Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel - by Jay Leno.
WAR
39.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Wills Up A Dirt Road” ranks #95 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 74.9 — Great. The episode packs 52 scored jokes at 2.4 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.6 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: I have discovered a unique method of savings. I never spend my own money.
Hilary Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: I mean, he like Hugh Hefner. And I'm an innocent young girl from the Midwest.
Will Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: You're right. Who cares how far Hildegard has to walk?
Hilary Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Carlton: 'Jay Leno: Earth Enemy Number One' by Will Smith?
Carlton Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: I mean, he like Hugh Hefner. And I'm an innocent young girl from the Midwest.
Will Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 52 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: Oh, I'm trying to see how close I can get to your head without hitting it.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Lisa: You know, you're not doing a very good job.
Lisa Deadpan/Understatement Will · Lisa: Now you're in trouble sequence and kiss
Will: Oh, you mean like in a suave, debonair, Denzel-ian kind of way, right?
Will Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Will Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Hilary: My horoscope said that I will prosper in my house. So I figured I better go buy one.
Hilary Absurdist Character Comedy Hilary: Nothing fancy. No more than six or seven bedrooms. And I don't even care if it has a wine cellar. For now.
Hilary Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Hilary: I have discovered a unique method of savings. I never spend my own money.
Hilary Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: All this time, you've been hoarding your salary while feasting away on the family fortune?
Carlton Reaction Beat Character Comedy Phil: All I heard is that she's moving.
Phil Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Carlton · Phil · Ashley: CARLTON: Freeloader. PHIL: Undependable. ASHLEY: He's not a freeloader. CARLTON: Lazy.
All · Carlton: ALL: Yes, that's it. CARLTON: Exactly. We're going to go with goofy, Will.
Carlton: Will, if there's one thing I know, it's about women not calling.
Will: Pfft. I mean, if I put my mind to it, I could write in any one of them old magazines.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: Pfft. I mean, if I put my mind to it, I could write in any one of them old magazines.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: A bubble bath? 'Marvin, take me away.'
Carlton: Oh, a coloring book.
Carlton · Will: Well. / Well, what? / Never mind.
Will: I'm gonna call it Celebrities' Houses At Night.
Will Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Hey, man, look, I even trim my nose hair. Check it out.
Will: Will's romantic speech about Lisa
Will Character Comedy Misdirection Carlton: Carlton crying and asking for a hug, then driving erratically
Carlton Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Look like Bob up in there getting his freak on. Bobby, come on down.
Will Observational Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Will: Look at Richard Simmons in his back yard cooking them big old stank sausages.
Will Visual Gag Character Comedy Will: You're not letting your cerebellum rotate.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Lisa: Number four: Get naked. What? WILL: No, my fault. I was just kidding.
Will: Good evening, you fine Nubian princess. I set up a little surprise for you tonight, so just follow instructions and enjoy.
Will: When there's a sock in the door, you sleep on the lawn.
Will Callback Character Comedy Callback Carlton: 'Jay Leno: Earth Enemy Number One' by Will Smith?
Carlton Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: Well, at least I got paid.
Will: Jay Leno is suing me for $10 million.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Phil · Will: How do you go from trying to make a little impression on Lisa... to being sued by Jay Leno for $10 million? / Um... I'm goofy?
Phil Will Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Will Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Will: I mean, he like Hugh Hefner. And I'm an innocent young girl from the Midwest.
Will Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: I mean, he like Hugh Hefner. And I'm an innocent young girl from the Midwest.
Will Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: I do something stupid, you clean it all up. The only difference is this time, I didn't do nothing.
Will Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Phil: I'd pay $10 million to not have to hear that again. / I'd pay $10 million so I didn't have to say it again.
Will Phil Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Hilary: Hilary's elaborate maid route explanation for cocktail sauce spill
Hilary Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Hilary: You're right. Who cares how far Hildegard has to walk?
Hilary Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy TV Reporter: destroying the rain forest, the ozone layer... and the one tree that grows in Brooklyn.
Carlton: You're liable for libel. Get it? Those are homonyms.
Carlton Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Carlton, your next crack is gonna be in your head.
Will · John Ridley: Listen, John. How long have you been a standup? / About 10 years. Why? / I just hate this part of my job. / What part? / Dude, you've been bumped.
Will impersonating comedian: I won't even pick the cotton out of a bottle of aspirin.
Will: I think I did you a favor, bro. Come on.
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will bombing on stage: But I couldn't take it because I'm black. What I mean is, you know, the bottle had cotton in it, you know. Get it? Cotton. I'm black.
Jay Leno: You, goofy? Gee, I can't imagine how she got that idea.
Jay Leno Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Jay Leno: You are goofy, and you are an idiot. That's beside the point. It's kind of a romantic thing.
Will: I'm saying... What do you mean by 'wacky'?
Will Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Will: I'm saying... What do you mean by 'wacky'?
Will Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton · Ashley: No, he's not wacky. No. / She did not mean that. / No, I mean, you're an irresponsible lazy bum, but you're not...
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