Will gets roped into a weekend ski trip with Carlton that quickly turns to disaster when their party arrives; meanwhile, back home, Hilary prepares to leave the nest.
WAR
42.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Threes A Crowd” ranks #79 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.2 — Great. The episode packs 58 scored jokes at 3.4 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.7 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 Character Comedy Callback Callback Carlton: Look, Miss Cobb, I know what you're up to and I'm not interested. You have eyes, take a look, I'm with him. This is our special weekend.
Carlton Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: The other day when I went out to buy that sweater... I bought a house to match. Ha, ha.
Hilary Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: I didn't get the insurance. I put the car on my credit card... and I didn't get the $6 insurance.
Hilary: Camp Gucciwanka? Oh, yeah, that's Apache for 'over-privileged.'
Hilary Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy All Jokes — 58 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Hilary: Oh, didn't I tell you?
Hilary: The other day when I went out to buy that sweater... I bought a house to match. Ha, ha.
Hilary Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hilary: Do I know how to accessorize or what?
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Will · Carlton: Carlton, that's Beverly Hills. Yeah, the bad part. 90211.
Will: Your annual height check?
Will Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Will: Just go upstairs and wax your skis or your legs or whatever you wax.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Geoffrey: Asking Miss Lisa for permission?
Will: First of all, Benson, I ain't gotta ask nobody for permission.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: No, you must have been watching one of the other black skiers.
Will: Normally, I would ditch you on that last one... but, uh, I'm gonna let you in on a little something.
Will: Ever since I was like 7, I had a mad crush on Barbara Walters.
Will Character Comedy Absurdist Carlton: I thought I was the only one.
Carlton: How do you feel about Nancy Reagan?
Will: Oh, see now you're being just sick.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Carlton: Look, Miss Cobb, I know what you're up to and I'm not interested. You have eyes, take a look, I'm with him. This is our special weekend.
Carlton Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Wait a minute, baby. I don't even know this guy.
Will Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Geoffrey: In fact, I'm going to go upstairs right now and have myself a good cry.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Hilary: Wow, he's even more upset about my leaving than I thought.
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Hilary: Oh, Ashley, mi casa es your casa. You can come over any time you want.
Hilary Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Hilary: Why don't you come over on Mondays between 11:15 and 2:30?
Hilary Escalation Character Comedy Ashley: Hilary, I'm in school.
Ashley Reaction Beat Observational Hilary: Well, if you can't find the time...
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: I drink another cocoa, I mess around, I have to let out a Hershey bar.
Will Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort Carlton: The hills are alive.
Carlton Character Comedy Observational Will: get the tub started, let Calgon take you halfway, and I'll come take you the rest.
Will Wordplay/Pun Setup/Punchline Will · Carlton: Carlton, this is not your car. Then get out of my rental car.
Carlton: Now I'll never get to see that Barbara Walters Special. And she had Henry Winkler too. You made me miss Fonzie.
Carlton Callback Character Comedy Callback Will: I know, these air bags are worthless.
Will Observational Deadpan/Understatement Will: I swear, God as my witness... I will be in church first thing Sunday morning. Oh, wait, Sunday's bad. I'll cancel, I'll cancel.
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: Which reminds me, you still owe me 20 bucks from three years ago.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: Back in Philly, they used to call me Spider-Man.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Carlton: So this is it. This is how the Carlton Banks story ends. With a whimper. [WHIMPERS]
Will: Hi-de-hi-de-Heidi-Fleiss.
Will Wordplay/Pun Escalation Phil: Oh. Sweetheart, you know expressions like 'when hell freezes over'? 'When the cows come home'? 'When donkeys fly'? Pick one.
Phil Escalation Character Comedy Will: I've been trying to for, like, a half hour.
Will Physical/Slapstick Observational Carlton: Will, I want you to eat me. If I die first. You can stay alive by using my body for nourishment. Incidentally, the buttocks has the most meat.
Carlton Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Will: God, I hope I go first.
Will Reaction Beat Dark/Subversive Carlton: I didn't get the insurance. I put the car on my credit card... and I didn't get the $6 insurance.
Will: I don't know what's worse. Dying a slow agonizing death or staying alive and listening to you.
Will Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Carlton: I don't have any friends.
Carlton Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Carlton: I don't do anything for you.
Carlton Character Comedy Observational Will: I just called you Thumbelina this morning.
Will Callback Character Comedy Callback Carlton: Yeah, but your heart wasn't in it.
Carlton Character Comedy Observational Will Character Comedy Callback Callback Carlton: I'd cry, but my tear ducts are frozen.
Carlton Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Carlton: You'd let me jump like that?
Carlton Character Comedy Reaction Beat Will · Carlton: Why not? [YELLING THEN ECHOING] Why not? [RUMBLING] BOTH: Avalanche!
Will · Carlton: Now I see how people could jump out of burning buildings. You couldn't figure it out before?
Will: Hey, isn't that great? Now you and I can stay together and Lisa can stay with her.
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: How could you not take the insurance? It only costs an extra $6.
Will Callback Character Comedy Callback Hilary: Camp Gucciwanka? Oh, yeah, that's Apache for 'over-privileged.'
Hilary Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Hilary: Oh, goodbye, little lamp. No, I could use this.
Hilary Character Comedy Visual Gag Phil · Vivian: One down, four to go. Take it easy, Philip.
Carlton · Will: No, three is a crowd. Come on. Okay.
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