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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Booted from the streets of West Philadelphia to stay with his auntie and uncle in Bel-Air, Will Smith is the new prince in town.
In this episode, Will is reunited with his father Lou, but Vivian and Philip won't forgive him for abandoning Will and his mother fourteen years' ago.
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I love that Uncle Phil stood there and let Will vent on him and only stepped in to comfort him when the time was right. That's a REAL father, right there 🥺
He realized there was Still a Father Figure in his Life.
Great summary of the scene and what everybody was aware of. such a great summary.
Applause to that👏👏👏👏
real life right there . Loved this show .
He was a father figure for all us growing up
"How come he don't want me?"- the one thing every child with an absentee dad asks themselves. Absolutely heartbreaking but the writing (and acting) were both spot on 😭
Hi mimblewimble
I'm 44 almost 45 and I still ask why my dad doesn't want me. Worse part when I was going through Cancer treatment, which was super hard, constant er and hospital visits not once did my dad call or offer to come out and help. That was the nail in the coffin for me. He's dead to me.
There are many fathers trying their absolute hardest to have a loving relationship with their children only to have their efforts sabotaged by bitter, toxic mothers / ex partners.
I wonder why just about ANYONE didn't want me albeit my dad. He had two other boys that he raised with no issues with his wife. He just didn't want me, just like so many others in my life (but they wanted my sister though), but guess what? My life is way better now than it ever was. They say that the less people that you have around, the less drama that you find yourself in and oh boy, isn't that the truth.
Yeah it still hurts, but I'll get over that eventually.
@@ShogoMakishimaxx Hi
Ben Vereen stated in an interview that he broke into tears himself after walking out the camera shot to leave Will. Vareen, a father himself, couldn't imagine doing that to his children.
He definitely played that bad guy character on this episode
@ryandiggs750 that's an actor mate. That's the job.
Great acting as Vareen showed pain on his face as he was called by his first name from his son.
Not too much so I can just only imagine what was going on off screen.
Yet he did it again in how I met your mother
@@Harris665 a professional actor indeed
Years later, those acting skills earned him an Oscar. Well deserved.
THANK YOU!
And also a slap for someone special 😭
@@Shuthefrontdoor let’s not talk about that.
Except he wasn't acting for alot of it. he literally just said everything he wanted to say to his father in real life who was an abusive alcoholic who would beat his mother. Here's an line from his book "As a child I'd always told myself that I would one day avenge my mother. That when I was big enough, when I was strong enough, when I was no longer a coward, I would slay him,"
Will Smith is a legend
Uncle Phil was the father Will needed. He would make sure he was a disciplined individual, and whilst he would be angry and have a short fuse, he would never raise a hand at him, but when Will was genuinely in trouble or was upset, Phil would always be there to help him.
Exactly, and when will needed him too, uncle Phil would break out Lucille
He had his times when he joke around, he was definitely some father.
Uncle Phil the goat
Indeed. His dad was gutless. Is always going to be. There is no truth a boy like Lou could tell with it being in fact a total lie.
RIP uncle Phil
Will's best performance was in this episode. Such an emotional scene. Gets me every time.
That actually wasn’t part of the script. He was supposed to just brush it off but will smiths dad did actually leave him when he was younger and so will fell apart on the set and they kept it in. If you listen the last few seconds of the video you can hear other people crying. That wasn’t written in..
Everytime!! 😢
@@skip8593
Justin Pullin, anastasia majoras
Todd Pullin
@@skip8593 kinda explains the situation with Jada he didn’t want to be like his dad and now is being damaged in an unhealthy relationship
Still gets me here in 2022 😢😢
"he may have been your father but he wasnt your daddy."
Quote for guardian of the galaxy 2
That’s not a father just the sperm donor
- Mary Poppins
oh but he was. he was everything to me.
Whenever I see this episode, it always gets me in tears.
I especially love how silent the audience is and you can hear an audience member who is crying and let's out a little wail of sadness.
