"No wait Will, I got this one." Make no mistake, just because Carlton is a nice guy to the core doesn't mean he won't completely destroy you when needed.
he's nice by default. He has respect for anyone by default. But if you're an idiot, an a-hole, or malicious, then he's not afraid to beat you in the head over it. Carlton is an ideal person to be.
Thats one of the great things about the Will/Carlton dynamic. Yea Will clowns him and makes fun of his style and so on, but he still cares about the guy and will stick up for him when he feels he's being dogged by other people.
"No wait Will, I got this one". Growing up we all clowned Carlton but yo this right here proved what a character he was. Probably my second favorite Fresh Prince moment.
This is why I love Carlton. He may be a huge dweeb, but he's also smart, articulate, well-mannered, and not ashamed of his intelligence or his success. And when Top Dog is pumping gas at the 76, content in the knowledge that he's not a "sell-out", Carlton will be a CEO or a congressman or a justice on the Supreme Court, and he won't be any less black because of it. Keep on wearing Ralph Lauren polo shirts and dancing to Tom Jones, Carlton. You the MAN.
What-If Machine Indeed. No one deserves the treatment Carlton got just because they couldn't choose the kind of people they were born with, in Carlton's case, a wealthy family in Bel-Air.
+What-If Machine a) isn't top dog in college to pursue a better life? he wants to be a success right? but then i guess in his opinion carlton was born into it so he felt he didnt earn it but you cant choose that. carlton didnt want to live off his parents he did want to be a success himself. b) hey, don't look down on those who pump gas, it's a need. all jobs are important. problem is people dont see it. c) i read somewhere many rich people wear cheaper clothes that's how they still have more $. usually poor or middle class people have luxury goods many they can't afford. you never know. d) i bet top dog wants a butler, he's envious of carlton's lifestyle. however will was the same way; he lived w/ carlton and went to bel air prep and had the butler and everything too so why wasn't he treated like carlton was?
oooh19 I think the reason will was spared was because of how topdog judges a book by its cover hence he probably looked at will's fashion and outlook on life and said "oh he's a brother alright" but He never looked on the inside of what really matters
"Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, its what i am" best line I've heard from Carlton. so true also, being black isn't a behavior. its like the guy was trying to say a black person can't be successful or have his own music taste or live in a big house because only white people can have that luxury. Carlton's father worked hard to get his family where they are now, and living in a certain life style doesn't make them any less black.
Exactly! There is an expectation that black people must only be ignorant, violent, and poor. It has been so ingrained that to some degree several black people have begun to agree with this. It limits us to a one hat fits all scenario in an attempt to prove something we already are..black. Proud of the heritage we come from and still fighting for the right to be who we want to be without being pushed down or told we can't. You do you and don't let other people tell you who you are and what should define you.
One of the things I loved about Fresh Prince was the relationship shown here between Carlton and Will. Will tries to save Carlton the embarrassment by saying he(Will) didn't get in. Carlton automatically sticks up for Will. Will then tries again to stick up for Carlton. Carlton does his thing. Will never hesitates to leave.
Funny how people just assumed everything was handed to Carlton. But in reality he's worked very hard academically with the opportunities provided to him
CoolsBreeze opportunity is the key word here. The frat leader didn’t like Carlton because Carlton didn’t come from a background that inhibited his hard work and instead provided him opportunities. Yes, Carlton worked hard, but someone who has to work a job or take care of their little sister while on a tight money budget has to work harder. That’s why he didn’t like Carlton, because Carlton never knew “the struggle”. Carlton was always safe in his mansion, always had food, had a butler and a mother and father, any support he needed he had. What Carlton said was still true, I’m just saying, that’s why the frat leader thought he wasn’t black enough because at the end of the day, being black in America is a struggle.
@@ddespair but Carlton IS black , he went through police profiling etc... Having to work to help raise your siblings is not a black issue , it is a poverty issue . I doubt this frat leader encountered many difficulties , he was just jealous and bitter
I liked how this episode shows that social status shouldn't dictate who we are or who we can be 'down' with, as well as showing that just because some of us are born with silver-spoons in our mouths, that doesn't mean that they're different from us as people. Such a noteworthy message to an entertaining but bittersweet episode of the greatest sitcoms of all-time.
"Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, it's what I am. I'm running the same race and jumping the same hurdles as you, so why are you tripping me up? You said we need to stick together, but you don't even know what that means. If you ask me, you're the real sellout."
I never had problems with rich kids, it's just the rich kids who try to slum it and act hood. I never heard of parents wanting to be poor and raise their kids in the ghetto. The ghetto shouldn't be embraced. Always remember where you came from but don't glorify it.
It SHOULD be embraced, but not glorified, lest you glorify poverty. Embrace it that you may be inspired to improve the conditions on the terms of the people living there.
+ChocolateAssMilk wait, now you're stating how "rich kids" are supposed to behave/think etc? maybe they want to be like for themselves not their $$ so it may be a way of expressing themselves, they're still growing up and discovering who they are and trying to fit in/stand out, depends on the person and the situation. it's also the time period too; like 90s vs 2010s. very different (yet some things remain the same, people are still the same, just different technology which sometimes people misuse). social dynamics/workplace dynamics still very much alive and well. also on a different note, women often hold other women back from success. as women, heterosexual or homosexual, fat or thin, any religion or race, age etc well we are all jumping the same hurdles yet women are hardest on each other!
@@oooh19 thats not an excuse!!! Rich people who try to act hood just put a huge target on their backs. You got people out here who ain’t got nothing to lose and will take even from the poor.
Truly! I grew up in a really bad area and then during high school i moved in with my grandparents in the suburbs. There were so many rich kids pretending to be from bad areas it had me dying laughing. If i was in the city with my friends and saw these kids in our areas we would probably rob them. Hahaha.
