The show, set in Chicago, revolved around Webster Long, a seven-year-old Black orphan whose biological parents were recently killed in a car accident. He is then taken in by retired football star George Papadopolis with whom his late father played professional football in the 1970s, and his wife Katherine.
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06x25 Webtrek Aired: Mar. 10, 1989Webster's video game transports him as the captain of the Enterprise from Star Trek: The next Generation. [continue reading]
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Joel Zwick (65 episodes)
- Lee Bernhardi (65 episodes)
- Art Dielhenn (6 episodes)
Writers
- Stu Silver (18 episodes)
- Madeline Sunshine (12 episodes)
- Steven Sunshine (12 episodes)
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- Billy Sands 's final role.
- The change of the title to "Webster" caused a major rift between Alex Karras, his wife 'Susan Clark', and ABC. The shows original focus was on an ensemble cast, but quickly Emmanuel Lewis'…
[show]The change of the title to "Webster" caused a major rift between Alex Karras, his wife 'Susan Clark', and ABC. The shows original focus was on an ensemble cast, but quickly Emmanuel Lewis' character became the primary and sole focus.
[hide] - Paramount Television agreed that the show would continue in first-run syndication if it was canceled by ABC before it passed 100 shows; when ABC dropped the show in 1987, it had exactly that…
[show]Paramount Television agreed that the show would continue in first-run syndication if it was canceled by ABC before it passed 100 shows; when ABC dropped the show in 1987, it had exactly that number of shows. Similar contractual agreements were made by Paramount for Cheers and Family Ties.
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