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TV series

Webster

1983 · 6 seasons · 150 episodes

Created by Stu Silver

5.8

TMDB audience score
45 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 55h to watch every episode. An estimate: 150 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 22 minutes.

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Official options in the United States:

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Main cast

  • Susan Clark
    Katherine Papadapolis
    150 episodes

  • Alex Karras
    George Papadapolis
    150 episodes

  • Emmanuel Lewis
    Webster Long
    150 episodes

  • Henry Polic II
    Jerry Silver
    22 episodes

  • Heather O'Rourke
    4 episodes

  • Bumper Robinson
    3 episodes

  • Ben Vereen
    3 episodes

  • Billy Sands
    2 episodes

  • Harrison Page
    2 episodes

  • Mark Holton
    Clown / Mr. Fleck / Stanley
    2 episodes

  • John Michael Briganti
    Wendell
    2 episodes

  • Clyde Kusatsu
    1 episode

  • Robert Jayne
    1 episode

  • Jeff Cohen
    1 episode

  • Kimberly Beck
    1 episode

  • Ernie Hudson
    1 episode

  • Norman Alden
    1 episode

  • Robert Ridgely
    The Host
    1 episode

Seasons