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Jan 14, 1991 · 50. The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air S1 E17. When Will complains that no black history is taught in his school, Vivian Banks takes on the job temporarily, and both Will and Carlton find out they are in...
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The Ethnic Tip: Directed by Jeff Melman. With Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro. Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy, and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv arrives to teach it.
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- Comedy
- Jeff Melman
- 1991-01-14
This episode provides examples of the following tropes: Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Vivian stops Will and Carlton at school to give them reading materials for their assignment while they're trying to talk to cheerleaders. Hidden Depths: Will and Carlton's white classmates all excel under Vivian's black history curriculum, so she is none too ...
Jan 14, 1991 · The Ethnic Tip. Available on Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Max. S1 E17: When Will complains that no black history is taught in his school, Vivian Banks takes on the job temporarily, and both Will and Carlton find out they are in for a lot of hard work. Comedy Jan 14, 1991 22 min.
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The Ethnic Tip is the 17th episode of Season 1 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
A failing grade in history prompts Will to challenge a curriculum lacking in black history --- and an instructor to teach it.
Will proposes a black history class be instituted at Bel-Air Academy and gets a surprise when Aunt Viv decides to teach it. Unlike the rest of the class, however, Will and Carlton gradually become less enthusiastic when Aunt Viv gives them harder work in comparison. This culminates in the two being hesitant to sign a 148-signature petition to have ...
Will Smith as Will Smith
James Avery as Phillip Banks
Janet Hubert as Vivian Banks
Alfonso Ribeiro as Carlton Banks
Karyn Parsons as Hilary Banks
Tatyana Ali as Ashley Banks
— MALCOLM X
Will: I'm going to be the star of this class.
Carlton: No you're not, I am.
Will: How do you figure that?
Carlton: The teacher's my mommy.
Will: I read the Autobiography of Malcolm X three times.
•Because of Hilary first announcing her Art Gallery job, this episode takes place before Lucky Charm in terms of continuity.
•Running Gags
1.Carlton eavesdropping on the Will and Vivian's conversation
2.Will trying to answer every question, but getting them wrong each time
Feb 20, 2005 · Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert-Whitten) offers to teach a new black-history course at Bel-Air Academy. With Will Smith, James Avery.
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