This scene is just absolutely amazing
That was the actress who plays Hilary that we hear crying 😢
I was told that the thing about this scene is that Will legitimately broke down while playing this scene because his actual father left him.
Wrong. His father did not leave him. Will literally has interviews where he said he struggled to nail this scene and that James Avery was his number one critic and motivator and due to this, he killed that scene to prove to James that he could do it and to gain acceptance by him.
I agree with you on this
@warequacksdomain6654 Will's dad didn't walk out. But Will had a lot of friends from childhood who's dads did. So he was channeling that emotion
Every young boy forced to grow up without his father deserves an Uncle Phil. I just wish there were more to go around.
Facts
actually have one. we need more
A whole hell of a lot better than my Uncle Mike. In fact Uncle Phil was a better father to his nephew than most fathers.
My "Uncle Phil" was actually my grandfather. He was the main father figure in my life.
He's an actor..."Uncle Phil "isn't real
*"You too, Lou"*
What an acting, even for somebody of Will Smith's stature!👌
It wasnt acting he was actually heartbroken cause hi s father left him in irl too
@@andrescovers5278 ikr, but still damn.
@@andrescovers5278 That is not true. Will Smith has said in multiple interviews that his father was very active in his life and helped him to become the man he is. Don't take away from this *incredible* acting by spreading lies about Will and his father.
@@Pattyricia992 oh im sorry i did not know the whole truth
@@andrescovers5278 It happens! I just really think this scene shows his talent, that he can play it *that* well and it not be because he lived through it.
The way uncle Phil hugged Will when he said “how come he don’t want me man”, it’s like he was showing Will “Screw him, I want you”
Yup that how I saw it
When Will says "You too, Lou", Lou throws a subtle "damn". He knows he fucked up but he's too coward to stay or apologize, he runs away from the scene immediately.
Brilliant acting from Ben Vereen too. The scene hit him so hard he broke in tears after leaving the stage.
Classic Lou. Doing what he does best: Walking away when things get too difficult. Perfect example of a coward
That word was actually the most important part of the scene. By calling him by his name instead of Dad, he is defining their relationship from that point forward
@@username-zj9id Probably the biggest way you can insult your own father is by calling him by his own name. Pretty much their equivalent of "You're dead to me"
As a man that didn't have a father growing up, this gets me every time. They absolutely nailed the emotions in this scene
Same here bro
Me too
100%, i had a friend who was just like Will, and I remember him angry at first and then crying the same way. All I could do was hold him.
Same here man 👌🏻😔
Man, this hits close to home here too. But hey, at least my kids profit from it, because he showed me how NOT to be a father.
Something I love about this scene is how Will's determined to have a good life despite how his father's treated him.
They say the best revenge is a life well lived. Will definitely got his best revenge.
The best way you can get back at somebody is to let them know you don't need them
Funny enough, it's easy to say what you will do until you get in the scenario yourself. I tend to think most absent fathers are away primarily because of abusive, controlling mothers. Not always the case, but the system favors single mother households despite statistically worse outcomes.
@@cameronno6039your child will come to realize the person that both of you are and probably won't forgive you just because of your wife's actions unless you really try to stay in their life
just saying "it was your mother's fault" will destroy the family
@@nelsongranzow1197 IDKY you phrase that directed at me as if I'm saying I'm an absent father. You have no idea of my parental arrangement or factors.
Regardless, what a person forgives is specific to each individual. Some see the BS. Others grow to see it later. Any parental absence implies a broken family to begin with. Applying appropriate blame to either side makes no substantive difference from that regard. I'm just saying that the absence (fair or unfair) is generally the control of the custodial party. Blaming men or espousing someone as absent or deadbeat fails to recognize the actual common factors.
2:22 somebody crying in the background. Will is a tremendous actor. So was Uncle Phil.
Apparently that was Karyn Parsons (Hilary) sobbing
Omg yes😢😢😢😢😢
Uncle Phil is the dad we all want but Lou is the dad most of us got.
33% isn’t most but it sure is a sadly huge number sorry to y’all who didn’t have a father present hope its not eating you nowadays
I think people should avoid going through life thinking that whatever that happened to them is the norm.
