@Illidan Stormrage uh huh which was evident in the last scene of Mistaken Identity where Carlton blames his misfortune on himself and Will. Meanwhile Will blames their misfortune on the cops being caste in the way that when they see a black dude driving a fancy car and he is not somebody (rapper, pro athlete), he stole it.
What upsets me the most about that statement is the knowledge that Uncle Phil marched with Dr. King in Selma, and was very active with the 60s Civil Rights Movement, and now he’s called a sellout for trying to give his children more opportunities and privileges than he ever possessed.
i'm from puerto rico. and sadly my people have the same mentality as black people in usa. if you get an education and succeed you're seen as some sort of "sellout".
Crabs in a bucket. You'll be glad to know that it's much bigger than black people though. It's human nature. Group together, keep all the good stuff for you and your crew, and defend your position by putting down the competition. "The game of life" that we all play in some way. This game breeds jealousy, even your cousins/siblings will be jealous of you sometimes. It's sad really. They see you with opportunities that they want and that cripples some people. It's really hard to escape the ghetto because of that. Even when you do escape that's just the beginning. That's why most NBA players and rappers go broke, they have no clue about investing and real financial stuff they're too busy flexing on IG. Which is why they get strung along by intellectuals and left with nothing.
“I’ve worked very hard to give my family a good life, and now there’s someone telling me there’s a penalty for success?” I don’t know about you, but for me, that line completely stole the scene.
I'm sure the gangsters, the rappers... have accomplished the same rich and famous without worrying about the "penalty for success". Weird mindset of the black community.
@@biteme8822 You missed the point completely, success in life does not equal to money as many rappers and gangsters showcase this. Phil educated his kids and provided for them and his family and gave them a happy life.
Beta gamma bullshit doesn't work beyond college.. When it comes to earning taxes food and stuff, every brother is on their own. It would be a miracle if a fraternity can feed the poor, give shelter to homeless, give medicine for the sick. Clg can give an education, but basic humane values are self taught self executed, and self fulfilled
The real problem are all the race hustlers who benefit from manufactured oppression. Race relations are far better today than we had 50 years ago and yet these charlatans promote divisiveness so they can remain in power. Mick T is one of these fools who is being conned and doesn't realize it.
People get on Carlton for being rich but never forget that he was not born into money. When they were babies uncle Phil and aunt viv were living in the “ghetto” They made a better life for themselves
BLM hates on black men like Carlton who grew up with BOTH parents in his life and a strong father to raise him. Will represents the population BLM loves; fatherless, with no strong male role model to raise him....except to fuel hate and anger at those who “keep him down”...and to rely on ‘big brother’ to “help” him. Without Phil in his life, Will would’ve ended up like the frat clown or worse.
@@ericthomas917 BLM is a self-proclaimed Marxist organization bent on capitalizing on breaking apart people and communities through labeling+victimization versus empowerment. BLM has reversed nearly all progress made since the 60s and MLK.
Irony of calling him a sellout: Carlton NEVER feels the need to conform to other people's expectations of how he should act, and that is much more true of him than it is of Will.
Are you kidding? Carlton is the very definition of trying to conform... he acts like a rich yuppie nerd to fit in Bel-AIr because that is where he lives and exists.
I don’t think will conforms to anyones expectations himself. He’s smart on his own, he’s just on a different side of the fence but in the same neighborhood.
Everything that wins "Awards" these days are just the typical illimnati controlled bs. And when something isn't controlled by them it gets brushed under the rug. So it minipulates our perception a lil bit (when something wins a lot of awards it MUST be good, right right?! And what doesn't win awards must suck..)
Won few awards? Fresh Prince and Family Matters were the 90s exemplified. Everyone watched and thats why they remain relevant to this day. These two shows helped destroy racism in America more than any other initiatives imo
So true.I've been mocked by others from my community because I'm a "fake niggaaa" due to the fact that I love Rock bands such as the AC /DC,Black Sabbath or Metallica,reads a lot of comics and books. I was like :What does mean !!??.
@@anthonydunkley7844 Phil directly said there was a penalty for HIS success. It was his success that turned Carlton into the person he was. He wore nice clothes, had a good education, and was constantly surrounded by upper class people which made him speak like them. It was Phil's success that molded every inch of Carlton. So yes, Carlton paid the price for his Father's success.
Phon Xieng "Sounds dumb to me. I've seen blacks being racist towards they own. I seen it with every race honestly. It's sickening. It's like people can never be peaceful" -Cloud
I wish that masculinity was taught this way again. Carlton was calm and compassionate when faced with prejudice. People always get excited and cheer when the protagonist punches a d-bag in the face, but what Carlton did required mastery over himself, and the courage to face hate with understanding.
THE TRUTH IS....Carlton Banks exemplified BLACK EXCELLENCE. He is what black men should be TODAY....regardless of what their peers think. Will knew that.........
You know what the fuck I meant. Successful. Not fucking his life up. THERE IS ALWAYS ONE GUY...that has some shit to say like he didn't get the point. Shut the fuck up.
Tavarus Overstreet I totally know what u are saying. Some or most of the boys at my school don’t care when they get an F or D on a test. They sample say that they don’t 🤷♂️ care. I wish young people today all over wanted to do something with their life instead of talking about what they would to a girl
@@bubbletea188 easy talk,even if half of them work hard, only the selected ones will succeed, one part will be killed, and the other part will be gated from the opportunities
I think there should be a healthy mix. The aspirations and execution towards the betterment of an individual would serve as one factor. The acknowledgement and study of our ancestry, obstacles they/we have endured as another.
Lord knows we have way too many thugs. Carlton and a Will type will be great in black America. We definitely need an uncle Phil. Let's not get started on the sistas lol.
What I love about this is how fast Carlton goes from himself to sounding exactly like his dad. And the fact he stood up to the head of the Beta Gamma dude for calling him a “Sellout.”
I’m literally disowned by other Hispanics because I can’t speak Spanish and because I’m like a 4 generation American who likes rock music, it sucked growing up in LA because I wasn’t American enough for the white kids yet I wasn’t Hispanic enough for the Mexicans, I’m lucky that I was able to find friends in high school who had the same mindset as me
Man, some of the best episodes were when Carlton and Will worked together. At the beginning, they were at each others throats, but as the episodes went on, you could see how much they cared about each other and always had each other's back.
It always used to bother me when my black family members would say I’m acting white by how I carried myself or sound white by speaking properly but little did they know they were putting down and limiting their own black race with those criticisms.
It bothered me as a white kid watching this an other shows like Cosby show ,or good times,the Jeffersons,or even FAT Albert! An my parents an other white adults in my life would make me change the channel because they didn't want to see a BLACK show!!! We only had one TV in the living room untill I bought my own from cutting grass. At about 15 for my room, so I had to listen to them or get dealt with a back hand 👏 into next week! But they never actually watched the shows an say the story lines an morals they taught an showed us every week!! An they the ones who really needed the proper examples !! I just never saw color as a kid an struggled to understand the hate behind it!! To this day I only see these people a few times a year on holidays that I'm obligated to be at or I would be done with them ! I can't believe that it goes on today even but with BROWN people now from across the border my white people just can't get right! I can't even call them family really because I can't trust anyone who hates like that for no reason !
@@troykinnison4575 I find this one kind of interesting in reverse: My family is also white as is my Stepfather and he would always chide me in my teen years to watch more 'wholesome' shows than the anime and cartoons I often did. And (despite the irony of the Cosby scandals) he was really big on both the Cosby Show and the Fresh Prince because he felt they had more of the 'family values' that he felt should be in front of people especially my age and scenes like this are why. People standing up for each other, others helping out and learning to do right and wrong in the various ways. It didn't feel "white picket fence' It felt real to me, real life real people real things that I can understand. Not some old black and white sitcom pretend world.
