How Comes He Don't Want Me ?!

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
  • A pain I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, yet some of my best friends know it well.
    Just wanted to give a massive shout out to my fellow fathers doing one of the most important jobs that exist.
    Often receiving much abuse rather than the Love and appreciation they deserve.
    Stay strong my brothers, your hard work will pay off in time.
    Interview with Will Smith quashing rumors that his Dad wasn't in his life.
    "...I told my parents I wanted to rap. They said, “Rap?” My mother graduated from Carnegie Mellon. She thought
    college was the only way. My father could kind of see doing something differently. We agreed that I would take a year making music, and if it did not work
    out, I would go to college. That year we won the first Grammy given to a rap artist..."
    www.rd.com/advi...

Комментарии • 15 тыс.

  • @austinhooey8346
    @austinhooey8346 5 лет назад +11002

    "How come he don't want me?" No child should ever have to say that

  • @MrCUTigerB
    @MrCUTigerB 5 лет назад +33307

    Don’t anyone ever dare tell me Will Smith can’t act.

    • @invictus_jra3322
      @invictus_jra3322 5 лет назад +1143

      No one says that

    • @LONEWOLF-zi7nr
      @LONEWOLF-zi7nr 5 лет назад +631

      Noone says that

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 5 лет назад +290

      I knew he could act.

    • @eddieman913
      @eddieman913 5 лет назад +678

      MrCUTigerB he wasn’t acting he actually broke down crying

    • @joeanthony419
      @joeanthony419 5 лет назад +107

      Tyrone Tj yes sir your right! Will Smith is amazing!

  • @Hannah-io9jb
    @Hannah-io9jb 5 лет назад +21471

    RUclips: "You wanna cry?"
    Me: "Yeah, sure, why not?"

    • @ramya.Catlady.30
      @ramya.Catlady.30 5 лет назад +47

      Hannah Walker Lol. Same

    • @warmac88
      @warmac88 5 лет назад +38

      Same

    • @bacchusendo9032
      @bacchusendo9032 5 лет назад +52

      It makes me teary-eyed as well.
      I grew up with my dad around, but he worked alot to support us and it felt alot of times like he wasn't around so in a way I could relate.
      now I'm in my mid-30's and it isn't until now that I can appreciate what he and my mom did for us.

    • @chanoqueque3367
      @chanoqueque3367 5 лет назад +14

      🤣😂💀

    • @pelonsanchez896
      @pelonsanchez896 5 лет назад +8

      😏

  • @assassino1480
    @assassino1480 11 месяцев назад +962

    That look on Uncle Phil's face when Lou says "You happy?" like he's seriously considering picking Lou up and putting him through a table. Love it.

    • @JimTheBananaBoy
      @JimTheBananaBoy 6 месяцев назад +21

      If this wasn’t a serious scene they definitely would have put a laugh track over that

    • @irvinepoker3187
      @irvinepoker3187 6 месяцев назад +9

      he treated jazz with more respect by not tossing him out

    • @RoachDogg_JR
      @RoachDogg_JR 5 месяцев назад +14

      Let's be honest, the big boy Uncle Phil would have absolutely wrecked that tiny black boi Lou. I wish I could see that fight.

    • @viniciusvalois2634
      @viniciusvalois2634 5 месяцев назад +6

      @@RoachDogg_JR, I would too, but Phil thought he wouldn't stain his hands with that shitbag.

    • @newthrash1221
      @newthrash1221 5 месяцев назад +10

      Was ready to bring out Lucille on his ass lol

  • @RunningBlade2184
    @RunningBlade2184 8 лет назад +23550

    Uncle Phil will always be Will's true father.

    • @gabos7892
      @gabos7892 6 лет назад +757

      Some of you may not know, but during the hug between Will and Uncle Phil, James Avery whispers in his ear "Now that's fucking acting right there"

    • @thegoldensubway4182
      @thegoldensubway4182 6 лет назад +146

      @@gabos7892 you watched the same video we a did about this scene. Dont act like no one knows

    • @pepe3540
      @pepe3540 6 лет назад +175

      he was a lot of people father. Through that tv screen i mean

    • @justinpullin6369
      @justinpullin6369 6 лет назад +40

      Uncle rich is Justin pullin
      Todd pullin

    • @nolongeractive1730
      @nolongeractive1730 6 лет назад +51

      RunningBlade2184 he was pretty much the father of the entire show

  • @quincexl1279
    @quincexl1279 3 года назад +11647

    I once heard this quote "If you don't spend time with your children, don't be surprised when they grow up and don't want to spend time with you."

  • @BigDiki
    @BigDiki 3 года назад +9655

    “How come he don’t want me man?” Man… that’s a question no kid never should ask

    • @malachihagan7405
      @malachihagan7405 3 года назад +202

      Nowadays more kids are asking that than aren't asking it and its sad man

    • @Rebirth_3.0
      @Rebirth_3.0 3 года назад +134

      I ask that everyday to myself. It hurts but wills kinda right. You eventually move on and learn on your own. The only thing,it still hurts that the fact I'll never know what it is to have a childhood I guess. My parents kinda left when I was lil. Same old sob story. I have my God and my son and that's all I need to be a Man.

    • @victorialynn1845
      @victorialynn1845 3 года назад +10

      I still don't know why

    • @jdolaktv
      @jdolaktv 3 года назад +58

      And we wonder why kids today are so fucked up. No stability in their lives.

    • @tyler33054
      @tyler33054 3 года назад +18

      Been asking this for 22 years still asking it to this day

  • @superpop8396
    @superpop8396 10 месяцев назад +342

    There's a distinct difference between being a Father and having a kid.

    • @namrepusprime6793
      @namrepusprime6793 4 месяца назад +13

      Anyone can be a father, not everyone can be a dad.

  • @rifqihatta
    @rifqihatta 4 года назад +17555

    Proof that you don't need sad background music to make you cry

    • @ofearghailthefearless6481
      @ofearghailthefearless6481 4 года назад +605

      The silence alone just sells it

    • @jasongrape4920
      @jasongrape4920 4 года назад +251

      More silence for sad scenes.

    • @predictivetextisforaunts
      @predictivetextisforaunts 4 года назад +38

      You cried? You know it’s not real, right?

    • @Broke_No_Joke4_7
      @Broke_No_Joke4_7 4 года назад +223

      @@predictivetextisforaunts you didn't cry, I feel sorry for you mutha

    • @lovelyally9418
      @lovelyally9418 4 года назад +76

      @@predictivetextisforaunts true it isnt real but what makes this sadder is this wasn't in the script and will was improving

  • @tamayako2000
    @tamayako2000 5 лет назад +5435

    "I said *sit down,* Lou." That's power.

    • @djmocha7
      @djmocha7 5 лет назад +182

      I sat down when he said that

    • @mitchelanhalt5261
      @mitchelanhalt5261 5 лет назад +121

      For a brief second, you could hear a hint of Shredder in his voice.

    • @TheBlackLobo
      @TheBlackLobo 4 года назад +22

      I know, I just hear it and I shudder *oooh*

    • @djmocha7
      @djmocha7 4 года назад +16

      @IcyBones
      Hyena: “Sit down, Lou.. Sit down, Lou.. SIT DOWN, LOU..”

    • @TheBlackLobo
      @TheBlackLobo 4 года назад +3

      djmocha7 OOHH... do it again

  • @_Stromboli_
    @_Stromboli_ 4 года назад +5025

    "I was there everyday for them, cause that's what a MAN does"
    Uncle Phil the best dad ever on TV.

    • @dragon22214
      @dragon22214 4 года назад +27

      No love for carl winslo from family matters

    • @ryanowen3026
      @ryanowen3026 4 года назад +1

      No, JETHALAL IS

    • @Brotherofthe4thCompany
      @Brotherofthe4thCompany 4 года назад +13

      God rest your soul James Avery.

    • @hectorcapellan420
      @hectorcapellan420 4 года назад +7

      Phil banks, red foreman, danny tanner
      Dads we can all look up to

    • @dragon22214
      @dragon22214 4 года назад

      @@hectorcapellan420 danny was not a good dad he was to reapressed and to much of neat freak

  • @brandofhero
    @brandofhero 8 месяцев назад +296

    It’s so emotional you can even hear the crew crying.

    • @RoachDogg_JR
      @RoachDogg_JR 5 месяцев назад +23

      I still can't believe this was just a random episode of the 90s sitcom Family Matters. This feels like it should get an Oscar.

    • @Thingsthatmakemegohmmm
      @Thingsthatmakemegohmmm Месяц назад +4

      It’s the actress who played the older sister, dont remember her name, crying

    • @tlcjanetfan
      @tlcjanetfan Месяц назад

      @@Thingsthatmakemegohmmm Karyn Parsons (Hilary Banks)

    • @sancm8898
      @sancm8898 26 дней назад +12

      Even Hillary was crying too from backstage and the guy who plays Lou admitted that after he made his last scene he broke into tears also. This was a very heavy episode

    • @darthbiker2311
      @darthbiker2311 13 дней назад +2

      @@RoachDogg_JR Wasn't this Fresh Prince of LA?