You think that it makes the pain more bearable but no, in fact its the perfect mindset for you to always see reality through the frame of your wounds and never be able to have something better.
Example: your father was a bad man.
Then you assume most man are like that.
Because you assume that you dont even see the good ones.
Then somehow your assumptions bring you to be with a man exactly as your dad.
And then you get your view on reality even more reinforced " see! All man are like that"
While it was you all along, who lived and created everything according to the small frame of what happened in childhood.
Step out of there my friend! I don't even know many people who dont have a father there are many wonderful dedicated fathers out there.
You may ask then why your one left... Its not about you its about him.
Some people have limitations inside, and they cannot be parents.
Later on they have too much guilt and just avoid the family. Its not about the kid, never.
It's heartbreaking once you realize Will, behind all the goofiness and smiles was honestly a scared kid who had to learn to bounce back from difficult situations cause he really only had himself
It’s crazy how defense mechanisms work.
It’s a sellout comment, but he did have uncle Phil.
Well he did have his mom but yeah. All the stuff a dad is supposed to teach him, he had to learn by himself. Like how he says he learned how to shave cause I can imagine Vy couldn't, same as learning how to drive or play basketball.
@@TediBearProductions not fully a sellout comment. You’re just hating but I get why
I have a father in my life, but he's just so uncaring and emotionally distant most of the time that he has never sat down and taught me anything about life and stuff. Sure, he works hard to pay the bills and child support, but other than that, he just sorta "exists" in my life. Never really acted like a "father" to me.
Is this ANY different from not having a dad at all, or am I just being ungrateful?
This scene is absolutely heartbreaking. I remember when this episode aired. The moment a child faces the reality that his absentee father doesn't want him and will never be in his life. Fantastic acting by Will. His finest moment on television.
Alot of it comes from a real place, his own father was a violent drunk who beat his mother. All the talk about not needing Lou and how he'll be a better father comes from Will's personal pain. He wrote about it in his book.
No wills father was very supportive.@@bradmiles1984
@@bradmiles1984 not even remotely true
@Beardo2517 it's all true. Will has talked about it. In his last book he talked about how when he was 9 he watched his father punch his mom in the side of the head so hard she collapses and spit out blood. There were multiple news articles talked about that part of the book.
@@Beardo2517 straight from his book "My father was violent, but he was also at every game, play, and recital. He was an alcoholic, but he was sober at every premiere of every one of my movies," he writes. "He listened to every record. He visited every studio. The same intense perfectionism that terrorized his family put food on the table every night of my life."
"How come he don't want me man!?"
Mother of all tearjerkers❣️
It was the “ To hell with him!! ” and “ How come he don’t want me? ” Gets me every time.
That's when James Avery (Uncle Phil) whispered in his ear and said "Now that's acting"
No he didn’t, he said “break out Lucille”
@@JD-xn4ls No he Didn't, He Said "It's Cause You're Too Light Skinned"
@@0_.h035 you misunderstand Christys comment. That's actually what happened. Ive seen Will say it in interviews
@@jarbles9915 sent link below, I missed out an f word lol but same thing I've heard it in so many will smith interviews
@@JD-xn4ls the sad part is in that same interview he said it was true emotion, Will's dad wasnt there for him.
The way he screams "damn him" and the agony in that scream, I felt that
I think he screamed to hell with himm but it still breaks my heart
I thought he said "To hell with him"
That broke me… 😢😭😓
Will’s dad never left. Phil was there the entire time
As someone whose father was identical to this man. I must say, to this day. Some of the best tv/film to capture the emotions I've felt for nearly 40 years.
I have seen this scene hundreds of times: it will never cease to get tears from me
if you don’t tear up while watching this scene you ain’t human
@@LeoLopez-kb5gv rs
EVERYTIME ‼️
Same 😖
This was one of Will Smith's finest acting moments. It's a shame the passion behind it came from a poor relationship with his real dad. You can see Uncle Phil just desperate to hold him and help him through his pain.
