Willy, il principe di Bel-Air

Willy, il principe di Bel-Air (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) è una popolare sit-com statunitense andata in onda sul canale NBC dal 10 settembre 1990 al 20 marzo 1996. Lo show lanciò l'attore Will Smith. La sitcom è incentrata sulla vita di un ragazzo proveniente da Philadelphia che vive con dei ricchi parenti (la zia materna e lo zio avvocato, in seguito giudice) in una villa di Bel Air. In 6 stagioni vennero prodotti 148 episodi trasmessi in moltissime nazioni. Willy è un ragazzo cresciuto nel ghetto di Philadelphia. La madre, visto l'ambiente violento e pericoloso in cui si trova continuamente il figlio, decide di mandarlo ad abitare dalla sorella, Vivian Banks. Willy così piomba come un fulmine a ciel sereno in casa degli zii in uno dei quartieri più "in" della città di Los Angeles, Bel Air. La loro vita cambierà di colpo: pigiama party a tutte le ore, belle ragazze che sbucano da tutte le parti, musica a tutto volume alla domenica mattina. Willy riesce comunque con la sua simpatia a conquistare gli zii così diversi da lui.
Creato da: Andy Borowitz | Susan Borowitz |
Genere: Commedia | Famiglia |

Numero di stagioni: 6
Numero di episodi: 148
Data prima messa in onda: 1990-09-10
Data ultima messa in onda: 1996-05-20

