Webster
Webster

Webster

1983 6 Seasons 150 Episodes ⭐ 5.9 Comedy

Webster is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983 until May 8, 1987, and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987 until March 10, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver. The show stars Emmanuel Lewis in the title role as a young boy who, after losing his parents, is adopted by his NFL-pro godfather, portrayed by Alex Karras, and his new socialite wife, played by Susan Clark. The focus was largely on how this impulsively married couple had to adjust to their new lives and sudden parenthood, but it was the congenial Webster himself who drove much of the plot. The series was produced by Georgian Bay Ltd., Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. and Paramount Television. Like NBC's earlier hit Diff'rent Strokes, Webster featured a young African-American boy adopted by a white family.

Webster is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983 until May 8, 1987, and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987 until March 10, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver. The show stars Emmanuel Lewis in the title role as a young boy who, after losing his parents, is adopted by his NFL-pro godfather, portrayed by Alex Karras, and his new socialite wife, played by Susan Clark. The focus was largely on how this impulsively married couple had to adjust to their new lives and sudden parenthood, but it was the congenial Webster himself who drove much of the plot. The series was produced by Georgian Bay Ltd., Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. and Paramount Television. Like NBC's earlier hit Diff'rent Strokes, Webster featured a young African-American boy adopted by a white family.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Another Ballgame

After the untimely death of a young boy's parents, he is sent to live with his father's best friend.

EP 2

Happy Un-Birthday

In oder to get some extra special attention, Webster makes believe that it is his birthday and wants a party.

EP 3

Consulting Adults

Webster tries out for the football team. Katherine is then afraid that Webster will get seriously hurt especially becaus

EP 4

Katherine's Swan Song

Catherine wants to get some attention from Webster and she tries a few things. Meanwhile, Webster's friend is not gettin

EP 5

Saying Goodbye

George and Katherine find out that Webster doesn't know that his parents are dead. He originally thought that they had t

EP 6

Green-Eyed Monster

Catherine fears that she is getting old because George and Webster play games with a girl named Mandy, who is real young

EP 7

Second Time Around

Thinking that George and Katherine never had an official wedding ceremony, Webster plans to prepare one for them.

EP 8

Travis

It is revealed to George and Katherine why Travis, Webster's late father chose George to be Webster's godparent and lega

EP 9

That's Entertainment

Webster goes on a TV-benefit show to sing and dance.

EP 10

Educating Katherine

Catherine gets a taste of the worst being a volunteer art teacher. She feels that she is booring and failing, do Webster

EP 11

Teddy Bear Scare

George and Katherine both try and persuade Webster that he can do without his teddy bear which is lost.

EP 12

A Question of Honor

All the blame goes to Webster when his friends try to rob the Tracadero, their hangout.

EP 13

Don't Jump, George

Katherine is too obsessed with winning when she appears on a game show.

EP 14

George, the Patient in Spite of Himself

Webster has to have his tonsils out, so he tries to be tough just like George.

EP 15

Maybe Baby

Webster wants a baby brother or sister so he goes to George and Katherine and asks them for one.

EP 16

Missing

George and Katherine both forget to pick Webster up from school so he goes with a friend and his parents leaving a panic

EP 17

Secrets of the Night

Webster is always nervous and it has resulted him into a bed-wetting problem.

EP 18

Special Friends

Webster makes a friend when a boy needs a sponsor for the Special Olympics.

EP 19

Uncle Phillip

George and Katherine want Webster's Uncle Phil out of his life, but that fails when Webster ends up running into him any

EP 20

More Than a Memory

Jerry, Katherine's secretary quits on account of helping Webster run for class president.

EP 21

Dreamland

Webster gets nightmares because the teacher he has a crush on wants to read Webster's composition aloud.

EP 22

Webster Long (1)

Webster's Uncle Phillip, Webster's last surviving relative, comes up to the apartment to take Webster to live with him.

EP 1

Webster Long (2)

Uncle Phil and both George and Katherine all go to court to battle for cutstody of Webster.

EP 2

Webster Long (3)

After losing the court case, Uncle Phil decides to run away to Atlanta Georgia without consenting George and Katherine.

EP 3

The Great Walnutto

Webster helps the school janitor go back to being a magician.

EP 4

Knock, Knock

Webster and his female friend are caught looking at each other naked. Catherine has a tough time trying to explain that

EP 5

Burn Out

Webster gets congratulated when he saves George and Katherine from the apartment's fire. Little do they know that Webste

EP 6

Moving On

Mystery and wonder are what to describe the new home George and Katherine are going to rent. This is a victorian house r

EP 7

You Can't Go Home Again

Just when George is about to retire, he is called upon to help a losing football team.