  • @GG-kh6ls
    @GG-kh6ls 3 года назад +6736

    “That man may be your father, but he sure as hell ain’t your daddy”

    • @asefoamkom9395
      @asefoamkom9395 3 года назад +188

      R.I.P. Yondu

    • @JohnWilliams-my1bu
      @JohnWilliams-my1bu 3 года назад +59

      Yondu

    • @declangill5138
      @declangill5138 3 года назад +103

      Anyone can be a father, it takes someone special to be a dad

    • @AdamG1983
      @AdamG1983 3 года назад +25

      Why you gotta make me feel feels like that tho

    • @shaggysnax01
      @shaggysnax01 3 года назад +10

      You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to go through.

  • @gamers.digest
    @gamers.digest 3 года назад +5261

    "It was great seeing you SON"
    "Yeah you too, LOU"
    He ain't no Dad to him

    • @declangill5138
      @declangill5138 3 года назад +83

      I'm glad you get that. I've said this ona few comments but it ANYONE can be a "Father" but it takes someone special to be a dad

    • @kdbarbour1
      @kdbarbour1 3 года назад +58

      Yep, Phil is his real father

    • @WTFisTingispingis
      @WTFisTingispingis 3 года назад +43

      To paraphrase Yondu, he might've been his father but he sure wasn't his daddy.

    • @kermit-operationmisspiggyp8268
      @kermit-operationmisspiggyp8268 3 года назад +20

      @@WTFisTingispingis I remember that 😭 IM MARY POPPINS YALL

    • @joshmiller3313
      @joshmiller3313 3 года назад +4

      At least Kratos was actually there

  • @WillRennar
    @WillRennar 3 года назад +8462

    He didn't waste his money on that statue.
    He just got it for the wrong person.

    • @raidersacdc4892
      @raidersacdc4892 3 года назад +105

      True story

    • @JoJo-gd4dt
      @JoJo-gd4dt 3 года назад +25

      Yes

    • @reginahamilton982
      @reginahamilton982 3 года назад +16

      Right

    • @TheOneAndOnLEE.
      @TheOneAndOnLEE. 3 года назад +92

      I agree. The first time I saw this I made it through almost the whole scene without a sniffle. But when it showed him hugging uncle Phil in the background, slowly zooming in on the statue, that broke me.

    • @domoniqueborden8827
      @domoniqueborden8827 3 года назад +7

      Yeah

  • @christophermaestas9103
    @christophermaestas9103 Год назад +416

    This scene makes me cry every time. My parents divorced when I was 4 and I didn't see or hear from my dad again until I was 17. Fortunately I had an amazing Step-father that took me and my sister in and treated us as if we were his own children. He taught me everything I needed to know in life and when I was down and lost everything he was there to help me back up. He passed away in June this year from cancer and he is sorely missed. Pop I think about you everyday and if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be the man I am today. Thank you for all you taught me and showing me tough love when I needed it. You wasn't just some man my mom married. You took on a responsibility that wasn't yours and you did it with no questions asked. You were my father when you didn't have to be. I can only pray to be half the man that you were. I love you Pop.

    • @jamalhasan3192
      @jamalhasan3192 Год назад +7

    • @pathandy8188
      @pathandy8188 Год назад +4

      Uncle Phil is the best.

    • @Oddballkane
      @Oddballkane Год назад +4

      I have 2 uncles who took on kids from other men. They are my cousins no matter what.

    • @FireRising86
      @FireRising86 9 месяцев назад +4

      I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm happy you had such an influential father figure in your life. I lost my dad two years ago and I still miss him dearly, so I know the pain. But, the lessons and the memories they gave us will last forever.

    • @DeadX2
      @DeadX2 17 дней назад

      rip to ur step dad sounded like a great guy

  • @crazyman7671
    @crazyman7671 4 года назад +4532

    One of Uncle Phil's last lines:
    "You are my son Will. End of story."

    • @anywaythewindblows8912
      @anywaythewindblows8912 4 года назад +75

      I believe Viv and Phil considered him their 5th child

    • @melanielazare9
      @melanielazare9 4 года назад +26

      @@anywaythewindblows8912 fourth he's before nicki

    • @anywaythewindblows8912
      @anywaythewindblows8912 4 года назад +4

      @@melanielazare9 ok

    • @shinytingz1065
      @shinytingz1065 4 года назад +2

      @@melanielazare9 dude.... he’s still not biologically theirs

    • @BakuX
      @BakuX 4 года назад +54

      @@shinytingz1065 you clearly never had a step parent or a non biological parent before.

  • @aidankreltszheim3599
    @aidankreltszheim3599 5 лет назад +18703

    Fun fact: during the hugging scene James whispers into Will’s ear: thats some f**king good acting

    • @shook198
      @shook198 5 лет назад +2559

      Yes! Finally, someone here with a true fact. All the people down in the comments are saying "ooh this whole scene is improvised because Will Smith never had his dad in his life," when that isn't true at all. He's a good effing actor.

    • @bardigang9638
      @bardigang9638 5 лет назад +311

      I didn’t hear it

    • @aidankreltszheim3599
      @aidankreltszheim3599 5 лет назад +569

      @Bardi Gang yeah I know but that’s what will smith said in an interview

    • @bardigang9638
      @bardigang9638 5 лет назад +74

      Aidan Kreltszheim ohhhhh I see.

    • @missxmettastars5740
      @missxmettastars5740 5 лет назад +236

      Dam the tears really ran down my face so powerful

  • @erickam6733
    @erickam6733 3 года назад +7812

    "I just wish I hadn't wasted my money on this stupid present."
    Will didn't waste his money on the present, he just wanted to give it to the wrong man.

    • @dudebro5527
      @dudebro5527 3 года назад +114

      I've always thought that since I saw this episode

    • @ihavenoideasforanickname2501
      @ihavenoideasforanickname2501 3 года назад +117

      Exactly. Uncle Phil deserves it a lot more than Lou

    • @richardperaza5083
      @richardperaza5083 3 года назад +33

      You know I questioned whether James Avery or Will Smith kept that statue

    • @MrEMT4466
      @MrEMT4466 3 года назад +4

      👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

    • @krestainwatsonjr.
      @krestainwatsonjr. 3 года назад +19

      He didn't waste it. He just bought it for the wrong person

  • @seanjohnson5296
    @seanjohnson5296 Год назад +630

    The furious and visceral “TO HELL WITH HIM” brought tears to my eyes before I even knew they were there.

  • @TheKrista5
    @TheKrista5 5 лет назад +35360

    I love how Uncle Phil allowed Will to vent his feelings without interrupting him. All respect to him.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 5 лет назад +895

      He knew what Will was going through and just waited for him to finish and need the hug he wanted.

    • @janieraturner-frazier1348
      @janieraturner-frazier1348 5 лет назад +148

      Absolutely. ❤💕

    • @nabz6817
      @nabz6817 5 лет назад +397

      Janiera Turner-Frazier actually the reason why he couldn’t speak was because Will wasn’t even speaking from the script but from his heart.Uncle Phil didn’t even know what to say

    • @idreeselane9864
      @idreeselane9864 5 лет назад +125

      Love uncle phil he all ways had will back no matter what

    • @tacobellalugosi2527
      @tacobellalugosi2527 5 лет назад +142

      without any words Uncle Phil . is telling will .''i want you . i love you'' very powerful.

  • @Wolfsta
    @Wolfsta Год назад +7686

    The pain of a parent not loving u is probably the strongest pain I have ever felt...

    • @Greg-re7nj
      @Greg-re7nj Год назад +68

      We love you

    • @WilliamKing-hf8lc
      @WilliamKing-hf8lc Год назад +64

      I feel ya! To have your mom tell you she wishes you were never born cuts so deep. She passed earlier this year and despite her words, I hang onto the fact that at one point in my life she was the most important person in the world to me. I just try to remember the good things. Stay strong and believe in yourself!

    • @oukastoukast
      @oukastoukast Год назад +23

      Narcissist do the most pain

    • @SuperLKL
      @SuperLKL Год назад +20

      yeah man my father left our family when i was about 4, remember going to the lawyer with him etc. and then found a new family, had another two kids. and i feel like if i had my father i would have pushed harder for my dreams when i was a kid

    • @Wolfsta
      @Wolfsta Год назад +1

      @WilliamKing-hf8lc 😔

  • @arkisenn9895
    @arkisenn9895 3 года назад +9169

    Uncle Phil is easily one of the greatest dads in television history.

    • @RapFanatic4ever
      @RapFanatic4ever 3 года назад +31

      ONE of them ??????!

    • @Aquilius_Caesar
      @Aquilius_Caesar 3 года назад +117

      @@RapFanatic4ever well, at least he's seriously battling for the crown with Officer Carl Winslow.

    • @MrDcbrockwell89
      @MrDcbrockwell89 3 года назад +13

      The only one my friend.

    • @retronerds6884
      @retronerds6884 3 года назад +29

      @@Aquilius_Caesar don't forget about uncle Bernie and Oscar proud

    • @JonBandMiley
      @JonBandMiley 3 года назад

      @@retronerds6884 Who's Bernie?

  • @marlinap
    @marlinap Год назад +73

    Having a parent who you feel does not love you is so hurtful. You did not ask to be brought into this world. Your parents brought you into this world.

  • @roclee8138
    @roclee8138 4 года назад +3598

    "You too, Lou"
    You can hear the disappointments in his voice.

