[instrumental music]
♪ Shabba ♪ ♪ Mr. Loverman ♪
♪ Shabba ♪ ♪ Mr. Loverman.. ♪♪
Will, get your feet off the furniture.
Oh, I-I'm sorry about that, Uncle Phil.
Why aren't you doing your homework?
No, see, I was just--
How many times have I told you
not to eat on the couch?
And while we're on the subject..
[TV static]
It's kind of fly, right? Don't you wish you lived on TV?
♪ Shabba ♪
[theme song]
♪ Now this is a 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 Philadelphia born and raised ♪
♪ On the playground is where I spent most of my days ♪
♪ Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool ♪
♪ And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school ♪
♪ When a couple of guys who were up to no good ♪
♪ Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood ♪
♪ I got in one little fight and my mom got scared and said ♪
♪ You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air ♪
♪ I whistled for a cab and when it came near ♪
♪ The license plate said Fresh and it had dice in the mirror ♪
♪ If anything I could say that this cab was rare ♪
♪ But I thought nah forget it yo holmes to Bel-Air ♪
♪ I pulled up to a house about seven or eight ♪
♪ And I yelled to the cabbie yo holmes smell ya later ♪
♪ Looked at my kingdom I was finally there ♪
♪ To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air ♪
[instrumental music]
♪ Good mornin' good mornin' ♪
♪ We danced the whole night through ♪
♪ Good mornin' good mornin' ♪
♪ To you ♪♪
Must be what it's sound like to wake up
in little Richard's crib.
What's with dad anyway, waking us up at 6:00 a.m.?
Now, I'll never know how that dream ends.
She dumps you, Carlton.
Hey, look, all I'm sayin' is just 'cause he own the crib
and pay the bills and everything
he think he can tell us what to do.
Now I don't about y'all, but I ain't havin' it.
I think it's time for somebody straightened him out.
Step to it, Ash. Ahem.
Will, we're going to go down
and help rebuild the old neighborhood.
And I don't want any attitude from you.
What?
I had a fabulous time, Wesley.
Why don't you come in?
Oh, don't be silly. They won't be up for hours.
Ah! Goodnight, Sister Mary Margaret.
Daddy, have you lost weight?
Hilary!
[engine revving]
Whoa!
Sister Mary Margaret drives
a Porsche?
Man, they must got it going on down at the convent, huh?
Hilary, what were you doing out all night?
Oh, I wasn't out all night.
I just got up early to go to mass.
- We're not Catholic. - Oh..
Well, is my face red? Goodnight.
Hold it, young lady.
I want you to go upstairs and change your clothes.
We're meeting Reverend Williams
and the church group in half an hour.
Excuse me?
You said you'd come to the old neighborhood with us, remember?
I also said daddy lost weight.
Hilary, go change your clothes now.
This is too important. I'm not gonna let you get out of this.
Boy, Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv sure hyped up
about going down the old neighborhood, huh?
Oh, brother, I can just hear them now.
"Look, kids, this is where we lived when we first got married.
And this is the little park where we walked little Hilary."
"Oh, and, oh, look, there's the pet store
where we bought little Carlton."
I think it's cute. They're gonna be mushy-lovey-dovey all day.
(Philip) Vivian, what the hell's the matter with you?
You've been avoiding me ever since I got home yesterday.
What-what did I do?
Come on, tell me is it something I did
or something that I didn't do, or..
Oh, my God.
Happy anniversary, sweetheart.
It's not our anniversary, Philip.
Oh, God, good. Well, what is it?
You're wearing that shirt.
Why not? It's my "around the house" shirt.
I've worn it around the house every weekend for years.
That's what I mean, Philip. You have become so predictable.
Vivian, don't you think you're being
just a wee bit erratic this morning?
Absolutely not!
Oh! Oh, Philip, look at my hair!
Oh, I can't go out like this.
I got to go to the salon.
Oh, you went yesterday, sweetheart.
That's why we couldn't have lunch together.
Right. You're right.
Henri tried something new. Do you like it? Huh?
- Uh, uh, well, uh.. - Huh?
Will, what do you think?
Will!
Well, actually, Aunt Viv
you got a kind of a, don king, uh..
...kriss kross..
