

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.

Sep 21, 1987
Webster helps an old man who wants to be reunited with his jazz band in San Francisco.

Sep 28, 1987
Katherine is accused of extorting Henry's savings after he disappears.

Oct 5, 1987
Katherine is bailed out of jail in time to catch Henry's comeback performance.

Oct 12, 1987
Webster's cousin is not too crazy about moving to Nigeria with his family.

Oct 19, 1987
Katherine's purse is stolen and Webster creates a crime prevention program.

Oct 26, 1987
George's fishing plans get in the way of Webster's original plans.

Nov 2, 1987
George does not approve of the way Webster's teacher teaches.

Nov 9, 1987
When George learns that an old school friend of his has died, George thinks about his own life.

Nov 16, 1987
Webster is upset when funds raised for sports equipment are stolen.

Nov 30, 1987
On a weekend trip, George and Katherine's hosts literally reveal themselves as nudists on a relaxing getaway.

Dec 7, 1987
When he fails to pick the winning teams for a football pool, he asks Katherine for her help.

Dec 14, 1987
A man dressed like Santa Clause keeps giving overexpensive gifts for Christmas and Katherine has had enough.

Jan 4, 1988
The Four Tops meet their pal Webster.

Jan 11, 1988
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 18, 1988
When Katherine demonstrated some of her cooking ""skills"" on television, George and Webster try to prevent trouble from brewing.

Jan 25, 1988
The family takes care of Jerry who had sprained his ankle, and they find out that he is no picnic to wait on.

Feb 1, 1988
Katherine and George look back at the time they first met after Webster is assigned a project about famous lovers.

Feb 8, 1988
Katherine has the idea that an ex-con is after her and she is frightened.

Feb 15, 1988
George gets some strange news about the boys who are on Nicky's football team.

Feb 22, 1988
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.

Mar 14, 1988
Webster plays matchmaker to a romance-seeking Nicky.

Mar 21, 1988
Katherine is very jealous of George's new success and Webster thinks that the two might get a divorce.

Mar 28, 1988
Webster goes to see a movie that he was forbidden to see and ends up getting nightmares from it.

Apr 4, 1988
The family wins a spa from a shady dealer and tricks George into endorsing his product.

Apr 11, 1988
George sees corruption in the Board of Education.