" You are my son, Will. End of story. "
― Philip Banks
Philip Banks is the Tritagonist on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. He is the father of Hilary Banks, Carlton Banks, Ashley Banks, and Nicky Banks, the uncle of Will Smith, and the husband of Vivian Banks. He is portrayed by James Avery.
Philip is a paternal, humble, instructive, level-headed, inspirational, protective, bold, aspiring, noble, kind-hearted, selfless, understanding, nice, caring, loving, educated, patient, honorable, independent, logical, zany, encouraging, knowledgeable and efficient man. Vivian is usually the only person that can make Phillip relax when he loses his cool. He is a very strict man, but a great father and husband.
"Will is not a coat that you hang in the closet then pick it up when you're ready to wear it. His life goes on! He's not supposed to be here for you, you're supposed to be here for him!"―Philip Banks on Lou's irresponsibility as a father.
Even though Phillip tends to lose his temper fairly quickly, he means well deep down, and he loves and cares deeply about his family
Philip has had a history with the Civil Rights movement.
Shortly after Will arrives, he calls Uncle Phil soft, and Philip calls Will out on having Malcolm X posters when the latter saw and heard the man himself speak, a notion that seemed to surprise and impress Will. When a fellow activist calls him a sellout for working with the system, he tears into her verbally that while he no longer fights in the street anymore, those times were never forgotten and that he faced dogs and fire hoses in Birmingham, as well as watching Harlem go up in flames. He instead during his time as a lawyer uses his position to fight for and win fair housing, affirmative action, and better health care.
The question is "Where is Uncle Phil" in today's pandemic
