Will gets arrested for numerous parking tickets as Phil runs for judge against incumbent Judge Robertson.
WAR
42.4
Wins Above Replacement
“Here Comes The Judge” ranks #63 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 77.2 — Great. The episode packs 53 scored jokes at 2.6 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.8 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
Jazz: Ain't you going to even bother to throw me out?
Jazz Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Judge Robertson: Did I leave here with my pants on? Yes. Oh, thank God. But that means you must throw a lousy party.
Reporter · Judge Robertson: Lovely family. Thank you. Who are they? Rented.
Phil: Hey, have you been undressing my Teddy Ruxpin again?
Phil Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jazz: Haagen-Dazs opened in Bel-Air?
Jazz Misdirection Character Comedy All Jokes — 53 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: I got my sights set on this school... with the largest repository of girls with the big old butts. Oh, yeah!
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: 'cause my CD player has the wires on the inside.
Will Observational Deadpan/Understatement Jazz: Why would I want to buy a broken CD player?
Jazz Absurdist Character Comedy Will: I don't think you'd have to announce it, Mr. Banks. If you ran, we'd hear you coming.
Will Wordplay/Pun Setup/Punchline Will: He still could use the exercise.
Will Callback Observational Callback Will: Whoa, Uncle Phil, you sure you wouldn't want Carlton to wear Aunt Viv's apron?
Will Character Comedy Observational Jazz: You told me to get it cleaned. So I washed it.
Jazz Absurdist Character Comedy Will: You make a doorknob look smart, man.
Will Observational Character Comedy Jazz: At least I got out all the A.1. sauce.
Jazz Character Comedy Absurdist Carlton: Will, I hardly know you.
Carlton Reaction Beat Character Comedy Phil: Hey, have you been undressing my Teddy Ruxpin again?
Phil Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Phil: Hey, I'm happy that this fits over my belly.
Phil Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm Vivian: I've been waiting all my life to hear you say that.
Vivian Misdirection Setup/Punchline Vivian: Thank you. See, Will, I inspire him.
Vivian Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: Here, Carlton. Eventually, you'll grow into it.
Will Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Geoffrey: Well, down the toilet it goes.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Judge Robertson: Did I leave here with my pants on? Yes. Oh, thank God. But that means you must throw a lousy party.
Phil · Judge Robertson: Judge, we discussed that over dinner. I'm running against you. What? How dare you! Get out of my house! Out! Lionel, show him the door.
Judge Robertson: Yes, yes!
Judge Robertson: You idiot, you don't even deserve to sit on the bench.
Will · Geoffrey: I didn't know he had kids. He doesn't. And that's not his wife.
Will: And am I crazy or does he look 10 years younger?
Will Observational Absurdist Reporter · Judge Robertson: Lovely family. Thank you. Who are they? Rented.
Will: No, Rahjim Shabaz, Muslim activist. Salaam alaikum.
Will Character Comedy Misdirection Will: And you think that just 'cause you got that badge... and all your tough cop friends walking around... and your cute little walkie-talkie... that you can talk to folks any old way you want to do it.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will: Hip-hop cop. Blue looks nice on you, too. Match that big blue vein throbbing in your neck right now.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: One hell of a Friday night.
Will Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Will: How could he go to Alice's All Nude Review without me?
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Judge Robertson: I thought he was selling condoms.
Judge Robertson: You're dead meat, Tiny.
Phil: I'd die if you made your own bed.
Phil: I'd die if you made your own bed
Phil Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Carlton: Will, you seem embittered. Jail will do that to a man. Now that you've done hard time, a book may be in order. Criminals sell. I can sell criminals. You're a criminal.
Will: Really? And you're too short to ride the teacup ride at Disneyland.
Jazz: Haagen-Dazs opened in Bel-Air?
Jazz Misdirection Character Comedy Jazz: Will, I got $2,000 worth of parking tickets.
Jazz Absurdist Character Comedy Jazz: Can I borrow $2,000?
Jazz Absurdist Character Comedy Jazz: Ain't you going to even bother to throw me out?
Jazz Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Geoffrey: So what are you wearing?
Carlton: Do I look like Jimmie Walker?
Carlton Character Comedy Observational Hilary: No, Will, I don't want ribs, I don't want to wax your ride... and I don't even know what a Chumpy is.
Hilary Escalation Character Comedy Will: Actually, Aunt Viv, you got a, kind of a... homicidal, sumo-wrestler thing going.
Will Observational Character Comedy Phil: What am I, Freud? Grab a fork, Vivian.
Phil Deadpan/Understatement Observational Jazz: You probably want to hang out with educated people... who drink their malt liquor in a glass.
Jazz Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Will: I think you mean hand to mouth, Jazz.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jazz: Don't try to impress me with your fancy education.
Jazz Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Jazz: You used to think that was cute.
Jazz Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jazz: You used to think that was cute
Jazz Character Comedy Callback Callback Jazz: I'm not a faucet to be turned on and off at your whim. I have emotions.
Jazz Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jazz: I'm not a faucet to be turned on and off at your whim. I have emotions
Jazz Escalation Character Comedy Will: I said, 'shoot,' Mom.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Will's Mom: I raised my boy better than that. Oh, God.
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