@@troykinnison4575 heard the same stuff watching Steve Harvey or family matters, I loved them I had no idea why certain family members took exception to a show with a black cast. I don’t even think they really knew, now they’ve changed for the better (family) and if incidents like you said are brought up by me they act like they don’t remember it at all. I def do, shows how much that negative behaviors stick in your mind.
Isn't it everything? He's different in more ways than one. Too many ways, apparently. He could have been rich but "cool" like them - maybe that would have been enough? What if he just danced like them? Who knows. I can relate.
this is a problem within the black community that needs to be addressed if it's ever going to advance this whole "i'm more blacker than you' crap needs to stop and be called out
pyrostrike uk Black pride is the problem, people having pride in a label as opposed to who they are. Carlton knows ‘Black’ only describes him, Black is not some awesome way of life or something.
@@humbletimez I love how the opressed just bought the ideas from the opressors and fight for an ideal (in this case, segregation) that will in the end NOT benefit them
@@humbletimez Doesnt make it okay, nor does it make you a sellout. It doesnt even correlate with what sellout actually means. Are we supposed to limit ourselves to dating or even just interacting with people in our own race? That's basically self-inflicted segregation?
@@Blackstaar52 that's because it doesn't happen as often as the other way around. Racism towards whites is more subtle. Racism towards blacks is more deep. Both are wrong, but blacks get the short end of the stick most of the time.
As a Chinese person I totally understand how this feels. Growing up in America made my relatives across seas despise me simply because I'm a foreigner and I don't exactly "exemplify what a real Chinese person is"
Its a shame people try to find differences when they should be looking for things that make us similar. People are stronger together, and not when we try to divide each other. Sorry to hear your people are blind to what they are doing.
@@andrewalonsi I get that. I’m a 2cd gen Mexican. I put a lot of work in to learn Spanish, since it wasn’t spoken in our home growing up. With all that my white friends think of me as Mexican and my Latino friends think of me as a gringo. No amount of Spanish being spoken or tortillas being made from scratch will change it.
All because he didn't grew up in the ghetto, I grew up in the projects, but I do not have to act like I'm in the projects, there are people nowadays that are trying real hard to get out of the projects and the ghettos, that doesn't make them sellouts
Same here. At one point in my life I grew up in the projects but my mother kept on my brothers and sister not to use street talk at home or in the schools, and at the grocery stores or on the job.
Ghettos and projects, it’s very sad, and you don’t have to have a tragic background to be accepted in a community, people should accept you, because of who you are and what you do
The acting from Will and Alfonso is top notch. We all know that when Will makes fun of Carlton it comes from a place of love, but when push comes to shove he backs Carlton every single time.
This seriously need to aired to raised awareness of this issue particularly in the black community. We fight for 'Black lives Matter' but when the curtains are down we are treating each other like shit
He definitely was. His annoying ass was always siding with the letter of the law, and whatever is deemed right by the dominant society. Just cause you like Carlton doesn’t change that
@ Uncle Phil says "I have worked very hard to get my family a good life and suddenly somebody tells me there is a penalty for success." Those who embrace the leftist/victim ideology should really listen to Uncle Phil. He speaks the truth here. We should not punish those who have worked hard to try to provide the best life possible for themselves and their families. RIP Uncle Phil.
@@GoggleMan25 but in this situation and episode Carlton worked hard by going with letter of the Frat House's law and whatever was deemed right by frat's society. You don't need to like him but at least appreciate that he tried to be what that society wanted him to be.
Shows like this were back when society was normal and we had not gone crazy yet. I miss these good clean shows that are no longer on air anymore. All we have now are protests, craziness, and wars everywhere.
True talk, this show conquered some tough topics. The episode where Will’s dad leaves let’s him down is still one of the most heart wrenching, real scenes I’ve ever seen in a sitcom. Loved this show
This is for all the people that think being black is a box. It’s not a one way street. Black people come from all sorts of backgrounds, places, and lifestyles. Your experience is not the same as other experiences. Being black it’s not something you earn, if you are black, YOU ARE BLACK.
This hits me hard. I'm not black, but being a Mexican who doesn't speak Spanish made me feel that I wasn't Mexican enough. When people try to speak to me in Spanish that don't know me they always ask why I don't know any as if I had to explain myself to a stranger to verify my own race to confirm that it's enough. I'm from Minnesota. If I go any further north of the border I'd be in Canada. It took me a long time to feel comfortable to be around people who spoke a lot of Spanish after realizing that I don't have to be enough for anyone but myself and this scene helped with that.
Same here too. I get it from all sides. African Americans see my skin tone, and assume I'm one of them, and get angry that I act like a white boy from Minnesota. Indians see my face, and think I'm an ABCD. And they also get angry that I act like a white boy from Minnesota. Caribbean folks know who I am, and they're pissed that "I forgot my heritage" because I like football, hockey, and baseball instead of soccer and cricket, and I still get shit from them because I act like a white boy from Minnesota. I even have a leftie girlfriend who nearly dumped me because she thought "I forgot who I was" because I moved to the suburbs and acted like a white guy from Minnesota. (I had to tell her that I was jerk chicken, not fried chicken) In some ways, I am a white guy from Minnesota. In other ways, I'm just white adjacent. I'm just a POC who was raised around white people, and experience the POC experience differently. I'm not a "sellout"
As someone born Irish Ukrainian in Ireland I remember I spoke Ukrainian to my mother and people would complain that it wasn’t “Irish” of us to speak Ukrainian. My blood boiled so much that day cause it made it feel like just because of a language I couldn’t be comfortable of what I was born as.
Damn, it’s a shame that other Latin Americans treat you this way. For me speaking Spanish is an important thing and I beat myself up for not being better at it but to have people act like that towards you I feel is horrible. They may not know it but that’s discouraging, don’t let yourself be discouraged my man. If you want to try and learn it I think it’s good to know another language but do so at your own pace. I believe in you
I’m trying to learn Spanish because my parents never spoke to me, but what’s the Mexican population like in Minnesota? I’m in Dallas, Texas and Texas gots a big Mexican population
Don't you worry about it amigo. You see, a singer born in Costa Rica named Chabela Vargas said once "Los mexicanos nacemos donde se nos da la chingada gana", that means in English: "We the mexicans are born wherever the f**k we want to" hahahaha So it's okay, you're Mexican for me compadre 😎🤙
I have been rejected by at least 4 fraternities during my time in college, sad part was that it was all about the freshmans.. Never decided to give the others a chance
30 years later, now being 2 months shy of turning 53, this scene still is as powerful as when I first saw it. Growing up in the projects (ghettos) of Dallas, eventually moving to the suburbs and experiencing middle-class life thanks to my parents hard work, I'll never forget the words of my mom. While we were just getting by, when we lived still in the projects, one day I poured out my heart to her about how kids made fun of me for speaking proper and getting good grades and my love of art and learning and my name. I asked my mom why she didn't name me Jamaal or Antonio or Rufus or any "Black" name popular in the 60s and 70s. She said, "I wanted to give you a name of which no one could assume your ethnicity by reading it on an application or document. And never be ashamed of how smart you are, or limit your interest in what you like. Experience other cultures: movies, music, symphonies, science- WHAT EVER. And don't let anyone put you down for doing so. Not if they're Black, White, or anything in between." Thanks mom for naming me Gregory (meaning Vigilant) Alan (meaning Noble).
