[instrumental music]
- Hey, morning, G. - Good morning, Master William.
So, ready for the big camping expedition?
Please, man. I'm from Philly.
To me, a wilderness experience
is dating a girl who don't shave her legs.
My uncle Reggie always insisted
the woods were safer than the cities
until the day he died.
Word? Yo, how did he die?
He was eaten by wolves.
Carlton's log.
Earth date, 1992. It's 6:00 a.m.
Up with the dawn, the small band of brave souls
prepare to pile into their Mercedes.
Destination..
...adventure.
Carlton, you look like Webster on a safari.
Hi guys, I'm doing the morning weather today.
Oh, goody.
And after that, you're off to join Miss Ashley and Mrs. Banks
at the spa for their beauty-makeover weekend?
Beauty makeover?
With this face? I don't think so.
Good morning, everyone.
[chuckles]
Ah, you know, men
I'm really looking forward to this.
Reminds me of camping with my father.
Oh, sleeping under the stars, climbing mountains
braving winds that could knock a grown man
flat to the ground. Ha-ha.
Hey, man, I ain't trying to be nowhere around a wind
that could knock Uncle Phil to the ground.
Well, I hope you're prepared for rain.
I'm predicting a 90% chance of precipitation..
[chuckling]
...and you know how often I'm right.
Goodbye.
Let's unpack the rain gear.
Yeah.
[thunder rumbling]
[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 moving 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 can 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 you later ♪
♪ Looked at my kingdom I was finally there ♪
♪ To sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air ♪♪
[rain sloshing]
Uncle Phil, I got a bad feeling about this one.
I mean, I think we should just turn back.
Will, you said that before we got in the car
when we pulled out of the driveway
when we pulled onto the freeway.
When we pulled off the freeway.
Then do it!
Come on, Uncle Phil, it's dark
it's raining, and we're lost.
We are not lost.
Will, ye of little faith. Dad knows exactly what he's doing.
Do you think anyone would drive by
the same tree seven times on purpose?
[lightning crashing]
Carlton's log.
We're somewhere in the galaxy.
My father has no idea where.
Uncle Phil, I'm telling you, I think we should
just pull into a gas station.
Will, for the last time, I don't need directions.
[engine sputters]
You're right. You need gas.
Okay. Okay, I made a wrong turn.
It's no big deal. It's not the end of the world.
We'll just, uh, we'll thumb a ride to the nearest gas station.
We used to do it a lot in the sixties.
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
Uncle Phil can you take a stroll into the nineties, please?
We are three black men on the side of a mountain road.
The only people that's gonna stop is gonna have more sheets
and say stuff like, "Get 'em, Jim Bob!"
Will may have a point, dad.
Why don't we stay here and let him go get the gas?
We're all getting out of the car.
We can make camp right here and go for gas in the morning.
- Let's get out of the car. - Oh..
Get outta the car.
[owl hooting]
Oh, my God. Look. Where's our camping equipment?
Will, you were supposed to secure
everything to the luggage rack.
I did. Ohh! Wait!
This ain't the Volvo.
The car phone. We'll call for road service.
Yeah, great idea, Carlton.
You can tell them exactly where we are too
somewhere in the dark between a rock and a tree.
(automated message) 'I'm sorry.You're outside the calling area.'
'Please try your call again.'
Well, I guess sending for pizza is out.
Alright now. That's it. That's enough.
We'll just get back in the car and go for gas in the morning.
- Now, get in the car! - But you just--
Get in the car!
[sighing]
Uh, you know, Uncle Phil, now
I haven't been on too many camping trips
but snow is a bad thing, right?
Look, let's look on the bright side, okay?
This will give us a perfect opportunity to pull together
and show what we're made of.
Does Bigfoot have to come down here with a chain saw
before you admit we're in trouble?
Okay, okay, we can't stay here. We'll freeze to death.
Just get all the stuff outta the backseat and we'll
we'll go ahead on foot. Get outta the car.
- But you just-- - Get out of the damn car!
[instrumental music]
You know, Miss Hilary
I've never seen this side of you before
baggy clothes
no makeup, tousled hair.
You know, I feel really comfortable
like this too, Geoffrey.
I mean, I don't need to hide behind cosmetics.
I'm beautiful just the way I am.
[knock on door]
- Hilary, you home? - Oh, my God. It's Trevor.
- Quick, get my hot comb. - Sorry.
This is the scene where Barbara finds out
Robert's been cheating with a button-nosed bimbo.
