

Influence goes both ways.
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.


Sep 9, 1991 - 24m
Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.

Sep 16, 1991 - 23m
Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.

Sep 23, 1991 - 24m
Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party, at the same time Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.

Sep 30, 1991 - 24m
Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.

Oct 7, 1991 - 24m
Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.

Oct 14, 1991 - 24m
Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Will's Aunt Janice when Will's mom meets Janice's intended - and forbids Will to attend the interracial wedding.

Oct 21, 1991 - 24m
Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.

Nov 4, 1991 - 24m
Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.

Nov 11, 1991 - 24m
A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.

Nov 18, 1991 - 23m
Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.

Nov 25, 1991 - 24m
Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.

Dec 9, 1991 - 24m
After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.

Dec 16, 1991 - 24m
On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.

Jan 6, 1992 - 24m
Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.

Jan 13, 1992 - 24m
On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.

Jan 20, 1992 - 24m
Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper - but who turns out to be very wealthy.

Feb 3, 1992 - 24m
When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.

Feb 10, 1992 - 24m
The family fears a steamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs, while Will fears the scalpel when he enters the hospital, kicking and screaming, for a tonsillectomy.

Feb 17, 1992 - 24m
Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.

Feb 24, 1992 - 24m
Philip and Vivian welcome a '60s radical, who arouses the FBI's interest and influences Will and Carlton to take action over the firing of a nonconformist teacher.

Mar 2, 1992 - 24m
Will dislikes his mother's new boyfriend.

Mar 23, 1992 - 24m
Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carlton's plans for a rendezvous with two French women.

Apr 27, 1992 - 24m
Ashley cringes when the family oohs and aahs over her relationship with Kevin , but Will chokes when she asks him about sex - and her curiosity about reproduction sends Will to a pregnancy counseling center.

May 4, 1992 - 23m
Will and Carlton lose their shirts investing on a tip - then take jobs as strippers to recoup their losses and get Vivian's bracelet out of hock.