The mansion's for sale and everybody's in the fast lane... except Will, who's stuck on life's soft shoulder.
WAR
35.7
Wins Above Replacement
“I Done 1” ranks #105 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 74.1 — Great. The episode packs 68 scored jokes at 3.5 per minute, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.4 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
Geoffrey · Will: Well, actually, when the earl completed the bridge, he flung himself off it. / Dude killed himself? / Quite.
Will: Oh. Um... I bought a monkey.
Will Absurdist Misdirection ★ Rewatch Will · Geoffrey: That's the advice that your father gave you? / My father was not a well man.
Will Geoffrey Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Will: You know the ladybug from the bookstore, the one the ant has the crush on? She even came over to spend some time with that fine grasshopper. The weekend he was away at Princeton.
Will Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton: Before I go to Princeton, there's a few loose ends I'd like to tie up. I've taken the liberty of re-drafting your will. Now, if you'll sign right here and initial this little box... in the event you lapse into a coma, that'll give us the right to pull the plug.
Carlton Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 68 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Will: Man, you looked just like a cow caught in the headlights.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton · Will: The correct term is 'deer caught in the headlights.' / Oh, yeah, yeah. I know. / Forty-eight, 49, a jillion.
Ashley · Vivian · Will: Mom, how old are you? / Younger than your father. / But everything's younger than Dad.
Phil: And a nephew that's, uh... That's, uh... Hey, buddy, you're gonna love kindergarten.
Phil Awkward Silence Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: Well, it looks like we're all in the fast lane. Except for Will. I mean, someone has to be stuck on the soft shoulder.
Carlton Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Y'all hear what he said? Stuck on the soft shoulder. Hey, are all the other munchkins as funny as you?
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: Great, I love champagne. I mean, I love the look of it. The color and the bubbles.
Will Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Hilary: Oh, Geoffrey, I'm gonna miss you. Oh, we have to have a special going-away dinner for you. What do you wanna make?
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Nicky: Don't worry, Will, you can come to kindergarten with me.
Nicky Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Hillary · Geoffrey: Geoffrey, get in here, I need you. / Oh, don't you just love it? / Love it.
Phil · Will: I'm not getting older, I'm just getting better. / That's the same thing I'd say if I was on the downside of the hill.
Carlton: Before I go to Princeton, there's a few loose ends I'd like to tie up. I've taken the liberty of re-drafting your will. Now, if you'll sign right here and initial this little box... in the event you lapse into a coma, that'll give us the right to pull the plug.
Carlton Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will · Carlton: How about a little sensitivity? / All right, but if he keels over today, we're screwed.
Will Carlton Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Jazz: Happy birthday, Mr. Banks. Heard you had quite a soiree last night. That's French for 'shindig.'
Jazz Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Phil: What's French for 'unwelcomed guest'?
Phil Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jazz: They're false teeth. They were my grandmom's. She don't need them no more.
Jazz Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Will: Man, Uncle Phil, you beat your own record by, like, 10 feet.
Will Physical/Slapstick Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Will: There he is. The oldest man in the world.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton: But that won't get my dry cleaning picked up. Chop-chop, Geoffrey.
Carlton Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: And to think I fished that boy out of the pool.
Geoffrey Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Ashley · Hilary: I don't think so. We agreed I could pick out the colors. / We agreed that you would have input. / That's right, and I'm inputting these colors into our apartment. / My apartment.
Hilary · Ashley: And I just changed my mind, you'll have no input whatsoever. / This is gonna be so much fun, us living together.
Carlton: I'm gonna miss this time we've spend together. Me working hard, focusing on my career... and you sitting around in the house all day in your robe playing Nintendo.
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton: You always make me feel so, so superior.
Carlton: Like the story of the grasshopper and the ant. The ant worked all summer long storing up food... while the grasshopper frittered away his time. Well, the winter has come and you've just been frittering. Frittering. Frittering. Frittering.
Carlton Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Will: You know the ladybug from the bookstore, the one the ant has the crush on? She even came over to spend some time with that fine grasshopper. The weekend he was away at Princeton.