...bride of franken-thing going.
Not many people can pull it off.
You know, um, as you're proving right..
What, Carlton?
Vivian, where were you yesterday?
Shooting baskets with Michael Jordan.
You know, Claire would never talk to Cliff like that.
What, Carlton? Hm..
[instrumental music]
Yo, my brother.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Ha! It's hammer time.
Uh, ex.. Uh, sorry. Sorry about that, man.
You know, you have to excuse my cousin.
You know, he's...an idiot.
Carlton, can you please relax, man?
Okay, okay, I won't say another word.
I won't even make eye contact.
Oh, God! What a stallion.
Time to saddle up. Mm.
Yo, what's up, baby? Hurry up, write your number down
before I don't want it no more.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Uh..
How you doin'? I'm Will, and this is my cousin Carlton.
Hi. I'm Simone. Thanks for coming down.
I'm gonna show you what to do.
And I'm going to buy you a car.
No, thanks, but I do need a strong pair of arms.
Ah! That would be me. Oh, got that..
Carlton can't help you. Uh, he's on the debate team.
[laughs]
Really? I'm captain of my debate team.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa, Simone.
Uh, w-where you want me to go with this?
Well, how about over there somewhere
like, say, Cleveland?
Don't tell me to go to Cleveland, mushroom-head.
Well, I guess we'd better get busy.
Alright!
Oh. Right. Right.
Uh, listen, Simone, why don't you come by to school on Monday
we're debating "Roe Versus Wade."
Oh, reproductive rights.
No, row versus wade, the best way to cross a stream.
[laughing]
You got a great sense of humor.
Yeah, I know.
[wincing] Ow!
What's the matter?
It's just a splinter.
Better let me take a look at that finger for you.
♪ I want sexual healin' ♪
♪ Sexual healin' ♪
♪ Oh baby you make me feel so fine ♪
♪ Helps to relieve my mind.. ♪♪
[sighs] Damn.
Problem, sir?
It's Vivian. I don't know what's gotten into her?
This mornin' she told me that I've become too..
- Predictable, sir? - Yeah.
That's exactly what she said.
She said that I wear the same..
Blue shirt every weekend, sir?
Yes, yes. Uh..
I mean, just because a man has..
Fruit loops every morning.
And just because I watch..
"Legal Beagles"every night.
Does that mean that I've become predictable?
- Absolutely not, sir. - Ahh..
Why, you're a regular hotbed of spontaneity.
Oh, you're welcome.
Thank you.
[instrumental music]
Hilary, why doesn't anyone want my soda?
[chuckles] Because you're soda's flat.
You believe this mess, man? I-I thought we was here to work.
Oh, don't even sweat it, man.
Most of those fools ain't coming back anyway.
A few more months, everybody's conscious will be clear
and things will be back to status quo.
Yeah, half these people don't even understand
what really went down here, man.
Yeah. Hey, I'm Noah.
Hey, what's up? Will.
And then when I was 12, I played Maria
in an all-boy production of "West Side Story."
Carlton, slow down.
I want to hear more about your collection of sea monkeys.
Hm. Will you marry me?
Well, there go the nerdy-weds.
Vivian. Viv, wait, now. You cannot avoid me all day.
Now, where were you yesterday?
Philip, I love you, sweetheart. Trust me. You're my husband.
And as your husband I've a right to an explanation.
And as your wife
when I think of somethin', you'll be first one to know.
Don't.. I'm not finished with you yet, woman.
Well, I'm through with you, man.
Yeah. That's right. I'm bad.
[instrumental music]
Oh, man, I'm beat.
Got blisters on top of blisters.
Yeah. Me too, man.
Eh, so what time you coming back tomorrow?
Oh, I-I can't make it tomorrow, man.
You know, I got school and everything, you know.
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Well, I'll get with you next weekend then.
Oh, man. Um, well, I can't make it next weekend, you know.
I-I got a date, on Saturday
and then I got a ball game Sunday.
So, I mean, you know how it is, man.
Yeah, I know how it is.
You're not coming back.
Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up, man. I'm coming back.
No, you're not, man.
Look, I bet you feel pretty good about yourself, don't you?
