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Benson

1979 Ended 30m episodes

7.0/10 46 votes

Comedy

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

Created by:: Susan Harris
Cast:: Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Missy Gold
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: ABC

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Seasons

8 available

Season 3

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

Benson's Appointment

1981-11-06 · 30m

The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.

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E02

Episode 2

The Grass Ain't Greener

1981-11-13 · 30m

Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a Prison.

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E03

Episode 3

Sit-In

1981-11-27 · 30m

In Benson's office, a conductor holds a concert in protest. He would like to point out the musician's plight with the culture's subsides. Meanwhile Mary has her last working day with Benson.

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E04

Episode 4

Double Exposure

1981-12-04 · 30m

Benson must help an FBI agent uncover a bribe scandal, but as the job becomes more complicated, the Attourney office jumps in to accuse the corrupt politicians.

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E05

Episode 5

The Lobbyist

1981-12-11 · 30m

Benson's lobbyist girlfriend approaches Benson with a project he approves, but the project bring Benson a bunch of charges of corruption.

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E06

Episode 6

Stress

1981-12-18 · 30m

The Governor hold an encounter session with the staff.

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E07

Episode 7

Rainbow's End

1981-12-25 · 30m

While Benson learns that his old flame (Rosalind Cash) is confined to a wheelchair, Clayton is trying to celebrate his birthday.

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E08

Episode 8

Once in a Blue Moon

1982-01-08 · 30m

Clayton is assaulted and Benson approves of tighter security at his expense. Meanwhile a ""being"" is claiming that starships are coming.

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E09

Episode 9

Kraus Falls in Love

1982-01-15 · 30m

Kraus falls in love with a man who is ineligible for her.

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E10

Episode 10

Stocks & Options

1982-01-22 · 30m

Benson accepts some stock from Pete as a debt payment. He tells Denise this information and tells her not to tell anyone. She accidentally slips and tells Gretchen and Clayton and they invest in the stock too. Unfortunately when Pete gets the idea that his stock went up, he buys back the stock from Benson and Clayton and Kraus get an unfortunate end of the deal. The stock they bought was in a rubber ball factory, but they thought they were buying in a satellite investment.

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E11

Episode 11

Kraus's Deadly Mistake

1982-02-05 · 30m

Kraus tries to live life to the absolute fullest after she gets the idea that she only has 6 months to live.

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E12

Episode 12

Wild Irish Rose

1982-02-12 · 30m

The former Governor Mulligan pays his successor a visit. He intoroduces his hot niece Rose to the astonished present. Clayton is striked by her beauty and tries to ingratiate himself with her.

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E13

Episode 13

Street Gangs

1982-02-19 · 30m

Benson tries to help a street gang stay out of trouble by trying to bid for a job in the city which requires a government contract.

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E14

Episode 14

Katie's Romance

1982-02-26 · 30m

Katie starts to have romantic feelings for Pete after he accompanies her to a gymnastics meet.

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E15

Episode 15

Clayton's Condo

1982-03-05 · 30m

Clayton ends up buying into an apartment building and at the same time Benson tries to get the landlord to fix the problems in his apartment. Benson also learns that the apartment complex that he lives in, is the apartment building Clayton just bought, so when Benson asks Clayton what he should do to take measures against a landlord, Clayton gives Benson the ammunition that would soon turn against his new landlord. Suddenly, Benson and Clayton threaten each other with lawsuits and when Clayton decides to tear it down, he learns that the complex is historical and comes to terms that Benson and the tennants won and that it would be a goldmine to keep running.

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E16

Episode 16

Getting Even

1982-03-12 · 30m

When a wealthy investor seeks sexual favors from Denise more than contributing to the state, Benson steps in by pretending that Denise was murdered by the man himself and a big ""witness"" act is brought up which eventually puts fear into the man.

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E17

Episode 17

Pete the Hero

1982-03-19 · 30m

Pete Begs Benson to borrow his car and when Benson finally let him, Pete comes back with the car totaled. Pete stopped a van with a couple of armed robbers using Benson's car. Everything looks great for Pete on account of his good deed, but nothing looks good for Benson who is not only out of a car, but who's insurance will not even pay for the damages. Finally, it's up to Pete, Benson, and a televised conference which may give Benson a chance to broadcast his way into coverage for his totaled car.

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E18

Episode 18