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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, 1989

Webster's video game transports him as the captain of the Enterprise from Star Trek: The next Generation. [continue reading]

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Webster is Canceled/Ended
The show had 6 seasons and 150 episodes air between 1983 and 1989.

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 16, 1983
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
Aired:
1983 - 1989
To-Date:
6 Seasons
150 Episodes
Network
Syndicated TV Network
Genre

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Series Fun Facts

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  • Billy Sands 's final role.
  • Jerry Seinfeld was employed as a staff writer for exactly one week. None of his material made it to the air.
  • Emmanuel Lewis's mother became aggravated with crew members who continually picked him up to carry him to filming. Eventually the head of Paramount Television had to tell the cast to stop.