Most of the show's scenes occur in the mansion. The mansion is where the Banks family, as well as Will, live. Viola "Vy" Smith (Vernee Watson-Johnson) - Will's mother and Vivian's sister.Īunt helen Jenifer lewis- Will's Aunt and sister of Vy and vivian Settings.Jackie Ames (Tyra Banks) - Will's childhood friend whom he re-encounters when he enters college.Beulah "Lisa" Wilkes (Nia Long) - Will's girlfriend/fiancee/step-sister.Jazz (DJ Jazzy Jeff)- Will's best friend after he moves to Bel-Air.Geoffrey Butler (Joseph Marcell) - Family butler.Nicolas "Nicky" Andrew Banks (Ross Bagley) - Hilary, Carlton, and Ashley's brother and Will's cousin.Ashley Banks (Tatyana Ali) - Hilary, Carlton, and Nicky's sister and Will's cousin.Hilary Violet Banks (Karyn Parsons) - Carlton, Ashley, and Nicky's sister and Will's cousin.Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro) - Hilary, Ashley, and Nicky's brother and Will's cousin.Vivian Banks (Janet Hubert-Whitten/Daphne Maxwell Reid) - Will's aunt (sister to Will's mother) and mother of Hilary, Carlton, Ashley, and Nicky.Philip Banks (James Avery) - Will's uncle and father of Hilary, Carlton, Ashley, and Nicky.Will Smith (Will Smith) - The main character of the show When The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air airs on TBS, instead of using the original opening theme, they use an instrumental version of the theme song with little clips of the opening sequence.
The closing theme over episode clips returned for Season 5 reruns, due to NBC's change from traditional credits to the split screen credits that are currently employed by the network. This continued until the end of Season 4. In Season 2, the music and stills were dropped and closing credits would almost always appear over bloopers and outtakes from the episode. Seasons 1, 2, 5, and 6 featured an instrumental version of the theme and still photographs from the episode for the closing credits. The change to the theme song allowed for longer episodes to be created. Beginning with Episode #9 (titled "Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect (2)"), only the first two and the last two stanzas of the song were used. A 3:23" version was released in the Netherlands in 1992, and reached #3 on the charts.įor the first few episodes of the show stanzas one to three and stanzas six and seven were used. The full-length version, which is 2:52", was included on Will Smith's Greatest Hits album and attributed to himself only.
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The full version of the theme song was only used on the first three episodes of the show, although Will Smith did record it as an unreleased B-side. This too is the work of Quincy Jones III. The music often used to bridge scenes together during the show is also based on a similar chord structure as the theme song. An additional credit at the end of episodes also reads "Theme song written and performed by Will Smith", in regard to the lyrics, with no reference to DJ Jazzy Jeff. The music was composed by Quincy Jones III, who is credited at the end of each episode. Contrary to popular belief, DJ Jazzy Jeff did not compose the music for the opening credits. The theme song was written and performed by The Fresh Prince (Will Smith). The plot of the story is shown and rapped in the theme song. Will Smith is revealed as a street-smart teenager, born and raised on the mean streets of West Philadelphia. The opening credits and theme song explain the context of the show.
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