HBO Max’s Friends reunion isn’t happening any time soon, but it’s not the only ‘90s show with a cast that would like to milk their popularity a bit with a new special they don’t have to do any real work for. As reported by Collider, HBO Max is also putting together a reunion for the cast of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, with Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Alfonso Ribiero, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, and DJ Jazzy Jeff all set to return, presumably with some special tribute being paid to Uncle Phil actor James Avery, who died in 2013.
The special, which will have “music, dancing, and special surprise guests,” is being taped on September 10 and will apparently be released at some point near Thanksgiving. HBO Max is the streaming home of Fresh Prince, so it makes sense that this is landing there, but it also might be foreshadowing that HBO Max will be picking up the dramatic Fresh Prince reboot that first popped up as a YouTube joke last year and then turned into an actual TV pitch earlier this month.
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Everyone knows Tucker is the latest in a line of original renowned dancers, his ancestors were kind enough to teach their new property how to shuffle and juke.
Guess Will Smith and Janet Hubert’s relationship is still a wee bit frosty.
It’s a shame. Hubert’s Aunt Viv was great. It’s not that Daphne Maxwell Reid didn’t do a good job, the show just seemed to lost all interest in Viv as a character after the recast.
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Since Phil is dead, who’s going to throw Jazzy Jeff out?
I preferred the time Jazz got thrown IN the house.
The actor who played Will’s dad will show up briefly, but then make up an excuse to leave.
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The actor actually hated having to do that. When Will was going off, he was just off-stage crying.
don’t give in Aunt Viv, stay strong!
I imagine Aunt Viv won’t be joining in. 😛
It’ll have dancing, you say? Count me in. I also like colours and shapes, and shiny shiny lights
C’MONNN ORIGINAL AUNT VIV! That would be must-see television. Because, like, are you watching this otherwise? Everyone in the original cast seems nice (and have aged well!), but you know, they’re not exactly hard to find. However! Original Aunt Viv, the true and best Aunt, who was actually funny, will break the internet. Or at least the internet in my apartment.
Didnt they do this already? Or was that just some Josh Gad shit?