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Chris Torres and Ryan "Acapello" Melo review The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air!

Season 01 Episode 09 "Some Day Your Prince Will Be In Effect" [Original Air Date: October 29, 1990]
Will and Carlton try to score a date with the same girl. Each take turns retelling old stories and even putting their own creative "twist" on a few of them. As Hilary gets ready for the biggest Halloween Party of her life, Will and Carlton race to see who will have a date for the big party, and who won't! With special guest appearances from Bo Jackson, Quincy Jones, Heavy D and more!

CHRIS' RATING - 6 DIDDLY DIDDLY DIDDLIES OUT OF 10
RYAN'S RATING - 6 DIDDLY DIDDLY DIDDLIES OUT OF 10

 [REVIEW STARTS AT 12:00]



Season 01 Episode 10 "Kiss My Butler" [Original Air Date: November 5, 1990]
It's Geoffrey's birthday and the Banks Family have given G the day off! Will decides that for his birthday, he wants to set Geoffrey up on a date. The plan takes a hard left turn when we are introduced to Helen (Naomi Campbell) who is much younger than Geoffrey and is an absolute bombshell. Hilarity ensues as the night gets capped off at a nightclub hosted by DJ Jazzy Jeff. Will struggles between being there for his friend Geoffrey, and he himself asking Helen out on a date!

CHRIS' RATING - 7 LAMBADAS OUT OF 10
RYAN'S RATING - 7 LAMBADAS OUT OF 10

 [REVIEW STARTS AT 47:30]


SHOW BREAKDOWN:

• 00:00 INTRO
• 12:00 Episode 9 Recap and Review
• 34:07 Final thoughts on the Episode3
  • • 36:00 Trivia
    • 39:45 Torres Fashion File of the Episode
    • 41:40 Ryan Quote of the Episode
    • 44:30 Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash (1962, Monster Mash)
• 47:30 Episode 10 Recap and Review
  • 1:02:00 Ryan Quote of the Episode
  • 1:03:45 Torres Fashion File of the Episode:01:00:Final thoughts on the Episode
  • 1:06:00 Trivia
  • 1:15:55 Snow - Informer (1993, 12 Inches of Snow)
• 1:20:00 Closing / Plugs
• 1:21:00 Acapello - Dirty Bottles (2020)

• 1:24:30 - B-Roll [WARNING: VIDEO GAME HEAVY]
• 1:25:00 - 2 Cases of Budweiser
• 1:30:00 - The Food is Too Salty
• 1:32:00 - The genesis of The Cafe
• 1:34:00 - The Last of Us
• 1:38:00 - Chris gets the PS1, sells the N64
• 1:41:00 - Breath of the Wild
• 1:44:00 - Chris playing FFVII on the PS Vita
• 1:45:00 - Warnings on Smart Devices
• 1:46:00 - PS1 and Metal Gear Solid
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Chris Torres and Ryan "Acapello" Melo review The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air!

Season 01 Episode 07 "Def Poet's Society" [Original Air Date: October 22, 1990]
Will decides to join a poetry club after Phil and Vivian encourage him to find an after-school activity. At his first class, he wows Chrstine, and the rest of the class with "Tik Tok Clock" by the legendary Rafael De La Ghetto." In exchange for he and Christine's blossoming friendship, he has promised to get De La Ghetto to appear at Poetry Night. The only problem? De La Ghetto doesn't exist! How is Will going to pull this one off?

CHRIS' RATING - 7 POEMS OUT OF 10
RYAN'S RATING - 7 POEMS OUT OF 10

 [REVIEW STARTS AT 7:30]



Season 01 Episode 08 "Someday Your Prince Will Be In Full Effect - Part 1" [Original Air Date: October 29, 1990]
Hilary is throwing a Halloween Party but nobody has a costume! So the entire Banks Family goes to the mall to look for costumes. Vivian decides to live her pop-star dream, Phil is intrigued by the gimmicks at the gadget store, Hilary drags Ashley along to go shopping, while Will and Carlton bet on who can not only get a costume, but can also land a date. This one goes off the rails in all the right places!

