We brought the Banks family back together to talk about the impact James Avery had on the cast's lives. See more of The Fresh Prince Reunion special, now streaming on @HBO Max.
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James Avery is uncle Phil of us all. We grew up seeing, as an example of how a father should be. RIP legend
Wooow how many young black males did he actually influence I used to actually be scared for will when uncle Phil caught him up to no good 😂👊🏾☝🏾
#RIP
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Good thing uncle Phil never met Jada, she woulda hit dat definitely!!!
The movie made my world,once I saw the title I was just so sad!
😭 no other comment
see Tatyana Ali shoes its like she doubled up kicked papa smurf between the legs 2:52 🤣😂🤣😂
RIP uncle phil you helped make my childhood
Wasn’t he already dead
I'm brother name is james avery
No hes not dead legends will live forever with us 😢😢😢
I'm literally crying RIP uncle Phil 😭❤️❤️
"Rest in peace, Uncle Phil, for real." - J cole
Damn all these people can't you c there talking about someone who passed away youk father God once said treat others how you want to be treated. And to treat enemies like your friends never to let hatred upon other.. some of y'all people who don't get and the ones who get me youk what I'm trying to say...
Rest in peace Uncle Phil😔❤
I’m so sorry
RIP legend ☺️
*Bill Cosby is still the number one TV dad in American history* NBC *NOTHING BUT COSBY*
I really wish I had an uncle Phil in my life and surely hope to someday be someones uncle Phil
R.I.P Uncle Phill we love you 😭
He's the Shredder... and thus terrifying!
Legend.
#1 dad
RIP uncle phil one of the best actors in the world if not best
I always call him Uncle Phil.. Everytime I saw him in different shows and movies. I never call him by his real name.
Just bought the full 6 seasons from amazon amazing show cant wait to watch it again R.I.P uncle phil bless you 🙏 ❤
RIP Uncle Phil we miss you gone too soon
Alfonso said it best. *The number 1 dad in all of television history.*
🙏🏽
rip uncle phil
First things first rest in peace uncle phil
just seeing this now, Im genuinely upset he's passed! Legend of a dude!
Rip uncle Phil the dad of tv
First time i watch The Fresh Prince of Bel-air was 2011-2012. And before that i know Will Smith only from his movies. Year before that my father died, and i fall into a depression. And i thinking to watch a lot of comedy shows to beat the sadness. After watching Friends, Two and a Half men, Spin City, Cheers and then i saw Fresh Prince... My dad was big bald mustashe guy, verry scary when got angry but at the same time he was generous, kind, funny and verry verry loveble person....great dancer too for his weight. This show and James Avery character saved me from depression.
When they talked about him and all the good memories they had he was smiling down from heaven saying yep I did a good job RIP, Uncle Phil, you will always be remembered as the dad of television everyone loved
Phil was and will remain one of the greatest figures in TV. Period. Rest in peace.
I agree.
James Avery was my favourite character on that show. G was second
bruh now i got a big sadd :(
I want you to know that I have been a fan of yours for quite some time the movies are you all done and I only play your rap only on youtube but I also want you to know I always enjoyed them and I am also sorry to see James Avery pass away like that and that he was an awesome guy not only just that he’s a man of courage he acted it in a movie wants “license to drive“ i’m with Corey Haim and Corey Feldman he was the driver instructor and he also made an appearance at the end of the old movie to I hope that there will be a documentary about you being updated not just about you as a rapper and your ability to act and the fresh Prince of Bel Air and fresh Prince of the lamp In reward of now there should be a documentary about you what is your beginnings and your life and a courier focusing on everything that you acted in because I seen a lot of them and I hope that you include all of the films that you stared i all of them
rip james
The wakeful dancer phylogenetically afford because language algorithmically mine except a massive creek. guttural H habitual, low offer
This... This show was and is still a part of My childhood and of course a giant part of My Life... Uncle Phil was the Dad we all wanted...
Where is ur adrenochrome?
Who else likes how Tatyana still looks young😂
that scene when will's dad rejects him and will breaks down "why doesn't he want me?" and Phil comes in and comforts will was such an emotional moment on the show, the entire audience were in absolute shock you could hear a pin drop from the silence.
