Vy anticipates Will's graduation with enthusiasm, but there may be discord when she learns Will is failing music. To pass his music class, Will must sing at the graduation ceremony - with a class of eight-year-olds.
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Wins Above Replacement
“Six Degrees Of Graduation” ranks #143 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 67.2 — Mixed. The episode packs 41 scored jokes at 2.4 per minute, averaging 6.3 on craft and 6.4 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
Third babysitter candidate: Babies? I'm here to take care of Hilary.
Mrs. Bassin · Will: Vivaldi died in 1741 before there was a United States. / But the dream is alive.
Geoffrey: Because if you're left back and I have to wash your gym socks for another year... I shall take my own life.
Geoffrey Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Janine: When I was so instructed by the Lord of the Eighth Circle.
Janine Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: Why should I be invited to such an illustrious event after a mere 15 years... of wiping, picking and sucking up after you all?
Geoffrey Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 41 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Geoffrey: Why should I be invited to such an illustrious event after a mere 15 years... of wiping, picking and sucking up after you all?
Geoffrey Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: I'll have to check my book.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Hilary · Will: I could take care of him. / Yeah, but who's going to take care of you?
Will: I believe it's Latin for 'little short midget with a square head.'
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: Come on, baby, I'm saying, 'Bing-bang-bluesy, me and you in the Jacuzzi.'
Will Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Vivaldi, or 'Vival Dee' as it is pronounced in some European circles...
Will Character Comedy Absurdist Will: I believe he was commenting on... man's inhumanity toward man... citizens of America, the richest country on this planet... have a moral obligation... If one child goes hungry... we must feed it... If one child shivers... we must shelter it... And I, for one... believe the brother knew what he was talking about.
Will Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mrs. Bassin · Will: Vivaldi died in 1741 before there was a United States. / But the dream is alive.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: I mean, the woman that gave me life. And if I don't graduate, she'll take it back.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will: Wait a minute. Batman comes on at 5:00. Can we make it at 6:30? / I'm joking. I'm stupid.
Janine: When I was so instructed by the Lord of the Eighth Circle.
Janine Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Lindsay: I guess, shortly after my release.
Lindsay Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Callback Third babysitter candidate: Babies? I'm here to take care of Hilary.
Hilary: I mean, people stare at me all the time, but I'm pretty.
Hilary Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will: I guess that spandex shirt don't got nothing to do with it, huh?
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: But I would worry about slipping off them stack of phone books... you going to be standing on.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton: Heck, you guys. Heck!
Carlton Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Carlton: Oh, my goodness, is that a bald spot?
Will · Will's Mom · Will: Come on, Mom, you must have done something else in all that time. / Nothing more important than this. / Apparently, you've never danced the Achy Breaky.
Will: Yeah, and I'm pretty good at music, too, you know?
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Michael: Great. Another high school dropout.
Michael Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: pizzicato, that's a... pizza with avocado. Get it, I said, it's a pizza...
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: Well, there ain't no Santa Claus.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: That's funny. Will always has seconds at home.
Geoffrey: Because if you're left back and I have to wash your gym socks for another year... I shall take my own life.
Geoffrey Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: But, Mom, it wouldn't be if you got out more.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: That's going to happen to you on your wedding night.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: What is that thing Michael Jackson had built into his chin?
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational Will · Michael: What are you looking at? / Not much.
Will: Then I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to sign your yearbook!
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: All this time y'all thought we was going to be performing for some Smurfs?
Will Character Comedy Absurdist Will: And if you guys don't let me graduate, then I might have to mess y'all up.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will's Mom: That's my Jessie, the one with the braids. That's my Will, the one with the mustache.
Will: Hey, Mike, can we get a little James Brown? I didn't hear you. I said, 'Can we get a little James Brown?'
Will Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Girl · Will: I guess that means you're noticing how truly fly I am. / Speaking of flies, yours is open. / A tutu fly.
Will: I ain't never having no kids.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Girl · Will: And nothing turns me on more than sensitivity in a man. / Oh, girl, you don't know the half of it. Let me tell you I be boo-hooing during Lassie.
Will: I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. I'm sorry.
Will Visual Gag Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Will: I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. I'm sorry.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Callback ★ Rewatch Top Episodes — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
