Will uses booze to prove his manliness while competing with a hulking football hero who wants to score points with Jackie, and his fraternity brothers leave drunken Will in a cemetery, where he is haunted. Meanwhile, Ashley learns that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
WAR
30.2
Wins Above Replacement
“Youve Got To Be A Football Hero” ranks #117 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 72.4 — Solid. The episode packs 71 scored jokes at 4.0 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.1 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
Will · Jackie: You strip away the shoulder pads and the muscles... and the dimples and what you got? You.
Will Jackie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ashley: Nice? I look like Honey, I Shrunk the Hilary.
Will · Ashley: Ashley, where did you learn to lie like that? Mom taught me.
Will Smith: I'm sorry, guys, but I really don't remember my next line. No, I really don't. Is waiting worth the... Okay, we can just keep going.
All Jokes — 71 analyzed
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Jackie: Will asking Jackie to Lakers game 'three hours before game time'
Will: You dating somebody right now? Well, how come I'm the last to know?
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will · Jackie: Dude is probably some snaggletoothed... pie-faced, snausage-lipped, hunchback... It's Hank Farley.
Jackie: It's Hank Farley. Heisman Trophy winning fool.
Will · Jackie: You strip away the shoulder pads and the muscles... and the dimples and what you got? You.
Will Jackie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Uncle Phil: Ask him if he got any sevens, Hil.
Ashley · Phil: Did you ever have one of those days when you just don't feel pretty? No.
Ashley: Oh, that's real comforting coming from my father.
Ashley Irony/Sarcasm Observational Ashley · Hilary: You mean, you've had nights where you felt fat and ugly? Okay, so I don't know exactly what you mean.
Will: Of course, when Hollywood got a hold of my story... they made it a white dude.
Will Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Will: I'm gonna go have some chips. I'm gonna... I'm feeling chippy.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: Hey, Jackie! I didn't see you standing in front of the dip.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Hank: If that was a sorority out there they would know what my name was.
Hank Character Comedy Observational Carlton: was that the Ohio State game where you fumbled three times?
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton · Hank: Well, I played basketball once without a leg. Then that explains why your jokes are so lame.
Will: Hey, now, was that your call, or did the coach send that in?
Will Setup/Punchline Escalation Jackie · Carlton: Carlton, do you wanna dance? You wanna dance with me? Really?
Carlton: I thought there was a chemistry between us. Ever since the day we met, there was an indescribable something... Do you wanna dance?
Hilary: Well, we all knew that Ashley was, well, cute... but with my help, she has turned into an absolute knockout.
Hilary Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Phil · Hilary: Well, honey... she looks like you. I know. Isn't it great?
Ashley: Nice? I look like Honey, I Shrunk the Hilary.
Ashley: Hello, Robert? Listen, I can't go. I got stuck babysitting my little brother. Yeah, me too. Well, bye.
Ashley Irony/Sarcasm Observational Hilary: Oh, that's awful. But look on the bright side. You might have gotten dumped, but you look marvelous.
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will · Ashley: Ashley, where did you learn to lie like that? Mom taught me.
Will · Carlton: What would it take for me to get a woman to make that noise? Probably cash.
Will: Hey, why don't you go take a steroid break?
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will · Hank: Arm wrestling? That's a boy's game. You're right. Step up to a man's game. Matt.
Carlton · Will: Will, what the heck do you think you're doing? You can't drink. Why not? Because you're underage. It's against the law, mister.
Will: Thank you very much, McGruff, the Crime Dog... but this is the law of the jungle.
Will: In the words of Public Enemy, 'Bring the noise.'
Will Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Hank: Yeah, Carlton, have the valet bring around your big wheel.
Hank Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will · Carlton: I had a puppy. What happened to him? I don't know.
Will: I hope you're gonna have fun driving my gym locker.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: Ladies and gentlemen... I'd like to make a roast to Mr. Stank Barley.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: This man is an all-American... which don't really matter because we all Americans.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: Jock itching, wide receiving, love-to-take-the-snap punk.
Will Wordplay/Pun Escalation Will: Happy Kwanzaa, Crank.
Will: What's that, Jackie? You've got an even smaller bathing suit?
Will Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Will · Dead Man: Are you the caretaker here? No, I'm more like a tenant.
Dead Men: Hey, you play poker? We need a fourth. A fourth? There's only two of us. Now there's four. Make it three.
Dead People: 'Dead' is so politically incorrect. We prefer the term, 'living impaired.' That's much nicer. I can live with that.
Dead Man: The living guys always fall for that.
Will: I just gave a health tip to a dead guy.
Will Observational Irony/Sarcasm Will: You went flying off a cliff. The guy who didn't is probably laying up under your woman right now... and you're stuck here playing eternal poker with no chips. Nice going, buddy.
Will Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dead Woman: Oh, please, Rebel-Without-A-Clue... it's kids like you who make me glad I never had children.
Dead Woman: I think. I actually never did have time to read that note.
Dead Woman: I was in publishing, worked with a number one author. Very competitive, but I pushed and pushed until I made it to the top. I liked being on top.
Dead Woman: I liked being on top. I was a real winner.
Will · Dead Boxer: Let me guess. You died in the ring? No, during the post-fight interview.
Will · Dead Boxer: Let me guess. You died in the ring? No, during the post-fight interview.
Dead Boxer: The doctor said the next punch could kill me. A lucky guess.
Dead Woman: Yes, their last respects.
Dead Man: That damn kid won't stay buried. I don't have the patience to deal with him.
Billy · Will: I know, I was gonna play shortstop for the Dodgers. Hey, maybe you still will one day.
Billy: The driver was drunk.
Billy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Will Observational Reaction Beat Will · Ashley · Hilary: Don't worry, Ash, there are plenty of men in the sea. You mean fish in the sea. No, I mean men, fish don't own yachts.
Ashley · Hilary: I didn't feel comfortable having Robert see me like that. I hope you're not mad. Ashley, you're my baby sister. I love you.
Hilary: you're just not gonna do the volume I do.
Hilary Character Comedy Callback Callback Hilary: There's certainly nothing wrong with you wanting to look just the way you are... you're just not gonna do the volume I do.
Geoffrey · Hilary: Well, Miss Hilary, I guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Yeah, right.
Carlton: Well, not rolling down the window... before you ralphed in the Volvo was a good start.
Carlton: That must be what Chevy Chase felt like.
Carlton: Remember last Christmas when I had that second slice of rum cake? The next thing I knew, I was up on the kitchen table... with a lampshade on my head singing show tunes.
Will · Carlton: Well, I got a lot accomplished today, huh? I lost Jackie, I lost my self-respect, lost my dinner. I ain't got nothing left. Wrong again.
Will Smith: I'm sorry, guys, but I really don't remember my next line. No, I really don't. Is waiting worth the... Okay, we can just keep going.
Will Smith: I'm sorry, guys, but I really don't remember my next line. No, I really don't. Is waiting worth the... Okay, we can just keep going.
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