Benson
(1979)Streaming Episode Guide
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Season 7
And the Winner is . . .
Episode 22 - 4-19-1986
As time is running out, Benson, the Governor, or the crooked senator will soon be out of a job. Which one? As the details come to a close we find that the winner of the election is......
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Friends and Enemies
Episode 21 - 4-12-1986
With Governor Gatling's term about to close and Benson up to run for Governor, the Governor learns that he can run for yet one more term and decides to grab it. This leads to a final competition, hurt, and quarrels between the Governor and Benson. (Part 1 of 2)
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Three on a Mismatch
Episode 20 - 3-29-1986
The Governor answers an ad from a personal's column from a magazine.
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Hi, Society
Episode 19 - 3-22-1986
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A conservation expert may help Benson and the Governor pass an inportant bill, but when Kraus hears of the strategy, she leaks it out to a friend who turs out to be a columnist and a major gossip to people who can owe her a favor for information.
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Pardon Me
Episode 18 - 3-15-1986
Benson persuades to pardon a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years.
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The Bucks Stop Here
Episode 17 - 3-01-1986
Clayton has his sights on running the family fortune, until he meets his father's new, young, and pretty fiancee. Then he realizes that inheriting the fortune will be pretty challenging.
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The Hat and the Ring
Episode 16 - 2-22-1986
Benson, convinced that the question Senator Hartford has for him is ""the"" question, runs quickly to initiate a proposal.
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Reel Murder (2)
Episode 15 - 2-15-1986
With everyone's lives in danger and not much time left, they try to crack the case and survive.
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Reel Murder (1)
Episode 14 - 2-08-1986
Actor George Kennedy's plan to film a movie in the Goveror's mansion runs into deadly problems, and turns into a lethal murder mystery.
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Parade Rest
Episode 13 - 2-01-1986
A veteran is hired to retile the bathroom, but happens to disappear. Benson now has to investigate what happened and where his wherabouts are.
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Summer of Discontent
Episode 12 - 1-25-1986
Benson and the Governor seek advice from a conservationist in helping them pass some environmental legislation.
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Secret Love
Episode 11 - 1-18-1986
Clayton's nomination of the Governor's budget director has a problem after it is found out that Clayton lives with a Soviet defector.
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Last Man on Earth
Episode 10 - 1-03-1986
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After talk about Halley's comet, Karus dreams that she and Benson are the only ones left on earth.
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Two Boys and Their Dog
Episode 9 - 12-13-1985
Benson becomes involved in one of Clayton's wacky investment schemes. This one is investing in a weiner-dog to breed for puppies, but Benson grows too attached to the dog, as does also Clayton.
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Flight of the Dodo (2)
Episode 8 - 12-06-1985
After crash landing the helicopter in the desert, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton all struggle to survive on account of them being stranded.
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Flight of the Dodo (1)
Episode 7 - 11-29-1985
Despite warnings, on their way to fly a helicopter to play golf, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton run into disasterous problems with Clayton as their pilot.
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We Spy
Episode 5 - 11-08-1985
While Benson and Kraus go to East Germany on official business, the two are accused of being spies and get arrested.
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The Stranger
Episode 4 - 10-25-1985
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A mysterious stranger lurks around the Governor's mansion on Haloween night.
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Uncle Jack
Episode 3 - 10-18-1985
Benson tries to bring the Governor and his brother Jack together after 25 years of not seeing each other.
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Love and Politics
Episode 2 - 10-11-1985
When Benson revisits a relationship with Senator Hartford, the Senator changes her position on Clayton's commercial-development-of-state-parks bill. When Benson calls her on it, she flip-flops again and ultimately abstains.
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Benson the Hero
Episode 1 - 10-04-1985
While Governor Gatling is away, Benson and Clayton are depended upon to spend an 8 million dollar budget surplus before the next fiscal year, which is only a matter of several hours away. When the surplus was found out by someone, The Governor and Clayton go through political embarassment.
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Season 6
Jung at Heart
Episode 24 - 4-05-1985
When Clayton's name is passed over at the table of the Man of the Year Award, an award given by the Press, Clayton tries to capture Benson's personality so that he can win the award.
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The Bookburner
Episode 23 - 3-29-1985
Benson's tie-breaking vote on a school bill leads to a major conflict with a powerful senator and a book-burning incident.
