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The Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2

Every episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2!

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Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 1 - Did the Earth Move for You?
    7.5/10(882 votes)

    #1 - Did the Earth Move for You?

    S2:E1

    Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Winifred Hervey

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  2. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 2 - The Mother of All Battles
    7.5/10(860 votes)

    #2 - The Mother of All Battles

    S2:E2

    Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Bryan Winter

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  3. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 3 - Will Gets a Job
    7.8/10(859 votes)

    #3 - Will Gets a Job

    S2:E3

    Will tries to juggle school and a new job in order to earn money for the homecoming party, at the same time Ashley's classmate Tina becomes interested in Carlton. Will starts becoming paranoid when he constantly is getting confused with Carlton.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Efrem Seeger

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  4. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 4 - PSAT Pstory
    7.5/10(813 votes)

    #4 - PSAT Pstory

    S2:E4

    Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Marcus Jamal Gaines

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  5. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 5 - Granny Gets Busy
    7.2/10(810 votes)

    #5 - Granny Gets Busy

    S2:E5

    Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Cheryl Gard

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  6. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 6 - Guess Who's Coming to Marry?
    7.6/10(868 votes)

    #6 - Guess Who's Coming to Marry?

    S2:E6

    Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Will's Aunt Janice when Will's mom meets Janice's intended - and forbids Will to attend the interracial wedding.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Samm-Art Williams

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  7. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 7 - The Big Four-Oh
    7.3/10(833 votes)

    #7 - The Big Four-Oh

    S2:E7

    Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Lisa Rosenthal

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  8. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 8 - She Ain't Heavy
    7.6/10(831 votes)

    #8 - She Ain't Heavy

    S2:E8

    Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Lisa Rosenthal

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  9. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 9 - Cased Up
    7.7/10(840 votes)

    #9 - Cased Up

    S2:E9

    A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

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  10. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 10 - Hi-Ho Silver
    7.1/10(808 votes)

    #10 - Hi-Ho Silver

    S2:E10

    Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writers:Elaine Newman, Ed Burnham

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  11. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 11 - The Butler Did It
    7.9/10(847 votes)

    #11 - The Butler Did It

    S2:E11

    Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Bryan Winter

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  12. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 12 - Something for Nothing
    7.2/10(779 votes)

    #12 - Something for Nothing

    S2:E12

    After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:William Missouri Downs

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  13. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 13 - Christmas Show
    7.5/10(838 votes)

    #13 - Christmas Show

    S2:E13

    On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Winifred Hervey

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  14. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 14 - Hilary Gets a Life
    7.2/10(758 votes)

    #14 - Hilary Gets a Life

    S2:E14

    Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:Eunetta T. Boone, P. Karen Raper

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  15. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 15 - My Brother's Keeper
    7.6/10(808 votes)

    #15 - My Brother's Keeper

    S2:E15

    On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

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  16. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 16 - Geoffrey Cleans Up
    7.4/10(768 votes)

    #16 - Geoffrey Cleans Up

    S2:E16

    Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper - but who turns out to be very wealthy.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Lisa Rosenthal

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  17. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 17 - Community Action
    7.4/10(750 votes)

    #17 - Community Action

    S2:E17

    When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Cheryl Gard

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  18. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 18 - Ill Will
    7.4/10(789 votes)

    #18 - Ill Will

    S2:E18

    The family fears a steamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs, while Will fears the scalpel when he enters the hospital, kicking and screaming, for a tonsillectomy.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writers:Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon

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  19. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 19 - Eyes on the Prize
    7.5/10(755 votes)

    #19 - Eyes on the Prize

    S2:E19

    Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
    Writer:Bryan Winter

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  20. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 20 - Those Were the Days
    7.2/10(753 votes)

    #20 - Those Were the Days

    S2:E20

    Philip and Vivian welcome a '60s radical, who arouses the FBI's interest and influences Will and Carlton to take action over the firing of a nonconformist teacher.

    Director:Rita Rogers Blye
    Writer:Samm-Art Williams

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  21. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 21 - Vying for Attention
    7.3/10(764 votes)

    #21 - Vying for Attention

    S2:E21

    Will dislikes his mother's new boyfriend.

    Director:Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    Writer:Efrem Seeger

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  22. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 22 - The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
    7.2/10(739 votes)

    #22 - The Aunt Who Came to Dinner

    S2:E22

    Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carlton's plans for a rendezvous with two French women.

    Director:Rae Kraus
    Writer:Jerry Ross

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  23. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 23 - Be My Baby Tonight
    7.4/10(738 votes)

    #23 - Be My Baby Tonight

    S2:E23

    Ashley cringes when the family oohs and aahs over her relationship with Kevin , but Will chokes when she asks him about sex - and her curiosity about reproduction sends Will to a pregnancy counseling center.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Lisa Rosenthal

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  24. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2 Episode 24 - Strip-Tease for Two
    8.2/10(859 votes)

    #24 - Strip-Tease for Two

    S2:E24

    Will and Carlton lose their shirts investing on a tip - then take jobs as strippers to recoup their losses and get Vivian's bracelet out of hock.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writers:Leslie Ray, David Steven Simon

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Did the Earth Move for You?" is the best rated episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 882 votes. Directed by Ellen Gittelsohn and written by Winifred Hervey, it aired on 9/9/1991. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Mother of All Battles".