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Analysis of Episodes: Part 3

The final post for this project will be the analysis on the final episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Everyone in the family has made a move in their lives, except Will. Hilary is headed for New York for the uprising and national attention of her show, Ashley will be going as well to attend the school of performing arts. Carlton will be heading to Princeton, his lifelong dream since the show began to follow the footsteps of his father. Geoffrey is going back to London to be with his long lost son Frederick and will be resigning as the family butler. Nikki will be starting kindergarten and even Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian are thinking about moving east to stay with the family. Will is going to be the only one in California where he has nowhere to live and no plans for his future after graduating from ULA. The show revolves around Will and his search for an apartment as the move to sell the mansion is a surprise to him. He eventually has to admit to the family he has nowhere to live and Uncle Phil, as usual, comes to the rescue. He gets Will an apartment, encourages him to finish in school in California and is positive that he has reached the potential that he saw when he first moved into the house. The show ends with the departure of each cast member one by one and ending with Will turning the lights out of the main stage and the lights of an amazing show that is "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

Analysis of Episodes: Part 2

The second episode that I would like to analyze is the one I feel that is most significant from a ethnic point of view. Titled "blood is thicker than mud" Will and Carlton are in college and it is rush week. Carlton is excited to join a fraternity while Will is skeptic at first. They both decide to join the fraternity of Phi Beta Gamma and it is not what Carlton is accustomed to. The pledges scrub the floors, paint the frat house, and even tar the parking lot however Carlton is being worked a bit harder than everyone else including Will. The pledge leader top dog has done this purposely because he comes to realize that Carlton is from Bel-Air, has a butler and does nothing from himself as far as manual labor. Carlton is indeed a rich kid that, in the 90's, you did not see everyday from a black family. The announcement for the acceptance of the pledges has come and there is a party to celebrate. Carlton learns that he has not gotten in because of his lifestyle that leads to an epic conclusion at the frat house and at the Bel-Air mansion.

Analysis of Episodes: Part 1

A good episode to analyze the overall view of "The Fresh Prince" would be the first episode titled "The Fresh Prince Project." Will has come into the house and chaos has begun from the first minute. Will is banging on the door to whom he is greeted by the family butler Geoffry. The audience, as well as Will, is introduced to the unpredictable, fun filled family. The climax of the episode is the dinner party that will be held at the house later that night. It is Will's first formal gathering and it is exposed from the moment he walks downstairs. His wardrobe is not one of regular dress, he has customized his owned outfit out of the original tuxedo given to him earlier in the episode. His antics, attire and attitude at the gathering and the day as a whole leads uncle Phil to believe Will wants to destroy his family and his opportunity of coming to California. Will exclaims he didn't ask to be sent to Bel-Air and that people are changing him into what he doesn't want to be. The episode ends with Will playing a Beethoven piece on the piano with Uncle Phil watching over him from afar realizing the potential that Will has and that it will one day be fulfilled.

Fresh Prince: A Change in Pop Culture

The Prince of Bel-Air not only gave Will Smith a show centered on him, it also gave America a taste of nineties life from the prospective of the wealthy and not so wealthy. Will Smith, coming from the tough city of Philadelphia and disrupts the structured life of his aunt and her family the Banks'. He brings his baggy clothes, wild hair and crazy swagger that no one in the Banks household had ever seen before. In the eyes of "Uncle Phil" Will has come and destroyed everything that he had planned specifically speaking, to his daughter Ashley who is eleven years of age at the time of his arrival. He teachers Hilary, Carlton, Ashley and even Uncle Phil the ways of his old neighborhood for a twisted sequence of events along the journey. A number of celebrities are also brought on the journey with notables such as Donald Trump, Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey, Regis Philbin, and my personal favorite Nia Long. These guest stars do a number of things whether they were dating Will, friends of one of the original casts, or spicing up the show it was a great addition each time and created an unpredictable atmosphere to its audience.

Personal Experience of the "The Fresh Prince"

In my lifetime I have seen many television shows, series and sitcoms. I have enjoyed many shows with many types of genres ranging from comedy to action. However all the shows that I have seen pale in comparison to greatest show ever to appear on the television set. It first appeared in the 90's but has the current comedy to air even today in 2011 and still humor its audience. It has a great cast with a number of guest appearances from today's top celebrities. Will Smith started his illustrious career with this show and brought along the like of Alfonso Ribiero, Tatyana Ali and Karyn Parsons. The show connects with life in the nineties, black families on the rise in corporate America running into typical assumptions and generalizations. It has a six season, one hundred forty-eight episodes and an unlimited number of good in the stories of this normal Beverly Hills, California family with a twist of street West Philadelphia attitude.