CHRIS' RATING - 9 FAT HEADS OUT OF 10
RYAN'S RATING - 9 FAT HEADS OUT OF 10

 [REVIEW STARTS AT 33:25]


SHOW BREAKDOWN:

• 00:00 INTRO
• 07:30 Episode 7 Recap and Review
• 21:15 Final thoughts on the Episode
  • 22:30 Ryan Quote of the Episode
  • 23:30 Torres Fashion Choice of the Episode
  • 24:45 Trivia
  • 28:35 Madonna - Vogue (1990, I'm Breathless)
• 33:25 Episode 8 Recap and Review
• 52:00 Final thoughts on the Episode
  • 53:20 Torres Fashion Choice of the Episode
  • 53:45 Trivia
  • 58:05 Goofs
  • 59:00 Ryan Quote of the Episode
  • 1:00:25 Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff - Girl's Ain't Nothing But Trouble (1987, Rock the House)
• 1:05:25 Closing / Plugs
• 1:06:15 Amiri Baraka - Why is We Americans (2002, Def Poetry Jam, S1E4)

• 1:10:56 - B-Roll
• 1:13:00 Castlevania on DVD and Netflix
• 1:16:00 Non-meat options
• 1:19:45 Avengers game
• 1:22:00 Chris in the Chess Club and the Apology Letter
• 1:27:00 Ryan blooper reel

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Season 01 Episode 05 "Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy" [Original Air Date: October 8, 1990]
Will gets homesick so Aunt Viv comes up with the perfect plan! They'll fly in Will's best friend, Ice Tray for the weekend! Watch as Ice Tray is introduced to the rest of the Banks family. It's all good will until Hilary catches the eye of Ice Tray. Now all bets are off as Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv try to separate Ice Tray and Hilary at all costs even if it means playing along!

CHRIS' RATING - 6 BOOKS IN A PIZZA BOX OUT OF 10
RYAN'S RATING - 7 BOOKS IN A PIZZA BOX OUT OF 10

 [REVIEW STARTS AT 3:01]

Season 01 Episode 06 "Mistaken Identity" [Original Air Date: October 15, 1990]
Phil and his partners are going to Palm Springs, Florida for a little R&R. Since the Banks are getting there by one of Phil's partners' helicopters, Carlton offers to drive the partner's car for him all the way to Palm Springs. Along the way, Will, who snuck into the car, and Carlton get pulled over by the police and in a case of "mistaken identity" the boys are sent to jail. This simple traffic stop will start a conversation between Phil, Will, and Carlton that challenges the reasons of why things happen to certain people. Is it all by chance? Was the cop just doing his job? Or is there something more here?

CHRIS' RATING - 10 OUT OF 10
RYAN'S RATING - 7 OUT OF 10.   

[REVIEW STARTS AT 38:15]

SHOW BREAKDOWN:

• 00:00 INTRO
• 03:01 Episode 5 Recap and Review
• 20:21 Final thoughts on the Episode
  • 30:28 Ryan Quote of the Episode
  • 31:00 Torres Fashion Choice of the Episode
  • 33:30 Trivia
  • 34:07 Lil Suzy - Take Me In Your Arms (1991, Love Can't Wait)
• 38:15 Episode 6 Recap and Review
• 55:40 Final thoughts on the Episode
  • 58:40 Ryan Quote of the Episode
  • 1:00:20 Torres Fashion Choice of the Episode
  • 1:00:55 Trivia
  • 1:02:11 Goofs
  • 1:09:41 Zapp - I Can Make You Dance (1983, Extraordinary)
• 1:06:56 Closing / Plugs
• 1:09:12 Maxi Priest - Close to You (1990, Bonafide) 

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Chris Torres and Ryan "Acapello" Melo review The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air!

