After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.
WAR
37.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Something For Nothing” ranks #83 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.0 — Great. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 6.8 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: Well, we got a club tradition in Philly, too... it says if they don't have one, you don't give them your money.
Will Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ashley: I'm 13! If these were the Middle Ages, I'd already be married... and own a pair of oxen.
Ashley Observational Absurdist ★ Rewatch Ashley: Like the time I beat Bobby Greenspan at tetherball. After that, he told everyone at school that I took steroids.
Ashley Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: When we have children like that in England we encourage them to emigrate.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: I'd rather be stranded at sea with David Duke leading the rescue party.
Will Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Carlton: Hey, I thought you wanted a rematch.
Will: Forget it, man. Go pick on somebody your own size.
Ramon: Say, I've got a half peanut butter and jelly sandwich in my pocket... with your name on it.
Ramon Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ramon: Man, those lines kill on the jungle gym.
Ramon Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will: It's killing me how much you remind me of myself. Why? 'Cause we're both down with b-ball? Well, no, 'cause don't nobody want to see my frog neither.
Will Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Will: Hey, man, that's kinda similar to my motto: keep your hands on their thighs.
Will Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive Will · Geoffrey: Oh, by the way, G, she told me to tell you hello. Really? No, I just wanted to watch the Earl Grey run through your veins.
Geoffrey: When we have children like that in England we encourage them to emigrate.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Really? I'm feeling kinda lucky, man. Why don't you go outside?
Will Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive Will: Sorry, C., no way to beat it, you're odd.
Hilary: Vivian Banks: any job she wants.
Uncle Phil: It's great to know that all those years of law school are finally coming in handy.
Will · Hilary: I ain't down with that old country club stuff... sitting around all night discussing mayonnaise... with four white guys named Biff. Isn't Biff a riot?
Will: I'd rather be stranded at sea with David Duke leading the rescue party.
Will Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Will · Carlton: How Uncle Phil gonna play a nephew? -How's Daddy gonna play a daughter?
Ashley: I can't believe he thinks I'm too young to gamble. I've been eating Hilary's cooking since I was three.
Ashley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Vivian: It is when your breasts don't come with a receipt.
Vivian Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Will: Okay, why is Michael Jackson hanging with that little boy from Home Alone?
Will Observational Dark/Subversive Ashley Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Ashley: Being 13 bites. And I'm too young to know what it bites.
Ashley Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Ashley: Why don't you just slap a diaper on me and hang a mobile over my head?
Geoffrey: Shaken, not stirred. I trust you won't be dancing on the table with a lamp shade on your head.
Geoffrey: Ante is one vanilla wafer. Table limit, four mint Milanos.
Geoffrey Character Comedy Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Ashley: I'm 13! If these were the Middle Ages, I'd already be married... and own a pair of oxen.
Ashley Observational Absurdist ★ Rewatch Geoffrey · Ashley: I'll get my wallet. -I'll get my Smurf bank.
Carlton: Will, you poor public school casualty.
Will: Wow, you know, Carlton, you are lucky. That could have been an asteroid.
Will Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Country Club Member: We're not here because of the way she shuffles cards, you know what I mean?
Will: All right, Robin from the 'hood is in the house. Give me 7-11, I don't mean the store. Taketh from the rich and giveth unto the poor! Blow on these bones for me, would you, slummy?
Will Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Will: Carlton, and I, too, have a dream. And in it all of the world rises up and overcomes your stupidity... now stay out of my face.
Will Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Will: All right, my lucky drawers is riding high, put your money on me or kiss it goodbye!
Will Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Will: Hoagies, cheese steaks, chicken on a spit... seven come eleven 'cause I'm too legit to quit!
Will Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: Where did you learn? A back alley in Calcutta?
Will: Hey! Now, who's hotter than Madonna in a pointy bra?
Will: And it is with humongous pleasure that I take this chumpy off your hands.
Will Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Will: Well, we got a club tradition in Philly, too... it says if they don't have one, you don't give them your money.
Will Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Ashley: I mean, it ain't like I took the Benz drag racing down Sunset... at 4:00 in the morning. -Tattletale.
Will Ashley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Whoa, hold up. You calling a red leather suit with matching seat covers a whim?
Will Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: Whoa, puberty's in the house.
Will Observational Character Comedy Ramon · Will: How else am I gonna get to basketball camp? -$150. Hey, I gotta make up the differences somewhere.
Ramon Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: All right, well, hey, let's just get out of here before... Linda Blair's head starts spinning around.
Hilary: Yeah, but if I take all of you I won't have enough money left over to buy a hat.
Hilary Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Vivian: But did you know that both of them were wearing nothing but cleats?
Vivian Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Uncle Phil: It was the tennis pro in the steam room. But the cleats part is right.
Country Club Member: It's gold. It's worth something.
Henry: Oh, sure and Mrs. Silverberg was wearing cleats... because she forgot her shower shoes.
Henry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Ashley: A few pennies, $94. Why split hairs?
Ashley Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ashley: Like the time I beat Bobby Greenspan at tetherball. After that, he told everyone at school that I took steroids.
Ashley Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Ashley: I had to stuff Bobby Greenspan in his locker before he would apologize.
Ashley Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Ramon: And if you beat me again, I'm taking my ball and I ain't being your friend.
Ramon Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Will: You grabbed Geoffrey's underwear by mistake, am I right?
Will Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Ramon: Wow, Will, you must be loaded! You spent $1,000 and had another $1,000 to give to me for basketball camp? I gotta raise your shoeshine rate.
Ramon Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Well, you know, it's just a loan, till his sneaker endorsement comes through... you know, around 2010.
Will Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will: I want to know if you was down with donating... to the United Negro Nephew Fund.
Will Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Will: You know, they say a Saturday night is a terrible thing to waste.
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