Sad Scene From The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

[hbkgreatest123]

Absolutely incredible the impact that this show had on American pop culture. I seriously love this show.

[alelihariana]

Amazing..

[ImovarNinethouzand]

that.....mad me cry for more then 10 minutes............only thing sadder is the end of marley and me

[DIZDEEC]

My Favorite scene in TV History!!!

[TheShadowrod]

And THIS is how Will Smith got out of doing television and segway'd his way into the big screen.

[sirlemonz]

i just passing by and saw this. again after so many year.. and it still brings a tear to my eyes. hes such a good actor

[aaronclarke1100]

:(

[epanecka]

oh my god such a good scene!

[ColdCastReece]

Incredible moment. Thanks for uploading.

[georgewillis19]

@realbammargera but you are ignorant

[BlazeUp1231]

now i know how he got into the movie buisness fucking mad actor

[panzertiger2000]

I've always loved this scene, ever since the first time I saw it on the show. Its my favorite by far because of its intensity. Will Smith transcends acting right here to make something truly moving

[NewEraKidd0323]

This clip alone could put the new B.E.T out of business. Where did all the good shows go? IT.JUST.HAPPUNNND lmao

[princeee21]

Best actor of all time

[captainmexico100]

god damn gets me tearing a little bit everytime

[raider8sox]

how i feel about my dad!

[lilhavanadadechiko]

how can i watch the whole episode?

[DontBePussy]

every word he said it touched me soo hard...but when he said at the end "how come he dont want me" it really makes me drop a few tears..

[blahblahblahalicia]

This reminds me of my cousin, her cries everytime he sees it

[hazymindstate]

It doesn't matter if your dad abandoned you or not. If you don't get emotional over this then you have no soul.

[cenahardy11]

This is sad cuz my dad is a deadbeat

[realbammargera]

niggers are not funny!

[memphisgrownman]

@realbammargera go to hell you low life piece of shit

[realbammargera]

@memphisgrownman u mad nigger'

[bibimir]

@realbammargera You're the only nigger around here. :P

[memphisgrownman]

@realbammargera i'am not black you dumb honkey

[Juiceish1]

@realbammargera Racist Mothafucka im exposing all yall bitchasses

[JTNickelz]

The stutter on "You don't have to do nothin" really made this seem real. More actors need to do this, whether it were intentional or not.

[klmngke54]

2:32 .....

[RenzaVEVO]

This is the only programme dats ever made me cry when i was young .. Even now i still get emotional watchin dis .. Will smith is such a gd actor and 1 of my idols .. Did he win a award 4 dis ? .. If not he shoulda!

[itsmeoreo]

Brilliant scene.

[rock2dream]

Damn right, Will.

[MrZanetha]

The part when he asks : How come he don't want me man?..it just stops the heart.

[MrZanetha]

The ultimate cruelty is a father willingly abandoning his children..

[ishasojolly]

OKAY LET ME SAY THIS I'M NOT A "LIAR" I MADE A MISTAKE. I READ ON TUMBLR THAT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED AND I BELIEVED IT AND POSTED IT HERE. IF YOU LOOK AT WHEN I COMMENTED ON THE VIDEO MANY OTHER PEOPLE SAID THE SAME THING. FUCK OFF YOU PRICKS IT WAS A MISTAKE.

[8ItsMeAndYou8]

This always gets me every time i watch it i cry like a baby

[lpris]

When I was 5 years old, my dad walked out on my mom and I. That was 15 years ago. I haven't heard anything from him since. I can't make it through this scene without bursting into tears. I wish I had the chance to tell my father all of these things. There are no words for how deeply Will touched me with his performance.

[MaulqasmPK]

@lpris I know exactly how you feel.

[TeaDreamsSon]

I cry every time. 

[Mizslevy821]

Wow I was watching hilarious videos just b4 this video n now I'm shedding tears like crazy! This scene was great!

[CloudNinjaRule]

2:30-2:50 was perhaps the most poignant piece of TV I have ever seen and I mean that; before that was the best speech about making your own way in the world that has ever been written and if Will Smith did it as improv that congratulations to him and let's all hope he considers writing scripts in the future because it was genuinely beautiful.

[kinghur]

37 people are emotionless robots who should be melted down into toilet seats

[LegendaryPGT]

@IRL337Gamer well played. lol

[LegendaryPGT]

@mindsyncr what makes me cry even more is the fact that you can't spell right. Lol

[IRL337Gamer]

@LegendaryPGT

The Joke

Your head

Have you figured it out yet? The joke's over your head.

[UltimateGCX]

i remember this scene....there was a time where i thought i had impregnated my girlfriend and yes i was very scared and thought of leaving her.....but then i realized something, a true man never leaves his family no matter what. So i stayed because i didn't want my "would have been" child to grow up without a father and i wanted to always be there for him/her along with my girl. No child should ever grow up without both parents.

