After Independence Day breaks many box office records, the next 10 years of Smith’s career are a resounding success. Smith has paid off his debt to the IRS. He has started to be objectified by women, which he enjoys. To make sure The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air does not jump the shark and to provide a dignified conclusion, Smith decides to end the run of the show in 1996. 

Meanwhile, after going through some boxes, Mom-Mom realizes that her divorce papers with Daddio were never filed. Mom-Mom files the papers and learns that Daddio owes her $140,000 worth of back child support, which she insists he pay. Smith pays the bill since his father does not have the money to do so. Mom-Mom is upset when she learns this, and she gives the money back to Will. 

While in Australia, Smith talks to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis, who tells him that to be the biggest movie star in the world, he has to become famous worldwide, not just in America. He is still on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air at the time, so he starts traveling between that set and Europe regularly. Tom Cruise is the only other celebrity working as hard as he is, and Smith realizes that his music can set him apart from Cruise.