--- description: C-SPAN got pranked by a caller answering a question with the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song. title: Fresh Prince Call Pranks C-SPAN image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # C-SPAN Gets a Prank Call from a Fresh Prince by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2015 6:26 PM CUT by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 18, 2015 6:26 PM CUT C-SPAN got pranked. The network’s Washington Journal show was taking calls from viewers on Wednesday about their opinions on how much influence Congress should have in Iran negotiations, when a caller came on eager not to share his views, but to cannily quote the theme song of the former TV show _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_. “I just want to make it clear first of all I’m calling from Bel-Air, California,” the prankster starts. “But I am originally from Philadelphia, specifically West Philadelphia.” The prank [isn’t exactly new](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts%5Fq7SXQVF0 "undefined"), but it’s funny every time. Every time someone else falls for it, at least. _Read next:_ [_Australian DJs Whose Prank Call Led to Nurse’s Death Broke the Law, Says Court_](http://time.com/3731143/australia-dj-prank-michael-christian-mel-greig-2day-fm/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3749517/cspan-fresh-prince-prank-call/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3749517/cspan-fresh-prince-prank-call/"},"headline":"C-SPAN Gets a Prank Call from a Fresh Prince","datePublished":"2015-03-18T18:26:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:17:47.314Z","description":"\"I am originally from Philadelphia, specifically West Philadelphia.\"","url":"https://time.com/3749517/cspan-fresh-prince-prank-call/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Prank"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3749517/cspan-fresh-prince-prank-call/","name":"C-SPAN Gets a Prank Call from a Fresh Prince"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How Prank Calls Helped Jonah Hill Get An Oscar Nom For 'Wolf of Wall Street'","description":"The actor reveals prank phone calls helped him make sure he was totally in character as Donnie.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7UJgC9gh/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-01-24T13:32:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7UJgC9gh.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3749517/cspan-fresh-prince-prank-call/","duration":"PT1M","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3749517/cspan-fresh-prince-prank-call/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```