Will tries to smooth things between Philip and his very rural parents when they visit to see him receive an award.
WAR
44.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Not With My Pig You Dont” ranks #38 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.2 — Elite. The episode packs 52 scored jokes at 2.6 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.8 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
Will · Hattie: So, Melvin was like his best friend? Melvin was his pig.
Will: Seems to me every place you go, trouble follows.
Will Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Philip (reading): Known to his barnyard companions as Zeke, Banks is no stranger to accolades. This ex-hog-handler slopped his way to the top with the help of his trusted companion Melvin the pig.
Philip: No, Melvin eschews these type of events. I'm the same way.
Philip Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Callback Will: The only time you're on the streets is when you're waiting for the valet to bring your car around.
Will Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 52 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: What is the highest recognition a self-made Black professional can receive? A raise!
Will Setup/Punchline Observational Hilary: Is it a cash award?
Philip: Hilary, don't be so shortsighted. This award is an honor which leads to prestige... which leads to cash.
Philip Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: The only time you're on the streets is when you're waiting for the valet to bring your car around.
Will Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will: Seems to me every place you go, trouble follows.
Will Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Will: All that and he still found time to vote for Reagan. Twice.
Will Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Hilary: Reporter? Photographer? New dress.
Hilary Character Comedy Escalation Hilary: Daddy, this is wonderful. Two new dresses.
Hilary Character Comedy Escalation Callback Ashley: Great. Grandma and Grandpa are coming to visit. Toys.
Ashley Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Will: Come on, Ash. Less like George Michael, more like Hammer. Come on.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: That's it. Baby, you got to put some more butt into it.
Will Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Joe (Grandpa): I don't know, Hattie. He don't look like the devil incarnate.
Will · Hattie: Zeke? ... Hey, Uncle Zeke.
Will: Am I tripping, or does this remind you of the last episode of Family Ties?
Will Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch Joe: When you sent that money, me and my buddy Leroy went down to the dry goods store and we each got a suit, a fishing rod, and some radial tires.
Joe Character Comedy Absurdist Hattie: One pound of lard, four handfuls poke greens, and a big old slab of fatback. Now, if it comes to more than $1, they're cheating you.
Hattie Character Comedy Observational Will Character Comedy Callback Callback Hattie: He would strip down to his birthday suit and dive right in.
Hattie Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Hattie: He just loved his skinny-dipping, him and Melvin.
Hattie Setup/Punchline Misdirection ★ Rewatch Will · Hattie: So, Melvin was like his best friend? Melvin was his pig.
Will · Hattie: Are any of them humiliating stories? The best ones are.
Will · Hattie: How did you see me? Mama knows.
Hattie · Will: How much is a little? Let's just say I went out after I was supposed to be in.
Hattie: I don't know what you all got that Geoffrey for.
Hattie Character Comedy Observational Will: Uncle Phil's adopted, right?
Will Character Comedy Observational Hattie: Won it four years running. They had to retire his slop bucket.
Hattie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: Slop bucket? I can't wait till he wakes up.
Will Character Comedy Reaction Beat Hattie: They told him to leave, but little Zeke just stood his ground.
Hattie Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection ★ Rewatch Will: What is this, the von Trapp family?
Will Observational Meta/Self-Referential Carlton: Sorry, Dad. All of Grandma's pies last night and waffles this morning. I just crashed. I've got the sugar blues. I'm this close to a crying jag.
Reporter · Hilary: Your father sent a picture in already. Am I in it? Yes, you are. Am I pretty?
Philip: Well, I really don't like to blow my own horn. Growing up on the mean streets of Baltimore, Maryland...
Philip Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Ashley: remained active in the field of civil rights culminating in his crowning achievement in 1975 when he was elected to the board of the ASPCA.
Ashley Character Comedy Misdirection Will: After living in Bel-Air, it was great to spend time at Disneyland to get back to reality.
Will Observational Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Will: Dull? Sweetheart, that's one thing my uncle is not. Max out, lady. I got a couple of stories for you.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Geoffrey: Madam, the press is made up of a very low type of person. You see what they've done to Fergie.
Philip (reading): Known to his barnyard companions as Zeke, Banks is no stranger to accolades. This ex-hog-handler slopped his way to the top with the help of his trusted companion Melvin the pig.
Will: Hey, Uncle Zeke. I got your 100 black and whites.
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Hattie: Will, honey... run.
Hattie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Hattie: Where I come from they call that being ashamed... Mr. Big Shot!
Hattie Character Comedy Escalation Hattie: We don't want to be a bother. We'll just hang on to these empty plates.
Joe: We don't want to impose. We'll just fade into the background.
Joe Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Joe: Got any okra casserole?
Joe Character Comedy Observational Hattie: To hear him tell it, he just sprung full-grown from the ground and we had nothing to do with it.
Hattie Character Comedy Observational Joe: Yes, he just sprung up like a big old eggplant.
Joe Character Comedy Escalation Callback Stranger: You're the hog-slopping lawyer. I saw your picture in the paper this morning. Is Melvin going to be here tonight?
Stranger Character Comedy Callback Callback Philip: No, Melvin eschews these type of events. I'm the same way.
Philip Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Callback Will: Uncle Phil, your plaid golf shorts make you look like a fool. Those stories make you look great.
Will Character Comedy Observational Will: I mean, look, Uncle Phil, it's just like Rosa Parks. When she sat in the front of the bus, she wasn't doing it to prove a point either. She did it 'cause her feet hurt.
Will Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Philip: Will, there's something you have to learn. Sometimes parents just don't understand.
Philip Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: I hope he mentions his pig.
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