WARNING! This article contains spoilers for Bel-Air season 1, episode 9.

Uncle Phil didn’t have many long-term enemies in Fresh Prince, but Bel-Air brings back his most notable feud with Judge Robertson. Bel-Air season 1 has already put a unique spin on several of its predecessor's most iconic recurring or guest characters, with Judge Robertson joining the list alongside Lisa and Fred Wilkes, Ice Tray, Will’s mom Vy, and others. Although Judge Robertson has taken the backseat to Uncle Phil’s feud with Fred Wilkes in Bel-Air, the reboot made sure to include a last-minute twist in episode 9 that revived the characters’ Fresh Prince conflict.

Judge Carl Robertson (Dorian Harewood) has only been featured in a few scenes during Bel-Air season 1, which is surprising considering the large role he played during Fresh Prince season 3. Instead of focusing on Phil (Adrian Holmes) and Robertson’s friendship-turned-animosity, the reboot largely replaced Robertson with Fred Wilkes (Joe Holt), whose role in Fresh Prince was primarily connected to Will’s romance with Lisa. Bel-Air episode 9’s ending saw Robertson oppose Uncle Phil’s race for District Attorney, with the character repeating his antagonism as he endorses Wilkes’ campaign and exposes Will’s secret legal trouble.

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First appearing in Fresh Prince season 3, the original Judge Robertson—played by The Jeffersons' Sherman Hemsley—was Uncle Phil’s mentor as an up-and-coming lawyer, who turned into his biggest foe when the two ran against one another for a judicial position. Robertson made plenty of personal attacks on Phil and his family, with his dirtiest trick being his set-up for falsely arresting Will. Ahead of Phil and Fred’s debate in Bel-Air episode 9, Robertson reveals that he told Wilkes about the “favor” Phil called in from him in order to get Will’s criminal record scrubbed clean. Had Bel-Air's Uncle Phil not dropped out of the race, Wilkes and Robertson would have exposed the fact that Will was arrested for pulling a gun in a fight and that Phil used his connections to make it go away.

Fresh Prince Uncle Phil and Judge Robertson

In Fresh Prince the backstory for Will moving away from West Philadelphia didn't involve an arrest or pulling a gun. Judge Robertson's threat instead dealt with what he assumed was Will's massive parking ticket violation (it was actually Jazz at fault), which he had Will arrested for in order to damage Uncle Phil's campaign. From there, he launched a smear campaign against Phil that labeled him as a lawyer who plans to keep criminals out of jail, with Phil ultimately losing after he refused to fight back against Judge Robertson's claims. In Bel-Air season 1, Phil drops out of the race for District Attorney after Robertson betrays him, with his decision being based on protecting the reputation of his family—particularly Will.

While Carl Robertson’s role in Bel-Air is much smaller than it was in Fresh Prince, the reboot still utilized him fittingly as the antagonist that finally made Phil drop out of the race. However, it seems Judge Robertson will have a bigger role in upcoming episodes of Bel-Air, after Fred Wilkes becomes the sole Democratic candidate. This would also indicate a major change from Fresh Prince, which saw Robertson drop dead of a heart attack or stroke in season 3 after Will stood up to him. Due to Robertson’s death, Phil was awarded the judicial seat he ran for, but this isn’t likely to be the same case in the Bel-Air reboot. Rather, Bel-Air is setting up future conflicts for Uncle Phil with both Wilkes and Robertson after being betrayed by his close colleagues.

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