here... Benson!
Geoffrey: [hands Will a tuxedo] This is for you.
Will: Oh, but I didn't get you anything.
Geoffrey: Your uncle has invited several of his partners from the law firm to dinner tonight. At the time of the invitation, he did not realize that you would be arriving so soon and so it was too late to cancel.
Will: Yo, we having a party? Oh, so we're just gonna be stupid.
Geoffrey: For some of us, that will require very little effort indeed.


Vivian: How was the flight, honey?
Will: Yo the plane ride was stupid. I was up in the first class...
Philip: Excuse me?
Will: No, I'm saying the plane ride was dope.
Philip: Excuse me?!
Will: No... Stupid, dope, it's not what you think. How would I say this... [in Bryant Gumbel like voice] the flight was really neat.


Will: Hey Uncle Phil! [hugs Geoffrey]


Will: [in British accent] Oh well uh, cherrio and all that rot, and while you're at it, bring the horses round would ya! [laughs]


Will: [referring to Geoffrey] What are you, Robo-Butler man?


Will: Make it sound like we back on a plantat

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Philip: Ashley, honey, where is your violin?
Ashley: Big Sal has it.
Vivian: Big Sal? Who's Big Sal?
Ashley: He owns this really cool store where you don't even need any money. You just go in and give him something you don't even want and he gives you this ticket and...
Philip: A pawn shop?! You took her to a pawn shop?!
Will: Yeah you don't have many pawn shops in Bel-Air. I had to drive all the way to east L.A.
Vivian: East L.A.?
Philip: How dare you pawn her violin?!

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Vivian: Phillip, when I met you, you were into James Brown.
Will: He liked James Brown?
Vivian: He even wore his hair like him.
Will: [laughs] He had hair?

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Philip: Will, there's something you should know: sometimes parents just don't understand.

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[Philip's mother, Hattie, embraces each of the Banks kids]
Hattie: : Ashley, look how much you've grown! Hilary, look how much you've grown! Carlton, hi.

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Will: Hey, Uncle Phil, man, I don't think you wanna leave me here all weekend. You know, with no adult supervision. Did you ever see the movie House Party?
Philip: No. Did you see The Terminator?

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Carlton: (recording on a tape recorder) Plans for Palm Springs. One, work on golf swing. Two, review SAT practice book. Three, ask Mr.Furth about a summer internship.
(Will pops up from behind his chair wearing a Freddy Krueger mask)
Will: Four, get the stick out of your butt.

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Carlton: (handing Will a bag of cookies) What do you say to an Oreo?
Will: I say, "What's up, Carlton."

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(Will is hanging out of the sunroof)
Will: No, man. No freeways, Carlton. Hey, Carlton, look out! A low bridge! Aah! (Comes back into car with his head inside his shirt) Well, thanks a lot, man! Now we have to go back and get my head! And I really liked that head!

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Officer: Ok, fellas. We've had a lot of car thefts in the area, lately. You wanna talk about it?
Carlton: Okay, I think it's terrible!
Officer: You making fun of me, kid?
Carlton: Well, you're the one who wanted to talk about it! Why, frankly, I think it's a matter for the police to handle!

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Geoffrey: Lazy house.
Will: Yo, G. What up, yo? This is Will. I need a big favor.
Geoffrey: I am tired of doing favors for you spoiled children. I'm off duty. I am not an animal! (Hangs up)
Will: Yo! I need another phone call. My butler hung up on me

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Will: Come on, let's sing.
Carlton: I'm not singing.
Will: Oh come on, (singing) When Israel was in Egypt's land...
Carlton: This is just retarded.
Will: Come on, man. Let it go. It'll feel better.
Carlton: (singing) Let my people go.
Will: (Singing) Oppressed so hard they could not stand..
Carlton: (singing) Let my people go.
Bob: (Singing) Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land, tell old Pharoah to let my people go!(Stops singing)
Will: We gotta get out of here. That big dude is making me nervous.
Carlton: Why?
Will: Any time you see a white guy in jail, you know he did something bad.

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Will: We gotta get a message to Uncle Phil. He's a lawyer. He'll get everything straightened out.
Carlton: They won't give us another phonecall. Not like it mattered. The game was on so loud Mrs Furth couldn't hear what I said.
Will: The game?
Carlton: Yeah, the big football game on TV. That's all they do at these resorts.
Will: OK, we outta here, man. I got an idea. YO, COPS! (to police) My buddy here wants to confess. (Carlton looks at him in shock)

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Reporter: The perpetrators agreed to confess, as long as there was a camera crew present. (Camera shows Will)
Will: Yeah, we done it! Word to Big Bird! We fixed eight Benzitos, 15 Jags and a Mazzerati, but I ain't like the upholstery so we took it back! Jack!
Reporter: And do you have anything to say? (Shows Carlton)
Carlton: Daaad!

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