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Katie's Cousin
Episode 22 - 3-22-1985
Katie's wild and undisciplined cousin Laura persuades Katie to lie to her father about sleeping at a friends and really go to a bar to pick up College men. You know what really flies when Benson and Clayton go to the same bar to get a drink and see them. Benson confronts Katie that he won't tell on her, it's up to her to decide whether or not to tell her dad or not.
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Dubois: Portrait of a Politician
Episode 21 - 3-15-1985
While the Governor is away on business, Benson is responsible for the work that needs to get done. In this particular case, Benson vetoes a bill that the Governor agreed to sign.
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Scenario
Episode 20 - 2-22-1985
Benson, the Governor, and everyone in the mansion go to the bomb cellar to try and prepare for a nuclear attack against the United States.
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Mid-life Cowboy
Episode 19 - 2-15-1985
An exhausted Governor Gatling decides to play cowboy at a dude ranch to unwind.
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The Oval Office
Episode 18 - 2-08-1985
While being called in from President Reagan on account of a remark Benson made, Benson and the Governor reach The Oval Office, and while waiting for the President, the two get trapped in there.
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Solid Gold
Episode 17 - 2-01-1985
On a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.
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Making Change
Episode 16 - 1-25-1985
Benson, the Governor, Kraus, and Clayton talk about people from their past who influenced their lives greatly.
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Take This Job and Love It
Episode 15 - 1-18-1985
Benson gets surrounded in red tape when he takes on the city mayor who pans to outlaw breakdancing in public places.
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On the Road
Episode 14 - 1-11-1985
Benson tries to investigate Kraus when she doesn't show up for a while. Kraus returns to acting and Benson disguises himelf as a limo driver to try and get her back.
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Home for Christmas
Episode 13 - 12-21-1984
As he is walking on the sidewalk during a Christmas rush, he trips and falls. While he is unconscious, he dreams about Christmas with his mother (Beah Richards).
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Make War, Not Love
Episode 12 - 12-14-1984
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A Declaration of War is brought out among two fighting nations after Benson attends a Trade conference.
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The Reunion
Episode 11 - 12-07-1984
Benson visits with his brother and Uncle who he hasn't seen in years.
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Taking it to the Max
Episode 10 - 11-30-1984
Benson is shocked when he tells his sister to be cautious with her ex boyfriend and doesn't listen.
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Double Date
Episode 9 - 11-23-1984
Benson fixes Clayton up with a date, but the date is disgusted with Clayton's romance ploys and ""manners"".
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Hello, We Must Be Going
Episode 8 - 11-16-1984
Benson plans to have Kraus become Lieuteant Governor Benson's assistant. But things get screwed up when a nebbish with political clout is hired instead.
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Made in Hong Kong (2)
Episode 7 - 11-09-1984
Benson, in help from the Police, is persued while trying to rescue the captured Governor and Kraus, who earlier attempted to rescue Clayton from Lady Van Dyne.
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Made in Hong Kong (1)
Episode 6 - 11-02-1984
Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Kraus go off to Hong Kong where Clayton is mistaken for a famous designer and kinapped by a fashion tycoon and her henchmen.
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The Election
Episode 5 - 10-26-1984
When Benson runs out of his campaign money, a benefactor arrives when things look darkest.
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The Campaign
Episode 4 - 10-19-1984
After Benson decides to run for Lieutenant Governor, he learns that the man who offers money to his campaign will have to benefit from Benson by doing him special political ""favors.""
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Let's Get Physical
Episode 3 - 10-12-1984
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Benson's pleasure turns to panic when the attractive doctor who conducted his physical wants to meet him to discuss the results.
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The Inheritance
Episode 2 - 9-28-1984
Benson finds it hard to believe that he is the sole heir to the Playbird magazine empire.
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The Scandal
Episode 1 - 9-21-1984
While going undercover, Benson learns that the Lieutenant Governor is accepting bribes from a construction company.
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Season 5
Let's Play Doctor
Episode 22 - 5-04-1984
Benson learns that a crusty old medic does not have a medical license and when that man is up for the governor's Humanitarin Award, he wants none of the credit.