Saddest part is black people like the frat guy exist. Good thing is black people who arent ashamed of their differences from the stereotypical norm also exist
My buddy was telling me about this episode a few months ago when we were working on a ship together, He's black 6foot, Dreadlocks down to mid back, I'm a short stocky white guy next to him brown hair blue eyes- and we would go on Shore leave together when we could in the US- and I would notice other blacks staring him down and what not- So Finally I asked him about it. and he reminded me of this Episode of Fresh Prince and was saying some view him as a sellout because he's hanging out with a white-guy and has a good stable job making great money seeing the world and what have you. Kind of crazy how this scene still applies to a lot of people today.
+Reduxalicious Yup, a lot of us go through that. My entire life I've always been apart of the most diverse groups, in school, in the Navy (USS Simpson) and at every job I've had ever since. I speak the language of the fellow dudes, bros, dudemen and brother dudes and that always gets me looked at like an alien by other black people. "You sold out" or "You're white-washed" are the most common phrases. Dont know why people think I owe it to them to be a certain way, I am the way I am even though I grew up in "the ghetto" and black neighbors I grew up with and known my entire life absolutely loathe me for that lol.
I'll never forget this episode. Just thought of it recently. This is still true even in the new millennium. Carlton was right. I say all the time that being black is not an attitude or state of mind. IT'S A COLOR! We all endure the same struggle real talk. Although I would NEVER ever in life dance like that LOL. Props to Will for standing up for his cuzzo too. He was more than qualified for that fraternal organization. Top Dog really played himself and his position was in jeopardy for promoting his so-called Afrocentric pro-black views. People act according to their upbringing and environment. It shapes who we are. Not our fault if we were raised poor or rich. It's just reality. I was born and raised in the hood but that doesn't mean I have to glorify it. I don't condone ignorance, violence in these streets, violence against women and dysfunctional folx. Talking like you have no vocabulary is an embarrassment. Even this music today is an embarrassment and I'm done defending it. I know how to operate in different social circles. This business has taken me many places I never thought I'd travel to. That's an advantage to being educated, versatile and adapting to your environment. I still get judged on the way I look. Even if I dress up and greet people with decency & respect. Even worked an outside sales job in cities where the police would apprehend me every other day because they thought I was a burglar. Two examples of people I can't stand: 1)Those who are ghetto as hell and try to act all uppity and high class. 2) Those who grew up rich and act like they know what time it is out here just from watching videos and buying rap music.
Go deep enough we're all the same colour. Last I checked we all have the same colour skeleton, our blood is the same colour and so are our organs. And I agree with everything that you wrote.
Top Dog: "Carlton doesn't exactly exemplify what I think a Phi Beta Gamma is" translation: Carlton is not "black" enough to be in a black fraternity This is my favorite episode because Carlton stood up for himself with class. Yes he may be weird and all that, but he wasn't ashamed of who he has and he let Top Dog know that his race doesn't dictate how he's supposed to act or who he's supposed to be. Carlton is a true class act
Great dynamic shown between Will and Carlton. So many cousins and brothers have this same dynamic of one being the so called "cool" one and the other a nerd. But let you disrespect the nerd or vice versa and see what the other would do to defend him or her. I loved that about Will and Carlton as the show progressed.
My parents worked hard to move us out of the old neighbourhood and bought a nice house in the suburbs during my teens, wasn't much but we had enough rooms for each of us siblings and what we needed. Once, I went back to the old area to see some of my old friends and one guy said to me that I don't understand their struggle cos I'm priveleged and live in a nice house that my dad bought, etc. So I had to tell him that "We're both from the same streets, we just too different paths!" We grew up in the same inner city estate (housing projects) in London and both be and I worked in the same local grocery store too. But in the end, he chose to be a "gangster" roaming with gangs and getting into fights while I pursued education and worked part time to support myself.
This is what holds us back....in addition to racism but looking down at hard work, whether its starting at the bottom working a part time job to college or vocational training. Will may have teased Carlton like that but he loved him period and was gonna fight Top Dog over him.
Love this scene. I remember someone telling me they "acted more black" than I did just because I had a robust vocabulary, wore different clothes than they expected, and I did not have an intense knowledge of rap... =_= I felt then how Carlton did. That I did not need to prove my race or heritage. I just had to be proud of it and there was no need to fit myself into whatever ignorant box they wanted to put me in. Btw It was a white guy telling me this..
+Shampree Fritz as if rap is the only music us black folks started and listen to. respect to you for doing whatever makes you happy and makes you feel comfortable. im from a hood but i dont think like that. keep doing your thing sweetheart.
Some are weird as if they even know what they're talking about. A white person told me that too. I told them that see how they react to somebody calling them the n word or going back to Africa and see how that works out for them. They got quiet after that.
Carlton TOLD HIS ASS! Carlton should have been accepted. The dude tried to make Carlton feel like he wasn't "black" enough which is BULLSHIT! Carlton is a smart, well mannered, guy. Educated black men is what the fraternity NEEDED! That dude was just a hater. My point is, I'm black and I'm proud of it. But just because I'm educated, respectful, and humble, DO NOT try to make me feel bad because I don't act like what some may consider typical black people.
Amen!!! Thank you!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels the same way and I'm proud of who I am. To be humble, gifted, and black. Color isnt what defines you its the actions you take to better yourself as a person and passing that on to another generation.
Why try to downgrade ourselves just cause we're doing a little more well than some of us, we should be happy for our brothers who are in higher grounds. They're representing us to begin with. Shouldn't we want to set a good example all along? Well that's what we are doing and yet some of us get mad and try to bring them down.. Pathetic
Agreed! It is a pathetic attempt to keep us down as a whole. Something several have bought into to satisfy a society that refuses to see us as anything more than what they feel comfortable with. I'm cheering you on man! I hope you do the same.
Use to hear this shit all the time back when i was in high school. Brothas tellin me i wasn't "black enough" cause i didnt like rap, dress like a thug, or liked gangsta life. My mom told me as a kid i act like a thug i would be treated like one. I took that to heart.
