Q 01/05

On which network did The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air originally air?

A) ABC

B) CBS

C) NBC

D) Fox

Answer · why

C) NBC

It ran from September 1990 to May 1996. The network built the show around a rapper who had never acted.

Q 02/05

Who created the series?

A) Norman Lear

B) Andy and Susan Borowitz

C) Quincy Jones alone

D) Benny Medina and Jeff Pollack

Answer · why

B) Andy and Susan Borowitz

Quincy Jones was among the executive producers. The premise came from a real music executive's childhood.

Q 03/05

Which part of his home city is the main character born and raised in, according to the theme song?

A) Germantown

B) North Philly

C) South Philly

D) West Philadelphia

Answer · why

D) West Philadelphia

He is sent across the country after a fight on a basketball court. The line is one of the most quoted in television history.

Q 04/05

How many instalments of the sitcom were made in total?

A) 260 episodes

B) 96 episodes

C) 210 episodes

D) 148 episodes

Answer · why

D) 148 episodes

They ran across six seasons. Two actors appeared in every single one.

Q 05/05

Which two actors appeared in every single episode of the series?

A) Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro

B) James Avery and Joseph Marcell

C) Will Smith and James Avery

D) Alfonso Ribeiro and Karyn Parsons

Answer · why

C) Will Smith and James Avery

One played the transplanted teenager, the other the judge who took him in. Every other regular missed at least one episode.