For you, pretty mama.
Oh, Trevor. He's adorable. Goodbye.
Ah! Uh, wait a second, wait a second.
I also brought you...these.
Oh, Trevor. They're beautiful.
They look just like the flowers down at the news room.
Just be sure to have them back before 10:00.
My florist is on vacation.
Oh, my. You look beautiful.
[chuckling]
Here. Why don't you put this on ice?
Oh, Champagne?
Yeah.
What are we celebrating?
An empty house.
Yoo-hoo!
I, uh, thought this was your day off.
Correct
but you overlooked one fact.
I have no life.
[doorbell chimes]
Geoffrey, will you get it?
On my day off?
You'd really let me?
Well, uh, I thought we'd have a quiet evening together
and, uh, I'd make you dinner.
Trevor, that is so sweet.
Alright now. You get out of the kitchen.
I want this to be a surprise.
[chuckling]
Surprise!
[laughing]
Jazz, what do you think you're doing?
Looking after you, my pet.
After all, you're a beautiful, desirable woman
or you would be if you combed your hair once in a while.
And some lipstick wouldn't kill you, either.
Look, Jazz, go home.
[pot clatters]
Shh.
Stand back. Let a man handle this.
No! Jazz!
What are you doing here?
I'm cooking dinner.
Good. I like my steak medium rare.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd like to freshen up a bit.
Hey! Get off me!
Would you..
See? A cave. I told you everything would be alright.
[wind whistling]
[panting]
- Aah! - Eh..
I-I'm sorry. I was trying to scare the bears away.
Carlton's log.
I'm wet.
I'm wet and I'm cold.
I'm wet and I'm cold and I'm in a cave.
Shut up, Carlton!
I'm shutting up.
I'm shutting up, and I'm wet.
- That's it! - Hey, hey, hey!
Just relax.
Look, come on.
We'll, uh, we'll build a fire.
How are we supposed to build a fire, Uncle Phil?
It's snowing outside and all the wood is soaking wet.
Then we'll freeze to death.
I don't want to die!
I wanna go to college and poke fun
at all the kids on financial aid.
I-I want to see "Karate Kid 17."
Carlton..
...don't panic.
Will, you check the cave for dry wood.
Man, I ain't walking around in this cave by myself.
There's rats a-and bats and bears
and stuff all over the place.
Me, neither, dad.
I think the three of us should just cuddle
up close together for the night.
I'm gonna go check the cave for some wood.
I found this bag, Uncle Phil.
Will, we can't just burn a bag.
Oh, we're helpless.
It's over. We're dead!
- We're rich! - What?
Hey, back up! Back up!
Nine-sixty, nine-eighty..
$25,000.
Do y'all mind if I get butt naked
and roll around in this for a little while?
Will, we're gonna have to turn that money over
to the authorities.
If nobody claims it, then you can keep it.
But until then, I think, uh, I think I should look after it.
Whoa-whoa! No. Whoa. No. I'm alright, Uncle Phil.
You know, I-I'll just find a safe place to keep it
you know, just for tonight.
[panting]
Goodnight, Abe.
Goodnight, Alexander.
Now, I can't forget you, Ben. Heh-heh!
Aw, man. I'm sleeping with the presidents.
Must be what Marilyn Monroe felt like.
[instrumental music]
What's for dinner?
Jazz, I told you to go home.
How fast were you going when you hit this?
Now see here...homey.
My lady and I
are trying to have an intimate moment.
Oh, I get it.
You're trying to make me jealous.
Well, it worked like a charm.
Beat it, buddy.
How dare you talk to me like that?
Do you have any idea who I am?
A really bad cook?
Trevor, could you excuse us for a moment, please?
I have never been so insulted in my life.
Blind people recognize me.
I could kill you.
Okay, baby. Hurt me.
Look, I am not gonna let you screw this up for me.
Trevor is a wonderful man.
But I'm Jazz..
...the lover of all lovers.
I put the "afro" in aphrodisiac.
So lose the stiff
and I'll be waiting in the pool house.
Oh, and fix yourself up a little.
[sighs]
[music on television]
What happened to your friend?
[sighs] We.. Don't worry about him.
What are you watching?
Oh, one of those silly sentimental films.
Formula stuff.
Can I watch with you?
Sure.
But I have to go home in a few minutes.
