The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air It's a Wonderful Lie (Season 5, Episode 14)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

It's a Wonderful Lie (Season 5, Episode 14)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy

Lisa tells Will is OK if he wants to go out with his friends one night and she will go out with her friends. They each lie about what they are going to do, and happen to both go to the same party. Worse, they find Ashley at the same party.

Director

Chuck Vinson

Writers

Benny Medina (format by) | Jeff Pollack (format by) | Andy Borowitz (created by) | Susan Borowitz (created by) | Gayle Abrams (written by)

Producers

Barry Gurstein | David Pitlik | Werner Walian

Composer

Quincy Jones III (as QD III)

Editor

Jesse Hoke

Casting Director

Lisa Miller Katz (as Lisa Miller)

Production Designer

Fred M. Duer

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 23, 1995

Release date

Jan 23, 1995 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 15 wins & 27 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Smith Will Smith Will Smith See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
James Avery Philip Banks Philip Banks See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Daphne Reid Vivian Banks (as Daphne Maxwell Reid) Vivian Banks (as Daphne Maxwell Reid) See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Alfonso Ribeiro Carlton Banks Carlton Banks See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Karyn Parsons Hilary Banks Hilary Banks See fewer	Major Payne (1995)
Tatyana Ali Ashley Banks (as Tatyana M. Ali) Ashley Banks (as Tatyana M. Ali) See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Joseph Marcell Geoffrey Butler Geoffrey Butler See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Ross Bagley Nicky Banks (credit only) Nicky Banks (credit only) See fewer	The Little Rascals (1994)
DJ Jazzy Jeff Jazz (as Jeffrey A. Townes) Jazz (as Jeffrey A. Townes) See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Nia Long Lisa Wilkes Lisa Wilkes See fewer	The Best Man (1999)
Cee Cee Michaela Tina (as Cee-Cee Harshaw) Tina (as Cee-Cee Harshaw) See fewer	Girlfriends (2000)
Louis Plante Michel (as Louis R. Plante) Michel (as Louis R. Plante) See fewer	Paradise (1988)
Juan Pope Bennie (as J. Lamont Pope) Bennie (as J. Lamont Pope) See fewer	Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Ajai Sanders Jana Jana See fewer	A Different World (1987)
Mike Soccio Mike (as Michael Soccio) Mike (as Michael Soccio) See fewer	Cameron and Eddie Lose the Belt