This scene proves underneath all the polite and proper manners, Uncle Phil was an underdog who worked hard and hustled harder to pay for law school, left the streets behind him and never looked back so his family didn't have to. No matter who you are, he is and always will be one of the classic examples of a male role model.
What you said, is my father to a T. My father and his brothers were street guys growing up. Some of his brothers still in and out of jail, a couple of his brothers just regular ol hood guys. My father is a lawyer (retired now). I remember I was 12. I was shooting craps. He didn’t kind certain “hood”things; as he thought it taught me about life. He saw us shooting, a couple of the dudes were older, like 14-15, and actually lived in the projects. I was friends with them because I hung out the ere with my cousins. So, my father sees us shooting. The guys were like “oh snap here comes your dad”. My father was like “ y’all keep playing. Nothing wrong with a little craps as long as y’all keep it fun. Just need my son real quick. He pulled me to the side and said, “you shouldn’t play things you don’t know what you’re doing. This kid has doctored dice”. I said “what’s that mean, daddy?”. He said finish up and get home. I’ll show you. I get home, he has dice at the kitchen table. He says let’s play, and I’ll shoot. I said ok. He stops me. He said, “mistake #1. You didn’t even touch these dice. You just let me bring my own dice, you didn’t roll them, you didn’t inspect them. Since you said go ahead, put your penny up”. Daddy continued to roll 7 or 11 7 straight times. He stops and asks, “you done losing your money?”. I said yes sir. He then teaches me about hustling. He showed me how he did it by filing and smooothinf out the corners, but he answer showed me other ways. He then taught me to never, ever not check out the device, be it dice, playing pool, etc. he then told me to always ask the rules because each hood has a different set. Get it stated. And, then he taught me NEVER take your eyes off the device, and don’t pull out your money. Keep your winnings and losses to yourself. You should be able to memorize how ouch you’re holding. So no need to bring it out, and NEVER keep ALL your money in the same spot. Break it up. Put some in your underwear, shoes. That way, if someone were to stick you up, they get what they only saw you win and they don’t get the rest.
@@jasbindersidhu Yeah no shit lol I'm talking about him in the context of the show, not as if he's a real person. People have been doing that with fictionalized stories since the Odyssey. Boy you dense.
Agreed, you don't see a change in his facial expression but from the way he pulls out Lucille you can tell Geoffrey is excited to see Uncle Phil drop the meek amateur facade and show off his true pool playing talent.
*_John 3.16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil._*
There are two things I really love about this scene. The first one being how Geoffrey was totally in on the hustle with Uncle Phil. The other being how much fun Uncle Phil is having while hustling these guys. There’s just something really fun about seeing him cut loose and have a good time. A part of me believes that he’s actually happy that Will messed up this time.
The entire show you'll notice the shift change between Will and the family, they learn to have fun and let loose from him, while he learns to grow up and learn responsibility from them!
“Jeffrey, break out Lucille” is one of my fav moments in 90s sitcoms. Watching it now gets me a little choked up bc I think Uncle Phil represented the dad/uncle that everyone dreamed of. Smart, tough, compassionate, but ready to kick someone’s ass if they messed wit you.
I always liked the episode of Family Matters where a bully is about to beat up Urkel and Eddie, after ignoring and belittling Urkel all episode, shows up to save him. And this was later season stuff, Darius McCray was at least 6-4 and 220 pounds and had horrifically outgrown his kid character. Needless say, it didn't go well for the bully.
I love this episode its my favourite the way uncle Phil hustled those guys like a pro and then pulled the rug right out from under them. I think we now know how uncle Phil paid for law school 🤣🤣
Everyone loving how Geoffrey was part of the hustle, like Geoffrey isn't just their butler he's part of their family. He's been with them since before their eldest Hillary arrived. He knows all of their tricks and hustles and quirks. Of course he'd know about Lucille and of course he'd know about the hustle. He's family too. 💛
No, if you watched the episode where they were at their old apartment district which they lived in before Uncle Phil became a lawyer (the one where they were all played by different actors) Geoffrey was nowhere to be seen.
@@earningzekrom4173 Probably not. I recall an episode where they try to bribe Geoffrey in some way by telling him to remember when they first found him down on his luck and brought him in their house to work.
Gotta love that Uncle Phil named his favorite pool stick Lucille as a reference to BB King's favorite guitar Lucille. Awesome little reference to the fact that underneath the money, Uncle Phil is an old school blues man. He knows his roots.
@arthur.monticelli No. Lucille was the name of a woman who was the centre of an argument between two men in a bar where the King worked. The bar caught fire. The King seized his guitar n ran out. All his guitars were called Lucille after that.
Uncle phill is one of those guys who worked hard for his degree and a better future for his family. There have been, there are and there will be people like him. Whoever you are somewhere in the future you read these words. I’m proud of you. Keep going. Have kids early in life. Kids follow example, not words.
