Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party, at the same time Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.
WAR
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Wins Above Replacement
“Will Gets A Job” ranks #100 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 74.5 — Great. The episode packs 60 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.7 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
Carlton · Geoffrey: Can you make me a Gorgonzola sandwich on a croissant, heavy on the Grey Poupon? / Certainly.
Carlton: That only worked for Hilary. When I tried it he sent me to a specialist.
Carlton Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Will · Geoffrey: Could you put that on a croissant for me? / Certainly.
Geoffrey: No, but if there's a God in heaven I will by Christmas.
Geoffrey Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will · Carlton: Do something, Bones. / Jim, I'm a doctor, damn it, not a short-order cook.
All Jokes — 60 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: Thirty seconds on high, Spock. Energize.
Will Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: Captain, we're going into a warp drive, we're running low on dilithium crystals.
Carlton Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Carlton: Do something, Bones. / Jim, I'm a doctor, damn it, not a short-order cook.
Will: Do I look like Wilma Flintstone?
Will: Come on, beat it, man. There's barely enough for me.
Carlton: This one's Geoffrey's. He filled out the order form.
Geoffrey: No, but if there's a God in heaven I will by Christmas.
Geoffrey Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Carlton: There's still the tux, the limousine... the pre-party party, the post-party party, and, in your case, bail.
Hilary: I always find that when you ask for large sums, it helps if you take his hand... look deep into his eyes, and tell him you have cramps.
Hilary Setup/Punchline Absurdist Carlton: That only worked for Hilary. When I tried it he sent me to a specialist.
Carlton Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton: Well, that's only worth $25. Besides, it's really hard on your knees.
Will: And that suit you got on... man, it's great how it accentuates your massive... weight loss, man.
Will Setup/Punchline Misdirection ★ Rewatch Will Callback Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Uncle Phil: How much? What's it cost? And will I get sued?
Uncle Phil: I could close my eyes, and I'd swear I'm talking to Carlton.
Ashley: Anywhere. When the lava flows, it's every missionary for himself.
Ashley Dark/Subversive Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Ashley: Where? I don't see a buffed guy. I only see Carlton.
Ashley: Oh, God. He's coming over here. I can't look. Hand me a missionary.
Tina: You're athletic, too? I should have known by your bulging forearms.
Tina Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm Carlton: They do draw stares.
Geoffrey: I'm sure when he called you a sophomoric cretin it was just a figure of speech.
Will · Geoffrey: Could you put that on a croissant for me? / Certainly.
Geoffrey · Will: Swiss? / No, Gorgonzola.
Will: Yo, man, how you gonna play a brother on the Grey Poupon?
Carlton · Geoffrey: Can you make me a Gorgonzola sandwich on a croissant, heavy on the Grey Poupon? / Certainly.
Will: Oh, my God. Uncle Phil is right, G. I'm turning into Carlton.
Will: Now you see it, now you don't.
Will Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Will: Yo, the funky Fresh is back in the flesh with a vengeance, homes.
Will: Hey, I'm gonna eat that though. / But I ain't gonna enjoy it.
Will Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Uncle Phil: Excuse me, what did you call me? / I called you Will. / No, you didn't. You called me Carlton.
Will: And they didn't, like, stop the game?
Will: I want to sit in the $2 seats where my feet be sticking to the floor and a big, fat, crusty, bloated dude is sitting behind me belching in my ear.
Cindy: Do you think they're gonna have that great pasta salad?
Cindy Irony/Sarcasm Callback Will: Man, you take bad news better than anybody I ever met.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection Cindy · Will: I wonder if it shows too much cleavage. / About how many corsages you gonna be needing?
Tina: Carlton, those khaki pants make you look so Field and Stream. Take me camping.
Carlton: Well, I don't think anyone believed you were Colin Powell.
Carlton Deadpan/Understatement Absurdist Tina: Studying? That is so cool. Are you going to highlight or underline?
Will: I think those two are a match made in midget heaven.
Ashley: Yeah, right, and I can't go, either. A dog ate my volcano.
Ashley Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Ashley: You couldn't lie to Daddy about his weight, either?
Ashley Callback Observational Callback Carlton: Now, I want you to walk out that door, hop on your bike, and pedal like hell.
Carlton: I might as well face it. I'm irresistible to women. Now I know what Tom Jones feels like.
Will: Why don't you just do me like Kunta Kinte and chop off my foot?
Uncle Phil: Only after the El Presidente Platter.
Vivian: I think the Jeffersons were still trying to move on up.
Uncle Phil: You'd believe that boy if he were to tell you he was a big rap star whose album just went platinum.
Will: Welcome to the briny deep, where none of our prices are ever too steep. We've got fresh fish. You can look in our tank. To get to the bathroom, make a left at the plank. Follow me.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: I think you'll be needing a booster seat, little boy.
Will: Sorry, man, we ain't got no more.
Will: Well, sir, we've got all three flavors of Slim-Fast.
Tina · Carlton: I like his eye patch, makes him look kind of dangerous. / You know, table tennis isn't exactly safe.
Carlton: Tina, I doubt if it's real, and there's a French-fry in it.
Will: I'm not a waiter. According to my uncle, I don't even have a job.
Tina: Carlton, you were my third love, and I'll never forget you... but I like Will now.
Carlton: He's not the only guy who can dress like an idiot.
Will · Uncle Phil: What did you say, pervert? / Oh, I'm sorry. I.... / Look, man, this is Treasure Island, okay? Now, Pleasure Island, that's a block down the street.
Will: Yeah, wait till they make you bob for your lobster.
Uncle Phil: That's the biggest load of bull I've heard since I left the farm.
Will: Of course, if I had my choice, I'd pick Ashley but....
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