You notice how Carlton immediately went over to fight for Will when he thought it was Will they didn't want? That's the type of person you want around you in life.
I feel the same way because I have some blacks in my town that are like that, they go around saying that they care about you, but just like any human being, they treat ya like crap That's why I always be careful who I associate with as my father use to tell me, that's why I have more white friends than I do blacks (most of them ladies though)
He may be black but he ain't from the bottom and that was the real point. He a prep school I've league never had to worry bout nothing kid and that frat wasn't bout that. Leave some room for the ones that made it from nothing
@@jourdan9504 Then you missed the whole point of the episode. The point is in this country, it doesn't matter how much money you have, if you're black you're black. Do you not remember the episode when Will and Carlton got pulled over and harassed by racist cops? Their money didn't save them then did it?
@@anthonyanderson9303they didn't want him because he acted like a privileged rich kid. Which he is. And despite that there may still be times where he faces adversity. But he still has never known true hardships nor relates to his people who were not born with a silver spoon
Did you know the Carlton dance came from watching Bruce Springsteen dancing on stage with a fan from the audience? He said in the script it called for a scene with Carlton dancing. He said that he made the dance up based off of Bruce Springsteen. It's being exaggerated of course. But that's what made it hella funny to watch. Love Carlton!
And when he puts this chick in her place soooooo smoothly and gently mate if it wasn’t in the script she would have said yes daddy instead of his name 🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣
That was the lead frat guy and it was clear he had no problem with Carleton he was the one telling top dog not to single him out cause he s “different” so top dog got everything that was coming to him being told like it is by carelton and the leader saying he would have him kicked out top dog was very envious and ignorant
Because blood doesn't matter. They are family, some of the strongest. Hell, it extends even outside the show - the actors both reunited on a talk show where Will even recognized one of the music guys from the show, and the two did the Carlton.
@@leothewhiteranger I saw that! I think it was on the Graeme Norton Show, when Will and Jaden were doing an interview for that father-son sci-fi movie (Jaden was wearing a cummerbund up over his shirt like Will did in the Fresh Prince pilot).
Stereos back then had tension-sensors that would make the track fade out if tension developed between two people. Some even had "you-done-messed-up" detectors that would make the track hard stop when someone said something messed up. Dunno why they stopped making those 🤷🏾♂️
I like it. It reminds us that real life doesn't always have happy endings or resolutions. Some problems persist long after we're gone. We should always try to fix what we think is wrong with the world, but we have to accept also that it may not happen in our lifetime or at all. Doesn't mean it's not worth trying.
Yeah, no. Nobody's "too black for white people." White people are actually the friendliest people, ironically. All those social justice liberal morons who demonize whites and talk about how horrible they are have never actually experienced racism in their lives. This is coming from an Assyrian person who grew up in Chicago. So I have no reason to be biased. Most of my friends have always been white. The times when I have experienced racist prejudice, it wasn't coming from white people. In my experience whites just tend to be nice people. Almost every time I had to deal with a bully who was talking shit in a racial way, they've almost always been black. And every time I dished out a beating, other blacks felt the need to come help, even though the beating was deserved and even though they might not even be friends with the person I'm having a confrontation with, and even if it was literally self defense. They just see a black person getting dealt with and humiliated, and come to their aid. That kind of racism and in-group preference is very rarely seen in whites, but is common among everyone else. So your quote is 100% bullshit, whoever the fuck Earl Sweatshirt is.
@@PalashaGabarra The white people you've met may have been the friendliest people of the people you met. But it isn't accurate to say that white people period are the friendliest. There isn't a good race, a bad one, friendly one or whatever description. There's only good and bad people. Race is irrelevant. Racism is taught; not inherited. There are great and horrible people in every race, because race itself doesn't determine the person someone will be. It's all individual character
"Penalty for success in the black community" This really pisses me off because this is something that I had to deal with most of my life. I got looked at and talked down upon by my black peers for speaking proper English, for enlisting in the military, for not wanting to return to the hood. It gets old FAST!!!!!!!!
As an mixed woman growing up i feel for Carlton I was too black for the white people and I was too white for the black folks so I would constantly be judged my skin color, and the way I act I’m very fair skinned mixed girl
I remember back in the '80's when a lot of blacks said that it was "white" to get an education. An education has no color. Knowledge is power. Great video.
“I worked hard to give my family a good life, and suddenly someone tells me there’s a penalty for success?” gotta be one of my favorite quotes from Uncle Phil
would be difficult for us as the audience to focus on the dialogue if the music was loud, and it would have been distracting for people to be dancing around....
I love how despite their differences, Will immediately stands up for Carlton without missing a beat. And then Carlton does the same for Will. God damn, I miss the show.
@@hyronharrison8127 they're both trash mate. The republicans convince the racists while the democrats exploit races. While we're busy fighting each other, both democrats and republicans are enjoying their meal on the same table. That's literally divide to better conquer.
@@nelsin-nagantkimber-g4760 i don't understand, how can you "act white", it's just the color of your skin. it doesn't have a sound. everyone despite your race sounds and looks and acts different. that's like saying every person (black, white, hispanic, asian, indian, arab, native american/hawaiian) of each race sounds the same. i respect your opinion, though.
Man I love how when Carlton found out that 'Will' didnt make it, he went and told off the guy for not letting will in. Just shows how much Carlton cares about his family.
Always loved how Will defended Carlton and then tried to spared his pain by saying it was him that didn't get in but Carlton only found out the truth by defending Will right back.
According to Top Dog, you apparently cease being as black as he is when you have a butler, wear designer clothes & wing-tipped shoes, let alone be part of corporate America...
@@rlouie05 dont alot of "gangsta ghetto" people nowadays wear designer clothes like gucci, lv, and all that other bullshit? Some of the stuff doesnt even look good, just worn for the brand.
While Carlton is goofy as hell, he marches to his own drum. He plays by his own rules, and won't pretend to be someone he's not.
Right!
Same I go by my rules aswell to dress whatever I want listen to whatever I want etc....
and his rules are rooted in discipline, respect, and kindliness. Hes a rare breed
@@tillmanjohnson4642 VERY rare
@Illidan Stormrage uh huh which was evident in the last scene of Mistaken Identity where Carlton blames his misfortune on himself and Will. Meanwhile Will blames their misfortune on the cops being caste in the way that when they see a black dude driving a fancy car and he is not somebody (rapper, pro athlete), he stole it.
"I have worked hard to give my family a good life and somebody suddenly tells me there's a penalty for success" gives me chills every time.
What upsets me the most about that statement is the knowledge that Uncle Phil marched with Dr. King in Selma, and was very active with the 60s Civil Rights Movement, and now he’s called a sellout for trying to give his children more opportunities and privileges than he ever possessed.
gcHK47 it's mess up but unfortunately that was life for ya.
i'm from puerto rico.
and sadly my people have the same mentality as black people in usa.
if you get an education and succeed you're seen as some sort of "sellout".
Remind the Democrats of this.
Crabs in a bucket. You'll be glad to know that it's much bigger than black people though. It's human nature. Group together, keep all the good stuff for you and your crew, and defend your position by putting down the competition. "The game of life" that we all play in some way. This game breeds jealousy, even your cousins/siblings will be jealous of you sometimes. It's sad really. They see you with opportunities that they want and that cripples some people. It's really hard to escape the ghetto because of that. Even when you do escape that's just the beginning. That's why most NBA players and rappers go broke, they have no clue about investing and real financial stuff they're too busy flexing on IG. Which is why they get strung along by intellectuals and left with nothing.
