Geoffrey humiliates himself by insulting the Banks family and quitting his job when Will and Carlton trick him into thinking he has won millions of dollars in the lottery.
WAR
56.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Winner Takes Off” ranks #14 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.6 — Elite. The episode packs 58 scored jokes at 3.2 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.9 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
Geoffrey: You used my own ruse against me. How I admire you. Die!
Geoffrey Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: He knows we can't afford any bigger clothes so he just doesn't grow
Will Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: She only had one arm... and when you would go to concerts, she clapped like this
Will Physical/Slapstick Absurdist Hilary: How sad. Some people will do anything for money. I mean, why don't they just ask their fathers?
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: Now you're a sandwich
Geoffrey Physical/Slapstick Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 58 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: Locate the black queen, and I don't mean Little Richard
Will Observational Wordplay/Pun Will: Okay, Carlton, you're pretty good for a white guy
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Will: Zagnut, Goobers, Good & Plenty, locate the black girl, you win $20
Will Wordplay/Pun Absurdist Geoffrey: Well, there goes Saturday night at Sizzler. I had coupons, too
Geoffrey Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will: Didn't realize you were such a coward. Chicken
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: See, if it was like you, you'd have won, but it red, so you lost
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Carlton: He fell for it, Will. Now let's go hustle Dad
Carlton Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Will: In Bel-Air we call them 'words'
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: What a coincidence, your first short story and your first short son in the same room
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: Okay, somebody bury this.
Will Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Will: I don't know about that, Uncle Phil. Remember them plaid shorts you wore last summer?
Will Callback Character Comedy Callback Will: Yes, women is a trip, Uncle Phil. It's just like, let's say... you accidentally scream out the wrong name... and they jumping all out the back of your car like that
Will Observational Character Comedy Phil: Buy her a car and hope she forgets all about this
Phil Character Comedy Observational Geoffrey: Now you're a sandwich
Geoffrey Physical/Slapstick Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: Wait a second, that is what life is like
Geoffrey Irony/Sarcasm Observational ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: Wait a second, that is what life is like.
Geoffrey Irony/Sarcasm Observational ★ Rewatch Carlton: That's an easy one. 'Creamy on the inside, smooth on the outside'
Will: Yeah, well, at least I don't fit in one
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Geoffrey Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Will: I say we call Immigration
Will Character Comedy Observational Hilary: How sad. Some people will do anything for money. I mean, why don't they just ask their fathers?
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: And might I add, ha ha! And, ha!
Geoffrey Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Will: I mean, it's either this or force him to listen to Yoko Ono albums
Will Observational Character Comedy Phil: Trust me, the only thing your mother should write is checks
Phil Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Ashley · Will: Hey! I don't care how much money you got, brother, you ain't gonna... What's going on in here?
Geoffrey: Ah, the cheap stuff. Not to worry, Phil
Will: your Montrose vase... attracts dust like a magnet
Will Setup/Punchline Physical/Slapstick Geoffrey: Do the family a favor, get Viv some cooking lessons
Ashley: Vroom, vroom, vroom
Ashley Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Callback Will: No, I'm gonna beg like Keith Sweat
Will Observational Character Comedy Geoffrey: I'm buying the O'Jays
Geoffrey: Like this: 'Goodbye'
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Geoffrey: Yes! Well, some things never change
Geoffrey: You used my own ruse against me. How I admire you. Die!
Geoffrey Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: You catch on quickly, you little twit
Geoffrey Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Will: Look, I don't know about you, man, but I'm going to take this TV right here
Will Character Comedy Absurdist Carlton: I mean, you know me, I don't even have a sense of humor
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Carlton: A joke I had nothing to do with, Dad. I mean, you know me, I don't even have a sense of humor.
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: I don't know, forget the whole thing and get us a couple Jet Skis
Will Character Comedy Misdirection Will: I don't know, forget the whole thing and get us a couple Jet Skis.
Will Character Comedy Misdirection Phil: And, I'm a judge. I can make it happen
Phil Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: You know, really, I don't mind the yelling. But does he have to spit?
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: This happens all the time. They think I'm Bryant Gumbel.
Will Observational Character Comedy Random person: Are you the guy from Webster?
Another person: I told you it was the guy from Diff'rent Strokes
Restaurant boss: Geoffrey, the urinals need mints. Move it
Will: Who am I? You hear... Who am I? I'm a black man with a short fuse
Will Character Comedy Escalation Will: Yeah, how do you think Carlton feels when he changes into his gym shorts?
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will · Carlton: Yeah, how do you think Carlton feels when he changes into his gym shorts? That's a very small humiliation.
Geoffrey Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will: She only had one arm... and when you would go to concerts, she clapped like this
Will Physical/Slapstick Absurdist Will: He knows we can't afford any bigger clothes so he just doesn't grow
Will Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Carlton: Daddy, I want to grow.
Carlton Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Will: He's never even been on a roller coaster for God's sakes
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: He's never even been on a roller coaster for God's sakes.
Will Character Comedy Escalation Will · Geoffrey · Carlton: We love you, Dad. All right. I'll come back home. Daddy's coming home. Thank you, Daddy.
Will: I'm crazy about you, girl.
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