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| The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Season 4 : |
| The fourth season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered on September 20 1993 and aired its season finale on May 23 1994. This was the first season to feature Daphne Maxwell Reid as Vivian Banks after Janet Hubert-Whitten's departure. This was also the first season to feature Nicky Banks as a regular character on the show. With 26 episodes this was the longest season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. |
| Episode 1 - [Where There's A Will There's A Way Part 1] |
| Details : Will and Carlton begin their first year of college by moving into their own apartment while Philip and Vivian enjoy their newborn son. Hilary learns that Trevor plans to propose marriage to her during an elaborate stunt on his TV news show. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael Rapaport as Mike | Tyra Banks as Jackie Ames | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Howard Mann as Mr. Gorodetsky | John Achorn as Cable Guy | Lamont Johnson as Guy at Party | Nichole Carter as LaTanya | Mario Singleton as Ashley's Boyfriend | Brad Bartlett as UCLA Student (uncredited) | Marc Thompson as UCLA Student (uncredited) | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Gary H. Miller | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Sep. 20, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Where There's A Will There's A Way Part 2] |
| Details : Will and Carlton begin their first year of college by moving into their own apartment while Philip and Vivian enjoy their newborn son. Hilary learns that Trevor plans to propose marriage to her during an elaborate stunt on his TV news show. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tyra Banks as Jackie Ames | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Brian Stokes Mitchell as Trevor | Howard Mann as Mr. Gorodetsky | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Gary H. Miller | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Sep. 20, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [All Guts No Glory] |
| Details : Registration day finds Will signing up for no-brainer classes plus one that might truly challenge him - a philosophy course he takes to meet a girl. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Terry Kiser as Mr. Hosek | Jim Meskimen as Werner | Tyra Banks as Jackie Ames | Kai Soremekun as Denise | Will Sasso as Classmate | David Nelson as Boyfriend | Frederick Dawson as Janitor | Julie Lloyd as Registrar (uncredited) | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Maiya Williams | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Sep. 27, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Father Of The Year] |
| Details : Stuck with caring for Nicky for the day Will soon discovers the benefits of baby-sitting: he's suddenly a big man on campus with the women so long as he poses as a single dad. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Senait Ashenafi as Sexy Coed | Tyra Banks as Jackie Ames | David Coburn as Todd | James Gleason as Jake Maxwell | Juliette Jeffers as Candace | Leslie Redden as Girl #2 | Jose Smith Jr. as College Reporter (uncredited) | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Leslie Ray | Writer : David Steven Simon | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Oct. 04, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [It's Better To Have Loved And Lost It] |
| Details : After Will's friends guys rib Carlton about being a virgin Miss Right appears and sweeps Carlton off his feet. Elsewhere Geoffrey confesses a secret of his own. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Hooks as Dean Morgan | Duane Martin as Duane | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Natalie Venetia Belcon as Joann Morgan | Vicki Bakken as Queen of England | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : David Zuckerman | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Oct. 11, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Will Goes A-Courtin'] |
| Details : When Phillip sues Will and Carlton for unpaid rent two different versions of the dispute are aired - neither entirely truthful. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Elisabeth Harnois as Steffi | Armelia McQueen as Judge | Devika Parikh as Gayle | Joel Weiss as Leering Man | Marvyn Byrkett as Bailiff | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Bill Boulware | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Oct. 18, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Hex And The Single Guy] |
| Details : Will disses a seance - until the spiritualist zaps him with a hex that (uh-oh) seems to work. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Glenn Shadix as Ralph Scorpius | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Jackie Roberts as INS Agent | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : David Pitlik | Writer : Barry Gurstein | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Oct. 25, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Blood Is Thicker Than Mud] |