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The Little Hotel That Could
Episode 21 - 3-09-1984
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Kraus nags Benson in joining her to save an old hotel from being torn down and when Kraus uses extreme measures that could be dangerous to their lives, Benson seems to have no choice in the matter.
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The Endicott Dynasty
Episode 20 - 3-02-1984
Clayton gets upset when his father chooses Benson to run his empire after he dies.
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We Deliver
Episode 19 - 2-24-1984
While Denise is about to give birth, Denise, Benson, and the Governor get stuck in an elevator.
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Beauty and the Beef
Episode 18 - 2-03-1984
When Benson judges a beauty pageant, Clayton and Governor Gatling try to sway the vote in their direction.
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Take My Life, Please
Episode 17 - 1-27-1984
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When the visiting President orders a security check of all the emloyees at the mansion, Benson is labeled as a spy.
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Embarrassing Moments
Episode 16 - 1-20-1984
Benson is named Citywide Magazine's ""Bachelor of the Month"", but the female response threatens his romnce with the photographer.
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In All the Wrong Places
Episode 15 - 1-13-1984
Benson and Governor Gatling are surprised at Pete, who reverted back to his youth.
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Too Pooped to Pip
Episode 14 - 1-06-1984
Benson tries hard toget Gladys Knight and the pips to perform at a telethon.
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A Real Gone Daddy
Episode 13 - 12-23-1983
Winston, one of Katie's classmates tries to set Benson up with his widowed mother.
7/10Where to watch
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The Governor's Brain is Missing
Episode 12 - 12-16-1983
G.I. operatives replece Governor Gatling with a double.
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Unlisted Love
Episode 11 - 12-02-1983
The Governor meets the woman he had a crush on in high school, so Benson tries to fix the two up.
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Labor Pains
Episode 10 - 11-25-1983
While Benson's neigbor is trapped in a snowstorm, Benson must take care of his baby for longer than he expected to.
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Katie's Cookies
Episode 9 - 11-18-1983
Benson helps Katie win a cookie contest while he's suppose to testify against the mob.
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You Can't Give It Away
Episode 8 - 11-11-1983
Benson wins the state lottery but loses it all because he accidentally said that he would donate it to charity on a television program.
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It Ain't Sheik
Episode 7 - 11-04-1983
Benson gets the annoyng assigment of convncing a sheik to act on a multi-million dollar headquarter complex and his passionate advances toward Kraus.
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Down the Drain
Episode 6 - 10-28-1983
Plumbing problems at Benson's flat causes him to calling a crotchety old workman to fix his sink, but something unexpected happens to the plumber.
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Full Court Press
Episode 5 - 10-21-1983
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Katie is assigned to write a report about what goes on in the mansion and she starts to wrie about Benson and Clayton exchanging insults. Anyway Clayton feels that Benson has insulted him one last time and the case goes to court.
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Who's Arnold?
Episode 4 - 10-07-1983
Benson poses as Kraus' husband when her mother visits from Germany.
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God, I Need This Job
Episode 3 - 9-30-1983
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Everyone thinks that Benson is out of it when he sees, hears, and talks to Jessica Tate's ghost.
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Band of Gold
Episode 1 - 9-16-1983
In the 5th season opener, Denise and Pete are about to get married in the woods, but trouble arises when Pete forgets to put gasin the car and him, Benson, Denise and Kraus are are stranded. They then have to find a way to cicilization so they steal the minister's gasoline can and take off.
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Season 4
Love in a Funny Phase
Episode 22 - 3-31-1983
Benson is upset when his girlfriend Jennifer, decides to date other men.
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A View From the Roof
Episode 21 - 3-18-1983
Benson and the Governor try putting an antenna on the roof, but the ladder falls and the two get trapped up there.
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Half-Court Trap
Episode 20 - 3-11-1983
Benson learns that his nephew, a basketball star, can hardly reador write.
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Kraus Sings the Blues
Episode 19 - 3-04-1983
Benson hosts a telethon and lets Kraus sing when other acts cancel out.
6.7/10Where to watch
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Calamity Kraus
Episode 18 - 2-25-1983
Kraus pretends to be a wealthy heiress to keep a manufacturing plant in the state.
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Family Tree
Episode 17 - 2-18-1983
When an aunt dies, Benson and Clayton, learn that they might be related to each other.
