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The series was originally an NBC production in association with The Stuffed Dog Company and Quincy Jones Entertainment.

After the show was released to syndication in 1994, the series distributed with Warner Bros. Television Distribution, which continues to distribute the show worldwide ( although NBCUniversal does own the series ' copyright ).

WGN America was the first cable channel to acquire the series in 1997, TBS acquired the series a year later in 1998 ; both channels carried the series until the fall of 2003, though TBS reacquired the series in 2007.

The theme song was shown in the original TBS run, but after TBS re-acquired Fresh Prince in 2007, the opening credits were truncated and the theme song removed and replaced with the instrumental version used as the show's closing theme ; these versions also re-added portions of scenes cut from the original syndicated prints for some episodes, particularly those from seasons 3-6.

TBS continues to air the series today, early in the morning.

Reruns also aired on WPIX-TV on weeknights from 1994 until 1996, and as a weekday basis, sometimes on