Three years on and the show's star Will Smith has made it a reality - and the first real trailer has been revealed.
The title character still moves from west Philadelphia, where he was born and raised, to his aunt and uncle's luxury mansion in a wealthy LA suburb.
But the tone of the show has been flipped and turned upside down.
Instead of the breezy comedy of the 1990s original, the new show - simply titled Bel-Air - is deadly serious.