After learning a little something about initiative, Will jumps to Hilary's aid prior to a key business meeting at the station, meanwhile an unemployed Carlton subs for Philip on career day at Ashley's school.
WAR
47.8
Wins Above Replacement
“Stress Related” ranks #37 of 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.4 — Elite. The episode packs 58 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.8 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
Carlton: Carlton's dark rant about sharks, guppies, and rotting milk
Carlton Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Carlton: They gave me the wink and the gun. They gave me the wink and the gun.
Carlton Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Carlton: Buck up? Buck off.
Carlton Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Phil · Carlton: Body language? / Sure. They gave me the wink and the gun.
Will Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 58 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Hilary: I think it's too good to be wasted on the hired help.
Hilary Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Will: Don't sweat me, Aunt Viv. Don't sweat me. Don't sweat me.
Carlton · Will: Carlton wrestling with Will over argyle socks
Carlton Will Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Will: Probably ain't gonna help my foot fungus anyway.
Will Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carlton: Carlton's disgusted reaction and 'Keep them'
Carlton Reaction Beat Physical/Slapstick Ashley · Will: Has anyone seen my black leotard? / That ain't funny.
Ashley: I'm sure all the kids at school wanna know what an assistant talent coordinator does.
Ashley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Carlton · Will: Well, what do they do? / What do they do?
Will: I'm gonna get back to you on that, Ash.
Will Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Phil · Carlton · Ashley: Family's mass exodus from healthy breakfast
Hilary: And my nose is so clogged up I can't even smell my Obsession.
Hilary Character Comedy Observational Hilary · Will: Mr. Dipple? / No, no. Not Dipple. Stimple. / That's what I said. Dipple.
Will: Will's nervous stuttering trying to talk to people
Will Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Will: Rawr. Great. Ha, ha, ha.
Will Cringe/Discomfort Physical/Slapstick Werner · Will: Actually, I need you to move those boxes. / Boxes.
Will: Will's dejected 'Boxes.'
Will Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Phil · Carlton: Body language? / Sure. They gave me the wink and the gun.
Carlton: When they give you the wink and the gun that means: 'Hey, you're our man.'
Carlton Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will: Listen, after I got finished changing light bulbs and moving boxes... they gave me something important to do. I moved a big box.
Will Misdirection Deadpan/Understatement Callback Will: Dag. Who was your boss? Mr. Slate?
Will Observational Setup/Punchline Will: He was on The Flintstones.
Will Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement Phil · Geoffrey: What is this? / Tofu and rice cakes. / I tried to warn you. / Mrs. Banks has run amuck.
Phil · Geoffrey: Gone, sir. / My pimento loaf? / I'm afraid so, sir. / But I still have some bologna in the... / She got that too, sir.
Will: Hey, look, Uncle Phil, what do you say... we slide down to Mickey D's before she clean them out too.
Will Escalation Observational Callback Phil · Potential Juror: Ordered? By whom? / Alex Trebek.
Hilary: Well, Mr. Mitchell Conklin... I'm your friend.
Hilary Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Will: It's done, Hil. I just... I just went and I got her some medicine. You know, I took a little initiative.
Will Callback Character Comedy Callback Hilary: Don't ever touch me.
Hilary Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Potential Juror · Phil: Because I could always tell if someone was guilty just by looking at them. / Sir, even I can't tell by looking. / And they let you be a judge.
Hilary · Will: My brain is all clouded. My head's all fogged up. And I can't think straight. / And now you've got a cold on top of it.
Will: Here you go, Catwoman.
Will Visual Gag Observational Geoffrey: Say what you will, but he is a good provider.
Geoffrey Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Carlton: Damn you and your excuses.
Geoffrey: Touch that and you'll be on the first thing smoking back to London.
Carlton: Carlton Banks here. Oh, hi, Dad. I thought it was someone important.
Carlton Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Will: Use only before bedtime. Do not operate heavy machinery. / Good thing we're not on a tractor, huh?
Will Observational Setup/Punchline Hilary · Will: Oh, Mr. Pimple? Bring him in. / No. It's Mr. Stimple. / Bring him in too. The more the merrier.
Hilary: I'm a little teapot
Hilary Absurdist Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Hilary: Hilary go night-night.
Hilary Character Comedy Absurdist Ashley: No. No. Carlton, it's Career Day. You don't even have a job.
Ashley Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Carlton: Buck up? Buck off.
Carlton Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Will: How you doing? I'm Hilary's hair designer, Diante.
Will Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Will: Oh, excuse me. I'm doing girlfriend's hair. She is so excited to meet you. Just later.
Will Escalation Character Comedy Will: Around here we call her, Ricki-Oprah-hue.
Will Wordplay/Pun Observational Will: Oh, no, you don't. Honey, it took me an hour to do them nails.
Will Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Will: You a Leo, ain't you?
Will Character Comedy Observational Carlton: Well, I was previously in expeditious comestible management. And currently, I'm overseeing a myriad of options.
Carlton Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Student · Carlton · Student: Do you even have a job? / Well, strictly speaking, l... / He's a bum just like my Uncle Eddie.
Carlton: Carlton's dark rant about sharks, guppies, and rotting milk
Carlton Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Will: You know, with a touch of henna and a kiss of ash blond... you're gonna need yourself a beeper, girl.
Will Character Comedy Observational Will: You know, with a touch of henna and a kiss of ash blond... you're gonna need yourself a beeper, girl.
Stimple · Hilary: Will? I thought you were Diante? / Diante?
Will: I got nighttime-so-you-could-sleep instead of daytime-so-you-could-think medicine. Man, how is she supposed to drive a tractor?
Will Callback Escalation Callback Stimple: With only one moronic cousin running around... you're way ahead of the game.
Stimple Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Will: Uh, see, well, you bobbed when you should've weaved.
Will Absurdist Physical/Slapstick Phil: Last one to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles ain't eating.
Phil Escalation Character Comedy Callback Carlton: They gave me the wink and the gun. They gave me the wink and the gun.
Carlton Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Will Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