“I’ve worked very hard to give my family a good life, and now there’s someone telling me there’s a penalty for success?”
I don’t know about you, but for me, that line completely stole the scene.
So true. I felt that completely
I'm sure the gangsters, the rappers... have accomplished the same rich and famous without worrying about the "penalty for success". Weird mindset of the black community.
@@biteme8822 You missed the point completely, success in life does not equal to money as many rappers and gangsters showcase this. Phil educated his kids and provided for them and his family and gave them a happy life.
Ouch. Someone tell the 2019 Democrats this line from 1993
@@curioustgeorge #AOC #SenSanders #SenWarren
He's not mad because Carlton is a sellout. He's mad because Carlton has what he does not
bingo , the guy is a straight hater
Sounds like Marxism
LOL
Beta gamma bullshit doesn't work beyond college.. When it comes to earning taxes food and stuff, every brother is on their own. It would be a miracle if a fraternity can feed the poor, give shelter to homeless, give medicine for the sick. Clg can give an education, but basic humane values are self taught self executed, and self fulfilled
Freedom
He's mad because he considers being black as being working class and from the hood.
Only in television does someone stop the music just because someone is having a conversation at a party
Hell yeah 😂😂😂😂 gotta love the 90's
Loool
Ikr
+Barry Zuckercorn I fucking lold!
So true
26 years later, and people still haven’t learned this lesson. “When are we gonna stop doing this to each other”
Never. Its in our Nature somehow :( maybe one day we will overcome hate but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Mick T you’re apart of the problem. Must have completely missed the message of this video.
@@Oneeye_snaps thank you haha
@@MrGetYaAss ha!
The real problem are all the race hustlers who benefit from manufactured oppression. Race relations are far better today than we had 50 years ago and yet these charlatans promote divisiveness so they can remain in power. Mick T is one of these fools who is being conned and doesn't realize it.
People get on Carlton for being rich but never forget that he was not born into money. When they were babies uncle Phil and aunt viv were living in the “ghetto” They made a better life for themselves
BLM hates on black men like Carlton who grew up with BOTH parents in his life and a strong father to raise him. Will represents the population BLM loves; fatherless, with no strong male role model to raise him....except to fuel hate and anger at those who “keep him down”...and to rely on ‘big brother’ to “help” him. Without Phil in his life, Will would’ve ended up like the frat clown or worse.
The hood is the ultimate game of crabs in a barrel.pathetic and sad.
@@djayk9692 cut it out
@@djayk9692 no they don't. Stop choosing to be ignorant.
@@ericthomas917 BLM is a self-proclaimed Marxist organization bent on capitalizing on breaking apart people and communities through labeling+victimization versus empowerment. BLM has reversed nearly all progress made since the 60s and MLK.
"when are we going to stop doing this to each other" Mr. Avery's words echo loud as hell and probably more importantly than ever all the way in 2023
R.I.P Mr Avery
It's funny how Carlton is the true badass for not conforming and being his true self. Not giving a damn about how others wanted him to act
He's dead now...did he make the dent?
Wah wah wah
@@patrickwannafightaboutit6338 Hey pal did you just blow in from stupid town?
@@patrickwannafightaboutit6338 Alfonso Ribeiro is Dead? Where did you hear that?
@@Tony-Plinkett no
@@AngryChair94 No, what?
Irony of calling him a sellout: Carlton NEVER feels the need to conform to other people's expectations of how he should act, and that is much more true of him than it is of Will.
But it's a message
Are you kidding? Carlton is the very definition of trying to conform... he acts like a rich yuppie nerd to fit in Bel-AIr because that is where he lives and exists.
@@MedalionDS9 i think that is just who he is lol.
@@ultraboombean I think it is who he is, plus he’s kinda nerdy…if there’s such a thing as a rich nerd
I don’t think will conforms to anyones expectations himself. He’s smart on his own, he’s just on a different side of the fence but in the same neighborhood.
Carlton when angered is a very sharp and calculated man.
Danny L like his father
Carlton acts like a moron but he's a very smart and well educated man.
Julio Vasque: Carlton doesn't act like a, moron, but a square maybe.
Jack dull but he is not from the streets anyway
+Julio Vasquez
Carlton doesn't act like a moron, he just doesn't at like YOUR stereotype of what a black male should behave.
Carlton looks so extremely pleased with himself when he dances.
Yeah he's vibing
When a goofy 90s sitcom handles current social issues better than a serious film that won several Oscars
Green Book?
Rodolfo Cortez if your comparing this to joker they have completely different meanings and messages so idk wym
@@capturefield4949 Joker has not won any Oscars yet...
Everything that wins "Awards" these days are just the typical illimnati controlled bs. And when something isn't controlled by them it gets brushed under the rug. So it minipulates our perception a lil bit (when something wins a lot of awards it MUST be good, right right?! And what doesn't win awards must suck..)
Won few awards? Fresh Prince and Family Matters were the 90s exemplified. Everyone watched and thats why they remain relevant to this day. These two shows helped destroy racism in America more than any other initiatives imo
Damon Wayans once said “I’d rather my son be a nerd then the cool kid on street”... dam right!!!
I feel the same way.
Hell yea
Abso-fucking-lutely.
ppcoqi2 damn...that’s real shit
So true.I've been mocked by others from my community because I'm a "fake niggaaa" due to the fact that I love Rock bands such as the AC /DC,Black Sabbath or Metallica,reads a lot of comics and books. I was like :What does mean !!??.
Carlton's the type of guy to destroy you logically and with class.
most people can't handle that so they respond with violence...
@@perigosu8449 you're not wrong
“I have worked very hard to give my family a good life. And now someone is gonna tell me that there is a penalty for success”. Big true from me.
Good
My dad thought that a lot when I got ragged on for not being black for blacks and a black guy for being around whites
The problem was it was not Carlton's success so I don't see the penalty, the guy wasn't calling Uncle Phil a sellout for his success
@@anthonydunkley7844 Phil directly said there was a penalty for HIS success. It was his success that turned Carlton into the person he was. He wore nice clothes, had a good education, and was constantly surrounded by upper class people which made him speak like them. It was Phil's success that molded every inch of Carlton. So yes, Carlton paid the price for his Father's success.
Yes, Democrats want to penalize you.
This is one of those moments where you can see Uncle Phil in Carlton, a true like father like son moment
it's enough freaking dealing with racism and stereotypes from others, but when it's done by your own people it's even worse
rlm1984lyf facts
blacks cant be racist tho only white people are racist according to liberal medias
Everyone is racist and once you accept that life is good
Phon Xieng "Sounds dumb to me. I've seen blacks being racist towards they own. I seen it with every race honestly. It's sickening. It's like people can never be peaceful"
-Cloud
Same. I’m Indonesian and my family unfortunately gets this in the past.
I wish that masculinity was taught this way again.
Carlton was calm and compassionate when faced with prejudice. People always get excited and cheer when the protagonist punches a d-bag in the face, but what Carlton did required mastery over himself, and the courage to face hate with understanding.
“I’m running the same race and jumping the same hurdles so why are you trippin me up??” Man.... that was so loud people in China could hear it
Uiyghurs looking up from concentration camps as their lungs are being harvested like "did you hear something?"
facts
@@Y0uKnoWh0ahaha.. nice one.... but i knw u respect wat he said..
@@Y0uKnoWh0 well diff places, diff struggles... cant help
@@lutzaby1997 he will still get pulled over.
"When are we gonna stop doing this to each other?"
Well not 28 years later
🤷♂️ it’s have gotten ever worse now than it was in the 1990’s
As long as divide and conquer makes money, it will never end.
