The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)

Alfonso Ribeiro: Carlton Banks, Self

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• Will : Oh my God, Carlton! What's that hideous thing growing out of your neck?

  Carlton : Where? Where?

  Will : Ah, never mind. It's just your head.

• Carlton : [the very last lines of the series] 

  [Will sadly walks through the empty Banks' living room one last time; he makes his way towards the kitchen and turns off the lights. Carlton is still upstairs using the bathroom] 

  Carlton : HEY! WHO TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS?

  [Carlton runs down the stairs pulling his pants up] 

  Carlton : WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

  Will : [Will stops as he watches Carlton run out the back door]  I am definitely gonna miss you, C!

• Carlton : If it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck, and smells like a duck, what is it?

  Will : Your prom date?

• Geoffrey : [handing Carlton a big brown bag]  Master Carlton, I have to take this tray up to your mother, so on your way out, would you mind taking out the garbage?

  Carlton : Do I look like Roc?

  Will : [sitting at the kitchen table]  I don't know, Carlton. Maybe if you shaved your head bald and sanded down the square part.

  Carlton : [ignores Will and hands Ashley the bag]  Ashley, you take out the garbage!

  Ashley Banks : Why me?

  Carlton : Because I'm bigger than you.

  Will : See, that's not fair. That's only 'cause you got them shoe lifts in today.

  Carlton : They're not lifts. I doubled up on my Odor-Eaters.

  Ashley Banks : [Carlton walks out of the kitchen while Ashley is holding the trash bag; Hilary walks into the kitchen and Ashley hands her the bag]  Here, Hilary, you take it out!

  Hilary : Out where?

  Ashley Banks : To the trash cans! You know, those things you hit every time you back out the car?

  Hilary : Oh, thank God. I thought it was the neighbor's kids!

  [Hilary takes the brown garbage bag from Ashley] 

  Hilary : THIS IS GROSS! I don't touch greasy, disgusting things!

  Will : Well, just pretend it's buying you dinner afterwards.

  Hilary : [Hilary walks up to Will and shoves the trash bag to him]  You take it!

  Will : Yo, girl!

  Hilary : And for your information, dinner comes first!

  [Hilary walks out of the kitchen] 

  Will : Oh, it's like that, right? You're just gonna slam garbage at me!

  [Uncle Phil walks in the room] 

  Phillip Banks : Good morning, Will.

  Will : Good morning, Uncle Phil.

  [Will hands Phil the dirty garbage bag] 

  Will : Here's your lunch!

  Phillip Banks : [Phil takes the bag and walk out of the house]  Thank you!

• Hilary : Face it, you're a taker.

  Carlton : Oh, I'M a taker, Miss 'Daddy, can I have five-hundred dollars?'

  Hilary : Oh, right, Mister 'Hey Big Guy, how about a copy of your will in case something happens to you?'

  Carlton : That's called prudent planning.

  Hilary : Yeah, if your last name is Menendez.

• Carlton : [after being scolded by Will for being selfish]  You know what your problem is?

  Will : No, I don't...

  Carlton : You're a slacker. You say you want things but you're never willing to work for it! You never make the sacrifice. You think you're just gonna charm your way through; just like your father!

  Will : [pause]  Let me tell you something. I am *nothing* like my father, all right?

• Carlton : I guess it's ok to share my will.

  Uncle Phil : Carlton, I'm not dead yet.

  Carlton : It's a cruel world big guy and you can't be in it forever.

• Carlton : You're the man, Will. You're the man. I'm just the man behind the man.

  Will : Uh, what're you doin' back there?

• Will : [to Carlton as he's waking up at the hospital after overdosing from drugs]  Carlton, you're at a hospital.

  Carlton : I feel terrible. I never thought losing my virginity would be this painful!

  Will : Carlton, I got some bad news...

  Carlton : Oh, God, I malfunctioned!

  Will : No. See, you never made it past the dance floor. Those pills that you took weren't vitamins.

  Carlton : What were they?

  Will : Look, you gotta promise you're not gonna overreact...

  Carlton : What could be worse than finding out I'm still a virgin?

  Will : [about the drugs]  It was Speed...

  Carlton : Oh, my God. I'm a drug addict *and* a virgin!

  Will : Shut up! Shut up, shut up. Now be quiet!

• Will : [when realizing that Carlton has taken the drugs from his locker]  Hey, Carlton. Carlton! Carlton, listen. Something terrible has happened, man! Come on, I gotta get you to the hospital!

  Carlton : [while dancing erratically on the prom stage]  Why? This is the greatest night of my...

  [Carlton suddenly passes out on the dance floor] 

  Carlton's Date : [screams as Carlton falls on the floor]  CARLTON!

  Will : [Will grabs hold of Carlton]  YO! Carlton, man...

• Will : Aunt Viv, I got the cake you wanted for the family reunion.

  Vivian Banks : Good!

  Will : And guess what's in here?

  [holds up a small case wallet] 

  Carlton : It's round, it's rubber and you'll never use it!