9....and partly inspired by a dance Eddie Murphy does in Raw.
10.Will and Jada Smith first met on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Jada auditioned for the role of Lisa, but it went to Nia Long.
11.Shots of Jazz being thrown out of the house were recycled. It required many takes and that became taxing on Townes' body, so they started using the same clip over and over.
12.Uncle Phil's law firm is called Firth, Wynn, and Meyer, a reference to the musical group Earth, Wind & Fire.
13.Alfonso Ribeiro advised Will Smith to name his character Will in case fans started calling him by his character's name in real life.
14.A man once prank called C-Span, casually reciting the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air opening song lyrics. He got about halfway through before being cut off.
16.Daphne Maxwell Reid (who played Aunt Vivian) is a photographer who sells her works, cleverly labeling them, "Fresh Prints."
17.Nicky's full name is Nicholas Andrew Michael Shawn Nathan Wanya Banks. His middle names are from the members of Boyz II Men, who performed at his christening in Season 4's "'Twas the Night Before Christening."
18.Will and Jazz's handshake was created by a backup dancer during their musical tour, before Will and Jazz brought it to the show.
19.Before playing Carlton, Alfonso Ribeiro sold a break dance instruction kit called "Breakin' and Poppin'."
20.Ribeiro also starred in a popular Pepsi commercial with Michael Jackson.
21.And finally, there's a longer version of the opening credits that includes lyrics many aren't familiar with.
