Alfonso Ribeiro says a The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air reboot would be 'impossible' witho

[TMC]

...ut James Avery

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...mes-Avery.html

Alfonso Ribeiro thinks a Fresh Prince Of Bel Air reboot would be 'impossible' without James Avery.

The late actor - who died aged 68 in 2014 after undergoing open-heart surgery - played Uncle Phil on Will Smith's classic US sitcom, and his co-star doesn't think a revamp could work without him.

Alfonso told People magazine: 'I think it's impossible with James Avery being gone... Without him, everything that Will and Carlton did would mean nothing - it's a bunch of kids acting stupid.

'There had to be jeopardy, and the way Uncle Phil was going to handle it was the other side of making what Will and Carlton did work.

'Without him, there is no The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. I'm sure a [reboot] could happen, but I continue to say I think it's very unlikely.'

Meanwhile Alfonso, 47, joked while producers probably wouldn't be able to afford to get Will back on board, he also doesn't think fans want to see it as much as they think.

He explained: 'Do we really want to see Will and Carlton in their 40s and 50s? I think people think they want to see that, but I don't think people really want to see that.'

The cast are still close friends though, and Alfonso - who portrayed Will Smith's nerdy cousin Carlton Banks on the long-running series and was known for his iconic dance in the series - recently had a reunion with his co-stars more than 20 years after the show went off the air.

He was joined by former castmates, Will, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Joseph Marcell.

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by TMC

Alfonso Ribeiro says a The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air reboot would be 'impossible' witho ...ut James Avery

Try shortening your thread title to something like this to make it all fit in the title area...

Alfonso Ribeiro says a Fresh Prince reboot would be 'impossible' without James Avery

[EccentricGenius]

I agree. James Avery's performance as Uncle Phil was so memorable (and iconic) that no one can possibly replace him.

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Agreed.

No point in doing it now anyway because they're all too old. They should've done it in the early to mid 2000s.

[irehtman]

Revival would work.

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by irehtman

Revival would work.

No chance!

You could never bring back the magic of the original cast.

[irehtman]

Originally Posted by SitcomsHeydayfan

No chance!

You could never bring back the magic of the original cast.

Okay, never mind, just this time....