{"id":"carlton-banks-dance","name":"Carlton Banks Dance","summary":"Carlton Banks Dance is a comedic routine performed by Alfonso Ribeiro on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, involving wide arm swings, hip sways, and a finger flutter, all set to Tom Jones' \"It's Not Unusual.\" It debuted in 1992, went viral through YouTube in the 2000s, and later drew a Fortnite lawsuit and a Copyright Office rejection in 2019.","tags":["carlton banks dance","the carlton","alfonso ribeiro","fresh prince of bel-air","fortnite fresh emote","carlton dance copyright","its not unusual","tom jones"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":3,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/carlton-banks-dance/carlton-banks-dance-carlton-banks-original-scene.webp","caption":"Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro) performing his iconic dance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the source of the widely referenced 'Carlton Dance' meme.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/carlton-banks-dance/carlton-banks-dance-aba-copyright-tweet-reaction.webp","caption":"A February 2019 tweet from the American Bar Association joking about the U.S. Copyright Office refusing to register the Carlton Dance, referencing a Hollywood Reporter article on Alfonso Ribeiro's legal battle.","width":680,"height":719,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/carlton-banks-dance/carlton-banks-dance-twitter-reaction-copyright-news.webp","caption":"A Twitter reaction to the 2019 Hollywood Reporter story about the Copyright Office refusing to register Alfonso Ribeiro's Carlton Dance.","width":651,"height":919,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/carlton-banks-dance/history.md","related":["coffin-dance","dab","caramelldansen","evolution-of-dance","floss-dance","last-demon-dance","the-dab","white-people-dancing-lol-white-people","god-bless-the-usa-911-footwerk-takin-over","griddy","lindsay-lohan-beach-house-dance","lucifersexdoll-whats-new-scooby-doo"],"popularityRank":933,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}