The party's over. Will and Lisa tell each other lies so they can sneak off to the (uh-oh) same party.
WAR
20.2
Wins Above Replacement
“Its A Wonderful Lie” ranks #133 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 70.2 — Solid. The episode packs 42 scored jokes at 2.3 per minute, averaging 6.5 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
Carlton: If you're referring to the size of my endowment, it's almost as large as Hilary's
Geoffrey: Miss Ashley and I are about the same height... it would be a simple matter of painting my head on her body
Will: It's all about letting her know who wears the protective cup in the family
Ashley: He was a linebacker, Uncle Phil
Will: I'm at Hoochie Phi Hoochie and I ain't having no fun
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational All Jokes — 42 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will · Carlton: Will talking sweetly to Lisa on phone while being attacked by dog Phoebe, with Carlton screaming in background
Artist: Let me see you caress the syrup with your tongue
Artist Cringe/Discomfort Absurdist Will: Why don't you let me see you caress a Tic Tac with your tongue?
Will: Well, look, why don't you get up out of my character while I'm eating
Will Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Hilary · Philip: Hilary explains she's staying because her house is dark with no lights, then reveals the phone doesn't work when told to call electric company
Philip · Geoffrey: Well, I don't know, I suppose when it's finished, you'll dust it.
Carlton: Yes, and I'm going to a Quayle in '96 Tupperware Party
Carlton Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jazz: You out of the mix, man. You're married
Jazz Observational Character Comedy Will · Jazz: Extended bee metaphor sequence about relationships and parties
Jazz: Look at how cute... You are a lucky man
Jazz Misdirection Reaction Beat Will: How come we don't never do that in our nighties?
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: Yeah, they playing against the... uh... The, uh... Uh, the Twins.
Will Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Unknown: Hey, Ricky, Lucy let you out?
Will: Last I heard, Jewel was patting you on your head and tossing you a treat
Will: It's all about letting her know who wears the protective cup in the family
Will: Do you have, like, a really fat twin sister?
Will Misdirection Cringe/Discomfort Will Character Comedy Callback Tina: Well, but then, two months ago, you were still up
Will: Um... See, what had happened at first was...
Will Cringe/Discomfort Reaction Beat Will: ...but then a sniper came. And... The coach had got shot
Will: by now I'd have been up in this party in my drawers doing the Tootsie Roll
Will: I'm at Hoochie Phi Hoochie and I ain't having no fun
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational Will: Miss Nightie-Wearing, Popcorn-Popping, Dancing-To-Janet... Well-At-Least-That's-What-I'm-Going Tell-my-Boyfriend, Little-Party-Freak?
Will Escalation Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Linebacker: Um, we was talking about this movie we had seen. Um, the movie we just came from... it was about a linebacker and a fraternity. You know, and Larry Fishburne played the dean
Ashley: He was a linebacker, Uncle Phil
Philip: If all your friends jumped off... the damn MTV building, would you do it?
Philip: At a fraternity house playing touch football in the bedroom
Philip Wordplay/Pun Irony/Sarcasm Philip: So long ago, how could you remember?
Geoffrey: Miss Ashley and I are about the same height... it would be a simple matter of painting my head on her body
Geoffrey: When we find Ashley, she's reimbursing me for gas
Hilary: I'd probably check into the Four Seasons and get a massage
Will: That big vein in his neck looked like an anaconda
Carlton: If you're referring to the size of my endowment, it's almost as large as Hilary's
Will: God, I hope you talking about money
Will: They're like piranha, Ashley. And you're 110 pounds of teenage chum
Ashley: A hundred and eight and I'm not as innocent as I look. All right, I am
Will: The Lord is my shepherd...
Philip: call your sister and tell her she's about to lose her only child
Will: they're actually gonna let Ashley eat tomorrow
Will: And I should be wearing some kind of hat
Will · Lisa: Like, take this jacket you're wearing. What about this jacket? I love it
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