10 TV Plotlines You Forgot Were Completely Abandoned
7. Will And Jackie's Relationship (The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air)
Oh yeah, remember when Tyra Banks was on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air? Her character, Jackie, is introduced in the fourth season as one of Will's childhood friends from Philadelphia, and she shows up because she received a scholarship to the University of Los Angeles. At first Jackie is upset with Will that he didn't stay in touch after leaving for Bel Air, but she eventually forgives him, and the show then teases that they'll have some sort of romance going forward.
This all culminates in the episode You've Got to Be a Football Hero, where Will gets in a drinking contest with a jock in order to impress Jackie, but she gets so fed up with his immaturity that she has Carlton drive her home. That's Jackie's final scene on the show.
Yeah, none of that stuff with their friendship or relationship is resolved, and no character ever mentions Jackie after this. Where'd she go? Did she and Will stay in touch? Did they make up after that fight? Who the hell knows. With some of these other characters, at least they disappeared when their storyline had mostly run its course, but here, Jackie leaves in the middle of a fight with Will. Is that not something that should maybe be wrapped up?