| Details : A bro with dough? Carlton's upper-class upbringing may make him unwelcome at a black fraternity. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Glenn Plummer as Top Dog | Tyra Banks as Jackie Ames | Mushond Lee as Orlando | Jermaine Montell as Pledgee | David Drew Gallagher as Nerdy Frat Guy | Rob Moore as Nerdy Frat Guy | Tanya Baetz as Tanya | Ryan Holihan as Nerdy Frat Guy | Gregory Fleming as Preppy Frat Guy | Steve Minsky as Preppy Frat Guy | Scott Michael Morgan as Preppy Frat Guy | Vernon Jackson as Stepper | Jimmy Hamilton as Stepper | Phillip Cox as Stepper | Dameon Harris as Stepper | Marcus D. LeGall III as Stepper | Stephen King as Stepper | Director : Chuck Vinson | Writer : Devon Shepard | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Nov. 01, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Fresh Prince After Dark] |
| Details : Will breaks a date with Jackie to accompany Hilary to a Playboy Mansion reception for weather reporters being photographed for the magazine. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Samantha Dorman as Playmate #4 | Cady Cantrell as Playmate #3 | Tyra Banks as Jackie Ames | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Tawnni Cable as Playmate #1 | Lorraine Olivia as Playmate #2 | Hugh Hefner as Himself | Pía Reyes as Playmate #5 | Beatriz Fox as Playboy Bunny (uncredited) | Daina House as Girl with Carlton Banks (uncredited) | Adam Lawson as Playboy Mansion Butler (uncredited) | Alain Mickelson as Party Guest (uncredited) | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | Director : Shelley Jensen | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Nov. 08, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Home Is Where The Heart Attack Is] |
| Details : Will sneaks greasy high-fat foods to Philip after he promises to diet and exercise then blames himself when Philip has a heart attack. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Aaron Lustig as Dr. Hangarter | Jack Kruschen as Mr. Melville | Dominic Hoffman as Dr. Kevarkian | Darryl Sivad as Paramedic | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | Director : Shelley Jensen | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Nov. 15, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Take My Cousin Please] |
| Details : On academic probation Will schemes to improve his grades by fixing up a newly divorced English professor with Hilary who soon finds fault with the man further jeopardizing Will's academic future. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Phil Morris as Prof. Scott Burton | Tyra Banks as Jackie Ames | Rachel True as Rhetta | Leo Weltman as Pavoratti | Harriet Medin as Elderly Woman | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : David Zuckerman | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Nov. 22, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [You've Got To Be A Football Hero] |
| Details : Will uses booze to prove his manliness while competing with a hulking football hero who wants to score points with Jackie and his fraternity brothers leave drunken Will in a cemetery where he is haunted. Meanwhile Ashley learns that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Craig Shoemaker as Louis | Robin Quivers as Judith | Tyra Banks as Jackie Ames | Cylk Cozart as Hank Farley | Paul Ganus as Jim | DeJuan Guy as Billy | Marc Robinson as Robert | Marc Thompson as UCLA student | Matt Moore as Matt | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Bill Boulware | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Nov. 29, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - ['twas The Night Before Christening] |
| Details : Vivian promises god-motherhood of her child to both of her sisters while Will hatches a harebrained scheme to get Boyz II Men to perform at baby Nicky's christening. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sullivan Walker as Reverend Boyd | Shawn Stockman as Himself | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Jenifer Lewis as Aunt Helen | Vernee Watson-Johnson as Vy Smith | Wanya Morris as Himself | Nathan Morris as Himself | Gregory Wheeler as 5-year-old Nicky | Charles E. Alston as Charlie | Director : Eddie Gorodetsky | Writer : Samm-Art Williams | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Dec. 20, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [Sleepless In Bel-Air] |
| Details : Will pays for putting off studying for a midterm until the last minute and Ashley pays for staying out late on her first date. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Branford Marsalis as Himself | Ross Bagley as Nicky Banks | Ashley Jensen as Connie | Jeanine Michelle as Girl | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Maiya Williams | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Jan. 03, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Who's The Boss] |
| Details : Carlton in charge. Will gets his feathers ruffled when his cousin becomes his boss at the Peacock Stop. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rick Fitts as Professor Milligan | Christa Miller as Girl | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Mark Arnott as Professor Kemp | Jay Arlen Jones as Manager | Suli McCullough as Dexter | Frank Noon as Crazed Guy in the Peacock | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : David Pitlik | Writer : Barry Gurstein | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Jan. 10, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [I Know Why The Caged Bird Screams] |