Approfondimenti

The "Fresh Prince" in the title is a reference to Will Smith's rapper name in the 1980s.	D
The consensus seems to be that Janet Hubert's Aunt Vivian was feistier, stronger, and more colo [...]	D
The actress playing Will's mother---who appears in the intro in the shower cap while the voice [...]	D
Alfonso Ribeiro was, and still is, an accomplished dancer.	D
Virginia Capers portrays Hattie Banks, the mother of Phillip Banks. In another series, Frank's [...]	D
The show itself is very self aware that it's a T.V. sitcom.	D
On the show, Will grew up without his father present. In real life, Will's father was actually [...]	D
Janet Hubert and James Avery have stated in interviews that they'd never heard of rapper Will S [...]	D
Season 3 had the highest US ratings, and Season 6 had the lowest.	D
The third-, fourth- and fifth-season finales were written to be a respectable farewell in case [...]	D
Despite portraying himself as a charismatic, self-confident playboy, Will Smith has said that h [...]	D
Just before the recording of a show, Will Smith and the cast and crew got together and did the [...]	D
Whether it's part of his character or a tick of the actual actor, Will Smith will stutter a lot [...]	D
Jada Pinkett Smith tried out for the role of Lisa. She was rejected due to a lack of chemistry [...]	D
The series had its roots as a starring vehicle for rappers Kid 'n Play. The duo turned down a s [...]	D
Tia and Tamera Mowry both auditioned for the role of Ashley Banks but lost it to Tatyana Ali.	D
Geoffrey's last name is Butler. It was later revealed that his middle name is Barbara.	D
According to Alfonso Ribeiro, the whole cast was like one big family, except for Janet Hubert, [...]	D
Reportedly, Will Smith owed money to the IRS, and had to surrender seventy percent of his salar [...]	D
Despite playing mother and son, Vernee Watson-Johnson Is only 14 years older than Will Smith. J [...]	D
Janet Hubert, who quit at the end of the third season, has called Will Smith out in the media f [...]	D
In a 2017 profile of television writer Jenji Kohan (who had an early job as a "Fresh Prince" st [...]	D
Janet Hubert dislikes Will Smith so much that when the media started bringing up the idea of a [...]	D
The sitcom ended after six seasons partly because Will Smith felt it was losing steam, and he w [...]	D
One of the ongoing plots in season 6 is the trial of the "Showbiz Madam." This mirrors the infa [...]	D
Will constantly breaks the fourth wall by looking directly at the camera/audience with various [...]	D
Vivian Banks was originally named Wendy Banks. The name was changed when Debbie Allen was broug [...]	D
During the fall 1991-92 season, this show and Blossom (1990) anchored NBC's Monday night line-u [...]	D
This may have been the first TV series saved from cancellation by pleas from television station [...]	D
In the UK, the show aired exclusively on BBC Two, in the DEF II programming block, until summer [...]	D
In the show, Will Smith's character is "William" Smith. In real life, he's "Willard" Smith. The [...]	D
Between seasons, Will Smith flew to the UK and co-presented Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1993 [...]	D
Will gave Geoffrey his nickname "G".	D
Will Smith has stated that he encouraged the writers to write more serious and dramatic episode [...]	D
It was rumored Will's breakdown at the end of Willy, il principe di Bel Air: Papa's Got a Brand [...]	D
In season 6, the character "Werner" is introduced as the producer of Hilary's talk show. This i [...]	D
The mascot at Will and Carlton's college, ULA, is a peacock. It's a reference to NBC, which had [...]	D
Mentioned in Sposati con figli: If Al Had a Hammer (1991).	D
The character "Philip Banks" was ranked #34 in "TV Guide"'s list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of [...]	D
Nicky's full name is Nicholas Andrew Michael Shawn Nathan Wanya Banks. He is named after the fo [...]	D
Nearly every episode has a character making some crack about Will's ears sticking out.	D
Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali, and Karyn Parsons are of Trinidadian descent.	D
Lisa's real name is Beulah, which is revealed in Willy, il principe di Bel Air: For Whom the We [...]	D
NBC canceled the show after Season 4, with Willy, il principe di Bel Air: The Philadelphia Stor [...]	D
The address of the Banks' house is 805 St. Cloud Road, Bel Air, CA.	D
Throughout the series, Uncle Phil and the Banks Family blame Will for everything especially for [...]	D
Ross Bagley (Nicky Banks) later played Will Smith's stepson in Independence Day (1996).	D
Uncle Phil's law firm is Firth, Wynn, and Meyer, a play on the band Earth Wind & Fire. Executiv [...]	D
Nearly every episode Will makes a crack about Carlton being short.	D
Sherman Hemsley appeared as Judge Carl Robertson, and again as George Jefferson.	D
Karyn Parsons told ABC News about a notebook kept in the drawer of the set's kitchen island, wh [...]	D
The two Aunt Viv's (Janet Hubert and Daphne Maxwell Reid) met each for the first time on the Fr [...]	D
The show is filmed in front of an actual studio audience, as the intensity of the laughter and [...]	D
There was tension on the set between Tatyana Ali and Will Smith at first because Smith constant [...]	D
Alfonso Ribeiro invented the Carlton dance. When he first read the script, it said "Carlton Dan [...]	D
Will Smith said that as an inexperienced actor, he would memorize the entire script of each epi [...]	D
NBC approached Will Smith about appearing on a sitcom. He agreed, and they created a sitcom tha [...]	D
Seen only in the pilot episode is a longer intro credits with an additional verse of the theme [...]	D
Janet Hubert played Aunt Vivian from Seasons 1-3. She left in 1994 due to growing tensions amon [...]	D
Will Smith, Karyn Parsons and James Avery are the only cast members to appear in every episode. [...]	D
Queen Latifah appears in this series twice but as two separate characters. In the Season 1 epis [...]	D
In August 2020, it was announced that Will Smith and Morgan Cooper would be developing a reboot of t [...]	D
In the German dubbed version of the show, Geoffrey is voiced by Arne Elsholtz, who also voiced Brans [...]	D

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In the first season, Hilary discusses interviews with Geoffrey. Geoffrey asks her what her name is, [...]	D
The living room changes, and a set of stairs appears.	D
Whenever Jazz is thrown out of the house, he is wearing dark glasses, even if he entered the house [...]	D
In many early episodes, Will Smith visibly mouths his co-stars' words before his lines come up. [...]	D
Will and Carlton are supposed to be 15 or 16 when the show starts. They go to a conservative button [...]	D
Whenever Queen Elizabeth is mentioned, Geoffrey refers to her as "Queen Elizabeth". British subject [...]	D