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Boy's Night Out
Episode 16 - 2-04-1983
The men come to Benson's house to swap stories, play cards, and watch tv. Also, the Governor is a little disappointed at Benson for vetoing a legislative bill he was for.
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The Royal Painting
Episode 15 - 1-28-1983
A former street gang is hired to paint the mansion for the visiting Queen of England.
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Katie's Boyfriend
Episode 14 - 1-21-1983
The Governor allows Katie to go on her 1st date aside from the rise of an ecomonic crisis.
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Close Encounters on the Third Hole
Episode 13 - 1-14-1983
While Benson and the Governor are playing golf, a UFO shows up.
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The Honeymooners
Episode 12 - 1-07-1983
Kraus is about to get married. But when he can't make it, Benson plays as a substitute and ends up really getting married to Kraus. What makes him married to Kraus is the fact that he signed the marriage license and didn't sign her real husband-to-be's name on the license.
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Pen Pal
Episode 11 - 12-31-1982
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Kraus' pen pal, who is an Ex-convict, visits her hoping for a job, which disrupts the execitive mansion.
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Mary and Her Lambs
Episode 10 - 12-17-1982
It's Christmas time and Benson helps an assistant cook keep her foster children.
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Crimes of the Hearth
Episode 9 - 12-10-1982
When Benson's condo is robbed, he finds out that it won't be easy to catch the crooks.
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Benson's New Home
Episode 8 - 12-03-1982
Benson buys a house from a shady real estate salesman and since the house has so many major problems, Benson tries to get him to renovate it.
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Benson's Army Reunion
Episode 7 - 11-26-1982
Benson holds an army reunion and hatred surfaces when Kim, a Korean kid they befriended during the war, turns out to me a successful mulit-millionaire.
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Teacher's Pest
Episode 6 - 11-19-1982
Benson must pass an economics test to keep her job, but when she finds out that Benson is going to be her teacher, she thinks that it's hopeless.
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Quest for Retire
Episode 5 - 11-12-1982
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Charlie, the mansion's gardener, is about to retire. Charlie wants to still work, so he tries to get Benson's help.
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Thy Brother's Keeper
Episode 4 - 11-05-1982
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Benson's younger brother visits him at the same time an important report is due.
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What a Revoltin' Development
Episode 3 - 10-29-1982
While attending a conference in Latin America, Benson and Pete are kidnapped by revolutionaries. In exchange, they want 6 United States fighter jets in their possession.
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Death in a Funny Position (2)
Episode 2 - 10-22-1982
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Murders abound on a working vacation aboard a yacht, but Benson saves the day.
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Death in a Funny Position (1)
Episode 1 - 10-22-1982
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A yacht cruise becomes a murder mystery when the owner of the boat is stabbed to death.
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Season 3
Black Tuesday
Episode 22 - 5-14-1982
The Governor's campaign comes to a hectic close and the election results show that he has lost.
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The Lumber Mill
Episode 21 - 5-07-1982
After visiting his old Lumber Mill, the Governor decides to run for re-election as an independant.
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The Party's Over
Episode 20 - 4-30-1982
The Governor learns a lot about dirty politics when his party won't support his renomination.
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Teed Off
Episode 19 - 4-02-1982
Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Pete are at each others throats after playing a round of golf together.
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In the Red
Episode 18 - 3-26-1982
Pete and Benson are captured by guerrillas when they visit an island.
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Pete the Hero
Episode 17 - 3-19-1982
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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Getting Even
Episode 16 - 3-12-1982
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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Clayton's Condo
Episode 15 - 3-05-1982
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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Katie's Romance
Episode 14 - 2-26-1982
Katie starts to have romantic feelings for Pete after he accompanies her to a gymnastics meet.
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Street Gangs
Episode 13 - 2-19-1982
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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Wild Irish Rose
Episode 12 - 2-12-1982
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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Kraus's Deadly Mistake
Episode 11 - 2-05-1982
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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Stocks & Options
Episode 10 - 1-22-1982
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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Kraus Falls in Love
Episode 9 - 1-15-1982
Kraus falls in love with a man who is ineligible for her.
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Once in a Blue Moon
Episode 8 - 1-08-1982
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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Rainbow's End
Episode 7 - 12-25-1981
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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Stress
Episode 6 - 12-18-1981
The Governor hold an encounter session with the staff.
