Webster
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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Season 5
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E1
San Francisco (1)
Webster helps an old man who wants to be reunited with his jazz band in San Francisco.
Sep 21, 1987 -
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E2
San Francisco (2)
Katherine is accused of extorting Henry's savings after he disappears.
Sep 28, 1987 -
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E3
San Francisco (3)
Katherine is bailed out of jail in time to catch Henry's comeback performance.
Oct 5, 1987 -
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E4
Hello, Nicky
Webster's cousin is not too crazy about moving to Nigeria with his family.
Oct 12, 1987 -
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E5
Grab Bag
Katherine's purse is stolen and Webster creates a crime prevention program.
Oct 19, 1987 -
6
E6
Breaking Away
George's fishing plans get in the way of Webster's original plans.
Oct 26, 1987 -
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E7
The Strike
George does not approve of the way Webster's teacher teaches.
Nov 2, 1987 -
8
E8
George's Brush With Life
When George learns that an old school friend of his has died, George thinks about his own life.
Nov 9, 1987 -
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E9
The Importance of Being Worthy
Webster is upset when funds raised for sports equipment are stolen.
Nov 16, 1987 -
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E10
A Hell of a Weekend
On a weekend trip, George and Katherine's hosts literally reveal themselves as nudists on a relaxing getaway.
Nov 30, 1987 -
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E11
Katherine, the Greek
When he fails to pick the winning teams for a football pool, he asks Katherine for her help.
Dec 7, 1987 -
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E12
Simple Gifts
A man dressed like Santa Clause keeps giving overexpensive gifts for Christmas and Katherine has had enough.
Dec 14, 1987 -
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E13
The Four Tops: The Sequel
The Four Tops meet their pal Webster.
Jan 4, 1988 -
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E14
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 thoughts about joining that club.
Jan 11, 1988 -
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E15
Taming of the Stew
When Katherine demonstrated some of her cooking ""skills"" on television, George and Webster try to prevent trouble from brewing.
Jan 18, 1988 -
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E16
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.
Jan 25, 1988 -
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E17
The Cruise
Katherine and George look back at the time they first met after Webster is assigned a project about famous lovers.
Feb 1, 1988 -
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E18
Dial K for Katherine
Katherine has the idea that an ex-con is after her and she is frightened.
Feb 8, 1988 -
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E19
Homecoming
George gets some strange news about the boys who are on Nicky's football team.
Feb 15, 1988 -
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E20
Basketball Blues
George encounters a promising basketball player. The only problem is that this player is addicted to cocaine and George tries to help him out of it.
Feb 22, 1988 -
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E21
Love Letters
Webster plays matchmaker to a romance-seeking Nicky.
Mar 14, 1988 -
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E22
The Talk Show
Katherine is very jealous of George's new success and Webster thinks that the two might get a divorce.
Mar 21, 1988 -
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E23
Parental Guidance Suggested
Webster goes to see a movie that he was forbidden to see and ends up getting nightmares from it.
Mar 28, 1988 -
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E24
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
The family wins a spa from a shady dealer and tricks George into endorsing his product.
Apr 4, 1988 -
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E25
See George Run
George sees corruption in the Board of Education.
Apr 11, 1988