EP 8

Thanksgiving Show

Webster, George, and Katherine are all trying to have a peaceful thanksgiving. But things don't turn out the way they pl

EP 9

God Bless the Child

Webster gets angry at God when he realizes that God took his mommy and daddy away.

EP 10

Too Much Class

After Webster transfers to an advanced learning class, his grades start to slip.

EP 11

To Tell the Truth

Katherine is extremely embarassed when Webster announces that she has once been under the care of a psychiatrist.

EP 12

Katherine Fights City Hall

The Popadopilis' and Webster all try and save the Tracadero diner from being demolished.

EP 13

It's a Dog's Life

George and Katherine will not let Webster get a dog, so he tries to con Uncle Phil into getting him one without telling

EP 14

Runaway

After she ran away 7 years ago, Bill and Cassie's daughter returns to her parents.

EP 15

Keep on Truckin', Papa

George and Katherine find a job for George's visiting father....a truck driver.

EP 16

The Uh-Oh Feeling

Webster on his way back to the classroom overhears his female friend getting molested by a substitute teacher. After dri

EP 17

Strike Up the Band

Webster meets Diahann Carroll, who is at Webster's school to raise money to bring musical instruments to the school dist

EP 18

In the Family Way (1)

Katherine has been acting strange around George and Webster and they both find out that she is pregnant

EP 19

In the Family Way (2)

Katherine thinks about life with another baby and then examines the possiblity of abortion. Then as she is soul-searchin

EP 20

What is Art?

Webster makes a mistake by accidentally recycling Uncle Phil's tin can sculpture.

EP 21

Best of Friends

Webster gets a new best friend named Rob. As Webster enjoys Rob's protection, Rob gets angry because he thinks that Webs

EP 22

It's Academic

Katherine develops a desire for a visiting college professor.

EP 23

Be It Ever So Humble

Bill keeps playing pranks on George and it gets to the point where they are at odds.

EP 24

The Best Thing I Can Be

After going to an amusement park, Webster is deeply upset on account of his height.

EP 25

Blast From the Past (1)

Webster gets trapped in a secret room that looks like there is no way out. Meanwhile, while Webster is trapped, the gang

EP 26

Blast From the Past (2)

As they are still reminiscing from past shows, they realize that they haven't seen Webster around the house and they sta

EP 1

How the West Was Once (1)

The Popadopolis' visit Lizard Flatz Arizona and there they encounter Dusty, a man with interesting stories, a ranch, and

EP 2

How the West Was Once (2)

George wants to live on the ranch, Webster wants to save moonhunter and set him free, and after all the excitement, they

EP 3

And Baby Makes Breakfast

For a class project, Webster gets married and a bunch of problems end up with him and his snotty, controlling ""wife"".

EP 4

Big Problems

Webster's friend Rob is upset because he feels that he is too tall.

EP 5

Alien

Webster's friend Rob picks up a tabloid and asks Webster some questions from it. Webster gets the questions right and ac

EP 6

Parent Trap

As a lesson in teaching Webster responsibility, George and Katherine switch roles to where they are the kids and Webster

EP 7

Good Grief

Katherine is very upset when she finds out that her mother has passed away.

EP 8

One More Shot

George takes Webster to the New York Nicks game and introduces Webster to basketball player Patrick Ewing.

EP 9

Great Expectations (1)

Webster goes to Hollywood with Uncle Phil and his girlfriend. Matters turn worse after Uncle Phil's girlfriend cheats on

EP 10

Great Expectations (2)

After cheating on Phil, The producer gives Phil's part to his now ex-girlfriend which leaves Phil fired. Meanwhile at Ge

EP 11

Who's to Blame?

Robbers break into the house while Webster is home alone and he has to know how to act.

EP 12

Chained

Webster gets a chain letter. George throws it away and things mysteriously go wrong. Webster does bad on his test, there

EP 13

The Triangle

Webster takes a picture and shows it to Katherine. Katherine then starts to think that a neigbor is having an affair.

EP 14

The Truth Hurts

Webster makes Katherine a dress for her birthday. She says that she likes it, but avoids wearing it when she is asked to

EP 15

Hello, I Must Be Going

Webster tries to set up Katherine's aunt Charlotte and Papa Papadopolis.

EP 16

That's Rich

Webster learns that you can be rich without having a lot of money after Webster gets struck with the Lottery Fever.

EP 17

TV or Not TV

George does a sportscast about Webster's Pee-Wee leauge hockey team. They like his sportscast so much that they want him

EP 18

Borrowed Time

Rob's dad kidnaps him and Webster tries to rally up support to try and find him.

