Stu Silver
Director
Webster (1983)
Season 4
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.
Released Sept. 16, 1983
Episode 24 min
6+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: Paramount Television, Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Georgian Bay Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - McGruff
Webster starts buying his lunch and the school bully keeps taking Webster's money. After George and Katherine get work about it, they try to stop him and the two end up being friends.
Sept. 19, 1986, midnight
S4E2 - The Landlords
The Papadopolis' family rents a room to a clown not knowing that he is a clown.
Sept. 26, 1986, midnight
S4E3 - The Derby
George is so obsessed with Webster winning a derby, that he builds the car without Webster. Webster's feelings get hurt especially when he originally wanted them to build the thing together.
Oct. 3, 1986, midnight
S4E4 - 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 run, so Webster takes the 6 mile challenge himself.
Oct. 17, 1986, midnight
S4E5 - 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 from this new problem they just discovered, George and Katherine enroll him into a class, after manipulation and persuasion.
Oct. 24, 1986, midnight
S4E6 - 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 and who needs to care for her.
Oct. 31, 1986, midnight
S4E7 - The Tribute
Webster talks about his late dad when the school is looking to name the school after a famous sportshero.
Nov. 7, 1986, midnight
S4E8 - Kiss Me, Kate
A former teammmate of George makes a pass at Katherine and Webster witnesses it.
Nov. 14, 1986, midnight
S4E9 - Play Ball
Katherine coaches Webster's baseball team and she assigns him to right field. Webster wants to pitch and after he is given the chance to pitch, it's back to the old right field for Webster.
Nov. 21, 1986, midnight
S4E10 - The Big Sleepover
Webster invites a girl over for a harmless sleepover.
Dec. 5, 1986, midnight
S4E11 - 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.
Dec. 12, 1986, midnight
S4E12 - Secrets
George gets angry after finding out that his new station manager's son is bullying Webster around.
Jan. 9, 1987, midnight
S4E13 - Leave It to Diva
George and Katherine has different ideas on how to celebrate Webster's birtday. George wants to take him to a professioal wrestling match and Katherine wants to take him to an opera.
Jan. 16, 1987, midnight
S4E14 - A Test of Characters
Webster's photographs tend to capture an instructor's true character.
Jan. 23, 1987, midnight
S4E15 - Freedom of the Press
Webster writes stories about other teacher's love lives in the school paper. The information then puts Katherine's teaching job at risk because Webster got the information by overhearing her gossiping about them.
Jan. 30, 1987, midnight
S4E16 - Honor Thy Grandfather
When children are making fun of Papa Papadopolis at the comminuty center, Webster gets fed up.
Feb. 6, 1987, midnight
S4E17 - Seeing It Through (a.k.a.) It's a Dog-Eat-Dog World
Webster gets a job walking dogs around the neighborhood.
Feb. 13, 1987, midnight
S4E18 - Our Song
Webster and Jerry both invite the Four Tops to perform at George and Katherine's anniversary party.
Feb. 20, 1987, midnight
S4E20 - Games People Play
Trouble starts to brew when a girl suggests a kissing game at Webster's party.
March 6, 1987, midnight
S4E21 - Katherine the Brave
Webster faces pressure from his peers when they ask him to fire Katherine as Junior Ranger troop leader
April 12, 1987, midnight
S4E22 - A++ Parents
Webster writes an essay praising and appreciating the love and leadership that George and Katherine has given him throughout the years.
March 27, 1987, midnight
S4E23 - 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.
May 8, 1987, midnight
S4E19 - The K.O. Kid
Webster gets an autograph from Mike Tyson on a pair of boxing gloves, but the autograph accidentally gets wiped off which makes Webster upset.
Feb. 27, 1987, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 3600 min.
Released: Sept. 16, 1983
Last Air Date: March 10, 1989, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 6+
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