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Watch: Jimmy Fallon parodies 'Fresh Prince' to mark temporary move to LA
Screenshot from Jimmy Fallon's parody of the "Fresh Prince" to kick off "The Tonight Show's" week in Los Angeles.
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Jimmy Fallon kicked off "The Tonight Show's" week in Los Angeles with a parody of the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme song, complete with graffiti, basketball and 90s clothing.
The parody includes "Fresh Prince" stars Alfonso Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff, and announcer Steve Higgins, who makes an appearance as Will Smith’s finger-waving mom.
"I'd like to take a minute, if that's okay, I'll tell how I brought 'The Tonight Show' back out to L..A.," Fallon says in the video.
You can watch the full video below:
Video: Jimmy Fallon's parody of 'Fresh Prince'
Will Smith didn't make a cameo in the clip, but he will be a guest on the show Thursday, along with Rosamund Pike and Jack White, the Rolling Stone reports. Other guests to appear during Fallon's L.A. visit include Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Young, Carl Reiner, Kobe Bryant and Jennifer Lopez.
When Fallon took over "The Tonight Show" in the spring of 2014, he moved the show back to its original home in New York City.
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