EP 19

A Friend in Need

Jerry dresses up like a clown and takes Webster to the Leukimia ward at the children's hospital. Meanwhile, the kid is b

EP 20

Love Papadopolis Style

Webster falls in love with a girl on Valentines day and he thinks she's taken. But he tries to ask her out to a Valentin

EP 21

Almost Home

Webster's Uncle Jack has Webster visit him. Uncle Jack runs a foster home with a woman, but a conflict with this one chi

EP 22

Farewell to Arms

Webster asks permission to buy a BB gun and he resorts to responsibility to get one. After getting one, and practicing w

EP 23

There Goes the Bride

Katherine's aunt is getting married and George and Katherine decide to reenact their wedding vows.

EP 24

Gotcha

Webster and Katheine hatch a scheme to try and rid a habit that George has.

EP 25

My Family's Honor

Webster and Katherine both end up cheating on some school-related projects at the same time.

EP 26

Special Delivery

George and Katherine both hire a maid who happens to be pregnant and goes into labor.

EP 27

Cuckoo's Nest

Katherine hosts a therapy session at the house.

EP 28

Rear View Mirror (1)

Webster and Papa Popadopolis look back at past episodes. Then, they find out that George and Katherine are caught in a h

EP 29

Rear View Mirror (2)

As they continue to reminisce, Webster, Papa Papadopolis, and Jerry receive news that George and Katherine have both sur

EP 1

McGruff

Webster starts buying his lunch and the school bully keeps taking Webster's money. After George and Katherine get work a

EP 2

The Landlords

The Papadopolis' family rents a room to a clown not knowing that he is a clown.

EP 3

The Derby

George is so obsessed with Webster winning a derby, that he builds the car without Webster. Webster's feelings get hurt

EP 4

A Run for the Money

For a fundraiser, Katherine decides to run a 6-mile marathon, but a can of tomato juice falls on her foot and she can't

EP 5

Read It and Weep

The Family leanrs that Papa Papadopolis is illiterate and he is greatfully ashamed of it. To try and ease the tension fr

EP 6

Witchbusters

Webster discovers that a woman who is said to be a witch, is not a real broom-riding witch, but a woman who is lonely an

EP 7

The Tribute

Webster talks about his late dad when the school is looking to name the school after a famous sportshero.

EP 8

Kiss Me, Kate

A former teammmate of George makes a pass at Katherine and Webster witnesses it.

EP 9

Play Ball

Katherine coaches Webster's baseball team and she assigns him to right field. Webster wants to pitch and after he is giv

EP 10

The Big Sleepover

Webster invites a girl over for a harmless sleepover.

EP 11

The Man in the Red Flannel Suit

Suppose to be Santa Clause for a Christmas parade, he loses his part and is upset about it.

EP 12

Secrets

George gets angry after finding out that his new station manager's son is bullying Webster around.

EP 13

Leave It to Diva

George and Katherine has different ideas on how to celebrate Webster's birtday. George wants to take him to a professioa

EP 14

A Test of Characters

Webster's photographs tend to capture an instructor's true character.

EP 15

Freedom of the Press

Webster writes stories about other teacher's love lives in the school paper. The information then puts Katherine's teach

EP 16

Honor Thy Grandfather

When children are making fun of Papa Papadopolis at the comminuty center, Webster gets fed up.

EP 17

Seeing It Through (a.k.a.) It's a Dog-Eat-Dog World

Webster gets a job walking dogs around the neighborhood.

EP 18

Our Song

Webster and Jerry both invite the Four Tops to perform at George and Katherine's anniversary party.

EP 19

The K.O. Kid

Webster gets an autograph from Mike Tyson on a pair of boxing gloves, but the autograph accidentally gets wiped off whic

EP 20

Games People Play

Trouble starts to brew when a girl suggests a kissing game at Webster's party.

EP 21

Katherine the Brave

Webster faces pressure from his peers when they ask him to fire Katherine as Junior Ranger troop leader

EP 22

A++ Parents

Webster writes an essay praising and appreciating the love and leadership that George and Katherine has given him throug

EP 23

What Price Friendship?

Two of Webster's friends hort and take over Webster's hard-earned money. As a result, he learns a lesson from this.

EP 1

San Francisco (1)

Webster helps an old man who wants to be reunited with his jazz band in San Francisco.

EP 2

San Francisco (2)

Katherine is accused of extorting Henry's savings after he disappears.

EP 3

San Francisco (3)

Katherine is bailed out of jail in time to catch Henry's comeback performance.

EP 4

Hello, Nicky

Webster's cousin is not too crazy about moving to Nigeria with his family.

EP 5

Grab Bag

Katherine's purse is stolen and Webster creates a crime prevention program.

EP 6

Breaking Away

George's fishing plans get in the way of Webster's original plans.

EP 7

The Strike

George does not approve of the way Webster's teacher teaches.

EP 8

George's Brush With Life

When George learns that an old school friend of his has died, George thinks about his own life.

EP 9

The Importance of Being Worthy

Webster is upset when funds raised for sports equipment are stolen.

