Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is one of the most beloved TV shows of all time. We know plenty of things about it, but did you know these things? They’ll absolutely blow your mind.
The Show Was Cancelled After Season 4 – The end of Season 4 had Will Smith go back to Philly and NBC actually cancelled it after that. Then fan outcry demanded it come back.
Will Smith Did The Show Because He Was Broke – Will Smith owed millions to the IRS after going into debt. In fact, he paid the IRS 70% of his salary for the first three seasons.
Geoffrey Actually Had A Last Name – Butler. Seriously.
THAT Scene – If you listen closely to the scene of Will and Uncle Phil talking about his dad, you can hear audience members crying in the background.
Will’s Cube – Remember that scene where Will solved a Rubik’s Cube to get accepted to Princeton…well apparently he knowns how to do them in real life.
The Cosby Show Shade – In an early episode, Will reads a TV Guide and mentions how the Cosby Show has a new, young cousin move in and wonders where they got that idea. What’s beef?
The House Address – It was revealed in season 4 that the address for the Banks residence is 805 St. Cloud Rd.
The Cab Driver? – Did you ever know that Will Smith’s cab driver was Quincy Jones?
Do You Know The Full Theme? – The actual original theme was almost two minutes long and had extra bars…do you know them?
Jazz Tossed – Did you ever notice that they used the exact same scene of Jazz getting tossed every episode? He was only thrown out once.
LL’s Spinoff – Remember ‘In The House’…? LL Cool J’s show? Well, it was a spinoff that featured Carlton and Ashley in early episodes.
Nicky’s Family Confusion – Will’s little cousin Nicky also played his son in Independence Day. Weird.
Flash Mobbin’ – The largest flash mob in the history of the world actually came together to do the Carlton dance.
The Law Firm – Uncle Phil’s law firm is named Firth, Wynn and Meyer.
