Show Analysis
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air76.0
Created by Andy Borowitz, Susan Borowitz
Starring Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro, Karyn Parsons
Humor Index
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Is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air funny? Yes — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air scores 76.0 out of 100 on the Humor Index, the #20 funniest of 21 sitcoms scored, based on an AI analysis of 8,222 jokes across 148 episodes. It averages 2.9 jokes per minute, with a craft score of 6.8 and an impact score of 6.7.
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Top 5 Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Best Season
S4
1499 jokes analyzed
Episode Mean
76.2
unweighted avg · 148 episodes
Score Range
86.0→60.6
best to worst
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Episodes 90+
31
Episodes 80+
134
Episodes 70+
4.7
Consistency (σ)
lower = more consistent
Lowest Scoring Episodes
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Humor Index — every episode
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Season Averages
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Episode Heatmap
| Season | Episode | Title | Humor Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Fresh Prince Project | 83.6 |
| 1 | 2 | Bang The Drum Ashley | 69.0 |
| 1 | 3 | Clubba Hubba | 78.9 |
| 1 | 4 | Not With My Pig You Dont | 79.2 |
| 1 | 5 | Homeboy Sweet Homeboy | 74.9 |
| 1 | 6 | Mistaken Identity | 80.6 |
| 1 | 7 | Def Poets Society | 78.5 |
| 1 | 8 | Someday Your Prince Will Be In Effect 1 | 71.2 |
| 1 | 9 | Someday Your Prince Will Be In Effect 2 | 77.0 |
| 1 | 10 | Kiss My Butler | 72.5 |
| 1 | 11 | Courting Disaster | 77.9 |
| 1 | 12 | Talking Turkey | 68.6 |
| 1 | 13 | Knowledge Is Power | 76.5 |
| 1 | 14 | Day Damn One | 81.2 |
| 1 | 15 | Deck The Halls | 72.6 |
| 1 | 16 | The Lucky Charm | 77.4 |
| 1 | 17 | The Ethnic Tip | 72.1 |
| 1 | 18 | The Young And The Restless | 77.1 |
| 1 | 19 | It Had To Be You | 77.9 |
| 1 | 20 | Nice Lady | 83.0 |
| 1 | 21 | Love At First Fight | 78.1 |
| 1 | 22 | Banks Shot | 76.1 |
| 1 | 23 | 72 Hours | 77.5 |
| 1 | 24 | Just Infatuation | 76.9 |
| 1 | 25 | Working It Out | 73.6 |
| 2 | 1 | Did The Earth Move For You | 76.5 |
| 2 | 2 | The Mother Of All Battles | 79.1 |
| 2 | 3 | Will Gets A Job | 74.5 |
| 2 | 4 | Psat Pstory | 73.6 |
| 2 | 5 | Granny Gets Busy | 75.9 |
| 2 | 6 | Guess Whos Coming To Marry | 76.1 |
| 2 | 7 | The Big Four Oh | 74.8 |
| 2 | 8 | She Aint Heavy | 78.6 |
| 2 | 9 | Cased Up | 74.4 |
| 2 | 10 | Hi Ho Silver | 76.9 |
| 2 | 11 | The Butler Did It | 79.8 |
| 2 | 12 | Something For Nothing | 76.0 |
| 2 | 13 | Christmas Show | 80.6 |
| 2 | 14 | Hilary Gets A Life | 75.0 |
| 2 | 15 | My Brothers Keeper | 81.0 |
| 2 | 16 | Geoffrey Cleans Up | 79.1 |
| 2 | 17 | Community Action | 79.9 |
| 2 | 18 | Ill Will | 77.9 |
| 2 | 19 | Eyes On The Prize | 81.1 |
| 2 | 20 | Those Were The Days | 76.2 |
| 2 | 21 | Vying For Attention | 71.0 |
| 2 | 22 | The Aunt Who Came To Dinner | 80.4 |
| 2 | 23 | Be My Baby Tonight | 79.8 |
| 2 | 24 | Strip Tease For Two | 77.6 |
| 3 | 1 | How I Spent My Summer Vacation | 77.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Will Gets Committed | 73.9 |
| 3 | 3 | Thats No Lady Thats My Cousin | 84.4 |
| 3 | 4 | Hilary Gets A Job | 81.6 |
| 3 | 5 | Mamas Baby Carltons Maybe | 80.4 |
| 3 | 6 | Ps I Love You | 72.1 |
| 3 | 7 | Here Comes The Judge | 77.2 |
| 3 | 8 | Boyz In The Woods | 82.9 |
| 3 | 9 | A Night At The Oprah | 75.8 |
| 3 | 10 | Asses To Ashes | 86.0 |
| 3 | 11 | A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The | 80.9 |
| 3 | 12 | The Cold War | 70.1 |
| 3 | 13 | Mommy Nearest | 75.0 |
| 3 | 14 | Winner Takes Off | 82.6 |
| 3 | 15 | Robbing The Banks | 75.5 |
| 3 | 16 | Bundle Of Joy | 81.1 |
| 3 | 17 | The Best Laid Plans | 69.8 |
| 3 | 18 | The Alma Matter | 84.9 |
| 3 | 19 | Just Say Yo | 74.5 |
| 3 | 20 | The Baby Comes Out | 76.1 |
| 3 | 21 | You Bet Your Life | 74.6 |
| 3 | 22 | Aint No Business Like Show Business | 85.2 |
| 3 | 23 | The Way We Were | 70.2 |
| 3 | 24 | Six Degrees Of Graduation | 67.2 |
