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You can measure a sitcom by the caliber of its running jokes. You could also, measure it by the acting, writing, editing, viewership, and blah, blah, blah. We all know Joey is dumb and sleeps around. Jim pulls pranks. Elaine shoves people. The Bluths do chicken dances. Today we’re here to pay homage to one of the under-rated, but all-time greats of the trope. For 148 episodes, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gave us many gifts; Uncle Phil fat jokes, Carlton Dances, Very Special Episodes, and the greatest joy of all, the Jazz Throw Out.

It really is the simplest things in life that bring the most happiness. Jazz would do something (usually hitting on Hilary) to upset someone (usually Uncle Phil), then the offended party would usher Jazz to the door and send him flying. The best part is that the show almost always used the same stock footage, so Jazz was usually seen flying in different clothes than what he was wearing in the previous scene. That move was like a wink from the show to the audience.

They loved, we loved it, and they knew it and loved giving it to us. It would’ve been funny every time, but the show didn’t rest in its gold-and-white dashiki. Audience expectations were constantly subverted, through twists in the setup or the punchline. After scouring re-runs and YouTube, here are our favorite variations of this classic gag.