Carlton in charge. Will gets his feathers ruffled when his cousin becomes his boss at the Peacock Stop.
WAR
54.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Whos The Boss” ranks #2 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 85.5 — Elite. The episode packs 45 scored jokes at 2.3 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.2 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 · Carlton: Look, a man's most valuable possession is his self-respect. Make it 2000. All right, let me go get my hat.
Jazz: Phillipe told me you cut the teeth marks off the pickles and reuse them.
Jazz Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist ★ Rewatch Carlton · Will: We've got these people by the textbooks. We can charge and pretty much do whatever we want. This is like sex to you, isn't it? Yes.
Carlton: Fruity Pebbles! And there's a little tugboat inside, Ross.
Carlton Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Hilary · Philip: If I watch the weather in New York, I'll have a three-hour jump on the competition. Honey, that might not work every time.
All Jokes — 45 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: Behind every successful man, there's a woman. But if you wanted to switch positions, I'm with that too, know what I mean?
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: You're not gonna let a silly little thing like profits stand in the way of my promotion, are you?
Will Irony/Sarcasm Observational ★ Rewatch Professor · Will: Very meticulous. Bakes me fresh muffins every day. No. No. No, he's not:
Hilary · Will: Get to the insulting part. 'Hilary Banks doesn't know the difference between a cirrus cloud and a cumulus cloud.' What is the difference? Will, look around. Do you see my TelePrompTer here?
Will: I don't know. Let's see. Short, obnoxious. All you need is a bad haircut. And your ears.
Will Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Carlton: Fruity Pebbles! And there's a little tugboat inside, Ross.
Carlton Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Will · Carlton: How do they feel about guys who still depend on the crossing guard? Hey, that's a dangerous intersection, mister.
Geoffrey: Especially Master William who will discover the joy of working for a Banks.
Will: Oh, well, you know, sort of like your lectures. Long, stale and full of baloney.
Will Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Professor · Will: I'm stupid. I just failed, didn't I? Look, check it out, here's a sub on the house. Instant A.
Dexter · Will: So she'll see me again? Oh, no, man, she hates your guts. Hey, but look, there's always more fish in the sea. I should know. They call me Aquaman.
Will: That's fly, ain't it? I like to think of it as my own Sistine Chapel.
Will Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: Yeah, well, Phillipe's been in there worshipping for two hours.
Carlton Callback Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Will: My name's Will. Welcome to The Peacock, where our motto is: Girl, whatever you got, I want it.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton · Will: Will, you're getting it all wrong. Hey, look, man, as long as I'm getting it.
Will: Yes, sir, General Shorcoff.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: Can't you just throw them in jail or something?
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Philip · Hilary: Did you really refer to Hurricane Robert as Bobby? Well, Robert just sounded so serious. It was serious, darling. It wiped out half of Miami. Well, excuse me for trying to spread a little sunshine.
Hilary: Someone who knows what it's like to be hated. 555-9021. Oh, Shannen? Hi. Hilary Banks. You remember that I Hate Brenda thing that you went through? What do you mean you don't know me? You spilled a drink on me at Roxbury. Hello? Boy, she's not gonna make many friends with that attitude.
Hilary Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: What do you mean you don't know me? You spilled a drink on me at Roxbury. Hello?
Hilary Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Carlton: Look, I particularly recommend the shrimpy cocktail.
Carlton Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: Carlton, I think we need to have a little talk, man. You know, bird to nerd.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton · Customers: So, ladies, have you decided? Drop dead. Excellent choice.
Carlton · Will: We've got these people by the textbooks. We can charge and pretty much do whatever we want. This is like sex to you, isn't it? Yes.
Will: You're just some butt-kissing, apple-a-day suck up that got lucky.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Geoffrey: Count your blessings.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Geoffrey: Otherwise, I'd be out parasailing with these.
Will: Oh, damn. That mean they took down the Naughty Nightie girl.
Will Character Comedy Observational Hilary · Philip: If I watch the weather in New York, I'll have a three-hour jump on the competition. Honey, that might not work every time.
Hilary: Chance of snow and a minus three wind chill. Well, my work is done. I'm going shopping.
Hilary Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Hilary: Now, dress warm, it's gonna snow.
Hilary Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton: Also, we are pleased to announce that the proceeds from our new pay toilets have enabled us to buy this brand new metal detector.
Carlton Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Carlton: Remember, less flatware theft means lower prices for you, our valued consumer.
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will · Jazz: Peacock-a-cola? I made that one up myself. It shows.
Jazz: Phillipe told me you cut the teeth marks off the pickles and reuse them.
Jazz Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jazz · Carlton: My babies. Even Oliver? He has a heart murmur. Even Oliver.
Professor: If anybody asks, I've been with you all day.
Hilary: Who is this Bosnia person I keep hearing about?
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Carlton: Will, you can't be happy here. This is a franchise. The kind of place where they treat employees like faceless, anonymous nobodies.
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection ★ Rewatch Manager: Will Smith, come on up here. I know you've only been here four days, but the staff has voted you employee of the week!
Manager Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection ★ Rewatch Will: Oh, Carlton, save me from this hellhole.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: All those summers at business camp were just a waste of time.
Carlton Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Will: But together we'd smell like success.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Carlton: Beg? I don't know how to beg. I'm rich.
Carlton Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will · Carlton: Look, a man's most valuable possession is his self-respect. Make it 2000. All right, let me go get my hat.
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