Sad. Everyone is so obsessed with race and gender today.
@@calvinoscastle6146 100% No one was this entrenched in their narcissistic socio-political bubbles
sadLy so true. i’m so tired of this man 👎🏿💔
“He’s not exactly our type.”
0:16 That lady digging Carlton’s dance thinks otherwise.
supermariofan03 ladies*
She was mad hot too
He's being himself and she's loving it.
I like how the bald guy is about to step in before Carlton speaks. He's on it the whole time.
I miss shows that had a message.........
Most definitely..
DARTHVADERNLEATHER I do too now all we got is this love and hip hop shit to watch shows like this should come back
There are shows with messages... They just aren't as blatant as this crap.
DARTHVADERNLEATHER you should check out blackish
me too
THE TRUTH IS....Carlton Banks exemplified BLACK EXCELLENCE. He is what black men should be TODAY....regardless of what their peers think. Will knew that.........
You know what the fuck I meant. Successful. Not fucking his life up. THERE IS ALWAYS ONE GUY...that has some shit to say like he didn't get the point. Shut the fuck up.
Tavarus Overstreet I totally know what u are saying. Some or most of the boys at my school don’t care when they get an F or D on a test. They sample say that they don’t 🤷♂️ care. I wish young people today all over wanted to do something with their life instead of talking about what they would to a girl
@@bubbletea188 easy talk,even if half of them work hard, only the selected ones will succeed, one part will be killed, and the other part will be gated from the opportunities
Carlton is no asset to black people, carltons type end up with whitewomen and raise children that hate black people
I think there should be a healthy mix. The aspirations and execution towards the betterment of an individual would serve as one factor. The acknowledgement and study of our ancestry, obstacles they/we have endured as another.
Funny how Alfonso makes his character dance like a silly fool while he's actually a bad assed dancer.
"when are we gonna stop doing this to each other?"
Not yet Uncle Phil.
RIP
💔
Tyson Clarke shut yo bitch ass up
@@BigLarge no
@@BigLarge Damn who pissed in your cereal
Carlton is exactly what we need in the Black community
YoungDreezee ikr who gives a fuck about street cred and hypermasculine all the time is wack to me.
Lord knows we have way too many thugs. Carlton and a Will type will be great in black America. We definitely need an uncle Phil. Let's not get started on the sistas lol.
LifeIsNotorious There are plenty of people like them. I don’t know why you assume that they don’t exist.
Dontae James I'm not saying they don't exist. But let's be honest sadly it's way too many negative ones out here, which is why this episode existed.
Moltisanti 040 who ? Denzel Washington, Forrest Whitaker, Wesley Snipes, Idris Elba,
unfortunately no one learned anything from this episode
"He meant Barry White, y'all."
LOL
Carlton is Phil's son alright. DAMN!
What I love about this is how fast Carlton goes from himself to sounding exactly like his dad. And the fact he stood up to the head of the Beta Gamma dude for calling him a “Sellout.”
A lot of 🤡 nowadays would agree with the guy hating on Carlton.
And, it’s due to lack of education!
Yeah, it's crazy.
I’m literally disowned by other Hispanics because I can’t speak Spanish and because I’m like a 4 generation American who likes rock music, it sucked growing up in LA because I wasn’t American enough for the white kids yet I wasn’t Hispanic enough for the Mexicans, I’m lucky that I was able to find friends in high school who had the same mindset as me
@@AJxxxxxxxx man you had to deal with both sides of the coin. Im sorry dude.
@@AJxxxxxxxx you just be and do you, man! I envy your heritage.
'When are we going to stop doing this to each other?' - even more powerful today
One of the best shows ever . Genuinely funny hasn’t aged poorly like other 90s shows and wasn’t afraid to delve into more real aspects of life
Man, some of the best episodes were when Carlton and Will worked together. At the beginning, they were at each others throats, but as the episodes went on, you could see how much they cared about each other and always had each other's back.
The OG Vivian would've pulled those earrings off and went back to that frat house and raised hell
Ikr! She was favorite 'Aunt Viv'
@@wendybitch06 mines too she was too real for the crew except uncle phil just like how James evens was too real for good times except for ester rolle
I would love to have seen that.
Seriously! Why'd they get rid of her? The new Vivian would've just turned her nose up in the air and walked out the living room.
@@TravisFebruary They got rid of her as like what Carltons actor stated "She was a crazy ass bitch."
Will and Carlton were such a great duo.
It always used to bother me when my black family members would say I’m acting white by how I carried myself or sound white by speaking properly but little did they know they were putting down and limiting their own black race with those criticisms.
All we can do at the end of the day is thrive
It bothered me as a white kid watching this an other shows like Cosby show ,or good times,the Jeffersons,or even FAT Albert! An my parents an other white adults in my life would make me change the channel because they didn't want to see a BLACK show!!! We only had one TV in the living room untill I bought my own from cutting grass. At about 15 for my room, so I had to listen to them or get dealt with a back hand 👏 into next week! But they never actually watched the shows an say the story lines an morals they taught an showed us every week!! An they the ones who really needed the proper examples !! I just never saw color as a kid an struggled to understand the hate behind it!! To this day I only see these people a few times a year on holidays that I'm obligated to be at or I would be done with them ! I can't believe that it goes on today even but with BROWN people now from across the border my white people just can't get right! I can't even call them family really because I can't trust anyone who hates like that for no reason !
@@troykinnison4575 I find this one kind of interesting in reverse: My family is also white as is my Stepfather and he would always chide me in my teen years to watch more 'wholesome' shows than the anime and cartoons I often did. And (despite the irony of the Cosby scandals) he was really big on both the Cosby Show and the Fresh Prince because he felt they had more of the 'family values' that he felt should be in front of people especially my age and scenes like this are why. People standing up for each other, others helping out and learning to do right and wrong in the various ways. It didn't feel "white picket fence' It felt real to me, real life real people real things that I can understand. Not some old black and white sitcom pretend world.
@@troykinnison4575 heard the same stuff watching Steve Harvey or family matters, I loved them I had no idea why certain family members took exception to a show with a black cast. I don’t even think they really knew, now they’ve changed for the better (family) and if incidents like you said are brought up by me they act like they don’t remember it at all. I def do, shows how much that negative behaviors stick in your mind.
Yep, been there. Although it wasn't my family, it was other kids at school.
25 years later, nothing has changed.
He’s meant Barry White 😂😂😂
This person was jealous of what he didn't have. It wasn't Carlton's fault that his father provided his family the best life possible.
It was obvious
Isn't it everything? He's different in more ways than one. Too many ways, apparently. He could have been rich but "cool" like them - maybe that would have been enough? What if he just danced like them? Who knows. I can relate.
He still living in"South Central".
this is a problem within the black community that needs to be addressed if it's ever going to advance
this whole "i'm more blacker than you' crap needs to stop and be called out
yep
you get certain black people in the UK with the same mentality and it does my head in
Never has a truer word been spoken.
pyrostrike uk
Black pride is the problem, people having pride in a label as opposed to who they are. Carlton knows ‘Black’ only describes him, Black is not some awesome way of life or something.
0ddMonk3y
Then you miss the point of this video
0ddMonk3y at this point blacks hate every other race 😞 and want to take over the world
Big message here.
Sadly, Alfonso Ribeiro is treated the exact same way in real life. Wish we all could just get along.
