Say, homie, could you do me a favor? Just-married Jazz makes a surprising request of Will.
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“Mothers Day” ranks #13 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.8 — Elite. The episode packs 72 scored jokes at 4.2 per minute, averaging 6.9 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
Will · Carlton: You know what they say about a guy with big feet. No, what? They be saying, 'Damn, you got some big feet.'
Jazz: Remember that time we went to go play ball... and your shoelace broke and I gave you mine? Same thing.
Jazz Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Jazz: We can't afford another free clinic.
Jazz Absurdist Observational ★ Rewatch Will: Kind of like a Johnny Appleseed without the apples, huh?
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational ★ Rewatch Jewel Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 72 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: So leave a message, unless this is Carlton, in which case, don't.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Carlton: Will, it's Carlton. I got an emergency.
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Will · woman: Who was that? - It's just a wrong number, baby.
Will: Now, where was I? Oh, there I was.
Will Wordplay/Pun Deadpan/Understatement Will · Jewel: Jazzy, maybe we should revise our plans. You're right, my pet. Let's unpack after we eat.
Jazz: I told the landlord, I don't you repainting our apartment. Those stains have memories.
Jazz Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Jazz, homey, look, now, you know, mi casa es su casa. But, look, tonight, mi casa es mi casa.
Will Wordplay/Pun Escalation ★ Rewatch Will's date: Oh, yes, I do. I'm really hungry.
Will: Hey, baby, baby, I can have some Rotiserie Gold here in six minutes.
Will Character Comedy Observational Jewel: Munchkin, perhaps our visit is a little ill-timed.
Jewel Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm Jazz: Don't worry, me and Jewel could sleep out on a park bench. I hear rain is nature's moisturizer.
Jazz Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Either his head's getting smaller or his butt's getting bigger.
Will Observational Physical/Slapstick Jazz · Carlton: There's a whole army of these action figures around my bed. They're fertility gods, Carlton.
Will: Wait. Y'all trying to have a baby?
Will Reaction Beat Setup/Punchline Will: ...but it's kind of close quarters here... so you think y'all can put a boom-shaka-lock on it for a minute?
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Not on my Posturepedic, bud.
Will Character Comedy Escalation Jazz · Jewel: The doctor at the clinic says this is when I'm at my most fertile... which reminds me, sweetie. I took my temperature, all systems go.
Jazz: Permission to board the mother ship.
Jazz Wordplay/Pun Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: Carlton, relax, I'll get you some new Barney sheets.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Will: Hey, Jazz. This ain't funny, man. I command you to stop.
Will: Roll away from the woman.
Carlton: I can't take this anymore. I'm gonna go sleep with Mom and Dad.
Will: Careful Uncle Phil doesn't roll over on you again.
Will Character Comedy Callback Callback Jazz: But since you ain't getting us no wedding present, this is the least you could do.
Jazz Escalation Character Comedy Will: What are you talking about, man? I gave you a wedding. Take that to the bank.
Will Character Comedy Escalation Callback Will: I think you mean 'having a baby,' Jazz. Trust me on this.
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational Jewel Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Will: Hey, take it easy in there, we're not insured.
Will Observational Escalation Carlton · Will: Well, I don't think it's a very good idea for Jazz and Jewel to reproduce. Right, big guy. The prisons are crowded enough.
Geoffrey: Let's see, there's 'some kind of perfume or something,' from Miss Hilary. 'A book might be neat,' from Miss Ashley. And, 'here's 20 bucks and I expect some change back' from Master Carlton.
Geoffrey Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: 'A book might be neat,' from Miss Ashley.
Geoffrey: And, 'here's 20 bucks and I expect some change back'... ...from Master Carlton.
Will: I got my Mom something she gonna love. She always wanted to get my baby shoes bronzed, but she never got around to it. So I hooked her up.
Will Setup/Punchline Misdirection ★ Rewatch Carlton · Will: Those are your baby shoes? Well, yeah. I had big feet.
