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I can't do it. Townes says that's the real reason the show started using the same clip over and over, and it seemed to work out. Myth 3. The show is just a metaphor for Heaven, and Will is actually dead. Image: Getty. The Real Story: A widely accepted theory about the "Fresh Prince" is that the show was just a metaphor for what Heaven is like , and Will actually died in the playground fight he mentions in the theme song.

Townes shot the theory down, but said he appreciated the fans who came up with it. Townes also said, despite the fact that the theme song seems semi-autobiographical, the fight Smith mentions in it never actually happened. Myth 4. The show was only created because of Will Smith's financial trouble.

I kinda spun out for a little bit, and, um, I got a call from the IRS. And I wasn't -- they said I was evading my taxes. I wasn't evading 'um. I just wasn't paying 'um. Though Smith's financial situation was incentive for doing a show, a huge reason "Fresh Prince" got made was the "Parents Just Don't Understand" video. Townes explained that after seeing the video, the eventual producers thought "[Smith] might be able to pull this TV show off.

Townes says everything happened very quickly: "People loved it. Then it became a humongous success. But, kind of like back then sometimes rap videos were your audition reel.

You know? Myth 5. Will and Jazz came up with that famous handshake. Image: Tumblr. And what happened was it was a thing that I greeted Will [with] on the show. We just did the handshake that we would do on tour Though there are the rare instances you might see Smith do the handshake with others , Townes says for the most part, they won't do it with people who weren't on the tour. Image: Giphy.

Main Menu U. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. The massive mansion in Bel-Air is actually the gates of Heaven. The exterior of the house is indeed a beautiful, pristine white with four large columns that make them look like those pearly gates. But perhaps he was still learning to become a better person or being?

Nonetheless, some who believe this crazy theory think that whenever his mom does come to visit, it coincides with when, in the real world, she is visiting his grave. Rather, he is in the hospital in the real world, on the verge of death.

Who are they? Angels, of course! This cab driver really gets a lot of attention among both theories and myths. Though he might very well have done it for fun to see if anyone noticed. Despite a slight resemblance in smile, the cab driver, who wears sunglasses that make identification more difficult, was absolutely not Jones. This led many to believe that the scene was only ever shot once. However, Jeffrey Townes, who plays DJ Jazzy Jeff a stage name he also uses in real life has confirmed that the scene was actually shot on three or four occasions, with multiple takes each time, and he had the bruises to prove it.

It all worked out in the end, though, because that became part of the gag. He never dreamed it would have become as big as it did. In any case, whoever they are, they are two very different people.