R.I.P. to this gentleman and my brother loves your tv show Mr.will
"Number one dad" ... yessir
wow.. look at all of these people... man i grow up watching this show.... just few days ago i have watched first season again and i didn"t even know Uncle Phil died. Rest in peace James Avery! you will always be Uncle Phil to us and we will never forget you !
I'm crying now I looked up to him
Well hes definitely ahead of BIll Cosby for sure.
Uncle Phil was, the man, the father , and the foundation of the fresh prince of Belair !! RIP LEGEND 🙏
Definitivamente tengo que aprender inglés,con ganas de saber que hablan
I love you Uncle Phil ...The last of Real Men.. R.I.P Mr Avery!
Uncle Phill was one of the most memorable characters ever, Rest In Piece James, you are in a better place now...
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Muito obrigado pelo Canal Will. I am Brazilian and I always accompany you. thanks for being the best actor I've known since The Fresh Prince. Thankyou.
He will be missed by everybody
first thihng ...rest in peace uncle phil
He resembled the power imagery of what a true father figure should be. As a kid growing up with the show I saw this and now as a father myself I've held the values I learnt from uncle phill
I loved watching the reunion because they got to finally see each other again and I found it really interesting because I love the fresh prince of bel air.
Uncle Phil ❤ R.I.P James Avery 🌈❤ xxx
Beautiful... :’))))))
I was a white kid in an all white town in a state that's almost all white people. This show put a optimistic view on a "stable" family taking in a "troubled kid". I was adopted at 9. No other show addressed a situation as close to my own as this one did. Granted my experiences weren't joyous funny or even effective. It was nice seeing a better example on screen though. Sadly we didn't watch TV in my adoptive home, however once a week we went into town to a local pizzeria and when we went the newest episode of Fresh Prince was always playing. The adoptive parents didn't plan it, that was just their schedule. He did seem to be the ultimate father figure, of which I have never personally witnessed anything comparable. (I can't think of a father figure on screen that appeared to be even a "acting father" better. My view on fathers was always and remains a view of about-to-erupt-in-anger.
The only time I have shed a tear on hearing someone I had never met had passed away.
R.I.P James Avery 🙏🙏🙏
The show wouldn't have been the same without him. He was the rock.
Will: James was a massive rock of a man Me: is that a fat joke
Sad
Love this
I like the uncle Phil character a lot, and respect James as a man, but Bill Cosby still the number one tv dad in my opinion no matter what ACCUSATIONS they put him. I also like Carl Winslow
RIP Uncle Phil
The lady in 0:10 plays Denise in GTA 5
Jezus.. This was and IS my childhood.
"I heard the brother speak" Uncle Phill on Malcolm X. That episode gave me chills!
FIRST THINGS FIRST...
He lived a good one but yall know Ashley She’s 41 rn 41!
Who disliked this and why?
I like that animation showing uncle phill And aunt Vivian at the mirror scene 🔥🔥!
2:08 (1) behave yourself aunt viv. i see you grinning teeth, looking into space thinking about those intimate momemts with uncle phil. remember he was a married man in real life lol
Rest In Peace ❤️
rip
what a legend. I cant see Fresh Prince the same way with out him, he was a fantastic actor and played his role to the highest standards. nice to see you all show your heartache. RIP Mr.Avery. #legend
Tinha que ter dublagem!
R.I.P. big man heavens a lucky place to have u ❤️
i grew up with fresh prince since it played on loop for 10's of years on local tv.. he felt like a big uncle to me, this is very sad Rip Uncle Philly
A man is not dead when his heart stop beating a man is dead when they are forgotten so he is not dead 💗❤
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Very nice gathering to honor Phil Avery, precious!!
Rest in peace
Shits crazy looking at all these guys after watching them growing up as kid...
RIP u beautiful soul U D NO.1 DAD
"FiRsT tHiNgS fIRsT, rEsT iN PeAcE AnKle FeEl" -jAy KoL
Rest in Power, Uncle Phil.... from me, all the way in 🇦🇼 Aruba. I'm thankful for being blessed growing up with you ❤️
RIP UNCLE PHIL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY DAD. RIP MAN🥺
Rest in Peace James Avery
He deserved better
Uncle Phil is the real uncle Iroh.