Honestly, this is some genius display of self-preservation. Carlton literally transformed himself as these guys' saviors by making himself useful to them while adapting to their culture. He did this in the span of 15 MINUTES.
I always admired Carlton for this. Anytime Will doubted him he would show that he could do any thing Will could do. Even dance. In the end Carlton had a lot of heart , something a lot of tough guys claim to have but don't.
In this episode, Carlton proved that he can adapt to his environment. It just goes to show than when you are willing to share your wealth of knowledge that you can make a friend out of anybody! Right on Carlton!