LOVED how Geoffrey beautifully played along! How when Uncle Phil was like “BREAK OUT LUCILE” Geoffrey really took this stick outta his pants 😂😂😂 kept eyes on Phil as he assembled her 😂😂 FANTASTIC
@@RayzorBlade ya, Uncle Phil lost his first game, at 20 a ball which put them 600 in the hole. The game where he won, at 100 a ball, yielded 1500 gross. Take away the 600 they already owed, 900 profit
You're all wrong, after Phil's first game the guy says $400. The whole math situation is wrong in the episode, they didnt expect people to try and solve.
100 dollars a ball. Uncle would have ended up with more cash on hand seeing as the original hustler would just needed to give back the car to cancel out 200 dollars from the 1500 he owed uncle phil, then minus another 300 hundred, and he should have still owed 1200..unless he kept the car and just took away 600 dollars straight up cash.
Well he had to, right? Will isnt known for his ability to shut up, especially when it matters. He would have blabbed and everything would have fallen apart.
Oh, yeah. Phil was not in a position to benefit from Will knowing, so Will didn't know. If you want to keep a secret, tell it to as _few_ people as you can.
It has been years since I have seen this show. I wasn't even a huge fan when it was originally out. But as soon as he walked into that pool hall I thought one thing. Uncle Phil hustled pool in college. Why did I think this? Because back when this show was in syndication college guys hanging out in the pool hall was a standard thing for people like me. Never named my cue though. Probably should have now that I think about it. But pool and darts. Many a evening spent honing those two skills.
*_John 3.16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil._*
Phil is angry at Will here but still enjoying himself and even giving him a high five. Moments like this make me think uncle Phil was a lot like Will when he was young. Learning life’s lessons the hard way. That’s why he’s so wise, loving, supportive and forgiving of Will. And that’s also why he never ever does anything to make Will feel like he’s not a full member of the Banks family. Treats him like his son, because Phil understands a boy like Will needs a strong father like an diabetic needs insulin.
They cut out the best part of this too. After he gets the money he says 'Don't mess with my boy again. You mess with him, you mess with me.' Drives home how he feels about him.
One of my favorite things about Uncle Phil was that despite his success and wealth, he never forgot his street smarts lol... Rest In Peace James Avery. You were such an amazing actor and all around great guy. God Bless You and thank you for all the laughs :')
Uncle Phil was the most GANGSTER character in that show. The dude had street smarts and book smarts. He was built like an ox and had the strength of one too but was always calm and calculated. True OG
It's the things that he does like that that makes it extra hurtful when Will says to Uncle Phil's face in the episode where his father leaves (again) "You are not my father!" There's literally years of character development that shows that Uncle Phils is obviously the father figure that Will needed but never had.
The other good part was at the end when after Will thanked uncle Phil's help. He asked him for his money back, to which uncle Phil said "I'll play you for it" LOL
@@Matrim42 not tryin to be annoying but pool sharking refers to when people create some sort of distraction just as a player is taking his shot. This, on the other hand, is pool hustling.
@@lraoux Sharking can be distracting, yes, but it’s also a synonym for hustling. It’s also sometimes used to describe a good player with no sinister connotations.
James Avery's performance is amazing in this scene. He completely sells being a nervous klutz who can't even hit the ball, to the badass pool shark that he was all along. His body language and the tone in his voice just bring it all together like a well prepared meal.
And that is not easy to do. Max Grodénchik had a reoccurring role on Star Trek DS9. In one episode, they decided to do a bit of fun and play a baseball game. His character was supposed to be terrible. Unfortunately, Max Grodénchik had played Minor League Baseball for several years. He physically couldn't play baseball poorly. They just had he play with his off hand.
Can we all take a minute to appreciate the most important thing about this scene: James Avery being the only person in recorded history to look cool wearing both a belt and braces xD
I always liked that the cue was named Lucille and I can’t help but think that was a reference to blues guitarist bb king whose main guitar shared that name.
This was the epitome of a real man. He exemplified what it is to be a man, a father/uncle in every possible way. All men black, white, Hispanic or Asian should strive for these qualities. In the whole entire series of FPOBA I never heard him curse gave a drinking or substance abuse. True intelligent man. R.I.P
He cursed a time or two. But it hit harder because it was so out of character for Uncle Phil. So when it happened you knew he was not playing with whoever it was directed at. That's why cursing should be used more sparingly..
It's a great scene but I suspect that most people understood what was about to happen - this isn't the first time a scene like this has been used in either tv or movies. Heck, Full House had a scene similar to this and it was five years before.
