The Fresh Prince Project
How the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Remixed America
New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Format: Book
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description: viii, 307 pages ; 23 cm
This cultural history of the beloved nineties sitcom that launched Will Smith's career offers never-before-told stories based on exclusive interviews with the show's cast, creators, writers, and crew who all helped redefine America's understanding of race, sex, parenthood, and class.
Contents:
Prologue -- Introduction -- Born and raised -- Straight outta Shaker Heights -- Who says no to Quincy Jones? -- Meet the Bankses -- Showtime -- A fresh start -- Will and Carlton explain the (Black) world -- "What's on the menu?" -- "Keep your hands where I can see them" -- "Andy and Susan have left the building" -- A brief history of the Black family sitcom -- "On this very special episode..." -- The pregnant aunt of Bel-Air -- "They ain't never met a nigga like me" -- "How come he don't want me?" -- Hitting their stride -- All good things -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
Smith, Will, 1968-
Fresh prince of Bel Air (Television program)
Situation comedies (Television programs) -- United States.
Television programs -- United States.
Smith, Will, 1968-
Fresh prince of Bel Air (Television program)
Situation comedies (Television programs) -- United States.
Television programs -- United States.
ISBN:
9781982185176
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PERFORMING ARTS Television Fresh
Please send to Chantal Wilson, Box 52, if the item does not pull a hold. cfw 2/5/24 |
Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |
PERFORMING ARTS Television Fresh | St. Andrews Indoors | New, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index.