Will Smith Drops Nostalgic Fresh Prince Art And Twitter Goes Wild

Will Smith makes sure to detonate a nostalgia bomb on his Twitter with an AI-generated art he calls ‘The Freshest Prince,’ with @JunkBoxAi as the artist. Within hours, the frenzy began, paving as much with the like and comment streaks across all the internet.

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In what would probably be alluding to the original Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast, Smith did not say which characters included in the image. But fans had no time identifying the iconic sitcom crew, as the comments section got filled with memories and hot takes instead.

Amongs the very first people screaming in reply by calling out various cast members is Kimchi Queen bee the Goat: “@WillSmith2real @JunkBoxAi @djjazzyjeff215 @TatyanaAli @alfonso_ribeiro @JanetHubert17 so awesome”, followed by a great callback to the show’s legendary butler:”Geoffrey the Butler…omg😂🤣😂🤣”.

Coach Loverson kept the nostalgia train rolling by simply saying, “These are so dope,” while AGirlHasNoName1984 brought up one of the most debated topics of the show: “Where’s the other aunt viv? We rocked with her too.” This has created a mini-thread concerning the original Aunt Viv actress Janet Hubert, proving that STRONG opinions last for decades about the recast.

Some responses certainly got deep, though. Miami 39842 hit us with the feels “@WillSmith2real you miss it don’t you…that was the most funnest time for you wasn’t it.” Meanwhile, Jessie Currie had us all emotional adding, “Awww such cuties #RIPJamesAvery,” celebrating the late great actor Uncle Phil.

The IZA had a different angle joking about how AI will out-create artists in any much as “Willard noooo. Organic Doodlers need food! 😩” together with a crying emoji. GatoZilla, on the other hand, kept it totally concise yet effective, writing only: “Album: Homebaby.” – the perfect throwback to Will’s rap roots.

There were some random moments that broke us, like when Donald asked Marques, “😂 did you see the Martin one?” to imply that more such AI art pieces roam around relating to the ’90s. And again, Old School Favorites had to hit us with the ultimate throwback: “Baby Uncle Phil took me out 😢,” – you know, if you know.

Its post reverberated well enough to all the 90s kids to classify blessing how many, like Alisa, could rave saying “Tati was super cute 😍.” Even not celebrity accounts like Conceited_asfff would be immune from entering such a historical time wave with their response: “This is so cute they look adorable 🥰”, obviously evergreen magic of Fresh Prince years after.

What makes this really crazy is the fact that suddenly this one AI art post has become the huge culturally defining moment. And it’s so not simply about the image-now it’s all about the reliving of entire childhoods, arguing the mythology of the show, and bonding over a vast assortment of collective memories. Will may have moved on to bigger blockbuster films, but it seems pretty apparent that Fresh Prince is a name still very much beloved in his heart…and ours too.

After such long years, it does indeed feel quite weird, Fresh Prince renewal rumors and the latest-most spectacular reimagination of Bel-Air. Maybe that’s his way of indirectly reminding everyone about where everything began? Either way, the internet has spoken-they are here for this nostalgia trip, and going by the engagement, it looks like we will see more AI recreations in the future.

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One thing that really remains constant is that whether it’s 1990 or 2023, Will Smith always knows how to get people’s tongues wagging about him. Mix that with the star power and 90s nostalgia, as well as high end artificial intelligence art. That concoction will spell viral gold, which even Uncle Phil would approve.