Carlton and Will, babe magnets. Who will be first to get a date for Hilary's Halloween party?
WAR
36.4
Wins Above Replacement
“Someday Your Prince Will Be In Effect 1” ranks #127 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 71.2 — Solid. The episode packs 68 scored jokes at 1.9 per minute, averaging 6.5 on craft and 6.5 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: Really? How much do you think we could get for that stereo?
Will Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton · Will: What do you say to an Oreo? / I say, 'What's up, Carlton?'
Will: Earth, Wind & Fire. When's your next album coming out?
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: Banks. Carlton Banks.
Ashley: Hey, there, Lord / My name is Ashley Banks / My family and friends / Want to give you some thanks / So before this dinner's / All swallowed and chewed / Thank you, God, for this stupid food
Ashley Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 68 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Carlton · Will: Asking out magazines, Will? / I don't know. Even paper products have some standards.
Will: What's that, Jody? No, that's as tall as he'll ever be.
Hilary: Couldn't you wear a very tailored clown suit or something?
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: Go on, Uncle Phil. You just throw a hairpiece on and come as Mr. T.
Will Visual Gag Character Comedy Hilary: I have some bad news for both of you. You're not invited.
Hilary Misdirection Character Comedy Vivian · Will · Carlton: Everyone in the family is invited. Besides, I'm sure Carlton and Will have dates. / Yeah, of course. / Oodles.
Philip: I guess all things are possible.
Philip Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Hilary: I need to get my costume and the mall closes in eight hours.
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Vivian · Philip: Won't this be fun? / No.
Carlton: Like you do? Who are you taking, Page 42?
Carlton Setup/Punchline Callback Callback Will: It's the law of nature. It's called the survival of the handsomest.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Carlton: Girls surround me in the parking lot and rip the doors off my car.
Will: You better buy the mask first.
Will: Carlton, this is gonna be about as much of a contest as Mike Tyson versus Fred Savage.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: What's up, Cindy? I'm Will and this is Carlton, my geek.
Will: She has to be a human being. I saw you looking in the pet store.
Hilary · Ashley · Hilary: There. You're Charlie Chaplin. / Who is Charlie Chaplin? / He was a silent movie star. / So take a hint.
Hilary: At least five. I'm going as a runway model.
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Uncle Phil: My wife's nephew. The first week he moved in with us... there was nonstop drumming in the house.
Vivian · Will: You took her to a pawnshop? / Yeah, it was really hard, too. You don't have many pawnshops in Bel-Air. That's really a shame.
Will · Vivian: I had to go all the way to East LA. / East LA?
Ashley · Philip · Ashley · Philip · Ashley: Daddy, it's a diamond. / No, it isn't. / You don't like it? / No, I do not. / Can I have it?
Will: A girlie that can play the drums can write her own ticket.
Will Character Comedy Observational Philip: I used to stand out in the parking lot of the Philharmonic... hoping to catch a spare note on the night air.
Philip Character Comedy Absurdist Will · Vivian · Will: He liked James Brown? / He even wore his hair like him. / He had hair?
Geoffrey: Master William, there is a young gentleman downstairs... with a rather large radio who is here to see you. He claims his name is Jazz.
Jazz: You got that right. Man, you're loaded!
Woman · Carlton: I can't remember the name, but I think there's some produce in it. / Banana Republic.
Carlton · Woman · Carlton: You have a beautiful speaking voice. You're probably a dynamite singer. / Well, I'm okay. / You want to record your own song? $8.95.
Carlton · Saleswoman: Do I look like the kind of man who would quibble about a few dollars? / That's very nice... because most of my customers would be shocked at a pen that costs $300.
Will: Word? Yo, baby, peep this.
Hilary: It is so important to have friends in retail. I've tried to explain that to my little sister.
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Will: Earth, Wind & Fire. When's your next album coming out?
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Really? How much do you think we could get for that stereo?
Will Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ashley: Hey, there, Lord / My name is Ashley Banks / My family and friends / Want to give you some thanks / So before this dinner's / All swallowed and chewed / Thank you, God, for this stupid food
Ashley Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Electronic device: Only three pencils remain. Proceed to stationery store immediately.
Will: Beat it, see you, scram, sayonara, peace out. And so long, screwy.
Will Character Comedy Escalation Will: While Carlton snaps at every opportunity to take a cheap shot... I'm the kindest, gentlest soul you'll ever want to meet.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: You can level with me. Uncle Phil's adopted, right?
Will Character Comedy Observational Granny: Won it four years running. They had to retire his slop bucket.
Granny Character Comedy Escalation Carlton · Will: What do you say to an Oreo? / I say, 'What's up, Carlton?'
Carlton · Will: I won't be admitted to the bar. / Neither will I. The cops took my fake ID.
Will: Baby, that's man food.
Will Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Carlton: Banks. Carlton Banks.
Will: And he said ever since he was the Emperor of China.
Will: And he said ever since he was the Emperor of China.
Will · Geoffrey: Tell Michael I'll have to work on his dance steps later. / That's Bo Jackson.
Heavy D: I think that's pronounced diddley, diddley.
Heavy D Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Kadeem Hardison: threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to himself... in street clothes.
Melinda: What time should I be there, Carlton?
Melinda Misdirection Character Comedy Hilary: Derbies went out six months ago.
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Will: Looks like it's been on the floor.
Will Character Comedy Visual Gag Geoffrey: 'How desperate do you think I am?' 'Not on your life.' And, 'Ha ha ha ha ha... ha.'
Hilary: I don't know exactly, but it's fair to guess that 'stunning' was part of it.
Hilary Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: I don't know exactly, but it's fair to guess that 'stunning' was part of it.
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Electronic device: Only three pencils remain. Proceed to stationery store immediately.
Will Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Hilary: Well, your super fly's open.
Philip: He has superhuman bill-paying powers... so he gets to dress however he likes.
Philip Character Comedy Observational Cindy: I guess I'm a sucker for a sad puppy.
Cindy Character Comedy Visual Gag Eugene · Various guests · Carlton: This girl's a kleptomaniac. / My silverware. / That's my watch. / My date.
Cindy: Maybe I should try some of those insole thingies.
Will: If you found out the only person in the world that would go out with you... was mentally deranged, you'd go to bed early, too.
Trick-or-treaters: We were watching Matlock.
Will: This monster's called the Bel-Air Beast... and, oh, my goodness, there he is!
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