Therapist Reacts to Fresh Prince Dad Scene

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  • @TenTonNuke
    @TenTonNuke 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2719

    The show actually did a good job always having Will treat Phil like a stepfather. Will never really considered himself part of Phil's immediate family. And in this episode, you realize that Will was keeping Phil at a distance because he was waiting for his father to come back and fill the role that Will was saving for him. The hug and the zoom on the statue basically symbolized Will finally giving up on keeping that role open and letting Uncle Phil step in to be his father.

    • @geewhizz8588
      @geewhizz8588 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +144

      Wow….i never thought about that this way!!

    • @nakaylahsmith7356
      @nakaylahsmith7356 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

      Not this comment making me cry more😭😭😭

    • @fabioazevedo3228
      @fabioazevedo3228 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

      That was a freaking amazing breakdown ! Thank you

    • @swansong487
      @swansong487 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      bruh. 😢

    • @Waadkins
      @Waadkins 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Jesus... you nailed it

  • @geewhizz8588
    @geewhizz8588 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3400

    This scene never gets ANY easier to watch…top tier acting

    • @marieantoinette1360
      @marieantoinette1360 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      Right! Like every time man.

    • @TheForbidden_1ne
      @TheForbidden_1ne 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      Idk, were they even acting at this point? This was so heartfelt and felt so real

    • @vince-xe4wf
      @vince-xe4wf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I don’t think it was acting. If will had any similar experience with this situation, I’m sure those words were true to his actual life. I don’t think that much anger and voice cracking would be easy to accurately express if you don’t feel that emotion deeply already. If it is acting, it’s one of the best clips I’ve seen of it.

    • @devontoombs4141
      @devontoombs4141 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What are you talking about? This clip is hilarious 😂😂😂 comedy gold

    • @PapawsDadillacOEMplus
      @PapawsDadillacOEMplus 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@frank1908 will said this was scripted

  • @themobfamily1268
    @themobfamily1268 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3342

    Rest in peace uncle Phil Forreal 🗣️🗣️🗣️

    • @AnareNaisoro
      @AnareNaisoro 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +145

      U're the only father that I ever knew😅

    • @kingsley8280
      @kingsley8280 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I get my bih pregnant imma be a better you

    • @kingpm9072
      @kingpm9072 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

      @@AnareNaisoroI get my b. Pregnant imma be a better you

    • @DaBlackLion217
      @DaBlackLion217 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      Prophecies that I made back in the Ville, Fulfilled.

    • @kingpm9072
      @kingpm9072 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      @@DaBlackLion217 listen even back when we was broke my team ill
      Martin Luther King would have been on Dreamville

  • @MoneyMetalsMore
    @MoneyMetalsMore 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1334

    “How come he don’t want me man?” That line absolutely destroyed me

    • @playstationnintendowin489
      @playstationnintendowin489 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      That and wills voice cracking

    • @alexislong9793
      @alexislong9793 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Me to omg 😟 like dang

    • @alexislong9793
      @alexislong9793 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@playstationnintendowin489oh man that to

    • @DonaldStubbs-qz4vd
      @DonaldStubbs-qz4vd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Same here 😢😢😢

    • @always4runnin507
      @always4runnin507 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Me too. I used to ask myself the same thing.

  • @AndrewKendall71
    @AndrewKendall71 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1193

    Uncle Phil is one of the best dads ever on TV

    • @BlaxicanM330
      @BlaxicanM330 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      THE BEST

    • @AngeloBarovierSD
      @AngeloBarovierSD 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Undeniably.

    • @alteredajtcg
      @alteredajtcg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Agreed. Growing up, Uncle Phil and Martin Crane, from Frasier, helped raise me. Best TV dads.

    • @jeremyjames3633
      @jeremyjames3633 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No doubt about it he's The Best Ever

    • @ejc6394
      @ejc6394 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@BlaxicanM330james from good times is up there too

  • @jayrule13
    @jayrule13 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2006

    They way he said "Lou" spoke volumes with just three letters.

    • @rayanog
      @rayanog 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

      That’s when the tears start rolling 🥲

    • @TiberiousGreene
      @TiberiousGreene 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      He commanded respect “sit down Lou”

    • @QuietBlue52
      @QuietBlue52 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      Definitely it was like I know you’re not coming back and I want you to know I know you’re never gonna be there for me or be an actual dad😢

    • @supersasukemaniac
      @supersasukemaniac 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      The way he says it, he sounds like he is so close to tearing him to shreds.

    • @vinesco5270
      @vinesco5270 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I can do it with just two letters. "Lu"

  • @skywalka02
    @skywalka02 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1161

    One of the most powerful scenes in sitcom history.

    • @ryana3679
      @ryana3679 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Try All in The Family when Edith died and Archie sits on the bed.