Uncle Phil taught me a valuable life lesson in this episode, in order to gain the advantage you gotta show some weakness to lull your opponent into false sense of security then you show your strength when they least expect it! This episode will always be my favourite I loved how Geoffrey was in on it the whole time and hid Lucille down his trousers 🤣🤣
I do that as a goalie lol… I pretend to be weak when it comes to positional play when I warm up for a hockey game (I’ll play the angle wrong, I’ll let some goals in when I’m actually focused on another puck/ball with my peripheral vision, and I’ll pretend to be weak with my butterfly style) then when the game starts… they’ll be targeting my strongest skills as a goalie and giving me the confidence to carry my team to a win.
You knew you were in trouble when I told you what I was doing because it meant that I felt “hot” as a goalie and nothing was gonna get me shook since you made the mistake of warming me up lol.
Given how good Uncle Phil actually is, does anyone else think that the fact that his "clumsy" shot at 1:54 - which just _happened_ to leave the hustler with a perfect shot on the 8 ball - was actually not a coincidence?
I love the look on the hustler's face when Uncle Phil calls for Lucille. He barely reacts, just stares at the table in disbelief. Probably thinking "crap they got me". He knew it was over right then.
I love how Geoffrey burned that guy at 2:26 for making fun of uncle Phil, even though Geoffrey rips on all of them all the time he wasn't about to let anyone else do it 😂
theowlshack oh I see how you could have thought that, I think Geoffrey was not only insulting him saying he actually stinks but also he knew damn well uncle Phil was gonna hustle these men too 😂
I like to think that back in his days before affluence, Uncle Phil spent a lot of time at the table. He's the sort of character who may seem out-of-touch at first, but he's a man who never forgot where he came from. He's learned from both the hills and the hood.
Uncle phil use to be a hustler before becoming a judge apparently lol. The dude cant say shit on how he got hustled since Uncle phil is also a judge. Ahahaha...
The true father of tv. He never disappointed and always had his family back. Never reveal your strengths. Take note, especially to protect family no matter the situation. No violence just skill. Lots of lessons in this show.
We know, we know... Dude scratched on the 8-ball. I promise you won't be the first to point this out.
Ok we didn't see it drop in the corner....lol
But how many people will point out this scene was stolen from Family Matters? Who had done this same type of episode a year prior.
@@MaddawgMar stolen is a strong word 😂. Living single had a similar episode too.
@@MaddawgMar almost every sitcom has a pool scene
@@ace-x6m especially in the 90s... to the point that I was thinking of putting together a whole montage.
Everybody gangsta till Uncle Phil breaks out Lucille
🤣😂😂😂😂
@@GrowingGoodHair Uncle Phil went Negan on the hustlas except no bloodshed
Love that name 👍😂😂😂
MAX SENSITIVITY MAX PAIN BABY
Everybody Gangsta till Uncle Phil whips out the Shredder voice.
"I'm not about to bet on some game I've never played in my entire life."
And he really didn't. That's clever writing.
Yeah didnt even catch that lol. Good one
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I don’t get it lol
😂Jeffery’s backhanded remark“I wouldn’t talk” is so perfectly British.
jeffrey bring out luseal😂😂
@@ravd8082🤔???? Still playing special olympics louisville ky
Rest in Peace Mr. Avery. Thanks for being the TV Dad we all needed.
As well as the animated super villain we couldn't have done without
He was a great TV dad
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Definitely! Between him and Carl Winslow from Family Matters, you had the two best examples of a dad I've ever seen!👍
Hands down best TV dad of all time.
This scene proves underneath all the polite and proper manners, Uncle Phil was an underdog who worked hard and hustled harder to pay for law school, left the streets behind him and never looked back so his family didn't have to. No matter who you are, he is and always will be one of the classic examples of a male role model.
What you said, is my father to a T. My father and his brothers were street guys growing up. Some of his brothers still in and out of jail, a couple of his brothers just regular ol hood guys.
My father is a lawyer (retired now). I remember I was 12. I was shooting craps. He didn’t kind certain “hood”things; as he thought it taught me about life.
He saw us shooting, a couple of the dudes were older, like 14-15, and actually lived in the projects. I was friends with them because I hung out the ere with my cousins. So, my father sees us shooting. The guys were like “oh snap here comes your dad”. My father was like “ y’all keep playing. Nothing wrong with a little craps as long as y’all keep it fun. Just need my son real quick. He pulled me to the side and said, “you shouldn’t play things you don’t know what you’re doing. This kid has doctored dice”. I said “what’s that mean, daddy?”. He said finish up and get home. I’ll show you.
I get home, he has dice at the kitchen table. He says let’s play, and I’ll shoot. I said ok. He stops me. He said, “mistake #1. You didn’t even touch these dice. You just let me bring my own dice, you didn’t roll them, you didn’t inspect them. Since you said go ahead, put your penny up”. Daddy continued to roll 7 or 11 7 straight times. He stops and asks, “you done losing your money?”. I said yes sir.
