Bel-Air Just Hit A Fresh Prince Milestone In The Worst Way
Warning! SPOILERS for Bel-Air episode 9.
Bel-Air season 1, episode 9 repeats the circumstances of Fresh Prince season 3’s notable election episode, which marked an important Carlton milestone in the original series. With the dramatization of Bel-Air, the various traits of Carlton’s original character have largely been written out, which includes his most iconic gag. As Bel-Air repeats some of the larger storylines from Fresh Prince, such as the drama with Will’s dad Lou or Uncle Phil’s election, hitting these significant milestones also reminds viewers of the related character events that the reboot is missing.
Although this plotline took place during Fresh Prince season 3, Bel-Air’s first season reuses the original show’s election storyline for Uncle Phil. As the race wraps up, Bel-Air episode 9 repeats the storyline from Fresh Prince’s original episode, «Asses to Ashes,» involving the political tricks and mudslinging of Judge Robertson in order to end Uncle Phil’s campaign. While the Fresh Prince episode was more important in solidifying Phil’s aspirations as a judge, it also marked an important milestone for Carlton Banks’ character.
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The Fresh Prince episode that Bel-Air episode 9’s storyline comes from was the very first episode in which Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro) did the iconic “Carlton Dance" to Tom Jones' “It’s Not Unusual.” While Carlton had already done a variation of the dance in a previous episode, this was the first instance in which the song and dance would become intertwined, which marked the birth of one of the 1990s' most famous pop culture moments. Even if people hadn’t seen Fresh Prince, most were aware of the iconic
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