The WORST episodes of Webster

Every episode of Webster ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Webster!

Emmanuel Lewis stars as the innocent and adorable Webster Long. When newlyweds George Papadapolis (Alex Karras) and Katherine Calder-Young Papadapolis (Susan Clark) return home from their whirlwind wedding, they discover they are the legal guardians of seven-year-old Webster, the only child of the recently deceased best friend of George. George, a retired football player now sports caster, and Katherine, a socialite and philanthropist, are the perfectly hilarious odd parents learning how to raise a child, often with the help of Katherines highbrow secretary, Jerry (Henry Polic II). Both a touching portrait of an unconventional family and a joyful ride through childhood adventures, Webster is a classic of 80s television.

Last Updated: 8/31/2025Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Borrowed Time
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#1 - Borrowed Time

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1986

Rob's dad kidnaps him and Webster tries to rally up support to try and find him.

Parent Trap
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#2 - Parent Trap

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1985

As a lesson in teaching Webster responsibility, George and Katherine switch roles to where they are the kids and Webster is the parent.

Good Grief
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#3 - Good Grief

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1985

Katherine is very upset when she finds out that her mother has passed away.

Great Expectations (1)
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#4 - Great Expectations (1)

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1985

Webster goes to Hollywood with Uncle Phil and his girlfriend. Matters turn worse after Uncle Phil's girlfriend cheats on Phil with Phil's producer. Meanwhile, Katherine gets sick while she and George have their 2nd honeymoon.

Chained
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#5 - Chained

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1985

Webster gets a chain letter. George throws it away and things mysteriously go wrong. Webster does bad on his test, there is a spider, and Papa Popadopolis falls down the stairs. Webster then discovers that it wasn't the letter, it was just stuff that happened. Webster then gets an A on the retake test.

The Triangle
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#6 - The Triangle

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1985

Webster takes a picture and shows it to Katherine. Katherine then starts to think that a neigbor is having an affair.

The Truth Hurts
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#7 - The Truth Hurts

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/1985

Webster makes Katherine a dress for her birthday. She says that she likes it, but avoids wearing it when she is asked to put it on when they go out. She then tells Webster how she really feels about her gift.

Hello, I Must Be Going
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#8 - Hello, I Must Be Going

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1986

Webster tries to set up Katherine's aunt Charlotte and Papa Papadopolis.

That's Rich
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#9 - That's Rich

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1986

Webster learns that you can be rich without having a lot of money after Webster gets struck with the Lottery Fever.

Alien
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#10 - Alien

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1985

Webster's friend Rob picks up a tabloid and asks Webster some questions from it. Webster gets the questions right and according to the tabloid, Webster is an alien from Jupiter and he starts to believe it.

A Friend in Need
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#11 - A Friend in Need

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1986

Jerry dresses up like a clown and takes Webster to the Leukimia ward at the children's hospital. Meanwhile, the kid is brought home and things do not go right.

Almost Home
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#12 - Almost Home

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1986

Webster's Uncle Jack has Webster visit him. Uncle Jack runs a foster home with a woman, but a conflict with this one child may force him to quit the home.

There Goes the Bride
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#13 - There Goes the Bride

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/1986

Katherine's aunt is getting married and George and Katherine decide to reenact their wedding vows.

Gotcha
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#14 - Gotcha

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/1986

Webster and Katheine hatch a scheme to try and rid a habit that George has.

My Family's Honor
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#15 - My Family's Honor

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/2/1986

Webster and Katherine both end up cheating on some school-related projects at the same time.

Cuckoo's Nest
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#16 - Cuckoo's Nest

Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/16/1986

Katherine hosts a therapy session at the house.

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#17 - Read It and Weep

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1986

The Family leanrs that Papa Papadopolis is illiterate and he is greatfully ashamed of it. To try and ease the tension from this new problem they just discovered, George and Katherine enroll him into a class, after manipulation and persuasion.

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#18 - The Tribute

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1986

Webster talks about his late dad when the school is looking to name the school after a famous sportshero.

To Tell the Truth
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#19 - To Tell the Truth

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1984

Katherine is extremely embarassed when Webster announces that she has once been under the care of a psychiatrist.

Green-Eyed Monster
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#20 - Green-Eyed Monster

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1983

Catherine fears that she is getting old because George and Webster play games with a girl named Mandy, who is real young and really pretty. In the light of all this, Catherine gets jealous.

Second Time Around
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#21 - Second Time Around

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1983

Thinking that George and Katherine never had an official wedding ceremony, Webster plans to prepare one for them.

Directors: Joel Zwick
Writer: Russ Woody
A Question of Honor
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#22 - A Question of Honor

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1983

All the blame goes to Webster when his friends try to rob the Tracadero, their hangout.

Directors: Joel Zwick
More Than a Memory
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#23 - More Than a Memory

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1984

Jerry, Katherine's secretary quits on account of helping Webster run for class president.

Dreamland
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#24 - Dreamland

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1984

Webster gets nightmares because the teacher he has a crush on wants to read Webster's composition aloud.

Thanksgiving Show
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#25 - Thanksgiving Show

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1984

Webster, George, and Katherine are all trying to have a peaceful thanksgiving. But things don't turn out the way they plan when George's aggressive father and Katherine's snobby mother arrive for Thanksgiving dinner.