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The Lobbyist
Episode 5 - 12-11-1981
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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Double Exposure
Episode 4 - 12-04-1981
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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Sit-In
Episode 3 - 11-27-1981
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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The Grass Ain't Greener
Episode 2 - 11-13-1981
Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a Prison.
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Benson's Appointment
Episode 1 - 11-06-1981
The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.
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Season 2
Lifesaver
Episode 22 - 5-22-1981
Benson saves Kraus' life but wonders if he did the right thing when Kraus' appreciation goes way too far.
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All Shook Up
Episode 21 - 5-15-1981
An earthquake occurs and the Governor demmands strict rescue orders. One of those orders include Benson and Clayton hiding in the cellar which actually brings them to get along a little bit.
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The Governor's House Call
Episode 20 - 5-08-1981
The Governor, Benson and Clayton are trapped in a bordello with a muckraking columnist.
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Handwriting on the Wall
Episode 19 - 4-10-1981
Katie is suppose to write a school paper on her family, so she writes about certain situations that Benson, The Governor, Marcy, Pete, and Gretchen Kraus have all been in.
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Homework
Episode 18 - 4-03-1981
Katie tries to ""paint a picture"" of everyone in her household through an essay.
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Easy Kid Stuff
Episode 17 - 3-20-1981
After a boy breaks his arm by falling out of a tree, Benson has different feelings about becoming the boy's surrogate father.
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Clayton, Go Home
Episode 16 - 3-13-1981
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After receiving death threats, the Governor's new advisor, Clayton Endicott the 3rd moves into the mansion.
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No Sad Songs
Episode 15 - 3-06-1981
Benson's mother comes to visit and everyone makes her feel welcome. Tender moments stir in this episode between Benson and his mother. Unfortunately Benson's mom passes away which leaves Benson very upset. The only thing that gives comfort to Benson was the faith his mother had in Jesus and when he asks the Lord to give him a sign, the taxicab driver recites the same words his mother taught him for so long. ""You've got to have faith""
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Rivals
Episode 14 - 2-27-1981
Kraus' childhood enemy comes from Germany to visit her.
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Marcy's Wedding
Episode 13 - 2-20-1981
Marcy is marrying Dan, a producer and Benson is responsible for the wedding plans. That is until Marcy's mother disrupts Benson's plans by butting in.
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Fireside Chat
Episode 12 - 2-13-1981
The Governor is scheduled to be on television, but a lover's quarrel between Marcy and Dan, (the producer of the Governor's telecast) end up bleeding to his telecast, ruining it as one can say. Benson himself has to get into this.
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Big Buddy
Episode 11 - 2-06-1981
The press secretary hatches a new scheme and it involves Benson in a ""Big Buddy"" program.
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The Apartment
Episode 10 - 1-23-1981
Wanting to be alone, Benson rents an apartment. Everybody though manages to know where he is.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Old School Ties
Episode 9 - 1-16-1981
Libby, The Governor's sister thinks that Katie should be sent to a boarding school and the Governor sends her to one. The staff is crushed with the Governor taking his sister's advice.
7.8/10Where to watch
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In High Places
Episode 8 - 1-09-1981
30m
The pilot of the Governor's charter plane becomes ill and there is no co-pilot, so Benson tries to fly the plane himself.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Benson's Groupie
Episode 7 - 12-19-1980
Benson's summer romance follows him home at the same time important religious leaders visit the mansion. The main problem in this episode ia that she likes Benson so much, she'll try anything to ""win"" him over to her. She even threatens to disrupt the religious conference and get Benson fired.
6.5/10Where to watch
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Citizen Kraus
Episode 6 - 12-12-1980
Gretchen attends night classes in order to win her American citizenship. With a lot of hard work and achievement she fails the test. It seems that she remembers more when she's angry, so Benson and Marcy come with her. Benson then uses the anger strategy when she is failing. She gets angry and spews out answers that eventually win her her citizenship.
7.6/10Where to watch
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First Lady
Episode 5 - 11-28-1980
Katie is jealous when her father gives special treatment to a very important hostess which he calls Pretty Lilly. Katie fears that she may be losing him to her.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Masquerade
Episode 4 - 11-21-1980
A priceless gold statue is brought to the mansion and some revolutionaries are after it. They replace the statue with a replica and they find out so they have to find a way to get the real statue back. They end up having to hide it in the bowl of punch.