[mindsyncr]

*~liek dis if u cry evrytiem~*

[malathis0]

"Will...it's not your fault."

"It's not your fault."

"It's not your fault."

[outphase78]

Uhh, Will's father was ALWAYS there for him, he wasn't abandoned. Idk where the hell ya'll are getting this info from but from multiple interviews, not once did Will Smith say his father wasn't there for him. He DID support him. Look up an interview on Inside the Actor's Studio. Will says he's always been on cool terms with his dad. This scene was just pure good acting.

[SuigaRou]

@outphase78 I hope more people thumb your comment up, just to knock the current FALSE one out of it's spot.

The fact that so many people are thumbing up a comment about Will's father abandoning him in real life just goes to show that people would rather believe some rumor than actually do some research and find out if it's true or not.

[autumnmist927]

@outphase78 You do realize Will is playing his character in a fictional TV show, his fictional father was a deadbeat

[Ghost67785]

This episode made me sad. However, unlike Lou, Uncle Phil was more of a father to Will than he ever was.

[Deppforlife]

never fails I cry every time I see this scene

[34SkateLife]

I Didnt Cry But I Would have if at the end when will was talking to uncle phil will would hav said forget him u where mor of a father than him but other than tht great scene

[Nahomiiii]

@MYSTYLERECORDS Why Are You Writing Like This? It Just Looks Ridiculous.

[bubbles500]

This scene gets me every time.

[agentgamma23]

Its funny how a sitcom that was based on an at the time rapper could be this moving.

[maldoso76]

always hated my dad for leaving and not being able to say i did this with my dad or anything like that. but now i realized that he's the one missing out on a life he was to scared to be part of.

[dayvidharris]

Stupid onions

[abcjohnlock1993]

this is genuine. i can tell will isnt fakimg this

[50centfan6]

damn hes a good actor!

[chazychazo]

made me cry but best acting ever.

[docrestop]

Make me cry bc I ask my mom that

[daddyprincess789]

Crying so much as I write this

[XxMariofan21xX]

@ishasojolly Are you serious? Woah, that's awesome.

[NewSmithsonian]

@ishasojolly I love this scene, but please stop spreading bull. Will's father was always there, and supported him throughout his career. His father has been cited as one of his inspirations, and continues to help him through this day. So no, this wasn't Will being "genuine". Though, that's not a bad thing, that just shows how damn good of an actor Will actually is.

[HDvideosaregood]

@ishasojolly That's not true, though. Smith was raised by his parents in West Philadelphia. Smith credits his father's dedication when discussing his own involvement in the lives of his three children: "I look at my father and how he was able to keep four kids fed and clothed and still managed to find time to spend with us."

[ishasojolly]

@HDvideosaregood Tumblr is God

[kbundy5]

@ishasojolly that's not true. Will Smith's father was around all of his childhood. His mother and father divorced when he was thirteen. But was still apart of his life. Do you research honey.

[SuperRegal79]

@kbundy5 Actually you should do your research "honey" the above comment is true.I hate it when "know it alls" think they could correct people in the belief their info is all correct and the other is all wrong.Truly arrogant!

[kbundy5]

@SuperRegal79 Well if it is true, which is not. Will Smith wouldn't be standing having photos taken with his "absent" father, now would he? Umm...No I think not.

[arturomillan]

@ishasojolly Smith was raised by his parents in West Philadelphia. Smith credits his father's dedication when discussing his own involvement in the lives of his three children: "I look at my father and how he was able to keep four kids fed and clothed and still managed to find time to spend with us."

Is the Wikipedia wrong?

[DeserterTownsend]

@ishasojolly Smith was born and raised in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and also spent time in Germantown in Northwest Philadelphia. His mother, Caroline (née Bright), was a school administrator who worked for the Philadelphia school board, and his father, Willard Christopher Smith, Sr., was a refrigeration engineer.[5][6] He was raised Baptist.[7] His parents separated when he was thirteen,[8] and did not actually divorce until around 2000.[9]

[XxreyrayxX09]

@ishasojolly will's father did not abandon him.. wtf. lol hes just an amazing actor.

[Juiceish1]

@XxreyrayxX09 and yes wills father did abandon him

[theonekid16]

@ishasojolly thats a complete lie just for attention

[mysim20]

@ishasojolly Actually i beg to differ. I read your statement and i think it seemed very unlikely so i dug some dirt on the topic myself via wikepidea. Scrolling down to the family and early life segment it says he had a mother and father but they split up when he was 13. So i think that contradicts this statement. dont you?