    • @skywalka02
      @skywalka02 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ryana3679 never saw it but I’ll look it up…

    • @TylerDB91
      @TylerDB91 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@ryana3679 nah still this, the how come he dont want me man wasnt part of the script he was in real time processing being abandoned by his real dad.

    • @AladeenMusic
      @AladeenMusic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@TylerDB91not true wills father was an active part of his life, Will did admit he had a bit of difficult relationship with him due to being a bit harsh and strict on him and kids. Will wanted to prove to James Avery(aka Uncle Phil) that he is a good actor this is his own words about this scene

    • @TylerDB91
      @TylerDB91 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@AladeenMusic ahh we were all told that was the case back in the 90s so i never thought to look it up now haha

  • @vagabond142
    @vagabond142 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +193

    7:41 That hug was not actually scripted. Uncle Phil was supposed to say a line there, but James Avery thought that a hug was a better response, so he just reached out and yanked in Will, who went with it and we have one of the best scenes in the Fresh Prince.

    • @damnthisuser
      @damnthisuser 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      In TV history.

    • @angelfishluva291
      @angelfishluva291 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      You can also hear Hillary crying in the background.

    • @MiketheNerdRanger
      @MiketheNerdRanger หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Was the part where they zoomed in on the statue also an audible?

    • @IthoughtIsmelledcabbage
      @IthoughtIsmelledcabbage หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      He pulled him in close and said “now that’s acting!”

    • @Blackhaze3000
      @Blackhaze3000 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@angelfishluva291 Oh that’s who that was? I thought that it was an audience member or something. Powerful scene

  • @emirlsanchos6302
    @emirlsanchos6302 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +930

    The character of Uncle Phil was one of the greatest TV Dads ever. Yes, he had his faults and got into his fair share of sloppy situations, but overall he was competent, understanding, supportive, and loving to both his own children and Nephew. James Avery and the writers did such a spectacular job that those like Will whom never had fathers or father figures in their life, nor ones that were functional, had no problem calling him their Dad. "Everybody needs an Uncle Phil in their life" as the saying goes.

    • @Rodfather76
      @Rodfather76 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      3 kids and will Hillary, Carlton, and ashely

    • @thedefinitionisthis
      @thedefinitionisthis 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      @@Rodfather76 4. Can't forget Baby Nicky lol.

    • @TheKyrix82
      @TheKyrix82 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      A Carl Winslow is good to have too

    • @akashshetty5112
      @akashshetty5112 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Uncle Phil, Carl Winslow and Danny Tanner are the holy trinity of TV show dads. ❤❤❤

    • @coachmikesfilmroom3111
      @coachmikesfilmroom3111 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@akashshetty5112they were all great. I loved each of those characters. As was Heathcliff Huxtable(the role may have been ruined for many by Cosby 's actions)
      But for me the Trinity of TV dad's is Al Bundy, Red Foreman and Dan Connor. I know some will really scoff at Al, but you mess one Bundy, you mess with all the Bundy's. Al taught Bud and Kelly right in that regard

  • @Skreee
    @Skreee 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1135

    That entire speech is so hard to hear but the How come he don't want me, man...Broke me!

    • @HBoyzFan
      @HBoyzFan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      EVERY....TIME!!!

    • @bando91
      @bando91 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      *every. single. time.* 😢😢

    • @bigmanolo26
      @bigmanolo26 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      That the line that makes eyes water up

    • @delvonmayo1427
      @delvonmayo1427 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Every single time. Including today

    • @natashajackson7007
      @natashajackson7007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too

  • @big_zeus
    @big_zeus หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    I don't care how many times you watch it. 30 years later.... the silence of the audience and the emotion of this scene is still impactful.

  • @erauprcwa
    @erauprcwa 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +209

    Around 7:48, you hear someone crying in the background, that was Karen Parsons (Hillary) crying cause she was so moved by the scene.

    • @MysticNic
      @MysticNic 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Wow really! I’ve always thought that was someone in the audience

    • @GeraldB526
      @GeraldB526 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow

    • @fjorgyn7438
      @fjorgyn7438 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@MysticNicKaren has a very distinct voice and sound even when she's saying nothing at all. That's proof of that.

  • @michellesamuels8530
    @michellesamuels8530 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +546

    This scene makes me cry every time I watch it. I feel the same way about my dad and I don’t think my inner child ever healed from my dad leaving and never coming back.

    • @delightfulpod
      @delightfulpod  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

      I see you beautiful human, please know it has nothing to do with you, you are worth gold. His unhealed parts have no bearing on your value. Sending a hug 🫶🏻

    • @michellesamuels8530
      @michellesamuels8530 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @NatnaelBerhanu647 well, I’m glad that you think it just sucks. I will let my therapist know. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @123theprodigy5
      @123theprodigy5 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I feel your pain, I still resent my father for walking out on me. how old are you actually? I am 25, and I still feel that pain.

    • @rex2g4
      @rex2g4 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      As tough as this will sound, it is your responsibility to heal. I encourage you on your journey to forgive yourself and him. Reconciliation isn’t always required but you need to forgive for your mental health.