This episode taught a valuable lesson. Now, I can feel for Carlton. I was born in NYC and moved to Dominican Republic at the age of 7 and came back here 12 years later. I'm Dominican because my parents are. When I came back here, many people (whites, blacks, including my people) would say how "white" I sound when I talk. Their ignorance is revealed right there. Just because I'm not the best dancer of Salsa, Merengue and Bachata doesn't mean I'm not Dominican enough. Being Hispanic is not a state of mind, it's a heritage. Also, social status should NOT dictate who we are or who we should hang out with. Also, political differences shouldn't determine your friendship with someone. It sucks that people suffer from racism, but it's a lot worse when it's done upon you by one of your own people. Carlton's words are relevant to issues like these in this day and age. Blacks and Latinos would say "we should stick together", unfortunately when either a black or a Latino achieves success, these people who talk about sticking together would say "oh, so you're white now?" It's pathetic and sad.
@@mahmamia5100 Exactly! I loved how initially he was doing something quirky and the dancers near him were looking at him all ??? but a short bit later he's fitting in dancing with one of the dancers who was first looking at him funny. Shows how you can be accepted for who you are if it's a cool crowd. I loved it, it was very subtle. Also he looks (and the woman with him) like he's having a blast!
I swear something similar happened like this for the past few months and this episode immediately popped into my head. I was about to go Carlton when it happened man.
I loved this episode because it showed all the facets of Carlton's character. On the negative he was a bit naïve and eager but this episode also showed how hard working he is, how he never quits working hard to get what he wants, he's dedicated, and a smart student. I wish a lot of people were more like Carlton.
The problem with Carlton isn't that he is good person but that his Bel Air persona is what he embodies in a snooty kind of way. And my guess is that felt Carlton would be a hazard down the line.
@@KrisBryant99 Yea but he was never ever lazy. He was a hard worker and knew what he want. A lot of rich kids in his position would be spoiled, snooty and also lazy.
Real nigga shit Carlton said. It's still going on today. Some folks really think what makes a "real" brother is where he from and being "hood". Not everybody has that experience, it ain't they fault and they shouldn't apologize for it. Neither should the ones that made it out. If they ashamed of where they from, I could see calling them sell outs. But not if they did something others didnt.
Unlike pretty much everyone else in my generation, I didn't see very much of Fresh Prince, but of what I did see there are a few scenes that I'll always remember. This is on the top.
I really love how Will deliberately acted like Top Dogg didn't know what he was talking about when saying Carlton wasn't their type or didn't exemplify what he thought of a Phi Beta Gamma. Phil put the icing on the cake in the last scene when he said "I worked hard to provide for my family, and now someone is telling me there's a price for success?"
I'm Japanese-American, male, born and raised in Seattle. In 2013, I had a baby girl with a very pretty girl who is Black/Cherokee/White, 5'9", and slim. Our daughter is very pretty, who looks like a young Mariah Carey or young Skylar Diggins. She's 8 in 2021. She doesn't play basketball, but she plays soccer, and is a good chess player for her age group. She took part in chess tournaments with other kids her age. I think that she is very pretty, and I've sent her pictures to modeling agencies. Well, I've already had more than one person tell me, "Your daughter's Black, but she isn't REALLY Black." And, I've gotten barbs about her, because she plays CHESS!! What the heck?
Love seeing that dude behind them watching, then nodding his head in approval after Carlton finishes speaking, before going over to Top Dog himself and saying he's gonna get him kicked out for that stunt he pulled.
This has to be one of my favorite scenes in Fresh Prince, just because of how awesome Carlton is for sticking up for himself, especially when being bothered by the fact he's discriminated against because of his having such a good life that his dad had to work hard for. Thumbs up ALL THE WAY for Carlton. Bryon
Carlton Banks is my hero. To this day it troubles me that I used to have "friends" who stripped me of my race because I liked rock music, dressed alternatively and didn't use slang. At the time I didn't realise what an ignorant outlook they had and as a result the negativity they pushed onto me. To say "this is what black people do..", "this is what white people do.." ect. is just boxing people and enforcing out of date stereotypes - which are, more often than not, self fulfilling prophecies.
The funny thing is that Carlton is played by a Dominican named Alberto Riberio. As a man of Dominican descent I too went through what he saw in this scene. I hate that term acting white.
I really liked how that one guy told Top Dog that he didn't speak for the rest of them and he would get him kicked out. Top Dog is so stupid. He didn't have to like Carlton. Because Carlton was a straight A student he could bring the house's grade average up. Not to talk about the connections that he has because of Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian.
That is why I like Fresh Prince, despite all the comedic antics of Will, there are some powerful and serious moments (like this scene) that apply to real life that we need to think deeply about.
'When are we going to stop doing this to each other?' You're right DJL...I liked how Uncle Phill said that at the end. I even like more how he says, "I strive to give this family a good life and now somebody says there's a penalty for success'? Uncle Phil was right because since when does success have penalties? He didn't get what he had by luck, he worked hard for it and didn't take shortcuts and his satus as a successful businessman doesn't change his attitude to help his fellow brothers.
This actually just happened to me while trying to join a graduate chapter of a popular frat. I completed all the required tests and and did everything I was told for almost a year. Then they ‘voted’ me out on the week before initiation because bros didnt ‘know me well enough’. That was bogus. It was devastating. Then realized that I probably wasn’t their ‘type’ even though other bros did in fact like me. I’m trying another chapter next time.
why don't they EVER make shows like this anymore this society is teaching kids to get pregnant and use them to be on tv for money that's fuckin sick we NEED more stuff like this THIS is one of the most true moments in tv history because you see people judging people for who they are & how they act just because you may be rich doesn't mean you can't be smart this is what kids need to see & realize what life is REALLY about
I love when Will had Carltons back and when he stood up to that guy! That's what family is supposed to do for one another! I always think about what Uncle Phil said in the end of this episode "When are we all going to stop doing this to each other"? The main fact is this same kind of treatment is still happening today.
