The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Uncle Phil did n’t have many long - terminal figure enemies inFresh Prince , butBel - Airbrings back his most notable feud with Judge Robertson . Bel - Airseason 1 has already put a unique spin on several of its predecessor ’s most iconic recurring or guest characters , with Judge Robertson joining the inclination alongsideLisa and Fred Wilkes , Ice Tray , Will ’s mom Vy , and others . Although Judge Robertson has take the backseat to Uncle Phil ’s feud with Fred Wilkes inBel - Air , the reboot made sure to let in a last - moment turn in episode 9 that revived the characters’Fresh Princeconflict .
Judge Carl Robertson ( Dorian Harewood ) has only been feature in a few scenes duringBel - Airseason 1 , which is surprising considering the big function he played duringFresh Princeseason 3 . Instead of focusing on Phil ( Adrian Holmes ) and Robertson ’s friendship - turned - bad blood , the reboot largely replaced Robertson with Fred Wilkes ( Joe Holt ) , whose role inFresh Princewas primarily connected to Will ’s love affair with Lisa . Bel - Airepisode 9 ’s ending see Robertson defend Uncle Phil ’s wash for District Attorney , with the character retell his antagonism as he endorses Wilkes ’ effort and exposesWill ’s undercover legal trouble .
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First appearing inFresh Princeseason 3 , the original Judge Robertson — recreate byThe Jeffersons ' Sherman Hemsley — was Uncle Phil ’s wise man as an up - and - come attorney , who become into his biggest opposition when the two hunt down against one another for a juridical position . Robertson made great deal of personal attacks on Phil and his family , with his dirtiest joke being his hardening - up for falsely turn back Will . Ahead of Phil and Fred ’s disputation inBel - Airepisode 9 , Robertson reveals that he told Wilkes about the “ favor ” Phil called in from him in purchase order to getWill ’s criminal book scrubbed blank . HadBel - Air ’s Uncle Philnot dropped out of the wash , Wilkes and Robertson would have exposed the fact that Will was arrested for pulling a gun in a scrap and that Phil used his connections to make it go away .
InFresh Princethe backstory for Will moving aside from West Philadelphia did n’t need an hitch or pulling a gas pedal . Judge Robertson ’s threat instead conduct with what he assumed was Will ’s massive parking ticket violation ( it was actually Jazz at fault ) , which he had Will arrest for to damage Uncle Phil ’s campaign . From there , he launch a stain military campaign against Phil that labeled him as a attorney who plans to keep felon out of jail , with Phil ultimately losing after he refused to contend back against Judge Robertson ’s claim . InBel - Airseason 1 , Phil drops out of the race for District Attorney after Robertson betrays him , with his decision being free-base on protect the reputation of his family — particularly Will .
While Carl Robertson ’s part inBel - Airis much smaller than it was inFresh Prince , the reboot still utilized him fittingly as the adversary that finally made Phil drop out of the race . However , it seems Judge Robertson will have a bigger role in upcoming episodes ofBel - Air , after Fred Wilkes becomes the exclusive popular candidate . This would also indicate a major change fromFresh Prince , which see Robertson drop all in of a fondness attack or separatrix in season 3 after Will stood up to him . Due to Robertson ’s death , Phil was grant the juridical rear end he run for , but this is n’t probable to be the same case intheBel - Airreboot . Rather , Bel - Airis set up future conflicts for Uncle Phil with both Wilkes and Robertson after being shop by his close colleagues .
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