the fresh prince of bel air season 1 dvd

Volume 1 of these bonus discs is what we’re talking about here.īasically, if you’re a fan of the show, you’re going to want to own this. And as an aside, there is a bonus disc with an episode each from Family Matters and Head of the Class, in celebration of Warner Brothers Television’s 50th Anniversary. They get points for having anything at all on here. It would have been cool to get some commentaries on here, or especially to get something from Smith, seeing as how this is what kicked off his entire career, but let’s face it: Warner Brothers probably can’t afford the guy now. And as stated, a number of actors are there to balance blowing smoke with giving you real info. The creators talk about how the series was conceived and how it evolved. Debbie Allen, pilot director, is on hand to talk about her take on getting things started. The feature here is a retrospective docu, but apart from missing Will Smith and some others, it’s pretty extensive.

Also of note is Alfonso Ribeiro’s performance as the Bryant Gumbel-loving Carlton.

And he nailed it, thus getting to play straighter man to even the family. If he seems like the archetypal proper English butler, that’s because it was exactly what he was aiming for. Probably the standout is incredibly proper and British Joseph Marcell as Geoffrey. And Will Smith is just so…well, so darn likeable…that you’re sold the moment he starts using the door knocker at the beginning of the pilot episode to bust a beat.Īs revealed in the special features, the idea was to get a bunch of solid actors to form a foundation for then-non-actor Smith to get support from. Sure, the fashion is terrifying but what counts is that the humor is still good. And though now it’s mostly a show that lives on in syndication and gets flipped past whenever seen, giving it a second look on this DVD set shows that it’s aged fairly well. Well, this is the show that formed the bridge for Will Smith to go from “Parents Just Don’t Understand” to punching aliens in the face in Independence Day, and then later punching Asimov in the face in I, Robot. Both sides, in the end, will be better for it.

What follows is a fish out of water sitcom pitting wise-cracking, hip-hopping, rapping Will against his straight-laced, decidedly non-happening relatives. Convinced he’s headed for trouble, they ship him off to relatives in Bel-Air. Will ( Smith) is a teenager in Philadelphia whose family there freaks when he gets into a fight.

Retrospective documentary: “Back to Bel-Air: A Fresh Look”Īnamorphic: N/A episodes appear in their original 1.33:1 format.

Starring: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert-Whitten, Joseph Marcell, Alfonso Ribeiro

The fresh prince of bel air season 1 dvd