The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel - Airis a sitcomfilled with incredibly vibrant and quirky character reference , but none of them are weirder and more unpredictable than Jazz . As portrayed by Jeffrey " DJ Jazzy Jeff " Townes , Jazz is a wild circuit card in his human relationship with all member of the Banks family , even though he and Will are the well of friends for the entire series discharge .
He is loud , intrusive , overbearing , andalmost always impolite . As a result of his usually less than pleasant demeanour , Jazz receive himself the subject of one of the series ' most frequently recurring - and most violent - muzzle : being thrown out of the house not just by the choleric Uncle Phil , but by most members of the Banks family .
Deserved: Stealing a gift for baby Nicky
idle words is a friend who belike means well most of the time , but he scarcely ever goes about showing his friendliness in the correct way . Take , for example , this particular incident . Nearly half a year after baby Nicky was born , Jazz ultimately arrives with a present .
Despite the lateness , the natural endowment seems to be sweet at first , as it ’s a lovely little lacing - trim back pillow . But as it turns out , the pillow has another somebody ’s name inscribe on it , and clearly , Jazz has steal it .
Didn’t: Pointing out the phone is broken
Jazz is often on the receiving death ofUncle Phil ’s quick temper , irrespective of whether he merit to be the target of his anger or not . In the time of year two episode " Eyes on the Prize , " malarky finds himself to be the victim of sorry timing for once .
After the entire Banks phratry has pointed out to Uncle Phil that the phone line is down in the house , as a result of Phil attempt and failing to set up something , nothingness arrives and also point out the headphone is n’t working . Cue Uncle Phil wrongly flip him out for it .
Deserved: Offering to take Hilary for a “test drive”
Jazz is one of the most crass type in the entire serial , and when it comes tohis attractor to Hilary , he almost always step over the line . But few effort at come onto Hilary are as in hapless penchant as this incident when Jazz is continue over at the Banks habitation .
After Hilary has an awkward courtship with a physician who is n’t actually concerned in her , Jazz offer to serve Uncle Phil out by beginning a kinship with Hilary - as long as she passes a " test drive . "
Didn’t: “I resent that.”
Will does n’t have many major recurring friends throughoutFresh Prince ’s run , but it ’s beyond clear that Jazz is n’t exactly Uncle Phil ’s favorite of his societal circle . Even when Jazz is doing nothing other than stick around up watch telecasting with Will , Uncle Phil is quick to find oneself him at fault .
After trying to obliterate in the kitchen when Uncle Phil come downstairs , Jazz is shortly discovered when Uncle Phil smellschicken and inexpensive cologne- which is apparently Jazz ’s signature scent . Once Jazz speaks up , saying he begrudge that claim , Uncle Phil promptly throws him out in the middle of the night .
Deserved: “Seems like you eat here often.”
The thorny kinship between Uncle Phil and Jazz is n’t one that is one - sided in the slightest . As becomes clear intimately from the very commencement of the serial , Jazz is n’t exactly the biggest lover of the sr. Banks either .
During the first time of year episode " Def Poet ’s Society , " Jazz and Will are hang out in the Banks family line living way . After asking Uncle Phil what metre people rust around here , Jazz learns that , according to Phil , Jazz " eat[s ] here never . " Jazz ’s ill thought out response ? " Seems like you eat here often . "
Didn’t: Uncle Phil throws him inside
The second time of year episode " Cased Up " see Will getting a car , thanks to some of malarkey ’s personal connections . But the instalment also finds Will mother into a cowcatcher bender with Hilary ’s lawyer fellow - and Uncle Phil learning that Jazz ’s connection did n’t provide Will with insurance during the leverage .
As before long as Uncle Phil learns that Jazz is partially blame for this fault , it ’s clear that he want to throw malarky out of the house . But idle words points out that they ’re outdoors , and he ca n’t do so . So , Uncle Phil improvises : he contrive idle words into the kitchen .
Deserved: Conning Will into dating his sister
malarky and Will might be the good of friends , but malarkey can in reality be pretty wicked to Will from sentence to fourth dimension , and few illustration are worse than his behavior in the first time of year episode " It Had to Be You . "
Jazz convinces Will to begin dating his sister , who turns out to bean obsessional command freakwho want Will to interchange everything about himself . Jazz by and by bring out that he coiffure this relationship so as to get his baby off his own back - which leads to Will promptly throwing him out of the house .
Didn’t: Trying to get himself thrown out to prove a point
During the series ' second season , Will has another best acquaintance character , Tyriq , with whom nothingness is also friendly , but competitive . The episode " Eye on the Prize " finds this triangle of friendship coming to a head when both friends are competing to be Will ’s collaborator on a game show .
In an attempt to prove the strength of his friendly relationship with Will , Jazz make the ridiculous call that Tyriq is n’t as good a friend because he in reality has to walk to leave the Banks home . To test his level , Jazz twit Uncle Phil - whom he calls"my tubby judicial brother,“and who summarily throws him out of the house .
Deserved: Scratching Uncle Phil’s records
malarky surely bonk how to make a first impression - and not at all a good one , at that . Jazz first enters the series in its 2d episode , " Bang the Drum , Ashley , " as a friend that Will bring over to learn Ashley how to play the drums .
After already making a pathetic first impression on the perplexed Uncle Phil and Aunt Vivian , nothingness double over down when the fellowship moves downstairs for teatime . As Uncle Phil relishes in the classical medicine playing , Jazz does the unthinkable : he start to remix the music , sharply scratching Phil ’s prized vinyl group in the process .
Didn’t: “For old time’s sake.”
Will and Jazz find themselves at odds with one another many times throughout the serial , but one of their wretched fights find in the third season instalment " Here Comes the Judge . " After Jazz ’s parking transgression wind up in Will being pick up , Will begins to freeze down Jazz out .
When the two make amends toward the goal of the installment , Jazz has one request of Will , who has only just recently forgiven him . He would like to be thrown out of the house - for old meter ’s saki - even though there ’s no immediate cause . Will blithely obligate .
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