[PwncakesWithSauce]

@ishasojolly Ooh, is that last part about the hug being genuine true? Obviously we all know the thing about Will's dad isn't, but you are right that he ad-libbed *some* of the dialogue and I know for a fact that the devastating last line was changed from what was in the script because Will was so emotional.So James Avery reaching out instinctively could be true. Do you know if it is?

[Pengu892]

This wasn't acting. Will Smith’s father abandoned him and his mother when he was a child, and when Will was finally getting famous, he tried to sneak his way back into his life like nothing happened. Will co-wrote this episode, and James Avery (Uncle Phil) said “this scene was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to shoot in my life. Every emotion, every word.. that was Will". The hug at the end was real.

[Codnerd1212]

Possibly one of the saddest moments in tv history:'(

[IHS7]

DAMN! I can't believe this made me tear up.

[charitychizema1]

How come he don't want me man????l cry all the time l watch this episode, the episode mad me love Will Smith and respect him as an actor.l never saw him the same again after this.xx great talent

[Bl0odDot]

your better off having no father than a bad father's shadow and influence over your life.

[santana995]

Will was actually supposed to play it off and then walk away, and there was originally an alternate scene that was supposed to happen, but he actually completely cut out what was supposed to be said, and did all of his own dialogue. The hug at the end of this scene is completely genuine, and this was a stepping stone in Will's career where he started to take on the "do what feels, sounds, and looks right" approach to his acting.

[santana995]

A little backstory to this clip:

Will Smith's father abandoned him and his mother when he was a child, and when Will was finally getting into show business and making a name for himself, he tried to sneak his way back into his life like nothing happened. Will co-wrote this episode, and James Avery (Uncle Phil) said "this scene was the hardest thing I've ever had to shoot in my life. Every emotion, every word.. that was Will"

Will was actually supposed to play it off and then walk away, and th

[alcuardrev]

sigh, i cry every time i see this scene, it just hits home ya know.

[pitbullisgai]

"You too, Lou."

[doozer123]

Everyone who grew up without a dad. Thumbs up. :(

[LHutton510]

Almost teared up. That hit home

[lourie966]

What's amazing is that this was coming from his heart, because it wasn't on the script.

Am I correct?

[cjHIent]

@lourie966 Yes you're correct.

[LadySheamus]

This was so sad for me, in part because it was unexpected and played out with such realism, but also because I could identify with it myself.

[ChrisReidDaMan]

greatest moments all time. i can relate to dat real talk. des pose to be dads in dis world aint shit

[Beatlesfan815]

Wats the name of the episode??

[SteamTeamRedubUK]

@Beatlesfan815 Papa's got a brand new excuse.

[specklednoodle99]

I used to think Will Smith was kind of overrated.. What the fuck was wrong with me..

[imthabombbitch]

that was a close call... doesn't beat the end of marley and me tho.

[elijahw06]

English is not my native language, but I'm pretty good at it. When a 3-minute, dialogue-driven scene, in a language that is NOT your own, makes you cry, it is simply top acting at its best.

[OyeBubbly3375]

2:27 Now that's a father right there.

[BroWhatever]

I cried like a bitch.

[desertrose1022]

@BroWhatever u and me both every single time. lol

[MorelleTful]

@BroWhatever Im crying all over again. The one where carlton took the pills from Will's locker is all also a tear jerker

[red1half]

All of the awards!

This scene always gives me chills. Especially when he yells "To hell with him!" He is incredible... :')

[allain14]

This was when they realize will is an Actor. Not a comedian. And the delivery hits a sweet spot that it hurts

[hamlover4]

i fell like posting this of my dead beat druncken dads facebook page i mean after all when my mom told him she was going to ave me he run away from his dutys as a father. so this is t all you mother fucking men who have the balls to give a girl a baby but were are your balls to raise the kid. all thought i am going to tell some men who take in other men kids just remeber it takes a boy to make a kid but it takes a man to raise the kid.

[Lokoperuano5]

j cole - breakdown

[Lokoperuano5]

j cole - Breakdown

[lovedeliberate]

I can relate to this so well so it hurt all the more when I watched this episode for the first time.

[nelly2395]

i seriously just wanna hug him <3

[drumfreek124]

Excellent performance from Will.

[Ninjinic]

@wildj611 that wasn't improvised. There was an alternate ending to this but instead they used this.

[Cinnamonom]

:'c

[TranceRufus]

"NEXT: 2 GUYS & A GIRL"

Neat.

[Jordannadroj20]

Goosebumps...

[Utoobepooper]

my life in a nut shell

[rockerbaybee93]

i absolutely love that he calls him lou instead of dad

[rockerbaybee93]

god....this is EXACTLY what i tell myself...

[ngv024]

Dude there is some serious onion chopping at my house. Geez!

[BigKahunaShake]

you too... lou.

