James Avery's 10 best Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes
James Avery (1945-2013) is remembered as Will's strict uncle Philip Banks on all six seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996).
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- 1990–199623mTV-PG9.7 (3.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill's father Lou shows up after 14 years and spends a lot of time with Will. Will's very pleased with this. Uncle Phil, however, thinks Lou will again disappoint his son.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWhile Philip and Vivian go on a trip to Palm Springs in Mr. Furth's helicopter, Will and Carlton drive Furth's car there as well. They get pulled over for "stealing" the car. Hilary babysits Ashley as Geoffrey has the weekend off.
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidAshley decides she does not want to attend private school. She enrolls in a public school to find out what it is like in the real world.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.7 (647)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidPhillip's former girlfriend Janice visits, and Vivian is jealous and annoyed. Will likes Janice's daughter Wendy and flirts with her. However, Janice flirts with Will. Phillip finds out that Will and Janice slept together.
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidPhilip and Vivian once were on Soul Train and are invited again for a special show. Vivian is very enthusiastic about it, Philip however doesn't want to go.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.2 (665)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill gets arrested for numerous outstanding parking tickets.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.7 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorJeff MelmanStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertPhilip's parents come to visit for the weekend when he wins a prestigious award. After finding the rehearsed lines of the Banks' to be boring and deciding to kill the story, Will talks to the interviewer telling her embarrassing stories about Philip's past "barnyard life" he heard from Philip's parents.
- 1990–199630mTV-PG7.9 (672)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidUncle Philip ends up having a heart attack, leaving Will to show that Carlton needs to show his love and sympathy for his father.
- 1990–199624mTV-PG7.6 (751)TV EpisodeDirectorEllen GittelsohnStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertWill has a game coming up with Malibu Prep in which a scout will be in the crowd. He meets a player from the other team. After learning that Marcus has a child Will must choose between being greedy or realizing what the scholarship would mean to Marcus.
- DirectorMaynard C. Virgil IStarsWill SmithJames AveryJanet HubertPhilip and Vivian are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary and the others put together a scrapbook. This is a flashback show with clips from the previous seasons as the scrapbook is put together.