Episode 1: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1992-09-1424 min
Will returns home from spending the summer in Philadelphia with a new look that doesn't sit well with Uncle Phil.
Season guide
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 3 — Episodes and Where to Watch
24 episodes · first aired 1992-09-14
Season three of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air finds Will (Will Smith) firmly entrenched in the Banks family, having traded his rough-and-tumble Philadelphia youth for posh surroundings in Bel-Air. This year, Will hip-hops over to the same prep school as Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) and starts scoping out colleges. While Will tries to work his mojo on reluctant Monique (Kim Fields, Living Single), Hilary (Karyn Parsons) breaks into show business and learns some hard lessons. But the kids aren’t the only ones riding life’s highs and lows. Philip (James Avery) jumps into the race for superior court judge, opposing his sleazy but powerful former mentor (Sherman Hemsley, The Jeffersons). And Vivian (Janet Hubert-Whitten) surprises everyone by announcing that she’s pregnant! Also appearing in this hilarious and poignant season are Oprah Winfrey, Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty), comic D.L. Hughley, singer Tom Jones and boxer Riddick Bowe. All 24 episodes are fresh — and ready for your enjoyment.
Episode guide
Episode 2: Will Gets Committed
1992-09-2124 min
When the Banks family returns to its former neighborhood to help old friends after a destructive city-wide riot, Vivian reveals a surprise to Philip.
Episode 3: That's No Lady, That's My Cousin
1992-09-2824 min
Enrolled at the newly coed Bel-Air Prep, Ashley begins dressing to entice guys, using Will's preferences in women as her examples.
Episode 4: Hilary Gets a Job
1992-10-0524 min
Hilary gets a job reporting weather on television.
Episode 5: Mama's Baby, Carlton's Maybe
1992-10-1224 min
Carlton prepares for a dinner date with his former girlfriend, Cindy (Lark Voorhees), forgiving her for rejecting him several months earlier, but when she arrives with a newborn baby named Carlton Jr., the entire Banks family is stunned.
Episode 6: P.S. I Love You
1992-10-2424 min
While Philip entertains rude, senile Judge Robertson, Will accepts expensive gifts from Lindsey Simon, a rich classmate who wants to buy his affection.
Episode 7: Here Comes the Judge
1992-10-2624 min
Will gets arrested for numerous parking tickets as Phil runs for judge against incumbent Judge Robertson.
Episode 8: Boyz in the Woods
1992-11-0524 min
Philip takes Will and Carlton on a camping trip that turns out to be a disaster when snow traps the unhappy campers.
Episode 9: A Night at the Oprah
1992-11-0924 min
The Bankses appear on Oprah's show and fail to invite Will on-stage, which may cause Philip to lose the election.
Episode 10: Asses to Ashes
1992-11-1624 min
Election results are in and Philip fights to remain cool amid lies by Judge Robertson, which prompt Will to confront the outspoken incumbent. Will Will go to far? Will he say what everyone is feeling? Will Judge Robertson be able to take it?
Episode 11: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1992-11-2323 min
At Vivian's Lamaze class, Will cozies up to a pregnant sportswriter, who takes him to a game - and delivers more than just fun.
Episode 12: The Cold War
1992-12-0724 min
When Vivian quarantines Will and Carlton in the backyard pool house after both are stricken with contagious colds, they spend the night arguing over a girl that Will stole from Carlton.
Episode 13: Mommy Nearest
1992-12-1424 min
Will tries to tell his mother that he doesn't want to return to Philadelphia with her after his high school graduation.
Episode 14: Winner Takes Off
1993-01-0424 min
Geoffrey humiliates himself by insulting the Banks family and quitting his job when Will and Carlton trick him into thinking he has won millions of dollars in the lottery.
Episode 15: Robbing the Banks
1993-01-1824 min
Philip is quick to judge an ex-con Will urged him to hire as a handyman and temporary assistant after the house is robbed.
Episode 16: Bundle of Joy
1993-01-2521 min
As Vivian's delivery date approaches, the family fantasizes about what the baby will mean to each of them: Ashley feels all but invisible, Geoffrey feels overwhelmed by the family's demands, and Vivian feels like she's having triplets.
Episode 17: The Best Laid Plans
1993-02-0124 min
When Monique refuses to have sex until she's married, Will stages a mock wedding ceremony with D.J. Jazzy Jeff as the preacher.
Episode 18: The Alma Matter
1993-02-0824 min
Depressed and suicidal over having ruined his chances of attending Princeton University, Carlton is visited by his Guardian Angel, who shows him how awful the Banks family would be if he weren't alive.
Episode 19: Just Say Yo
1993-02-1524 min
Will learns a sobering lesson after Carlton pops the wrong pills from Will's locker, mistaking amphetamines for vitamins, and winds up in hospital.
Episode 20: The Baby Comes Out
1993-02-2223 min
Vivian's baby is a week late, but family members and her visiting sisters are nowhere to be found when it's time to rush to the hospital.
Episode 21: You Bet Your Life
1993-03-0124 min
Heavyweight boxing champ Riddick Brown wreaks havoc with Carlton's mind and Will's face at a funky cafe-casino in Nevada, where the cousins have stopped on their way to check out a college for Will.
Episode 22: Ain't No Business Like Show Business
1993-04-1224 min
Will lands a spot in a comedy showcase after accompanying a comic friend to an audition.
Episode 23: The Way We Were
1993-05-0324 min
Series clips illustrate family recollections as the kids put together a scrapbook for Vivian and Philip, who want to renew their vows on their anniversary.
Episode 24: Six Degrees of Graduation
1993-05-1024 min
Vy anticipates Will's graduation with enthusiasm, but there may be discord when she learns Will is failing music. To pass his music class, Will must sing at the graduation ceremony - with a class of eight-year-olds.
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