Webster (1983)
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.
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Episode 1 - The Wild, Wild Webst
Release Date: 1988-09-09After being bullied around, Webster fantasizes that he is in the Wild West to take care of his bully.
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Episode 2 - The Painting
Release Date: 1988-09-16Katherine is appalled when she sees a nude portrait of her in an art gallery. The ironic part is that when she posed, she was fully clothed.
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Episode 3 - The Quiz Show
Release Date: 1988-09-23Webster and his classmates appear on a TV game show.
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Episode 4 - Papa's Big Romance
Release Date: 1988-09-30The family supports Papa's techniques with a belly dance instructor.
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Episode 5 - The Election
Release Date: 1988-10-07Webster is in charge of campaigning for a class presidential candidate, but the boy he presents loses.
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Episode 6 - Sale Away
Release Date: 1988-10-14While gathering things for a garage sale, the family reminisces.
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Episode 7 - The Crush
Release Date: 1988-10-21Katherine gives dating advice to a teen who wants to date an older woman, but she is in for a surprise when the older woman is her.
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Episode 8 - The Chelsea Cat
Release Date: 1988-10-28George and Katherine find out that their friend Chelsea is a cat burglar.
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Episode 9 - Take My Cousin, Please
Release Date: 1988-11-04Webster's rich aunt plans on adopting a boy and Webster thinks that he is just interested in her very large bank roll.
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Episode 10 - Heaven
Release Date: 1988-11-11Webster is upset when his turtle dies. He then gets even more upset after a friend tells him that the turtle will not be in heaven for him.
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Episode 11 - The Web-touchables (1)
Release Date: 1988-11-18Webster daydreams that he is in a 1920's type cops and robbers situation. In this adventure, Webster tries to nab a root-beer racketeer.
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Episode 12 - The Web-touchables (2)
Release Date: 1988-11-25While his daydream continues, Webster finds that he was ""set up"" by a gangster and moves in on the caper.
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Episode 13 - Rich Man, Poor Man
Release Date: 1988-12-02When Katherine's rich Uncle falls in love with the leading lady of a thratrical performance, Webster and Katherine's debuts are in danger.
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Episode 14 - Doing Time at the Community Center
Release Date: 1988-12-09Webster encounters a convicted gambler who is going under rehabilitation. This man's influence is then put on to Webster.
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Episode 15 - Bowled Over
Release Date: 1988-12-16An insulting couple want to use Katherine to help make them popular.
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Episode 16 - Thanksgiving with the Four Tops (a.k.a.) Pass the Potatoes, Obie
Release Date: 1989-01-06The Four Tops, who are friends of George are invited for thanksgiving after having nowhere to go for the holiday.
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Episode 17 - Here Come the Jets
Release Date: 1989-01-13Katherine tries to buy Webster tickets to see the Jets, but their sold out. She then tries to buy them off of a ticket scalper and then ends up arrested as part of a sting operation.
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Episode 18 - A Camping We Will Go
Release Date: 1989-01-20To try and spice up their romance and to bring back the youth in them, George and Katherine go camping together.
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Episode 19 - Ticket to Ride
Release Date: 1989-01-27Webster gets a brand new bike, but ends up getting a ticket from a cop.
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Episode 20 - The Science Project
Release Date: 1989-02-03Webster's very smart friend gets depressed because her science project didn't come in as number one.
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Episode 21 - The Gospel Truth
Release Date: 1989-02-10Webster arranges a Gospel group thinking that it is a rock group to perform at a party.
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Episode 22 - They Don't Shoot Horses, Do They?
Release Date: 1989-02-17Webster goes to the race track and learns that one of the horses will be put to death because it's too old to race anymore. With this, Webster tries to make a plan that will save the horse from the brutality.
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Episode 23 - The Visitor
Release Date: 1989-02-24Webster's pen pal, an adult butler from England visits to meet Webster in person.
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Episode 24 - Flood of Memories: The Final Chapter
Release Date: 1989-03-03A flood hits the basement and everyone realizes that most of the contents in the basement are pretty much ruined. This includes photographs of the family's evolvement which is expressed through a series of flashbacks from past episodes.
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Episode 25 - Webtrek
Release Date: 1989-03-10Webster's video game transports him as the captain of the Enterprise from Star Trek: The next Generation.