    • @ashleyramos767
      @ashleyramos767 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Same sis I am 20 now and I’m still not over it!!! And I realized now how much it affects my relationship with men… because it always feels like I’m looking for a dad instead of a partner

  • @mrnitrous20
    @mrnitrous20 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +676

    Remains my favorite scene by Will. He said in interviews that Uncle Phil whispered, "Now that is acting," in his ear during the hug... so powerful

    • @marieantoinette1360
      @marieantoinette1360 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Legend when his dog died though, but yes this ones crazy good.

    • @isiahwilliams3364
      @isiahwilliams3364 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      I literally came to the comments to talk about this..yes he said they did this scene 3 or 4 times and James Avery told him he wanted more and after that performance..he whispered "now that's acting"

    • @ramonyzquierdo
      @ramonyzquierdo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      You can hear Karyn Parsons crying when Wills hat falls off. She wasnt even in the scene but she said watching from the side it hit her hard and she lost it.

  • @galemartin9155
    @galemartin9155 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1075

    I remember long ago I asked my father "why do men have such big shoulders." My father's reply.." so we can carry hope when hope cannot carry itself."

    • @JohnZpk2
      @JohnZpk2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      Damn that's wisdom.

    • @myravinc8809
      @myravinc8809 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      powerful

    • @frank1908
      @frank1908 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      Holy shit man. That made me tear up as I think about my dad and this sums up his role in my life perfectly.

    • @gregmacias1643
      @gregmacias1643 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Holy shit man. That's deep. I love it.

    • @taochi100
      @taochi100 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Thats an amazing example of how great your dad was

  • @bradriccio3238
    @bradriccio3238 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +429

    My mom came into the living room one morning to see me sobbing from this episode, I was watching nick at nite and my dad had just stood me up again the previous day. Im 30 now and it still hits just as hard.

    • @plmitch
      @plmitch 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      You're worthy of love 😢

    • @MrJhound4
      @MrJhound4 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Ah. A fellow victim of "Tell the kids I'm coming to pick them up later" and then later never gets here.

    • @abe112282
      @abe112282 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Man, I can't even imagine what you were feeling, and I know your moms must have felt so powerless. God bless you dude, I know your kids are gonna be overwhelmed with love.

    • @d.52555
      @d.52555 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same man, absolutely sucks but all we can do is be better men

    • @m.tgraylocked
      @m.tgraylocked 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I understand you. My dad was also a serial “I can’t make it” excuse sayer… and a drunk and a abuser who shot my mother (she’s alive)… I still love the guy deep down but it’s hard for me with all he’s done

  • @jaylin385
    @jaylin385 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +538

    15 years ago, when my wife (at that time my girlfriend) was pregnant with our first boy, there was never ever one thought in my mind that I would abandon them, give him up for adoption or anything. I'm black, she is puerto rican, we were around 21 and I worked at best buy and she worked at Jersey mike's. No college just high school. We found out when he was 6 months old that he was gonna need open head surgury because he had metopic craniosynostosis aka the front plate in his skull fused too soon. The surgery was gonna cost $200k. I knew i was going to do it eventually but two months before his first birthday I joined the Air Force. It was the only path I saw at the time to pay for his surgery. It was stressful being away because I couldn't be there for his surgery but it happened with no complications and the military paid for it. Fast Forward to today, he is 14, he has a 12 year brother and a 8 year brother, he is starting high school, he is in the marching band, I got some degrees and a good job to make sure they get everything I never had. It was very very rough getting to this point. The deployments and everything, but still never thought about leaving them. I can't imagine a day without them which is why I also can't imagine how a mother or father could just leave their child.

    • @nowintroducinghertome
      @nowintroducinghertome 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      God bless you soldier thank you for your sacrifice 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @hamubansultpogi
      @hamubansultpogi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      That was a beautiful story, thank you for sharing.

    • @Atomskayser
      @Atomskayser 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      "I'm black, she is puerto rican".
      By chance isn't your son's name Miles? If so, PLEASE for your own safety don't be a police officer.

    • @mrsjackbauer1
      @mrsjackbauer1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Atomskayser What kind of useless foolish comment is that! GROW A BRAIN PLEASE!

    • @sportsfodder
      @sportsfodder 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      As a man, you did what you gotta do to make sure your kids are taken care of no matter what. Proud of you brother, keep it up.

  • @stuartroweofficial
    @stuartroweofficial 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +464

    For such a light hearted show, it possibly has one of the most heart wrenching scenes in tv history, the acting from everyone is so real

    • @conkerchimera
      @conkerchimera 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      This one and the one where Carlton has a gun

    • @Danlows1
      @Danlows1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@conkerchimerayesss!

    • @Atlas_Redux
      @Atlas_Redux 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      80s and 90s comedy shows often brought up serious issues. Family Matters brought up addiction as well in a legendary episode.