    • @MusicManSeanB
      @MusicManSeanB 4 года назад +148

      At that point, father/son relationship was forever closed.

    • @johnhuddleston8647
      @johnhuddleston8647 4 года назад +70

      You could see it in his eyes. Will didn't have to say anything.

    • @thelegend_jlz
      @thelegend_jlz 3 года назад +49

      You too, Lo.....ser

    • @fernando_713
      @fernando_713 3 года назад +9

      @@thelegend_jlz Loohoo...zuhherrr

    • @TheKlutz31013
      @TheKlutz31013 3 года назад +54

      Hits harder when you realize he said “bye son” and Will made a point to call him by his name instead of “dad”

  • @thunderpantz
    @thunderpantz 7 лет назад +2329

    "He may be your father, but he wasn't your daddy."

  • @hothotheat3000
    @hothotheat3000 4 года назад +7364

    The pain in his voice when he yells “to hell with him!” is heartbreaking and raw. What a performance.

    • @Monkey.D.Pression
      @Monkey.D.Pression 4 года назад +127

      Last time i met my dad was in a fucking supermarket; he gave me his number, I called, he never picked up. But my mom, my brother and my sister are there for me so fuck him. To all those like me, we don’t need him. There are many people more important than him in my life; I’ll piss on his grave and defend my family to the death

    • @WT6961
      @WT6961 4 года назад +125

      He was actually upset due to it also being a thing that happened to him in his life so he was actually emotional in that scene causing Phil to hug him like he did cause was upset about his father leaving pretty crazy to think about but nonetheless he did an amazing job on that scene

    • @NoahB3
      @NoahB3 4 года назад +20

      @@Monkey.D.Pression forgiveness. You are better than him, choose to forgive.

    • @zayparham3849
      @zayparham3849 4 года назад +42

      The pain in Phil’s eyes

    • @purplexninjamom
      @purplexninjamom 4 года назад +25

      @@Monkey.D.Pression let me virtually hug you, I can just tell you will be a good person despite him

  • @CFCHistory1905
    @CFCHistory1905 7 месяцев назад +51

    Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child.

    • @chadbailey7038
      @chadbailey7038 10 дней назад

      Wow. Well said. Never heard this put this way before

  • @lillylovesrain7072
    @lillylovesrain7072 5 лет назад +17123

    Alot of people has fathers like Will's, nobody has uncle Phil.
    Edit : Alright alright some people are lucky enough to have an uncle Phil. Yeesh

    • @chrissalas7669
      @chrissalas7669 5 лет назад +288

      I disagree I'll bleed for my boys

    • @Jaz-gb5xq
      @Jaz-gb5xq 5 лет назад +244

      I have a father like uncle phil

    • @mariajohnson2647
      @mariajohnson2647 5 лет назад +261

      There are a lot of Lou's out here . And there are not enough uncle Phil's in the world.

    • @cjhall3649
      @cjhall3649 5 лет назад +47

      Ya I feel his pain my father walked out the day I was born then died on my 5 th bday guess that's y I turned out like I did 9 yrs in prison had to learn how to be a man behind prison walls

    • @alij8h
      @alij8h 5 лет назад +5

      lilly truscott Big facts man

  • @Atoxcide
    @Atoxcide 4 года назад +4062

    "TO HELL WITH HIM!!"
    "how come he don't want me man?"
    bruh those parts hit me like a truck..

    • @bryanbartkowiak4954
      @bryanbartkowiak4954 4 года назад +5

      He heard it from the f
      Driveway and gave him 1400 bucks for the q4 years he wasn't there so that was something at least

    • @adriantoogenuine
      @adriantoogenuine 4 года назад +4

      ruclips.net/video/nwRLYCA6KUw/видео.html

    • @piffyl.bluntz3713
      @piffyl.bluntz3713 4 года назад +6

      Me 2,diz whole scene made me cry my eyez out...

    • @American-Zero
      @American-Zero 4 года назад +14

      Hit hard for me too...Lou is supposed to be his Father and he decides to put his own selfish needs first and leave Will hanging....AGAIN. Uncle Phil was the only true Dad that Will could ever have.

    • @TonJravolta007
      @TonJravolta007 3 года назад

      Facts.

  • @VivisSymphony
    @VivisSymphony 4 года назад +4963

    "He might have been your father, but he sure wasn't your daddy"
    -Micheal Rooker

    • @tolerancija
      @tolerancija 4 года назад +129

      You mean Mary Poppins?

    • @VivisSymphony
      @VivisSymphony 4 года назад +29

      @@tolerancija yes

    • @xidfwyx1739
      @xidfwyx1739 4 года назад +35

      And from guardians of the galaxy vol 2

    • @Danny-fs1hk
      @Danny-fs1hk 4 года назад +6

      Yes! GOTGv2!

    • @deanfranz
      @deanfranz 4 года назад +9

      @Irom Mqn A quick google search gives plenty of results to the opposite:
      Anyone can be a "father," but it takes a special kind of man to step up and be a "dad"

  • @CynthiaCCJ
    @CynthiaCCJ Год назад +28

    “The shock of what happened or the ache of what never will.” The pain of my father walking out and all the years and hopes he would show up but never did… this gets me every time. 😢

  • @bobcummings8228
    @bobcummings8228 5 лет назад +4850

    This STILL makes me cry a bit because it is still relevant.

  • @scottlhotka3691
    @scottlhotka3691 4 года назад +2673

    You can hear Karyn Parsons crying off stage at the end of this scene, that's how heavy this shit was. Oscar level performances all around.

    • @jonathanpierre1821
      @jonathanpierre1821 4 года назад +173

      3:44

    • @tkinsey3
      @tkinsey3 4 года назад +96

      I thought I heard that, but wasn't sure if it was someone on the production team - thanks for confirming!

    • @sc30002001
      @sc30002001 4 года назад +69

      Lou cried too

    • @jeffkersey3417
      @jeffkersey3417 4 года назад +98

      I cried when this aired. By all rights one of the greatest performances in television history.

    • @robertluciano4066
      @robertluciano4066 4 года назад +6

      Good ear

  • @Crimson28
    @Crimson28 3 года назад +7887

    Fun fact: Ben Vereen (Lou) stated in an interview that he broke into tears himself after walking out of the camera shot to leave Will.

    • @sidtom2741
      @sidtom2741 3 года назад +403

      You could see him almost starting to tear up

    • @2010MzHood
      @2010MzHood 3 года назад +298

      I heard that Will experienced this type of scenario in real life.

    • @nbadumbboy4115
      @nbadumbboy4115 3 года назад +178

      @@2010MzHood you know this show I based off of his whole life before he started rapping

    • @MarkelScott100
      @MarkelScott100 3 года назад +203

      @@2010MzHood no he fucking didnt his dad was in his life

    • @jenniferjohnson8578
      @jenniferjohnson8578 3 года назад +68

      No his dad was in his life..

  • @dookeland8
    @dookeland8 Месяц назад +6

    Uncle Phil was an amazing sitcom father. A man who allowed himself to be flawed and knew he wasn’t perfect, but always did his best to be the best man he could for his family.

  • @RenegadeShepTheSpacer
    @RenegadeShepTheSpacer 4 года назад +17440

    "You too, Lou."
    That is an extremely underrated and powerful response. It was good to see Will stand up for himself.

    • @joshuaterry4076
      @joshuaterry4076 4 года назад +678

      He couldn't call him Dad. He was never there for him, and was never in his life.

    • @marina2387
      @marina2387 4 года назад +522

      @@joshuaterry4076 Exactly, Giving birth doesn’t make a father, Being there and providing for your child is what makes a father, and Uncle Phill did all that.

    • @Tanker619
      @Tanker619 4 года назад +42

      @@marina2387 facts

    • @flywatt6895
      @flywatt6895 4 года назад +34

      @@marina2387 amen

    • @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller
      @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller 4 года назад +12

      who "rated" it to be "underrated" ? Can you explain how it's underrated?

  • @2814252A
    @2814252A 5 лет назад +1429

    No kid should ever ask why their parents don't want them.

    • @catherineostmann8055
      @catherineostmann8055 4 года назад +45

      I’ve had a student ask me this question and it brought me to tears 🥺

    • @yourfavoriteoompaloompa139
      @yourfavoriteoompaloompa139 4 года назад +1

      Yeahhh 🥺

    • @torijohnson6943
      @torijohnson6943 4 года назад +8

      No kid should have to but there’s kids like me that truly want to know y they aren’t loved by their parents

    • @looksfineforme9471
      @looksfineforme9471 4 года назад +6

      @@torijohnson6943 the point of the og comment was that kids never should feel unwanted in the first place, not that they shouldn't be allowed to ask why they are not wanted.

    • @adamstanfield47
      @adamstanfield47 4 года назад +2

      this happened to me.ill never leave my kids

  • @LIFEOFLANISE
    @LIFEOFLANISE 5 лет назад +4617

    Uncle phil is a father to will and he's the best father a person could ask for

    • @DarrenOderinde
      @DarrenOderinde  5 лет назад +129

      I pray that we all find an uncle Phil 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @Surfer041
      @Surfer041 5 лет назад +31

      @@DarrenOderinde Carl Winslow was a pretty awesome dad too.

