The show, set in Chicago, revolves around Webster Long (Emmanuel Lewis), a 5-year-old African American orphan whose biological parents, Travis and Gert Long, were recently killed in a car accident.

The post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode.

Webster (TV Series 1983–1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Webster's new friends are a group of nine year old boys who hate liver, spinach, and girls and love playing practical jokes on people. Unfortunately, their misbehavior doesn't stop there; at the Trocadero they take the money from Harry's table.

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Webster is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983 to May 8, 1987 and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987 to March 10, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver.

This half-hour sitcom bore a passing resemblance to NBC's Diff'rent Strokes- here, a white couple becomes the guardians of a diminutive black child who had recently been orphaned. Stream …

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.

Webster was a comedy series about a retired professional football player turned TV sportscaster and his wife. When the orphaned son of a former team member turned up at their door, they accepted him warmly into their family.

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