He then teaches me about hustling. He showed me how he did it by filing and smooothinf out the corners, but he answer showed me other ways. He then taught me to never, ever not check out the device, be it dice, playing pool, etc. he then told me to always ask the rules because each hood has a different set. Get it stated. And, then he taught me NEVER take your eyes off the device, and don’t pull out your money. Keep your winnings and losses to yourself. You should be able to memorize how ouch you’re holding. So no need to bring it out, and NEVER keep ALL your money in the same spot. Break it up. Put some in your underwear, shoes. That way, if someone were to stick you up, they get what they only saw you win and they don’t get the rest.
We need a show about a young Uncle Phil.
It's fake
@@jasbindersidhu But many have done it in real life.
@@jasbindersidhu Yeah no shit lol I'm talking about him in the context of the show, not as if he's a real person. People have been doing that with fictionalized stories since the Odyssey. Boy you dense.
"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak" - Sun Tzu . Uncle Phil demonstrate it perfectly
It's common for lawyers to read the art of war. And a man is well educated his Uncle Phil I would be surprised if you were an exception
THE ART OF WAR such a great book
"You are never stronger than when your enemy believes you are weak." - Carmine "The Roman" Falcone
I gotta read that fucking book.
@@extremeking425 Audible's got a good version read by Lorna Raver ("Drag Me To Hell") and Ray Porter (Darkseid).
"Geoffrey, break out Lucille!"
This was my mom's favorite line and episode of Fresh Prince. R.I.P. Mom.
R.I.P. to your moms 🙏🏿😔
@@jenesaisquoijones5423 Thanks man.
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My condolences 🙏🏾
@@noelgarcia5525 Thank you.
I love the look on the hustler’s face when Uncle Phil says “Geoffrey break out Lucille.”
when your a hustler you know when you just got hustled yourself
The hilarious part of this hustle is the way that Uncle Phil changes his voice when he ends the act.
The Shredder came out with Lucille.
Every predator plays with his food before going for the kill.
Jeffrey, break out Lucille
@@jonstefanik9400 oh yeah! Because James Avery was the original Shredder
I thought it was funny when Geoffrey took Lucille out of his pants
When a guy names something Lucille, that there’s a red flag.
Like BB King's guitar?
like negan haha
Like both !
LMAOOOOOO
Pretty much
"I'm not about to bet on a game that I've never played in my life"
Technically, he didn't break his word
And fire isn’t hot
And water isn't wet
Love how Will goes from worrying to realizing he's in the presence of greatness and watching a maestro at work.
I love how Geoffrey was in on the hustle all along. It made him pulling out "Lucille" that much funnier.
This makes me think Geoffrey always carries Lucille
Agreed, you don't see a change in his facial expression but from the way he pulls out Lucille you can tell Geoffrey is excited to see Uncle Phil drop the meek amateur facade and show off his true pool playing talent.
Sir, do you think this is wise? Class A Con.
hes probably seen this plenty of times before
*_John 3.16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil._*
There are two things I really love about this scene. The first one being how Geoffrey was totally in on the hustle with Uncle Phil. The other being how much fun Uncle Phil is having while hustling these guys. There’s just something really fun about seeing him cut loose and have a good time. A part of me believes that he’s actually happy that Will messed up this time.
The entire show you'll notice the shift change between Will and the family, they learn to have fun and let loose from him, while he learns to grow up and learn responsibility from them!
I could not agree more he seemed so relaxed having a whale of a time
Whenever James got to have fun, that's when the entire scene would just light up. He was just THAT person. We miss him so so much.
i feel like he was so used to having to uphold an air of professionalism and decorum that will brought out a side to him that he forgot he had
@@nashywil93 wow had to watch the show again and u are right, everyone learned from each other
Uncle Phil and Mother Winslow are two people in TV history you don’t wanna fuck with in shooting pool.
Moral of the story is never judge a book by its cover
“Jeffrey, break out Lucille” is one of my fav moments in 90s sitcoms. Watching it now gets me a little choked up bc I think Uncle Phil represented the dad/uncle that everyone dreamed of. Smart, tough, compassionate, but ready to kick someone’s ass if they messed wit you.
True man I choked a bit just reading your comment
I always liked the episode of Family Matters where a bully is about to beat up Urkel and Eddie, after ignoring and belittling Urkel all episode, shows up to save him. And this was later season stuff, Darius McCray was at least 6-4 and 220 pounds and had horrifically outgrown his kid character. Needless say, it didn't go well for the bully.
I love this episode its my favourite the way uncle Phil hustled those guys like a pro and then pulled the rug right out from under them. I think we now know how uncle Phil paid for law school 🤣🤣
I thought he said "Break out the Seal". As in unsealing a forbidden weapon or something XD
Someone who every young man needs in their life.