I hate when guys like that dis the innocent people like Carlton. Makes me think of a time in Middle School when all the boys made fun & wanted me to get in fights just so I could get kicked out of class. I couldn't hang around them because they thought I couldn't measure up & how I wasn't cool with them. To this day I still never had any cool guy friends that had my back. That's because there aren't any cool guys anymore in life & I'm not referring to homosexual gay men. This episode really gets to me.
Hate to burst your bubble there but Carlton was not exactly innocent here. I could understand if Carlton was really humble and grounded during his time with the frat, but he was anything but that. He presented himself as a arrogant, pompous, snobby,full of himself twit that didn't know when to shut the hell up. Keep in mind that Carlton was the one flaunting about how rich he was along with having a butler and living next to the reagans. Granted you do have blacks that act like top dog in unwarranted situations but Carlton brought this on himself. Remember earlier in the episode Top Dog was being nice to him, then Carlton had to go and run his mouth.
I would hardly call his behavior nice. Carlton was being pretty obnoxious, questioning authority, and bragging about his wealth to Top Dog. If anything Top Dog was nice to him before he started acting like a jerk. I could see if Carlton was humble about his background but that was not the case.
J Owens He was just answering the questions that Top Dog asked him. He asked where he was from and Carlton answered. Of course mentioning Jefferey was a bit too much.
No Carlton did more than just that. He was acting pretty arrogant and snobbish the whole time he was there. It would have been different had Carlton acted humble and they just gave him a hard time because of where he was from but that wasn't the case. He was being an arrogant, snobby, loudmouth.
Mandilore yeah, I remember firs time seeing Uncle Phil saying that line, I remembered my family background as well, I mean growing up as an Immigrant kid in Europe, the funny double standard is that if you are "Poor" the locals will see you as "Benefit leech" but if you live pretty well you are called "Probably a thief that do shady business".
I love how after this moment, Will and Jazz stop making fun of Carlton for not being "black enough" like they did in the earlier seasons. It was a good moment of character development for both Will and Carlton.
Just saying I'm part columbian and Salvadorean but I'm still brown. My blood still runs red and that goes for ALL races. I admire and respect that you acknowledged your mixed races. I just believe that we are all from the same race. Human Race, that is.
Wish the end of the episode was in this clip..."WHEN ARE WE GONNA STOP DOING THIS TO EACH OTHER?" -Uncle Phil. Never gets old. It's sad black people can't get over the fact that we didn't all grow up the same way.
"Being black is not what i try to be, it is what I am".....such a great statment
EXACTLY
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"No wait Will, I got this one."
Make no mistake, just because Carlton is a nice guy to the core doesn't mean he won't completely destroy you when needed.
+Zeph G yea sometimes people really do need you to put them in their place!
He is a gentleman. He didn't destroy anybody he just said the truth without any need to insult or exaggerate.
This man even got a gun.
The only words just as dangerous as "Geoffrey, break out Lucille."
he's nice by default. He has respect for anyone by default.
But if you're an idiot, an a-hole, or malicious, then he's not afraid to beat you in the head over it.
Carlton is an ideal person to be.
So considerate of the music to cut out right when Carlton had to deliver a speech.
Riot Edits best DJ ever
Song just finished
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BWAH
Thats one of the great things about the Will/Carlton dynamic.
Yea Will clowns him and makes fun of his style and so on, but he still cares about the guy and will stick up for him when he feels he's being dogged by other people.
+TheDalinkwent Because Carlton is more of a Sibling to him then a Cousin by that Point.
good point Will loves and respects Carlton.
yes
+TheDalinkwent
that true, kinda reminds me of Stewie and Brian duo
Zain844 , that's what family is about and for!
"No wait Will, I got this one".
Growing up we all clowned Carlton but yo this right here proved what a character he was. Probably my second favorite Fresh Prince moment.
What was your top moment?
This is why I love Carlton. He may be a huge dweeb, but he's also smart, articulate, well-mannered, and not ashamed of his intelligence or his success. And when Top Dog is pumping gas at the 76, content in the knowledge that he's not a "sell-out", Carlton will be a CEO or a congressman or a justice on the Supreme Court, and he won't be any less black because of it.
Keep on wearing Ralph Lauren polo shirts and dancing to Tom Jones, Carlton. You the MAN.
I agree I was proud of Carlton.
What-If Machine Indeed. No one deserves the treatment Carlton got just because they couldn't choose the kind of people they were born with, in Carlton's case, a wealthy family in Bel-Air.
+What-If Machine a) isn't top dog in college to pursue a better life? he wants to be a success right? but then i guess in his opinion carlton was born into it so he felt he didnt earn it but you cant choose that. carlton didnt want to live off his parents he did want to be a success himself. b) hey, don't look down on those who pump gas, it's a need. all jobs are important. problem is people dont see it. c) i read somewhere many rich people wear cheaper clothes that's how they still have more $. usually poor or middle class people have luxury goods many they can't afford. you never know. d) i bet top dog wants a butler, he's envious of carlton's lifestyle. however will was the same way; he lived w/ carlton and went to bel air prep and had the butler and everything too so why wasn't he treated like carlton was?
+What-If Machine *BEST COMMENT EVER!!!*
oooh19 I think the reason will was spared was because of how topdog judges a book by its cover hence he probably looked at will's fashion and outlook on life and said "oh he's a brother alright" but
He never looked on the inside of what really matters
Alfonso Ribeiro, this was one hell of a performance. You got a lot of laughs as Carlton, but this was a powerful moment in its own right.
"Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, its what i am" best line I've heard from Carlton. so true also, being black isn't a behavior. its like the guy was trying to say a black person can't be successful or have his own music taste or live in a big house because only white people can have that luxury. Carlton's father worked hard to get his family where they are now, and living in a certain life style doesn't make them any less black.
Exactly! There is an expectation that black people must only be ignorant, violent, and poor. It has been so ingrained that to some degree several black people have begun to agree with this. It limits us to a one hat fits all scenario in an attempt to prove something we already are..black. Proud of the heritage we come from and still fighting for the right to be who we want to be without being pushed down or told we can't. You do you and don't let other people tell you who you are and what should define you.