    • @BlackieNuff
      @BlackieNuff 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      The best sitcoms always have those really deep and impactful episodes. That's how you know the show is good.

  • @manuelruen
    @manuelruen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +445

    8:31 RIP Uncle Phil. 😢

    • @jordanthomas7304
      @jordanthomas7304 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      8:31 James Avery
      1945-2013
      We’ll miss you, pal.

    • @MiketheNerdRanger
      @MiketheNerdRanger หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ...forreal

    • @CharlesChristinaWH
      @CharlesChristinaWH หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jordanthomas7304 the best tv Dad

  • @Mysterybabylon696
    @Mysterybabylon696 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +200

    Hands down one of will smith's best performances.

    • @marquesdunn4934
      @marquesdunn4934 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This put him on the map

    • @Leeohlin89
      @Leeohlin89 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@marquesdunn4934 I was just about to say that. This definitely did.

    • @stoicvibesonly
      @stoicvibesonly หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This definitely made the jump from comedy to drama for him. He's got chops

  • @kaseykat1
    @kaseykat1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +284

    Will Smith had never acted before Fresh Prince, but look how incredible he is in this scene.

    • @Atlas_Redux
      @Atlas_Redux 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Oh, he did before, but this was a whole other level.

    • @BiaG1910
      @BiaG1910 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      Remember in the first season when he was just mouthing other people's lines? He really worked is ass off to become a very good actor

    • @arynnoctavia
      @arynnoctavia 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      That’s always struck me, too! His acting grew so much during the run of this show. He’s a legit GREAT actor.

    • @KimberlyHarge
      @KimberlyHarge 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's not true he acted in a movie called six degrees of separation before this show so you're wrong

    • @arynnoctavia
      @arynnoctavia 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you’re wrong

  • @reginaldsmith8489
    @reginaldsmith8489 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    I'm 51, and this still makes me tear up!! Phenomenal acting across the board!!

    • @catinacustodio991
      @catinacustodio991 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same age and I cry every time… whew!

  • @ConnorMiller417
    @ConnorMiller417 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +168

    Even all these years later and this scene still gives me chills. It’s one of the best in television history. If you listen closely, you can hear people crying in the background after Uncle Phil hugs Will. That’s the cast and crew because in an interview, they talked about how everyone was so emotional when this scene was filmed. Also, Ben Vereen (Lou), talked about how after he walked off screen, he cried like a baby because he felt as if he was walking out on his own children because he’s a father and he couldn’t ever do that to his kids. Such wonderful dedication by the cast and crew putting together this wonderful show.

    • @Dres_Anatomy
      @Dres_Anatomy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      yes. Actress Karyn Parsons who played Hilary admitted that indeed was her crying.

  • @queyoung6597
    @queyoung6597 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    In my opinion this is the best scene in Will Smith’s entire career.

    • @Matt-ns8nb
      @Matt-ns8nb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      No question

  • @alreadytired6515
    @alreadytired6515 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +212

    Having a father who sees you as an afterthought is awful. Thankfully I have a stepfather, who I call dad, that prioritizes our family.

  • @avol3xo
    @avol3xo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +251

    If you can watch this without crying you have to get in touch with your emotions. This is tough and I had both parents in my life.

    • @Sam11747
      @Sam11747 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      There could be a lot of other reasons. They could realize it's a scripted television show, not real, not have past issues they relate to a fake television show, or they got over their issues.

    • @jeffreygreene1776
      @jeffreygreene1776 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same

    • @saltyalters
      @saltyalters 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I have the same past but it doesn't make me cry.

    • @CharlotteMckinzie-o4p
      @CharlotteMckinzie-o4p 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dad was a Nam vet he made it home not the same ptsd severe they said but they didn't know how 2 deal the same back then so he took a vac hose and put on exhaust and started the car on the meds they had just put him on. They said he fell gently 2 sleep at first I broke y didn't he love us y did he leave us was I bad I made a and b marks in school but I felt I disappointed him not getting straight a s like I had previously. I played sports I was never a cheerleader I could do it but I didn't like it I wanted 2 play baseball with the boys I was only girl so I thought it was me I was just a disappointment but it was him and my uncles who taught me baseball but at the time I found every thing about me just somehow the fault he would leave us. I felt this down 2 the ground and cried so hard the first time it aired it was leaving just in a diff way but exact same question because I was young and didn't understand. I played on the Louisville sluggers later and won the championship that yr and many things I loved doing with charities I wanted him 2 see from heaven I snapped out of my bs after he passed and be proud but mainly it was my way of saying I'm sorry and understood but I wish he had still never left that way

    • @gitstanfield2863
      @gitstanfield2863 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I cried ngl

  • @amadorelizondo3848
    @amadorelizondo3848 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +136

    That hug was genuine he saw that will was actually breaking down during the scene and just hugged him.