Everyone loving how Geoffrey was part of the hustle, like Geoffrey isn't just their butler he's part of their family. He's been with them since before their eldest Hillary arrived. He knows all of their tricks and hustles and quirks. Of course he'd know about Lucille and of course he'd know about the hustle. He's family too. 💛
He also wouldn’t let anyone insult uncle Phil either
No, if you watched the episode where they were at their old apartment district which they lived in before Uncle Phil became a lawyer (the one where they were all played by different actors) Geoffrey was nowhere to be seen.
@@professionaldunce6312 Maybe they knew him as a friend
@@earningzekrom4173 Probably not. I recall an episode where they try to bribe Geoffrey in some way by telling him to remember when they first found him down on his luck and brought him in their house to work.
Also how Geoffrey is a hustler himself too
When Uncle Phil says "Geoffrey, break out Lucille". the audience knows the tables are about to turn.
The hustler did too!
As a Mexican born in Chicago the fresh prince of Bel it's my favorite show and my oldest brother we miss you Uncle Phil 😢😢😢 RIP
Gotta love that Uncle Phil named his favorite pool stick Lucille as a reference to BB King's favorite guitar Lucille. Awesome little reference to the fact that underneath the money, Uncle Phil is an old school blues man. He knows his roots.
I like that they played Soul Man by Sam & Dave cause James Avery was in the movie Blues Brothers as a dancer.
Lucille is a Little Richard song. The guitar was named after the song
@arthur.monticelli No. Lucille was the name of a woman who was the centre of an argument between two men in a bar where the King worked. The bar caught fire. The King seized his guitar n ran out. All his guitars were called Lucille after that.
I figured he was a Walking Dead fan.
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You know when someone says “break out (enter name here)”, it’s about to go down.
Uncle Phil asked for "Lucille"!
He's the OG Negan!
Steinerman yup
Steinerman u already know 😂😂😂😂
Amen!
Oh yeah, most definitely. Lol
Rest in peace uncle Phil.
You did good in license to drive with Cory Haim.
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This scene showed Uncle Phil was from the streets and he made it. RIP Uncle Phil 🙏
Love how Geoffrey never takes his eyes off Uncle Phil as he pulls the pool cue from his pants 😂
You mean Lucille.
It’s Lucille you swineherd.
YOU MEAN LUCILLE?!
Frey know it's about to get real ... real quick...lol
Probably the same when Uncle Phil asks for his tools you know his knife and fork? Lmao 😂
Uncle Phil was a proper uncle taking care when the time came
He thrashed those hustlers
The worlds best Uncle
He wasn’t the uncle. He was the dad
@@JayLiszte he may have been your father, but he weren't your daddy boy
Uncle phill is one of those guys who worked hard for his degree and a better future for his family. There have been, there are and there will be people like him. Whoever you are somewhere in the future you read these words. I’m proud of you. Keep going. Have kids early in life. Kids follow example, not words.
LOVED how Geoffrey beautifully played along! How when Uncle Phil was like “BREAK OUT LUCILE” Geoffrey really took this stick outta his pants 😂😂😂 kept eyes on Phil as he assembled her 😂😂 FANTASTIC
Always cracks me up when he busts out the sandwich outta nowhere while shooting one handed
Clearly he is a professional in many ways. Wasn’t gonna risk hustling on an empty stomach.
What? There was a sammich?
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It's funny, but not even the best player would shoot like that. Because that would be a totally uncoordinated shot
Showing how good you are is mighty impressive
300 debt from the start. 300 on Uncle Phil's first game. 1500 on the last, minus 600 owed 900 profit. Damn Uncle Phil played that smooth
Oh Damn it started off $300, I hardly paid attention to the bet. I was too busy laughin at this scene
@@RayzorBlade ya, Uncle Phil lost his first game, at 20 a ball which put them 600 in the hole. The game where he won, at 100 a ball, yielded 1500 gross. Take away the 600 they already owed, 900 profit
@@rogergarrison4271 Oooooh ok thanx for the heads up.
You're all wrong, after Phil's first game the guy says $400. The whole math situation is wrong in the episode, they didnt expect people to try and solve.
100 dollars a ball. Uncle would have ended up with more cash on hand seeing as the original hustler would just needed to give back the car to cancel out 200 dollars from the 1500 he owed uncle phil, then minus another 300 hundred, and he should have still owed 1200..unless he kept the car and just took away 600 dollars straight up cash.
Still one of my favorite moments from all of Television. James Avery was so great in this role
Uncle Phil is a absolute LEGEND
If you really think about it, Uncle Phil not only hustled the hustlers, he also hustled Will.
Well he had to, right?
Will isnt known for his ability to shut up, especially when it matters. He would have blabbed and everything would have fallen apart.
@@VickStarkiller I know that but my point is the way Phil pulled it off was kinda badass.
