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Season 5 – Webster

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Webster Long, a young black child, loses his parents in a car crash. He gets taken in by his football-playing father's wealthy former teammate George Papadapolis and George's socialite wife, Katherine. George works as a sportscaster for a local TV station and Katherine is an accomplished family psychologist.

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Stephen C @bob25009 Sep 26 25 funny episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
Webster — Season 5

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Emmanuel Lewis

Webster Long

Alex Karras

George Papadapolis

Susan Clark

Katherine Calder-Young Papadapolis

Henry Polic II

Jerry Silver

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 21, 1987 San Francisco The family takes an old jazzman to San Francisco for a reunion. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 28, 1987 San Francisco After Henry disappears, Katherine is accused of extorting the old man's savings. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 5, 1987 San Francisco Katherine's bailed out in time to catch Henry's come-back performance. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 12, 1987 Hello, Nicky Webster's cousin is hesitant about moving to Nigeria with his family. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 19, 1987 Grab Bag Webster comes up with a crime prevention plan after Katherine's purse is stolen. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 26, 1987 Breaking Away George wants to take the family on a fishing trip, but Webster has other plans. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 2, 1987 The Strike George objects to the unusual methods of Webster's teacher. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 9, 1987 George's Brush With Life Feeling that life is passing him by, George decides to quit his job to do everything he's ever wanted to do. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 16, 1987 The Importance of Being Worthy Thieves rob Webster of money raised for sports equipment; guest James Worthy. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 30, 1987 A Hell of a Weekend Katherine and George's hosts literally reveal themselves as nudists on a pleasant weekend outing. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 7, 1987 Katherine the Greek George asks Katherine for help when he fails to pick the winning football teams. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 14, 1987 Simple Gifts Katherine's rich uncle tries to buy the family's love during a Christmas visit. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 4, 1988 The Four Tops: The Sequel The Four Tops, the legendary singing group, meet their friend Webster. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 11, 1988 Nerds Are People Too Webster regrets joining a school club when he discovers that the members are nerds. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 18, 1988 Taming of the Stew When Katherine demonstrates her cooking "skills" on TV, George and Webster try to prevent a culinary fiasco. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 25, 1988 The Couch Potato Must Die The family has its hands full when they help Jerry recuperate from a sprained ankle. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 1, 1988 The Cruise Webster's assignment about famous lovers has Katherine and George reminiscing about their first meeting. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 8, 1988 Dial K for Katherine Katherine fears the return of a man she helped send to prison. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 15, 1988 Homecoming George discovers some disturbing facts about players on Nicky's football team. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 22, 1988 Basketball Blues George tries to help a promising basketball star who's addicted to cocaine. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 14, 1988 Love Letters Webster's plan to help his cousin meet a pretty classmate goes awry. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 28, 1988 The Talk Show Katherine is jealous when George's co-host on an afternoon talk show turns out to be a beautiful woman. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 28, 1988 Parental Guidance Suggested Nightmares plague Webster after he goes to a violent movie that he was forbidden to see. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 4, 1988 Rub-a-Dub-Dub Katherine, George and Webster win an indoor spa from a shady dealer. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 11, 1988 See George Run George learns the political ropes when he campaigns for a seat on the board of education. Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 21, 1987