Season 01 Episode 02 "Hubba Bubba" [Original Air Date: September 24, 1990]
Will meets Dr. Mumford aka "Dr. No" and his daughter Mimi. He will do anything he can, including pretending to be someone he's not, to get a date with her. Carlton, Phil, Vivian, and Geoffrey take turns trying to give Will advice. Will he listen? Or will he go about it on his own? Either way, hilarity will ensue!
[REVIEW STARTS AT 7:51]

Season 01 Episode 04 "Not With My Pig, You Don't" [Original Air Date: October 1st, 1990]
Phil is set to receive a prestigious award and his parents decide to fly in to celebrate his great achievement. At the same time, one of the biggest newspapers is writing a piece on Phil's achievement and his life. When Will finds out that the story is getting killed, he chooses to tell the reporter pieces of Phil's early life that he found out from Phil's parents, Joe and Hattie. The story gets published with all the details of his early life. Embarrassed, Phil confronts Will about why he did this, but speaks in a way that upsets his mother, Hattie, who thinks he's ashamed of his past...

[REVIEW STARTS AT 35:50]


CHAPTER 1 OUTLINE: 

• 00:00 INTRO
• 07:51 Episode 3 Recap and Review
• 24:30 Final thoughts on the Episode
  • 24:50 Ryan Quote of the Episode
  • 28:00 Torres Fashion Choice of the Episode
  • 29:50 Trivia
  • 31:15 Goofs
  • 32:53 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (1971, Shaft [Isaac Hayes])
• 35:50 Episode 4 Recap and Review
• 56:30 Final thoughts on the Episode
  • 58:20 Ryan Quote of the Episode
  • 58:58 Torres Fashion Choice of the Episode
  • 1:01:25 Trivia
  • 1:06:03 Goofs
  • 1:09:41 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand (1988, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper)
• 1:14:57 Closing / Plugs
• 1:16:40 Acapello featuring Keanu Michaels - Double Up (2020)

B-ROLL

• 1:19:50 PS5 Reveal Thoughts + More!

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Chris Torres and Ryan "Acapello" Melo review The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's first 2 episodes:

Season 01 Episode 01 "Pilot" (The Fresh Prince Project) [Original Air Date: September 10, 1990]
Will Smith descends on the Banks' household and meets the entire family! From his Uncle Phil to Aunt Vivian, his cousins Hilary, Carlton and Ashley, to their butler Geoffrey, there's not a dull moment as all of their lives will be changed forever! And great timing too, as Uncle Phil has invited some high-ranking co-workers from the office for a dinner party at the house. What could possibly go wrong? [REVIEW STARTS AT 21:00]

Season 01 Episode 02 "Bang The Drum, Ashley" [Original Air Date: September 17, 1990]
DJ Jazzy Jeff makes his debut as Jazz in one of the most iconic scenes in Fresh Prince history as well as one of the most iconic exits in Fresh Prince history! Re-live Ashley's experiences in violin practice as Will is tasked with the responsibility of playing chauffeur for the band. Uncle Phil is hell-bent on having high tea time with his family all while trying to ignore the pounding sounds of... is that drumming? Coming from upstairs? "Geoffrey, get the Aspirin!" [REVIEW STARTS AT 1:01:28]

SHOW BREAKDOWN: 

• 00:00 INTRO
• 21:00 EPISODE 1 RECAP AND REVIEW
• 48:07 EPISODE 1 FINAL THOUGHTS / TRIVIA
• 49:00 Why a Fresh Prince reboot might be important right now, according to Ryan and Chris
• 54:00 Trivia
• 57:38 SOUL II SOUL - BACK TO LIFE (1989)
• 1:01:28 EPISODE 2 RECAP AND REVIEW
• 1:14:36 EPISODE 2 FINAL THOUGHTS / TRIVIA
• 1:21:20 CLOSING / PLUGS
• 1:24:14 SNAP! - THE POWER (1990)

B-ROLL: 

• 1:28:00 RYAN TALKS IGN PODCASTS
• 1:32:00 APPETIZER-SIZED CORONA TALK
• 1:33:35 TONY HAWK ON JOE ROGAN / ROGAN TO SPOTIFY
• 1:36:07 THE WIZARD OF OZ ON TV BACK IN THE DAY
• 1:40:02 MELO AND TORRES TALK PULP FICTION/TARANTINO MOVIES

[notes last updated: June 14, 23]

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