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Vying for Attention
Will is reluctant to share his mother when she visits with her new man and his daughter. Vy: Vernee Watson-Johnson. Will: Will Smith. Vivian: Janet Hubert-Whitten. Philip: James Avery., Will becomes jealous when his mother arrives for a visit – with a man who could easily become his new stepfather., Will’s widowed mother Vy (Vernee Watson-Johnson) has a new boyfriend named Robert (Bill Overton), who despite his inherent likability simply cannot get Will (Will Smith) to warm up to him. It turns out that Will doesn’t want to share Vy with a stranger–and may be willing to go to any lengths to sabotage her romance. In the course of events, Will experiences a curious bonding moment with Robert’s young daughter Claudia (played by former Cosby Show regular Raven-Symone, whose longtime TV costar Malcolm-Jamal Warner directed this episode)., Will becomes childishly jealous when his mother arrives for a visit with a man who could easily become Will’s new stepfather., Will is reluctant to share his mother when she visits with her new man and his daughter., The Banks family receives a visit from Will’s mother, Vy, and Will is shocked to see that she has changed dramatically – so much so that he finds himself a little jealous.
