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Neutronman67 · 09-15-2013, 09:34 AM

OK their is a classic episode in season one where will and carlton are driving in a white neighborhood and get pulled over by 2 cops because they were speeding over the speed limit on the road will has a theory that the 2 white cops were racist carlton has a diff'rent theory that the 2 cops were just doing their job by protecting lives who were also driving on the street by the end of the episode his father phil gives a long 5 to 10 minute speech about how he was polled over by cops because he was a black man and carlton still was not convinced by the emotional story his father told him, do you think carlton was in denial or do you think he was really pulled over because they drove over the speed limit on the street ???

Wawwie · 09-16-2013, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Neutronman67

OK their is a classic episode in season one where will and carlton are driving in a white neighborhood and get pulled over by 2 cops because they were speeding over the speed limit on the road will has a theory that the 2 white cops were racist carlton has a diff'rent theory that the 2 cops were just doing their job by protecting lives who were also driving on the street by the end of the episode his father phil gives a long 5 to 10 minute speech about how he was polled over by cops because he was a black man and carlton still was not convinced by the emotional story his father told him, do you think carlton was in denial or do you think he was really pulled over because they drove over the speed limit on the street ???

Carlton was not speeding. He was pulled over for driving too slow. You might want to re-watch the episode.

Blackout · 09-25-2013, 11:38 PM

this is true, he was going too slow.

Neutronman67 · 09-30-2013, 02:02 PM

Thats what i was talking about but will think they were pulled over because for a diff'rent reason.

irehtman · 08-14-2014, 03:18 PM

That's because Carlton is a weird person and it's obvious that Will slaps Carlton's head most of the time when Carlton does weird things.

Edward216 · 08-25-2014, 12:21 AM

Well, Carlton grew up in a wealthy and privileged family. I don't think he was a "fool" just very naïve about what could happen to people in the world.

Ed.

Furienna · 09-22-2014, 08:14 AM

There was a flashback scene in a different episode to when Will, Carlton and Hilary were little, and it was revealed that Carlton didn't even have any idea back then that he was black! That might have been a slight exaggeration of his personality, but I have to agree with Edward that Carlton had lived a very sheltered life. And really, who would have expected something like that to happen in the 1990s? Carlton just probably thought that society had made more progress than that by then. Will and Phil probably made him think it through though.

Bronson · 09-28-2014, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward216

Well, Carlton grew up in a wealthy and privileged family. I don't think he was a "fool" just very naïve about what could happen to people in the world.

Ed.

Good analysis. It was clear that they were stopped because they were black. Surely going to slow is not a good reason to be stopped.

king of comedy · 09-28-2014, 06:54 AM

That is the problem with Carlton. He'll believe anything.

JO Sweet Heart · 02-16-2015, 10:47 PM

I have mixed feelings. Driving too slow is why they were pulled over, but it never should have gone as far as it went.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

Furienna · 10-14-2015, 07:34 AM

My mother and I watched this episode yesterday, and I was surprised to hear that Mum supported the policemen. She argued like Carlton did, that they had only done their job. I had to disagree and try to explain, that if Carlton and Will had been two white guys driving through the same neighborhood, things would have turned out differently. It is very telling also that the policeman in charge just disrespected Viv and Phil until he understood that Phil happened to be a lawyer. Before then, he had only shown respect towards Henry Furth, who of course happened to be white.

irehtman · 12-18-2015, 07:30 PM

Carlton is a real idiot, that I can tell.

Furienna · 12-22-2015, 03:17 PM

Then I want to know your definition of "idiot". Sure, Carlton seemed to lack some "people skills". And he could be too naive at times. But he was also a straight A student in school, who eventually got into Princeton. So he was not stupid.

irehtman · 12-22-2015, 06:09 PM

An idiot is an utterly foolish or senseless person.

Carlton did something foolishly and senselessly on anything weird and eccentric in some of Fresh Prince episodes, especially most on season 6.

Will slaps Carlton's head whenever Carlton acts like an idiot most of the time, IMO.

Gumdrops · 01-10-2016, 11:04 PM

I don't think he was a fool, just very naive and sheltered.

09-15-2013, 09:34 AM	#1
Neutronman67 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 23, 2013 Location: Sarasota Posts: 2,538	Was carlton a fool for thinking the 2 cops were not racist OK their is a classic episode in season one where will and carlton are driving in a white neighborhood and get pulled over by 2 cops because they were speeding over the speed limit on the road will has a theory that the 2 white cops were racist carlton has a diff'rent theory that the 2 cops were just doing their job by protecting lives who were also driving on the street by the end of the episode his father phil gives a long 5 to 10 minute speech about how he was polled over by cops because he was a black man and carlton still was not convinced by the emotional story his father told him, do you think carlton was in denial or do you think he was really pulled over because they drove over the speed limit on the street ???

09-25-2013, 11:38 PM	#3
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09-22-2014, 08:14 AM	#7
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	There was a flashback scene in a different episode to when Will, Carlton and Hilary were little, and it was revealed that Carlton didn't even have any idea back then that he was black! That might have been a slight exaggeration of his personality, but I have to agree with Edward that Carlton had lived a very sheltered life. And really, who would have expected something like that to happen in the 1990s? Carlton just probably thought that society had made more progress than that by then. Will and Phil probably made him think it through though.
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JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,879	I have mixed feelings. Driving too slow is why they were pulled over, but it never should have gone as far as it went. God bless you always!!! Holly
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09-30-2013, 02:02 PM	#4
Neutronman67 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 23, 2013 Location: Sarasota Posts: 2,538	Thats what i was talking about but will think they were pulled over because for a diff'rent reason.

08-14-2014, 03:18 PM	#5
irehtman Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: Montgomery County, Maryland Posts: 4,826	That's because Carlton is a weird person and it's obvious that Will slaps Carlton's head most of the time when Carlton does weird things.

08-25-2014, 12:21 AM	#6
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,648	Well, Carlton grew up in a wealthy and privileged family. I don't think he was a "fool" just very naïve about what could happen to people in the world. Ed.

09-28-2014, 06:54 AM	#9
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	That is the problem with Carlton. He'll believe anything.

10-14-2015, 07:34 AM	#11
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	My mother and I watched this episode yesterday, and I was surprised to hear that Mum supported the policemen. She argued like Carlton did, that they had only done their job. I had to disagree and try to explain, that if Carlton and Will had been two white guys driving through the same neighborhood, things would have turned out differently. It is very telling also that the policeman in charge just disrespected Viv and Phil until he understood that Phil happened to be a lawyer. Before then, he had only shown respect towards Henry Furth, who of course happened to be white.

12-18-2015, 07:30 PM	#12
irehtman Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: Montgomery County, Maryland Posts: 4,826	Carlton is a real idiot, that I can tell.

12-22-2015, 03:17 PM	#13
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	Then I want to know your definition of "idiot". Sure, Carlton seemed to lack some "people skills". And he could be too naive at times. But he was also a straight A student in school, who eventually got into Princeton. So he was not stupid.

12-22-2015, 06:09 PM	#14
irehtman Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: Montgomery County, Maryland Posts: 4,826	An idiot is an utterly foolish or senseless person. Carlton did something foolishly and senselessly on anything weird and eccentric in some of Fresh Prince episodes, especially most on season 6. Will slaps Carlton's head whenever Carlton acts like an idiot most of the time, IMO.

01-10-2016, 11:04 PM	#15
Gumdrops Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 17, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 63	I don't think he was a fool, just very naive and sheltered.