It’s a myth that a similar thing happened to Will
@@reliablereindeer I have seen an interview with Will Smith where he talks about a very strained relationship with his father. I know his father didn't leave in real life but he was abusive to Will's mother which caused tensions and anger.
@@reliablereindeer sorry it’s not a rumour
Read Will Smith's new book, it is 100% a rumor lol
@@Evanbarrera Yeah but he was also really abusive and Will had a complicated relationship with him, I get the feeling that something of that is shinning through, even though he would never admit it
My mom passed when I was 9, my dad has been extremely supportive and caring to me. Am now 29 and with a single call he will drop everything to help me in any situation. I can see him starting to get up there in age but still goes out his way for me and my sister. The day he passes away, I don’t know how am gonna handle it
I am so sorry for your loss I can’t even imagine. Losing my mother almost killed me but I was an adult I can’t imagine that happening when I was a kid. I still feel like a kid inside though. I am in same situation you are I just have my dad and he’s a great dad. It’s so hard getting older and the circle of life and death. So very hard. My dad is getting up there too. I guess all we can do is let them know how much they mean to us now. Theirs nothing else we really can do.
I lost my dad in 2016, we all knew he was at the end of his rope but it still hit us all hard when he did pass, I was only 28 he was 61, u can never be ready for it
Just saw this episode last night while expecting a great laugh I also experienced a great cry. The line "You too, Lou" is so powerful. It represents Will's father as some stranger he just met rather than the father he was that took care of him. "How come he don't want me?" was the ultimate finisher line that ends the episode with tears dropping from my eyes.
Such an emotional delivery. A lot of the ending wasn’t scripted, it’s why you can hear Hilary crying in the background and it’s why Uncle Phil throws Will’s hat away
Where did you get that Lie from? Will Smith said in an Interview that this scene was retaken like hundred times because James Avery kept saying it's not good enough yet.
And while this scene finally happened, he said "Now thats good acting"
@@Musicz4 finally someone else that said this all I hear is that lie and it gets frustrating after a while lol
I knew that was Hilary crying
I've never noticed this and it's real you can hear a woman cry at the end
Is this babar from peterborough?
2:20 you can hear cast members crying off set. The acting here is amazing
That's someone of the audience, this was a film on live
No. That was Karyn Parsons (Hillary) @@badrabbits_select
Man that scene is so awesome because I know what that feeling is
As a black man " been here
As a Hispanic man I been there as well
Me too boys I'm from Europe spain same thing as well its okay we are strong
I feel it it too my dads in Africas he a good man but I didn’t see him until I was 21 my mum and Steop dad split up when I was 17 n he didn’t want to know i respect my father but he wasn’t there for a lot I feel the pain from wills voice and I did hate my father at one point but I realise it’s circumstances and he does love me we are just so far ways and our cultures our different but he could of done more 😢
First things first R.I.P. uncle Phill . The father that Will and so many of us needed but didn’t realize it at the time. Till we get older . This scene never fails to hit me in the feels 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I can’t relate to this directly, my father has always been in my life, but I’d be lying if this hasn’t made me cry my eyes out every single time.
Absofreakinglutely.
unfortunately I can. this part and Tupac's line in keep ya head up 'Cause ain't nothin' worse than when your son
Wants to kno' why his daddy don't love him no mo'
I love me son to no end tho! dont know how a parent could not want to be apart of their child's life🤦🏿♂️
@@Mr6843dj I know this might sound odd, but... ( *HUG* )
@@Mr6843dj aye dude.. All kids deserve parents but not all parents deserve kids, the sad truth man. And that song hits different cuz so little songs talk about stuff like that
My parents were separated but my dad was there. It hurts because you do have yiur father and can't imagine the pain this must be.
One of the hardest hitting moments in TV history.
That's what Chris said
@@erwinekkel9676 snap! Chris fucked around and found out.
