you also see the advent of the nerd. screech: hey lisa, my horoscope says that we're destined to dance together. lisa: my horoscope says, beware of dorks. alice leppert: but there's sort of this lost puppy aspect to screech that takes him from a caricature of you know, just the nerd, to someone that the viewer actually roots for. jacqueline coley: then with fresh prince, carlton was the first one of the first black nerds on screen. carlton: wait till we come downstairs in those tuxes. people may not think we're twins but i'll bet they think we're brothers. will: you know, i don't think you have to worry about anybody mistaking you for a brother. danny: i always loved carlton, just the way he was true to himself. group: go carlton! go carlton! gerrad hall: a lot of these outsider characters, they were just a sidekick of sorts, but once you start to get into the 90s, geeks are becoming more and more part of the national conversation. ♪