Thank you!
Gambol Putty it’s sad that that’s what your own race expects you to be
Preach on!! Wise words!👍👍
Also uncle Phil often says it was hard when he became a father.
One of the things I loved about Fresh Prince was the relationship shown here between Carlton and Will. Will tries to save Carlton the embarrassment by saying he(Will) didn't get in. Carlton automatically sticks up for Will. Will then tries again to stick up for Carlton. Carlton does his thing. Will never hesitates to leave.
I loved that myself! This episode was one of the best!
Agreed 100 percent did you see how will stood toe up toe with the Frat Leader?
Funny how people just assumed everything was handed to Carlton. But in reality he's worked very hard academically with the opportunities provided to him
CoolsBreeze opportunity is the key word here. The frat leader didn’t like Carlton because Carlton didn’t come from a background that inhibited his hard work and instead provided him opportunities. Yes, Carlton worked hard, but someone who has to work a job or take care of their little sister while on a tight money budget has to work harder. That’s why he didn’t like Carlton, because Carlton never knew “the struggle”. Carlton was always safe in his mansion, always had food, had a butler and a mother and father, any support he needed he had. What Carlton said was still true, I’m just saying, that’s why the frat leader thought he wasn’t black enough because at the end of the day, being black in America is a struggle.
Yeah he does work hard even though he is rich he is not one of those guys who just sits around and do nothing
Actually being a straight A student in a prep school is probably much more difficult than doing it in an inner city school
@@ddespair but Carlton IS black , he went through police profiling etc... Having to work to help raise your siblings is not a black issue , it is a poverty issue . I doubt this frat leader encountered many difficulties , he was just jealous and bitter
@@marionarda2790 ok, I never said carlton wasn't black. I also said he had more opportunity's, so yeah it is a poverty issue.
I liked how this episode shows that social status shouldn't dictate who we are or who we can be 'down' with, as well as showing that just because some of us are born with silver-spoons in our mouths, that doesn't mean that they're different from us as people.
Such a noteworthy message to an entertaining but bittersweet episode of the greatest sitcoms of all-time.
“i’m running the same race and jumping the same hurdles you are, so why are you tripping me up?”
that line is so raw. i love it.
"Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, it's what I am. I'm running the same race and jumping the same hurdles as you, so why are you tripping me up? You said we need to stick together, but you don't even know what that means. If you ask me, you're the real sellout."
yes that's the main part of the vid good job
I never had problems with rich kids, it's just the rich kids who try to slum it and act hood. I never heard of parents wanting to be poor and raise their kids in the ghetto. The ghetto shouldn't be embraced. Always remember where you came from but don't glorify it.
It SHOULD be embraced, but not glorified, lest you glorify poverty. Embrace it that you may be inspired to improve the conditions on the terms of the people living there.
+ChocolateAssMilk wait, now you're stating how "rich kids" are supposed to behave/think etc? maybe they want to be like for themselves not their $$ so it may be a way of expressing themselves, they're still growing up and discovering who they are and trying to fit in/stand out, depends on the person and the situation. it's also the time period too; like 90s vs 2010s. very different (yet some things remain the same, people are still the same, just different technology which sometimes people misuse). social dynamics/workplace dynamics still very much alive and well. also on a different note, women often hold other women back from success. as women, heterosexual or homosexual, fat or thin, any religion or race, age etc well we are all jumping the same hurdles yet women are hardest on each other!
@@oooh19 thats not an excuse!!! Rich people who try to act hood just put a huge target on their backs. You got people out here who ain’t got nothing to lose and will take even from the poor.
Truly! I grew up in a really bad area and then during high school i moved in with my grandparents in the suburbs. There were so many rich kids pretending to be from bad areas it had me dying laughing. If i was in the city with my friends and saw these kids in our areas we would probably rob them. Hahaha.
Saddest part is black people like the frat guy exist. Good thing is black people who arent ashamed of their differences from the stereotypical norm also exist
My buddy was telling me about this episode a few months ago when we were working on a ship together, He's black 6foot, Dreadlocks down to mid back, I'm a short stocky white guy next to him brown hair blue eyes- and we would go on Shore leave together when we could in the US- and I would notice other blacks staring him down and what not- So Finally I asked him about it.
and he reminded me of this Episode of Fresh Prince and was saying some view him as a sellout because he's hanging out with a white-guy and has a good stable job making great money seeing the world and what have you.
Kind of crazy how this scene still applies to a lot of people today.
+Reduxalicious Yup, a lot of us go through that. My entire life I've always been apart of the most diverse groups, in school, in the Navy (USS Simpson) and at every job I've had ever since. I speak the language of the fellow dudes, bros, dudemen and brother dudes and that always gets me looked at like an alien by other black people. "You sold out" or "You're white-washed" are the most common phrases. Dont know why people think I owe it to them to be a certain way, I am the way I am even though I grew up in "the ghetto" and black neighbors I grew up with and known my entire life absolutely loathe me for that lol.
+Terrell Cole haters gonna hate, that is the way i see it.
darkqueen gem or negative haters gonna hate you more ,,if you don't respect somebody
You know where I like it... the past will never be progressed
You know where I like it... You broke down Americas problem so fast like bless!
I'll never forget this episode. Just thought of it recently. This is still true even in the new millennium. Carlton was right. I say all the time that being black is not an attitude or state of mind. IT'S A COLOR! We all endure the same struggle real talk. Although I would NEVER ever in life dance like that LOL. Props to Will for standing up for his cuzzo too. He was more than qualified for that fraternal organization. Top Dog really played himself and his position was in jeopardy for promoting his so-called Afrocentric pro-black views. People act according to their upbringing and environment. It shapes who we are. Not our fault if we were raised poor or rich. It's just reality. I was born and raised in the hood but that doesn't mean I have to glorify it. I don't condone ignorance, violence in these streets, violence against women and dysfunctional folx. Talking like you have no vocabulary is an embarrassment. Even this music today is an embarrassment and I'm done defending it. I know how to operate in different social circles. This business has taken me many places I never thought I'd travel to. That's an advantage to being educated, versatile and adapting to your environment. I still get judged on the way I look. Even if I dress up and greet people with decency & respect. Even worked an outside sales job in cities where the police would apprehend me every other day because they thought I was a burglar. Two examples of people I can't stand: 1)Those who are ghetto as hell and try to act all uppity and high class. 2) Those who grew up rich and act like they know what time it is out here just from watching videos and buying rap music.