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Fool's Gold
Episode 3 - 11-14-1980
After a press conference, Benson notices a strange difference in one side of the fire place. He tries to twist it so it is similar with the other side. When he twists the knob a secret map comes out which gives the staff gold fever. They go to the shed in back and frantically look for the gold.
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Benson in the Hospital
Episode 2 - 11-07-1980
Humor swipes the Governor's Mansion when Benson is hospitalized. Benson turns out to be their funniest patient ever. They realize that he has a strange malady that has all the doctors in question.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Thick as Thieves
Episode 1 - 10-31-1980
26m
Benson and Kraus are held hostage during a market robbery.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Season 1
Marcy's Vacation
Episode 24 - 5-08-1980
25m
Marcy is going on vacation and she gets worried that Lorraine, her replacement may do a better job than she does and get dismissed for good.
7.5/10Where to watch
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The Army Wants You
Episode 23 - 5-01-1980
25m
Benson, a war veteran suspicious when he is told to report for an ""evaluation."" It seems that on their record, Benson Dubois died in the Korean war, so treating Benson like some kind of a spy or something, the Fed's watch and follow his every move. Even the staff is trying to link spydom with his work habits.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Takin' It to the Streets
Episode 22 - 3-27-1980
25m
Wanting to know how the ""little people"" really feel about politics and their real needs, Governor Gatling and Benson visit a mangy bar to talk to the constituents but land in trouble when a man picks a fight with Gatling at the bar, not knowing who he is.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Power Play
Episode 21 - 3-20-1980
30m
A load of dead fish and sludge is delivered to the Mansion by a conservationist.
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Old Man Gatlin'
Episode 20 - 3-06-1980
26m
The Governor's loudmouth father comes to visit and wreaks havoc among the staff. Benson then gets so fed up with the arrogance and the idea of the father breathing down his son's back that he traps him in the kitchen. Benson supervises him until the Governor's speech is over.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Cold Storage
Episode 19 - 2-28-1980
26m
Just before a very important banquet with guests, Benson and Kraus go in the old storage room to look for something and the door shuts on them. With minimal healthy air and a freezing temperature Benson and Kraus have to find themselves a way out. Benson risks it all when he starts a fire near an old heat duct and the mansion fills with smoke. That is the way the firemen tracked them.
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Checkmate
Episode 18 - 2-07-1980
30m
An 11 year old Soviet is brought to the mansion for a professional chess tournament. While the boy is homesick and wanting to be out of the public's eye, he sees Katie who hides him in her room. All hell breaks loose when the Soviets can't find him and accuses the US staff of kidnapping him. The Soviets then threaten war if the boy is not returned.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Kraus Affair
Episode 17 - 1-31-1980
26m
Kraus falls for the Butcher, but she loses her self-confidence asking him out.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Bugging the Governor
Episode 16 - 1-24-1980
25m
Somebody bugged the mansion and Benson tries to find out who by trapping them inside. It turned out that Taylor's lover, who was inside the mansion before, dispensed all equipment in the building.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Chain of Command
Episode 15 - 1-10-1980
30m
The Governor gets sick and has to stay in bed. Ed, his younger replacement takes advantage of the position and responsibilities of Governor too far. Ed tries to become the permanent replacement for the Governor. Benson catches this and tries to stop it.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Just Friends
Episode 14 - 1-03-1980
25m
Governor Gatling is trying to get Howard Walker, the entrepreneur to settle his new factory in his constituency. Benson on his own tries not to let this go through because him and Howard's wife had a love affair years ago.
8/10Where to watch
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One Strike, You're Out
Episode 13 - 12-27-1979
30m
The domestic workers demand more money and Benson grants their requests to give them a raise. The blue-collar people go on strike after Governor Gatling refuses their plea. At the same time, very important people come to dinner and Benson has to do all the duties. He does all he can do, and with his smarts he turns it into a disaster so that they can get a taste of what it's like not to have them.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Taylor's Bid
Episode 12 - 12-13-1979
26m
Taylor quits being the advisor to Governor Gatling and decides to run for a public office. The Governor starts to need Taylor back when he can't manage his own political responsibilities.
