The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith still ca n’t do the Carlton dance fromThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Air . Now streaming on HBO Max , a reunion special for the groundbreaking NBC series sport the principal cast penis , along with a special appearance from the original Aunt Vivian , Janet Hubert . During the 74 - minute show , Alfonso Ribeiro discourse the dancing skills of his character Carlton Banks , namely the Carlton dancing , which is something Smith always sputter with mastering .
Directed by Marcus Raboy , The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air Reuniontakes office at the original set , where the mold members recall their experience and talk about the show ’s bequest . Early on , Smith states that he memorise entire scripts when the series ' first commence , and video clips reveal that he can be see talk the lines of fellow performers in ventilate episodes . Smith also head out thatThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Air’scomedy was originally center on the friction between Will and Uncle Phil ( the former James Avery ) , but it quickly become evident that the Will - Carlton dynamic would be the series ' elementary informant of humor .
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During the other ' 90s , Ribeiro ’s Carlton dancing became popular amongst loyal viewer , and later became a ethnical sensation via YouTube and societal media . The routine was reportedly inspired by Bruce Springsteen ’s 1984"Dancin ' in the Dark"music telecasting ( featuring a pre - FriendsCourtney Cox ) and Eddie Murphy’s"White Man Dance"from the 1987 specialEddie Murphy Raw . InThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Air , Ribeiro typically do the Carlton dance in scenes with Smith , and usually to the sounds of Tom Jones ' 1965 single " It ’s Not strange . " During the HBO Max reunion special , Smith admits the painful truth about his experiences with the Carlton dance:“I never , ever could do the Carlton dance . For whatever reason , I ca n’t find oneself the … there ’s an diametrical thing that he does , and I ca n’t – I just never – I never was able to get it . "
Ribeiro goes on to discuss the first hand that included a Carlton dance scene , which made him imagine about how exactly his bourgeoisie eccentric would actually dance , and why . Throughout the serial , Carlton usually perform the dance when he ’s feeling genuinely excited , and then hams it up because he trust himself to be a svelte performer . The Fresh Prince of Bel - Airreunion special often reference the series finale , " I , Done , " in which Smith delivers an awkward interpretation of the Carlton dancing alongside Ribeiro . Both then and now , the shot works because it showcases the thespian ' chemistry and the characters ' brotherly bond , yet it also reveals that Smith did n’t quite understand the specifics of the Carlton dance .
The final moments of the HBO Max reunion special remind ofThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Airseries finish , as Smith once again tries his unspoiled to do The Carlton Dance . The moment is localise - up by Ribeiro propose that there ’s one thing that intercept him about the series , which transitions to a post - reunion moment where Smith dances to " I ’m Not Usual " ( though not perfectly ) , and Ribeiro is force to explain how it all puzzle out . “I never could do this,“Smith says once again , before razz his cast mate together for a final jubilation .
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