    • @Eidlones
      @Eidlones 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Will was having trouble getting the scene right, James told him to act off of him. During the hug James says "Now that's fuckin acting right there".
      It wasn't "real"

  • @Arcturus_Blx
    @Arcturus_Blx 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This just shows how deep Will Smith can go with his acting. He is an incredible actor and this scene shows just that.

  • @GoonSavvy
    @GoonSavvy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +212

    That presence of a father has an immense impact one way or another.

  • @scyphus8380
    @scyphus8380 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

    This scene and the one with Carlton and will with the gun are the two most memorable scenes from the show.

    • @Skawty
      @Skawty 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      And the episode about the drunk driving.

    • @ffml82
      @ffml82 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Carlton standing up for himself at the fraternity also hits hard

    • @keshahunt1476
      @keshahunt1476 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah they got deep sometimes

    • @RagnarLoudpak
      @RagnarLoudpak 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Also the jail episode, speaking of Carlton. “I would’ve pulled us over.”

    • @ronnydraper
      @ronnydraper 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And when Will had those pills that Carlton took in his locker

  • @michaelpalma6346
    @michaelpalma6346 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +149

    I could watch this scene 100 more times and still shed a tear every single time. Some of the best acting I have ever seen in 36 years of being alive.

    • @bamacopeland4372
      @bamacopeland4372 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I've watched it more than 100 times. Still gets me even more now

    • @giudaenterprises22
      @giudaenterprises22 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol, it just means you have low self esteem always seeking approval and attention

  • @AnimeLove03
    @AnimeLove03 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Will going from acting to putting his whole heart into what he says is what breaks me. Knowing that he just kept going; and got more and more upset until he just lost it. The actor playing Uncle Phil always gets me the most. You can see on his face that he KNOWS Will isn't acting anymore. He jumps right into comforting him and giving him that support he needs in that moment. I'm grateful that they kept the take and didn't have Will do it again. This is one of the most raw moments in a scripted TV show, and it's because the emotions weren't scripted.

  • @jo84891
    @jo84891 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    This scene will ALWAYS be memorable. It's one of the best acted scenes in sitcom, tv, movie history. It's so real and relatable.

    • @ajwriter5699
      @ajwriter5699 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right up there with Juanita Moore and Lana Turner in an Imitation of Life. Whew!!!

  • @the_dylan_white
    @the_dylan_white หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is arguably the most powerful scene in television history. I remember watching this when it came on and my entire family was crying. This scene made me consider Uncle Phil the greatest tv dad of all time.

  • @iEatVegans
    @iEatVegans 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    growing up my father wasnt around much. i saw this as a boy. this might be the first thing i watched that made me cry

  • @QuietBlue52
    @QuietBlue52 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    The growth of uncle Phil, as a character was so amazing. He went from not knowing what he would do. having a little bit of judgment towards Will ,without even knowing knowing him . To realizing the amazing character Will was and loving him as that was his own kid.

  • @jaysreacts
    @jaysreacts 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

    Damn.....again 😢
    This still hitting hard 2024.....dammit

    • @giudaenterprises22
      @giudaenterprises22 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol, it just means you have low self esteem always seeking approval and attention

  • @laupstad
    @laupstad 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    "You too... Lou."
    I still remember this episode from when I watched it as a kid but I never really understood until now. It was such a departure from the lighthearted nature of the sitcom it actually was. Seeing it again now for the first time in... It must be 30 years... It hits different. I can't believe they did that. Great acting too. A lot of emotion in these scenes.

  • @RB8Gem9
    @RB8Gem9 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    "Trauma repels connection and love."

    • @Thollis1987
      @Thollis1987 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Damn…😢

  • @cyrahomega
    @cyrahomega 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Will’s range is crazy. Scene was so pure they kept the all the adlib and stutter

  • @HumorousLOL
    @HumorousLOL 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    The acting in this episode was absolutely incredible by all the actors, especially James. Easily on par with some of the best in shows like Breaking Bad. You could feel the pain in both Will and Phil's voices, body language and especially their faces. I think this is the first time Phil really got to experience exactly how troubled Will was and truly accepted him as his son. Not that he didn't already accept him as part of the family, but when Lou came back, he really realized that he considered Will to be his son and not just a nephew.

  • @IdiaSkin
    @IdiaSkin หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I was a kid when I first saw this episode, had a whole daddy IN THE HOUSE & still felt allllll of this. And still do! He is an INCREDIBLE actor

  • @TyrannosavageRekt
    @TyrannosavageRekt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    They didn’t have to go so damn hard in this show, but they did it for us. ❤

  • @acceleration215
    @acceleration215 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That was one of the greatest scenes on TV.

  • @ZetaReticuli_
    @ZetaReticuli_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    I am surprised you didn't comment on the part where Will's father says goodbye, and calls Will "son", Will refers to his father not as "dad", but by his birth name, Lou, acknowledging to his father's face that he doesn't see him as a dad, but just another man.

