On academic probation, Will schemes to improve his grades by fixing up a newly divorced English professor with Hilary, who soon finds fault with the man, further jeopardizing Will's academic future.
WAR
48.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Take My Cousin Please” ranks #35 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.5 — Elite. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 3.2 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
Hilary: When I was a little girl, I never had any imaginary friends. I just used to play with Carlton's.
Hilary Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Philip Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Hilary: It's like watching a snake digest a rabbit.
Hilary Absurdist Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Will: The only man you're gonna be able to get is some fool named Grady... who be smelling like menthol all the time and falling asleep in his soup.
Will Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Hilary: Oh, God, I hate soup.
Hilary Reaction Beat Character Comedy All Jokes — 59 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: The last test he gave, I got a four, and I cheated.
Will Setup/Punchline Escalation Burton: I'll finish them tonight... right after I move the last of my things out of our... Her garage.
Burton Character Comedy Awkward Silence Burton: I guess I won't be needing that anymore.
Burton Visual Gag Dark/Subversive Will: Behold. My chicktionary.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Burton · Will: There's a lot of F's. That ain't necessarily a bad thing, you know?
Burton · Will: What's the B mean? Be prepared for a possible F.
Will: Oh, and G.G.W.A.B. Means Good God What A Booty.
Will Callback Escalation Callback Burton · Will: Well, is she involved with anyone? Mostly just herself.
Burton Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Burton: Maybe she could do the same for my grade.
Burton Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Geoffrey: You mean your knife and fork?
Hilary: Where do they get these stories?
Hilary Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: But I think if Trevor were still alive, he'd want me to see other guys.
Hilary Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Will: Boy, don't make me have to turn the hose on y'all two.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: I'm saying, he's an English professor and... And you speak some English.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: Shields are down, Scotty. Fire!
Will Reaction Beat Meta/Self-Referential Hilary: But don't you think Italy is more of a second date kind of thing.
Hilary Misdirection Character Comedy Hilary Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: I need a price check on a Peacock athletic supporter. Size small.
Will Cringe/Discomfort Physical/Slapstick Will Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Burton: I'll make the test one question, open book.
Burton Escalation Character Comedy Will: Welcome to the family, man.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will Callback Visual Gag Callback Hilary Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: I sit in class with this man all day, every day, and I ain't ever seen no mole.
Will Reaction Beat Absurdist Hilary: But as the night went on, it got bigger and bigger... until it was all I could see.
Hilary Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: Like in Philly, a big butt on a sister was considered a thing of beauty. You know, the more back baby got, the better. I mean, up to a point. Then, it's just nasty.
Will Observational Escalation Hilary: Oh, the mole man. Tell him I moved.
Hilary Character Comedy Escalation Hilary: Hello, Spot... I mean, Scott.
Hilary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Will: I'll work mole patrol.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Philip: Game, set, match. Now, stop whining. What's next?
Philip Character Comedy Escalation Will: Yeah, they gypped us, though. They only gave us the tails.
Will Character Comedy Misdirection Will: You are making a mountain out of a mole, Hil.
Will Wordplay/Pun Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Hilary: Did you see how huge his Adam's apple is?
Hilary Escalation Character Comedy Hilary: I mean, what's in there, a basketball?
Hilary: You're telling me that Trevor was reincarnated in Scott's throat?
Will: You'll become one of them crazy old women... who walk around all day long with a shower cap on... with an old raggedy halter-top that say 'Jam.'
Will Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: And then you gonna start wearing rhinestone gauchos.
Will Escalation Absurdist Callback Will: [Incomprehensible rambling sound]
Will Physical/Slapstick Escalation Callback Will: The only man you're gonna be able to get is some fool named Grady... who be smelling like menthol all the time and falling asleep in his soup.
Will Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Hilary: Oh, God, I hate soup.
Hilary Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: Then you march through those curtains and you look his throat in the face!
Will Escalation Absurdist Callback Will: Hey did we miss the national anthem?
Will Misdirection Character Comedy Will: Some fool named Grady.
Will Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Hilary: It's like watching a snake digest a rabbit.
Hilary Absurdist Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Did you see Throw Momma From The Train?
Will Meta/Self-Referential Dark/Subversive Will: No, not at all. A little.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: Hey, look, Pavarotti, go in there... and tell my date I'll be back in a minute.
Will Character Comedy Misdirection Carlton: Mom, do me a favor. Don't have anymore babies.
Carlton: According to this, the crib malfunctioned... and an infant was tossed 50 feet in the air.
Philip Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Vivian: Even if it is a deathtrap.
Vivian Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Geoffrey: Look: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Master Nicky.
Geoffrey Visual Gag Meta/Self-Referential Callback Hilary: When I was a little girl, I never had any imaginary friends. I just used to play with Carlton's.
Hilary Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: And, God, they were such dweebs.
Hilary Escalation Character Comedy Callback Will: I gotta go study for the massacre at little big mole.
Will Wordplay/Pun Callback Callback Narrator: Shortly after, her parents demanded he be removed from the college.
Narrator Dark/Subversive Escalation Callback Narrator: She remembers nothing.
Narrator Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Narrator: Baby Nicky only made it to 42 feet.
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