I like how Uncle Phil is angry but still gives him a hug at the end

I'm equally impressed with how Uncle Phil dealt with it. He didn't explode in a fit of impotent rage or start yelling at him abusively; he countered every defence Will had with rational, valuable responses - that he shouldn't even be contemplating taking drugs, that his carelessness almost killed someone close to him, and could have hurt him as well. Then, knowing that Will owned up because he felt remorseful, he decides to make him apologise to the family because he knows that doing so will drive the point home. And then when Will breaks down crying, he goes and hugs him, just to let him know that the lesson has been learned, and everything's okay. Like a proper father.

I like how he said “you hurt him and you could have hurt yourself” it shows that even though he’s angry he still cares about him.

What's crazy is that Will had no acting experience before this show. The only reason he started doing it was because he had debt out the ass. Who knew he would be this great of an actor?

People always talk about Will's dad leaving being the saddest scene, but this one takes a really close second.

The way he gradually breaks down makes me tear up

This, Will's break down when Lou left, and when Carlton bought the gun after will got shot are the top 3 most emotional points in the show

Uncle Phil was the ultimate father figure. He holds Will responsible for his actions, but he never blames him, there's a huge difference. He's also just as concerned for Will as he is for Carlton.

Will was brilliant in this scene, but you also have to give props to Uncle Phil. I like how he gave him tough love at first, then he came to Will's aid when he saw him breaking down into tears of guilt. Uncle Phil know how to be strong and gentle at the same time, which why I respect him. One of the best TV dads of all time. Rest In Peace Uncle Phil.

uncle phil will always be the best father figure

He's not just his Uncle he's his father.

The way he nervously and shamefully moves his body. The way his voice shivers, and those tears... Honest to god, this is some of the best acting I've ever seen. 100% relatable, and it makes you wonder if there was actually something going on at that moment because it looked so real, it makes you doubt it was even acting at all. If an actor can manage that, they are top notch. I saw this show when I was a little kid, but never in its entirety, and never with the capability to fully comprehend everything. I grew up watching Will Smith movies, so I decided to watch this show and truly experience how he started out, and damn, he deserves everything he has.

The real crime is giving season tickets to the fucking clippers as a gift.

The best comedy of the 90's, it had heart when it counted..

-Welcome to the real world, Will! That's not a excuse, it's never an excuse! So true, uncle Phil is always right

I love that Uncle Phil’s anger and fear are not just because of Carlton, but Will too. He treated Will and Carton as equal sons of his. He was just harder on Will because he needed it. He needed a father, a strict but loving one. In my head cannon Will didn’t get into “one little fight and his mom got scared” I bet she could see he was heading down a dark path in the future. Living in a neglected project, surrounded by gangs, drugs and crime. I mean Will was all she had, and she sent him across the country. She’s lucky she had the chance to give Will a new life in Bel Air, a life with lots of potential. I mean can you imagine how much it hurt her to decide to send him away for his own good.

a real man owns up to his wrong doings and Will owned up to what he did because he's a real man

This scene always makes me tear up. The show had a lot of hilarious moments, but the sad moments were really, really sad. This one, including the time Will got shot, and also when his dad left him, were all really emotional.

2:20 Hillary’s face gets me every time. She’s supposed to be the daffy, goofy character of the show, but in this moment, even SHE’S serious and pissed AF!

RIP JAMES AVERY!! THE GREATEST TV DAD EVER ! LETS CONTINUE RAISING THE YOUTH! NOT DESTROYING IT !

Don't mind me, I'm just a guy who has never seen more than a few episodes of Fresh Prince, yet watching 3 minute KZfaq clips of this show and sobbing.

This show had a lot of heart. There are times where Will is a little self absorbed, but moments like this are really touching. He loves Carlton, despite picking on him, he loves him like a brother and he felt really bad that he could've died, as it would've been his fault. This is what this show was about, it made you think, while entertaining everyone that watched it.