I mean, you come down here, do the right thing
and then you go home and pat yourself on the back
'cause you helped the poor folk.
Hold, hold.. Oh, wait. Hold up, man.
Yo, I'm from Philly. We had to save up to be poor.
Why are you sweating me like this, man? What's up?
'Cause you're just like the rest of 'em.
Come with the "X" cap and them cool Doc Martens
and you're all dope and word to your mother.
You think that makes you committed.
Let me tell you somethin', this ain't no game.
If you think that it is then maybe you should go home
'cause you're not welcome here.
Tell Dan Quayle I said, "What's up?"
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, okay, oh, now I'm not welcome here, right?
Hey, well, you got your story a little wrong, homey!
This community appreciates me!
I don't even know Dan Quayle.
Hey, I'm gonna knock your head off, slimeball!
Yo, man!
Help! Help!
Shut up, bad man. Put-put your hands up. Put down the toaster.
Put your hands up in the air. Put down the toaster! Put..
Make up your mind, man. What you want me to do first?
Will, what the hell is going on in here?
Hey! Whoa! Whoa!
Dad, don't do anything stupid.
You haven't updated your will yet.
Oh, my God. Hector?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, what? Wait..
Wait a minute. I know you.
Yeah, ain't you the guy from"Family Matters?"
- Yeah. - No!
- No? - I'm Philip, Philip Banks.
- Curly? - Yeah.
Oh, my God!
[laughing]
Curly.
Curly? They must gowayback!
Vivian! Vivian, come here, quick.
Oh, my God. It's been years.
- Oh, God! - Oh, I don't believe it.
It's Hector Alvarez!
[laughing]
Oh, kids, look. It's Hector.
Oh, oh, Hector!
How are you? Ha ha ha!
You look wonderful.
Well, so do you.
- Who's Hector? - I don't know.
But be nice. He's got a bat.
- Aunt Vivian.. - Stay where you are, punk!
I caught this little creep stealing.
Oh, I'll go call the police.
- I got a quarter. - Now, hold on.
Hector, there must be some mistake. This is..
Yeah. This is our nephew Will.
You mean little Willy from Philly?
Mm.
Well, of course, who else could it be
with those muy grandes orejas?
[laughing]
What does that mean?
Big ears.
[laughing]
Hey, Hector, let me see that bat for a second.
Hey, I'm sorry about the bat, folks. You know, I get..
Guess, I've been a little jumpy.
I've been robbed a couple of times, man.
I'm sorry to hear that, Hector.
Oh, come on, now kids, you remember Hector.
I'll remember him now.
Sweetheart, before you were born, we used to live here
right above Hector's grocery store.
Wait. This is the old apartment?
Oh, Hector, I love what you've done with the place.
We didn't have a lot, but we always
had enough to eat, thanks to Hector.
That's right.
Even if you didn't have any money
you had all the food you needed.
- For as long as he likes you. - Ah..
I guess y'all was in love, then, huh, Uncle Phil?
So, Perry Mason, hey how is the crusading business coming, man?
Are you still fighting for little guys like me?
Well, I'm fighting
but it's corporate mergers mostly.
Oh, so you're not working out of little storefront anymore.
Oh, well, no, my office has gotten little bit bigger
but it's just a few miles from here.
Uh, you work in Beverly Hills, Uncle Phil.
Ooh, Beverly Hills. Hey, Curly, that's terrific, man.
Hey, maybe now you can pay me back for some of
those ring dings, huh?
- He ain't doing that well. - 'No?'
Oh, Hector, I just cannot believe
our old apartment went up in flames.
Yeah, yeah, there's been a lot of changes
since you've been gone.
Hey, still nice to have you back. Huh?
Well, look, uh, um, I'll be downstairs.
Oh, jeez, you know what?
I never gave you kids a wedding present.
Well, best of luck, huh?
Hey, y-you know, Aunt Viv, Uncle Phil
I used to love coming out here to visit y'all.
Oh, hey, Ashley, check this out.
This is where Aunt Viv used to measured
how tall we was getting.
- Oh, look, here's me. - Look, there's you.
Oh, look. There's Carlton.
You know, Aunt Viv, Uncle Phil
there was a lot of love shared in this room.
Don't even think about kissing me.
