A wealthy family living in Bel-Air, California, receives a dubious gift from their poorer relations in Philadelphia when Grammy Award-winner Will Smith arrives as The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. His mother wants him to learn some good old-fashioned values from his successful relatives. But Will shatters the sophisticated serenity of Bel-Air with his streetwise common sense, much to the dismay of his upper-crust

uncle, Philip Banks (James Avery),

Aunt Vivian (Janet Hubert-Whitten and Daphne Maxwell Reid)

and his four conceited cousins,

Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro),

Hilary (Karyn Parsons),

Ashley (Tatyana Ali), and

Nicky (Ross Bagley).

Even the butler, Geoffrey (Joseph Marcell).

As the Banks family opens their home - and their checkbook - to their needy relative, Will adapts easily to their indulgent lifestyle. Yet, he reminds everyone that the simplest pleasures of family life can't be bought at any price.