Season 2

Season 2
Premiere	Did the Earth Move for You?
Finale	Striptease for Two
Network	NBC
Created by	Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz
Starring	Will Smith James Avery Janet Hubert Alfonso Ribeiro Karyn Parsons Tatyana Ali Joseph Marcell
Aired	9 September 1991 — 4 May 1992
Episodes	24
Showrunner(s)	Winifred Hervey
Seasons

Season 2 of the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air originally aired on NBC from September 9, 1991 to May 4, 1992 with a total 24 episodes.

Cast

Will Smith as Will Smith

James Avery as Phillip Banks

Janet Hubert as Vivian Banks

Alfonso Ribeiro as Carlton Banks

Karyn Parsons as Hilary Banks

Tatyana Ali as Ashley Banks

Joseph Marcell as Geoffrey Butler

Recurring cast

Jeffrey A. Townes as Jazz

Vernee Watson as Viola Smith

Jennifer Lewis as Helen Smith

Perry Moore as Tyriq Johnson

Guest starring

Tisha Campbell as Kathleen

Production

In the second season, the kitchen and living room sets of the Banks Mansion (which is where most the shows scenes were shot) were rebuilt much larger with a more contemporary style as opposed to the much more formal style of the first season. They were connected directly by an archway, allowing scenes to be shot continuously between the sets.

Trivia

• ABC Family would always skip the first episode of this season.
• This is the first season in which Carlton does his trademark dance.

Photos

Season 2/Gallery

Episodes

#	TITLE	WRITTEN BY	DIRECTED BY	AIRED	EP #
1	Did the Earth Move for You?	Winifred Hervey	Ellen Falcon	September 9, 1991	26
In the Season 2 opener, Will's all-consumed romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature.
2	The Mother of All Battles	Andy Borowitz	Ellen Falcon	16 September 1991	27
Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.
3	Will Gets a Job	Andy Borowitz	Ellen Falcon	23 September 1991	28
Feeling shortchanged in the pride department after begging Uncle Philip for money, Will secretly gets a job.
4	PSAT Pstory	Jamal Gaines	Ellen Falcon	30 September 1991	29
Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.
5	Granny Gets Busy	Cheryl Gard	Ellen Falcon	7 October 1991	30
Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.
6	Guess Who's Coming to Marry?	Samm-Art Williams	Ellen Falcon	14 October 1991	31
Tensions spill over just before the wedding of Will's Aunt Janice when Will's mum meets Janice's intended.
7	The Big Four-Oh	Lisa Rosenthal	Ellen Falcon	21 October 1991	32
Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.
8	She Ain't Heavy	Lisa Rosenthal	Ellen Falcon	4 November 1991	33
Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.
9	Cased Up	Bennie R. Richburg, Jr.	Ellen Falcon	11 November 1991	34
A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.
10	Hi-Ho Silver	Ed Burnham & Elaine Newman	Ellen Falcon	18 November 1991	35
Zsa Zsa Gabor plays a neighbour from the golden age of movies, whom Will and Carlton suspect of stealing the family's silverware.
11	The Butler Did It	Bryan Winter	Ellen Falcon	25 November 1991	36
Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents out the house while his parents are away.
12	Something for Nothing	Bill Streib	Ellen Falcon	9 December 1991	37
After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.
13	Christmas Show	Winifred Hervey	Ellen Falcon	16 December 1991	38
On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.
14	Hilary Gets a Life	Eunetta T. Boone & P. Karen Raper	Shelley Jensen	6 January 1992	39
Hilary is in a jam after embellishing her résumé lands her a job that's more than she can handle.
15	My Brother's Keeper	Bennie R. Richburg Jr.	Ellen Falcon	13 January 1992	40
On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.
16	Geoffrey Cleans Up	Lisa Rosenthal	Ellen Falcon	20 January 1992	41
Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbour he believes is a housekeeper.
17	Community Action	Cheryl Gard	Ellen Falcon	3 February 1992	42
Marriage-minded Hilary finds the doctor to cure her when the traffic court orders her to work at his clinic.
18	Ill Will	Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon	Ellen Falcon	10 February 1992	43
The family fears a seamy exposé when Geoffrey begins his memoirs; Will fears his impending tonsillectomy.
19	Eyes on the Prize	Bryan Winter	Ellen Falcon	17 February 1992	44
Will picks Carlton as his teammate on a TV game show, leaving Jazz and Tyriq in the dust --- or so he thinks.
20	Those Were the Days	Samm-Art Williams	Rita Rogers	24 February 1992	45
Philip and Vivian welcome a '60s radical, who influences Will and Carlton to take action over the firing of a nonconformist teacher.
21	Vying for Attention	Efrem Seeger	Malcolm-Jamal Warner	2 March 1992	46
Will is reluctant to share his mother when she visits with her new man and his daughter.
22	The Aunt Who Came to Dinner	Rae Kraus	Jerry Ross	23 March 1992	47
Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and throws Will and Carlton's plans for romance into limbo.
23	Be My Baby Tonight	Lisa Rosenthal	Shelley Jensen	27 April 1992	48
Ashley cringes when the family oohs and aahs over her relationship with Kevin, but Will chokes when she asks him about sex.
24	Striptease for Two	Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon	Shelley Jensen	4 May 1992	49
In the Season 2 finale, Will and Carlton lose their shirts investing on a tip --- then take jobs as strippers to recoup their losses.