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The Strike

Comedy

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Nov 1, 1987

The unconventional methods of Webster's teacher earn him an A from the students and a pink slip from an outraged PTA.

Full Episodes

Season 5, 18 episodes

San Francisco: Part 1,

Webster, Katherine and George help a musician (played by Lee Weaver) make his way to San Francisco to play with his old band at their 40th reunion show.

21m Sep 20, 1987

Katherine, the Greek,

When George is a flop at predicting football games, he enlists the aid of Katherine, who proves to have an uncanny knack for picking winners.

22m Oct 6, 1987

Hello, Nicky,

Webster helps his cousin Nicky, who's afraid to tell his family that he doesn't want to move to Nigeria with them.

22m Oct 11, 1987

Breaking Away,

An enthusiastic George takes the family on a fishing trip, but all Webster can think about is the fun he could be having with his buddies.

22m Oct 25, 1987

The Strike,

The unconventional methods of Webster's teacher earn him an A from the students and a pink slip from an outraged PTA.

22m Nov 1, 1987

George's Brush With Life,

After learning that his buddies from school have died, George quits his job and resolves to live life to the hilt.

22m Nov 8, 1987

The Importance of Being Worthy,

Webster and Nicky's excitement over a fund-raiser they organized fizzles when the proceeds are stolen.

22m Nov 15, 1987

A Hell of a Weekend,

A weekend at Wisconsin Dells with parents of Webster's best friend reveals more than Katherine and George want to see, they are nudists.

22m Nov 29, 1987

Simple Gifts,

Katherine's rich Uncle Charles visits for Christmas. George is worried Webster is forgetting the important part of the season.

22m Dec 13, 1987

Nerds Are People Too,

When Webster decides to join the school's community service club, he finds that all of its members are nerds. But after giving back to a community of retirees, Webster discovers that nerds are people too.

22m Jan 10, 1988

The Cruise,

George and Katherine recall how they met on a two-week Greek cruise, fell in love, and got married before it was over.

22m Jan 31, 1988

Dial K for Katherine,

Katherine is bugged by a message left on her answering machine: a prisoner against whom she testified has been released and wants to talk to her.

22m Feb 7, 1988

Homecoming,

George learns that Nicky's school's football team is recruiting players from outside the district.

22m Feb 14, 1988

Basketball Blues,

Webster and Nicky discover that an up-and-coming basketball star is abusing cocaine.

22m Feb 21, 1988

Love Letters,

When Nicky (Corky Nemac) has trouble writing to a girl (Ami Dolenz) he has a crush on, Webster comes through: excerpts from Katherine's old love letters.

22m Mar 13, 1988

Parental Guidance Suggested,

Webster and his friends want to see a violent movie that one reviewer described as more violent than The Three Stooges at a hardware store. Katherine, George, and the other parents object until they see it first.

22m Mar 27, 1988

Rub-a-Dub-Dub,

George and Katherine buy a hot tub that leaks so badly that it destroys the second floor bathroom.

22m Apr 7, 1988

See George Run,

George investigates why he was suddenly dropped as an endorsed candidate for the Board of Education.

22m Apr 10, 1988