Webster (1983)

Comedy · Family

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.

IMDb rating: 5.8 (3,668 votes)
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1983)

7.13 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.4 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Another Ballgame	7.5	49
2	Happy Un-Birthday	6.8	27
3	Consulting Adults	6.6	26
4	Katherine's Swan Song	7.1	32
5	Saying Goodbye	7.3	25
6	The Green-Eyed Monster	6.9	23
7	Second Time Around	6.9	23
8	Travis	7.8	28
9	That's Entertainment	7.2	24
10	Educating Katherine	7.2	22
11	Teddy Bear Scare	7.0	21
12	A Question of Honor	7.0	21
13	Don't Jump George	6.9	23
14	George the Patient in Spite of Himself	7.0	24
15	Maybe Baby	7.1	21
16	Missing	7.4	23
17	Secrets of the Night	7.5	22
18	Special Friends	7.3	23
19	Uncle Phillip	7.1	20
20	More Than a Memory	6.8	19
21	Dreamland	7.0	21
22	Webster Long: Part 1	7.4	22

Season 2 (1984)

7.13 avg 26 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Webster Long: Part 2	7.0	16
2	Webster Long: Part 3	6.5	15
3	The Great Walnutto	7.0	17
4	Knock, Knock	7.2	17
5	Burn-Out	7.5	19
6	Moving On	7.7	21
7	You Can't Go Home Again	7.0	14
8	Thanksgiving Show	7.0	16
9	God Bless the Child	7.4	15
10	Too Much Class	7.0	17
11	To Tell the Truth	7.1	14
12	Katherine Fights City Hall	7.0	16
13	It's a Dog's Life	7.0	14
14	Runaway	7.3	17
15	Keep on Truckin' Papa	7.1	14
16	The Uh-Oh Feeling	7.0	18
17	Strike Up the Band	7.1	15
18	In the Family Way: Part 1	7.4	15
19	In the Family Way: Part 2	7.4	16
20	What is Art?	7.3	15
21	Best of Friends	7.4	15
22	It's Academic	6.3	15
23	Be It Ever So Humble	7.1	13
24	The Best Thing I Can Be	7.1	16
25	Blast from the Past: Part 1	7.4	15
26	Blast from the Past: Part 2	7.1	14

Season 3 (1985)

7.18 avg 29 episodes 7.0 → 6.4 25 min avg

Bad finale

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	How the West Was Once: Part 1	7.0	14
2	How the West Was Once: Part 2	6.9	14
3	And Baby Makes Breakfast	7.5	13
4	Big Problems	7.1	13
5	Alien	7.4	14
6	Parent Trap	7.4	14
7	Good Grief	7.9	15
8	One More Shot	7.7	14
9	Great Expectations: Part 1	7.2	14
10	Great Expectations: Part 2	7.5	13
11	Who's to Blame?	7.3	14
12	Chained	7.2	13
13	The Triangle	6.7	12
14	The Truth Hurts	7.1	12
15	Hello, I Must Be Going	7.1	13
16	That's Rich	7.2	13
17	TV or Not TV	7.1	12
18	Borrowed Time	7.0	12
19	A Friend in Need	7.0	12
20	Love Papadapolis Style	7.1	15
21	Almost Home	7.7	19
22	Farewell to Arms	7.1	13
23	There Goes the Bride	7.2	15
24	Gotcha	7.2	13
25	My Family's Honor	7.2	13
26	Special Delivery	7.0	12
27	The Cuckoo's Nest	6.8	13
28	Rear View Mirror: Part 1	7.2	11
29	Rear View Mirror: Part 2	6.4	12

Season 4 (1986)

6.72 avg 23 episodes 6.6 → 6.5

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	McGruff	6.6	12
2	The Landlords	6.4	12
3	The Derby	6.5	13
4	A Run for the Money	7.3	15
5	Read It and Weep	6.8	13
6	Witchbusters	7.2	18
7	The Tribute	6.5	11
8	Kiss Me Kate	7.1	14
9	Play Ball	6.9	12
10	The Big Sleepover	6.4	12
11	The Man in the Red Flannel Suit	6.6	12
12	Secrets	6.6	12
13	Leave It to Diva	6.9	13
14	A Test of Character	7.0	13
15	Freedom of the Press	6.4	12
16	Honor Thy Grandfather	6.9	12
17	Seeing It Through	7.0	13
18	Our Song	7.0	12
19	The K.O. Kid	6.9	17
20	Games People Play	6.3	11
21	Katherine the Brave	6.3	11
22	A++ Parents	6.5	11
23	What Price Friendship?	6.5	11

Season 5 (1987)

7.16 avg 17 episodes 6.8 → 6.8

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	San Francisco: Part 1	6.8	10
2	San Francisco: Part 2	7.0	10
3	San Francisco: Part 3	6.6	10
4	Hello, Nicky	6.8	10
6	Breaking Away	7.7	11
7	The Strike	7.4	10
8	George's Brush with Life	7.2	10
9	The Importance of Being Worthy	7.0	11
10	A Hell of a Weekend	7.5	11
11	Katherine, the Greek	7.2	11
12	Simple Gifts	7.6	14
13	The Four Tops: The Sequel	7.7	12
14	Nerds Are People Too	7.4	10
15	Taming of the Stew	6.8	11
19	Homecoming	7.9	15
20	Basketball Blues	6.3	11
21	Love Letters	6.8	11

Season 6 (1988)

6.65 avg 25 episodes 7.2 → 6.2

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Wild, Wild Webst	7.2	15
2	The Painting	6.4	12
3	The Quiz Show	7.0	13
4	Papa's Big Romance	6.7	13
5	The Election	7.0	12
6	Sale Away	6.4	11
7	The Crush	7.0	13
8	The Chelsea Cat	6.7	13
9	Take My Cousin, Please	6.7	13
10	Heaven	5.7	13
11	The Web-Touchables: Part 1	6.3	12
12	The Web-Touchables: Part 2	6.3	12
13	Rich Man, Poor Man	6.7	13
14	Doing Time at the Community Center	6.7	12
15	Bowled Over	6.5	12
16	Thanksgiving with the Four Tops	6.8	12
17	Here Come the Jets	6.4	11
18	A-Camping We Will Go	6.4	11
19	Ticket to Ride	7.2	12
20	The Science Project	6.7	12
21	The Gospel Truth	6.3	12
22	They Don't Shoot Horses, Do They?	7.0	12
23	The Visitor	7.5	14
24	Flood of Memories: the Final Chapter	6.4	12
25	Webtrek	6.2	21

Webster (1983)

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