    • @JavierArveloCruzSantana
      @JavierArveloCruzSantana 5 лет назад +33

      His eyes always told the family how he truly felt. Uncle Phil was a great man, and James Avery was a great actor.

    • @Lonewolf9999-d9r
      @Lonewolf9999-d9r 5 лет назад +22

      Need more Uncle Phil's in the world. Real men that give a shit.

    • @LoveShaysloco
      @LoveShaysloco 5 лет назад +16

      I'm defetly uncle Phil to my adopted daughter. She was mentally and phisicly abused by her bio parents. Well I will make Satan's butt and nuts pucker if anyone tries to hurt her. Luckily I was able to break her shell and she's almost fully recovered only the scars remain

  • @robertjamesuf
    @robertjamesuf Год назад +26

    it's uncle phil's face his crushed heart he loves that boy so much, that's what gets me

  • @uwusquidward5006
    @uwusquidward5006 5 лет назад +3449

    “Ima be a better father than he ever was” Soo we just gonna ignore he planned his future in this scene

    • @Seattlefan77
      @Seattlefan77 5 лет назад +21

      It is rare to join a cult however

    • @Andrew-ri5vs
      @Andrew-ri5vs 5 лет назад +16

      Everyone wants kids

    • @faithwatkins7811
      @faithwatkins7811 5 лет назад +44

      Well his real life father Willard Smith Sr was abusive to his mother so I'm sure this episode was based off his real dad.

    • @uwusquidward5006
      @uwusquidward5006 4 года назад +7

      Faith Watkins that actually makes sense

    • @beaversteve
      @beaversteve 4 года назад +1

      moron

  • @Frysken
    @Frysken 3 года назад +4409

    "It was great seeing you, son."
    "You too. Lou."

    • @VACman345
      @VACman345 3 года назад +319

      That was the nail at the coffin right there...

    • @kylehome8818
      @kylehome8818 3 года назад +216

      Sometimes I need to explain things to people; Will calling him Lou signifies that he doesn't consider him a father figure.

    • @ElectronicsForFun
      @ElectronicsForFun 3 года назад +66

      that was a huge kick in the nuts.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 3 года назад +57

      @@VACman345 True. He realized that Lou wasn't coming back to see him again, nor call him in several weeks to iron out any details.

    • @nightcrawler763
      @nightcrawler763 3 года назад +63

      Every Father's worst nightmare:
      *Being called by their first name*

  • @rtlthemusician5598
    @rtlthemusician5598 2 года назад +4143

    Every kid deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a kid

    • @wjsproductions1784
      @wjsproductions1784 2 года назад +11

      Amén to that

    • @heavymetal_cutting_fabrication
      @heavymetal_cutting_fabrication 2 года назад +49

      My dad is one of those parents. Took me having my own kids to see that he never loved me. Not even a little. I could never treat my kids the way he treated me. He beat the fuck out of my mom and I. Made me everything he’s not though so silver lining.

    • @darkwing954
      @darkwing954 2 года назад +1

      Facts.

    • @tylerriley2587
      @tylerriley2587 2 года назад +3

      It revolves around the parent

    • @ZTK3506
      @ZTK3506 2 года назад +6

      Well obviously the responsibility is more on the parent than on the kid lol

  • @krisherman3513
    @krisherman3513 4 месяца назад +4

    You don't have to have experienced a father like this to be touched and saddened at a human level. Never doubted a second my dad loved me and was there for me but I cry watching this, no matter how many times I see it. Very powerful. Wish it was not real life for so many.

  • @taylorprice2958
    @taylorprice2958 3 года назад +2952

    Fun fact: During the hug they shared, James Avery whispered "Now that is acting" into Will Smith's ear

    • @persiariley2296
      @persiariley2296 3 года назад +48

      Yeah someone already commented that I was like why we couldn’t hear it

    • @taylorprice2958
      @taylorprice2958 3 года назад +15

      @@persiariley2296 sorry my bad man, I didn't see that

    • @thefvguy5648
      @thefvguy5648 3 года назад +33

      Don’t forget he added an f-bomb to it

    • @LegacyKnight-zm6vz
      @LegacyKnight-zm6vz 3 года назад +1

      @@persiariley2296 They probably edited it out

    • @vega21
      @vega21 3 года назад +39

      Correction" Now THATS fuckin acting"

  • @SeriousMn653
    @SeriousMn653 3 года назад +3671

    The show was filmed in front of a live audience and I believe this is once in a lifetime a show’s audience doesn’t say a word

    • @HelenSheAlphaz
      @HelenSheAlphaz 3 года назад +351

      If you listen closely you can hear a women sob at 3:46... Most of them must have gotten emotional, because the actors knew how to display real emotions here. They surely became their characters.

    • @SeriousMn653
      @SeriousMn653 3 года назад +22

      @@HelenSheAlphaz I just heard it, thanks for the heads up

    • @izdatbOi
      @izdatbOi 3 года назад +45

      @@HelenSheAlphaz apparently it was Will's sister

    • @chrisjames6327
      @chrisjames6327 3 года назад +85

      Sorry to break the magic of television, but there's a production guy stood in front of the audience, holding up a card, telling them when to cheer, when to whoop, when to laugh, when to stay silent.........it's not organic.

    • @SeriousMn653
      @SeriousMn653 3 года назад +17

      @@chrisjames6327 really, that’s neat; didn’t know that

  • @DukeJuki
    @DukeJuki 8 лет назад +4091

    "You too... Lou"
    That's when a viewer's heart stops.
    "How come he don't want me, man?"
    That's when it breaks

    • @chrisgomez1840
      @chrisgomez1840 6 лет назад +26

      Brandon Andersen if it were me I would have given the gift to uncle Phil. .he was there for Will

    • @Scharlarntz
      @Scharlarntz 6 лет назад +3

      *doesn't**

    • @gabos7892
      @gabos7892 6 лет назад +41

      Some of you may not know, but during the hug between Will and Uncle Phil, James Avery whispers in his ear "Now that's fucking acting right there"

    • @lifeasjennifer5683
      @lifeasjennifer5683 6 лет назад +6

      Reminds me of my dad😓😭😭😢😢

    • @kimiix8808
      @kimiix8808 5 лет назад +2

      @@lifeasjennifer5683 thats sad

  • @wewel5949
    @wewel5949 2 месяца назад +69

    3:43 crew cried too in the background

    • @SteeZy644
      @SteeZy644 2 месяца назад +9

      Iirc that was Karyn Parsons (Hillary Banks)

  • @poker8100
    @poker8100 7 лет назад +4292

    "Fine Phillip! You win. You the man. You a better man than me. You happy?"
    Uncle Phil's face says it all in that scene "you think that's what this is about?"

    • @JustinMacri007
      @JustinMacri007 6 лет назад +60

      poker8100 you know after those words he should have threw him in jail.

    • @Evangelionlovr
      @Evangelionlovr 6 лет назад +54

      Yeah man his acting in this was spectacular and that moment in particular

    • @LIFEOFLANISE
      @LIFEOFLANISE 6 лет назад +2

      I could her them too

    • @julieporter7805
      @julieporter7805 5 лет назад +7

      Lou just doesn't get it.

    • @colin-campbell
      @colin-campbell 5 лет назад +2

      Uploader, can you please reword the title of the video so it isn’t racist?

  • @FallouFitness_NattyEdition
    @FallouFitness_NattyEdition 3 года назад +4686

    I love how Phil cut off Will's father when he was making excuses about being afraid. There's no excuse to not raise your child.

    • @Mannyindahouse
      @Mannyindahouse 3 года назад +163

      Agreed. While fatherhood may seem like a scary approach in life, you can’t run away from it.

    • @richardperaza5083
      @richardperaza5083 3 года назад +101

      Honestly parenthood is a very scary part of life but life will literally kick your ass harder than raising a kid

    • @jamesmallone
      @jamesmallone 3 года назад +65

      Because of how legendary this scene is, especially on youtube, a really damn good scene earlier in the episode tends to get overlooked, which is when Uncle Phil is ranting about Lou and Will and Vivian haven't turned on him yet.
      "TO HELL WITH YOUR FATHER! He's not doing this for you, he's doing it for himself. Wake up, Will, this is the same man who didn't think enough of you, TO PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE!"

    • @ZetsubouZolo
      @ZetsubouZolo 3 года назад +16

      nothing ever is black and white though, there are valid reason not wanting to raise a kid, also if it was an accidental conception despite protection on all sides and the woman keeps it against the man's will he should be free to go and no judging on my side, his wish not to be a father was clear from start to finish and in the 21st century we have enough medical progress to not make it happen

    • @jamesmallone
      @jamesmallone 3 года назад +49

      @@ZetsubouZolo That is a more nuanced look at it, but for simplicity's sake we don't get much of an idea of any of that kind of stuff in the episode. All we know is Lou got scared, didn't feel ready to be a father, and bolted.
      The thing is, Lou had options, he could have picked up the phone. He could have sat down and actually talked to his son about leaving instead of trying to bullshit him. But that's not what the story is about. It's about someone who SHOULD try harder for their family, and just won't, and sadly that DOES hit hard for a lot of people who know how that feels.

  • @camilla47264
    @camilla47264 4 года назад +2575

    “Atleast he said, “Goodbye” this time..” Yikes.

