Após uma briga com alguns garotos da rua, a mãe de Will, com medo do futuro do filho, resolve enviá-lo para a casa do seu cunhado, Philip Banks, um juiz muito bem sucedido, que mora na elegante e luxuosa Bel-Air, em Los Angeles, para que o filho possa ter uma educação melhor. No início, Will não se dá muito bem, pois sendo um garoto humilde, não comporta-se de maneira adequada, além de mostrar-se desinteressado pelos estudos e, ainda, arrumar várias atrapalhadas para a família de seus tios e primos na sofisticada casa.
Mas com o tempo e com seu jeito relaxado e tranqüilo, Will conquista desde o comilão tio Phil, o tonto do primo Carlton, a consumista e fútil prima Hilary, Ashley a complexada adolescente e até o formal mordomo Geoffrey.

A atriz Janet Hubert-Whitten interpretou Vivian Banks, a tia de Will, durante as três primeiras temporadas. A atriz saiu da série por desavenças com Will Smith e, na 5ª e na 6ª temporadas a personagem foi interpretada por Daphne Maxwell Reid.















My life got flipped, turned upside down
And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there
I’ll tell you how I became the prince
of a town called Bel-Air
In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground is where I spent most of my days
Chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’, all cool
And all shootin’ some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up in no good
Started makin’ trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
And said: “You’re movin’ with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air”
I whistled for a cab and when it came near
The license plate said fresh and had a dice in the mirror
If anything I could say that this cab was rare
But I thought, “Now, forget it. Yo home to Bel-Air!”
I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
And I yelled to the cab yo home smell you later
Looked at my kingdom I was finally there
To sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air.





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