    • @raymondrochajr9621
      @raymondrochajr9621 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Powerful moment

    • @mattmc5069
      @mattmc5069 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      They have a beautiful friendship. It would be so easy to dismiss him as a troubled teen, a smart Alec kid. But Phill understands it all: his way of picking fights early on, his sarcasm it's because he was hurting inside. Tough on the outside to keep others from hurting him. And because he thought dad was coming back. The fact that he says his name says it all, that's not dad to him anymore. We men are taught to be tough so he tries to hold it together but he can't. Phil lets him know it's ok to be a man and let your emotions out too. That's a good dad right there. More of a dad then his actual dad.

    • @ZetaReticuli_
      @ZetaReticuli_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@mattmc5069 All very well put. We men do walk a fine line, that is true. To me, Phil is a good example of what a real man is.

  • @marvinwyatt5631
    @marvinwyatt5631 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I've seen this 10x and still cries like I am him this is some of the greatest acting on tv

  • @gmorkins6006
    @gmorkins6006 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Will Smith is really an amazing actor.

  • @markcainyourfriendinthecar3387
    @markcainyourfriendinthecar3387 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Will deserved an Emmy for this performance

  • @dtmuffinman
    @dtmuffinman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Doesn't matter how many times I watch it, that scene is one of the most painful but powerful scenes in TV history. What a masterclass of acting.

  • @REVIEWCORPS
    @REVIEWCORPS หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don’t have kids, but I have a bunch of nieces and nephews and I try and be as much of an “uncle Phil” to them as I possibly can. You never know what difference your support can mean in a child’s overall success and happiness in life

  • @ChrysTheMusicianReacts
    @ChrysTheMusicianReacts หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The fact his uncle was able to match Will's energy, he pushed at first with "it's ok to be angry!" then he let Will have his piece with "i did ___ without him" and he just smiled and said "yeah, you did!" Gosh, that's so moving. TvT

  • @TiberiousGreene
    @TiberiousGreene 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Uncle Phil and Jack from wonder years were the two most impactful TV dads growing up! The fact that they were acting in a show and helping raise their viewers too.. makes them great men

    • @corneliuswilliams8317
      @corneliuswilliams8317 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree even James evens from Good Times were great father

    • @BlackieNuff
      @BlackieNuff 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A lot of shows spanning the 70s, 80s, and 90s really delivered some excellent TV, cos they did not shy away from delving into those serious issues that impact everyone at some point.
      DV, SA, addiction, abandonment, abuse/neglect, death (of a loved one), you name it - one of those shows tackled it and really made history with those episodes.

  • @onlythetruth333
    @onlythetruth333 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    It's hard not to shed a tear watching that scene.

    • @ajwriter5699
      @ajwriter5699 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      More than a year.

  • @ravage4804
    @ravage4804 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    James Avery coached him through the scene and then whispered in his ear “now that’s fucking acting” when he hugged him.

  • @brianvanasse7627
    @brianvanasse7627 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +296

    Even though I don’t want kids I could never be the type of person that walks out of their life

    • @angelaholmes8888
      @angelaholmes8888 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Same

    • @slayerdude18
      @slayerdude18 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      same

    • @vincew4297
      @vincew4297 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why don’t you want kids

    • @brianvanasse7627
      @brianvanasse7627 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      @@vincew4297 I’m not trying to deal with the amount of money that I would have to spend on them

    • @vincew4297
      @vincew4297 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@brianvanasse7627 perhaps when you feel more financially comfortable and a good woman come along that could change. Never say never

  • @jancraig9298
    @jancraig9298 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    At the age of 20 I got pregnant with my 1st child. I dated a guy within 3mths and got pregnant by him. I was so scared to tell him, because I thought he would leave me ,or deny he was the father of our child. So when I finally had the courage to tell him we were expecting. I looked him in the eyes and said “I’m pregnant. I’ll have an abortion if you want me too. I’m not ready for a child, and I’m sure you’re not as well . And he looked me directly back in my eyes and said “ Carry this baby for me, eat well, stay healthy & deliver my seed. You,me & this baby will be one. And you both will never have to worry or want for anything ever again. 25 yrs ago we were married, & blessed with 4 more beautiful children. And he continued to keep his promises till this day. I Love you Mr. Craig. “Some men do wear capes, & are hero’s ❤

    • @ladybugradio1988
      @ladybugradio1988 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That's so beautiful.

    • @panamalove6047
      @panamalove6047 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Beautiful story

    • @jancraig9298
      @jancraig9298 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ladybugradio1988 thank you

    • @jancraig9298
      @jancraig9298 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@panamalove6047 thank you

    • @Condappastrength
      @Condappastrength หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow ❤

  • @BigTex8319
    @BigTex8319 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This scene always makes me cry, the look on James Avery's face, you can tell he really hurt for Will and cared for him very much.

