![]() ![]() It was slightly before my time in terms of what I was interested in. Q: How was it different from other shows that you watched, or shows that featured Black characters and themes?Ī: So ‘The Cosby Show’ obviously was the main predecessor to the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ But I didn’t really watch that. ![]() So I remember watching the preview commercials and just being excited. They just sort of took this rapper, who had this kind of fun, almost cartoonish kind of comedic persona, and put it into a TV. I didn’t know what the show was going to be about. So there was the show, and I was like, ‘Oh, wow, that’s the Fresh Prince, and this is a cool kind of hip-hop show.’ And that kind of thing didn’t exist back then. Did you already know the music of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince at that point?Ī: That was definitely the entryway because they had ‘Parents Just Don’t Understand,” and that was on constant radio play. ![]() Q: You were 13 or 14 when the show began. Here, in an interview edited for clarity and length, is Palmer’s story all about how his life got turned upside down in the years he worked on the book. ![]()
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