@@jameshaggerty8348doesn’t he also take wills money? Will asks for his money he lost and uncle Phil laughs at him 😂
Oh, yeah. Phil was not in a position to benefit from Will knowing, so Will didn't know.
If you want to keep a secret, tell it to as _few_ people as you can.
@@lazyperfectionist1"Three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead"
“Will I’m not an idiot, I’m not about to bet on some game I’ve never played in my entire life”
He wasn’t kidding 😂😂
Came here to see this. Gotta love the word play.
It has been years since I have seen this show. I wasn't even a huge fan when it was originally out. But as soon as he walked into that pool hall I thought one thing. Uncle Phil hustled pool in college. Why did I think this? Because back when this show was in syndication college guys hanging out in the pool hall was a standard thing for people like me. Never named my cue though. Probably should have now that I think about it.
But pool and darts. Many a evening spent honing those two skills.
*_John 3.16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil._*
@@williammunny9916I wish he would help out the world right now we need it alleviate the suffering he can do that can't he?
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genesis 3:16 is a far superior verse.
come on, type it.
Uncle Phil knew what he was doing. 💯 R.I.P
I freaking died when uncle Phil broke out Lucille and his boss voice 🤣🤣 I had a feeling he was faking the whole time
James Avery is the reason there should never be a remake or reboot of this show. He's irreplaceable.
Amen to that
I have some bad news for you, then...
@@cf-4233 Can't believe it...! I've just seen the trailer after reading your message. 😵🤢
@@guillaumemichallat307 I heard the reboot is pretty solid
They shouldn’t even have replaced Vivian. But I get there was a fallout.
Never underestimate Uncle Phil when he's out to do justice, even when just metaphorically :D.
Uncle Phil was wise, well accomplished and a great family man. I am still watching 2024. Rest easy Mr Avery
Phil is angry at Will here but still enjoying himself and even giving him a high five.
Moments like this make me think uncle Phil was a lot like Will when he was young.
Learning life’s lessons the hard way.
That’s why he’s so wise, loving, supportive and forgiving of Will.
And that’s also why he never ever does anything to make Will feel like he’s not a full member of the Banks family. Treats him like his son, because Phil understands a boy like Will needs a strong father like an diabetic needs insulin.
They cut out the best part of this too. After he gets the money he says 'Don't mess with my boy again. You mess with him, you mess with me.' Drives home how he feels about him.
I wonder if it was secretlyUncle Phil would suggested to Vivian to suggest to Vi to have him come out west.
It was a TV show. They are not real people.
@@malkinmalone y-you do realize what this show is based around dont you?
@@rainglock5885 He doesn’t enjoy life
One of my favorite things about Uncle Phil was that despite his success and wealth, he never forgot his street smarts lol... Rest In Peace James Avery. You were such an amazing actor and all around great guy. God Bless You and thank you for all the laughs :')
Laughs we loved from him
James Avery slipped from Uncle Phil to Shredder mode when he said “Break out Lucille!” 😂❤
The greatest TV dad of all time, I honestly think he’s the standard for the role.
Uncle Phil was the most GANGSTER character in that show. The dude had street smarts and book smarts. He was built like an ox and had the strength of one too but was always calm and calculated. True OG
We all strive to be like Uncle Phil
That episode where he tells Will's dad off is still an emotional kick in the testicles.😢
The fact that Jeffrey had uncle Phil’s prized pool cue just chillin in his draws gets me every time😂
That wasn't even the biggest stick down there either
@@herculesbrofister265 Geoffrey had stones for days
Still pure magic this hustle from Uncle Phil. Man said break out... Not give me... Break out!
Also gotta rate how gangsta Jeffrey is as well. Calmest dude
Bro sunk the white ball on his 8 ball shot. He lost when phil wasn't even trying🤣
You cut out a great part. When Uncle Phil says "Thats my boy. You mess with him you mess with me"
YEAH!! *runs away*
“And 10% for his manager”
love that part too
It's the things that he does like that that makes it extra hurtful when Will says to Uncle Phil's face in the episode where his father leaves (again) "You are not my father!" There's literally years of character development that shows that Uncle Phils is obviously the father figure that Will needed but never had.
The other good part was at the end when after Will thanked uncle Phil's help. He asked him for his money back, to which uncle Phil said "I'll play you for it" LOL
3:06 - And this was the moment James Avery ascended to God-tier in my eyes as a teen. To this day it's my favorite moment from the whole series.
Tough to beat, but I can do one better: "Legal Partner"
The moment he just grabs Will into a hug when he asks why his dad don’t want him
@@CustomizedUsername That's the best scene. Period. This is one of the best comedic ones. Did Uncle Phil ever have a bad scene? I don't remember one..
scariest chuckle ever burned to film
Same here mate
"break out Lucille"
Uncle Phil was the man.
Break out Lucille was is will be forever THE COLDEST LINE in history
Geoffrey is to the Banks family what Alfred is to the Wayne family.
