The first three episodes of Bel-Air ’s fourth season feature some major developments in the fictional version of Will Smith’s life, but the resolution of one tragic storyline from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air stands out. The season’s third episode, “What Are You Doing for Thanksgiving?”, might just have redeemed Will’s fictional father for good.

In this episode, we see Will invite his father, Lou, to Thanksgiving dinner with the Banks family. What happens next seems to be the note on which Lou’s time in the series will end, given that season 4 is Bel-Air ’s last.

Will’s father coming for Thanksgiving dinner is one of the best changes the show has made to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ’s original storylines. It effectively combines the plots of two Fresh Prince episodes

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