[wildj611]

@ :44 you can hear either a girl from the audience or from the cast crying :*( very amazing acting right there. A good portion of this scene is improvised by Will Smith. Man the 90's was a great decade for sitcoms. I remember being a young kid and every week the nights in which our favorite sitcoms would be playing was like an event! The whole family would get under the covers and watch our shows. You don't get that anymore. all sitcoms now suck big time Save for The Big Bang Theory.

[PlaySolar]

I remember watching this when I was about 10 and crying like a baby

[WagonForce13]

What is this salty discharge coming out of my eyes?

[SappyLuvsU]

Same exact thing here, tears :'(

[Ladykristinaa]

Deep stuff .

Got me in tears ♥

iLove Will Smith (:

[swmjones1]

That was some mother fucking acting right there

[internetisforporn44]

I hope you all know this isnt acting, the part when his dad left Will was just supposed to walk out, instead he went on the emotional rant

[2frey84]

Such good acting, this moved me alot

[candoattitud3]

im loving the illuminism at 2:50

[thugripper]

2:44 one of the cast is crying

[beautifulplummage]

Oh my god. Why did I just watch this? D':

[WarLizardForums]

;-;

[potato11teen]

"TO HELL WITH HIM!"

broke me

[therealaustinkue]

you got me anon. i bawwed.

[HappyMilkCartonHD]

Thank you, Anon.

[gigahercpl]

Ok, I melted. Some nice acting chops there Will.

[bigA13azden]

@66simonsimon and hope you have a great life because if your dad leaves out on you he doesnt think your gonna be succesful but you are so god bless

[ymhartful]

@66simonsimon I am very proud of you for letting go of years of hurt and going back to school. You control your destiny. I am 44 years old and never knew my father.  Did it hurt?, yes, like mad but I chose my life path and it didn't include going down ANGRY road. I now am a school teacher who come in contact with children everyday who fathers are not around. I tell them everyday that I love them because most of them never hear it. God loves you too. God bless you with your endeavors!

[TheLostBuddy]

@Wucas666 Where did you get this info?

[Louiscatudal]

Who Dislikes This Video Are Heartless Fucks!

[maradona87]

This reminds me of my own childhood as a black uncle.

[coco4cocoaine110]

:0

p.s. love your user-name :3

[slasherx54]

Dammmnn

[JustTonightx]

that guy is not a real man and he doesn't deserve to be a father.

[DSNjoseph]

@Shawty123 This episode got to me the first time i saw it, and it still gets to me to this day. thx

[pedobear123]

boner achieved

[Shawty453]

My heart goes out to all the kids who are forced to grow up like this... </3

[VitoScaletta25]

@Shawty453 THANK YOU :'(.

[VictorieJunkie]

The top comments are incorrect.

[surfandsun94]

@VictorieJunkie How so?

[VictorieJunkie]

@surfandsun94 He had and still has a positive relationship with his father. People need to start checking sources. 

[6onethree]

this is beautiful

[EatingCanables]

Is it wierd that turned me on

o_O

[rainbowshootingdinos]

I grew up just like this. i am fourteen and have spent fourteen birthdays without my father. I've been manipulated so many times and this scene was almost exactly what had happened to me with my dad. Will is my favourite actor and just seeing him go through the same thing a lot of people went through really lifts me up. I couldn't stop the tears from flowing during this video. It really dug deep into my heart. Thank you Will for putting that out there <3

[kamaweps]

i dont care who you are, this is one of the sadest things ever

[MAGICFLY02]

Sadly. There were times I felt the same way about my father. But I grew up, and I forgave my father, though I regretfully never told him. Now is too late. Miss you pops. R.I.P

[SweetMissJaye]

I always liked Will Smith...I grew up listening to Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince... But once he started doing Fresh Prince of Bel Air, that's when I really, truly appreciated him. He's a great actor.

[iatemuscles]

Okay clearly witchcraft was used in this video cause my eyes are pouring ;^;

[johnny82330]

Best show ever produced

[OneMixDJ]

@johnny82330 : And this was the best episode EVER.... :):):):)

[11992277]

manly tears ;_;

[numan1]

what the fuck is this shit coming out of my eyes

[GoldenChildBH]

Somethings in my eye... both of em...

[Galactic123]

People don't have to lie to embellish the greatness of this scene. Will Smith had and continues to have a very positive relationship with his father. This was just a great actor, ACTING.

[RissaTheWeirdo]

Deeeeeeep!!!!!

[thrillersl]

that kinda made me almost cry..

[roxxibea]

best scene ever.

[76AustinB]

I know this is just a show but I know how he feels! i cant even count all the times my dad walked out on me and my mom was there to back me up. I aint a father but I know ill be better than my dad ever was.

[Menckenperson]

How come we can't get television with real drama like this anymore? Things real people can relate too. No cops or laywers, not sitcoms like family guy that would take that and do a comedy. Real people, real drama.