Philip and Vivian try and discourage Hilary from falling in love with him by finding great warmth to the idea until she jokingly says she just married him to gauge their reaction, which is outrage. Will gets a visit from an old pal named Ice Tray (Don Cheadle), who, to Vivian's and Philip's dismay, warms up to Hilary. This goes down well with the newspaper editors and Philip's parents, but Philip seems ashamed until he makes his acceptance speech where he shows renewed pride in his roots. Will, overhearing, tells her embarrassing stories about Philip's past "barnyard life" he heard from Philip's parents.
A reporter (Kathy Griffin) comes to the Banks' house to interview Philip about his life, but plans to kill the story because she finds him boring. Philip's parents come to visit for the weekend when he wins a prestigious award who inadvertently reveal his embarrassing country roots. Will spends the night alternating between his images before realizing being oneself is more important than impressing others. While he impresses the girl's father as "Kipp Smithers", Will finds out that Mimi prefers bad boys "from the hood".
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Will tries to impress a girl's father (Richard Roundtree) so that he can date her, so Philip, Carlton and Geoffrey try to teach him how to be a gentleman in a My Fair Lady. But the constant drumming angers everyone. He tries to ease the blow to Philip and Vivian by also getting them gifts before revealing Ashley's new music teacher, Jazz. He doesn't get along with his uncle Philip, his aunt Vivian defends him, his older cousin Hilary looks down on him, his cousin Carlton wants to bond with him, and his younger cousin, Ashley looks up to him, which Philip is not pleased about when Will teaches Ashley how to rap and she raps at the dinner table.Īfter Ashley reveals to Will that she does not enjoy playing the violin, he takes her to a pawn shop in East LA and trades her violin in for a drum set. Will meets the Banks family and clashes with nearly all of them. The pilot picks up where it left off after the credits, where Will makes knocks on his Uncle and Aunt's door.
His relatives include Philip Banks, Will's strict and gruff uncle, and Vivian Banks, Will's no-nonsense, forthright, and career-minded aunt.
In the pilot, Will Smith is revealed as a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia, who is sent to live with his wealthy relatives in a Bel Air mansion.