Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air S1 E13, “Knowledge is Power”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. In order to get the family car instead of Will, Hilary tells Phil that Will has been disobeying curfew, subcontracting his chores to Ashley and renting out the family car. He is consequently grounded for a month. Will plans revenge; while going to find out where Hilary is shopping, he learns that she dropped out of college three months ago. Will uses this in order to get Hilary to slave for him during his punishment. Hilary tries to get Carlton to go against Will, but instead he blackmails her too. Carlton and Will both have lists of embarrassing tasks that Hilary must do at the dinner table. When this proves too much pressure for Hilary, she admits she dropped out. Her parents have a long talk with her about her path in life, but also come down on Will and Carlton for their blackmail, giving Will another month of confinement. In the end, Will admits to Hilary that he wasn't planning to tell her parents about dropping out of college as he was trying to teach her a lesson about ratting him out, which she gets and learned from it.
Across the episode we counted 1 flagged moments in 1 themes: Violence & injury (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 9+Violence, mild language, mild violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air S1 E13, "Knowledge is Power", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for coming-of-age sitcom mixing comedy with serious social issues. Episodes tackle racism, police profiling, class differences, gun violence, and absent fathers with surprising emotional weight. Expect hip-hop culture references, dating/hookup jokes, and occasional strong language. The show's power is addressing systemic racism and identity in ways that spark family conversations. Best for 11+ families ready to discuss those topics. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (joke or passing mention, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes We can punch holes in her credibility. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air S1 E13:
We can punch holes in her credibility.
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