The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was one of the biggest shows of the 1990s and is remembered as the series that launched Will Smith‘s acting career. Despite this, the show wasn’t only about Will. It also focused on his extended family, which included his aunt Vivian.

Janet Hubert portrayed Mrs Banks from 1990-1993 before she was then replaced by Daphne Maxwell for the last three years of filming. Obviously, fans of the show picked up on the fact that one of the main characters had been replaced, and it was reported that issues between Janet and Will were the main reason why she didn’t renegotiate her contract and decided to leave the show. Even though Daphne was a fantastic replacement, she didn’t have the same kind of air around her that Janet did and many fans found it hard to adapt to the switch in character so late in the show.