Go deep enough we're all the same colour. Last I checked we all have the same colour skeleton, our blood is the same colour and so are our organs. And I agree with everything that you wrote.
Well said! I agree with you 100%!
Man I love the fresh prince, so funny in a clean way and when it hits on tough points it really drives them home.
If only gangster rappers could be so eloquent.
Bert Blondesdale I don't think so....
Top Dog: "Carlton doesn't exactly exemplify what I think a Phi Beta Gamma is"
translation: Carlton is not "black" enough to be in a black fraternity
This is my favorite episode because Carlton stood up for himself with class. Yes he may be weird and all that, but he wasn't ashamed of who he has and he let Top Dog know that his race doesn't dictate how he's supposed to act or who he's supposed to be. Carlton is a true class act
Will was goofy but he stood up for his family when shit got real...I loved that about him!
Great dynamic shown between Will and Carlton. So many cousins and brothers have this same dynamic of one being the so called "cool" one and the other a nerd. But let you disrespect the nerd or vice versa and see what the other would do to defend him or her. I loved that about Will and Carlton as the show progressed.
My parents worked hard to move us out of the old neighbourhood and bought a nice house in the suburbs during my teens, wasn't much but we had enough rooms for each of us siblings and what we needed. Once, I went back to the old area to see some of my old friends and one guy said to me that I don't understand their struggle cos I'm priveleged and live in a nice house that my dad bought, etc. So I had to tell him that "We're both from the same streets, we just too different paths!" We grew up in the same inner city estate (housing projects) in London and both be and I worked in the same local grocery store too. But in the end, he chose to be a "gangster" roaming with gangs and getting into fights while I pursued education and worked part time to support myself.
This is what holds us back....in addition to racism but looking down at hard work, whether its starting at the bottom working a part time job to college or vocational training. Will may have teased Carlton like that but he loved him period and was gonna fight Top Dog over him.
Love this scene. I remember someone telling me they "acted more black" than I did just because I had a robust vocabulary, wore different clothes than they expected, and I did not have an intense knowledge of rap... =_= I felt then how Carlton did. That I did not need to prove my race or heritage. I just had to be proud of it and there was no need to fit myself into whatever ignorant box they wanted to put me in. Btw It was a white guy telling me this..
+Shampree Fritz as if rap is the only music us black folks started and listen to. respect to you for doing whatever makes you happy and makes you feel comfortable. im from a hood but i dont think like that. keep doing your thing sweetheart.
Some are weird as if they even know what they're talking about. A white person told me that too. I told them that see how they react to somebody calling them the n word or going back to Africa and see how that works out for them. They got quiet after that.
Hearing this at 14 years old, I still remember Charlton's retort and it still holds strong to me 13 years on.
Carlton TOLD HIS ASS! Carlton should have been accepted. The dude tried to make Carlton feel like he wasn't "black" enough which is BULLSHIT! Carlton is a smart, well mannered, guy. Educated black men is what the fraternity NEEDED! That dude was just a hater. My point is, I'm black and I'm proud of it. But just because I'm educated, respectful, and humble, DO NOT try to make me feel bad because I don't act like what some may consider typical black people.
Amen!!! Thank you!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels the same way and I'm proud of who I am. To be humble, gifted, and black. Color isnt what defines you its the actions you take to better yourself as a person and passing that on to another generation.
Well stated D!
+D Clark Girl, what's your Facebook??? LOL!
That was some real shit!! :-D
Why try to downgrade ourselves just cause we're doing a little more well than some of us, we should be happy for our brothers who are in higher grounds. They're representing us to begin with. Shouldn't we want to set a good example all along? Well that's what we are doing and yet some of us get mad and try to bring them down.. Pathetic
Agreed! It is a pathetic attempt to keep us down as a whole. Something several have bought into to satisfy a society that refuses to see us as anything more than what they feel comfortable with. I'm cheering you on man! I hope you do the same.
Carlton could not have said any better! One of the truest things I've ever heard!
Amen Carlton.....Amen
Use to hear this shit all the time back when i was in high school. Brothas tellin me i wasn't "black enough" cause i didnt like rap, dress like a thug, or liked gangsta life. My mom told me as a kid i act like a thug i would be treated like one. I took that to heart.
This episode taught a valuable lesson. Now, I can feel for Carlton. I was born in NYC and moved to Dominican Republic at the age of 7 and came back here 12 years later. I'm Dominican because my parents are. When I came back here, many people (whites, blacks, including my people) would say how "white" I sound when I talk. Their ignorance is revealed right there. Just because I'm not the best dancer of Salsa, Merengue and Bachata doesn't mean I'm not Dominican enough.
Being Hispanic is not a state of mind, it's a heritage. Also, social status should NOT dictate who we are or who we should hang out with. Also, political differences shouldn't determine your friendship with someone. It sucks that people suffer from racism, but it's a lot worse when it's done upon you by one of your own people.
Carlton's words are relevant to issues like these in this day and age. Blacks and Latinos would say "we should stick together", unfortunately when either a black or a Latino achieves success, these people who talk about sticking together would say "oh, so you're white now?" It's pathetic and sad.
Are we just gonna ignore that dance cartlon was doing 1:09 LMAOOO
😂😂😂😂😂
Shit had me dead
Hey, that girl he was dancing with was definitely feeling it, too, she was beaming.
@@mahmamia5100 Exactly! I loved how initially he was doing something quirky and the dancers near him were looking at him all ??? but a short bit later he's fitting in dancing with one of the dancers who was first looking at him funny. Shows how you can be accepted for who you are if it's a cool crowd. I loved it, it was very subtle. Also he looks (and the woman with him) like he's having a blast!
