A stranger makes a generous offer for the Banks estate, which prompts the family to reminisce about their good times there.
WAR
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Wins Above Replacement
“For Sale By Owner” ranks #52 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 78.0 — Elite. The episode packs 51 scored jokes at 2.7 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.9 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: If I hadn't asked for a special proposal... Trevor would be in my arms... instead of in my purse.
Hilary Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Geoffrey · Hilary: Hilary... Trevor wasn't cremated. / Then who's this?
Uncle Phil: You big-eared freeloader! You take your little square-headed cousin here... and you find Geoffrey, and you bring him back... or they'll never find your bodies. And I'm a judge, I can make it happen.
Hilary · Vivian · Hilary: Out where? / To the trash cans. You know, those things you hit every time you back out the car. / Thank God, I thought it was the neighbor's kids.
Uncle Phil · Will: All right. All right, so I have an ugly side. / And you could write 'Goodyear' on it.
All Jokes — 51 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Geoffrey: Sir, I hate to disturb you during feeding time...
Geoffrey Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Will: Oh, my God, Uncle Phil, he's got... a business card.
Will Misdirection Setup/Punchline Carlton · Uncle Phil: How much? / Shut up, Carlton.
Carlton · Uncle Phil: How much? / Shut up, Carlton.
Will: I'm going to pack my stuff, all right?
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Carlton · Uncle Phil: Let's hope so. / Very funny, Carlton.
Ashley · Will: My father would kill me if he knew I was out with a boy tonight. I told him I was going to church. / The Lord is good.
Ashley · Will: Well, you are pretty slick, Will Smith. / And, I ain't even oiled up yet, you know.
Will: Hey, you know what? You can sell the house. It's the couch that got the memories.
Will Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary · Vivian · Hilary: Out where? / To the trash cans. You know, those things you hit every time you back out the car. / Thank God, I thought it was the neighbor's kids.
Hilary · Will: This is gross. I don't touch greasy, disgusting things. / Well, just pretend it's buying you dinner afterwards.
Hilary: And for your information, dinner comes first.
Hilary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Carlton · Geoffrey: It was amazing and endless and magnificent. I think I saw God. / Don't stop.
Uncle Phil · Geoffrey: You'd think in a house this big, a fellow would get a little privacy. / Or stronger doors.
Carlton: If we end up moving into another guesthouse... I'm getting the bedroom this time.
Carlton Character Comedy Observational Will: Don't worry, we'll bring a shoebox you can sleep in.
Will Character Comedy Observational Carlton: I can. How about sharing a jail cell with you?
Will: Well, isn't that the munchkin calling the midget short.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will · Carlton · Carlton · Will: What are you supposed to be? / My idol, Macaulay Culkin. / And you know why he's my idol? / Why? Because y'all the same height?
Uncle Phil: And to think, I laid out 50 big ones on your damn cake. And not just any cake, I got you that really neat one in the commercials.
Will: Well, how about I'll take 'always embarrassing me' for 500, Alex.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Setup/Punchline Carlton · Carlton · Will: You're proud of me? You never said that to me before in your life. / Give me a hug. / You see, man, that is exactly why I'll never tell you nothing.
Will: We got some baby Tylenol in the kitchen.
Will Character Comedy Observational Carlton · Uncle Phil · Will: Yes, there is a God! / Look at you all. Will say something. / Ching, ching!
Will Character Comedy Observational Will · Ashley · Will: Now, listen, Uncle Phil could put that money in the bank, right... and then start getting all kinds of crazy interest. Then it's bonds, and then there's that T-bill stuff... and then they got some certificates, and then junk be compounded. / What are you talking about? / I have no idea.
Ashley: A lot more than you, Carlton.
Ashley Character Comedy Observational Robert · Ashley · Robert: Can I blow in your ear? / Why? / I don't know, I heard Will say it.
Will · Carlton · Ashley: Hey, Ashley, you ain't telling me that dude blew in your ear. / Me either. / I embellished.
Uncle Phil · This · Uncle Phil: This is a stick with a snake wrapped around it. / It's a symbol, like Prince. / Prince who?
Will: See, that's exactly why fathers ain't allowed at the mall.
Will Observational Character Comedy Uncle Phil: It's a symbol for 'get out of my house!'
Will: I think you must have her confused with your mama.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton · Carlton: He says it's time for me to leave the nest, become independent... and have sex with girls. / Safe sex, mind you, but lots of it.
Uncle Phil · Will · Uncle Phil: That life is one big orgy. / I ain't never said... / College is hard work, son... followed by a family, which is even more hard work. And a teenage daughter who doesn't wanna be seen with you in public. And a wife who won't let you anywhere near her. And a butler who may be the father of your child.
Uncle Phil: You big-eared freeloader! You take your little square-headed cousin here... and you find Geoffrey, and you bring him back... or they'll never find your bodies. And I'm a judge, I can make it happen.
Uncle Phil · Will: All right. All right, so I have an ugly side. / And you could write 'Goodyear' on it.
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 Observational Dark/Subversive ★ 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 Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Geoffrey · Hilary: Hilary... Trevor wasn't cremated. / Then who's this?
Geoffrey: Whatever he hasn't eaten.
Uncle Phil · Geoffrey: Geoffrey, go fetch my tools. / You mean your knife and fork?
Vivian: Five months this Tuesday.
Vivian Cringe/Discomfort Observational Uncle Phil · Will: I weigh the same thing I weighed in high school. / Yeah, if you add up all four years.
Carlton: It's The Donald! Oh, my God!
Carlton Character Comedy Observational Hilary: You know, you look much richer in person.
Hilary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Will: Tell you what, throw in another 50 grand, I'll cut the grass for you every Saturday.
Will Character Comedy Observational Hilary · Uncle Phil: And all this time I thought our address was 805 Saint Cloud Road. / It is, Hilary.
Trump: It's just as well, it's too much of a fixer-upper.
Trump Observational Character Comedy Will: He'll be the guy carrying the millions of dollars in cash.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: Of course, I do hear Des Moines is great this time of year.
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