Stu Silver
Director
Webster (1983)
Season 5
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
S5E1 - San Francisco (1)
Webster helps an old man who wants to be reunited with his jazz band in San Francisco.
Sept. 21, 1987, midnight
S5E2 - San Francisco (2)
Katherine is accused of extorting Henry's savings after he disappears.
Sept. 28, 1987, midnight
S5E3 - San Francisco (3)
Katherine is bailed out of jail in time to catch Henry's comeback performance.
Oct. 5, 1987, midnight
S5E4 - Hello, Nicky
Webster's cousin is not too crazy about moving to Nigeria with his family.
Oct. 12, 1987, midnight
S5E5 - Grab Bag
Katherine's purse is stolen and Webster creates a crime prevention program.
Oct. 19, 1987, midnight
S5E6 - Breaking Away
George's fishing plans get in the way of Webster's original plans.
Oct. 26, 1987, midnight
S5E7 - The Strike
George does not approve of the way Webster's teacher teaches.
Nov. 2, 1987, midnight
S5E8 - 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, midnight
S5E9 - The Importance of Being Worthy
Webster is upset when funds raised for sports equipment are stolen.
Nov. 16, 1987, midnight
S5E10 - 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, midnight
S5E11 - Katherine, the Greek
When he fails to pick the winning teams for a football pool, he asks Katherine for her help.
Dec. 7, 1987, midnight
S5E12 - Simple Gifts
A man dressed like Santa Clause keeps giving overexpensive gifts for Christmas and Katherine has had enough.
Dec. 14, 1987, midnight
S5E13 - The Four Tops: The Sequel
The Four Tops meet their pal Webster.
Jan. 4, 1988, midnight
S5E14 - 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, midnight
S5E15 - 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, midnight
S5E16 - 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, midnight
S5E17 - 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, midnight
S5E18 - Dial K for Katherine
Katherine has the idea that an ex-con is after her and she is frightened.
Feb. 8, 1988, midnight
S5E19 - Homecoming
George gets some strange news about the boys who are on Nicky's football team.
Feb. 15, 1988, midnight
S5E20 - 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, midnight
S5E21 - Love Letters
Webster plays matchmaker to a romance-seeking Nicky.
March 14, 1988, midnight
S5E22 - The Talk Show
Katherine is very jealous of George's new success and Webster thinks that the two might get a divorce.
March 21, 1988, midnight
S5E23 - Parental Guidance Suggested
Webster goes to see a movie that he was forbidden to see and ends up getting nightmares from it.
March 28, 1988, midnight
S5E24 - Rub-a-Dub-Dub
The family wins a spa from a shady dealer and tricks George into endorsing his product.
April 4, 1988, midnight
S5E25 - See George Run
George sees corruption in the Board of Education.
April 11, 1988, 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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