"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990) TV series 1990-1996

Creators:

Andy Borowitz
Susan Stevenson
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

10 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

The Banks family, a respectable Californian family, take in a relative - Will Smith, a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia. The idea is to make him respectable, responsible and mature, but Will has got other plans...

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Teenage Girl | Crested Blazer | Sitcom | Cap Worn Sideways

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 13 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Will Smith	...	William 'Will' Smith / ... (148 episodes, 1990-1996)
Alfonso Ribeiro	...	Carlton Banks / ... (146 episodes, 1990-1996)
James Avery	...	Philip Banks / ... (145 episodes, 1990-1996)
Karyn Parsons	...	Hilary Banks / ... (139 episodes, 1990-1996)
Tatyana Ali	...	Ashley Banks / ... (139 episodes, 1990-1996)
Joseph Marcell	...	Geoffrey Butler / ... (133 episodes, 1990-1996)
Janet Hubert	...	Vivian Banks (72 episodes, 1990-1993)
Daphne Reid	...	Vivian Banks / ... (61 episodes, 1993-1996)

Series Directed by
Shelley Jensen		(84 episodes, 1992-1996)
Jeff Melman		(20 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ellen Falcon		(18 episodes, 1991-1992)
Chuck Vinson		(4 episodes, 1992-1995)
Madeline Cripe		(4 episodes, 1994-1996)
Rita Rogers		(3 episodes, 1990-1992)
Maynard C. Virgil I		(3 episodes, 1993-1995)
Debbie Allen		(2 episodes, 1990)
Rae Kraus		(2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Werner Walian		(2 episodes, 1993-1996)

Series Writing credits
Andy Borowitz		(148 episodes, 1990-1996)
Susan Stevenson		(104 episodes, 1990-1995)
Benny Medina		(102 episodes, 1990-1995)
Jeff Pollack		(102 episodes, 1990-1995)
Lisa Rosenthal		(10 episodes, 1990-1996)
Samm-Art Williams		(9 episodes, 1990-1993)
David Steven Simon		(9 episodes, 1992-1994)
Leslie Ray		(8 episodes, 1992-1994)
Cheryl Gard		(7 episodes, 1990-1992)
Bryan Winter		(7 episodes, 1991-1993)
Efrem Seeger		(6 episodes, 1991-1993)
Eddie Gorodetsky		(6 episodes, 1993-1995)
Maiya Williams		(6 episodes, 1993-1995)
David Zuckerman		(6 episodes, 1993-1994)
Bennie R. Richburg Jr.		(5 episodes, 1990-1992)
Shannon Gaughan		(5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Winifred Hervey		(5 episodes, 1991-1993)
Michael Soccio		(5 episodes, 1994-1996)
Gary H. Miller		(4 episodes, 1993-1994)
Adam Markowitz		(4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rob Edwards		(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sandy Frank		(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bill Boulware		(3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Devon Shepard		(3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tom Devanney		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Joel Madison		(3 episodes, 1995)
Michael Fry		(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Barry Gurstein		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
David Pitlik		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
K. Snyder		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Andrea Allen-Wiley		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Robert Bruce		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Produced by
Quincy Jones	....	executive producer (148 episodes, 1990-1996)
Werner Walian	....	producer (147 episodes, 1990-1996)
Benny Medina	....	co-producer / co-executive producer (124 episodes, 1990-1995)
Jeff Pollack	....	co-producer / co-executive producer (124 episodes, 1990-1995)
Mara Lopez	....	associate producer (123 episodes, 1990-1995)
Andy Borowitz	....	executive producer (73 episodes, 1990-1993)
Susan Stevenson	....	executive producer (73 episodes, 1990-1993)
Samm-Art Williams	....	co-executive producer / producer / ... (72 episodes, 1990-1993)
Cheryl Gard	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer / ... (58 episodes, 1990-1995)
Leslie Ray	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (55 episodes, 1992-1994)
David Steven Simon	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (55 episodes, 1992-1994)
Maiya Williams	....	supervising producer / producer (51 episodes, 1993-1995)
Gary H. Miller	....	executive producer (41 episodes, 1993-1995)
Winifred Hervey	....	executive producer (35 episodes, 1991-1993)
Kevin Wendle	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 1990-1991)
Eddie Gorodetsky	....	co-producer (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
David Zuckerman	....	co-producer (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Lisa Rosenthal	....	producer (24 episodes, 1991-1992)
Mary Ellen Jones	....	co-producer (24 episodes, 1992-1993)
Barry Gurstein	....	co-producer / producer (24 episodes, 1993-1994)
David Pitlik	....	co-producer / producer (24 episodes, 1993-1994)
Will Smith	....	executive producer (24 episodes, 1994-1996)
Larry Wilmore	....	co-producer (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ilene Chaiken	....	coordinating producer (22 episodes, 1990-1992)
Bill Boulware	....	supervising producer (22 episodes, 1993-1994)
Efrem Seeger	....	co-producer (15 episodes, 1992-1993)
Bryan Winter	....	co-producer (15 episodes, 1992-1993)
Josh Goldstein	....	co-executive producer (2 episodes, 1994)
Bennie R. Richburg Jr.	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 1994)
Robert Bruce	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Joel Madison	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Quincy Jones III		(147 episodes, 1990-1996)

