Random Fan Theories That Will Change How You Remember 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' (8 items)

(#3) Bel-Air Is Heaven

What's a better setting for heaven than a huge Bel-Air mansion? Though Will gets shot in one episode (some fans think that this represents Will's coming to terms with his passing), and he and Carlton experience racism from police in another, Will lives in the lap of luxury and he rarely has to deal with anything other than contrived sitcom inconveniences.

The greatest support for this theory is the house's white aesthetic - it could easily be described as heavenly.
(#2) The Taxi Driver Is God

Some fans think the taxi driver that takes Will to Bel-Air in a "rare" cab is God. The cabby escorts the young Philly native to the pearly gates of Uncle Phil's Bel-Air mansion - or heaven.
(#5) Maybe DJ Jazzy Jeff Is Thrown Out Of The Mansion For A Reason

DJ Jazzy Jeff is frequently and forcibly removed from the mansion by Uncle Phil for causing mischief and hitting on Hilary Banks. Fans suggest that Jeff can visit Will because the former is in the hospital for terminal injuries, on the verge of the afterlife.

A doctor always resuscitates him, though, and he is abruptly yanked from heaven and thrown back to the land of the living.
(#4) This Is Also Why We Rarely See Will's Parents

Appearances by Will's parents are few and far between throughout the series. Some fans think that because Will is in heaven, the only time his parents show up to the mansion is when they're actually visiting his grave. In the episode "Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse," Will's dad Lou shows up after a 14-year absence.

Perhaps it took Lou so long because word of Will's demise only reached his estranged father when it was time for the funeral.
(#7) Boyz II Men Are Truly Angelic

In one of the show's Christmas episodes, "'Twas the Night Before Christening," Will promises the family he can get Boyz II Men to perform at Nicky's christening. When Will is finally about to admit defeat, the popular R&B group miraculously waltzes through the church doors perfectly harmonizing "Silent Night."

It always seems a bit far-fetched when this sort of thing occurs in other sitcoms, but if the "Will is actually in heaven" theory is to be believed, then Boyz II Men would be an appropriate choir of angels, lending some credence to this ridiculous, albeit fun, sitcom trope.
(#1) Will Didn't Actually Survive His 'One Little Fight'

What if the "one little fight" that Will gets himself into in West Philadelphia - the one that scares his mother so much she sends him to Bel-Air - is so bad that Will doesn't make it out alive? What if he is shot or stabbed instead of being picked up and indelicately spun around?

This fight then becomes the inciting incident for Will's trip to the afterlife.