Well his real life is actually questionable but loved carlton
cause he doesn't act like that in real life lol and he has a white woman soooooo automatically many blacks will definitely call you a sellout
@@humbletimez I love how the opressed just bought the ideas from the opressors and fight for an ideal (in this case, segregation) that will in the end NOT benefit them
@@humbletimez Doesnt make it okay, nor does it make you a sellout. It doesnt even correlate with what sellout actually means. Are we supposed to limit ourselves to dating or even just interacting with people in our own race? That's basically self-inflicted segregation?
@@zakazany1945 right?! 😀😐
The Fresh Prince of Bel-air tackled a lot of racial / prejudice issues. A great show!
yeah even when blacks where racists against whites but those videos arent as popular
@morenazo952 White privilege? HAHAHA
I agree
@@Blackstaar52 that's because it doesn't happen as often as the other way around. Racism towards whites is more subtle. Racism towards blacks is more deep. Both are wrong, but blacks get the short end of the stick most of the time.
You could put this show on today and it would still resonate with all the racial prejudice issues in the 21st century
1:52 i love how he was about to throw hands for his family. Carlton would ABSOLUTELY do the same. That's love, man.
As a Chinese person I totally understand how this feels. Growing up in America made my relatives across seas despise me simply because I'm a foreigner and I don't exactly "exemplify what a real Chinese person is"
I get similar experience as a 2nd Generation Mexican American
Its a shame people try to find differences when they should be looking for things that make us similar. People are stronger together, and not when we try to divide each other. Sorry to hear your people are blind to what they are doing.
@@andrewalonsi me too brother
Me Too my mother is Welsh growing up in England was hard
@@andrewalonsi I get that. I’m a 2cd gen Mexican. I put a lot of work in to learn Spanish, since it wasn’t spoken in our home growing up. With all that my white friends think of me as Mexican and my Latino friends think of me as a gringo. No amount of Spanish being spoken or tortillas being made from scratch will change it.
All because he didn't grew up in the ghetto, I grew up in the projects, but I do not have to act like I'm in the projects, there are people nowadays that are trying real hard to get out of the projects and the ghettos, that doesn't make them sellouts
Same here. At one point in my life I grew up in the projects but my mother kept on my brothers and sister not to use street talk at home or in the schools, and at the grocery stores or on the job.
What’s crazy is he DID grow up in the ghetto. Phil and Viv lived in the projects until after Ashley was born.
Ghettos and projects, it’s very sad, and you don’t have to have a tragic background to be accepted in a community, people should accept you, because of who you are and what you do
what are the projects?
Those dance moves on point!
Will always repped for his family when things got real.
The acting from Will and Alfonso is top notch. We all know that when Will makes fun of Carlton it comes from a place of love, but when push comes to shove he backs Carlton every single time.
1990s: teaching without parents
2024: teaching how to shoot each other Up, calling people out their names, being the stereotype.
I remember this scene. Serious Carlton was always my favorite, honestly.
The way writers of comedy shows of this era could weave such heavy topics in and really teach people about life is pretty amazing.
Facts
I personally I think they handled the alcohol psa episode better than any show
Yep. Modern sitcoms just don’t have that perfect mix of comedy and drama like these older sitcoms did. Shows like this, Roseanne, Boy Meets World.
This seriously need to aired to raised awareness of this issue particularly in the black community. We fight for 'Black lives Matter' but when the curtains are down we are treating each other like shit
Good thing it's on Netflix.
Mohamed Issa this is a class issue as such some black people who are middle class or upper class tend to treat the inner city/poor blacks like shit
This has got to be one of the greatest show scenes of all time.
Best episode was when Will's father came back
One of the best scenes on this show ever.
It's sad that this is the mindset of some people. Carlton is not a sellout.
Far from it actually
unfortunately, it's still true.
He definitely was. His annoying ass was always siding with the letter of the law, and whatever is deemed right by the dominant society. Just cause you like Carlton doesn’t change that
@ Uncle Phil says "I have worked very hard to get my family a good life and suddenly somebody tells me there is a penalty for success." Those who embrace the leftist/victim ideology should really listen to Uncle Phil. He speaks the truth here. We should not punish those who have worked hard to try to provide the best life possible for themselves and their families. RIP Uncle Phil.
@@GoggleMan25 but in this situation and episode Carlton worked hard by going with letter of the Frat House's law and whatever was deemed right by frat's society. You don't need to like him but at least appreciate that he tried to be what that society wanted him to be.
Shows like this were back when society was normal and we had not gone crazy yet. I miss these good clean shows that are no longer on air anymore. All we have now are protests, craziness, and wars everywhere.
This one goes out to all my my brothers who are ostracized for not acting a certain way they're expected to.
Back when tv shows had a message
True talk, this show conquered some tough topics. The episode where Will’s dad leaves let’s him down is still one of the most heart wrenching, real scenes I’ve ever seen in a sitcom. Loved this show
Yeah, man. The writers and actors on this show were extraordinary.
1:12
Best dance ever
This is for all the people that think being black is a box. It’s not a one way street. Black people come from all sorts of backgrounds, places, and lifestyles. Your experience is not the same as other experiences. Being black it’s not something you earn, if you are black, YOU ARE BLACK.
I love how Will tries to defend Carlton
Nearly 30 years later and we are still doing this to each other. When are we going to stop listening to the media and come together as a society?
This hits me hard. I'm not black, but being a Mexican who doesn't speak Spanish made me feel that I wasn't Mexican enough. When people try to speak to me in Spanish that don't know me they always ask why I don't know any as if I had to explain myself to a stranger to verify my own race to confirm that it's enough. I'm from Minnesota. If I go any further north of the border I'd be in Canada. It took me a long time to feel comfortable to be around people who spoke a lot of Spanish after realizing that I don't have to be enough for anyone but myself and this scene helped with that.
Same here too. I get it from all sides. African Americans see my skin tone, and assume I'm one of them, and get angry that I act like a white boy from Minnesota.
Indians see my face, and think I'm an ABCD. And they also get angry that I act like a white boy from Minnesota.
Caribbean folks know who I am, and they're pissed that "I forgot my heritage" because I like football, hockey, and baseball instead of soccer and cricket, and I still get shit from them because I act like a white boy from Minnesota.
I even have a leftie girlfriend who nearly dumped me because she thought "I forgot who I was" because I moved to the suburbs and acted like a white guy from Minnesota. (I had to tell her that I was jerk chicken, not fried chicken)
In some ways, I am a white guy from Minnesota. In other ways, I'm just white adjacent. I'm just a POC who was raised around white people, and experience the POC experience differently. I'm not a "sellout"
As someone born Irish Ukrainian in Ireland I remember I spoke Ukrainian to my mother and people would complain that it wasn’t “Irish” of us to speak Ukrainian. My blood boiled so much that day cause it made it feel like just because of a language I couldn’t be comfortable of what I was born as.
