"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" She Ain't Heavy (1991)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Ellen Falcon

Writers:

Benny Medina (format by) and
Jeff Pollack (format by) ...

TV Series:

"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)

Original Air Date:

4 November 1991 (Season 2, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Plot:

Will has a blind date and likes the girl, Dee Dee, a lot, but her weight is an obstacle to him when it comes to asking her for the school dance.

Plot Keywords:

Insult | Wealth | California | Teen | Mansion

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12

6:00 PM

ABCF

She Ain't Heavy

#2.8

Cast

Will Smith	...	William 'Will' Smith
James Avery	...	Philip Banks
Janet Hubert	...	Vivian Banks (as Janet Hubert-Whitten)
Alfonso Ribeiro	...	Carlton Banks
Karyn Parsons	...	Hilary Banks
Tatyana Ali	...	Ashley Banks (as Tatyana M. Ali)
Joseph Marcell	...	Geoffrey
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Bogart	...	Jonathan Cartwell
Queen Latifah	...	Dee Dee
Nia Long	...	Claudia
Perry Moore	...	Tyriq
Shanga Parker	...	Robert (as S. Kyle Parker)
Jake Price	...	Randolph
Duane Taniguchi	...	Yuki
Vincent Ventresca	...	Alex
Michael Weiner	...	Kellogg Lieberbaum

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

This is the second appearance of Queen Latifah. She first appeared as Marissa Redman, the obnoxious, rude actress that Hilary was an assistant to.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: At the end of the episode when the whole family is watching TV on Uncle Phil's bed you can see the boom mic when Geoffrey says, "Will you two be quiet!"

Quotes:

Dee Dee: Excuse me while I go to the, um... the... um. Oh, hell, I'm going to the bathroom.

Movie Connections:

References Shaft (1971)