| Details : Bird is the word when Carlton ULA's peacock mascot is kidnapped by a rival school before the big game. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Doucette as Coach Kelly | Jack Tate as Mitchell | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Rana Kirkland as Amanda Holloway | Zak Knutson as Football Player #2 | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Bill Boulware | Writer : David Zuckerman | Producer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : Jan. 24, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [When You Hit Upon A Star] |
| Details : Will becomes a jet-setter while dating a pop star. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Stacey Dash as Michelle Michaels | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | David Bortolucci as Mike | Mary Deese as Mommy | Alan F. Smith as Rick | David H. Sterry as Ian | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Michael Soccio | |
| Air Date : Jan. 31, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [Stop Will! In The Name Of Love] |
| Details : A Valentine's double date finds Will treating Ashley like a kid and Ashley demanding r-e-s-p-e-c-t. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Branford Marsalis as Duane | Amy Hunter as Samantha | Thomas Bellin as Rude Old Guy | Tara Davis as Girl | David Tyler as Timid Guy | Brandon Quintin Adams as Bryan | Director : Maynard C. Virgil I | |
| Air Date : Feb. 14, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [You'd Better Shop Around] |
| Details : A car dealer hires Will then persuades him to drop out of college. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Guillaume as Pete Fletcher | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Vernee Watson-Johnson as Vy Smith | Mel Johnson Jr. as Harrison | Royale Edward as Car Buyer (uncredited) | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Devon Shepard | Writer : K. Snyder | |
| Air Date : Feb. 21, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [The Ol' Ball And Chain] |
| Details : Jazz's bride has a couple of teensy character flaws: She's a convict. And she puts the moves on Will. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Karen Malina White as Jewel Robertson | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Patricia Coleman as Prison Matron | Johari Johnson as Bridesmaid | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Arnold Rudnick | Writer : Rich Hosek | |
| Air Date : Feb. 28, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [The Harder They Fall] |
| Details : Will finds himself stranded in a mountain forest with his new girlfriend's disagreeable father after they parachute out of his disabled plane. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Witherspoon as Augustus Adams | Cree Summer as Lisa Adams | Joe Demonico as Clerk | Johari Johnson as Customer | Lance Reed as Ranger Franklin | Darryl Sivad as Ranger | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Devon Shepard | |
| Air Date : Mar. 14, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [M Is For The Many Things She Gave Me] |
| Details : It's double trouble for Will when Philip's old flame visits with her daughter who's attracted to Will. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Elise Neal as Wendy | Pam Grier as Janice | William Thomas Jr. as David | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Gary H. Miller | |
| Air Date : Apr. 25, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 23 - [Mother's Day] |
| Details : Say homie could you do me a favor? Just-married Jazz makes a surprising request of Will. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kenya Moore as Dana | Karen Malina White as Jewel Robertson | Pat Crawford Brown as Nurse | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Eddie Gorodetsky as Mr. Considine | Tarpon London as Jazz Jr. | Writer : Leslie Ray | Director : Madeline Cripe | Writer : David Steven Simon | |
| Air Date : May. 02, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 24 - [Papa's Got A Brand-New Excuse] |
| Details : Ben Vereen plays Will's long-lost father who breezes into town and promises Will the moon which angers an unforgiving Philip. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ben Vereen as Lou Smith | Marcus T. Paulk as Little Boy | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Bill Boulware | Writer : David Zuckerman | |
| Air Date : May. 09, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 25 - [For Sale By Owner] |
| Details : A stranger makes a generous offer for the Banks estate which prompts the family to reminisce about their good times there. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Marla Maples as Marla Maples Trump | Donald Trump as Donald Trump | Tom Henschel as Ron | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Harrison Boyd | |
| Air Date : May. 16, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 26 - [The Philadelphia Story] |
| Details : Will returns to the City of Brotherly Love and discovers he's the butt of old friends' jokes prompting him to go into training to settle an old score and clear his reputation as a chicken. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Daryl Mitchell as Chill | Dick Clark as Himself | Reno Wilson as Steve | Robert Costanzo as Duke | Vernee Watson-Johnson as Vy Smith | Jacques Apollo Bolton as Omar | Jeri Gray as Elderly Lady #1 | Loretta Jean as Elderly Lady #2 | Ernest 'Tron' Anderson as Word | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Maiya Williams | |
| Air Date : May. 23, 1994 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |