Ka-boooom! That explosion you hear is Philip and Vivian's marriage after Philip decides to go into politics.
WAR
29.4
Wins Above Replacement
“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 1” ranks #111 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 73.2 — Solid. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 6.5 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
Vivian: The only thing I see is that somewhere along the way, us became you.
Vivian Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Vivian · Geoffrey: That man is on thin ice. - I'll alert the fish.
Jewel · Will: Just walk around? Did Voltaire just write? Did Klimt just paint? Did Heidegger just think? - I guess we just go out there and walk around.
Will: Oh, don't worry, Carlton. We're all uncomfortable with your nudity.
Will Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jewel · Ashley: Young lady, you will never serve lunch in this town again. - Is that a promise?
All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: Give your little nephew Willie from Philly a little huggy buggy.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Phil Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: Sounds like somebody got a little booty duty, huh, Uncle Phil?
Will Cringe/Discomfort Observational Will: Republicans for a Better Society? You gotta get me a T-shirt.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Phil · Will: Oh, politics. That's such a dirty corrupt business... filled with nothing but self-interest. - Yeah. Ooh. I've got goose bumps.
Will: The mark of a true politician. Tell them what they wanna hear.
Will Observational Irony/Sarcasm Will: Ah. Suck it up, Mom. You're in politics now.
Will Observational Character Comedy Ashley · Will: Oh, please. I hate my job. It's dirty. It's demeaning. I have to work for a bunch of ingrates. - You'll get used to it.
Jewel: Do I look like I drink out of the public water supply?
Jewel Character Comedy Observational Jewel · Ashley: Young lady, you will never serve lunch in this town again. - Is that a promise?
Ashley: Just this old guy that comes in here with a Polaroid.
Ashley Observational Dark/Subversive Hilary · Geoffrey: Geoffrey, what do you know about wine? - I know no one does it better than you, Miss Hilary.
Geoffrey: I know no one does it better than you, Miss Hilary.
Geoffrey · Hilary: Wear something low-cut. - Well, duh.
Will: It's not that old guy with the Polaroid, is it?
Will Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Vivian · Hilary: You realize that modeling is a field... in which they judge you solely on your looks? - God, you are so lucky. Ha-ha-ha!
Will · Will: I think they handle Naomi Campbell. - I'd love to handle Naomi Campbell.
Will: Sure, you'll travel the world, wear beautiful clothes and make millions of dollars... but that's it.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement Will: Come on, Uncle Phil. This is Ashley's big chance for me to meet Naomi Campbell.
Will Character Comedy Misdirection Will · Phil: After which all the models are gonna wanna come home with Ashley and have coffee. - Geoffrey, start making some damn coffee.
Will: Geoffrey, start making some damn coffee.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will: Hey. Just invite them all over and we all just get butt-naked right here.
Vivian · Phil: But, Philip, you hate the ballet. - Worse than holding your purse, Vivian. That's how sorry I am.
Phil: That's how sorry I am.
Phil Escalation Character Comedy Will · Carlton: Nope. I'll handle it, Tattoo. - Get out of here. What, what, what? - Give me. Up, Queenie. Up, Queenie. Boss, the plane. The plane.
Ashley: You know, he'll stop that once you get him fixed.
Ashley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Carlton: We'll go take care of this first thing in the morning.
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: I'll pay you $20 apiece for your phone numbers. - Thirty. And when I call, you don't even have to say anything. Huh? Huh? Fifty.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Jewel: I'm sorry, but going to the funeral is not gonna bring your mother back, is it? - Be there.
Jewel Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Jewel: Like you were West Philadelphia born and raised.
Jewel Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jewel: Yes. Oh, and I love the ears. Don't change them.
Jewel Absurdist Character Comedy Jewel · Will: Like you were West Philadelphia born and raised. - You're hired.
Jewel Will Meta/Self-Referential Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Jewel · Carlton: But you might be right for the husky pre-teen division. - Huh?
Will: Uh, Naomi wouldn't be around by any chance, would she?
Will Running Gag Character Comedy Callback Will: Boom-bi-ya. Sound like we all on the same page here.
Will Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Will · Carlton: You know what, now that I think about it, why should we get anything at all? - Boom-bi-ya.
Will: We could live with 10.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will · Carlton: Will and Carlton are sorry
Ashley: No, thanks to you, I'll be working at Dippity Do Dog until I'm dippity dead.
Ashley Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Ashley: I'll be working at Dippity Do Dog until I'm dippity dead.
Ashley Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Ashley: I think you've been smoking a little bit too much of that cat nip.
Ashley Wordplay/Pun Setup/Punchline Vivian · Geoffrey: That man is on thin ice. - I'll alert the fish.
Jewel: It's Management 'R' Us. Whose career are you ruining today?
Jewel Callback Character Comedy Callback Will · Jewel: We were hoping you would consider re-signing her. - And why would I do that? - I'm telling you, Ashley is on her way to the top. I mean, she could be the next Naomi Campbell. - Uh, speaking of which, Naomi wouldn't be around, would she?
Will: Uh, speaking of which, Naomi wouldn't be around, would she?
Will Running Gag Character Comedy Callback Jewel · Will: Just walk around? Did Voltaire just write? Did Klimt just paint? Did Heidegger just think? - I guess we just go out there and walk around.
Vivian: You would know. You've probably spent a lot more time with him than I have lately.
Vivian Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: Oh, don't worry, Carlton. We're all uncomfortable with your nudity.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: Oh, don't worry, Carlton. We're all uncomfortable with your nudity.
Will Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Vivian: Oh, I don't have to think. Philip has decided to do all of the thinking for both of us.
Vivian Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: No, no, no. It's flip, rotate, turn, walk.
Will Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Joe · Phil: You know, everything that you've been saying... resonates with the people in our community. That's why we're so thrilled that you've decided to run. - What?
Joe · Phil: Now there's some kids with no family values, huh, Phil? - I couldn't agree with you more.
Geoffrey · Phil · Vivian: Coming, Geoffrey. - Stay where you are. - Leave. - I said, stay. - Leave us alone. - Go, go, go. - Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.
Vivian: The only thing I see is that somewhere along the way, us became you.
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