@@erwinekkel9676 omg... Lol
This scene really hits you in the feels when you realize what he's been through in this episode and as a person whose father abandoned him I fully understand
Also it's the fact that when Will gave that speech about father and shit, part of it is improvised because before in his childhood he experienced the same thing about his own father for leaving him, so this scene is genuine, acting and real
@@toxixgamer3060 His father never abandoned him. Will writes about his Dad in his memoir. His dad physically abused Wills mother and they divorced when he was a teenager, but his Dad played a large role in his life. Will writes that his Dad attended every game, recital, play, and supported him in his acting career as well as music. He had mixed feelings about his father.
This had my son crying. His biological father walked out of his life & my son felt this.
God Bless your son
Sorry to hear this..
When James Avery died, this was the scene I looked for. Saw this episode when it aired with my mother. She always wanted her woman chasing dad to want to be part of her life. She and my dad owned a statuary store in the 70s. When Will pulls out the present, she lost it. I told her, (me with the great parents) what I’d say to any who are left behind. You could have been the most spectacular human being, he still would have left. HE couldn’t handle anything. Child abandonment is the Ultimate “it’s not you, it’s him.”
What ep is this
What episode is this
From the 4th season. Episode title (appropriately) “Papa’s got a Brand New Excuse.”
The zoom in on the statue Will got as a gift in the end 😭 it was of a father holding his son.
When his voice nearly breaks when he said hed get through college without him.
Phil and Will's performance in this scene was nothing less than perfect.
"You too, LOU." WOW. That's STILL a sting in my HEART. Will was LIVID AND HURT!
it was heartwrenching the first time i saw Will in this scene and, just as painful to watch now.
it is heartbreaking that this is any child's reality.
I work at a group home for indigenous kids in Canada. Wills reality is more common than you can imagine. Let me just say that Will is extremely lucky to have an uncle Phil.
"I'll call you next week & iron out the details" Will knew that call was never coming
This is gold standard television right here. You feel every inch of his pain, even if you've never been there. For anyone who has, you deserved better. I wish everyone in that position could have an Uncle Phil to get through it with.
You would need a heart of stone not to be touched by that performance. Will is SUCH a brilliant actor.
Look into Will's real life dad and you get a whole new perspective. His dad was a violent drunk who used to beat his mom infront of him. He talked about it in his book. That scene was things he wanted to say to his real dad when growing up.
I was 6 years old when my sperm donor walked out, and never came back. I was 13 or 14 years old when I saw this episode, and damn! It made me cry instantly. I am 37 yeats old, and it still gets to me.
The thing about the acting and the emotion in this scene... It wasn't rare on this show. They didn't push it too often, but most of the cast had fantastic talent, and whenever the emotion needed to hit, it hit hard.
Yeah they usually had a couple episodes per season that really hit the emotions. This one was just especially powerful for Will because it's him getting off his chest everything he wanted to say to his abusive father when he was growing up. The guy was a drunk who used to beat his mom infront of Will.
You can even hear someone in the audience cry at the End. This Scene is fantastically powerful.
That's Hilary 😢
“First things first rest in peace to Uncle Phil, cos he the only father that I ever knew..”
I'm still crying now. 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Damn… that hit hard. Safe to assume this is the most crucial scene in Fresh Prince that probably got Will Smith noticed BIG TIME! Such a phenomenal actor. Gives me goosebumps and shivers down my spine towards the end during that hug. You can really feel it.
This scene was definitely showing will smith’s acting chops, recently he has found his acting groove two movies in a row at a completely method level of acting
This is one of the best acted scenes of any show and it still gets me every time
All you get his fake crap acting on tiktok
I can relate so much. Met my father at 22, visited him on the other side of the US 3 different times over the years. Haven’t heard from him in 15+ years.
One of the most powerful scenes in television ever. It's like it's real and not acting. Makes you cry. Very powerful scene.
One of the best episodes. Will went on to be a successful rapper, an A list actor, a great father, a loyal husband, and just an all around stellar individual. I could never turn my back on this guy over one act. R.I.P. TO UNCLE PHIL
Stellar individual? Have you not seen "The Slap Heard Round the World"? I used to be a HUGE Will Smith fan, and I grew up on the FPOBA show. It was and still is my fav show ever. But...Will Smith has gotten weird. The slap, his weird kids, his weird marriage. Still a fan of his, but nowhere near like before.
