Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray, who, to Vivian and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary.
WAR
41.2
Wins Above Replacement
“Homeboy Sweet Homeboy” ranks #93 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 74.9 — Great. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 2.7 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Ice Tray landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Geoffrey: Shall I call for a car, sir, or just shoot him out of a cannon?
Will: Remember we used to say that Daffy Duck must have a little brother somewhere? Meet my cousin Carlton.
Ice Tray · Will: And O-Money got his hair cut to look like the Chrysler Building. That's good, though, man. That Mount Rushmore thing was not working.
Will: Stacy was so dumb that she took the Pepsi Challenge and chose Jif.
Ice Tray: I don't eat nothing that leaves a trail.
All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Geoffrey: quiet as a church mouse. Hasn't spoken a word for hours. What a shame.
Uncle Phil: Poor homesick baby. I have an idea. If Will is that homesick, let's send him home.
Aunt Viv: Which is why you only ate five of them?
Geoffrey: It's a sandwich composed of cheese, steak, and a croissant de boulanger from the Café Antoinette in Beverly Hills.
Will: See, look at the bag. No grease stain. If this were authentic, you could see right through the bag by now.
Geoffrey · Ashley: I'm sorry you don't like it. I'll dispose of it later. - I'll throw it out. - I'll dispose of it, Ashley.
Will: We used to steal... I mean, we would enjoy them there often.
Will: Ice Tray grabbed onto the back of a bus and it was so cold, his face got stuck. And he was dragged around the city. He couldn't get off till he hit a bump on the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Uncle Phil: That's a story we can all relate to.
Ashley · Uncle Phil: Word up. This is gonna be cold stupid on the serious tip. What did you say, young lady? I said that this is quite an exceptional idea, Daddy. Peachy-keen, even. Later, my man.
Uncle Phil · Will: Wonderful. First Will, now Ashley. I can't wait till Ice Box gets here. No, it's Ice Tray, Uncle Phil. Ice Tray. I apologize. Ice Box would be an idiotic name.
Hilary · Uncle Phil: Dad, I need $200. I'll take him to Hilaryland.
Hilary: You know, it's like communications. It's, like, the study of communicating, okay?
Uncle Phil: That's okay, Vivian. Let's see where this goes.
Geoffrey · Ice Tray: Well, no. You still got it, man.
Will: This is my bodyguard, Geoffrey. All of this is my Uncle Phil.
Will: Remember we used to say that Daffy Duck must have a little brother somewhere? Meet my cousin Carlton.
Carlton: Can't touch this.
Ice Tray · Will: Yo, man, what's with him? It's a tan.
Ashley · Ice Tray: Three times? See, my motto is, when I find a grade I like, I stick with it.
Carlton · Ice Tray: Education is the mortar that builds the temple of success. That's what I personally think. Like who cares?
Ice Tray · Will: And O-Money got his hair cut to look like the Chrysler Building. That's good, though, man. That Mount Rushmore thing was not working.
Ice Tray: See, my motto is... Lord, if there's anything like work around my heart, please remove it.
Ice Tray: I smell something greasy. Too easy.
Ice Tray: Prince said y'all was loaded, and when in Rome, do as. $100? I got a cash flow problem. You see, my Korean Gucci bags, they just ain't been moving lately.
Aunt Viv · Carlton: When you really look at it, how different is Ice Tray from Carlton? With all due respect, Mom, I think he's a little fonder of the 10th grade than I.
Ice Tray: She was so ugly, she was oogly. She was so ugly, Freddy Krueger had nightmares about her.
Ice Tray: That girl was so dumb, it took her an hour to cook Minute Rice.
Will: She was so skinny, you could tie a rope around her head and use her like a tetherball pole.
Will: Stacy was so dumb that she took the Pepsi Challenge and chose Jif.
Ice Tray: You know people are rich when they got all this stuff they got no use for.
Ice Tray: Really? 'From the library of Master William Smith.' Who's tired now, homey?
Will: That was cool, till them guys jumped me, trying to steal my pizza. Yo, they was upset.
Aunt Viv: I'll give you a transcript, Philip. Tray: 'Hi.' Hilary: 'Hi.'
Uncle Phil: Hair? I thought it was a hat.
Hilary: Don't worry, Mrs. Banks. No one will ever see it.
Will: Seriously. If somebody's chasing him, he can jack a fence like that. But if somebody catch him, it don't matter. The boy got a crazy rabbit punch, like you don't even see it coming. You out of there.
Aunt Viv · Hilary: What job could he have in the law firm? I don't know. Lawyer?
Uncle Phil: That shouldn't matter to you, Vivian. You're the one who invited Ashtray. In fact, why don't we invite some more of Will's friends out? Let's just put a big neon sign out in front of the house that says 'Homeboy Hotel.'
Uncle Phil: I have the perfect solution for dealing with Mr. Ice Pick. My street savvy should not be taken lightly.
Hilary · Uncle Phil · Carlton: Dad, has Mom been drinking? Nonsense, Carlton. She's just being polite to our lovely houseguest. Have you been drinking?
Geoffrey: Not to me. Of course, I'm sober.
Ice Tray: I don't eat nothing that leaves a trail.
Uncle Phil: I can just see Hilary and Tray in their tiny little love nest in Philadelphia with the pitter-patter of five little Ice Cubes.
Uncle Phil: while her loving husband is working his night job on the corner as a Korean Gucci bag representative.
Ice Tray: I guess I'll be driving home tonight.
Ice Tray · Uncle Phil: That's good, because Hilary and I got married this afternoon. Hilary, no! How could you do this to us? How could you be so stupid?
Hilary: Mom, take it down 1,000.
Hilary Character Comedy Misdirection Geoffrey: Shall I call for a car, sir, or just shoot him out of a cannon?
Geoffrey: I mean cab, madam.
Geoffrey: I shall load Mr. Tray's belongings into the cannon. I mean cab, madam.
Geoffrey Callback Deadpan/Understatement Callback Uncle Phil: I'd recover, Will.
Ice Tray · Will: That's our china dog. Yeah. I figured y'all were so nice to me and everything that I don't need it. That was a joke.
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