    • @USRM1810
      @USRM1810 4 года назад +7

      Yes

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 4 года назад +4

      Such a great acting and so relatable

    • @camilla47264
      @camilla47264 4 года назад +1

      Holy mother of god. Likes are sliding in from everywhere. Wtf thanks so much :0

    • @user-tq6fx7tl7e
      @user-tq6fx7tl7e 3 года назад +2

      @@camilla47264 Yikes

    • @kalliemorton5435
      @kalliemorton5435 3 года назад +1

      Only because he had no choice had he not been kept talking he would have walked out and left

  • @TheHirohikoAraki
    @TheHirohikoAraki 8 месяцев назад +24

    It is a shame that we live in a modern generation where people on the internet said *fatherless* as an insult. That phrase needs to be put down for good because these people never seen this scene before and it hits home for anyone that didn’t have a father like him.

  • @joneill3dg
    @joneill3dg 3 года назад +7155

    One thing most people don’t talk about: the Actor playing Lou and his performance, he plays the deadbeat dad SO perfectly. You can see it all over his face that he is only concerned for himself and just wants everyone to go away and stop asking things of him, I get all of that just from his body language. Very powerful performance.

    • @cazia9
      @cazia9 3 года назад +292

      His name is Ben Vereen - he’s a luminary of American theatre (2 Tony nominations, 1 win) and has also received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for his TV work as well…he is so subtle and emotive, it’s a masterclass every time he performs

    • @Supahpowahnerd890
      @Supahpowahnerd890 3 года назад +245

      More than that, it's obvious that Lou can tell Will isn't buying his excuse and responds by piling on further lies. Beyond being a deadbeat, he's particularly contemptible in that he has no intention of following up, but he's too insecure to leave Will unless he can (even if briefly) convince him that he's not abandoning him again. When he gets called by his first name, Lou tries to come up with something he can say to leave with as much ego intact as he can, but he gives up, retreating from the accusatory glare and overall discomfort in the air.
      Vereen does an excellent job of portraying this, reacting to Smith's body language and tone.

    • @natnaelberhanu-i8w
      @natnaelberhanu-i8w 3 года назад +72

      Even his reaction after Will calls him Lou.

    • @kathleengrice6754
      @kathleengrice6754 3 года назад +29

      Legendary Ben Vereen …. Amazing on any stage

    • @vikingrolloishot1789
      @vikingrolloishot1789 3 года назад +13

      I said the same thing. No accountability he wants to take whatsoever

  • @ThMnWthNNm
    @ThMnWthNNm 3 года назад +2942

    “Will is not a coat that you hang in the closet, then pick it up when you’re ready to wear it. His life goes on. He’s not supposed to be here for you, you’re supposed to be here for him.”

    • @RapFanatic4ever
      @RapFanatic4ever 3 года назад +36

      That stung

    • @thealmostdeadpatient7767
      @thealmostdeadpatient7767 3 года назад +8

      "YOU THINK I WANT THIS? IT JUST HAPPENED...now when will was a baby I was scared-"

    • @EclecticallyEccentric
      @EclecticallyEccentric 3 года назад +2

      @@RapFanatic4ever Because it's true.

    • @MG007.
      @MG007. 3 года назад +1

      My selfish old man will never see it that way.

    • @カイ-z7k
      @カイ-z7k 3 года назад +2

      wish my dad realized that

  • @squashmallow2006
    @squashmallow2006 5 лет назад +6120

    The fact that Phil didn't even hesitate to hug Will after he started breaking down really shows that he genuinely wanted to be a dad to Will. Like, "Fuck Lou. I'll give you the best life possible."

    • @Onigirli
      @Onigirli 5 лет назад +73

      Anyone would've hugged Will if they were there to see him break down. It's just so heart-breaking

    • @rainoffire24
      @rainoffire24 5 лет назад +115

      fun fact. When Uncle Phil hugged him he whispered in Will's ear "That's fucking acting right there".

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 5 лет назад +11

      Even dummy Carlton would've hugged Will at that moment.

    • @marcus7760
      @marcus7760 5 лет назад +3

      It was not a act this actually happened to him

    • @rainoffire24
      @rainoffire24 5 лет назад +2

      @@marcus7760 tell that to Will Smith when he calls it "acting". Just saying.

  • @darthbiker2311
    @darthbiker2311 13 дней назад +1

    "Oh, bull. Bull!" "Cut the crap. Just cut it." Phil cutting in with reason and logic through Lou's excuses was pure solid gold. And when Will said, "You too, Lou," you can just see the look of regret washing over Lou's face. But he was a jerk through and through. Amazing acting. Well written script.

  • @DatHarlequinOni
    @DatHarlequinOni Год назад +4804

    "Will is not a coat you hang in the closet and pick it up when you're ready to wear it". This analogy deserves an award itself.

    • @aryk2001
      @aryk2001 Год назад +78

      The sad part is so many people (myself included) didn't get to have a Dad or an uncle Phil. But, what I did have with this show. It showed me what I should've had and I'm grateful to know about that. Otherwise, I would'nt have known. Kids deserve a parent. If nothing else, they deserve to have a teacher of their own (a parent).

    • @Dee_Nice89
      @Dee_Nice89 Год назад +70

      Uncle Phil: his life goes on, he's not supposed to be here for YOU, you're supposed to be here for HIM!!!

    • @s.v.1677
      @s.v.1677 Год назад +6

    • @pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795
      @pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795 Год назад +3

      @@aryk2001 Bless you fam..

    • @FluttershyFanboy
      @FluttershyFanboy Год назад +1

      ​@@Dee_Nice89
      He may be UNCLE Phil but he's more a FATHER than that piece of sh¡t!😒

  • @JoseRamirez-yh2ll
    @JoseRamirez-yh2ll 5 лет назад +2353

    *"RIP uncle Phil, for the only father I've ever known, for real, for feel." - J. Cole*

    • @quesoranchero
      @quesoranchero 5 лет назад +8

      Damn, what track is this!?

    • @tianna8444
      @tianna8444 5 лет назад +21

      DANNYdaMENACE No Role Modelz

    • @coachhhhhhh
      @coachhhhhhh 5 лет назад +185

      This quote is so wrong lol, *first things first, Rest In Peace uncle Phil...for real. You tha only father that I ever knew.”

    • @davidwechsler728
      @davidwechsler728 5 лет назад +60

      You butchered this quote lol

    • @chronicplayz9609
      @chronicplayz9609 5 лет назад +34

      You butchered this it’s “First thing first Rest In Peace uncle Phil, for real, ya the only father that I ever knew get my bitch, pregnant ima be a better you.”

  • @naruhina73
    @naruhina73 4 года назад +3403

    You can hear the other actors and actresses in the back crying, that's how powerful this scene is.
    Edit; for those of you asking " where" and saying " no you can't" listen to when they're hugging, and listen closely to the background.

    • @tomdalfonzo9959
      @tomdalfonzo9959 4 года назад +176

      Ben Vereen himself especially was crying after he walked off of the set. I wonder what Will Smith and James Avery did when they found that out.

    • @LV2308gmail
      @LV2308gmail 4 года назад +8

      @@tomdalfonzo9959 he was 🤔

    • @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller
      @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller 4 года назад +30

      Give me timestamps when you can hear others crying offstage. I think that's bull. Their sound techs are too good to allow that to be heard.

    • @youngboi2717
      @youngboi2717 4 года назад +48

      @@Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller 3:44 it’s not bs

    • @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller
      @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller 4 года назад +10

      @@youngboi2717 I have no reason to believe that's not the two actors in the scene making those sobbing sounds.

  • @isaacrobinson9754
    @isaacrobinson9754 Месяц назад +4

    I'm glad this episode happened. It taught me that a true parent stays with their family no matter what. When I have kids, I'm sticking around for everything so they don’t feel like this.

  • @madisonshelton9106
    @madisonshelton9106 5 лет назад +2069

    “asking my mom when’s daddy coming home..” that hit hard man

    • @shoot-a-lot2694
      @shoot-a-lot2694 5 лет назад +2

      M&M Shelton fr

    • @timothykyle4311
      @timothykyle4311 5 лет назад +10

      I asked my teacher if my best friend would ever come back me and him was being bullied he got it harder than me he would go take walks still come back mad I hugged him when he came back because I know how much we both need it he left the school 15 minutes away I walked into a new school he was standing by the door and hugged me and I left my other best friend she gave me a tighter hug cause she thought we was never going to see each other again she cried in my arms she loved me enough to make me seat beside her in class she grabbed my hand while we was working and held it

    • @daisy_chain3432
      @daisy_chain3432 4 года назад +4

      Madison Shelton I used to ask my mum that question

    • @madisonshelton9106
      @madisonshelton9106 4 года назад +4

      Daisy_ Chain i sowwy💙

    • @daisy_chain3432
      @daisy_chain3432 4 года назад +2

      Madison Shelton no need to apologise 💜 he’s in a better place now. I was angry and confused at first but I have no need to be anymore x

  • @trevorphilips5677
    @trevorphilips5677 3 года назад +8859

    I think I remember hearing something about the actor portraying Will’s father in the scene. When the actor walked off the set after saying “it was good seeing you”, he broke down crying. He said that as a father himself, he could never imagine walking out on his own children. It goes to show how deeply emotional this scene is

    • @girlgarde
      @girlgarde 3 года назад +747

      I imagine the actor who played Will's father wanted to punch out the character he was playing, I know I would.

