Carlton prepares for a dinner date with his former girlfriend, Cindy (Lark Voorhees), forgiving her for rejecting him several months earlier, but when she arrives with a newborn baby named Carlton Jr., the entire Banks family is stunned.
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“Mamas Baby Carltons Maybe” ranks #31 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.4 — Elite. The episode packs 52 scored jokes at 2.7 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 7.0 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: Good, 'cause I'm really looking forward to losing my accent.
Carlton Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Carlton, a father? He won't even let Ken and Barbie sleep in the same shoebox.
Will Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will: Now, for those of you just tuning in to Name That Father... this little bundle of joy belongs to a young man... who's seen Little Mermaid eight times.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: Well, I can assure you, it won't be me. This time, the butler didn't do it... hasn't done it... and I'd be surprised if he even remembered how to do it.
Cindy: Say hello to Daddy.
Cindy Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 52 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will · Carlton: You know that model in all them Hugo Boss ads? - Yeah. - You don't look nothing like him.
Will: You've never even found a woman you'd share a burrito with.
Will Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will: Sure it wasn't your breath?
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: Oh, look, hors d'oeuvres. Isn't it great to be rich?
Will Observational Meta/Self-Referential Ashley: Is Daddy bringing home white people?
Ashley Observational Character Comedy Carlton: Door! Door! Door!
Carlton Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Will: All right, don't wet yourself. I'll get it.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Cindy: Say hello to Daddy.
Cindy Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Will: Congratulations, man. He's a boy. Carlton, come on, man.
Will Observational Deadpan/Understatement Will: Carlton, a father? He won't even let Ken and Barbie sleep in the same shoebox.
Will Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will: Hey, the longest relationship Carlton ever had was with last year's... Ebony swimsuit issue.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: Well, it looks like they wear the same size.
Will Observational Character Comedy Hillary: Oh, he is so cute. Oh! Get this drool machine away from me.
Hillary Character Comedy Reaction Beat Geoffrey: Well, I can assure you, it won't be me. This time, the butler didn't do it... hasn't done it... and I'd be surprised if he even remembered how to do it.
Vivian · Philip: Philip, I am never wearing a bathing suit again, as long as I live. Now, honey, I'm sure the pool man didn't really mistake you for me.
Vivian · Philip: He called me Mr. Banks. That's still no reason to hold his head underwater, sweetheart.
Philip · Vivian: I'll get you some antacid for that. - No, don't. That wasn't me.
Will: Well, I'd take a shot in the dark and say around nine months.
Will Setup/Punchline Observational Will: Now, for those of you just tuning in to Name That Father... this little bundle of joy belongs to a young man... who's seen Little Mermaid eight times.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Vivian: Not you, stupid. Sit your butt down.
Vivian Misdirection Character Comedy Will: Come on. Pep it up, little grey man.
Will Character Comedy Observational Philip: Where do you think you are, Fantasy Island?
Cindy: Carlton is the most incredible lover I have ever had... It was amazing, and endless, and magnificent. I think I saw God.
Cindy Irony/Sarcasm Cringe/Discomfort Geoffrey · Will: The windows. I'm sorry. I fell. We didn't mean to. I fell. I fell.
Philip: Or at least had you neutered.
Philip Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: You know... it's like the Rodney King videotape, you know? I just keep seeing it over, and over, and over again.
Will: No, I'm not in trouble, but, no, check it out. Somebody we know is a grandma. No, not you, Mom. Mom. No, Mom. Mom, stop crying.
Will Character Comedy Escalation Will: Carlton is the father. Stop laughing, Mom.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: That makes them bring it faster.
Will Observational Character Comedy Philip: So when will your mommy and daddy be home?
Philip Reaction Beat Escalation ★ Rewatch Carlton: I never knew having a family could be so neat.
Carlton Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: All right, whoa. I'd like to take this opportunity... to bring it to everyone's attention that Uncle Phil's head is about to explode... and, for once, it ain't my fault.
Will Observational Meta/Self-Referential Will: Yeah, it smells like you needs to be changed, too.
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational Vivian · Philip · Will: Hold me back, Philip. - Carlton, get out. Get out, now. Go. Hey, I got him, but take another step, and I'll fill you full of potassium.
Will: Are you climbing down Rapunzel's extensions?
Will Observational Wordplay/Pun Will: No, Carlton, nobody drives to Lompoc. You drive through Lompoc.
Will Observational Setup/Punchline Will: Yeah, you lucky I ain't going to do you like Kunta Kinte and chop off your foot.
Geoffrey: Perhaps you'd like me to catch a Frisbee in my teeth?
Will: Look, Adolph, Eva, why don't you all relax for a second.
Geoffrey: Who knew Christmas would come twice this year?
Geoffrey Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Will: I don't know, Uncle Phil. Did you check the cracks in the couch?
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Philip: That's a good idea. I'll call one, you call the other.
Philip Character Comedy Observational Carlton: Here comes little Mr. Ducky. Doesn't he quack you up?
Carlton Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Carlton: If I could pass like that, they wouldn't make me play on the girl's team.
Will · Chapel Officiant: Yo, hey, look, my fault. You all, see, my cousin was supposed... Hey, congratulations, man. So you're having his baby?
Carlton · Will: She left me. I got the feeling she didn't want to live with me. - What made you think that? - She said she didn't want to live with me.
Will · Carlton: Oh, man, I mean, she can't just walk out on you like that. What if the kid is yours? He's not. Carlton, come on, just because the baby is cute... doesn't mean you're not the father.
Will Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Chapel Officiant: It's nice to know somebody still is.
Will: I mean, hey, don't feel bad though. I mean, a lot of guys are... you know, Germans.
Will Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Carlton: Good, 'cause I'm really looking forward to losing my accent.
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