Webster was a silly and sweet family comedy, but one with a very sad setup. After his parents are killed in a car accident, precocious and plucky five-year-old Webster Long (Emmanuel Lewis) goes to live with his godfather, George Papadopolis — he'd played pro football with the kid's father in the '70s — and George's wife, Katherine. The childless, yuppie George and Ma'am (as Webster called them) had to adjust to unexpected parenthood while Webster filled their lives with joy, wonder, and sappy storylines.
Big and imposing Alex Karras was believable as a former football player because he really was a former football player, and one of the best to ever play the game. Karras played defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions from 1958 to 1970, was named to four Pro Bowls, and was enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame. After playing himself in the football movie Paper Lion, Karras fully moved into acting in the 1970s, mostly playing bullies, bruisers, and tough guys in projects like Blazing Saddles
According to the Associated Press, in the 2010s Karras experienced kidney failure, heart disease, stomach cancer, and dementia, and in October 2012, he died at age 77.
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