Series Film Editing by
Jim McQueen		(44 episodes, 1990-1992)
John Doutt		(14 episodes, 1992-1993)
Jesse Hoke		(9 episodes, 1994-1995)

Series Casting by
Allison Jones		(122 episodes, 1990-1995)
Sally Stiner		(122 episodes, 1990-1995)
Monica Swann		(16 episodes, 1991-1994)
Lisa Miller Katz		(9 episodes, 1994-1995)

Series Production Design by
Fred M. Duer		(9 episodes, 1994-1995)

Series Art Direction by
Dahl Delu		(24 episodes, 1990-1991)
John C. Mula		(21 episodes, 1991-1992)
Fred M. Duer		(15 episodes, 1992-1994)
Greg Wolfson		(14 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Set Decoration by
Greg Wolfson		(14 episodes, 1990)
Ron Olsen		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Violette Jones-Faison		(15 episodes, 1992-1993)
Judy Richman		(6 episodes, 1994-1995)

Series Makeup Department
Joann Kozloff	....	makeup department head / makeup artist (148 episodes, 1990-1996)
Stacey Morris	....	hair stylist (122 episodes, 1991-1996)
Carol McCoo	....	hair stylist (56 episodes, 1990-1993)
Meta Hahn	....	hair stylist (10 episodes, 1994-1995)
Roddy Stayton	....	hair department head (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Gary Considine	....	executive in charge of production (123 episodes, 1991-1996)
William F. Phillips	....	executive in charge of production (25 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sean O'Brien	....	production manager (8 episodes, 1994-1995)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rita Rogers	....	associate director (25 episodes, 1990-1991)
Madeline Cripe	....	associate director (17 episodes, 1992-1995)

Series Art Department
Ron 'Ron Dog' Valentine	....	props (48 episodes, 1990-1992)
Fred M. Duer	....	assistant art director (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Alan Okazaki	....	assistant art director (13 episodes, 1992-1995)
Ron Olsen	....	associate art director (2 episodes, 1991)
Rhonda Robinson	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Allen Patapoff	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (46 episodes, 1990-1992)
Craig Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (45 episodes, 1990-1992)
Ron Garrard	....	sound editor (25 episodes, 1994)
John Macheca	....	audio / sound (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Fred Tator	....	sound re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 1992-1993)
James L. Mylenek	....	audio / sound (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jeffrey C. Smith	....	sound mixer / audio mixer (10 episodes, 1994-1995)
Leslie Bloom	....	foley artist (10 episodes, 1994)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Victoria Walker	....	camera operator (96 episodes, 1990-1995)
Robin Strickland	....	lighting director (28 episodes, 1990-1991)
William Gardhouse	....	video (25 episodes, 1990-1991)
Walter Glover	....	lighting director (16 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jim Jensen	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 1993-1995)
Art Busch	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
John C. Mula	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Paul Garnica	....	background casting (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Allison Jones	....	original casting (2 episodes, 1993-1995)
Sally Stiner	....	original casting (2 episodes, 1993-1995)
Domenic Andreoli	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Jen Friesen	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Judy Richman	....	costume department supervisor / costume supervisor (47 episodes, 1990-1994)
Nelson Bisbal	....	wardrobe supervisor / costume supervisor (33 episodes, 1991-1995)
Dawn Jackson	....	wardrobe supervisor (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Gregory B. Peña	....	costumer / set costumer (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Marcy Craig	....	costume supervisor (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Penny Larson	....	costumer (21 episodes, 1991-1992)
Cynthia Michaels	....	costumer (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Melissa Franz	....	key costumer (11 episodes, 1992-1993)
Loring I. Spicer	....	key costumer (5 episodes, 1992)

