Will and Carlton begin their first year of college by moving into their own apartment, while Philip and Vivian enjoy their newborn son. Hilary learns that Trevor plans to propose marriage to her during an elaborate stunt on his TV news show.
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“Where Theres A Will Theres A Way 2” ranks #89 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.1 — Great. The episode packs 76 scored jokes at 4.2 per minute, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.5 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
Uncle Phil: Excuse me. I'm scheduled for a heart attack.
Uncle Phil Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Hilary: If I hadn't asked for a special proposal...Trevor would be in my arms...instead of in my purse.
Hilary Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Hilary Escalation Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Aunt Viv: Hilary...Trevor wasn't cremated.
Hilary: Then why does he make me wear those outfits?
Hilary Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 76 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Carlton: He says it's time for me to leave the nest, become independent...and have sex with girls.
Carlton Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Jackie · Will: That's for not calling me after you left.
Carlton: Since I didn't buy a program on the way in...could you please tell me what the heck is going on?
Carlton Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will: Man, look, that filly is from Philly. We grew up together.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will · Carlton: What do you want it to mean? / That she hates you and you have no interest in her.
Carlton: I've seen a lot of girls smack you, Will. / Then I see the same girls leaving your room.
Carlton Observational Character Comedy Carlton: I'll fight you for her, Will. Any time, any place.
Carlton Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: Relax. I got about as much chance with Jackie as you do.
Will Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm Jazz: All right, y'all, everybody in rows one through 15...the party's in apartment 206.
Jazz Visual Gag Escalation ★ Rewatch Jazz: And have money in your hands. Senior citizens get a 10-percent discount. I do take tips.
Jazz Escalation Character Comedy Hilary: Or maybe we could book the Forum. I'm sure the Lakers will be on the road by then.
Hilary Absurdist Character Comedy Hilary: I'm also Trevor's little girl.
Hilary Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Uncle Phil: No, no, no. Technically, you're his woman, not his little girl.
Hilary: Then why does he make me wear those outfits?
Hilary Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Uncle Phil: Excuse me. I'm scheduled for a heart attack.
Uncle Phil Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Carlton: Look out, Jerry. Tom's gonna get you.
Carlton Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Mr. Gorodetsky: This used to be my lawn. And this used to be my banister. And you used to be my tenants.
Carlton · Will: He kicked your butt. / Excuse me, that's our butts, Carlton. We're in this together.
Carlton: Not anymore, Kemosabe.
Carlton Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Carlton: I don't have to make it on my own. I'm rich.
Carlton Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Carlton: I can be reached by fax.
Carlton Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will: You'll probably be there till you're in your 30s anyway. Like all those other serial killers.
Will Dark/Subversive Escalation Jazz: This is Jazz's mother. He's not here.
Jazz Character Comedy Misdirection Jazz · Will: This is Publishers Clearinghouse. You've already won. / It's about time.
Jazz: I heard somebody disguised as me ran a party scam.
Jazz Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Callback Will · Jazz: Jazz, you got me kicked out my crib, man. / Let me make it up to you. / Talk fast, you've only got a few minutes to live.
Jazz · Will: You can stay here with me. / In this roach motel?
Jazz: Man, I was sneaking the bus back to the depot and I got held up. White dude. He took the bus too.
Jazz Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will · Jazz: The money's gone, isn't it? / Like the Jheri curl.
Jazz: That's the Wilsons. You'll get to know them.
Jazz Visual Gag Character Comedy Will: Whoa, wait, back up, girl. Wax on, wax off.
Will: That torch you've been carrying for me all these years...suddenly got a little too hot to handle.
Will Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Will: Hey, hey, hey, don't you be calling me Lobe. I left that in Philly, where I thought I left you.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will · Jackie: You mean they're giving basketball scholarships to girls now? / Imagine my surprise. There I was just churning butter, and the phone rings.
Will: You mean they're giving basketball scholarships to girls now?
Will Character Comedy Observational Jackie: So beware of the bougieman.
