Evidently there’s a price to pay for making the whole world smile.

During his now-iconic performance of The Carlton on Dancing With The Stars earlier this month, former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro hurt his groin, as he explains in this quick clip from Monday night’s show.

But in the grand tradition of Willis Reed, Kirk Gibson and that one time Will aced a test despite being kept up all night by a cricket, Ribeiro came through with a heroic performance when he wasn’t at his best. His salsa with Witney Carson earned rave reviews and received the top score of the night.

Carrie Ann gave Ribeiro 10 “bootyful” spankings, leading Tom Bergeron to ask if “that makes your groin feel better?”

Pitbull raved. “You hit him in the Trinidad, you hit him in the wine,” the rapper/pitchman said and everyone cheered despite having the foggiest idea of what he was talking about.

Now that Ribeiro has survived The Carlton and all associated injuries and cryptic Pitbull praise, only one burning question remains: When’s Lea Thompson going to dance to Earth Angel?