Will · Carlton: You know what they say about a guy with big feet. No, what? They be saying, 'Damn, you got some big feet.'
Will: Yeah, that's right. Feel ashamed of your sorry selves. You feel ashamed of your sorry selves.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Geoffrey · Uncle Phil: Makes me wanna do something special for Mrs. Banks myself. So you don't want me to get the usual dozen roses? No, that's good enough.
Will: Hey, I'm surprised y'all can walk.
Will Observational Cringe/Discomfort Jazz: Your levity is inappropriate. We've been at the free clinic all morning... to find out why my oven is as yet bunless.
Jazz Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: Y'all haven't been baking long. Hey, and I'm sure, if you stick with that recipe... you'll get the ingredients mixed up...
Will Wordplay/Pun Escalation Jazz: I mean, we ain't never gonna have a baby... because my little soldiers ain't marching.
Jazz Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort Jewel · Jazz: Jazz, didn't I tell you to not be wearing them bikini drawers? You told me not to wear them in the streets. You ain't tell me not to wear them.
Jazz: We can't afford another free clinic.
Jazz Absurdist Observational ★ Rewatch Will: Never heard two people try harder.
Will Observational Callback Callback Jewel: I want your little soldiers.
Jewel Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Callback Jewel: What do you say? Can I have your baby? I'd really appreciate it.
Jewel Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Jewel: I don't want your body, Will. I want your little soldiers.
Jewel Cringe/Discomfort Callback Will: Do I look like the U.N?
Will Observational Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Jazz · Jewel: You hear that, munchkin? He's giving us a VCR too. He's so full of love.
Jazz: Remember that time we went to go play ball... and your shoelace broke and I gave you mine? Same thing.
Jazz Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Jazz: I mean, you got a good heart. And you got a lot of smarts... and you're tall, and you got good teeth. Of course, we'll be praying he gets my ears.
Jazz Character Comedy Escalation Will: How about a toaster?
Will Escalation Callback Callback Aunt Viv: Yes, so think about sleeping on the couch for a while.
Ashley · Hilary: Hilary, you can't even make change. Oh, yeah? Well, you can't even make... Oh, shut up.
Hilary: Don't try to talk. Let's all just share this moment.
Hilary Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Clinic worker: You're a little embarrassed, aren't you? Don't worry, we're all professionals here.
Regular customer: You kidding? I come here once a week. Why? Well, a lot of couples wanna have babies and can't. I like to think of myself as nature's middleman.
Will: Kind of like a Johnny Appleseed without the apples, huh?
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational ★ Rewatch Will · Jazz: 'Heard you had a stroke'? It was the closest we could find. You know, for some reason, Hallmark has overlooked this occasion.
Will Jazz Observational Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Jazz: No one must know of my secret shame. The oath.
Jazz Escalation Character Comedy Will: You know, that's not exactly the image I need right now.
Will Observational Cringe/Discomfort Will's mother: That boy down there has got good genes. That boy got good genes. You can't play no ball like that without having no good genes.
Jazz Junior: I'm sorry, Will, but you don't belong here.
Clinic worker · Will: Ready, Mr. Smith? No, I'm not. I don't belong here.
Will: Oh, we didn't order. This was here when we sat down. They're cheap tippers too. Less than 15 percent.
Will Observational Escalation Will: Babies. I mean, they all bald and stanked up and nasty...
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: How the hell did that happen?
Will Reaction Beat Observational Will: Hey, listen, they having a kid and I ain't had nothing to do with it.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Escalation Jazz: I know we invited you to dinner, but would you mind paying for it? I saw my picture over the cash register.
Jazz Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jewel: Come on, Jazzy, let's hit the salad bar. I brought my big purse.
Jewel Character Comedy Escalation Will: You know what they say. 'Easy come, easy go.'
Will Wordplay/Pun Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Will: No, you... No, thanks, man. You know what? You know what? I just lost my damn appetite.
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