Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Will pops the question from his hospital room. And Lisa's answer is...
WAR
31.7
Wins Above Replacement
“A Decent Proposal” ranks #88 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.4 — Great. The episode packs 47 scored jokes at 2.5 per minute, averaging 6.7 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 · Will: Poor, poor... Tip of the tongue, Will. Please help me out. Trevor.
Lisa: Baby, I don't wanna have to shoot you every six months just to hold on to you.
Lisa Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will: Hey, I watch The Cosby Show too, Uncle Phil. This is that episode where Theo drops out of school, right? Yeah, well, a couple more Pudding Pops, you'll be there.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch TV Announcer: Next on Montel Williams... Women Who Won't Marry and the Losers Who Ask Them.
Hilary: Being in a wheelchair is no excuse... for wearing the same shirt two days in a row.
Hilary Misdirection Character Comedy All Jokes — 47 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: Remind me to never get shot again.
Will Deadpan/Understatement Jazz: It's always hard the first time. I remember mine.
Jazz Absurdist Dark/Subversive Jazz: I'd forgotten how much Jewel hates anchovies on her pizza.
Jazz Misdirection Absurdist ★ Rewatch Hilary: Nurse Sigmund has on the exact same outfit.
Hilary Character Comedy Observational Will: I'm sure my arm won't feel a thing.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Will Physical/Slapstick Reaction Beat Jazz: Check it out, Will. I'm the black dude on ER.
Jazz Observational Character Comedy Jazz: It doesn't have to be a toy to be fun. Check this out. Clear. [SCREAMING THEN CRASH]
Jazz Physical/Slapstick Escalation Will: Oh, cool, because I never could before.
Will Misdirection Deadpan/Understatement Will: Yeah, I fell, unh... in love with you, baby.
Will Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Lisa: Will, did you take another one of those yellow pills?
Lisa Reaction Beat Observational Will: I can give you this one around my collar.
Will Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Will · Lisa: WILL & LISA: Don't touch that!
Will Lisa Reaction Beat Running Gag Callback Hilary: Oh, it's not their fault. They're setting up for your surprise party. Well, now that you dragged it out of me.
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Hilary: There has got to be an easier way to call the nurse.
Hilary Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Ashley: And I don't think what you're doing is good for anybody.
Ashley Reaction Beat Observational Carlton: Oh, I love you too, Will.
Carlton Misdirection Character Comedy Will Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Ashley · Will: You know, this precludes any possibility of us getting together. To do what?
Jazz: Her ex-cellmate broke out. They're having dinner.
Jazz Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Hilary: I mean, come on, I'm still decorating my new house. When would I have time to buy you a gift?
Hilary Character Comedy Observational Vivian: Yeah, yeah, come here. My foot wants to congratulate your butt.
Vivian Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Philip: Well, now, just what exactly is 15 percent of a frozen burrito?
Philip Observational Deadpan/Understatement Will: Hey, I watch The Cosby Show too, Uncle Phil. This is that episode where Theo drops out of school, right? Yeah, well, a couple more Pudding Pops, you'll be there.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch Vivian · Geoffrey: What's love got to do with it? GEOFFREY [SINGING]: Got to do with it, got to do with it
Jazz: [IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE] I'm okay. I'm okay.
Jazz Physical/Slapstick Callback Callback Physical Therapist: My goodness, those doctors must have crossed some wires in there.
Lisa: Don't wanna get what? A ticket. I'm double-parked outside.
Lisa Misdirection Cringe/Discomfort Will: See? It wasn't that hard, was it?
Will Reaction Beat Irony/Sarcasm Will: See? It wasn't that hard, was it?
Will Irony/Sarcasm Cringe/Discomfort Will · Ashley: D-U-M-P-E-D. 'Dumped.' And you also made 'lonely,' 'shocked' and 'pathetic.'
TV Announcer: Next on Montel Williams... Women Who Won't Marry and the Losers Who Ask Them.
Will: Just make mine a single-sized serving.
Will Deadpan/Understatement Observational Will: My God, man, I'm in a wheelchair.
Will Character Comedy Escalation Geoffrey: Sir, when you're finished eating, I've pre-pasted your toothbrush upstairs.
Geoffrey: Which reminds me. Lisa called.
Geoffrey Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement Carlton: You are so accident-prone.
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Running Gag Callback Will · Carlton: Every time I get around you, I wind up getting hurt. You are so accident-prone.
Hilary: Being in a wheelchair is no excuse... for wearing the same shirt two days in a row.
Hilary Misdirection Character Comedy Hilary: You would think hitting the concrete like that would've made more of an impact.
Hilary Dark/Subversive Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Hilary · Will: Poor, poor... Tip of the tongue, Will. Please help me out. Trevor.
Will · Lisa: Well, stupid is as stupid does. Well, what is that supposed to mean? I don't know, but the movie made like a half a billion dollars.
Will Lisa Meta/Self-Referential Observational Will: I don't know, but the movie made like a half a billion dollars.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Observational Lisa: Baby, I don't wanna have to shoot you every six months just to hold on to you.
Lisa Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Will · Lisa: You wouldn't really bust a cap at me, though, would you? Not unless I have to.
Hilary: Tyler and I were saving it for our honeymoon. Trevor, Hilary. Right, Trevor, whatever.
Hilary Character Comedy Running Gag Callback Will · Everyone: [WILL YELLS] [SPLASH] [ALL SCREAM]
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