The BEST episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air season 2

Every episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air season 2!

A wealthy family living in Bel-Air, California, receives a dubious gift from their poorer relations in Philadelphia when Will Smith arrives as The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. Will shatters the sophisticated serenity of Bel-Air with his streetwise common sense, much to the dismay of his upper-crust uncle, Philip Banks, Aunt Vivian and three conceited cousins, Carlton, Hilary and Ashley - and butler Geoffrey. As the Banks family opens their home - and their checkbook - to their needy relative, Will adapts easily to their indulgent lifestyle. Yet, he reminds everyone that the simplest pleasures of family life can't be bought at any price.

Last Updated: 10/4/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
star
7.61
665 votes

#1 - Cased Up

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1991

A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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PSAT Pstory
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7.59
684 votes

#2 - PSAT Pstory

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1991

Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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The Mother of All Battles
star
7.56
680 votes

#3 - The Mother of All Battles

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1991

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

Directors: Ellen Falcon
Writer: Bryan Winter
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Granny Gets Busy
star
7.56
681 votes

#4 - Granny Gets Busy

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1991

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

Directors: Ellen Falcon
Writer: Cheryl Gard
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The Big Four-Oh
star
7.55
646 votes

#5 - The Big Four-Oh

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1991

Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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The Butler Did It
star
7.52
655 votes

#6 - The Butler Did It

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1991

Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
Writer: Bryan Winter
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Will Gets a Job
star
7.51
672 votes

#7 - Will Gets a Job

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1991

Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party; Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
Writer: Efrem Seeger
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Hilary Gets a Life
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7.51
585 votes

#8 - Hilary Gets a Life

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1992

Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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star
7.50
566 votes

#9 - Be My Baby Tonight

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/27/1992

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.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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She Ain't Heavy
star
7.50
661 votes

#10 - She Ain't Heavy

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1991

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

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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Guess Who's Coming to Marry?
star
7.49
686 votes

#11 - Guess Who's Coming to Marry?

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1991

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.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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My Brother's Keeper
star
7.46
709 votes

#12 - My Brother's Keeper

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1992

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

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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Something for Nothing
star
7.46
681 votes

#13 - Something for Nothing

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1991

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

Directors: Ellen Falcon
Writer: Bill Streib
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Those Were the Days
star
7.45
656 votes

#14 - Those Were the Days

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/1992

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.

Directors: Rita Rogers Blye
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Eyes on the Prize
star
7.43
636 votes

#15 - Eyes on the Prize

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/1992

Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
Writer: Bryan Winter
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Vying for Attention
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7.43
656 votes

#16 - Vying for Attention

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/2/1992

Will dislikes his mother's new boyfriend.

Writer: Efrem Seeger
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Strip-Tease for Two
star
7.41
634 votes

#17 - Strip-Tease for Two

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/4/1992

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.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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Community Action
star
7.40
634 votes

#18 - Community Action

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/1992

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

Directors: Ellen Falcon
Writer: Cheryl Gard
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star
7.40
706 votes

#19 - Did the Earth Move for You?

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1991

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

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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Christmas Show
star
7.38
698 votes

#20 - Christmas Show

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1991

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

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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star
7.33
691 votes

#21 - Ill Will

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/1992

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.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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star
7.31
657 votes

#22 - Hi-Ho Silver

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1991

Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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Geoffrey Cleans Up
star
7.30
641 votes

#23 - Geoffrey Cleans Up

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1992

Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper -- but who turns out to be very wealthy.

Directors: Ellen Falcon
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The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
star
7.29
500 votes

#24 - The Aunt Who Came to Dinner

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/1992

Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carlton's plans for a rendezvous with two French women.

Directors: Rae Kraus
Writer: Jerry Ross
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