About this season
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.
Episodes (23)
1. McGruff
Aired 19 September 1986
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.
2. The Landlords
Aired 26 September 1986
The Papadopolis' family rents a room to a clown not knowing that he is a clown.
3. The Derby
Aired 3 October 1986
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.
4. A Run for the Money
Aired 17 October 1986
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.
5. Read It and Weep
Aired 24 October 1986
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.
6. Witchbusters
Aired 31 October 1986
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.
7. The Tribute
Aired 7 November 1986
Webster talks about his late dad when the school is looking to name the school after a famous sportshero.
8. Kiss Me, Kate
Aired 14 November 1986
A former teammmate of George makes a pass at Katherine and Webster witnesses it.
9. Play Ball
Aired 21 November 1986
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.
10. The Big Sleepover
Aired 5 December 1986
Webster invites a girl over for a harmless sleepover.
11. The Man in the Red Flannel Suit
Aired 12 December 1986
Suppose to be Santa Clause for a Christmas parade, he loses his part and is upset about it.
12. Secrets
Aired 9 January 1987
George gets angry after finding out that his new station manager's son is bullying Webster around.
13. Leave It to Diva
Aired 16 January 1987
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.
14. A Test of Characters
Aired 23 January 1987
Webster's photographs tend to capture an instructor's true character.
15. Freedom of the Press
Aired 30 January 1987
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.
16. Honor Thy Grandfather
Aired 6 February 1987
When children are making fun of Papa Papadopolis at the comminuty center, Webster gets fed up.
17. Seeing It Through (a.k.a.) It's a Dog-Eat-Dog World
Aired 13 February 1987
Webster gets a job walking dogs around the neighborhood.
18. Our Song
Aired 20 February 1987
Webster and Jerry both invite the Four Tops to perform at George and Katherine's anniversary party.
19. The K.O. Kid
Aired 27 February 1987
Webster gets an autograph from Mike Tyson on a pair of boxing gloves, but the autograph accidentally gets wiped off which makes Webster upset.
20. Games People Play
Aired 6 March 1987
Trouble starts to brew when a girl suggests a kissing game at Webster's party.
21. Katherine the Brave
Aired 12 April 1987
Webster faces pressure from his peers when they ask him to fire Katherine as Junior Ranger troop leader
22. A++ Parents
Aired 27 March 1987
Webster writes an essay praising and appreciating the love and leadership that George and Katherine has given him throughout the years.
23. What Price Friendship?
Aired 8 May 1987
Two of Webster's friends hort and take over Webster's hard-earned money. As a result, he learns a lesson from this.