I met my father one time on my 18th birthday. He shook my hand and said to me "well I'm here meeting you so what the f*** do you want from me?" I told him that there's nothing I want from him. He passed away about a week ago from a heart attack. Went to the funeral and met his family. He had love in his heart for them, but not for me. I was his mistake according to his family. I felt that way that Will expressed perfectly. I just wanted to leave a comment that expressed how I felt at my father.
You are not a mistake, just you remember that
Preach! You are not a mistake, HE missed out.
The real Father that created you will never leave you. And He certainly does NOT make mistakes. You are here ON purpose, FOR a purpose, to walk out your life with Jesus Christ and your Heavenly Father.
Hi. Just remember weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
Sorry man. I have 2 little girls and there's not a force on this Earth that could keep me from them. I don't understand parents who abandon kids...
What's sad is I can personally relate to this. 100%
We could all use a man like uncle Phil in our lives. Now there was a role model.
The way Phil just lets him work through everything and doesn’t interrupt or tell him not to raise his voice but just sits until he starts crying and then comforts him
This scene still gives me the goosebumbs after so many years... RIP James Avery, we will not forget you for a long time.
"How come he don't want me, man?"
If only my heart were stone.
Rest in Peace Uncle Phil….
Probably the saddest scene in TV history.
No not even close. Ghetto and stupid actor. All fake.
Hits me every time. Such a beautiful story behind this as well.
It keeps on hitting at the Oscar's
It's not so beautiful if you look into why Will so emotional during the scene. Will and his dad had a bad relationship due to his dad being a drunk who routinely beat his mother. Here's some lines from his book “When I was nine years old, I watched my father punch my mother in the side of the head so hard that she collapsed. I saw her spit blood,” “For failing her in that moment. For failing to stand up to my father. For being a coward.” “I decided to be funny. I wanted to please and placate him because as long as Daddio was laughing and smiling, I believed we would be safe. I was the entertainer in the family. I wanted to keep everything light and fun and joyful.”
The audience wasn't even being annoying and laughing, I bet they were crying.
Ikr you could even hear one of the female audience members cry
@@amirakhallouf5992 Hilary
@@lexkanyima2195 Yeah it's Karyn Parsons.
It would be quite odd if the audience was laughing at this, never found it funny, only moving and heart-wrenching
@@bradmiles1984No proof of that, but it could've been Karyn
First things first rest in peace uncle Phil
RIP Uncle Phil🙏🙏🙏🌹🌺🌹🌺🌹🌺
“ First things first rest in peace Uncle Phil
For real, you the only father that I ever knew…❤ “
Man...this was such a great show...why can't we have decent TV like this anymore.
@Cartoon Head Definitely not a teen any longer...name one show currently running that does the same for children of all colors as Fresh Prince did during its time. That show is a classic. And people still watch 90's TV for a reason. Sound like a butthurt teen...TV used to be better, because TV was a thing...not so much anymore. I suppose Pokemon, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon...all trash TV too, I suppose, considering they also came out before your time? The best children shows to come out of the past 20 years have all been cartoons, like Adventure Time and Spongebob. If you want to argue shows like Hannah Montana were better, that's your opinion, but you're opinion is also wrong, in my opinion. Just because you are young doesn't mean you should miss out on what came before you. I am 35, but enjoy movies and TV from every generation, from past to what's to come in the future. I don't hate on things generationally because that's just lame. I'm sorry, but I'll take Fresh Prince over Tik Tok all day, every day. To each their own.
@Cartoon Head Also...is this really what you use your troll account for? Kinda sad, no? If you watched Fresh Prince growing up, you'd probably know better.
