Will sees his mother Vy for the first time since moving to Bel-Air when she comes over to the Banks house for Thanksgiving. However, her parenting style quickly clashes with the Banks' lifestyle.
This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
- Blatant Lies: Hilary tries to pass off the yams she charred as Cajun styleWill: Hilary burned them.
- Hypocrite: Vy chastises Vivian for the privileged upbringing that she's giving her children when the very reason that she sent Will to live with them was so that he could benefit from this.
- Hypocritical Heartwarming: Vy berates Will for making fun of Uncle Phil's weight despite doing so herself, reasoning that only she gets to make fun of him like that.
- Idle Rich: Vy worries that Will will become one of these if he continues living in a wealthy household and doing no work other than schoolwork.
- Lethal Chef: Will and the Banks children turn out to be this, as their parents and teacher are very reluctant to eat the Thanksgiving dinner they prepared for them. Justified since it was the first time the kids cooked dinner ever.
- Like Father, Like Son: Will and Vy share many of the same traits, including their penchant for making fun of Uncle Phil.
- Shared Family Quirks: Philip blames Vivian for spoiling their children after Vy takes issue with it, but Vivian points out that he regularly gives the kids large allowances simply because they ask.
- Thanksgiving Episode: The episode centers around the Smiths and Banks celebrating Thanksgiving.
- Tyrant Takes the Helm: Vy quickly assumes authority over her son, nephew and nieces and orders them to do the work that their butler and groundskeeper normally do, which naturally creates discontentment among the Banks family.
