Will vows Philip with his sound investment advice to buy Jazz's apartment building - but the tenants scream slumlord after Philip acts on Will's moneymaking tip.
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“Slum Like It Not” ranks #103 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 74.4 — Great. The episode packs 58 scored jokes at 2.9 per minute, averaging 6.7 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
Jazz: After you put a couple of million dollars in this place, it'll be worth thousands.
Jazz Irony/Sarcasm Absurdist ★ Rewatch Carlton · Phil: What kind of idiot would patch the roof with newspaper? [PHIL SCREAMING]
Hilary: Well, first I tell him that I love him. Then I hug him so tight his wallet falls out and I kick it under the couch. Ha.
Hilary Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Phil: Well... Jazz lives here, Uncle Phil. Oh, that's very different. I know I'm not interested.
Jazz · Will: [YELLS] [JAZZ THUDDING] Ooh. My God. Uh, that's okay, Uncle Phil. His rent check would have bounced too.
Jazz Will Physical/Slapstick Escalation Callback All Jokes — 58 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Ashley: Well, when I'm nervous... I put a bag over my head and breathe very deeply.
Ashley Absurdist Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Ashley: By the time I regain consciousness... I've forgotten everything I was worried about.
Ashley Escalation Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will · Ashley: That's how I eat them. [ASHLEY SIGHS]
Ashley: So what, you and Lisa have no place to live. And no money in the bank. And a crummy dead-end job. Heh.
Ashley: Oh, wait. That would be me.
Ashley: You'll always be able to make a living. You do own a squeegee, don't you?
Ashley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will · Chorus: What I need is somebody to just walk in and say... You know what? I just made a bundle on the stock market. Ha. Now I just need something to invest it in. CHORUS [SINGING]: Hallelujah, hallelujah
Will Chorus Setup/Punchline Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Hilary: Well, first I tell him that I love him. Then I hug him so tight his wallet falls out and I kick it under the couch. Ha.
Hilary Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: So you hug him just to get money? That is low.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Reaction Beat Phil · Will: PHIL: Well... WILL: Give me a hug, you big bear.
Carlton · Phil: - Stupid? Ha-ha-ha. PHIL: Bingo.
Will: I don't know. Drugstore was closed that weekend?
Phil: Yes. But your father never heard about fried-chicken-flavored aspirin.
Phil Callback Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Phil: And let's not forget about his beepers that cough.
Phil Callback Absurdist Callback Will: See, you're sitting in a movie theater, your beeper go off. Instead of hearing beep, beep, beep, beep, you hear: [COUGHING AND SNORTING]
Will Escalation Physical/Slapstick Will: See? - That's a lot less annoying, right?
Will Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement Will: Mm, mm, mm. Little Lance Ito. Who'd have thought it?
Jazz: Get off me. I'm only gonna say this twice.
Jazz Escalation Character Comedy Will: Uh, go with the original. Extra crispy is overrated.
Will Observational Misdirection Jazz: [IN JAMAICAN ACCENT] Uncle Phil, mon... how would you like to live in an island paradise?
Jazz Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Jazz: The sun from your melon be blinding the little children.
Will · Phil: Well... Jazz lives here, Uncle Phil. Oh, that's very different. I know I'm not interested.
Jazz: I lived in a strip mall, Mr. Banks. And I don't need to tell you how hard it is to take a bath in the men's room sink.
Jazz Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Phil: Oh, well, I'm sorry, Whoopi.
Phil: But I can assure you that Donald Trump does not negotiate business deals... playing a ukulele and wearing a Bullwinkle hat.
Phil Observational Visual Gag Geoffrey · Will: - Danish? - Only on my mother's side.
Will: You know, it's amazing because just last night... you were saying how stupid this was. It must have morphed.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: You backpedal any faster, Uncle Phil... you're gonna moonwalk right through that wall.
Will Observational ★ Rewatch Will: I mean, you spend more than that on Milk Duds. You know, in the course of a year. You know.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Phil: You know, Will, you backpedal pretty well yourself.
Phil Callback Irony/Sarcasm Callback Jazz: I told you to get a big-screen TV.
Jazz Misdirection Absurdist Will · Phil: Excuse me, my beeper. [PHIL COUGHS]
Will Phil Callback Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Callback Will · Carlton: Find something nice to say about that. I think I killed a rat.
Phil: [MUFFLED] Could someone grab the cappuccino maker?
Phil Visual Gag Character Comedy Will: Well, Uncle Phil, the only way it could get rough now... is if Geoffrey forgot your croissants.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will: Now our little penthouse got central air. Whoosh.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Visual Gag Will: And so will this. [CRUNCHING] You allow pets.
Will Dark/Subversive Visual Gag Jazz · Phil: - Knock, knock. - Who's there? The head of the tenants association. That's me.
Jazz: After you put a couple of million dollars in this place, it'll be worth thousands.
Jazz Irony/Sarcasm Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jazz: Somebody keep making them damn Chevy Chase movies.
Jazz Observational Meta/Self-Referential Jazz: Sticky stuff on the stairs tastes bitter.
Jazz Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Carlton: No. He wants you to call the idiot... who keeps greenlighting all those Chevy Chase movies.
Will: Oh, I bet you are, Carlton. Because you can't kiss his butt from here.
Carlton · Phil: What kind of idiot would patch the roof with newspaper? [PHIL SCREAMING]
Carlton: Oh. Didn't you hear? Their new hits collection comes out next week.
Carlton Wordplay/Pun Misdirection ★ Rewatch Will: [IMITATING CARLTON] Oh. Well, jeez Louise... we better rush down and wait in line right now.
Will Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Carlton: Bunny rabbit. Ha, ha. Look. An American eagle with one wing.
Carlton · Will: [SCREAMING]
Carlton: Oh, at own risk. Sorry.
Carlton Deadpan/Understatement Escalation ★ Rewatch Phil: In fact, this week was kind of invigorating. Which reminds me, I think I'm gonna go freshen up. I think I saw a hydrant on the corner and now I know how to use a wrench.
Phil Character Comedy Escalation Phil: Well, you got me there.
Phil Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Will: You used to be a lot better at these little talks, Uncle Phil.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Will: Hey, man, don't you think I'm a little old for a spanking?
Will Misdirection Character Comedy Will · Phil: And they say guys can't express their true feelings. You know what I'm saying? Hah, hah. That's ridiculous, isn't it? Ha-ha-ha.
Will Phil Meta/Self-Referential Awkward Silence Phil: Oh, 'let's jet.' That was hip. Did you hurt yourself?
Jazz: Damn, a coat of paint in a roach motel and you're all over yourself.
Jazz Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Jazz: Yeah, an offer to withhold my rent until I can come up with it.
Jazz Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jazz · Will: [YELLS] [JAZZ THUDDING] Ooh. My God. Uh, that's okay, Uncle Phil. His rent check would have bounced too.
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