Will Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton · Will: Well, what was she doing here? / Frittering. / Mm. She fritters so good.
Carlton: And soon enough, you're gonna be the only guy in the pool house. With the rest of us striking out on our own... the only question is, who's gonna move out first, you or Nicky?
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton: Better hope he doesn't go to boarding school.
Carlton Escalation Character Comedy Callback Will: My friend doesn't know what pensive means.
Geoffrey: It's the tale of the young Earl of Monroe... who wanted to build a bridge over the River Mersey. He labored for years and years and finally he was all done and quite proud of himself.
Geoffrey Setup/Punchline Misdirection ★ Rewatch Geoffrey · Will: Well, actually, when the earl completed the bridge, he flung himself off it. / Dude killed himself? / Quite.
Will · Geoffrey: That's the advice that your father gave you? / My father was not a well man.
Will Geoffrey Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Will: Yeah, I guess I could start by washing your pants in a thimble.
Will Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: Oh, not to worry, Big Guy. Will's gonna be sitting around this table for years to come.
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton: It's either that or the Homeboy Homeless Shelter. Ha!
Carlton Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Will: For your information, midget boy, I already got an apartment.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton: Don't toy with my emotions, Will. I've been waiting a long time, I'm very vulnerable.
Carlton Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Carlton: The pool house is mine. Yes.
Carlton Reaction Beat Character Comedy Geoffrey: Looks like you've painted yourself into a corner this time, Master William.
Will: I'm one of the best corner-getter-outers that there is. You'll see.
Will Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Callback Geoffrey: Within a week, I shall be at 30,000 feet headed to London... with many tiny bottles of Jim Beam dancing in front of me.
Geoffrey Character Comedy Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Geoffrey: But until then... your back is mine.
Geoffrey Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Will: When did the story fairy descend on this house?
Will Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Landlord: Fine. Don't touch that channel! That cupcake's mine!
Landlord Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Will · Landlord: I just thought somebody was there, you know, because... / No. I'm alone.
Will: Did you ever see that movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
Will Observational Character Comedy Callback Geoffrey · Phil: In lieu of my spring bonus, I think it would be a magnificent gesture... if you sent me back to London first class on the Concorde. / What would you consider an adequate gesture? / Business class with a kosher meal.
Phil · Geoffrey: What would be less than adequate? / Working here another year.
Phil Geoffrey Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton · Phil: Will did it. / No one did anything. Now sit down.
Ashley · Phil: Then what's the point of moving? / Can I have that one back?
Phil · Hilary: Hilary, you're 27. / That doesn't leave this room.
Carlton: Oh, great. Now I can kiss Glee Club goodbye.
Carlton Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Hilary: Oh, no, Dad. November's sweeps month. No can do.
Hilary Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Ashley · Carlton · Hilary: What if I meet somebody and they invite me to their house? / Well, what if I meet somebody? / Well, what if she meets somebody?
Will · Peter: Man, this is less than what I'm paying now, Mr. Clark. / No, call me Peter, huh? / Oh, cool. Peter. / Hey, so when you moving out? / I'm not moving out.
Will Peter Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection ★ Rewatch Nicky: That's plenty of time to paint. Chop-chop.
Nicky Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Geoffrey: The word 'duh' comes to mind.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Uncle Phil can relate to that. He a man, he lumpy.
Will Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Carlton: Dad, we've already been through this. We'll give you Columbus Day.
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: What are you, crazy? I mean that in the most respectful way.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Hilary: I know what this is. I did an entire show on it. 'The change of life.' Are you experiencing mood swings? Trouble sleeping? Do your breasts ache?
Hilary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Vivian · Hilary: I am not going through menopause. / Mood swing at 3 o'clock.
Will: Oh, yeah. It's soft, Uncle Phil. Marshmallowy.
Will Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Carlton: Then let's dump this puppy.
Carlton Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Will: Yeah, she grew up in this house, and Carlton still has a lot of growing to do.
Will Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Carlton Reaction Beat Character Comedy Will: Oh. Um... I bought a monkey.
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