    • @JayShiesty-hg2vt
      @JayShiesty-hg2vt 3 года назад +92

      Right I’m sorry will

    • @JayShiesty-hg2vt
      @JayShiesty-hg2vt 3 года назад +22

      Who liked my comment

    • @nebula3911
      @nebula3911 3 года назад +24

      @@JayShiesty-hg2vt are u high like Bonjeir and twisted like french braids 🍟?

    • @RapFanatic4ever
      @RapFanatic4ever 3 года назад +11

      Wow I’m not surprised

  • @Qdogg411
    @Qdogg411 Год назад +1691

    Ben Vereen (Lou) apparently broke into tears soon after walking off set. In real life he was a very devoted father

    • @Nurichiri
      @Nurichiri Год назад +26

      That is not the same guy as the leopard from Zoobilee Zoo... it can't be.

    • @PontFlair
      @PontFlair Год назад +51

      R.I.P. Ben Vereen and James Avery
      What a scene

    • @PontFlair
      @PontFlair Год назад +7

      ​@@Nurichiritrue indeed. It is

    • @pangrey8931
      @pangrey8931 Год назад +7

      @@PontFlair Ben isnt even dead

    • @ps6474
      @ps6474 Год назад +14

      @@PontFlair Ben Veren, that's who it is, I couldn't figure it out. But he's still living🙂

  • @qwerty.4450
    @qwerty.4450 11 месяцев назад +3

    The way he’s fighting the tears with anger throughout the exchange until they finally win in the end…chills

  • @TheRickyH
    @TheRickyH 8 лет назад +3121

    This shit destroys me every time. I know this feeling. I won't let me kids down.

    • @TB4000
      @TB4000 8 лет назад +47

      every guy says that at first

    • @emilio6239
      @emilio6239 8 лет назад +81

      not every guy knows the pain and has the determination to prevent their kids from having to experience it

    • @sauceboss4093
      @sauceboss4093 8 лет назад +37

      +Terry I Trust me if you know that pain you wouldn't wish that on your worst enemy

    • @jerichamesclammay3107
      @jerichamesclammay3107 8 лет назад +4

      good for you.

    • @MrBranboom
      @MrBranboom 7 лет назад +1

      I don't know how to express this, but some dudes get so much female attention is a god damn curse, and i had to destroy myself to say no.

  • @itriggerpeople4433
    @itriggerpeople4433 2 года назад +2851

    "How come he don't want me man..?" is something NO CHILD should EVER say about their father.

    • @antimatta8714
      @antimatta8714 2 года назад +22

      They might do, if their father didn't want them?

    • @dewansadik5179
      @dewansadik5179 2 года назад +87

      @@antimatta8714 I think he meant that no child should ever HAVE to say that about their father

    • @bigfanofdong
      @bigfanofdong 2 года назад +29

      yep, it takes a toll. My father was an abusive alcoholic and told me that he wants nothing to do with me and hasn't spoken to me since I was 14. I'm 26 now. I made a lot of mistakes growing up. But it hurts deep, deep inside to hear your father tell you he never wants to speak to you again.

    • @anythinggoes1236
      @anythinggoes1236 2 года назад +10

      Or mother …

    • @keithhughes435
      @keithhughes435 2 года назад +10

      @@bigfanofdong I pray that God heals your heart from the pain that your father caused. It wasn’t your fault and never was your fault!! Jesus will be your father!!
      That’s why I am determined to never ever let my child say that I was never there for her!!

  • @lp.shakur
    @lp.shakur 4 года назад +2967

    as a child growing up without a father this hits soooooo hard.

    • @stormallen3659
      @stormallen3659 4 года назад +57

      Even though I have an awesome step dad, after meeting my real father I was really hurt of what the person he is, and why he is the way he is

    • @lp.shakur
      @lp.shakur 4 года назад +34

      @@stormallen3659 I'm really sorry for you, I dont even wanna get to know him tbh, he wasnt there and like will said, I learned everything by myself

    • @lahasainaypayaso3386
      @lahasainaypayaso3386 4 года назад +15

      @@stormallen3659 Same thing to my Dad but with his biological mother. after he knows her he started to hate her, since the only thing she spoke to him is borrowing some money after she find out my dad has a good financial status. and it really hurt him since before he found her he would always tells me when I was young of how he wish he could meet his real mother. and years later it turns out she was quite a b*tch. and I'm glad my father reconnect with his long lost brothers instead. and I'm sorry that your biological dads are that. and @LP.Skates I don't blame you if you don't want to get to know him more, just treasure what you already had.

    • @stormallen3659
      @stormallen3659 4 года назад +7

      @@lahasainaypayaso3386 man I’m so sorry your dad had to go through that, and props to him for being REAL MAN and raising you right, because there not a lot out there that would. Like uncle Phil said “ it’s a responsibility” regardless if you wanna be around or not, but tbh I rather my parent want to be with me and raise me rather than pretend to

    • @lahasainaypayaso3386
      @lahasainaypayaso3386 4 года назад +5

      @@stormallen3659 Yeah, I'm really glad he turn out like that. compare to his biological mother and step siblings-just a bunch of desperate leeches they are. especially the reason why my dad's mother abandoned him along with his biological brothers is because of another man! that should've been a red flag. and you're right, it's much better to be with people who makes you feel like home, nothing's better and lovely than that. and it's just sad parent like this exist.

  • @nexxusty
    @nexxusty 28 дней назад +1

    These words have CRUSHED ME ever since I first heard them in the 90's. Cannot watch this without crying.

  • @eyezickf.4785
    @eyezickf.4785 4 года назад +3257

    Will said that When James Avery hugged him he whispered in his ear saying "now thats acting."

    • @professionaldunce6312
      @professionaldunce6312 3 года назад +411

      He didn't actually say "Now that's acting.". He said "Now that's fucking acting.".

    • @rcwilcots
      @rcwilcots 3 года назад +68

      YES! a very moving episode....

    • @deseantefrazier8309
      @deseantefrazier8309 3 года назад +18

      I Remember Will Said This On The Breakfast Club

    • @tystin_gaming
      @tystin_gaming 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/91693DJcMK0/видео.html

    • @crazyman7671
      @crazyman7671 3 года назад +67

      The guy playing Lou was struck deep too. IMDB said that once he got off screen, he started bawling as well. An IMDB post said one of his personal friends is a crew member on the show and said he is completely opposite than what we see here.

  • @onlyvincesantos
    @onlyvincesantos 4 года назад +1811

    Will was looking for his father. However, he realizes that he already found him: Uncle Phil.

    • @ojcolegrove8972
      @ojcolegrove8972 4 года назад +56

      Uncle Phil was more of a father to will than Lou was. Which proves it takes more that blood to be a father

    • @dxrlingsofmine
      @dxrlingsofmine 4 года назад +29

      when I was younger I always mistook Uncle Phil for being Will’s real father. But Uncle Phil will always be Will’s father.

    • @anywaythewindblows8912
      @anywaythewindblows8912 4 года назад +6

      I consider him Phil and Viv’s 3rd son

    • @deesee3622
      @deesee3622 4 года назад

      @@AladeenMusic they're the same age in the show

  • @jjtwinkly3819
    @jjtwinkly3819 6 лет назад +1774

    Ben Vereen (Lou Smith) admitted that after Will said, “You too...Lou”, as soon as he walked out the front door he broke down crying. Such an amazing scene.

    • @elisabethlove6599
      @elisabethlove6599 5 лет назад +162

      Yeah it was becuase he thought of his own children saying that to him .

    • @tgree18
      @tgree18 5 лет назад +71

      That was a emotional scene!

    • @Whitneypyant
      @Whitneypyant 5 лет назад +102

      He wasn’t the only one crying apparently. I didn’t know this until people pointed it out that Karyn aka Hillary was also crying.

    • @kathconserv
      @kathconserv 5 лет назад +6

      Lisa Matay that’s amazing.

    • @kurtjarvis2447
      @kurtjarvis2447 5 лет назад +3

      @@kathconserv CHRIS BATUA

  • @foxteen8721
    @foxteen8721 9 месяцев назад +4

    Uncle Phil is a man who deserves everyone’s respect. He’s tough and firm because that’s how deeply he cares about his family. And anyone who tries to hurt him will find him knocking on that person’s door.

  • @anywaythewindblows8912
    @anywaythewindblows8912 4 года назад +2504

    “Will is not a coat that you hang in the closet then pick it up when you’re ready to wear it.” Exactly. You can’t pick and choose when you want to be in your child’s life. They need you from day 1. I’m glad both my parents were there for me growing up and are still here now

    • @allietone20
      @allietone20 4 года назад +35

      Truth, yes my parents divorced when I was 9 yrs old, but one thing my father didn't do was disappear, to the point, I am his only child. He could've had other children, but he never saw the need for having multiple children with different women. So he stayed focused on me. I'm 29 now and still daddy's little girl. 'Im grown, but still a child'

    • @deesee3622
      @deesee3622 4 года назад +29

      @@allietone20 right, divorce doesnt mean divorce from your kids - the love is separate from the spouse.