[instrumental music]
Hilary, time to set the table.
Baby, why are you throwing your doll in the garbage?
Well, I tried flushing her down the toilet
but the little creep floats. I want a new doll.
Baby, it's all we can afford right now.
With all the free legal aid your daddy gives
we're barely covering expenses.
But there are more important things in life
than fancy clothes and big houses.
What have you been smoking?
Yo, yo, yo, yo, Uncle Phil.
How you going to play a nephew?
On his behind, Will.
That honey was about to invite me in for milk and cookies.
That honey was old enough to be your mother.
Word up, and she was divorced, too.
Parents just don't understand.
Hey, big guy, got time to read me a bedtime story?
Sure, Carlton. Ah! What's it going to be?
"Cat In The Hat" or "Curious George?"
No. "The Wall Street Journal."
The part where AMC goes belly-up.
Are you sure we're all related?
Mom, dad, I've been thinking it over.
And I've decided what I want to be
when I grow up.
What, tall?
[sighs]
That's nice, honey. What?
President of the United States.
Well, that would make me very proud, Carlton.
Imagine, my son, the country's first black president.
I'm black?
[telephone rings]
Hello.
[gasps] One second, please.
Philip, it's Mr. Firth from the law firm.
Hello, Mr. Firth?
Yes.
I would love to meet with the other partners.
'Next Thursday's great.'
Thank you. Thank you very much.
- Ya-hoo! - Alright, alright.
Hold it, now. Don't want to get anybody's hopes up.
But Mr. Firth wants me to come back for a second interview!
- Yay! - Yay!
I'm rich! I'm rich! I'm rich! I'm rich!
I'll pack our bags.
Maybe we can get a place close to the Regans.
Did I ever tell you folks how much I like visiting?
Hold on, now. Hold on.
Now, look...even if I do get this job
nothing changes.
This is our home, and this community
is part of our family
and I'll never turn my back on it.
Mm! Yeah.
We had some good times in this old place.
Oh, we sure did, baby.
[sighs] Our roots are here.
This is where we started our family.
Man, I wonder if that divorced lady still live here.
She's probably like 127 or something, though, now.
Yeah, and we made some very good friends here
but we haven't fulfilled our commitment
to them or to this place.
Eh, look, you know, Uncle Phil, I-I think I will come back
you know next weekend, hook up with my man Noah
set up a schedule.
Yeah, I think I'll hook up with Simone
and make out a little schedule of my own.
Uh, I'm going to go sign up for next week.
So the house will be empty next week?
Great. I'm going to plan a party. Ha-ha!
[sighs] I guess you're, uh
really disappointed in me, huh, Vivian?
- Why? - 'Cause I sold out.
Did everything I said I wouldn't do
became a high-powered lawyer, bought that house
in Bel-Air, and never looked back.
Philip, honey, you shouldn't feel guilty about your success.
Baby, nobody gave you anything.
You have worked hard for everything you've got.
You've been generous and you've contributed
to a lot of causes.
It takes more than just writing a check.
I've lost myself, I've lost my fire, my passion.
You're right, Vivian. I've become dull and predictable.
Philip..
I wanna be the kind of man
you fell in love with.
I wanna be open to risks.
I wanna take chances.
Oh, Philip, do you mean it?
Do you?
I'm afraid it's too late.
I've chased you away.
Philip, what are you talking about?
I know where you were yesterday.
You're having an affair.
I don't blame you. I'm just going to kill you.
[chuckles]
Oh, no. Is that where you thought I was yesterday?
What? You mean, you mean you weren't
you weren't with another man?
Of course not.
[laughs] Lucky for you.
Philip, I was afraid to tell you
because I didn't think you could take it.
You didn't think I could take it?
No. But now I know you can.
Philip, I was at the doctor's yesterday.
The doctor's. Oh, no!
Philip, I'm pregnant.
[thud]
[instrumental music]
You're not working out of little storefront anymore?
Oh, well, no. My office has gotten a little bit bigger.
And-and, uh, and I've, I only..
And it's pretty good.
[indistinct chatter]
- That's alright. - Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
Uh, my, Un.. Uh, well..
You know, you, uh, it, oh, uh..
Bad word!