Will arrives in California to stay with his wealthy relatives. Aunt Vivian tries to keep the peace between her startled husband Philip and their streetwise young nephew.

Will convinces Ashley to pawn her dreaded violin for a drum set, but Uncle Phil isn't happy and wants Ashley to continue violin lessons.

Will wants to go out with a girl he meets at the country club, but must first figure out how to impress her extremely snobbish and protective father.

Will assumes the role of peacemaker when Philip's rural parents visit.

Hilary falls for a shady character named Ice Tray, one of Will's friends from Philadelphia, when he visits Bel-Air.

Will and Carlton are caught driving Mr Furth's Mercedes and arrested for auto theft. Will tells a ridiculous story on TV and they're released.