♪ Memories ♪
♪ Like the corners of my mind ♪
♪ Misty water-colored memories ♪
♪ Of the way we were ♪
♪ Scattered pictures ♪
♪ Of the smiles we left behind.. ♪♪
I don't wanna alarm either one of you
but it's about 20 degrees in here
and it's only gonna get worse.
Carlton's log.
I hate dad!
You know, this wood is just too wet to ignite.
We need something dry.
I'm afraid it's gonna have to be something that's
near and dear to all of us.
Oh, come on, Uncle Phil, at least knock him out first.
I'm talking about the money, Will.
Uh-uh!
Will, do you wanna die with $25,000 by your side
or do you want to live to see tomorrow?
I'm thinking, I'm thinking, alright?
I'm afraid there's no other choice.
Alright. Alright. Alright.
Look, can I just have a few minutes alone with the guys?
Okay. Okay.
Dad, when you throw that money into the fire
if I lose my head and leap in after it
you'll pull me out, right?
Son, there are more important things in life than money.
Yeah, but I can't get a date, either.
[sighs]
Alright, here's the money.
What?
[Will moaning]
[moaning louder]
Whoa-whoa! Whoa! Was that Andrew or Ben?
- It was Ben. - Ohh..
Oh, I'm sorry, Ben.
You was one of the few white people
I could really count on.
Carlton's log.
Will has been reduced to a pathetic shell
of his former self.
I, on the other hand, have the strength of ten men.
Will's log..
...is about to connect with Carlton's head!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey. Hey. Will.
Give me the log.
That's not why I brought you two up here.
Oh, I really blew it.
All I wanted to do was spend time with you
before you went off to college.
You know, there's a better way of doing it, Uncle Phil.
Perhaps a matinee and a box of Raisinets.
Raisinets? I hate Raisinets.
Could we get some Goobers?
It's not the same.
Some of the best memories of my life are camping with my father.
He taught me how to hunt and fish
how to pitch a tent.
I'm guessing he didn't teach you how to use a compass.
[sighs] Now that he's gone..
...I really miss him.
I really appreciate what we had together.
He was quite a man.
I learned so much from him.
[wind whistling]
Yeah, that's decent, Uncle Phil.
At least you had somebody to teach you stuff, you know?
I had to learn everything on my own.
I mean, my mom was working all the time and everything.
Like, I-I always wanted to roller skate
but, you know, I didn't even really know how to do it.
So, I used to put on one skate and push with the other foot.
It never seemed like I could be fast enough
to keep up with the other kids, though.
You know, actually that's how I felt when I came to Bel-Air
you know, like everybody had two skates
and I was trying to keep up with one.
Um..
Thanks for my other skate, Uncle Phil.
[dramatic music]
For a long time, it gave me nightmares.
Having to witness an injustice like that..
...it was a constant reminder
of how unfair this world can be.
I can still hear them taunting him.
"Silly rabbit. Trix are for kids."
How come they just couldn't give him some cereal?
Oh, you guys, wake up, wake up!
Oh, man.
Oh. We made it. We made it. Uncle Phil, wake up!
Vivian, Vivian, I'm not a machine!
- Come on, dad, it's morning. - Oh..
You know, it stopped snowing. Come on.
Let's get the hell out of here and find a Denny's.
Uncle Phil, if I ever agree to go camping with you all
just hold my head underwater till I stop struggling.
[indistinct chatter]
Whoa. Whoa. What's happening?
Right this way, guys. Right this way.
Come right over here. Right over here.
Hey, guys, listen. I'm Ed Barker from station KCBE.
Congratulations, guys. You did it.
- W-we did? - That's right.
Now what are your names?
W-well, I'm innocent Will
a-and this is Uncle Phil, attorney-at-law
and this is little Carlton.
H-he's trying to find his way back to the circus.
- What did we do? - A-and was it legal?
Hey, yo, homie, we was gonna give the money back, man.
- But my uncle-- - Give it back?
It's yours to keep.
See, you just found the last clue in the KCBE scavenger hunt.
You found the prize money!
[cheering]
Well, now, tell me something, guys.
How does it feel to be rich?
It's terrible. Uncle Backdraft made us burn it.
You burned $50,000?
50,000?
You said it was 25.
Oh. I must have miscounted.
Ah, well.
[instrumental music]
He taught me how to hunt, how to fish
how to pinch a tent.
[snickering]
You know, you pinch, you got to pinch it right down there.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
You know, right by the pole where they put it up.
[indistinct chatter]
How to pinch a tent?
Come here, you cute little tent.
I'm gonna pinch you. You's a cute little tent.