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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Another Ballgame | 1983-09-16 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Happy Un-Birthday | 1983-09-23 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Consulting Adults | 1983-09-30 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Katherine's Swan Song | 1983-10-07 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Saying Goodbye | 1983-10-21 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Green-Eyed Monster | 1983-10-28 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Second Time Around | 1983-11-04 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Travis | 1983-11-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | That's Entertainment | 1983-11-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Educating Katherine | 1983-11-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Teddy Bear Scare | 1983-12-02 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | A Question of Honor | 1983-12-16 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Don't Jump, George | 1983-12-23 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | George, the Patient in Spite of Himself | 1984-01-06 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | Maybe Baby | 1984-01-13 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Missing | 1984-01-20 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | Secrets of the Night | 1984-01-27 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | Special Friends | 1984-02-03 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | Uncle Phillip | 1984-02-24 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 20 | More Than a Memory | 1984-03-02 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | Dreamland | 1984-03-09 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | Webster Long (1) | 1984-05-04 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | Webster Long (2) | 1984-09-21 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | Webster Long (3) | 1984-09-28 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Great Walnutto | 1984-10-12 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Knock, Knock | 1984-10-19 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Burn Out | 1984-10-26 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Moving On | 1984-11-02 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | You Can't Go Home Again | 1984-11-09 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | Thanksgiving Show | 1984-11-16 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | God Bless the Child | 1984-11-23 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | Too Much Class | 1984-11-30 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | To Tell the Truth | 1984-12-07 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | Katherine Fights City Hall | 1984-12-14 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 13 | It's a Dog's Life | 1985-01-04 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 14 | Runaway | 1985-01-11 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 15 | Keep on Truckin', Papa | 1985-01-18 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 16 | The Uh-Oh Feeling | 1985-01-25 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 17 | Strike Up the Band | 1985-02-01 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 18 | In the Family Way (1) | 1985-02-08 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 19 | In the Family Way (2) | 1985-02-15 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 20 | What is Art? | 1985-02-22 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 21 | Best of Friends | 1985-03-15 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 22 | It's Academic | 1985-03-22 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 23 | Be It Ever So Humble | 1985-03-29 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 24 | The Best Thing I Can Be | 1985-04-05 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | How the West Was Once (1) | 1985-09-20 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | How the West Was Once (2) | 1985-09-20 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | And Baby Makes Breakfast | 1985-09-27 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | Big Problems | 1985-10-04 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | Alien | 1985-10-11 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | Parent Trap | 1985-10-18 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | Good Grief | 1985-10-25 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | One More Shot | 1985-11-01 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | Great Expectations (1) | 1985-11-08 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | Great Expectations (2) | 1985-11-15 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | Who's to Blame? | 1985-11-22 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | Chained | 1985-11-29 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 13 | The Triangle | 1985-12-06 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 14 | The Truth Hurts | 1985-12-13 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 15 | Hello, I Must Be Going | 1986-01-10 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 16 | That's Rich | 1986-01-17 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 17 | TV or Not TV | 1986-01-24 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 18 | Borrowed Time | 1986-01-31 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 19 | A Friend in Need | 1986-02-07 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 20 | Love Papadopolis Style | 1986-02-14 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 21 | Almost Home | 1986-02-21 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 22 | Farewell to Arms | 1986-03-07 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 23 | There Goes the Bride | 1986-03-21 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 24 | Gotcha | 1986-03-28 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 25 | My Family's Honor | 1986-05-02 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 1 | McGruff | 1986-08-20 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 2 | The Landlords | 1986-09-26 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 3 | The Derby | 1986-10-03 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 4 | A Run for the Money | 1986-10-17 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 5 | Read It and Weep | 1986-10-24 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 6 | Witchbusters | 1986-10-31 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 7 | The Tribute | 1986-11-07 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 8 | Kiss Me, Kate | 1986-11-14 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 9 | Play Ball | 1986-11-21 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 10 | The Big Sleepover | 1986-12-05 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 11 | The Man in the Red Flannel Suit | 1986-12-12 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 12 | Secrets | 1987-01-09 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 13 | Leave It to Diva | 1987-01-16 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 14 | A Test of Characters | 1987-01-23 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 15 | Freedom of the Press | 1987-01-30 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 16 | Honor Thy Grandfather | 1987-02-06 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 17 | Seeing It Through (a.k.a.) It's a Dog-Eat-Dog World | 1987-02-13 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 18 | Our Song | 1987-02-20 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 19 | The K.O. Kid | 1987-02-27 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 20 | Games People Play | 1987-03-06 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 21 | Katherine the Brave | 1987-03-20 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 22 | A++ Parents | 1987-03-27 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 23 | What Price Friendship? | 1987-05-08 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 1 | San Francisco (1) | 1987-09-21 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 2 | San Francisco (2) | 1987-09-28 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 3 | San Francisco (3) | 1987-10-05 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 4 | Hello, Nicky | 1987-10-12 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 5 | Grab Bag | 1987-10-19 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 6 | Breaking Away | 1987-10-26 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 7 | The Strike | 1987-11-02 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 8 | George's Brush With Life | 1987-11-09 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 9 | The Importance of Being Worthy | 1987-11-16 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 10 | A Hell of a Weekend | 1987-11-30 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 11 | Katherine, the Greek | 1987-12-07 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 12 | Simple Gifts | 1987-12-14 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 13 | The Four Tops: The Sequel | 1988-01-04 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 14 | Nerds Are People Too | 1988-01-11 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 15 | Taming of the Stew | 1988-01-18 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 16 | The Couch Potato Must Die | 1988-01-25 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 17 | The Cruise | 1988-02-01 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 18 | Dial K for Katherine | 1988-02-08 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 19 | Homecoming | 1988-02-15 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 20 | Basketball Blues | 1988-02-22 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 21 | Love Letters | 1988-03-14 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 22 | The Talk Show | 1988-03-21 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 23 | Parental Guidance Suggested | 1988-03-28 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 24 | Rub-a-Dub-Dub | 1988-04-04 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 25 | See George Run | 1988-04-11 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 1 | The Wild, Wild Webst | 1988-09-09 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 2 | The Painting | 1988-09-16 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 3 | The Quiz Show | 1988-09-23 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 4 | Papa's Big Romance | 1988-09-30 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 5 | The Election | 1988-10-07 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 6 | Sale Away | 1988-10-14 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 7 | The Crush | 1988-10-21 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 8 | The Chelsea Cat | 1988-10-28 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 9 | Take My Cousin, Please | 1988-11-04 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 10 | Heaven | 1988-11-11 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 11 | The Web-touchables (1) | 1988-11-18 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 12 | The Web-touchables (2) | 1988-11-25 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 13 | Rich Man, Poor Man | 1988-12-02 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 14 | Doing Time at the Community Center | 1988-12-09 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 15 | Bowled Over | 1988-12-16 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 16 | Thanksgiving with the Four Tops (a.k.a.) Pass the Potatoes, Obie | 1989-01-06 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 17 | Here Come the Jets | 1989-01-13 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 18 | A Camping We Will Go | 1989-01-20 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 19 | Ticket to Ride | 1989-01-27 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 20 | The Science Project | 1989-02-03 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 21 | The Gospel Truth | 1989-02-10 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 22 | They Don't Shoot Horses, Do They? | 1989-02-17 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 23 | The Visitor | 1989-02-24 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 24 | Flood of Memories: The Final Chapter | 1989-03-03 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 25 | Webtrek | 1989-03-10 | 30 min |
Production | Nancy Steen | Producer |
Production | April Kelly | Producer |