I primarily know "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" in its long life of reruns on "Nick at Nite" and TBS. I didn't necessarily watch the show in order from beginning to end. But whenever the show was on, I would stop changing channels and have a good time watching. I won't bother giving a synopsis of the show's premise because the intro to the show does a better job than I ever could. Not only does it give you the set up, it also gives you a good idea of the tone of the show you're going to watch. It is both childishly innocent, but mature and never feels like it is talking down to the audience.
The show can be very funny and heartwarming at times. It just has the typical shortcoming of shows of this time, it does overstay its welcome. It is great for the cable time period, where you would watch an episode and then another show would come on. And that is the way the show was made, good episodic random distraction for the day. But trying to sit down and watch the show from beginning to end, the jokes and characters do wear thin.
There are certain episodes where the show gets more serious like the highly rated "Papa's got a Brand-new Excuse", that I highly recommend. It is a mixed bag and begins to get stale towards the end. But there are some good ones in there that definitely make the show worth watching. Just sit right there, and find out how he became the prince of the town of Bel-Air.
The show can be very funny and heartwarming at times. It just has the typical shortcoming of shows of this time, it does overstay its welcome. It is great for the cable time period, where you would watch an episode and then another show would come on. And that is the way the show was made, good episodic random distraction for the day. But trying to sit down and watch the show from beginning to end, the jokes and characters do wear thin.
There are certain episodes where the show gets more serious like the highly rated "Papa's got a Brand-new Excuse", that I highly recommend. It is a mixed bag and begins to get stale towards the end. But there are some good ones in there that definitely make the show worth watching. Just sit right there, and find out how he became the prince of the town of Bel-Air.