Carlton vs. Madea: Alfonso Ribeiro Nixes Any Notion of Help From Tyler Perry

I guess it's safe to say we will never see Madea heading to Bel Air anytime soon. In a recent interview with Closer Weekly, Alfonso Ribeiro discussed the sacrifices his acting career took after playing the iconic role of Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air:

“Playing Carlton on Fresh Prince became a sacrifice. I used to always say doing Carlton was the greatest and worst thing that ever happened to me. It was one of the greatest roles that I ever was fortunate enough to play, but it was also the role that stopped me from acting again because people couldn’t see me as anything else. The sacrifice was not having an acting career anymore.”

Since the interview, the internet has weighed in on this with different takes even offering solutions like to work with Tyler Perry.

Nice in theory but Ribeiro who currently co-hosts Dancing With The Stars with Julianne Hough and hosts America's Funniest Home Videos doesn't really need work.

You smell that? Smells like beef to me. Now Tyler Perry's work isn't the most high brow comedies but it has gone gross over a billion dollars in movies alone and that's not counting the live theater shows and tv shows. Ribeiro should know this because he did directed 8 episodes of Meet the Browns . So what could the issues be? First we had Kat Williams calling out comedy, the epic battle between Kendrick & Drake and now we have Carlton Banks vs. Madea. I would say Carlton should call Will but I know he is trying to lay low after his beef with Chris Rock. 2024 seems to be the year where all issues are coming to the forefront so let's stay plugged into this developing situation. I'll practice doing the Carlton dance so I can stay on his good side.

I love a movie. The music, the camera angles, the performances, the way it makes you feel. Everything about them just makes the world better. I fell in love with movies at a young age. First one I can remember watching regularly was Aladdin.

My mom says after that I was running around the house calling her 'Jafar' whenever she would tell me to do something. A clearly opinionated 3 year old everyone. I was always intrigued by the movies and the process. It didn't matter what kind. I would watch my old video tapes of all kinds of Disney movies and also watch the extra stuff some included and it was normal for my family to see a movie in the theaters.

The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Movie came out just before my 6th birthday. It was a whole event.

I remember first seeing the poster promoting the movie at the old movie theater that used to be at the mall and then they were promoting the movie on commercials for the tv show. I even got to stay up late on a school night (8PM WHAT!) to see the first real trailer. I will tell you my whole world changed seeing something I absolutely loved on day one. We even later ordered it on Pay Per View. Rented the tape from Blockbuster. I owned it on DVD. It's not on digital which is a travesty but even if HBO randomly shows it or it comes on I catch myself watching it. I could probably play it in my head and remember every line.

Movies have a special effect on all of us. It takes you back to an exact moment in time. An age or time of your life that you forget after the years so I'm glad to still have these small connections in time. We put it out to our listeners on the 107.7 The Bounce Facebook Page and were not disappointed. We were looking for your comfort movie or specifically movies you have seen more than 5 times. So this is a list of some of those very rewatchable films/

Iconic. So good that we keep getting these movies. I mean Dinosaurs revolting against being in an Amusement Park is so simple it will always work and be watchable.

Enough said.

Hilarious iconic movie but this line really hit me. R.I.P. John Witherspoon!

Had an overwhelming amount of people list this movie which is crazy because of how long they were but....I get it.

This is an iconic movie for every black household. A mini-series/tv movie. We had the video tape and watched it so many times. Severely underrated.