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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air S4E12 — You've Got to Be a Football Hero

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air•Season 4•Episode 12

You've Got to Be a Football Hero

7.2/10 · 640 votesNov 29, 199323 min

Ranked #21 of 26 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

Will uses booze to prove his manliness while competing with a hulking football hero who wants to score points with Jackie, and his fraternity brothers leave drunken Will in a cemetery, where he is haunted. Meanwhile, Ashley learns that beauty is in the eye of

Directed byShelley Jensen

Written byBill Boulware

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Will Smith

Will Smith

Will Smith

James Avery

James Avery

Philip Banks

Daphne Maxwell Reid

Daphne Maxwell Reid

Vivian Banks

Alfonso Ribeiro

Alfonso Ribeiro

Carlton Banks

Karyn Parsons

Karyn Parsons

Hilary Banks

Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Ali

Ashley Banks

Joseph Marcell

Joseph Marcell

Geoffrey Butler

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Susan Borowitz

Executive Consultant

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Dana Ross Martin

Camera Operator

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Joann Kozloff

Makeup Department Head

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Stacey Morris

Hairstylist

Shelley Jensen

Shelley Jensen

Director

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Barry Gurstein

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Maiya Williams

Producer

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Bill Boulware

Writer

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Bill Boulware

Supervising Producer

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David Pitlik

Co-Producer

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Leslie Ray

Co-Executive Producer

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David Steven Simon

Co-Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"You've Got to Be a Football Hero" is episode 12 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air season 4. It scored 7.2/10 from 640 votes, ranking #21 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by Bill Boulware, it aired on November 29, 1993.

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