From February 2005 to August 2006, Warner Home Video released
the first four seasons of Will Smith's classic sitcom
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on DVD. With each subsequent season set release, though, sales dropped off more and more (because more casual fans didn't keep up), while music costs rose. So for the past few years they've held off on releasing the final two seasons of the show, hoping to find a way to make the numbers work out. It looks like they've finally done it, because today they have announced that
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - The Complete 5th Season will be in the house at last, on
May 4th.
This 3-DVD set includes 25 episodes that added Nia Long in the recurring role of Lisa, and featured guest stars such as Little Richard, Quincy Jones, Norman Fell, Dick O'Neill, Traci Bingham, Brad Garrett, Rusty Schwimmer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Don Cornelius (as himself in the episode "Soooooooul Train"...did you see our separate
Soul Train DVD news today?), Ken Griffey Jr., Pat Morita, Jay Leno, Susan Powter, John Amos, Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford (in an hilarious appearance as "George and Louise Jefferson"), Isaac Hayes, Nancy Cartwright, Robin Givens, Arthel Neville, Garcelle Beauvais, Kim Fields and Tempestt Bledsoe.
Video is in full frame, as originally aired. Audio is in English Stereo, with French subtitles. Running time is approximately 650 minutes long. No bonus material has been mentioned for this release. The cost is just $29.98 SRP. Full-sized package art isn't available yet, but by now we're sure you've seen the thumbnail shot above (subject to change). Our thanks to Warner Home Video for making this release happen at last! Here's the studio description for you:
This season, Will meets Lisa - and before you can say "Go slow, bro," he's in love, engaged and standing before the minister with 50 pounds of iced shrimp melting in the banquet hall. All that romance must be contagious, because Carlton finds his soul sister through online dating (unfortunately, that's only half right...it's Hilary!). And there's a lot more than love going on, as Will grapples with a big orange whale, a mobster, a bear, Jay Leno, Lisa's cantankerous dad and - in one of the series' most memorable episodes - a bullet with his name on it. With this 3-disc set, you are cordially invited to all 25 laugh-out-loud, love-happy Season 5 Episodes of the hit, hilarious show that gave sitcoms street smarts.