Uncle Phil was a damn great man. He was a man with honor and kindness. A beautiful character. Will Smith had one of his most moving performances in this scene, in my opinion

Will Smith is such an amazing actor

This is the moment when Will Smith became a real actor! Putting into a scene strength, sadness and power! The road to becoming one of Hollywoods finest!!!!

"All I know is that somebody real close to me that I love a whole lot could be dead right now.... and it would be all my fault. I'm sorry, man!" One of THE BEST lines and acting EVER delivered on the show...

Even though he jokes on Carlton, you can tell he loves him!🥺🥺

Daaamn the way he called in the ENTIRE FAMILY , SHEESH.... Phenomenal acting from will smith

It's like he doesn't even have to try, it doesn't even look like he's acting!

Now that is what I call acting! Brilliant!

"Now that's called acting" - James Avery. RIP.

What I liked about this episode is the fact that when I was growing up in the 1980's, sitcoms showed that kids were forced by other kids to use drugs in order to fit in with the cool crowd. In this episode, we know that Will is cool and that he would not do drugs to fit in with the cool crowd, nor would he ever tell anyone else to do them to be cool. Kind of makes me wonder how Jazz would do with drugs.

On three episodes on this show made me cry; This, Will's father, and Will and Carlton at the hospital with the gun

It goes to show that Phil was more of a father to him then his own.

This is why Uncle Phil was Wills true father (figure). He didn't yell or scream, but he didn't let him make any excuses and drove the reality of what happened home. Made him face the people he hurt, and was supportive.

To stand straight for his mistake and apologies to his family, that‘s real strength.

Tell the truth, Uncle Phil is understanding, nice, caring, loving, educated, protective, honorable, instructive, level-headed, patient, humble, inspirational, loving, industrious, playful, bad-tempered at times, altruistic, noble, kind-hearted and sympathetic.

You can legitimately learn how to be a good father in real life by watching uncle Phil. Great script writing and brilliantly delivered acting

"All i know is that somebody real close to me that i love a whole lot could be dead right now, and it would be all my fault."

This scene had a lot of impact, especially when someone from the live audience reacted. When you get the audience to react, that means you did a great job and Will delivered on phenomenal levels during his performance here.

I grew up with this show. I'll be having children in the near future, and in the meantime I'm going to rewatch every Uncle Phil vs his children/nephew clip just to learn from him (RIP James Avery).

Phil was the father Will needed. He treated him like his own and taught him life lessons while never beating him down or judging him. Their relationship was so beautiful to watch. If you didn't know any better, you'd think Phil was the biological uncle instead of Vivian being the biological aunt.

They don’t make shows like this anymore! This is REAL “reality tv”! Shows that actually teach life lessons!

This was the first time we really saw Will Smith's acting chops. There was a Hollywood legend in the making, here.

No one is praising james avery's peformance here which was amazing as well, uncle phil was upset and pissed off!!!

this is the moment that I knew Will could act....RIP Unc Phil RESPECT from Missouri

I'm watching the show and just finished this episode. Man this scene made me tear up really damn quickly.

I love how Uncle Phil handled this situation so calmly when he could've freaked out. He's a great father figure.😗😗

Will Smith is a born actor. The scenes like this is what made the show what it is.

The moral of this episode: Speak the truth and stay away from drugs.

When he's crying, you can hear someone saying 'aww'.

i literally cried just now after watching it in the episode honestly acting is on point and it's really emotional

It's been about 20 years and this still tugs my heart strings.

Crying like a baby right now very good acting RIP UNCLE PHIL too

'Welcome to the real world! That's not an excuse - that's never an excuse' - Wonderful writing, acting, directing. It was just flawless.

Rest in peace to James Avery who played Uncle Phil. Will admitted to what he did but he learned his lesson. He always looked at Carlton as his brother and Phillip as his father despite his biological father being absent. I cried seeing Will cry

God I love Uncle Phil

This is great acting.. When he started confessing about the pills.. I felt nervous and bad for Will...

2:15 to 2:20 This is when Will and Carlton became brothers.

Out of character for Hiliary when she consoles Carlton at the end, thought that was really nice.

