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Will Smith briefly reunites with Fresh Prince castmates

Will Smith has reunited with his Fresh Prince of Bel Air castmates, with co-star Alfonso Ribeiro noting it's 'always amazing to spend an afternoon with my Fresh Prince family.'

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Alfonso Ribeiro, seen at left with fellow Fresh Prince of Bel Air star Will Smith in 2008, posted a new photo of their latest cast reunion on Monday, setting off a wave of nostalgia online. (Matt Sayles/Associated Press)

Will Smith has reunited with his Fresh Prince of Bel Air castmates.

Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Smith's Tom Jones-loving cousin Carlton on the 1990s sitcom, posted a picture on Instagram on Monday of the cast getting together.

Joined by Smith and Ribeiro were Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Daphne Reid and Joseph Marcell. James Avery, who had the role of Smith's Uncle Phil, died in late 2013.

Ribeiro writes in the caption that it's "always amazing to spend an afternoon with my Fresh Prince family."

He says he wishes that Avery were there "to make this complete."

Fans of the show may not want to get their hopes up for a series revival. Smith told E! News last year that a reboot of the series that aired for six seasons on NBC will happen "pretty close to when hell freezes over." 

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air cast members, from left, James Avery, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana Ali, Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro are seen at the 2005 BET Awards in Hollywood. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)