6.6/10Where to watch
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Ghost Story
Episode 11 - 12-06-1979
30m
Very mysterious things happen in the Governor's mansion. Kraus panicks and says that the house is haunted. They have a seance and find out that the ghost was a goveror who was murdered a long time ago. The reason he is haunting the mansion is because the man who murdered that Governor was going to be honored by Gov. Gatling with a memorial street named after him.
7.2/10Where to watch
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War Stories
Episode 10 - 11-29-1979
25m
Benson's old army buddy Eddie visits and him and Marcy hit it off after Benson introduces him to single Marcy. The problem is that Eddie is a married man and Benson didn't know that.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Don't Quote Me
Episode 9 - 11-22-1979
26m
A bad remark about a senator gets aired out and the staff is in trouble. They have to find who blabbed before more damaging information gets out.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Jessica
Episode 8 - 11-08-1979
30m
Jessica Tate visits and she gets involved in a scandal. She falls in love with the French Baron who is visiting and all of a sudden he dies. It's now up to Benson and Jessica to try to fool a crowd of media that he is still alive and departing the Hotel he's staying at without them knowing and connecting Jessica with the death.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Snowbound
Episode 7 - 11-01-1979
25m
Governor Gatling wants the staff to join him on his little vacation to a snow cottage. Benson agrees when he learns that Kraus will not attend. Later Kraus changes her mind and Benson has to live with it. He has to live with it harder when the staff gets snowed in.
7.6/10Where to watch
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The Layoff
Episode 6 - 10-25-1979
24m
Benson is forced to lay off some staff members when the Governor makes a campaign to cut ""unecessary"" spending. Katie resents Benson when he has to fire the sweet woman who lightens up everyone's day.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Conflict of Interest
Episode 5 - 10-18-1979
30m
The Governor is faced with a family problem. Should he go see his daughter in her school play as he promised, or should he accept a very important political invitation that is scheduled for the same night? The Governor decides he has to attend the political meeting and Benson has to stand in.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Benson in Love
Episode 4 - 10-04-1979
25m
Benson meets an attrative woman in the mansion and asks her out, not knowing she is a senator.
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The President's Double
Episode 3 - 9-27-1979
24m
Governor Gatling goes with African president Ukassi to a dinner. The African president becomes a victim of an assasination attempt and while his wounds get worse, Benson plays the part of the African president. The problem is that the assasins want that president dead and they have their desires on killing him not knowing that it's Benson.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Trust Me
Episode 2 - 9-20-1979
25m
Katie attends a controversial rock concert, even though her father forbid her to go and had Benson watch her. Now the question is, who will get home in time? The Governor or Katie? Benson, afraid Katie will not come home in time applies for another job in the meantime.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Change (Pilot)
Episode 1 - 9-13-1979
30m
In the pilot of this spinoff series of Soap, Benson, the Butler of Jessica Tate helps out her cousin Gene Gatling, who is the Governor of the state. Benson's first escapade lands him into finding a way for a huge company to build their new bridge without killing beavers. His success in this idea seems to land him a ""trial offer"" for this new job.
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No Sad Songs
Episode 15 - 3-06-1981
Benson's mother comes to visit and everyone makes her feel welcome. Tender moments stir in this episode between Benson and his mother. Unfortunately Benson's mom passes away which leaves Benson very upset. The only thing that gives comfort to Benson was the faith his mother had in Jesus and when he asks the Lord to give him a sign, the taxicab driver recites the same words his mother taught him for so long. ""You've got to have faith""
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Mary and Her Lambs
Episode 10 - 12-17-1982
It's Christmas time and Benson helps an assistant cook keep her foster children.
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Benson's Appointment
Episode 1 - 11-06-1981
The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.
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Takin' It to the Streets
Episode 22 - 3-27-1980
25m
Wanting to know how the ""little people"" really feel about politics and their real needs, Governor Gatling and Benson visit a mangy bar to talk to the constituents but land in trouble when a man picks a fight with Gatling at the bar, not knowing who he is.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Clayton, Go Home
Episode 16 - 3-13-1981
30m
After receiving death threats, the Governor's new advisor, Clayton Endicott the 3rd moves into the mansion.
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