S1.E17

The Ethnic Tip

Name: The Ethnic Tip
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1991-01-14
Duration: 24 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert

Episode aired Jan 14, 1991
TV-PG
24m

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7.4/10

899

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Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro, Janet Hubert, and Michael Weiner in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

Sitcom Comedy

Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

899

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
This episode was shot before "The Lucky Charm", but aired after it. This is made known by the fact that in "The Lucky Charm", Hilary opens her first paycheck, but in "The Ethnic Tip", she is asking Geoffrey about what to say at her job interview for the same art gallery.

Goofs
Vivian claims that the Underground Railroad was established during the 1840s. Actually it was formed in the late 1700s, and reached its height between 1850 and 1860.

Quotes
William 'Will' Smith: Last night I had a dream that I went to the prom with Harriet Tubman.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Episodes (2020)

Soundtracks
Follow the Drinkin' Gourd
(uncredited)
Performed by Janet Hubert

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9/10

You wonder why Janet Hubert is still bitter about leaving this show because of episodes like this!

Janet Hubert was marvelous on this episode as an African-American Studies teacher at Bel-Air Prep.

She sung, she acted, she was funny, and she educated the audience all in one episode.

Hubert was brilliant on this show. And you wonder why since about the late 2000s, she has publicly come out that she is angry about being let go from this show.

But her pregnancy around season 3 of this show and her attitude around the set during that season, helped exacerbate her exit from this show.

But all in all, she was fun to watch in her three seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.