At the beginning of each episode, an abridged version of the song is used to explain the context of the show during the opening sequence. The opening theme song "Fresh Prince" was written and performed by Will Smith and composed by QD3. "Bel Air," when used as a verb, means to copy a story that another person has posted to the Internet and replace the last half with the lyrics to "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Lyrics The earliest recognition of using "Bel-Air" as a verb can be found in an Urban Dictionary entry submitted by user Astroman on October 19th, 2006.
The first episode was aired on September 10th, 1990.Īccording to several references including Oh Internet, the Bel-Air copypasta originated on 4chan circa 2004 when someone on /b/ (random) board started telling a serious story but then halfway through, suddenly derailed into the lyrics of the show's opening theme song. The rest of the first line of “No Role Modelz” is “ First things first rest in peace Uncle Phil/ For real you the only father that I ever knew.” The song was released shortly after the death of James Avery in December 2013, so the hit was an especially poignant tribute to the legacy of both Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s Uncle Phil character and his actor James Avery.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American sitcom series starring Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with relatives in affluent Bel Air area. Cole’s song has become significant in pop culture with rap music, particularly for the remainder of the line that Bel-Air cuts off. Cole’s 2015 hit song “No Role Modelz” plays, with the lyrics “ first things first” playing before the song abruptly cuts off. As Bel-Air episode 1 fades in, the intro to rapper J. The opening scene of Bel-Air features a short intro that shows the opening titles with a black background before fading into the new Will Smith (Jabari Banks) waking up. Related: Bel-Air: Why Uncle Phil & Carlton Are So Different In The Fresh Prince Reboot In the Bel-Air reboot, Uncle Phill’s appearance and personality are fairly different, but the series still finds ways to pay homage to the legendary figure. Fresh Prince’s Uncle Phil is one of the most celebrated sitcom characters of all time, with many viewers looking up to him as a father figure.
One such nod occurs in Bel-Air episode 1, which has a hidden connection to the original Uncle Phil, who was portrayed by the late James Avery. While Bel-Air features none of the original Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast, the series makes a few nods to its influential predecessor.
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