Pretender to the Throne: A “Fresh Prince” He was not

I don’t think Will Smith was ever so much a “Fresh Prince” of Bel Air. He was fresh enough, sure. But a prince?

He didn’t seem to have any significant sway in the community if he had any at all. Royal subjects? None. He had Jazz, who was more of a child to be supported than any kind of servant.

When it all comes down to it, this so called prince was really just an overly enthusiastic poor as crap wise cracking ghetto kid from Philly who was lucky enough to have rich extended family that were willing to shoulder the burden of his worthless existence for awhile. They provided a safe, comfortable upbringing with opportunity and he brought the personality and street smart fun with his unorthodox inner city styles that brought adventure to spice up their stuffy lives.

He was never crowned anything close to royalty, even in the most abstract of metaphors. The dude was a migrating trader at best.

A prince?… I think not.

(The trick where he turns his throne upside down though is pretty cool. If I were him I would have marketed that into a party trick business)