You can’t lie he was hitting that shit tho.
I swear something similar happened like this for the past few months and this episode immediately popped into my head. I was about to go Carlton when it happened man.
For me, the most recent situation was last year with Rob Parker making those similar remarks on RGIII.
I loved this episode because it showed all the facets of Carlton's character. On the negative he was a bit naïve and eager but this episode also showed how hard working he is, how he never quits working hard to get what he wants, he's dedicated, and a smart student. I wish a lot of people were more like Carlton.
The problem with Carlton isn't that he is good person but that his Bel Air persona is what he embodies in a snooty kind of way. And my guess is that felt Carlton would be a hazard down the line.
@@KrisBryant99 Yea but he was never ever lazy. He was a hard worker and knew what he want. A lot of rich kids in his position would be spoiled, snooty and also lazy.
Real nigga shit Carlton said. It's still going on today. Some folks really think what makes a "real" brother is where he from and being "hood". Not everybody has that experience, it ain't they fault and they shouldn't apologize for it. Neither should the ones that made it out. If they ashamed of where they from, I could see calling them sell outs. But not if they did something others didnt.
Awww Will stood up for Carlton
Yes he did and even better, Carlton stood up for himself!
Unlike pretty much everyone else in my generation, I didn't see very much of Fresh Prince, but of what I did see there are a few scenes that I'll always remember. This is on the top.
I really love how Will deliberately acted like Top Dogg didn't know what he was talking about when saying Carlton wasn't their type or didn't exemplify what he thought of a Phi Beta Gamma. Phil put the icing on the cake in the last scene when he said "I worked hard to provide for my family, and now someone is telling me there's a price for success?"
I'm Japanese-American, male, born and raised in Seattle. In 2013, I had a baby girl with a very pretty girl who is Black/Cherokee/White, 5'9", and slim. Our daughter is very pretty, who looks like a young Mariah Carey or young Skylar Diggins. She's 8 in 2021. She doesn't play basketball, but she plays soccer, and is a good chess player for her age group. She took part in chess tournaments with other kids her age. I think that she is very pretty, and I've sent her pictures to modeling agencies. Well, I've already had more than one person tell me, "Your daughter's Black, but she isn't REALLY Black." And, I've gotten barbs about her, because she plays CHESS!! What the heck?
This is one of the best scenes in TV history. I remember this scene from my childhood!
Love seeing that dude behind them watching, then nodding his head in approval after Carlton finishes speaking, before going over to Top Dog himself and saying he's gonna get him kicked out for that stunt he pulled.
What's wrong with Barry Manilow? I like him and I'm black
Nothing it's just his fans are stereotypically old and white.
Colin kapernick acting exactly like this fraternity guy
I commend the man that rebuked the Gamma leader, having Carlton and Will back.
This has to be one of my favorite scenes in Fresh Prince, just because of how awesome Carlton is for sticking up for himself, especially when being bothered by the fact he's discriminated against because of his having such a good life that his dad had to work hard for. Thumbs up ALL THE WAY for Carlton.
Bryon
Carlton Banks is my hero.
To this day it troubles me that I used to have "friends" who stripped me of my race because I liked rock music, dressed alternatively and didn't use slang. At the time I didn't realise what an ignorant outlook they had and as a result the negativity they pushed onto me. To say "this is what black people do..", "this is what white people do.." ect. is just boxing people and enforcing out of date stereotypes - which are, more often than not, self fulfilling prophecies.
The funny thing is that Carlton is played by a Dominican named Alberto Riberio. As a man of Dominican descent I too went through what he saw in this scene. I hate that term acting white.
I relate all too well man.
Diminicans are black so yeah it applies
His name is Alfonso Ribeiro. His ancestors are from Dominica and Trinidad/Tobago. He was born in the Bronx.
Mach68 he is not a african american at all
I know. He's Afro-Trinidadian.
This was one of the most smartest things that I have ever learned from a television show. It's always been a memory of mine.
“We will make like a tree and leave.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
One of the best tv shows ever...
I really liked how that one guy told Top Dog that he didn't speak for the rest of them and he would get him kicked out. Top Dog is so stupid. He didn't have to like Carlton. Because Carlton was a straight A student he could bring the house's grade average up. Not to talk about the connections that he has because of Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian.
That is why I like Fresh Prince, despite all the comedic antics of Will, there are some powerful and serious moments (like this scene) that apply to real life that we need to think deeply about.
This relates to me in so many ways .-.
I really like how both Will and Carlton stood up for one another. It was touching.
love how they kill the music and everyone stops as soon as Carlton approaches that guy
A friendly reminder: black is a color, NOT A PERSONALITY (there is no "acting" black)
'When are we going to stop doing this to each other?'
You're right DJL...I liked how Uncle Phill said that at the end. I even like more how he says, "I strive to give this family a good life and now somebody says there's a penalty for success'?
Uncle Phil was right because since when does success have penalties? He didn't get what he had by luck, he worked hard for it and didn't take shortcuts and his satus as a successful businessman doesn't change his attitude to help his fellow brothers.
Wish the audience didnt cheer when Carlton left, it kinda ruined the gravity of what he said
***** I know, I wish they just let it hang in the air instead of giving it sitcom applause
Sitcoms still have that forced reactions vibe. Laughing tracks and what not. It's better to have the viewers think for themselves, thats for sure.
yea it was really wierd with the clapping but the actual people in the room werent even clapping or cheering
This was his best dance to me 😂
This is a pretty memorable moment in the show for me
One of my favorite shows ever. God I miss the 90s and 00s
Will had Carltons back fully and stood behind him that's a true brother #BrothersStandingTogether!
