The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · S2 · E7
The Big Four-Oh
Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.
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Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.
Season 2
1Did the Earth Move for You?
24 minSep 9, 1991★ 7.5
Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.
2The Mother of All Battles
23 minSep 16, 1991★ 7.7
Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.
3Will Gets a Job
24 minSep 23, 1991★ 7.8
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.
4PSAT Pstory
24 minSep 30, 1991★ 7.6
Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.
5Granny Gets Busy
24 minOct 7, 1991★ 7.2
Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.
6Guess Who's Coming to Marry?
24 minOct 14, 1991★ 7.2
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.
7The Big Four-Oh
24 minOct 21, 1991★ 7.5Now viewing
Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.
8She Ain't Heavy
24 minNov 4, 1991★ 7.6
Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.
9Cased Up
24 minNov 11, 1991★ 7.8
A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.
10Hi-Ho Silver
23 minNov 18, 1991★ 7.3
Will and Carlton think a party guest stole the silverware.
11The Butler Did It
24 minNov 25, 1991★ 7.5
Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.
12Something for Nothing
24 minDec 9, 1991★ 7.3
After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.
13Christmas Show
24 minDec 16, 1991★ 7.5
On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.
14Hilary Gets a Life
24 minJan 6, 1992★ 7.4
Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.
15My Brother's Keeper
24 minJan 13, 1992★ 7.5
On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.
16Geoffrey Cleans Up
24 minJan 20, 1992★ 7.3
Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper - but who turns out to be very wealthy.
17Community Action
24 minFeb 3, 1992★ 7.5
When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.
18Ill Will
24 minFeb 10, 1992★ 7.6
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.
19Eyes on the Prize
24 minFeb 17, 1992★ 7.7
Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.
20Those Were the Days
24 minFeb 24, 1992★ 7.3
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.
21Vying for Attention
24 minMar 2, 1992★ 7.3
Will dislikes his mother's new boyfriend.
22The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
24 minMar 23, 1992★ 7.3
Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carlton's plans for a rendezvous with two French women.
23Be My Baby Tonight
24 minApr 27, 1992★ 7.2
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.
24Strip-Tease for Two
23 minMay 4, 1992★ 8.0
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.
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