    • @valentincavazzos4420
      @valentincavazzos4420 3 года назад +2

      @@allietone20 yup he was with you by heart

    • @valentincavazzos4420
      @valentincavazzos4420 3 года назад +4

      @@deesee3622 yup family comes first

    • @marcushamilton8991
      @marcushamilton8991 3 года назад +1

      Very well said in true we need to have more great fathers in this world

  • @mickeymojito
    @mickeymojito 3 года назад +3269

    The actor that played Will's dad doesn't get enough credit. This surely was an insanely difficult role to play.

    • @Anti-Rizz585
      @Anti-Rizz585 3 года назад +301

      Yeah, he started breaking down crying as soon as he got off set because as a father himself, he could never imagine leaving his kids.

    • @raynarayskye
      @raynarayskye 3 года назад +96

      That's MF'ing Ben Vereen. The "actor" my ass. Ben Vereen! Google him since it seems that you don't know. "Charlie Sheen. Ben Vereen. Shrink to the size of a lima bean."

    • @kyoria2.030
      @kyoria2.030 3 года назад +88

      @@raynarayskye calm down tf

    • @azrigal87
      @azrigal87 2 года назад +61

      Especially given that wills reaction wasn’t even scripted. I know the actor who played his dad cried and felt so bad of him afterwards too cuz of the fact that will wasn’t even acting anymore, he was sincere in this.

    • @raynarayskye
      @raynarayskye 2 года назад +4

      @@kyoria2.030 Make me 😎

  • @skerei6369
    @skerei6369 2 года назад +2669

    As someone who’s struggled with biological father issues, the “how come he don’t want me” line really hurts to hear.

    • @kerriessewilliams7660
      @kerriessewilliams7660 2 года назад +17

      Same.

    • @nekishajones6871
      @nekishajones6871 2 года назад +17

      Still stings.

    • @kountreekat4150
      @kountreekat4150 2 года назад +9

      feel u big dawg

    • @kenalier
      @kenalier 2 года назад +17

      I sympathize with you and all who have had those issues. Honestly on the other hand I always have had a present biological father and even so this still hits me in the feels. Will Smith crushed this.

    • @Emanuelwalkswithyou
      @Emanuelwalkswithyou 2 года назад +2

      I'm the same

  • @mridge01
    @mridge01 8 дней назад +2

    I feel this scene. Never had my father for me, but because of that I always wanted to be there for my kids.

  • @TB4000
    @TB4000 3 года назад +1829

    Every dude that grew up without a dad feels that pain. They may pretend they don't care but we know the truth. You see other dudes chilling with or talking about their dads and it's a gut punch.

    • @JaythePandaren
      @JaythePandaren 3 года назад +6

      Exactly I mean even Fonzie one of the coolest and most chill guy on Happy days even felt resentment when his father sent him a package.

    • @joelfrancois8761
      @joelfrancois8761 3 года назад +14

      My dad left me a few months ago since then my life’s been killing me; I need a male role model to look up to & be there for me. How am I gonna learn how to be a man?
      I miss him everyday

    • @JaythePandaren
      @JaythePandaren 3 года назад +6

      @@joelfrancois8761 I'm sorry to hear that buddy. It's always tough on the children always was. When my mom left my dad it was difficult on me and my brothers because my dad was foul tempered and did drugs and alcahol all the time.

    • @enoch927able
      @enoch927able 3 года назад +2

      Not if you have a uncle Phil

    • @MoonMoon-fx1op
      @MoonMoon-fx1op 3 года назад +2

      Women too

  • @TheKarvakasi
    @TheKarvakasi 3 года назад +5769

    This scene was so touching and realistic, that you can actually hear a woman (probably a cast member) crying at 3:44. This is acting at its finest.

    • @declangill5138
      @declangill5138 3 года назад +664

      It was one of the other cast off screen. Will was struggling on the day but James Avery got him straight on the day

    • @wildseraphim21
      @wildseraphim21 3 года назад +188

      It was his sis

    • @juss-kevin3469
      @juss-kevin3469 3 года назад +246

      OMG, I HEARD HER 🥺

    • @izdatbOi
      @izdatbOi 3 года назад +238

      Damn. Good ear. That was tough af.

    • @stevenmyers6439
      @stevenmyers6439 3 года назад +363

      It was Karyn Parsons who played Hillary that was crying off screen

  • @Yeldur
    @Yeldur 8 лет назад +2962

    I can't lie, TV shows nowadays don't have this feel to em.

    • @dottsreeves2185
      @dottsreeves2185 6 лет назад +44

      Yeldur at the time will smiths father had left him. In the script he was suppose to brush it off but he fell apart and the hug was actor to actor not character to character

    • @wafflezyup5089
      @wafflezyup5089 6 лет назад +73

      dotts reeves that’s a dead lie...will smith himself disproved it

    • @cal928
      @cal928 6 лет назад +7

      You can thank PC culture for that

    • @cal928
      @cal928 6 лет назад +3

      Wafflez Yup it's not a lie simply because it's untrue. Smh ppl need to learn the difference

    • @wafflezyup5089
      @wafflezyup5089 6 лет назад +40

      Cal928 if you say something that isn’t true it’s a lie you fucking degenerate

  • @d2astik264
    @d2astik264 Год назад +12

    At 3:44 you can hear a cast member in the background weep. That was definitely not scripted. This was the most powerful scene in any early 90's sitcom. It still makes me tear up.

    • @d2astik264
      @d2astik264 Год назад

      @@clinterception wrong.

    • @szzk7937
      @szzk7937 11 месяцев назад

      @764 He is saying hillary making a noise out of frame is not scripted, no shit the show is scripted lol

    • @Doomfoolable
      @Doomfoolable 10 месяцев назад

      @@clinterception are you stating that both Will Smith and the writer have confirmed that the woman crying in the background was scripted? Where is this confirmation at then?

  • @thataurus2492
    @thataurus2492 3 года назад +2976

    The guy that played his dad actually cried off set along with others he stated not only was he happy he got that chance to do that part but he was proud of Will and how powerful the scene felt

    • @omb3d80
      @omb3d80 3 года назад +21

      That’s wild

    • @cliffpadilla5871
      @cliffpadilla5871 3 года назад +44

      That's Ben Vereen that you're referring to.

    • @thataurus2492
      @thataurus2492 3 года назад +4

      @@cliffpadilla5871 thanks forgot his name

    • @brianpratts
      @brianpratts 3 года назад +3

      Did Will’s real father left

    • @2ndlifeseekers282
      @2ndlifeseekers282 3 года назад +2

      @@cliffpadilla5871 you're way off

  • @Andrews_Wrestling_Life
    @Andrews_Wrestling_Life 9 лет назад +2560

    most heart wrenching scene in this show

    • @jimbocarrino763
      @jimbocarrino763 7 лет назад +5

      AFinleyProductions and he actually raised a wackjob

    • @M4levolence
      @M4levolence 6 лет назад +2

      *scene ever.

    • @thelavinator6343
      @thelavinator6343 6 лет назад +1

      If i had one criticizm its that this scene isnt funny. Like, throw a pie, make a goofy joke. Laugh at each other a little

    • @richerDiLefto
      @richerDiLefto 6 лет назад +7

      WILLIAM RAY - That’s a huge hoax. Even Will himself said he had a dad who was always around him.

    • @thelavinator6343
      @thelavinator6343 6 лет назад

      @@richerDiLefto i think his dad made him work alot though, or something like that.

  • @ulfricmorningstar198
    @ulfricmorningstar198 4 года назад +881

    They tried to keep quiet but you can still hear people in the audience crying

    • @tiffanymorgan6562
      @tiffanymorgan6562 4 года назад +131

      The person you heard crying in the background was Karyn Parsons, a.k.a. Hilary Banks

  • @Blue4LifeSW6
    @Blue4LifeSW6 7 месяцев назад +4

    You can even hear crying in the studio audience. That’s how powerful this is.

  • @Beatngu23
    @Beatngu23 3 года назад +1194

    "How come he dont want me man?" I bawled my eyes out.

  • @ConstantChinner
    @ConstantChinner 2 года назад +2802

    Ben Vereen stated in an interview that he broke into tears himself after walking out the camera shot to leave Will. Vareen, a father himself, couldn't imagine doing that to his children.

    • @tahamohammad1741
      @tahamohammad1741 2 года назад +199

      It's comforting knowing they're both actors but it's still sad to think that there are probably lots of people going through the same thing.

    • @asiaroberson3442
      @asiaroberson3442 2 года назад +112

      Ben vereen lost 2 children irl so that's was probably tough for him

    • @NoHomerS
      @NoHomerS 2 года назад +30

      @@tahamohammad1741 it's even worse when mama gets mad at any mention of him.

    • @kogee9725
      @kogee9725 2 года назад +2

      Wow

    • @dragorn3212
      @dragorn3212 2 года назад +2

      Well apparently plenty of POC in this country have no issue with it.

  • @msjamesesq
    @msjamesesq Год назад +10

    This scene gets me every time. I had an amazing father who was present and loving right until he drew his last breath. It breaks my heart that what I had is not the norm for so many others.

  • @TheSaltySeaman
    @TheSaltySeaman 8 лет назад +2177

    How come he don't want me, man?