  • @doudymac
    @doudymac 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Nothing in TV history can top the emotion in this scene. Still gets me.

  • @MrBlazinerday
    @MrBlazinerday 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    This resonated with me. It makes me think of Saturdays i spent by the front door as a child. Waiting for my dad cause he said he would come get me this weekend. Thats a hurt that just doesnt go away.

    • @87Breeezy
      @87Breeezy หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @adamacosta4615
    @adamacosta4615 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Not everyone can be a good father. But it’s a very special guy to be a good dad

  • @mr.butler4080
    @mr.butler4080 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great scene! Sad moment...you could tell he unlocked some real feelings....

  • @humdaentysalson5026
    @humdaentysalson5026 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    amazing reaction and breakdown, i remember watching this scene when i was just a boy and it hitting me so hardly, but i never understood why. Now that im older and have a child of my own, i could never imagine not putting him first. Its a hard scene for me to watch, but it was beautiful going through it with you again as an adult and shedding a few tears now that i understand. ❤❤

  • @goodestNoodle
    @goodestNoodle หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The “TO HELL WITH HIM” gets me every time

  • @joegrizzlyyt1073
    @joegrizzlyyt1073 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    38 n still cry every time i watch this and i watch it often 🥲

  • @johnsimoney2035
    @johnsimoney2035 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    1st time viewer. Your video somehow made it to my feed. I commend you, this is an incredible idea. Learning about life’s conflicts and challenges in our relationships through the influential television shows that we all shared a connection with in our youth, narrated by a therapist. Amazing

  • @lavishsavage6743
    @lavishsavage6743 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    The thing Will said about being the best father ever is true I made that promise to myself years ago

  • @Raichous
    @Raichous 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It's an age old story that Will's breakdown wasn't acting. That the moment got too real and he broke character. And it's a story I'll never stop telling, the impact a parent can have on their child just by not being around. It speaks volumes in Will's moment here. "How come he don't want me, man?", words I'd asked myself many times growing up. It was this moment that helped me realize I wasn't alone.

  • @ScreamingYellowMach
    @ScreamingYellowMach 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    30+ years later and this scene still hits hard 😢

  • @bosshova23
    @bosshova23 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Powerful seen. Any person who had absent father feels every ounce of this scene

  • @robertjimenez7285
    @robertjimenez7285 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I love this scene! Makes me appreciate have a real father around to show me how to be a real man. He was a young dad, so I got to watch him grow and learn from his mistakes. Now I am a father of 3 little ladies, who love me so much!

  • @darkhalo0868
    @darkhalo0868 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of the most powerful scenes in television history.

  • @elizabethseals2001
    @elizabethseals2001 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I loved that show so much. This was such a precious scene.

    • @DonaldStubbs-qz4vd
      @DonaldStubbs-qz4vd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen I really miss my father so much

  • @kayp0991
    @kayp0991 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    James Avery was a fantastic actor. I learned a lot about being a dad from him and respect him as an actor a lot.

  • @lillianslifestyle284
    @lillianslifestyle284 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I ALWAYS cry when I see this clip. Will Smith is a phenomenal actor

  • @andresj361
    @andresj361 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This touched me in so many ways. Gracias Tio Phil por siempre mi angel. 🙏🏽

  • @Joellikespie
    @Joellikespie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I remember this 😢😢
    Uncle Phil the actor didn’t expect Will Smith to say all that and that hug was so raw and real 😭😭😭

  • @sleepingwithpanicatthedisc7740
    @sleepingwithpanicatthedisc7740 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This scene is one of the best and saddest scenes in all of television history and the 90s as a whole. I feel like the more you geow older and come back to this scene in Fresh Prince this hits so much harder the older you get and the more you understand this. Honestly this scene deserves an academy award for outstanding performance cuz the acting too is on point not a single person on that set had dry eyes. I'm so thankful my dad was there for me my life and raised me but i get that some aren't as fortunate than me i honestly feel this same way but with my mom me and her had a complicated relationship also being bipolar didn't help the situation either. Bravo Will and James you guys nailed this scene. Even tho y'all weren't blood in real life its hard to not think that they actually had such good chemistry playing uncle and nephew. This scene is proof that no matter the relation to a person you are blood or not love is love and nothing will ever change that.

  • @Casey4242
    @Casey4242 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Just found your channel as a huge NF FAN. my dad walked out when i was young and then my mom passed when i was 8. so we went to live with him. lets just say he didnt want us but kept us and it was a terrible 4 years before we were given up again. im 35 now and not one text or call or anything in over 20 years. so this scene gets me everytime. you speaking on this was amazing keep it up your channel is awesome!!

    • @delightfulpod
      @delightfulpod  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for your honest comment and feedback. I’m so sorry that little you didn’t have the champion you needed. Sending you care dear human!

