Webster: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Webster Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
San Francisco (1)
Sep 21, 1987
Webster helps an old man who wants to be reunited with his jazz band in San Francisco.
San Francisco (2)
Sep 28, 1987
Katherine is accused of extorting Henry's savings after he disappears.
San Francisco (3)
Oct 5, 1987
Katherine is bailed out of jail in time to catch Henry's comeback performance.
Hello, Nicky
Oct 12, 1987
Webster's cousin is not too crazy about moving to Nigeria with his family.
Grab Bag
Oct 19, 1987
Katherine's purse is stolen and Webster creates a crime prevention program.
Breaking Away
Oct 26, 1987
George's fishing plans get in the way of Webster's original plans.
George's Brush With Life
Nov 9, 1987
When George learns that an old school friend of his has died, George thinks about his own life.
The Importance of Being Worthy
Nov 16, 1987
Webster is upset when funds raised for sports equipment are stolen.
A Hell of a Weekend
Nov 30, 1987
On a weekend trip, George and Katherine's hosts literally reveal themselves as nudists on a relaxing getaway.
Katherine, the Greek
Dec 7, 1987
When he fails to pick the winning teams for a football pool, he asks Katherine for her help.
Simple Gifts
Dec 14, 1987
A man dressed like Santa Clause keeps giving overexpensive gifts for Christmas and Katherine has had enough.
Nerds Are People Too
Jan 11, 1988
After finding out that a buch of nerds are in the same school group Webster just joined, he starts to have second thoughts about joining that club.
Taming of the Stew
Jan 18, 1988
When Katherine demonstrated some of her cooking ""skills"" on television, George and Webster try to prevent trouble from brewing.
The Couch Potato Must Die
Jan 25, 1988
The family takes care of Jerry who had sprained his ankle, and they find out that he is no picnic to wait on.
The Cruise
Feb 1, 1988
Katherine and George look back at the time they first met after Webster is assigned a project about famous lovers.
Dial K for Katherine
Feb 8, 1988
Katherine has the idea that an ex-con is after her and she is frightened.
Homecoming
Feb 15, 1988
George gets some strange news about the boys who are on Nicky's football team.
Basketball Blues
Feb 22, 1988
George encounters a promising basketball player. The only problem is that this player is addicted to cocaine and George tries to help him out of it.
The Talk Show
Mar 21, 1988
Katherine is very jealous of George's new success and Webster thinks that the two might get a divorce.
Parental Guidance Suggested
Mar 28, 1988
Webster goes to see a movie that he was forbidden to see and ends up getting nightmares from it.
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Apr 4, 1988
The family wins a spa from a shady dealer and tricks George into endorsing his product.