Webster (TV series)
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Webster title screen from Season 1
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Stu Silver |
| Directed by |
Joel Zwick (1983–1986) Lee Bernhardi (1986–1989) |
| Starring |
Emmanuel Lewis Alex Karras Susan Clark Henry Polic II Eugene Roche Cathryn Damon Ben Vereen Jack Kruschen Chad Allen Corin Nemec |
| Theme music composer | Steve Nelson Madeline Sunshine |
| Opening theme | "Then Came You", performed by Steve Nelson and Gail Lopata Lennon (both uncredited) |
| Composer(s) | Steve Nelson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 150 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Stu Silver (1983) Bill D'Angelo (1983–1984) Bruce Johnson (1984–1989) Steven Sunshine (1984–1985) Madeline Sunshine (1984–1985) Bob Brunner (1986–1989) Ken Hecht (1986–1989) |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Johnson (1983–1984) Steven Sunshine (1983–1984) Madeline Sunshine (1983–1984) Tom Tenowich (1984–1985) Judy Pioli (1985–1986) Dave Hackel (1985–1986) April Kelly (1985–1986) Fred Rubin (1986–1988) Nancy Steen (1986–1989) Neil Thompson (1986–1989) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24-25 minutes (ABC) 21-22 minutes (First-Run Syndication) |
| Production company(s) | Georgian Bay Ltd. Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises (1986–1989) Paramount Network Television (1983-1987) Paramount Domestic Television (1987-1989) |
| Distributor |
Paramount Domestic Television (1987-2006) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006-2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007-present) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABC (1983–1987) Syndication (1987–1989) |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 16, 1983 – March 10, 1989 |
Webster is an American sitcom 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.
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. (1986–1989) and Paramount Television (Network 1983–1987, Domestic 1987–1989).
Like NBC's earlier hit Diff'rent Strokes, Webster featured a young black boy adopted by a wealthy white family.
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. He is taken in by his godfather, retired football star George Papadopolis (Alex Karras), with whom Travis had played professional football in the 1970s, and his wife Katherine (Susan Clark), an upper crust socialite with zero housekeeping skills. George and Katherine's new married life was part of the premise, but it was Webster who was the main focus of the show. The Papadopolises lived in a luxurious high-rise apartment in Chicago, with burly George now working as a sportscaster at local station WBJX-TV, and Katherine working as a consumer advocate, later becoming an accomplished family psychologist.
Although the series is set in Chicago, the apartment complex shown in exterior shots of the first two seasons is actually The Mirabella condominium building, located at 10430 Wilshire Blvd, in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California.
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