Will Smith truly is the greatest actor in the world. Also The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air was an amazing show. It could be absolutely hilarious at times then other times have you in tears like here

I like how Carlton (if memory serves) was willing to let this go under the rug. Thankfully Will had a conscience and confessed.

Normally, to me, when I see something like this happen in a show and someone responds the way Uncle Phil did initially, I don't expect them to show anything else. But I remember as a kid being surprised that he still comforted Will after he owned up to what he did.

That death stare that Hilary gives Will gives me chills! One of Hilary's rare serious moments.

This scene is still golden

Damn onions

Uncle Phil gave will the perfect amount of tough love

It's Almost Impossible Not To Cry With This Scene And His Father's Scene.

This was by far one of the most memorable moments of Fresh Prince and TV history. I choked up when I first saw this. Thank you SO much for sharing this with us Mahalo!

"Welcome to the world!" Truer words have never been said. Drugs are for the weak!

Will Smith at his finest. He did an amazing job of acting right here. One of the many reasons I love and respect him as an actor. 😘

Phil could see how sorry he was that hug always brings me to tears

Wait, so you're telling me the family didn't hear what Will said the first time being ten feet away?? lol

Uncle Phil is a great man and by far the best character on the show. He is the example that hard work and perseverance always results in success.

Certain episodes of this show still get me after all these years.

Ashley was shocked on the amazing acting skills of will. This shows how much he improved as an actor between the seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

One of the greatest scenes in TV history. 💯

Everyone needs an Uncle Phil. Call you out on your BS, but has your back when you need it. Great scene.

This episode made my cry. You can feel the genuine remorse Will is having.

Will Smith has been through so much in his life so I can understand and see how and why those tears came out so natural for him.

This was definitely my favorite scene from Season 3 and a top 5 scene in the series.

Wills three emotional scenes the drugs his dad leaving an the gun bit. but when I first so these man It was hard to hold back the tears

This is why I love 90’s sitcoms and this show cause it showed comedy, social justice, emotional topics that got us touch bases in our heart. Uncle Phil will forever be will father in fresh prince of bell air. Even though he was angry at will for what he did wrong, will own up to his mistakes and apologizing for what he did. Uncle Phil really didn’t want to get angry cause those stuff happen in our life blood is thicker than water. That why uncle Phil will be a legend of fresh prince

Will smith is the best actor ever. The way he makes these scenes look so real and now he slowly builds up to the breaking down and his voice chocking up. He’s the greatest in my opinion

I feel like this is more emotional than the how come he don’t want me scene

When the acting is so damn real that you feel yourself needing to hug the monitor. When they lose the music, it always gets to me.

I count myself very lucky to have grown up with this series.

The hug at the end hit deep- if that was me no one would talk to me ever agn... I need an uncle like that in my life :c

At the end ashely was lookin at will like he was from mars or somethin

This made me ball my eyes out.

what I love most about this scene is that they didn't stick in the canned "awww" at the end. It was just complete silence and I think that is what made this scene all the more powerful

Will Smith's acting here was awesome, I didn't expect it to affect me , respect 🤍🤍

That scene gets to me EVERY DAMN TIME :-(

You can see how Uncle Phil gave both tough love and understanding love in just the right amount. He went rightfully angry at Will and corrected him that he didn't have any excuse, even got him to apologize to the whole family. BUT then when Will done it all, he hugged him and forgave him. That is a good father right there.

I remember watching this scene when I was a little girl and started tearing up I swear omg it made me cry💔

Will had great respect for his uncle. You can tell by how frequently he said "Uncle Phil" while speaking.

Uncle Phil was a big hearted man in the show and in real life he was a great guy r.i.p sucks that the nice people in this world have to pass may god watch over you

Uncle Phil was a good dad! Stern but Gentle and nurturing. He really did teach Will and Carlton responsibility, integrity, and strength while becoming men. I loved the lessons he taught them ✨💕

I never cry no matter how sad a movie can but this sleep makes my eyes watery, its such good acting.

uncle phil is will's REAL father!