Will inimitably dresses the mansion for the holidays, to the dismay of the neighbors, including heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield.
WAR
34.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Deck The Halls” ranks #115 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 72.6 — Solid. The episode packs 61 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 6.5 on craft and 6.6 on impact, with Will landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Geoffrey: Mr. Evander Holyfield. The undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Geoffrey Misdirection Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Wait a minute, there is no Milli Vanilli... but there definitely is a Santa Claus.
Will Observational Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Will: It's going to be about arrogant little elves and rambunctious reindeer... and little men in red suits. I think it will be deeply, deeply dope.
Will Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Philip: Let's put it this way, Vivian. You're the only repeat.
Philip Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Shop Worker: It's been done.
Shop Worker Deadpan/Understatement Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 61 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: I get it. His hooves are full. He don't have no hands, I get it.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: Hey, G, I did not see that coming. This is dope, right, Ash?
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Vivian: the new children on the block
Vivian Wordplay/Pun Observational ★ Rewatch Will Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Will: Wait a minute, there is no Milli Vanilli... but there definitely is a Santa Claus.
Will Observational Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Will: How do you spell 'Vanessa Williams'?
Will Character Comedy Observational Ashley: Really? I think it's very autodidactic.
Ashley Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Ashley: I know the meaning of 'undulate.'
Ashley Character Comedy Misdirection Callback Will: Give you $1 if you shave your head.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: Imitating Jerry Lewis?
Will Observational Setup/Punchline Geoffrey: What the bloody hell kind of song is that?
Will: A little kid sees his mom tongue-wrestling with Santa Claus?
Will Observational Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Will: You dress up like the Easter Bunny. That makes me sick.
Will: Who's coming down the chimney, Barbra Streisand?
Will Observational Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Jonathan: You've been to my parents' parties?
Hilary: should I send the box of pears or the meat thermometer to Steve Guttenberg?
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Will: You don't know nobody.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Hilary: You remind me so much of Judd Nelson.
Hilary Character Comedy Misdirection Callback Philip: The correct answer is Heather, formerly the muffin-cart girl.
Philip Escalation Character Comedy Callback Philip: Let's put it this way, Vivian. You're the only repeat.
Philip Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Then at the end of the evening, the traditional police sirens.
Will Observational Character Comedy Vivian: President Reagan's Secret Service agents dressed up as Santa and warned everyone to keep their distance.
Vivian Absurdist Observational ★ Rewatch Will: there's no winos making snow angels on the front lawn.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will Visual Gag Observational Will: Do they open your presents and wear your sweaters, too?
Will Escalation Setup/Punchline Vivian: I hope they bring their Barbie dolls.
Vivian Dark/Subversive Callback Callback Ashley: Will, were you vociferating for me?
Ashley Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Callback Will: I got to get back to you on that.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Shop Worker: They're beyond outstanding, they're deeply beyond.
Shop Worker: I feel it's a very vibrant tree, and I feel it's a very important tree.
Shop Worker: because the '90s are going to be all about restraint.
Shop Worker: with these little arrogant touches of celadon and periwinkle.
Shop Worker: It's been done.
Shop Worker Deadpan/Understatement Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Will: It's going to be about arrogant little elves and rambunctious reindeer... and little men in red suits. I think it will be deeply, deeply dope.
Will Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Ashley: Ashley wearing Will's backwards cap while surrounded by tacky Christmas decorations
Ashley Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: So me and Ashley went down to the Pick 'n' Grab.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Philip: The blinking Frosty the Snowman is riling your attack dogs.
Will: Brother, you got a problem with my lights?
Will Character Comedy Escalation Will: Ain't no thing but a chicken wing.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Callback Geoffrey: They are threatening to burn Frosty in effigy.
Geoffrey: Still, I think it's best we avoid eye contact for the rest of the evening.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Carlton: There's only one way to do that. I think we should write a few checks.
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Neighbor: I'm afraid potential buyers aren't too crazy about the Kmart look.
Neighbor: Are they very angry with you over something?
Neighbor: This reminds me of the summer my daughter Amanda turned 15... and tried to burn our house down.
Will: I can tell by the sound of this guy's voice on the phone, I could take him in a minute.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Geoffrey: Mr. Evander Holyfield. The undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Geoffrey Misdirection Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Will's physical reaction to seeing Evander Holyfield
Will Physical/Slapstick Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Callback Holyfield · Will: You're the chump I talked to on the telephone. Phone? I ain't talked to you on no phone.
Hilary: I'm not speaking to Bruce. I'll tell you about it later.
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Callback Holyfield: Frankly, I saw the lights and I thought they were... a little tacky.
Mark: usually this neighborhood is a complete dud.
Mark Observational Setup/Punchline Will: Fight the power, Ashley.
Will Character Comedy Escalation Ashley: it makes me feel very ebullient.
Ashley Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Callback Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Callback Ronald Reagan: Thanks for the pretzels.
Ronald Reagan: because Nancy won't let me do anything fun to our house.
Snobbish Neighbor: I was just saying they were absolutely magnificent, Mr. President.
Will: You know the one where it's all snowy... and the little jolly Santa is riding on a Norelco shaver?
Will Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: with the horses with the furry feet are pulling the sleigh through the snow.
Will Observational Character Comedy Callback Will Character Comedy Observational Callback Top Episodes — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air