    • @Scharlarntz
      @Scharlarntz 6 лет назад +10

      *Doesn't**

    • @richerDiLefto
      @richerDiLefto 6 лет назад +25

      Scharlarntz - That’s not what Will said in the show. 🙄

    • @blankfaceman9694
      @blankfaceman9694 6 лет назад

      @@richerDiLefto it is

    • @jeanetteg3386
      @jeanetteg3386 6 лет назад +2

      Gets me every time!

    • @richerDiLefto
      @richerDiLefto 6 лет назад +3

      Blankfaceman - No it isn’t. It was “don’t want me” and I was responding to a grammar nazi.

  • @omnigameplayer2354
    @omnigameplayer2354 5 лет назад +1356

    "Now that's f******** acting."" - James Avery

    • @abraco410
      @abraco410 5 лет назад +10

      fucking acting or fucking acting?

    • @Dominic-Decoco
      @Dominic-Decoco 4 года назад +26

      Actually, it’s not. Both great actors, but Will Smith later cited that this was raw emotion.

    • @Dominic-Decoco
      @Dominic-Decoco 4 года назад +5

      Alisha Dewes I know I remember hearing that. I just wanted to point out the fun fact that Will Smith said those were real tears since he grew up without a father in real life.

    • @Miss_christie1217
      @Miss_christie1217 4 года назад +3

      Those he didn’t watch that interview wouldn’t get this.

    • @SinisterPixel
      @SinisterPixel 4 года назад +15

      @@Dominic-Decoco He did have a father. His father had an active role in his life and passed away a few years ago. That's just one of those stories that people make up about this scene.

  • @ransaviii
    @ransaviii 4 года назад +1100

    “I’ve had 14 GREAT BIRTHDAYS WITHOUT HIM, he never even sent me a DAMN CARD. TO HELL WITH HIM” that hit hard

    • @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller
      @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller 3 года назад +13

      it's ridiculous to think Smith is 15 in this scene.

    • @jollyomeatLA
      @jollyomeatLA 3 года назад

      @@Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller I think he was portraying a senior by this time unless he learned to drive at 14 or script writing errors

    • @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller
      @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller 3 года назад +1

      @@jollyomeatLA oh, who knows. the whole thing is so stupid

    • @victorbremer8097
      @victorbremer8097 3 года назад +5

      @@jollyomeatLA his dad left when he was 3, he is 17 in the fresh prince universe and about 22 in real life

    • @barronhawthorne6137
      @barronhawthorne6137 3 года назад +1

      @@victorbremer8097 he's 19 in this episode him and Carlton were at work when his daddy first showed. Daddy left when he was 5

  • @danielwalker26
    @danielwalker26 Год назад +29

    For being a comedy this show sure did pull at the heart strings.

  • @rosethornil
    @rosethornil 4 года назад +1705

    When I was 14 years old, my father abandoned me and my mother. It was 1974. I literally ran after his car as he drove away, screaming and begging for him to come back. My mother had a nervous breakdown after he left. I lost both parents when he left. I'm 61 years old now, and I still remember that night. If I was queen of the world, I'd find a way to force dads to not break their children's hearts.

    • @Chris66able
      @Chris66able 4 года назад +87

      Shouldn't have watched this or read your post. I'm 54 sitting here trying not to cry. I watched the biggest, strongest, most gentle, loving Dad you could wish for die bit by bit, eaten away by cancer. He was just under 90lbs when he died. I was 14. Why is it some of the most horrible, evil people, I met live to be old, yet my parents both died in agony, both hard working, respectful, decent, loving people ?

    • @Chris66able
      @Chris66able 4 года назад +8

      News years Day, a bottle of single Malt, and whinge.

    • @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller
      @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller 4 года назад +3

      @@Chris66able I mean, it's biology. Cancer, other diseases, etc.

    • @Chris66able
      @Chris66able 4 года назад +8

      @@Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller ?

    • @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller
      @Scotty_Spacemonsterkiller 4 года назад +2

      @@Chris66able I don't know what your question is when you only type a question mark

  • @TubeYouGuru
    @TubeYouGuru 3 года назад +1562

    Uncle Phil's face at 3:27. That's genuine

    • @corey-bird3489
      @corey-bird3489 3 года назад +42

      And the hug is real. This is an atom bomb for people like me who didn’t grow up with a dad.

    • @corey-bird3489
      @corey-bird3489 3 года назад +3

      @Kiera Anderson Thank you. I’m sure we could make good friends. Instead of having a dad, I give back expressing myself narrating on my channel. 10 likes in a week, wow.

    • @corey-bird3489
      @corey-bird3489 3 года назад +1

      @Kiera Anderson I was however raised by my grandad and my mother both of whom raised me to be a gentleman.

  • @muhsinbustillo
    @muhsinbustillo 4 года назад +2031

    lol at everyone who keeps saying “it wasn’t acting, his real father did that to him”
    Never happened guys, his father was very much apart of his life. He addresses this seen specifically in an interview about how he just got very into the role and felt real sympathy for people who go through this. It’s phenomenal acting.

    • @ImJustShayeB
      @ImJustShayeB 3 года назад +64

      Yeah, I think he said a close friend was going through it at that time and he was trying to capture his emotions and James Avery helped him.

    • @akulahirpada1993
      @akulahirpada1993 3 года назад +52

      Ppl have this narrative that when something sad happens in a sitcom it's for real and not acting. It's gotta be annoying for these ppl that have really honed their acting skills to get to that point.

    • @blackdragonstory1122
      @blackdragonstory1122 3 года назад +5

      @@akulahirpada1993 Wouldnt they take it as a compliment instead though since we cant tell real from acting.

    • @warriorjohnny1519
      @warriorjohnny1519 3 года назад +2

      It wasnt scripted he actually said these things for real doe

    • @ssf42069
      @ssf42069 3 года назад +4

      @@akulahirpada1993 and sometimes it is but yea most times it’s acting

  • @Shane-fd5es
    @Shane-fd5es Месяц назад +1

    Powerful words for all the children that grew up without fathers . How come he don't want me? I'm 51 years and didn't meet my father until I was 19 and he didn't stick around too long. It took me many years to get over the feelings of rejection and maybe I wasn't good enough. But sometimes it haunts me how come he didn't want me

  • @kayatuschling8706
    @kayatuschling8706 3 года назад +820

    02:20 Phil's line "it's all right to be angry" is one of the most underrated lines in this scene

  • @misterbubbles6389
    @misterbubbles6389 2 года назад +2853

    The fact that Lou's only response after Phil tells him off is "Fine, you're a better man than me, you happy?" really puts his priorities into perspective.

    • @beecasssoutherngal8974
      @beecasssoutherngal8974 2 года назад +144

      @@TravelingStacker We all know it’s a show, but this happens in real life, these are real life issues unfortunately.😔

    • @tomlund4951
      @tomlund4951 2 года назад +8

      @@TravelingStacker very well done.

    • @cristalmewtwo4160
      @cristalmewtwo4160 2 года назад +9

      @@TravelingStacker oh no I hadn't realised that I thought this was a documentary

    • @MarcoStrange
      @MarcoStrange 2 года назад +65

      I always feel like Uncle Phil was close to punching him after he said that. I'm furious whenever I hear Lou say that and I can only imagine how mad Uncle Phil was.

    • @saitommy
      @saitommy 2 года назад +5

      @Freighter 109 YoU rEaLizE iTs A sCrIpTeD tV sHoW, rIgHt?

  • @BeckettSong
    @BeckettSong 5 лет назад +777

    "Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a DAD."
    -Clark Kent(Tom Welling; SMALLVILLE)
    Lou is a father to Will, but he ain't no DAD.

    • @2KUniverseGuy
      @2KUniverseGuy 5 лет назад +29

      "He may have been your father boy, but he wasn't your daddy!"

    • @namenotfound8747
      @namenotfound8747 5 лет назад +2

      I like " Any jackass can get a woman pregnant, but only a man can be father." better.

    • @BeckettSong
      @BeckettSong 5 лет назад

      @@TheRunthis I had not realized that the Smallville writers must've used a common line to come from the character of Clark Kent. LOL!

  • @thomashrj
    @thomashrj 4 месяца назад +1

    This same thing happened to my dad. I only saw him cry about two things when I was a kid.
    His sister dying and imagining a father figure in his life.
    He told me he made a promise to my mother that he would never abandon us.
    He always told me when I was little "just because people treat you bad, doesn't mean you have the right to treat others bad". Love you Dad!!!

  • @hitch-tf5rh
    @hitch-tf5rh Год назад +2694

    For those who did not have a father in your life. This really hit home.

    • @factoryofdivisiveopinions
      @factoryofdivisiveopinions Год назад +61

      Same goes for when you have a father who's there but not present. A deadbeat who leaches off his children isn't much of an upgrade either.

    • @pjd182
      @pjd182 Год назад +21

      Every time I go back to this scene, I cry. @ least Will had a chance to say what he had to say unlike myself.

    • @xrrgr
      @xrrgr Год назад

      @@factoryofdivisiveopinionstruth

    • @annasthinaful
      @annasthinaful Год назад +11

      Having a drug addict parent is worse than having none especially when they take the aggression on their kids, id rather not have father at all than grow in hostile environment and grow up angry myself. Live fast die young lifestyle.

    • @RoseColoredIris
      @RoseColoredIris Год назад +4

      Just happy we got away from him. Taught me how to not treat my family.