Carlton Banks Was The Realest Character On Fresh Prince

[Drip Bayless]

That boy Carlton was gripped up and ready to body something
You knew he was really plugged in when it took him like an hour to get a gun after Will got shot
And he had the revolver so he wasn’t leaving any shell casings

 

[Laidbackman]

I never watched an episode all the way through. But the few times I glanced at the show, I got the impression that the sisters liked Will, and Carl would wound up dating White girls.

 

[Tasha And]

How you playing me Prince

 

[ball15life]

Some of those were taken out of context though.

Will was about to square up with Glenn

Will got shot because he was protecting Carlton

Will fought Riddikk for Carlton

etc

Nope. Coddled, complacent in the "safety" afforded him by his parents, and blind as fck. Entitled and infected.



Carlton: The police were doing their job. We were detained a couple hours, and dad came and got us out. The system worked.

Will: I hope you like that system, because you're gonna be seeing a lot more of it in your life.

 

[Miggs]

Nope. Coddled, complacent in the "safety" afforded him by his parents, and blind as fck. Entitled and infected.



Carlton: The police were doing their job. We were detained a couple hours, and dad came and got us out. The system worked.

Will: I hope you like that system, because you're gonna be seeing a lot more of it in your life.

Conveniently left that episode out...that shyt was pathetic.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Carlton represented an idealistic view of a Black conservative and Will was a Black liberal.

The family unit vs the single mom. The strong work ethic vs the playboy that wanted to take short cuts.

Someone wrote an essay breaking it all down a few years ago. I didn’t realize it as a kid but watching the show recently the messaging is really obvious. They weren’t even trying to hide it.

Will came from a world where the women controlled everything (feminism) and Uncle Phil has to teach him how to be a man.

Damn I never even thought about it



During the show it felt like Will transformed so much more than Carlton. Carlton matured but the essence of who he was never changed. Will had to grow up a lot and Uncle Phil really helped him become a man. Shyt is deep.

 

[Hersh]

Carlton represented an idealistic view of a Black conservative and Will was a Black liberal.

The family unit vs the single mom. The strong work ethic vs the playboy that wanted to take short cuts.

Someone wrote an essay breaking it all down a few years ago. I didn’t realize it as a kid but watching the show recently the messaging is really obvious. They weren’t even trying to hide it.

Will came from a world where the women controlled everything (feminism) and Uncle Phil has to teach him how to be a man.

boyz in the hood.. same shyt

 

[MajesticLion]

All in all, they looked out for each other. Square or not, that's fam.



Peace and blessings to Uncle Phil.

 

[Carlton Banks]

Nope. Coddled, complacent in the "safety" afforded him by his parents, and blind as fck. Entitled and infected.



Carlton: The police were doing their job. We were detained a couple hours, and dad came and got us out. The system worked.

Will: I hope you like that system, because you're gonna be seeing a lot more of it in your life.

Conveniently left that episode out...that shyt was pathetic.

You think Carlton saw more of the system in his life?

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

But he was #shortgang

 

[Carlton Banks]

Of course no one answers

 

[I'm Blackman]

OP has a point, plus he always dressed dope.

 

[Elim Garak]

Be bored as fukk brehs.

 

[Pegasus Jackson]

I never watched an episode all the way through. But the few times I glanced at the show, I got the impression that the sisters liked Will, and Carl would wound up dating White girls.

How old are you?

 

[Mike the Executioner]

This is at least the third thread I've seen in the last year or so about Carlton being the realest character on the show. And they all bring up the same points.

What I find interesting is how many posters love Carlton but hate Will. If Fresh Prince came out today, everybody would be calling Carlton a c00n.