| 4 | 1 | Where Theres A Will Theres A Way 1 | 81.1 |
| 4 | 2 | Where Theres A Will Theres A Way 2 | 75.1 |
| 4 | 3 | All Guts No Glory | 74.9 |
| 4 | 4 | Father Of The Year | 74.6 |
| 4 | 5 | Its Better To Have Loved And Lost It | 77.9 |
| 4 | 6 | Will Goes A Courtin | 85.2 |
| 4 | 7 | Hex And The Single Guy | 73.4 |
| 4 | 8 | Blood Is Thicker Than Mud | 70.5 |
| 4 | 9 | Fresh Prince After Dark | 79.2 |
| 4 | 10 | Home Is Where The Heart Attack Is | 78.6 |
| 4 | 11 | Take My Cousin Please | 79.5 |
| 4 | 12 | Youve Got To Be A Football Hero | 72.4 |
| 4 | 13 | Twas The Night Before Christening | 76.8 |
| 4 | 14 | Sleepless In Bel Air | 75.4 |
| 4 | 15 | Whos The Boss | 85.5 |
| 4 | 16 | I Know Why The Caged Bird Screams | 72.9 |
| 4 | 17 | When You Hit Upon A Star | 80.6 |
| 4 | 18 | Stop Will In The Name Of Love | 84.6 |
| 4 | 19 | Youd Better Shop Around | 82.8 |
| 4 | 20 | The Ol Ball And Chain | 77.2 |
| 4 | 21 | The Harder They Fall | 72.1 |
| 4 | 22 | M Is For The Many Things She Gave Me | 71.9 |
| 4 | 23 | Mothers Day | 82.8 |
| 4 | 24 | Papas Got A Brand New Excuse | 79.0 |
| 4 | 25 | For Sale By Owner | 78.0 |
| 4 | 26 | The Philadelphia Story | 81.5 |
| 5 | 1 | The Client | 74.2 |
| 5 | 2 | Whats Will Got To Do With It | 71.9 |
| 5 | 3 | Reality Bites | 74.6 |
| 5 | 4 | Grumpy Young Men | 78.1 |
| 5 | 5 | Fresh Prince The Movie | 71.5 |
| 5 | 6 | Wills Misery | 83.9 |
| 5 | 7 | Father Knows Best | 70.4 |
| 5 | 8 | Soul Train | 77.5 |
| 5 | 9 | Love Hurts | 73.1 |
| 5 | 10 | Wills Up A Dirt Road | 74.9 |
| 5 | 11 | Will Steps Out | 80.8 |
| 5 | 12 | Same Game Next Season | 79.5 |
| 5 | 13 | Threes A Crowd | 76.2 |
| 5 | 14 | Its A Wonderful Lie | 70.2 |
| 5 | 15 | Bullets Over Bel Air | 79.2 |
| 5 | 16 | A Decent Proposal | 75.4 |
| 5 | 17 | Will Is From Mars | 73.0 |
| 5 | 18 | The Wedding Show Psyche | 78.0 |
| 5 | 19 | Slum Like It Not | 74.4 |
| 5 | 20 | As The Will Turns | 76.5 |
| 5 | 21 | Save The Last Trance For Me | 76.6 |
| 5 | 22 | To Thine Own Self Be Blue And Gold | 77.9 |
| 5 | 23 | Cold Feet Hot Body | 78.4 |
| 5 | 24 | Love In An Elevator | 71.5 |
| 5 | 25 | For Whom The Wedding Bells Toll | 72.0 |
| 6 | 1 | Burnin Down The House | 70.5 |
| 6 | 2 | Get A Job | 68.0 |
| 6 | 3 | Stress Related | 79.4 |
| 6 | 4 | Bourgie Sings The Blues | 76.8 |
| 6 | 5 | The Script Formerly Known As | 69.2 |
| 6 | 6 | Not I Barbecue | 82.2 |
| 6 | 7 | Not With My Cousin You Dont | 65.8 |
| 6 | 8 | Viva Lost Wages | 76.8 |
| 6 | 9 | Theres The Rub 1 | 67.1 |
| 6 | 10 | Theres The Rub 2 | 76.8 |
| 6 | 11 | I Ooh Baby Baby | 69.4 |
| 6 | 12 | Boxing Helena | 72.2 |
| 6 | 13 | I Clownius | 82.6 |
| 6 | 14 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 1 | 73.2 |
| 6 | 15 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 2 | 75.0 |
| 6 | 16 | I Bowl Buster | 73.4 |
| 6 | 17 | The Butlers Son Did It | 63.0 |
| 6 | 18 | Hare Today | 69.4 |
| 6 | 19 | I Whoops There It Is | 60.6 |
| 6 | 20 | I Stank Horse | 78.9 |
| 6 | 21 | I Stank Hole In One | 65.9 |
| 6 | 22 | Eye Tooth | 81.0 |
| 6 | 23 | I Done 1 | 74.1 |
| 6 | 24 | I Done 2 | 69.1 |
The Funniest Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Episodes
Of the 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes we scored, these rate highest on the Humor Index — our blend of joke density, craft, and impact. Tap any episode for the full joke-by-joke breakdown.
Asses To Ashes
S3E10 · 57 jokes
Whos The Boss
S4E15 · 45 jokes
Aint No Business Like Show Business
S3E22 · 68 jokes
Will Goes A Courtin
S4E06 · 57 jokes
The Alma Matter
S3E18 · 50 jokes
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Is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Worth Watching?
By the data: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air earns a Humor Index of 76.0 out of 100, placing it #20 of 21 fully-scored shows here. Across 148 analyzed episodes it averages 2.9 jokes per minute, a craft score of 6.8, and an impact score of 6.7. Those numbers reflect one AI analyst’s judgment applied consistently — and the top shows cluster closely enough that small gaps aren’t meaningful rankings. Scroll up for the season-by-season trend and the characters carrying the comedy.
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