10 Scenes To Remind Us Why We Love The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air

9. Geoffrey Wins The Lottery - Winner Takes Off

Will and Carlton play a disastrous prank on butler Geoffrey that spectacularly backfires on them when Geoffrey jumps well and truly over the line, insulting the family before declaring he's quit. Not that you could blame the put-upon manservant-how many times have we sat and envisaged what we'd do or say to our boss and colleagues if we became millionaires overnight? This was another one of the key strengths of the show-the writers never strayed too far away from realism, always making sure that the characterisation remained believable even as the events around them descended into pure farce. In another bout of comedy gold we are left in that fantastically uncomfortable place halfway between aghast and amused, as Geoffrey dishes out insults to the family that we know he must have had stored up for years. Cringeworthy comedy has become massively popular in the past decade or so, with The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm exploring that avenue to great success. The Fresh Prince used that style of comedy to great effect here €“ as Geoffrey unwittingly digs himself an even deeper hole, we know that there will be a moment in the not-too-distant future where he must swallow his pride and face the family again. The rest of the episode plays out like an almost British farce as Will and Carlton try to atone for their error and get 'G' his job back. It's a lazy assumption to make when people accuse Americans of failing to understand subtler comedic concepts like irony and farce. Along with shows such as Frasier, The Fresh Prince showed that the concept was already being tightly embraced.