It's no laughing matter when a bomb-toting clown holds Philip hostage in the courtroom on the day of the showbiz madam's sentencing.
WAR
45.6
Wins Above Replacement
“I Clownius” ranks #15 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.6 — Elite. The episode packs 43 scored jokes at 2.3 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 7.0 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: No, his family moved out of town. I ain't seen him since third grade
Will Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Juggles: One little tent fire. One little elephant stampede. A couple of kids end up in the hospital
Juggles Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: Oh, the sight of that perfectly chiseled foam body being mutilated by that 18-wheeler. You bastard
Carlton Character Comedy Escalation Callback Will: Well, you deserved it. I mean, getting everybody's hopes up like that and then showing up again
Will Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Will: Um... Wouldn't it be easier to just get a agent?
Will Deadpan/Understatement Observational All Jokes — 43 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: Mirror, mirror on the wall I ain't too short, I ain't too tall / Damn, if I don't have it all
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Hilary: It just has way too many buttons and the color is very '95
Hilary Observational Character Comedy Will: Girl, you must be crazy. I look great. I'm the man when it comes to fashion
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: I'm gonna go ahead and change
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Oh, please, that woman turned more tricks than David Copperfield
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational Carlton: Seems to me, community service is what got her in this mess in the first place. Serving the community
Carlton Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Will: Boy, are there gonna be a lot of lonely guys this Friday night
Will Observational Dark/Subversive Will: Well, you deserved it. I mean, getting everybody's hopes up like that and then showing up again
Will Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Carlton: Oh, thank God. I thought it was for me
Carlton Character Comedy Reaction Beat Will: There's a dude here from Appalachia. He says he thinks your mouth is kind of pretty
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: Guess I'll put this in the hug pile
Will Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Will: He's the nut we working with. Heh-heh-heh
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: I don't usually say this, but I agree with the little squidget
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: No, his family moved out of town. I ain't seen him since third grade
Will Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will Callback Character Comedy Callback Will: Hmm. And you're a pint-size simulated male
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: Huh. He must be on a break, huh?
Will Physical/Slapstick Setup/Punchline Will: Yo, I can see right through your clothes with these things. No wonder you're so shy
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Hilary: Who needs brains when you got a body like that?
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Uncle Phil: Looks like your well-oiled machine just ran out of gas
Will: Just let him bang down a couple Ding Dongs. He'll be all right
Will Character Comedy Observational Will: Hey, yo. Hey, man, where does that leave me? You are so selfish
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: Um... Wouldn't it be easier to just get a agent?
Will Deadpan/Understatement Observational Juggles: I had an agent and then he had my wife. Heh. That's a joke!
Juggles Setup/Punchline Meta/Self-Referential Juggles: I could've sold twice as many hamburgers as that Ronald guy. That no-act clown
Juggles Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Juggles: One little tent fire. One little elephant stampede. A couple of kids end up in the hospital
Juggles Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Juggles: Thank you. Thank you very much. But I'm coming with you
Juggles: What are we, Driving Miss Daisy?
Juggles Observational Character Comedy Juggles: Pedal to the metal, Tattoo
Juggles Character Comedy Observational Carlton: Oh, the sight of that perfectly chiseled foam body being mutilated by that 18-wheeler. You bastard
Carlton Character Comedy Escalation Callback Will: And you know how the ladies feel about clowns, huh? Huh? Ha-ha. Oh. You look like you might've had a little freaky rendezvous with the bearded lady
Will Character Comedy Observational Juggles: But I work alone!
Unknown: This is better than Benny Hill
Unknown Observational Meta/Self-Referential TV Reporter: We all remember when Judge Lance Peterson cracked and rendered a verdict with the aide of a sock puppet named Randy
Will Physical/Slapstick Reaction Beat Will: You suck. All right? The reason you can't get work... you know, it's not because people don't like you, man... It's because you suck. You know? You're not funny. You suck
Will Character Comedy Escalation Will: Carlton, Ernie is dead
Will Deadpan/Understatement Callback Callback Uncle Phil: Will was right. You do suck
Will: Oh, please. That ain't even right. I mean, he ain't insane. You know, he's just a clown that likes to make people laugh
Will Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: Hey, it's the dummy. Oh, yeah, and he found Safety Guy
Will Setup/Punchline Callback Callback Will: You scream like a girl?
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Carlton: Well, buddy, looks like the security of the Banks family rests on our shoulders
Carlton Visual Gag Character Comedy Callback Top Episodes — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