EP 10

A Hell of a Weekend

On a weekend trip, George and Katherine's hosts literally reveal themselves as nudists on a relaxing getaway.

EP 11

Katherine, the Greek

When he fails to pick the winning teams for a football pool, he asks Katherine for her help.

EP 12

Simple Gifts

A man dressed like Santa Clause keeps giving overexpensive gifts for Christmas and Katherine has had enough.

EP 13

The Four Tops: The Sequel

The Four Tops meet their pal Webster.

EP 14

Nerds Are People Too

After finding out that a buch of nerds are in the same school group Webster just joined, he starts to have second though

EP 15

Taming of the Stew

When Katherine demonstrated some of her cooking ""skills"" on television, George and Webster try to prevent trouble from

EP 16

The Couch Potato Must Die

The family takes care of Jerry who had sprained his ankle, and they find out that he is no picnic to wait on.

EP 17

The Cruise

Katherine and George look back at the time they first met after Webster is assigned a project about famous lovers.

EP 18

Dial K for Katherine

Katherine has the idea that an ex-con is after her and she is frightened.

EP 19

Homecoming

George gets some strange news about the boys who are on Nicky's football team.

EP 20

Basketball Blues

George encounters a promising basketball player. The only problem is that this player is addicted to cocaine and George

EP 21

Love Letters

Webster plays matchmaker to a romance-seeking Nicky.

EP 22

The Talk Show

Katherine is very jealous of George's new success and Webster thinks that the two might get a divorce.

EP 23

Parental Guidance Suggested

Webster goes to see a movie that he was forbidden to see and ends up getting nightmares from it.

EP 24

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

The family wins a spa from a shady dealer and tricks George into endorsing his product.

EP 25

See George Run

George sees corruption in the Board of Education.

EP 1

The Wild, Wild Webst

After being bullied around, Webster fantasizes that he is in the Wild West to take care of his bully.

EP 2

The Painting

Katherine is appalled when she sees a nude portrait of her in an art gallery. The ironic part is that when she posed, sh

EP 3

The Quiz Show

Webster and his classmates appear on a TV game show.

EP 4

Papa's Big Romance

The family supports Papa's techniques with a belly dance instructor.

EP 5

The Election

Webster is in charge of campaigning for a class presidential candidate, but the boy he presents loses.

EP 6

Sale Away

While gathering things for a garage sale, the family reminisces.

EP 7

The Crush

Katherine gives dating advice to a teen who wants to date an older woman, but she is in for a surprise when the older wo

EP 8

The Chelsea Cat

George and Katherine find out that their friend Chelsea is a cat burglar.

EP 9

Take My Cousin, Please

Webster's rich aunt plans on adopting a boy and Webster thinks that he is just interested in her very large bank roll.

EP 10

Heaven

Webster is upset when his turtle dies. He then gets even more upset after a friend tells him that the turtle will not be

EP 11

The Web-touchables (1)

Webster daydreams that he is in a 1920's type cops and robbers situation. In this adventure, Webster tries to nab a root

EP 12

The Web-touchables (2)

While his daydream continues, Webster finds that he was ""set up"" by a gangster and moves in on the caper.

EP 13

Rich Man, Poor Man

When Katherine's rich Uncle falls in love with the leading lady of a thratrical performance, Webster and Katherine's deb

EP 14

Doing Time at the Community Center

Webster encounters a convicted gambler who is going under rehabilitation. This man's influence is then put on to Webster

EP 15

Bowled Over

An insulting couple want to use Katherine to help make them popular.

EP 16

Thanksgiving with the Four Tops (a.k.a.) Pass the Potatoes, Obie

The Four Tops, who are friends of George are invited for thanksgiving after having nowhere to go for the holiday.

EP 17

Here Come the Jets

Katherine tries to buy Webster tickets to see the Jets, but their sold out. She then tries to buy them off of a ticket s

EP 18

A Camping We Will Go

To try and spice up their romance and to bring back the youth in them, George and Katherine go camping together.

EP 19

Ticket to Ride

Webster gets a brand new bike, but ends up getting a ticket from a cop.

EP 20

The Science Project

Webster's very smart friend gets depressed because her science project didn't come in as number one.

EP 21

The Gospel Truth

Webster arranges a Gospel group thinking that it is a rock group to perform at a party.

EP 22

They Don't Shoot Horses, Do They?

Webster goes to the race track and learns that one of the horses will be put to death because it's too old to race anymo

EP 23

The Visitor

Webster's pen pal, an adult butler from England visits to meet Webster in person.

EP 24

Flood of Memories: The Final Chapter

A flood hits the basement and everyone realizes that most of the contents in the basement are pretty much ruined. This i

EP 25

Webtrek

Webster's video game transports him as the captain of the Enterprise from Star Trek: The next Generation.

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