Series Music Department
Will Smith	....	composer: theme music / composer: title song / ... (148 episodes, 1990-1996)
Tom Kramer	....	music editor (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Michael Blakey	....	music producer (5 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Other crew
Mattie Caruthers	....	associate director / script supervisor (139 episodes, 1990-1996)
Andy Borowitz	....	executive consultant (122 episodes, 1991-1996)
Chris Klausen	....	stage manager (122 episodes, 1991-1996)
Kevin King	....	director of payroll (98 episodes, 1991-1995)
Susan Stevenson	....	executive consultant (71 episodes, 1991-1994)
Michael Stramisky	....	technical director (45 episodes, 1990-1992)
Sean O'Brien	....	production coordinator (44 episodes, 1990-1992)
Terri Prizant	....	production assistant / script supervisor (33 episodes, 1991-1995)
Bobreta Franklin	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant production coordinator / ... (31 episodes, 1991-1993)
Jim Eddy	....	assistant to producer / production assistant / ... (30 episodes, 1991-1995)
Herman Cox	....	production assistant (28 episodes, 1991-1994)
Maynard C. Virgil I	....	stage manager (26 episodes, 1991-1995)
Eddie Gorodetsky	....	story editor / executive story editor (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
David Zuckerman	....	story editor / executive story editor (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
Michael A. Joseph	....	technical director (24 episodes, 1990-1995)
Juanesta Holmes	....	production assistant / script supervisor (24 episodes, 1990-1992)
Kathryn Dow	....	writers assistant / production assistant (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rob Edwards	....	executive story consultant (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sandy Frank	....	executive story editor (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Shannon Gaughan	....	story editor / executive story editor (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Elvin Ivory	....	stage manager (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lynn M. McCracken	....	stage manager (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lisa Rosenthal	....	executive story consultant (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Dave Shulman	....	assistant to writers (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Latrice Williams	....	set production assistant / production assistant (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
John Ridley	....	story editor (24 episodes, 1994-1995)
William Gardhouse	....	video (23 episodes, 1991-1992)
Bennie R. Richburg Jr.	....	story editor / consultant: West Philly homeboys (23 episodes, 1991-1992)
Steve Hoefer	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1990-1992)
Bryan Winter	....	executive story editor / executive story consultant (22 episodes, 1991-1992)
Anita Cooper-Avrick	....	stage manager (21 episodes, 1991-1992)
Tama Schierer	....	production assistant (19 episodes, 1991-1992)
Efrem Seeger	....	executive story editor / story editor (19 episodes, 1991-1992)
Steven W. Bauerfeind	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 1991-1992)
Russ Reinsel	....	technical director (15 episodes, 1992-1993)
Rae Kraus	....	associate director (12 episodes, 1990-1992)
Eunetta T. Boone	....	story editor (12 episodes, 1991-1992)
P. Karen Raper	....	story editor (12 episodes, 1991-1992)
Erma Elzy-Jones	....	associate director (10 episodes, 1991-1992)
Denise McIver	....	assistant to executive producer (10 episodes, 1992-1993)
Perry M. Rein	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 1992-1993)
Linda M. Yearwood	....	story editor (10 episodes, 1992)
Doreen Spicer	....	assistant to executive producer (10 episodes, 1995)
Jennifer Knight	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 1992-1993)
Danita Patterson	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 1992-1993)
Gayle Abrams	....	assistant to executive producer / production assistant (9 episodes, 1994-1995)
Mike Kelley	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 1991-1992)
Rich Hosek	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 1994-1995)
Tim Trivette	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 1994-1995)
Shayne Lewin	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1994-1995)
Denise Jennings	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1991)
Marc Savoy	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1992-1993)
Lionell Hilliard	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1995)
Rachel Hauck	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 1991)
Irene Izaguirre	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Ilene Chaiken	....	supervising executive (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kevin Holden	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Deborah Kaplan	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Danielle Satinover	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Pamela Oas Williams	....	supervising executive (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Larry Cogan	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Laura Gary	....	studio teacher (unknown episodes)
Christophe Smith	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• NBC Productions
• Quincy Jones Entertainment
• Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment
• The Stuffed Dog Company

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Television (1990-1996) (worldwide) (all media)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1990-1996) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1991-2004) (UK) (TV) (BBC 2)
• Comedy Central (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Noggin (2004-) (USA) (TV)
• RTL (1992-1997) (Germany) (TV)
• Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) (1992-) (Brazil) (TV)
• Soul media (2010) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Soul media (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
• Soul media (2010) (Norway) (DVD)
• Soul media (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
• TV6 (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Veronica (200?-) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2005-) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005-) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 2-4)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (complete third & fourth seasons)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (complete fifth season)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (complete sixth season)

Other Companies

• ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services  payroll services
• Transition Music  music provided by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

24 min (148 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (some episodes) | UK:12 (one episode) | UK:U (most episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Brazil:Livre | USA:TV-PG | UK:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

251 N. Bristol Ave., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

As it required on-location shooting, only one shot of Jazz being thrown out of the house was done (with only a few exceptions). Therefore, to avoid continuity errors, it is made sure that Jazz is always wearing the same shirt in episodes where he's thrown out.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the weekend that Carlton is staying in Compton, there are posters on the wall of Jazz's apartment. Whenever the camera cuts in their direction, they switch walls, go in different orders, and are in different directions.

Quotes:

Will:You're going to that hospital if I have to knock you out and call an ambulance.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Blockbuster Buster: Wild Wild West (#2.14)" (2012)

i have no problem with this being nick at nite's only show!

I think this show is very funny. Will is always cracking jokes. Jokes about Carlton's height, Uncle Phil's weight, and women. Will's low intellect is what makes him so funny. And of course, you have Hilary who is funny because she has the intellect of a rock. And what would the show be like without Geoffrey's sarcasm? The witty butler always has some smart alek thing to say. The smartest people and consequently, the least humorous are Phil and Vivian and Ashley. And even they are pretty funny. That just goes to show you how funny and creative this show truly is. My favorite character would have to be Will because his humor and sarcasm are priceless. Don't forget about Jazz, I always find him to be quite funny and when he gets "thrown" out of the house by Phil, it adds to the humor.