@@AaronHendu Fresh Prince was more of a family show, along with stuff like George Lopez, Everybody Hates Chris. Pokémon was always great for kids and Mewtwo’s movie quote being a really amazing one in specific. I’ll agree most shows today don’t get this way. Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, and a few other shows being outliers but yes animated. But I’ve heard Good Luck Charlie was actually pretty good, Wizards of Waverley Place too, they weren’t the 90s shows but they were still pretty good with lessons
Will just described my whole childhood
Im 34 now but that is the exact same question i asked myself....to this day
35 and I too feel this
We got through our first date and learned how to drive and shoot that ball pretty damn well without him stay up my boys 💪🏾👊🏾
According to Will Smith, he had REAL trouble getting the part with Uncle Phil right. James Avery took him aside and gave him advice, told him to just let it all out. And after Will gave the performance you see here, in that hug, Avery whispered to him "Now THATS acting!" It's a story none of the cast or crew have ever disputed, and I think it says a lot about both how tight they were and the role that James Avery served not just as an actor, but a mentor of sorts for Will.
Legendary moment in television
This really shows what a great actor Will is!
He got to drawn on his own personal pain of having an abusive father. The scene was a cathartic release for Will getting to say all the things he wish he said to his dad when growing up.
@bradmiles1984 Umm no. Will Smith's dad was not an absentee father. Or abusive to him. Wills words in this scene do not reflect his real life pain or his feelings on his dad. He's spoken on this fact many times. His real dad may have not been a great husband, but he was a fine father.
He took out all the anger on Chris Rock.😂😂
For anybody that grew up with an absent father. This pain and scene is real.
A friend of mine from HS had an absent mother instead. Had the kid then left.
this is still one of the best "special episode" moments in sitcom history, everything about the acting and writing is perfect i love how even though will ignored phils warnings he was nothing but supportive and is the father will needed.
The one thing I love about this scene: we get to see who is Will's real dad: uncle Phil.
Why did I watch this 3 times if I’m just gonna cry 😭😭
Why do we do this to ourselves? 😭
Have not seen my dad in almost a decade makes me cry...
I’m 37 and I still need my dad I’ll never have that
The first time we've seen Will Smith's Oscar speech!!
Man I could've for sure used an Uncle Phil in my life growing up.
The most genuine acting i've ever seen. Had to look up if Will Smiths Dad abandoned him to see if he was channeling that pain, nope. Was all acting, bravo.
This hits hard when your dad also left
Or mom.
@@zoewheeler3927 both left here man, i don’t know the word mom
My dad taught me many things alright. He taught me that I should never be seen by my kids drinking alcohol, that I should always be by my kids no matter what, that it's not important how many women I have to let go, I'd linger with my kids till they need me no more.
That hits knowing wills real childhood..
Of all the fresh prince episodes I watched as a boy, this one has been apart of the construction of me as a man, father, and educator.
This is why I'm glad my father was in my life...
And I'm in my children's life..
Kids don't forget
No matter how many times I watch this scene, it always stings the same...and I always cry😢.
this one and the one Will was shot were tear jerkers ngl
“To hell with him” will smith is such an amazing actor so much emotion in this one scene
“First things first Rest In Peace uncle Phil for real” -Cole
This scene hits me hard everytime and makes me cry. I can really relate to this, 31 years old and I dont need my dad. But it hurts that he was never there for me, not in the little moments like Will mentioned and not in the big moments. He will never get to meet his grandson that's for damn sure and the only thing he ever taught me how you shouldnt be a dad. Been years since I have seen him but it still hurts me. I made peace with that but I will never ever understand why.
Being able to hear the off screen actors/actresses crying over this just shows how hard this actually hits.
That scene was so strong…someone cried in the background on set…phenomenal
This scene showed the world he could act.
The look on Uncle Phil's face at the 2:05 mark is when I fall apart.
God bless you always!!!
Holly in east Tennessee
That question has plagued me for almost 30 years. I know every single ounce of pain that Will is feeling here, both him and his character.
This is simply brilliant acting. There is no pain for Will here on a personal level. His father in real life was always present for him.
Happy International fathers day to all real fathers
One of the best episodes ever and the main reason why we love the show so much.