Philip expects Ashley to decline an offer for what he considers a degrading role in an ad by a director who could also give her a recommendation to a top New York school.
WAR
46.6
Wins Above Replacement
“I Stank Horse” ranks #45 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 78.9 — Elite. The episode packs 53 scored jokes at 2.5 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.9 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
Nicky Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will: It's only a day away
Will Dark/Subversive Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Will: You ain't nothing but Simba.
Will Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Will: He's never been the tallest person in a room before.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Philip: Hi, sweetie, you look awfully pretty.
Philip Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 53 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: You running away from home, you gonna need some food. You know, bums, they don't like to share.
Will Observational Character Comedy Will: Try to stop you? No, man, with you gone that's more food for me, you know. Plus, I get to keep your turtle and that banging little bike you got.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Nicky Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Will: What, you some kind of freak, boy?
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: You got yourself a secret life going, don't you, G?
Will Reaction Beat Observational Carlton: Not post position five!
Carlton Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Will: You sure his tail wasn't up in the air at the time?
Ashley: How cute, Daddy. I'd have to live there, of course.
Ashley Deadpan/Understatement Setup/Punchline Philip: Of course you would, muffin. Of course, it's always been my dream to send my underage daughter off to New York unsupervised. Isn't that every parent's dream?
Philip Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Will: What, that be like a six-lane highway?
Hilary: I bet on every horse.
Hilary Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: He's never been the tallest person in a room before.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank: No, acting, but I sucked. My old acting partner is head of the school now. Guess he couldn't even direct, huh?
Frank: Oh, you're smart. You should produce.
Frank Setup/Punchline Observational Frank · Ashley: I'll be there at 7. I'll be there at noon. Feel free to have a bagel while you wait.
Carlton: Some short stack told me to get out of the paddock area. God, that feels great to say.
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Will: He ain't even leave the gate yet, man.
Will Setup/Punchline Observational Announcer: Wednesday Bingo is taking a nap.
Announcer Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement Will: Ashley, the man is in show business, he wouldn't lie.
Will Irony/Sarcasm Observational Will: It's only a day away
Will Dark/Subversive Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Will: Oh, my God. You been sipping that gin and juice.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: Will attempts the commercial: 'And when they do, don't sweat, y'all. Drink Jet.'
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Geoffrey: Well, then, be a woman on the go. Leave so I can vacuum.
Geoffrey Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: You mean, you just say it and they do it? Okay, girls... get naked.
Will Setup/Punchline Escalation Will: Uh... Simon says, get naked.
Will Escalation Absurdist Callback Will: And I ain't talking about the soda.
Hilary · Carlton: He'll blame Will like he always does. Oh, okay.
Will: Yeah, even though they're not showing that much of her face.
Philip: That's only because I have trouble sleeping and the sound of the waves gently caressing the shore helps relax me.
Philip Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Will: Nice cover. Nice cov...
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: There, I said it, your dominance.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will: Woof, woof, woof. You are the king of the jungle, Mufasa.
Will Absurdist Character Comedy Philip: Hi, sweetie, you look awfully pretty.
Philip Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: You ain't nothing but Simba.
Will Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Ashley: You got into him. You're the rat that dimed me out.
Ashley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Ashley: You don't like rat. How about snake? Weasel? Doody-head?
Ashley Escalation Character Comedy Will: Don't be calling me no doody-head.
Will Reaction Beat Character Comedy Callback Nicky Callback Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Well, Uncle Phil, man. How long you been standing there? You know, you're a light stepper for a big fella.
Will Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Philip: The king of the jungle?
Philip Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Big man, short fuse. Bad combination.
Will Callback Observational Callback Philip Reaction Beat Character Comedy Rival Model: Yep. You better make it home before Saved by the Bell starts.
Philip: So maybe you and your little horsehair weave should just mosey on... before I get really upset.
Philip Setup/Punchline Escalation Rival Model: Better some horsehair than some no hair.
Philip: And, by the way, your mother.
Philip Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Ashley: Mama. It's 'mama,' Ashley. Mama. It's 'your mama.'
Ashley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Hey, except for that cat girl. She had a beard.
Will Setup/Punchline Observational Vivian: I moved out of the horse when I was 17.
Vivian Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Will: Want me to get you some Pepto-Bismol, Uncle Phil?
Will Setup/Punchline Physical/Slapstick Will: You can relate to that, Uncle Phil.
Hilary · Carlton · Will: He did it. He did it. What? Hey.
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