Damn, it’s a shame that other Latin Americans treat you this way. For me speaking Spanish is an important thing and I beat myself up for not being better at it but to have people act like that towards you I feel is horrible. They may not know it but that’s discouraging, don’t let yourself be discouraged my man. If you want to try and learn it I think it’s good to know another language but do so at your own pace. I believe in you
I’m trying to learn Spanish because my parents never spoke to me, but what’s the Mexican population like in Minnesota? I’m in Dallas, Texas and Texas gots a big Mexican population
Don't you worry about it amigo. You see, a singer born in Costa Rica named Chabela Vargas said once "Los mexicanos nacemos donde se nos da la chingada gana", that means in English: "We the mexicans are born wherever the f**k we want to" hahahaha
So it's okay, you're Mexican for me compadre 😎🤙
I have been rejected by at least 4 fraternities during my time in college, sad part was that it was all about the freshmans.. Never decided to give the others a chance
I was definitely lucky enough to grow up during this era when shows like this not only taught me to laugh but taught life lessons as well
30 years later, now being 2 months shy of turning 53, this scene still is as powerful as when I first saw it. Growing up in the projects (ghettos) of Dallas, eventually moving to the suburbs and experiencing middle-class life thanks to my parents hard work, I'll never forget the words of my mom. While we were just getting by, when we lived still in the projects, one day I poured out my heart to her about how kids made fun of me for speaking proper and getting good grades and my love of art and learning and my name. I asked my mom why she didn't name me Jamaal or Antonio or Rufus or any "Black" name popular in the 60s and 70s. She said, "I wanted to give you a name of which no one could assume your ethnicity by reading it on an application or document. And never be ashamed of how smart you are, or limit your interest in what you like. Experience other cultures: movies, music, symphonies, science- WHAT EVER. And don't let anyone put you down for doing so. Not if they're Black, White, or anything in between." Thanks mom for naming me Gregory (meaning Vigilant) Alan (meaning Noble).
Nice
I tell my kids the same thing your mother told you. I hope it stays with them like your mothers words stayed with you.
@@xaviersantini8176 Thank you and I'm sure your words WILL stay with your kids.
@@ritamcintyre8203 Thank you.
Thanks for sharing that.
You notice how Carlton immediately went over to fight for Will when he thought it was Will they didn't want? That's the type of person you want around you in life.
Exactly
Will stood by Carlton too
@@docd-monik4380 they roast eachother almost constantly. But they are still family. Family will usually always stand up for one another.
@@symbiotegod2069 I don't stand up for my cousin that shot up my parents' house.
@@robertmorris8997 I said usually. Your situation is a rare one and I am sorry your cousin is pyscho.
"Im not trying to 'act black'; its what i am". What a powerful statement
In irl he married a white woman he obviously hates being black
I feel the same way because I have some blacks in my town that are like that, they go around saying that they care about you, but just like any human being, they treat ya like crap
That's why I always be careful who I associate with as my father use to tell me, that's why I have more white friends than I do blacks (most of them ladies though)
He may be black but he ain't from the bottom and that was the real point. He a prep school I've league never had to worry bout nothing kid and that frat wasn't bout that. Leave some room for the ones that made it from nothing
@@jourdan9504 Then you missed the whole point of the episode. The point is in this country, it doesn't matter how much money you have, if you're black you're black. Do you not remember the episode when Will and Carlton got pulled over and harassed by racist cops? Their money didn't save them then did it?
@@anthonyanderson9303they didn't want him because he acted like a privileged rich kid. Which he is. And despite that there may still be times where he faces adversity. But he still has never known true hardships nor relates to his people who were not born with a silver spoon
Y'all notice how Carlton, even though he was dancin all goofy, had all them women on him?
Brotha dressed better than everyone there, but dancing like he’s at grandma’s with his cousins.
I mean there was still rhythm to it lol. and he was clearly confident. parties aren't for breakdancing competitions they're for having fun
that is how i dance n got no date..hah
Bc Carlton is an Alpha Chad
Did you know the Carlton dance came from watching Bruce Springsteen dancing on stage with a fan from the audience?
He said in the script it called for a scene with Carlton dancing. He said that he made the dance up based off of Bruce Springsteen. It's being exaggerated of course. But that's what made it hella funny to watch. Love Carlton!
This is one of those moments where Carlton shows how much he *is* Philip Banks' son. It was almost like Uncle Phil was speaking through him.
Great observation
And when he puts this chick in her place soooooo smoothly and gently mate if it wasn’t in the script she would have said yes daddy instead of his name 🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣
Yessss
Facts
So true
Can we give props to the guy who said, "You don't speak for the rest of us. I'm gonna have you kicked out of here." Definite Chad moment.
That was the lead frat guy and it was clear he had no problem with Carleton he was the one telling top dog not to single him out cause he s “different” so top dog got everything that was coming to him being told like it is by carelton and the leader saying he would have him kicked out top dog was very envious and ignorant
I like the head nod he did at 2:29. All he’s thinking at that moment is how right Carlton is
He was even gonna back Carlton up with Will but gave him respect by letting him speak for himself and teach the jerk a lesson.
*B A S E D*
So why didn’t he call them later and offer them a spot? Did the other guy never get kicked out?
“We don’t want you.”
*music stops, every single person in the building falls silent*
Gotta love the 90s
Gay
@@mr.tyrone254 That is such a 90's insult!
@@cavareenvius7886 also you are a fantastic person
Miss those days! I tell young people all the time stop wasting time
Kinda how I feel about the 90's
I love how despite all the teasing and bickering between them, Carlton and Will have each other’s back no matter what.
Because blood doesn't matter. They are family, some of the strongest. Hell, it extends even outside the show - the actors both reunited on a talk show where Will even recognized one of the music guys from the show, and the two did the Carlton.
Leonite Facts, friend. This show is so special to me.
@@leothewhiteranger I saw that! I think it was on the Graeme Norton Show, when Will and Jaden were doing an interview for that father-son sci-fi movie (Jaden was wearing a cummerbund up over his shirt like Will did in the Fresh Prince pilot).
Thats family lol
Yup, remember when Carlton bought a gun and wanted to retaliate for the guy who shot Will but Will stopped him. Amazing show.
Music in the 90s always had a way always turning off right when tension peaked.
Facts 😂😂😂
That's because they add the music later. Yes, they're all dancing to silence.
Lmaooooo YES!
Yeah Native Tongue always cuts off at after school special time
Stereos back then had tension-sensors that would make the track fade out if tension developed between two people.
Some even had "you-done-messed-up" detectors that would make the track hard stop when someone said something messed up. Dunno why they stopped making those 🤷🏾♂️
I love how the girl Carlton is dancing with doesn’t care about his unique moves.
She is cool with it cause no one else dances like that with this type of confidence. Carlton is a cool guy with passion when he dances.
I loved that too
I loved Carlton's dance. I tried it when I was younger. I failed.
Carlton's dance is the dance of a man who fucks like a pogo stick.
She knew Carltons family had bread she was all good with it lol
god damn that ending, no resolution, no silver lining, just a bitter lesson about history and culture. fade to black
Cleva Fella I was thinking about how strong that was
Already have the rage, don't need the last page.
Sometimes that’s life
Real talk
I like it. It reminds us that real life doesn't always have happy endings or resolutions. Some problems persist long after we're gone. We should always try to fix what we think is wrong with the world, but we have to accept also that it may not happen in our lifetime or at all. Doesn't mean it's not worth trying.
Carlton is confident enough to be himself, not everyone respects that.
Because he's a smart man who was kicking ass in school and not a dumb stereotype with baby-mama drama
@@Revolver_Ocelot16 indeed
That's right.💙👍🏿
I do!
Took years for me to genuinely understand that...
1993 to 2024 the question is still applicable. "when are we gonna stop doing this to ourselves?"
This is probably even more relevant today than it was back then.
Y. Tawfik psychopath alert, someone call the police quick
Y. Tawfik More relevant is probably today back then was it?
Wyte Night idk about that one now there are more black people that are successful and some actually get praised for it
@Y. Tawfik The drugs are taking over
@Y. Tawfik ha dude. totally
“Too black for the white kids and too white for the blacks.” - Earl Sweatshirt
Yeah, no. Nobody's "too black for white people." White people are actually the friendliest people, ironically. All those social justice liberal morons who demonize whites and talk about how horrible they are have never actually experienced racism in their lives. This is coming from an Assyrian person who grew up in Chicago. So I have no reason to be biased. Most of my friends have always been white. The times when I have experienced racist prejudice, it wasn't coming from white people. In my experience whites just tend to be nice people. Almost every time I had to deal with a bully who was talking shit in a racial way, they've almost always been black. And every time I dished out a beating, other blacks felt the need to come help, even though the beating was deserved and even though they might not even be friends with the person I'm having a confrontation with, and even if it was literally self defense. They just see a black person getting dealt with and humiliated, and come to their aid. That kind of racism and in-group preference is very rarely seen in whites, but is common among everyone else. So your quote is 100% bullshit, whoever the fuck Earl Sweatshirt is.
