The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air backdrop
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air S5E1 — The Client
7.6
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air•Season 5•Episode 1

The Client

7.6/10 · 629 votesSep 19, 199423 min

Ranked #2 of 25 in Season 5•+0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

Will revels in Ashley's music industry success, but both Will and Ashley are about to have a rude surprise.

Directed byShelley Jensen
Written byJohn Ridley, David Zuckerman
Previous seasonSeason 4Next episodeE2 · What's Will Got to Do With It?
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons6

All123456

Season 5 Episodes25

The Client stillE1 7.6Now viewing

The Client

What's Will Got to Do With It? stillE2 7.2

What's Will Got to Do With It?

Reality Bites stillE3 7.0

Reality Bites

Grumpy Young Men stillE4 7.3

Grumpy Young Men

Fresh Prince: The Movie stillE5 7.6

Fresh Prince: The Movie

Will's Misery stillE6 7.6

Will's Misery

Father Knows Best stillE7 7.6

Father Knows Best

Soooooooul Train stillE8 7.4

Soooooooul Train

Love Hurts stillE9 7.4

Love Hurts

Will's Up a Dirt Road stillE10 7.1

Will's Up a Dirt Road

Will Steps Out stillE11 7.3

Will Steps Out

Same Game, Next Season stillE12 7.4

Same Game, Next Season

Three's a Crowd stillE13 7.5

Three's a Crowd

It's a Wonderful Lie stillE14 7.3

It's a Wonderful Lie

Bullets Over Bel-Air stillE15 8.5

Bullets Over Bel-Air

A Decent Proposal stillE16 7.3

A Decent Proposal

Will is from Mars... stillE17 7.5

Will is from Mars...

The Wedding Show (Psyche!) stillE18 7.3

The Wedding Show (Psyche!)

Slum Like It... Not! stillE19 7.1

Slum Like It... Not!

As the Will Turns stillE20 7.3

As the Will Turns

Save the Last Trance for Me stillE21 7.4

Save the Last Trance for Me

To Thine Own Self Be Blue... and Gold stillE22 7.5

To Thine Own Self Be Blue... and Gold

Cold Feet, Hot Body stillE23 7.5

Cold Feet, Hot Body

Love in an Elevator stillE24 6.6

Love in an Elevator

For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll stillE25 7.1

For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll

Cast8

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

Ross Bagley

Ross Bagley

Nicky Banks

Crew12

Shelley Jensen

Shelley Jensen

Director

John Ridley

John Ridley

Writer

D

David Zuckerman

Writer

S

Susan Borowitz

Executive Consultant

S

Stacey Morris

Hairstylist

J

Joann Kozloff

Makeup Department Head

G

Gary H. Miller

Executive Producer

V

Victoria Walker

Camera Operator

R

Ron Garrard

Sound Editor

M

Maiya Williams

Supervising Producer

D

David Pitlik

Producer

B

Barry Gurstein

Producer

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"The Client" is episode 1 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air season 5. It scored 7.6/10 from 629 votes, ranking #2 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by John Ridley, David Zuckerman, it aired on September 19, 1994.

Next: E2 · What's Will Got to Do With It?Best of Season 5