Will disses a seance - until the spiritualist zaps him with a hex that (uh-oh) seems to work.
WAR
26.8
Wins Above Replacement
“Hex And The Single Guy” ranks #109 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 73.4 — Solid. The episode packs 53 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.4 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: Halloween, the only night a black man can walk around in this neighborhood with a mask on and not get arrested.
Will Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: How do you think I ended up here?
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Not any more than Trevor.
Will Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will: I don't know. If you ask me, it would be cheaper to just dig him up.
Will Dark/Subversive Observational ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: Geoffrey slamming door on trick-or-treaters after saying 'Trick...'
Geoffrey Visual Gag Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 53 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: They get you coming, they get you going.
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational Will: Not any more than Trevor.
Will Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: Oh, gosh, how can I put this gently? I can't, he's dead.
Will Setup/Punchline Misdirection Will: Okay, I owe you one.
Will Reaction Beat Irony/Sarcasm Hilary: Not on the séance, for the séance. I needed a new hat.
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Will: I don't know. If you ask me, it would be cheaper to just dig him up.
Will Dark/Subversive Observational ★ Rewatch Will: I say, thank God, I'm not a loved one.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Hilary: Trevor's bungee accident left everything up in the air.
Hilary Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive Vivian: I guess we're just not a close family anymore.
Vivian Character Comedy Escalation Carlton: But it'll cut into my trick-or-treating time.
Geoffrey: Geoffrey slamming door on trick-or-treaters after saying 'Trick...'
Geoffrey Visual Gag Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: It's Halloween. It's supposed to be fun for the children. Oh, tell it to Barney.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Will: Halloween, the only night a black man can walk around in this neighborhood with a mask on and not get arrested.
Will Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Carlton: And the Democrats say there's a recession.
Carlton Character Comedy Observational Will: Why? Because y'all the same height?
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Carlton: Not to mention, he's one heck of an actor.
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Hilary · Will: Let's go, everyone. I don't wanna keep Trevor waiting. What's the rush? Ain't like he going nowhere.
Will: I'm sorry, I'm stupid. I'm stupid.
Will Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Hilary: Who would put a deco table on a Persian rug?
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Skorpius: Stop, don't tell me... You're the Banks family.
Will · Carlton: I want to sit close to the door. That was decent. That was decent. Yeah, well.
Will: Seem like somebody made contact with one too many spirits, you know
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational Will: While you're there, see if you can find Marvin Gaye and find out what was really going on.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: Seem like some medium ain't paid their electric bill, huh?
Will Observational Deadpan/Understatement Skorpius: Oh, they wish me to tell you: 'Shut your pie hole.'
Hilary: I know his vibration.
Hilary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Will: I thought they was boring when he was alive.
Will Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Hilary: Do you know where I left my black suede purse?
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: Come on, man, I could be sucking on some honey neck bone right now.
Will Character Comedy Observational Will: Oh, like you ever had it.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Skorpius: Trevor has left the building.
Will: And miss Saved By The Bell? I don't think so.
Will Character Comedy Observational Skorpius: right between the exorcism and step class.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Skorpius: Nobody calls me the F-word.
Skorpius: I placed a curse on you.
Geoffrey: How do you think I ended up here?
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: So if I hook up with some babe tonight, I promise to practice safe hex.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will · Carlton: Carlton, what's that hideous thing growing out of your neck? What, what? Where, where? Hold on, hold on, hold on. Never mind. It's just your head.
Will · Carlton: Carlton, what the hell happened to your hair? Oh, no, you don't. I'm not falling for that again. Oh, my hair. I look like a snow cone.
Geoffrey: For a moment there, I thought you'd found those Polaroids of me in a tutu. New Year's Eve. A fellow gets crazy.
Geoffrey Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Carlton: until we all end up on Unsolved Mysteries.
Carlton Observational Character Comedy Carlton: The hex has gone international.
Geoffrey: What I need is a judge who can be bought off, like you.
Hilary: To think, all these years, I never appreciated you.
Hilary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Geoffrey: I'll be in the kitchen throwing up.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Jazz: We're gonna name our first son after you, Daddy. By the way, I thought we could get started tonight.
Jazz Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Will: Your little Willie. You know, the adorable, charismatic, sometimes troublesome yet overall wonderful young man you've grown to love.
Ralph Skorpius: Listen, take anything you want. Just don't hurt me.
Will: Will waking up from nightmare - entire hex sequence was a dream
Will Misdirection Meta/Self-Referential Will: Hey, hey, hey, listen. How about those Lakers, huh?
Will Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike?
Will Observational Character Comedy Top Episodes — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air