  • @Newlife2811
    @Newlife2811 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I never had a father figure in my life.. my dad was around but... nothing to look up to or provide a good example for me... This show, like family matters and others back in the 80's and 90's basically were my father. . I pray that more men like this could be in this world. Dads are so important to a child's life and development.

  • @raymonddevera2796
    @raymonddevera2796 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Will Smith said James Avery whispered in ear during the hug, now that's f*cking acting.

  • @christinearceneaux4791
    @christinearceneaux4791 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That Scene always gets me, no matter how many times I watch it.
    That was the best acting I’ve seen in years.

  • @barron8180
    @barron8180 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    That’s why you always plan before you have kids, wish people new that plan first so you can garentie once you have kids to give them all the love and support they deserve.

    • @offworlder1
      @offworlder1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That is hard to do for some people,and others just don’t care all that much about the children.

    • @DaKurupt19
      @DaKurupt19 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@offworlder1 That's why destigmatizing the option to go through with a pregnancy or not needs to happen. Having and bring in unwanted kids ends up being torture for too many of them.

    • @Pkelly730
      @Pkelly730 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DaKurupt19totally agree

  • @georgecrawford8231
    @georgecrawford8231 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank God I didn't have to deal with this. My Dad and Mom were always here for us. I'm raising two kids, their Mother died and Dad is still in addiction. I do what I can.

  • @molink3123
    @molink3123 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You have to watch the whole episode man. It makes it even more sad

  • @starfish69420
    @starfish69420 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This scene was crazy.....the way he screamed the hell with him gave me goosebumps u can hear the pain an anger in his voice

  • @Mabin3d
    @Mabin3d 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I alway shed a tear everytime I watch this scene. 😢

  • @Lena33237
    @Lena33237 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2024 and i still cry everytime i see this scene 😢 will is an amazing actor.

  • @jennifergraham5106
    @jennifergraham5106 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I will NEVER be able to watch that last scene without tearing up.

  • @koolaid1982
    @koolaid1982 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ONE ☝🏾 OF THE DEEPEST EPISODES OF THE FRESH PRINCE OF BELL AIR

  • @AndyHeath-s1n
    @AndyHeath-s1n 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Will Smith did an interview where he talks about this scene with James an why it's emotional should watch

  • @AnanaParris
    @AnanaParris 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the most courageous and emotion yanking scenes and performances on tv to date. I cry every single time.

  • @catherinebeamsley6027
    @catherinebeamsley6027 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    This scene hits extra hard, the fact that Wills father did in fact leave when he was young. When he starts crying and ask "how come he don't want me? was not scripted and Uncle Phil's reaction was a real one. Breaks my heart every time I watch it.

    • @taneamarshall6971
      @taneamarshall6971 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Not true. Will's father has always been present in his life, to this day. That rumor circulated after this scene aired because of how beautifully performed it was.

  • @ThomasJackson-g1k
    @ThomasJackson-g1k 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    my mom Ms. Jackson always was, always is, and always will be both my mom and my dad

  • @SpanishPeanut
    @SpanishPeanut 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Great analysis! This scene has always hit close to me, especially seeing it again after my daughter was born. Her bio-dad still wanted to party so she became less of a priority. He would “try to be in her life” about every 5 years. At 11 he tried and she told him that she didn’t need him, she has a dad, (my husband, who he refused to meet).When she was 16 she finally let him have it! The pain, anger, frustration, confusion, disappointment and feeling he abandoned her all came out at once. When she was done she handed back the phone and walked away. He hadn’t seen her in person since she was 5 months old.

  • @TazKidNoah
    @TazKidNoah 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    We need Will Smith to rewatch this; because his past acting roles can tell him to do better in his IRL situation

  • @offworlder1
    @offworlder1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Every boy with an absent father turns out two ways, the best father possible because he knows what it’s like to not have one, or he never has children because he knows he is too much like the man who was not around but refuses to have a child suffer the same because of it.

    • @desmondmaldonado6466
      @desmondmaldonado6466 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Me and my brother to the tee. Very well said.

    • @ddavis8988
      @ddavis8988 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Or the 3rd, they do exactly what their father did and the cycle continues.

    • @hectordejesus3350
      @hectordejesus3350 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      My biological father abandoned us and then my step-father also left when I was in my teens….abandoned by two fathers….I don’t have kids…will never have kids….I’d just ruin their lives.

  • @Jaredu24
    @Jaredu24 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They deserved an award for the acting. You can feel all the emotions

  • @design1of470
    @design1of470 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    7:37 Will said he was having some trouble with this scene, and when he finally nailed it, James Avery pulled him close and whispered in his ear, "Now THAT'S fcking ACTING."

  • @mixumup1
    @mixumup1 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    James Avery nailed this like always

  • @patriciam4512
    @patriciam4512 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This all leads to the final scene between Will and Uncle Phil when Will confesses how he feels he has become a family member and hopes they will not lose contact. Uncle Phil reassures him and tells him "You are my son".