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• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was an Emmy-winning sitcom about a young man from Philadelphia who is sent to live with his relatives in the wealthy Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. Airing on the NBC network between 1990 and 1996, the show starred rapper (and soon to be movie star) Will Smith in his breakout role as the fish out of water teenager who must adjust to life in a new environment. The show was a major success and helped launch Smith's career as an actor.

• Fast Facts

  1. Aired: 1990-1996
  2. Network: NBC
  3. Total Episodes: 148
  4. Total Seasons: 6
  5. First Aired: September 10, 1990

• Cast

  • Will Smith - William Smith
  • Alfonso Ribeiro - Carlton Banks
  • James Avery - Philip Banks
  • Karyn Parsons - Hilary Banks
  • Tatyana Ali - Ashley Banks
  • Joseph Marcell - Geoffrey Butler
  • Janet Hubert-Whitten - Vivian Banks
  • Daphne Reid - Vivian Banks

• Theme Song

  Now this is the story all about how

  My life got flipped, turned upside down

  And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there

  I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called bel-air

  
  In west philadelfia born and raised

  On the playground where I spent most of my days

  Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool

  And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school

  When a couple of guys said "we’re up in no good"

  Started making trouble in my neighbourhood

  I got in one little fight and my mom got scared

  And said "you’re moving with your aunte and uncle in bel-air"

  
  I whistled for a cab and when it came near the

  Licensplate said "fresh" and had a dice in the mirror

  If anything I could say that this cab was rare

  But I thought now forget it, yo home to bel-air

  
  I pulled up to a house about seven or eight

  And I yelled to the cabby "yo, home smell you later"

  Looked at my kingdom I was finally there

  To settle my throne as the prince of bel-air

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