Webster (TV series)

Webster
Title screen from Season 1
GenreSitcom
Created byStu Silver
Directed by
  • Joel Zwick (1983–1986)
  • Lee Bernhardi (1986–1989)
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Steve Nelson
  • Madeline Sunshine
Opening theme"Then Came You", performed by Steve Nelson and Gail Lopata Lennon (both uncredited)
ComposerSteve Nelson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes150 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Stu Silver (1983)[1]
  • 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)
Producers
  • 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 (1986–1989)
  • Nancy Steen (1986–1988)
  • Neil Thompson (1986–1988)
  • Simon Muntner (1988–1989)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time
  • 24–25 minutes (ABC)
  • 21–22 minutes (first-run syndication)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1983 (1983-09-16) –
May 8, 1987 (1987-05-08)
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) –
March 10, 1989 (1989-03-10)
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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.[1]

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).

  1. ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Television from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Group, Penguin Books USA. p. 900. ISBN 0140249168.