Hilary gets a job reporting weather on television.
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“Hilary Gets A Job” ranks #17 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 81.6 — Elite. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 2.5 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
Trevor: News transition: 'Well, on a brighter note, Jack, our weather man, died.'
Trevor Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Carla: When Will threatens to storm the set, Carla asks 'Will you be needing wardrobe?'
Carla Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: When asked about weather, Hilary responds 'What happens when it rains? You send Geoffrey out to get the car'
Hilary Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: When asked what she has to say for herself, Hilary responds 'I'm not pregnant'
Hilary Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Hilary: Hilary, your hair's on fire. - Thanks.
All Jokes — 59 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Philip · Vivian: When Vivian asks if she's just a bustline to him, Philip responds 'Did you say something, honey?'
Will · Vivian: Will suggests Carlton's musical taste came from Vivian listening to 'It's a Small World After All' while pregnant
Vivian: Vivian tells Will 'Hands off the fetus'
Vivian Deadpan/Understatement Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Will: Will suggests the African name 'Brother Outaphilia'
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Will says about Hilary and Carlton: 'they a couple of wings short of a bucket'
Will Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary · Philip: Hilary immediately proves Will's point by asking Philip to increase her credit card limit
Carlton Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Will responds 'Coincidence? I think not.'
Will Callback Deadpan/Understatement Callback Philip: Philip asks if he has to sit through Carlton's Urkel impression again
Philip Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Philip · Carlton: Philip tells Carlton 'No, and get some Binaca' after Carlton stares him in the eye
Carlton · Philip: Carlton asks for $75,000 allowance raise, justifying it as 'The book says start high'
Carlton · Philip: I'd like a raise in my allowance. - All right, how much? - $75,000.
Carlton: Carlton says 'Now I can stop taking money from your wallet' when Philip offers $3 more
Carlton Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: Hilary says 'This is the last time I shop here for fruit' about the grocery store
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Carlton: Carlton suggests putting a bell around Hilary's neck so they know when she's coming
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Hilary: When asked what she has to say for herself, Hilary responds 'I'm not pregnant'
Hilary Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: Hilary asks 'Why don't you just beat me with a wire hanger?' when told to get a job
Hilary Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Will: Will brags about being on the news 'without handcuffs'
Will: Will says the protest 'would even made Gandhi proud. Except we went out for burgers afterwards'
Will Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Will admits his social consciousness comes from a girl on the swim team teaching him the breaststroke
Will Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary Observational Character Comedy Hilary · Geoffrey: Hilary says the reporter is cute and wonders why she's never seen him, Geoffrey responds 'Probably 'cause this is the news and he's never been on Studs'
Family: After Hilary's self-pity about having no job and being nobody, the family shouts 'Shut up!' because they're trying to watch TV
Will: Will raps on TV news: 'I'm for the rec center because that's where I do most of my rec centering'
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will on TV: When I got home late from the grocery store, Mama said, 'Lock him out!' Now I know why Pops had to go 'Cause Mama is way whacked out!
Will: Will complains about Black people always 'singing or dancing' on TV with 'curlers in their head or out of activator'
Will Observational Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton: What's activator?
Carlton: Carlton's nonsensical comparison: 'Was it fair when Bambi's mother died? Or is it fair that the coyote still can't catch the roadrunner?'
Carlton Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Will responds to Carlton's cartoon philosophy: 'If life was fair, then your legs wouldn't be shorter than your arms'
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Carla: Receptionist Carla says about a caller: 'Just another lonely white woman wanting to sleep with you' then 'She's my mother'
Carla Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Will: When Will tries to compliment Hilary, he struggles and settles on 'your hat always matches your shoes'
Will Character Comedy Awkward Silence ★ Rewatch Carla: When Hilary 'accidentally' drops her wallet near Trevor, Carla says 'if your horny friend wants to meet Trevor, he's down the hall'
Carla Observational Deadpan/Understatement Carla: But you'll have to fight my mother for him.
Carla Callback Deadpan/Understatement Callback Howard: Howard says 'Ethnic is definitely a way to go' about Will, misunderstanding his point entirely
Howard Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Mike: Mail cart Mike says 'I'm 60 and I'm pushing a mail cart. Do I look like I can help you?'
Mike Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Hilary: When asked about weather, Hilary responds 'What happens when it rains? You send Geoffrey out to get the car'
Hilary Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Howard: Will protests his treatment and Howard responds 'That's why I'm making her our new weather girl' pointing to Hilary
Howard Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection ★ Rewatch Howard: Howard says 'I love a screamer' after Hilary gets excited about the job
Howard Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Will: It's 'cause I'm black. That's what the thing is.
Carlton · Will: Carlton asks 'Haven't you learned anything living with me the past two years?' Will responds 'What, you mean other than the words to Mandy?'
Will: Will says about Carlton's previous sharing: 'Last time you shared something with me... I was on antibiotics for two weeks'
Will Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Philip: Uncle Phil starts singing 'We Shall Overcome' after being manipulated by Will
Philip Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton: When Hilary describes her new job, Carlton panics: 'Oh, my God! She's gonna be a hooker!'
Carlton Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Philip: Philip says 'With any luck, she'll be off my property before I'm dead'
Philip Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: Carlton demands Will 'Hop on one foot and say, Carlton is king' for negotiating help
Will · Carlton: Will responds 'How about I squeeze your neck till your head pops off?' and Carlton says 'See, you're negotiating already'
Carlton: Carlton advises 'You gotta lie to get what you want. Didn't you watch the Republican convention?'
Carla: When Will threatens to storm the set, Carla asks 'Will you be needing wardrobe?'
Carla Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Trevor: Trevor says about the previous weather person: 'I'm gonna miss Lou.' Someone corrects 'I thought his name was Jack.' Trevor: 'Whatever.'
Trevor Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Trevor: Hi, I'm Trevor Collins and these are my real teeth.
Trevor Character Comedy Absurdist Trevor: Trevor's pickup line: 'I can see myself in them. Don't blink.'
Trevor Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Trevor: News transition: 'Well, on a brighter note, Jack, our weather man, died.'
Trevor Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Hilary: Hilary's weather report: 'That's right, girls, it's a frizzy-hair day.'
Hilary Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Hilary: Hilary's beach advice: 'remember... you can help keep America beautiful with two simple words... Jenny Craig.'
Hilary Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Howard: Howard reacts to Will's hijacking: 'Oh, my God, can we get a close-up? I am so choked up at this moment.'
Howard Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Trevor: Trevor's Freudian slip: 'We will certainly be looking forward to seeing more of your warm front. I mean, the warm front.'
Will · Hilary: Hilary, your hair's on fire. - Thanks.
Hilary · Trevor: Hilary says goodnight to Trevor who responds 'Good night and Godspeed' - his sign-off
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