Geoffrey vs The Joker would be classic!!
Jeoffrey vs Niles from the Nanny, that would be an epic "battler"...
Yeah, they’re both butlers. I feel like that’s a big part of both characters.
Bel air reboot, Geoffrey is a straight up assassin
Damn skippy!
I love how uncle Phil was able to lure his opponent into a false sense of security in such a casual way.
The ol' rope-a-dope.
@@neilomac Rope a dope isn’t a deception, it’s an endurance strategy. This was pure sharking. 🦈
And Geoffrey was in on it
@@Matrim42 not tryin to be annoying but pool sharking refers to when people create some sort of distraction just as a player is taking his shot. This, on the other hand, is pool hustling.
@@lraoux Sharking can be distracting, yes, but it’s also a synonym for hustling. It’s also sometimes used to describe a good player with no sinister connotations.
Jeffery is such a great wingman playing into Dr. Phil's con so well.
One of the best scenes of all time 😂😂😂 so glad we had this show and the brilliant actors who were apart of it
I always come back for " Jeffrey break out Lucille " 🤣🤣
James Avery face is awesome lol... he's like let's go punk.
Break out Lucille.
Is Lucille wrapped in barbed wire?
Negan is smiling
The 3 most chilling words in this whole scene
Uncle Phil...JAMES AVERY...The real gangsta uncle we all need...RIP sir....!!!
You just can’t beat a Classic Show(s) like The Fresh Prince of Belair, this was 1 of my favorite shows.
James Avery's performance is amazing in this scene. He completely sells being a nervous klutz who can't even hit the ball, to the badass pool shark that he was all along. His body language and the tone in his voice just bring it all together like a well prepared meal.
And that is not easy to do. Max Grodénchik had a reoccurring role on Star Trek DS9. In one episode, they decided to do a bit of fun and play a baseball game. His character was supposed to be terrible. Unfortunately, Max Grodénchik had played Minor League Baseball for several years. He physically couldn't play baseball poorly. They just had he play with his off hand.
Speaking of well prepared meals - not to mention, Aunt Viv or Jeffrey even packed him one (the sandwich) for the occasion!
Lets just say that Avery went from being mild mannered Uncle Phil ... to being The Shredder.
Four words no one is going to forget:
"Geoffrey...Break out Lucille!"
R.I.P uncle phill, thanks for the good times ❤
The fact that Geoffrey was in on the hustle makes it that more epic
Let’s all take a moment to remember the worlds best Uncle
Uncle Jesse and Uncle Hank:- Are we a joke to you
When Sam amd Dave soul man started playing...you knew... It was over for the other guy
Uncle Buck is also a good uncle.
never firget Uncle Iroh
Dad* The only father figure Will ever had and in the end really needed.
Can we all take a minute to appreciate the most important thing about this scene: James Avery being the only person in recorded history to look cool wearing both a belt and braces xD
Seriously!! Who wears both a belt and suspenders?
@@seanpotanko1414 Sherman Klump
fat people whose trousers bag out if you don't have the belt, but won't stay up without the suspenders.
Don't ask how I know.
@@dudetocartman xD
@@seanpotanko1414 Justin Wilson.
I always liked that the cue was named Lucille and I can’t help but think that was a reference to blues guitarist bb king whose main guitar shared that name.
Thank you, James, for being the dad that we could look up to and learn from when we grew up without a dad.
when uncle Phil makes the shot while eating the burger that means Jeffery or Will went out to get a burger just so Phil could show off
Or they probably just make them there
I don't even want to think about where Geoffrey hid the burger
This was the epitome of a real man. He exemplified what it is to be a man, a father/uncle in every possible way. All men black, white, Hispanic or Asian should strive for these qualities. In the whole entire series of FPOBA I never heard him curse gave a drinking or substance abuse. True intelligent man. R.I.P
I like how you said black first.
Eso es hermosa.
I agree. Uncle Phill is iconic for being a badass father figure from the 90s.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
He cursed a time or two. But it hit harder because it was so out of character for Uncle Phil. So when it happened you knew he was not playing with whoever it was directed at. That's why cursing should be used more sparingly..
Best TV uncle ever, n I’m dam near sure everyone that like the Fresh prince of Bel Air would consider Uncle Phil everyone’s Uncle Phil 🙌💚🙌
That's the uncle everybody needs
You know you've don't fucked up when they call their weapon of choice "Lucille".
Got two guns Lucille and my matty or Mathilda
One of the most memorable scenes from this show. Who else remembers being like “Uncle Phil, no!” right along with Will? 😂😂
nobody
It's a great scene but I suspect that most people understood what was about to happen - this isn't the first time a scene like this has been used in either tv or movies. Heck, Full House had a scene similar to this and it was five years before.
A couple guys tried to hustle a friend and mine one time in the pool hall untell we raised them so high it was a shame if we losed lol.
