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.
Writer: John Ridley
Air date: 1994-09-19
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will revels in Ashley's music industry success, but both Will and Ashley are about to have a rude surprise.
Writer: David Pitlik
Air date: 1994-09-19
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will helps Ashley make a big impression on a recording executive, but Philip is adamantly against her pursuing a singing career.
Writer: David Zuckerman
Air date: 1994-09-26
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will loses points as a role model for Nicky while visiting an ever-positive kiddie hero who brings joy to youngsters - but not to Will.
Writer: Michael Soccio
Air date: 1994-10-03
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: War breaks out when the girl Will likes plants a big one on Carlton.
Writer: Gary H. Miller
Air date: 1994-10-10
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will tells a tall tale about seeing a mob killing, then being placed in a witness-protection program in the backwoods of Alabama.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 1994-10-17
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The Banks hate the ugly golf shirts Hilary gives them - until they see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wearing the same design.
Writer: Andrea Allen-Wiley
Air date: 1994-10-24
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: To help Ashley out of a jam at school, Will poses as her father. Oh yeah, this is gonna work.
Writer: John Ridley
Air date: 1994-11-07
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: At a Soul Train reunion, middle-aged Philip feels like his train has left the station.
Writer: David Pitlik
Air date: 1994-11-14
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Lisa humiliates Will by knocking out a guy with her self-defense moves.
Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.
Air date: 1994-11-21
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will tries his hand at journalism to prove something to Lisa, but his efforts get him sued for libel - by Jay Leno.
Writer: Maiya Williams
Air date: 1994-11-28
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: To understand Philip's battle with the scale, Will dons a fat suit and gets a big fat lesson in empathy.
Writer: David Zuckerman
Air date: 1994-12-12
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will works so hard to impress Lisa's dad that he spends all his free time with his new best buddy.
Writer: Josh Goldstein
Air date: 1995-01-09
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will gets roped into a weekend ski trip with Carlton that quickly turns to disaster when their party arrives; meanwhile, back home, Hilary prepares to leave the nest.
Writer: Gayle Abrams
Air date: 1995-01-23
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The party's over. Will and Lisa tell each other lies so they can sneak off to the (uh-oh) same party.
Writer: Maiya Williams
Air date: 1995-02-06
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A planned camping trip is cut short for Carlton and Will when a robber approaches them at an automated bank-teller machine - and fires a gun.
Writer: David Pitlik
Air date: 1995-02-13
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Will pops the question from his hospital room. And Lisa's answer is...
Writer: Michael Soccio
Air date: 1995-02-20
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Thanks to relationship counseling, Will and Lisa hop to move on up to a new understanding in preparation for marriage. Meanwhile Hillary wants Geoffrey to work at her new home.
Writer: Maiya Williams
Air date: 1995-02-27
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Shafted! The engaged couple opts for flashy Vegas vows, complete with costumes. The tasteful theme: Shaft.
Writer: Bennie R. Richburg Jr.
Air date: 1995-03-13
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will vows Philip with his sound investment advice to buy Jazz's apartment building - but the tenants scream slumlord after Philip acts on Will's moneymaking tip.
Writer: David Pitlik
Air date: 1995-04-10
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Will inadvertently finds himself in the right place at the right time and lands a part in a daytime soap opera.
Writer: Maiya Williams
Air date: 1995-04-17
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Put into a trance by a stage hypnotist, Will behaves like a 4-year-old just as the family gears up for an interview with the admissions head of a private school.
Air date: 1995-04-24
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A dream job for Will with a businessman friend of Philip's turns into a nightmare when the man offers him a bonus to help bribe a councilman.
Writer: Ron Burla
Air date: 1995-05-01
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Dinner date. The Banks host a gorgeous girl from Philly who tries to lure Will away from Lisa.
Writer: Dan Cross
Air date: 1995-05-08
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Stuck and out of luck, Will spends his bachelor party trapped in an elevator with a feuding Carlton and Jazz.
Writer: Leilani Downer
Air date: 1995-05-15
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Husband-to-be Will has the bride, the ring, the date...and second thoughts about the whole idea.
