Synopsis

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins â€” spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley â€” and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Willâ€™s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at… home as a loved part of the family.

thumb|upright|The cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, seasons 1â€“3.

However, given that by then a black character living with a white family was a concept that had been done multiple times on TV, Medina decided to change the rich white family to a rich black family.

Medina pitched the idea to Smith, but Smith was reluctant, having never acted before.

Medina invited Smith to meet Jones at a party that Jones was throwing at his house in December 1989.

There, Jones handed Smith a script for a failed Morris Day pilot that he had produced and challenged Smith to audition for Tartikoff on the spot.

Smith did so, and the first contract for the show was drawn up that night in a limo outside.