Carlton's role model is talk show host Bryant Gumbel and his favorite musician (and guardian angel) is Tom Jones. He often proved both friend and foe for Will.
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However, in the 6th and last season, he finally gained transfer admission to Princeton, and leaves for the East Coast in the series finale. He instead first attended the (fictional) University of Los Angeles, where he briefly managed ULA's student store, the Peacock. In later seasons, these arcs were both resolved: Carlton did indeed lose his virginity, but was not initially admitted to Princeton. In earlier seasons, Carlton made frequent references to virginity (which was by choice), and also planned to attend Princeton (Philip's alma mater).
Despite his faults, primarily arrogance, insecurity, and naïveté, Carlton is also shown as having a number of qualities that black viewers identified as positive even when they were held up to scorn-honesty, studiousness and dedication to education, and respect for his parents. Screenwriter Rob Edwards described how he sought to insure that Carlton would not be a "walking punch-line" like some sitcom antagonists, but would be a strong character, capable of effectively challenging the protagonist. but it quickly become evident that the Will-Carlton dynamic would be the series' primary source of humor", and "the tension between Carlton and Will" therefore became "the tension at the heart of the show". In the 2020 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion, Smith noted that the show's comedy "was originally centered on the friction between Will and Uncle Phil. However, Carlton "had layers that prevented him from being a one-dimensional snob". The character was loosely based on the children of Fresh Prince executive producer Quincy Jones, and was named after Borowitz's classmate at Harvard University, Carlton Cuse. Writer Andy Borowitz described the character as an effort to portray "the anti-Will".
He was "notoriously preppy", and a firmly conservative Republican. Maxwell Stanton for the remainder of that series' run.Ĭarlton was "an affluent teenager attending private school in the ritzy Bel-Air sub-section of Los Angeles", who wore "button-down collared shirts and sweaters (often knotted around his neck)".
Ribeiro also crossed over his role as Carlton into the In the House episode "Dog Catchers" before returning the following season as series regular Dr. The character is also known for a dance with humorously exaggerated movements developed for the character by Ribeiro, which came to be known as "The Carlton". The character has been praised for portraying a complex and sympathetic foil with an arc of personal growth over the course of the show. On Twitter, Sholotan has been responding to some of the memes and comments about his character.Carlton Banks is a fictional character portrayed by Alfonso Ribeiro on the NBC television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from September 1990 to May 1996, the preppy and politically conservative cousin, main foil, and eventual close friend to Will Smith's cool and street-smart lead character. He said: "The only thing I gotta say is y'all haters will be lovers." But he says he'll leave the audience to decide their thoughts. He added: "I think that the show starts at a rough point in Carlton's life and I am excited for viewers to see his journey."įor Sholotan, Carlton redeems himself in later episodes because the audience gets a glimpse into the character's personal struggle and battle with anxiety. You don't deserve to be Black.' How does that affect the psyche and what does that do?" If you tell someone for as long as they've been socialized that, 'Hey! Even though you identify as Black, you don't really act Black. "It's that you really get to peel back the layers of what these things do to the psyche of a 16-year-old kid. "That's what I think is so beautiful about this version of Carlton," the Carlton actor said. Alfonso Ribeiro, the original Carlton, in "Fresh Prince" and Sholotan in "Bel-Air." NBCUniversal / Peacock / Getty Images
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