Jackie Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: I see this really bothers you. I'm gonna give you a couple of minutes.
Will Awkward Silence Reaction Beat Will: Because I missed you too much. How's that? I said it. Happy? That what you wanna hear?
Will Character Comedy Escalation Jackie: Don't hit your head on the rim.
Jackie Character Comedy Callback Callback Will: Before long, you'd be dragging me down into the storeroom...and snatching all my gear off and everything.
Will Character Comedy Escalation Will: Then I have to nail you with a sexual-harassment suit...like the Anita Hill thing in reverse.
Will Observational Escalation Jackie: And it certainly does not include risking frostbite around you.
Jackie Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Jackie: Oh, Will. Wear something warm.
Jackie Callback Wordplay/Pun Callback Will: Yo, man, I didn't really miss her. That was just game I was kicking there.
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Carlton: Well, if it's gonna spoil.
Carlton Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Will: Adversity is my oyster.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: This will go good with my adversity.
Will Callback Wordplay/Pun Callback Aunt Viv: The last I saw him, he was in his room kissing the floor.
Will: There's no place like home.
Uncle Phil · Hilary: Please, whatever happened to getting down on one knee? / Daddy, that's for old fogies. / I got down on one knee. / Sustained.
Will: I ain't no bungee expert or nothing...but I don't think he's supposed to be slamming into the ground like that.
Will Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Will: Trevor didn't look so bad for a dude that had a concrete face-lift.
Will Dark/Subversive Wordplay/Pun Jazz: Fool. Like that was his real head.
Jazz Dark/Subversive Escalation Hilary: No, I mean technically. Am I a widow or what?
Hilary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Hilary: If I hadn't asked for a special proposal...Trevor would be in my arms...instead of in my purse.
Hilary Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Aunt Viv: Hilary...Trevor wasn't cremated.
Hilary Escalation Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Hilary Misdirection Character Comedy Hilary: Right. He's up there with my little dog Scruffy.
Hilary Character Comedy Escalation Will: Yeah, and the bus he rode in under.
Will Dark/Subversive Wordplay/Pun Carlton · Will: Must everything be a joke to you? My sister's in a fragile condition. I'm trying to help her bounce back. / Bounce. Trevor bounced.
Uncle Phil: Son, go get yourself a milk.
Uncle Phil Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Hilary: Every inch of that newsroom reminds me of Trevor. His desk, his makeup bib...the shower in his office.
Hilary Escalation Character Comedy Hilary: Go to the mall with my father? Sorry, I forgot.
Hilary Character Comedy Reaction Beat Jazz: So with that in mind, what are you doing later?
Jazz Misdirection Character Comedy Jazz: Oh, yeah, I forgot. There's a hostage situation back at my building. SWAT team said it'd be a week before we could get back in.
Jazz Escalation Character Comedy Will: Forgive me for what I'm about to do.
Will Setup/Punchline Escalation Will: Of course, there is the pool house. Never mind, forget about that, though.
Will Misdirection Character Comedy Will: I bet if those walls could talk...they'd whisper: 'Trevor.'
Will Escalation Character Comedy Uncle Phil · Will: I was thinking maybe I could turn that pool house into a law library. / Stop playing, listen. / A greenhouse. That would work, huh?
Will: Check it out. It's important that I have my privacy. Say a honey be tiptoeing up my crib. That's my business, not yours.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Uncle Phil · Will: Fine. No skinny-dipping. / You gotta promise me that same thing.
Carlton: How come he gets the pool house...and I'm stuck upstairs with the grieving widow?
Carlton Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jazz: It's my property. I'm gonna inherit it after the big guy takes his bungee jump.
Jazz Dark/Subversive Callback Callback Carlton: Okay, tallest one gets the bedroom. I need the big closet for my peacock suit.
Carlton Character Comedy Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Jazz · Will: Will! So glad it's you. I heard someone disguised as me just ran a party scam. / I'm sorry, what? / How many people think we doing that again?
Jazz Will Running Gag Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
