The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Did the Earth Move for You?
Sep 9, 1991
Will's all-consuming romance with a new girlfriend shakes up the Banks' household, as does Mother Nature, trapping them together during an earthquake.
The Mother of All Battles
Sep 16, 1991
Will and Carlton arrive as reinforcements when a bully challenges Ashley to a rumble, but there's real trouble when Philip and Vivian intervene.
Will Gets a Job
Sep 23, 1991
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 becom
PSAT Pstory
Sep 30, 1991
Will is a picture of confidence, while Carlton is a frazzled bundle of nerves preparing for college aptitude tests.
Granny Gets Busy
Oct 7, 1991
Mortified over spying his mother kiss the handyman, Philip can't bear to think of her having a new man in her life.
Guess Who's Coming to Marry?
Oct 14, 1991
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.
The Big Four-Oh
Oct 21, 1991
Vivian's 40th birthday marks a crisis and a career change in which she plans to perfect her dance skills.
She Ain't Heavy
Nov 4, 1991
Will hits it off with the full-figured Dee Dee, but her size keeps him from asking her to the dance.
Cased Up
Nov 11, 1991
A pompous lawyer who's dating Hilary is no fan of Will's after he's sideswiped by Will's roadster.
The Butler Did It
Nov 25, 1991
Bell Biv DeVoe shoots a video at the Bankses, courtesy of Carlton, who rents the house while his parents are away.
Something for Nothing
Dec 9, 1991
After winning at the country club's Monte Carlo night fund-raiser, Will learns that he's expected to donate the money to charity.
Christmas Show
Dec 16, 1991
On a family ski trip, the Banks find that they must come up with Christmas gifts from the heart after their belongings are stolen.
Hilary Gets a Life
Jan 6, 1992
Hilary must work for a caterer after her credit cards are cancelled.
My Brother's Keeper
Jan 13, 1992
On the basketball court, winning is everything to Will, as it is to an opponent from Malibu Prep, who can't afford to lose.
Geoffrey Cleans Up
Jan 20, 1992
Geoffrey falls hard for a neighbor he believes is a housekeeper - but who turns out to be very wealthy.
Community Action
Feb 3, 1992
When Hillary is ordered to do community service at a free clinic, the doctor in charge becomes the antidote for her marriage-mindedness.
Ill Will
Feb 10, 1992
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.
Eyes on the Prize
Feb 17, 1992
Needing a game show partner, Will must choose between bickering friends.
Those Were the Days
Feb 24, 1992
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.
The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
Mar 23, 1992
Aunt Helen arrives unexpectedly, and upsets Will and Carlton's plans for a rendezvous with two French women.
Be My Baby Tonight
Apr 27, 1992
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 p
Strip-Tease for Two
May 4, 1992
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.