Nah you could tell he was about to hustle him
Damm. Just hearing uncle phils voice makes me cry ...😢
I miss Uncle Phil so much. Rest in peace.
There's a lot to learn from uncle Phil, he's been a true role model for everyone in the family with his charm and manners.
Much better Black American tv dad than say, Bill Cosby... 🤣
More in reality to, the tough father, but also caring.
_"And let this be a lesson to you. Don't mess with my boy again. You mess with him, you're messing with me."_ - Uncle Phil
Yeahhhhh!
R.I.P James Avery. You'll always be missed.
Nobody will ever make me not love Uncle Phil and the Fresh Prince!
I don’t think nobody would try……. Stop just trying to over use the latest lango…. Everybody love uncle phill and the show
4:04 In this shot, the guy playing the Hustler has a big grin on his face when Avery lands the shot. He broke character because he was so impressed.
I love seeing stuff like that.
You can hear it in his voice too when he counts out the money, that kinda “I can’t even be mad, that was slick” energy
Uncle Phil taught me a valuable life lesson in this episode, in order to gain the advantage you gotta show some weakness to lull your opponent into false sense of security then you show your strength when they least expect it! This episode will always be my favourite I loved how Geoffrey was in on it the whole time and hid Lucille down his trousers 🤣🤣
I do that as a goalie lol… I pretend to be weak when it comes to positional play when I warm up for a hockey game (I’ll play the angle wrong, I’ll let some goals in when I’m actually focused on another puck/ball with my peripheral vision, and I’ll pretend to be weak with my butterfly style) then when the game starts… they’ll be targeting my strongest skills as a goalie and giving me the confidence to carry my team to a win.
You knew you were in trouble when I told you what I was doing because it meant that I felt “hot” as a goalie and nothing was gonna get me shook since you made the mistake of warming me up lol.
Goku has been trying to tell you😂
You can see him in the background smirking. 😊
I do this whenever I play poker. Never let your opponent know your next move
Given how good Uncle Phil actually is, does anyone else think that the fact that his "clumsy" shot at 1:54 - which just _happened_ to leave the hustler with a perfect shot on the 8 ball - was actually not a coincidence?
I just thought that as well
I miss Uncle Phil. We need more of him in our lives.
For sure
I love the look on the hustler's face when Uncle Phil calls for Lucille. He barely reacts, just stares at the table in disbelief. Probably thinking "crap they got me". He knew it was over right then.
He's like "damn, da playa just got played".
I love how Geoffrey burned that guy at 2:26 for making fun of uncle Phil, even though Geoffrey rips on all of them all the time he wasn't about to let anyone else do it 😂
theowlshack oh I see how you could have thought that, I think Geoffrey was not only insulting him saying he actually stinks but also he knew damn well uncle Phil was gonna hustle these men too 😂
Facts
I'm allowed to call my family names. You, however are not.
“Geoffrey….break out Lucille”. That line is just delivered so perfectly
Jeffery understood the assignment when he asked "Do you think this is wise?" knowing full well Phil was pretending to be a fool
I like to think that back in his days before affluence, Uncle Phil spent a lot of time at the table. He's the sort of character who may seem out-of-touch at first, but he's a man who never forgot where he came from. He's learned from both the hills and the hood.
While also having an old school beat to his step.
if I remember right he used to be a Malcolm X-esque civil rights activist in his younger days, so he definitely learned street shit
Uncle phil use to be a hustler before becoming a judge apparently lol. The dude cant say shit on how he got hustled since Uncle phil is also a judge. Ahahaha...
Being a pool hustler probably helped Phil pay for law school.
@@chrismc410 Yeah you make a good point.
@@chrismc410 we need an Uncle Phil prequel novel
@@AwesomeSaucePictures The farm stories remember, ha ha ha? 😆
My second favorite uncle Phil episode. Other than when Prince was upset about his father walking out. Such a quality actor.
Uncle Phil was the greatest tv dad to grow up watching! Back when tv shows weren’t about politics.
Uncle Phil...one of the truly wonderful TV "Dad's" of all time.
beats bob sagat by thousands of miles
Andy Griffith will always be tops though.
Not Hard after cosby
God I miss Uncle Phil, he was like a real uncle to all of us. RIP 😭
Uncle Phil was an epic badass. Loved that guy.
The true father of tv. He never disappointed and always had his family back. Never reveal your strengths. Take note, especially to protect family no matter the situation. No violence just skill. Lots of lessons in this show.
Shout out to Geoffrey for being in on the hustle.
“That’s right, Uncle Phil” cracks me up every time!
When uncle Phil says, "Jeffrey break out Lucille" i die laughing everytime!!!
Uncle Phil is the uncle everyone needs. He's smart, sophisticated, loves his family, and isn't afraid to flex when needed.