@@PalashaGabarra you're joking 💀
@@PalashaGabarra yeaaa no, but since this is basically a personal opinion, I won't go further in to comment
@@nword1380 Shut up Nword
@@PalashaGabarra The white people you've met may have been the friendliest people of the people you met. But it isn't accurate to say that white people period are the friendliest. There isn't a good race, a bad one, friendly one or whatever description. There's only good and bad people. Race is irrelevant. Racism is taught; not inherited. There are great and horrible people in every race, because race itself doesn't determine the person someone will be. It's all individual character
As a kid I laughed at Carlton. As a grown up I respect him for being his true self.
Absolutely
Its acting.
@@INDREAMSBEGINSRESPONSIBILITIES Eh, I call it immersion
Really lol 😂😂
Yes. Agreed.
"Penalty for success in the black community" This really pisses me off because this is something that I had to deal with most of my life. I got looked at and talked down upon by my black peers for speaking proper English, for enlisting in the military, for not wanting to return to the hood. It gets old FAST!!!!!!!!
Don’t be ashamed of working hard and achieving success. If people call you a sellout for that, it’s because they envy you
As an mixed woman growing up i feel for Carlton I was too black for the white people and I was too white for the black folks so I would constantly be judged my skin color, and the way I act I’m very fair skinned mixed girl
People who harass you because you chose to live differently are toxic as hell.
If they reject you, you can come over here. I'm white but I'm a military man myself. My brothers are always welcome.
@@sidekick6371 I appreciate that brother. I'm retired Army, what branch did you serve in?
Props to the guy near the stereo who knew an emotional moment was brewing, and had the foresight to fade the music down smoothly. The REAL MVP.
Spot on !!
It was staged for him to do that.
sha11235 was it really???
Damn you winning today!!😂😂😂
That's how they wrote the script! You do understand that, right?
Anytime Carlton says hes got it, he got it.
The GOAT
Proy Esclasis Except for that time he got Will shot at the ATM
Jon MacDonald that’s not fair...
@@jonmacdonald5345 Carlton froze up in that moment. He never told Will he had it, rewatch the scene doc.
True That. L.0.L.
Dude says Carlton isn't welcomed but yet everyone was vibin with Carlton on the dance floor lol 😂
The Hollywood buildup
That part
I mean it was that one guy who didn't want him, not the rest of the fraternity. It's why he was kicked out later as well
Exactly. Carlton had it lit.
The fact that the girl Carlton is dancing with doesn't seem at all put out by his weird dance moves is just.... delightful.
I love that part too. I've been stupidly self conscious in moments like that, which had me passing up opportunities to just live in the moment
Marry yourself a good sport like that!
I laugh every time
I dance like an epileptic scarecrow withdrawing from meth. I don't judge Carlton.
He’s so happy, how could that put anyone off?
I remember back in the '80's when a lot of blacks said that it was "white" to get an education. An education has no color. Knowledge is power. Great video.
DMR Dude They still say that. I think people stopped caring about education after they stopped segregation
@lance Kelley lol that would still be knowledge even if that where true.... so the statment still stands
I mean last year I saw a video of a black dude getting jumped because he made honor roll so...
@@claysoggyfries A lot of inner city schools do not receive enough funding
@@malikelshabazz3192 and that's ran by democrats bud.
“I worked hard to give my family a good life, and suddenly someone tells me there’s a penalty for success?”
gotta be one of my favorite quotes from Uncle Phil
Was that in this episode?
@@JohnDoe-gk7ok bruh.... It's the last 30 secs of the gd clip.
@@jontraz5993 Lol, thanks. I should’ve watched the whole thing
real words from Uncle Phil that never stop being relevant
R.I.P Uncle Phil
I like how the music stops and everyones Stops dancing and pays attention to a random conversation. classic 90s sitcom
Coulda used a record skip.
This happens at parties when it looks like something is about to pop off.
Fr
that’s just great directing, it’s what made the show great
would be difficult for us as the audience to focus on the dialogue if the music was loud, and it would have been distracting for people to be dancing around....
I love how despite their differences, Will immediately stands up for Carlton without missing a beat. And then Carlton does the same for Will. God damn, I miss the show.
o dang-na-bit, I miss people who was like this show.
And I miss Uncle Phil. That was a straight up OG.
@@turtle19dad He was also the voice of Shredder from TMNT.
@@turtle19dad Forget Bill Cosby, Uncle Phil was the "America's Dad" we truly deserved.
@@guslaursen5091 Uncle Phil was the '90s version of James Evans!!
This is still such a big issue within the black community today. What even is "acting white"?? *I am black* and that's all I need to be black.
Every black "acts white", most just don't realize it.
An issue so big that even Biden is part of it now.
I swear if someone mentions right or left or trump or politics in this thread im gonna lose my shit;
@@hyronharrison8127 they're both trash mate. The republicans convince the racists while the democrats exploit races. While we're busy fighting each other, both democrats and republicans are enjoying their meal on the same table. That's literally divide to better conquer.
@@nelsin-nagantkimber-g4760 i don't understand, how can you "act white", it's just the color of your skin. it doesn't have a sound. everyone despite your race sounds and looks and acts different. that's like saying every person (black, white, hispanic, asian, indian, arab, native american/hawaiian) of each race sounds the same. i respect your opinion, though.
Man I love how when Carlton found out that 'Will' didnt make it, he went and told off the guy for not letting will in. Just shows how much Carlton cares about his family.
Amre Zhengis 💯💯💯
Will did get in, but Carlton did not.
@EA -Sports It's in the micro-transactions.
Jason Eder don’t get so upset. I was just pointing out.
@@JacobLink350 try : "And Will was the one who got in, not Carlton."
Always loved how Will defended Carlton and then tried to spared his pain by saying it was him that didn't get in but Carlton only found out the truth by defending Will right back.
“He meant Barry white ya’ll” the way they weaved comedy into serious topics was genius
One of the greatest lines in TV ever
And when when Will said they don't like sellouts Hilary thought he meant stores selling out of stuff lol
@@HorrorLover98 She still looks clueless after Uncle Phil's concluding thoughts....lol
I get the show is suppose to be about comedy however I really don't like Will Smith but some of his actions made himself look like a buffoon.....
Anthony Thompson Sr I’m a bit confused do you mean the actor or the character?
"Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, it's what I am." So powerful.
According to Top Dog, you apparently cease being as black as he is when you have a butler, wear designer clothes & wing-tipped shoes, let alone be part of corporate America...
@@rlouie05 dont alot of "gangsta ghetto" people nowadays wear designer clothes like gucci, lv, and all that other bullshit? Some of the stuff doesnt even look good, just worn for the brand.
In the Moment i saw the comment he said the words
Oreos don't actually think like that though.
@@christiandavis9031 Some black people think mixed people think they're better than us. (Whether that's true is up to you the reader.)
People need to realize that black is a color, not a personality trait.
It's hard to recover from that
@adorabledanable but why a stereotype problem ?
@adorabledanable ok
adorabledanable agreed
Bro preach. I’m tired of that shit