Episode

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams

Name: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams
Released: 1994-01-24
Duration: 23 min
Cast: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana Ali

The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeason 41994-01-24

Overview

Bird is the word when Carlton, ULA's peacock mascot, is kidnapped by a rival school before the big game.

Details

Series: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Season: Season 4
Episode: Episode 16
Air date: 1994-01-24
Runtime: 23 min

Episode context

I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams is Episode 16 in Season 4 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It aired on 1994-01-24. The runtime is 23 min.

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Episode 15: Who's the Boss 1994-01-10 | 23 min Carlton in charge. Will gets his feathers ruffled when his cousin becomes his boss at the Peacock Stop.

Episode 17: When You Hit Upon a Star 1994-01-31 | 23 min Will becomes a jet-setter while dating a pop star.

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Episode 14: Sleepless in Bel-Air 1994-01-03 | 23 min Will pays for putting off studying for a midterm until the last minute, and Ashley pays for staying out late on her first date.

Episode 18: Stop Will! In the Name of Love 1994-02-14 | 23 min A Valentine's double date finds Will treating Ashley like a kid and Ashley demanding r-e-s-p-e-c-t.

Episode 13: 'Twas the Night Before Christening 1993-12-20 | 23 min Vivian promises god-motherhood of her child to both of her sisters, while Will hatches a harebrained scheme to get Boyz II Men to perform at baby Nicky's christening.

Episode 19: You'd Better Shop Around 1994-02-21 | 22 min A car dealer hires Will, then persuades him to drop out of college.

Episode 12: You've Got to Be a Football Hero 1993-11-29 | 23 min Will uses booze to prove his manliness while competing with a hulking football hero who wants to score points with Jackie, and his fraternity brothers leave drunken Will in a cemetery, where he is haunted. Meanwhile, Ashley learns that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Episode 20: The Ol' Ball and Chain 1994-02-28 | 23 min Jazz's bride has a couple of teensy character flaws: She's a convict. And she puts the moves on Will.

Episode 11: Take My Cousin... Please 1993-11-22 | 23 min On academic probation, Will schemes to improve his grades by fixing up a newly divorced English professor with Hilary, who soon finds fault with the man, further jeopardizing Will's academic future.

Episode 21: The Harder They Fall 1994-03-14 | 23 min Will finds himself stranded in a mountain forest with his new girlfriend's disagreeable father after they parachute out of his disabled plane.

Episode 10: Home is Where the Heart Attack Is 1993-11-15 | 23 min Will sneaks greasy, high-fat foods to Philip after he promises to diet and exercise, then blames himself when Philip has a heart attack.

Episode 22: M is for the Many Things She Gave Me 1994-04-25 | 23 min It's double trouble for Will when Philip's old flame visits with her daughter, who's attracted to Will.