In future episodes, the clip with the gates was cut from the opening and he arrived straight at the house:
In the opening credits of the pilot episode, they briefly showed those same gates as Will Smith drove through them for the first time: On Google Streetview you can only see the front gates. Cloud Road in Bel Air, but it’s actually in Brentwood. The address of the Banks’ house on the show is 805 St. describes its architectural style as “L.A.-neoclassical-with-a-touch-of-Colonial-and-a-dash-of-Greek-Revival.”
The Fresh Prince house was built in 1937. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” House and the Sets Designed for It
What better time to look back at the Banks’ family home from the show and revisit the sets they designed for it? In addition to that news, HBO Max announced that it’s reuniting the cast for an anniversary special later this fall. On Instagram this week, Will Smith announced that in honor of the show’s 30th anniversary, he joined forces with Airbnb to rent out a wing of the “Fresh Prince” house for five nights this fall, writing, “YOOOO!! Y’all think we should rent out the house? We’re making it happen with the squad at #FreshPrince30th” I learned that it’s a real house in L.A., but the traditional white house with the pillars around the front door is located in Brentwood, not Bel-Air. I also found myself wondering about the Banks family mansion where the exteriors were filmed. I was surprised by how well the show has held up after all these years, and how funny it still is. “Fresh Prince” is now streaming on HBO Max, and I spent the last few days watching dozens of episodes from the six seasons it ran. He got in one little fight and his mom got scared, saying, “You’re movin’ with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air.” He played a teen from a rough neighborhood in West Philadelphia. Hard to believe it’s been 30 years since the popular sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” first premiered on NBC with a young Will Smith, who was then known more as a rapper than as an actor.
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