Benson

Benson 1979

★ 7.0TMDB 0h 30min 7 seasons Creator: Susan Harris

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

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1S1·E1 Change (Pilot)Sep 13, 1979In 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…2S1·E2 Trust MeSep 20, 1979Katie 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…3S1·E3 The President's DoubleSep 27, 1979Governor 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…4S1·E4 Benson in LoveOct 4, 1979Benson meets an attrative woman in the mansion and asks her out, not knowing she is a senator.5S1·E5 Conflict of InterestOct 18, 1979The 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…6S1·E6 The LayoffOct 25, 1979Benson 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…7S1·E7 SnowboundNov 1, 1979Governor 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…8S1·E8 JessicaNov 8, 1979Jessica 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…9S1·E9 Don't Quote MeNov 22, 1979A 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.10S1·E10 War StoriesNov 29, 1979Benson'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…11S1·E11 Ghost StoryDec 6, 1979Very 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…12S1·E12 Taylor's BidDec 13, 1979Taylor 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…13S1·E13 One Strike, You're OutDec 27, 1979The 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…14S1·E14 Just FriendsJan 3, 1980Governor 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…15S1·E15 Chain of CommandJan 10, 1980The 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…16S1·E16 Bugging the GovernorJan 24, 1980Somebody 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…17S1·E17 Kraus AffairJan 31, 1980Kraus falls for the Butcher, but she loses her self-confidence asking him out.18S1·E18 CheckmateFeb 7, 1980An 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…19S1·E19 Cold StorageFeb 28, 1980Just 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…20S1·E20 Old Man Gatlin'Mar 6, 1980The 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…21S1·E21 Power PlayMar 20, 1980A load of dead fish and sludge is delivered to the Mansion by a conservationist.22S1·E22 Takin' It to the StreetsMar 27, 1980 · TMDB 10.0Wanting 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…23S1·E23 The Army Wants YouMay 1, 1980Benson, 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…24S1·E24 Marcy's VacationMay 8, 1980Marcy 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.

Cast

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Creator
Susan Harris
Production Design
Edward Stephenson

Details

First air date
Sep 13, 1979
Last air date
Apr 19, 1986
Seasons
7
Episodes
158
Episode runtime
30 min
Network
ABC
Status
Ended
Country
United States of America
Language
English

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