I like that Carlton's being himself! For the record, he and I are alike...being teased for being us...I know the feeling
As much as I love carlton's speech u also love it when will defends him. Will teases him every episode but at the end of the day that's family
This actually just happened to me while trying to join a graduate chapter of a popular frat. I completed all the required tests and and did everything I was told for almost a year. Then they ‘voted’ me out on the week before initiation because bros didnt ‘know me well enough’. That was bogus. It was devastating. Then realized that I probably wasn’t their ‘type’ even though other bros did in fact like me. I’m trying another chapter next time.
why don't they EVER make shows like this anymore this society is teaching kids to get pregnant and use them to be on tv for money that's fuckin sick we NEED more stuff like this THIS is one of the most true moments in tv history because you see people judging people for who they are & how they act just because you may be rich doesn't mean you can't be smart this is what kids need to see & realize what life is REALLY about
I just saw this on Reddit, I needed to watch the whole version. Great scene
I love how he let him dance for a little before he interrupted him
I love Carlton's speech in this clip. The serious and sad moments of this show is what made this show amazing. I love this show.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn! Dropping knowledge!
240p we meet again.
this happens to black females too if you slap on some long pretty hair and dress nice and speak proper english they will say that you are acting white
***** it must have been hard.
+Prince 84 this guy...
carlton is awesome
"I'm running the same race and jumping the same hurdles. So why are you tripping me up?" Oooooooooooooh weeeeeeee
The genius of this scene is how they flawlessly make it both powerful and funny.
what is the song playing in the background
EPMD - You Gots To Chill
Will a real one for telling dude that Carlton is the only one to give you everything he has and do it from the heart
It's great how they can go from a serious moment like that then straight back to being funny
I miss the 90s!
I love when Will had Carltons back and when he stood up to that guy! That's what family is supposed to do for one another! I always think about what Uncle Phil said in the end of this episode "When are we all going to stop doing this to each other"? The main fact is this same kind of treatment is still happening today.
Fresh Prince had some amazing moments, this is one of the best
Does anybody know the name of the song in the background ? God bless you all .
did you ever find it? 😭
That I'm still trying to find out too
Ikr I wanna know it too
EPMD - You Gots To Chill
"Yeah thats right boy" Lmao! Hahahaha
'Yeaaah! That's right boy!
I love how the music stopped as soon as the man with the dreads said "It's you that we don't want." That was a great moment!
This is my favorite moment from Fresh Prince, ever.
Man, it's really great timing that the music at the party happened to stop right as Carlton began talking.
I hate when guys like that dis the innocent people like Carlton. Makes me think of a time in Middle School when all the boys made fun & wanted me to get in fights just so I could get kicked out of class. I couldn't hang around them because they thought I couldn't measure up & how I wasn't cool with them. To this day I still never had any cool guy friends that had my back. That's because there aren't any cool guys anymore in life & I'm not referring to homosexual gay men. This episode really gets to me.
Hate to burst your bubble there but Carlton was not exactly innocent here. I could understand if Carlton was really humble and grounded during his time with the frat, but he was anything but that. He presented himself as a arrogant, pompous, snobby,full of himself twit that didn't know when to shut the hell up. Keep in mind that Carlton was the one flaunting about how rich he was along with having a butler and living next to the reagans. Granted you do have blacks that act like top dog in unwarranted situations but Carlton brought this on himself. Remember earlier in the episode Top Dog was being nice to him, then Carlton had to go and run his mouth.
J Owens Carlton was just being nice. He didn't say anything offensive to Top Dog. He was the real sellout.
I would hardly call his behavior nice. Carlton was being pretty obnoxious, questioning authority, and bragging about his wealth to Top Dog. If anything Top Dog was nice to him before he started acting like a jerk. I could see if Carlton was humble about his background but that was not the case.
J Owens He was just answering the questions that Top Dog asked him. He asked where he was from and Carlton answered. Of course mentioning Jefferey was a bit too much.
No Carlton did more than just that. He was acting pretty arrogant and snobbish the whole time he was there. It would have been different had Carlton acted humble and they just gave him a hard time because of where he was from but that wasn't the case. He was being an arrogant, snobby, loudmouth.
Anybody know what the name of this song is in background?
EPMD - You Gots To Chill
Kuthumi but whats the name of this exact remix beat
@@khuram3001 I don't know man, seems to me that is just a loop of the beat.
Carlton set that dude straight!
Colin Kaepernick is acting the same way as that fraternity guy. He’s guilty of the same bigotry.
Could you explain fully in detail what you mean?
Actually should add in Uncle Phil speech as well, when he say "I never know being successful will make me into a sell out".
I do love Uncle Phil's short speech later in that episode!
Mandilore
yeah, I remember firs time seeing Uncle Phil saying that line, I remembered my family background as well, I mean growing up as an Immigrant kid in Europe, the funny double standard is that if you are "Poor" the locals will see you as "Benefit leech" but if you live pretty well you are called "Probably a thief that do shady business".
@@hanchiman So, you can't win either way.
@@LogoMan7777 basically
I love how after this moment, Will and Jazz stop making fun of Carlton for not being "black enough" like they did in the earlier seasons. It was a good moment of character development for both Will and Carlton.
Love Carleton's dancing.
I can relate, I have been told many times that I'm a sellout and a wannabe because I don't use poor grammar and I have a BA and a Masters Degree.
Keep on achieving greatness queen
Just saying I'm part columbian and Salvadorean but I'm still brown. My blood still runs red and that goes for ALL races. I admire and respect that you acknowledged your mixed races. I just believe that we are all from the same race. Human Race, that is.
I came for these specific dance moves 1:12 😂diabolical
“Hold up wait will, I got this one!” I thought they were going to fight.
Starting at 1:53
Carlton Banks TKO 34 seconds into Round 1!
CARLTON BUMAYE!
CARLTON BUMAYE!
CARLTON BUMAYE!
CARLTON BUMAYE!
CARLTON BUMAYE!
One of my favorite moments
Wish the end of the episode was in this clip..."WHEN ARE WE GONNA STOP DOING THIS TO EACH OTHER?" -Uncle Phil. Never gets old. It's sad black people can't get over the fact that we didn't all grow up the same way.