Benson (1982)
Jessica Tate's sharp-tongued former butler, Benson DuBois, moves up in the world, becoming first the governor's "director of household affairs," then the state's budget director, then lieutenant governor and candidate for the executive mansion.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 13 Sep. 1979Benson arrives to help the Governor with his transition to the mansion, meanwhile he helps prevent the deportation of beavers from the state that would inhibit the building of a multi-billion dollar industry.
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Episode 2 - Trust Me
Release Date: 20 Sep. 1979Katie is forbidden from attending a KISS concert which she attends by deceit.
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Episode 3 - The President's Double
Release Date: 27 Sep. 1979Benson stands in for the poisoned president of a newly formed African nation, meanwhile a fourth assassin comes looking for him.
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Episode 4 - Benson in Love
Release Date: 4 Oct. 1979Benson falls in love with, and later proposes to, a senator who isn't too keen on the idea of being married.
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Episode 5 - Conflict of Interest
Release Date: 18 Oct. 1979The governor must decide between attending a political hearing, or attending his daughter's school play. He had promised Katie he would be there to see her on the stage.
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Episode 6 - The Layoff
Release Date: 25 Oct. 1979Benson has to layoff some of the staff and among the ones he has on the block is the kindly pastry chef.
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Episode 7 - Snowbound
Release Date: 1 Nov. 1979The governor and his staff go on a retreat to a cabin in the mountains. They get trapped in the cabin by a snow storm and emotions run rough.
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Episode 8 - Jessica
Release Date: 8 Nov. 1979While a Baron visits the state and has meetings with the governor, he meets Jessica Tate. The two start an affair, and the Baron is later found dead in his hotel room.
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Episode 9 - Don't Quote Me
Release Date: 22 Nov. 1979Problems arise for the governor when a Senator friend of his is connected to a scandal and the information is released to the media.
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Episode 10 - War Stories
Release Date: 29 Nov. 1979Marcy starts dating an army friend of Benson's, not knowing that he is married.
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Episode 11 - Ghost Story
Release Date: 6 Dec. 1979Now that the governor, his family and staff are settled in the mansion, strange things begin to happen that cannot be explained. Stores surface about a 19th century governor who was murdered in office, and his ghost is haunting the mansion.
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Episode 12 - Taylor's Bid
Release Date: 13 Dec. 1979Taylor runs for public office.
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Episode 13 - One Strike, You're Out
Release Date: 27 Dec. 1979A dinner party at the governor's home is at risk of chaos when the domestic staff goes on strike.
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Episode 14 - Just Friends
Release Date: 3 Jan. 1980The governor tries to convince a business owner to move his operation into the state so that more jobs are available. When Benson meets the business man and his wife, he is uncomfortable because he used to date the wife when she was single.
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Episode 15 - Chain of Command
Release Date: 10 Jan. 1980The lieutenant governor takes over the governor's office for a few days when Governor Gatling is sick. Ed Sherman tries to get a bill passed into law, knowing that the governor opposes the bill.
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Episode 16 - Bugging the Governor
Release Date: 24 Jan. 1980Benson finds out that the governor's mansion is bugged. Someone is trying to find information that will harm the governor.
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Episode 17 - Kraus Affair
Release Date: 31 Jan. 1980Kraus has a crush on the butcher.
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Episode 18 - Checkmate
Release Date: 7 Feb. 1980An eleven-year-old prodigy in chess visits the governor's mansion. The young Russian is tired of being show-cased everywhere, so he asks Katie to hide him from his caregivers. When he is missed, the Soviets threaten war.
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Episode 19 - Cold Storage
Release Date: 28 Feb. 1980Kraus asks Benson to help her get some items from the basement. The door locks behind them and they are trapped in the basement together.
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Episode 20 - Old Man Gatlin'
Release Date: 6 Mar. 1980The Governor's father visits, and is not hesitant to share his opinions on everything.
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Episode 21 - Power Play
Release Date: 20 Mar. 1980An environmentalist visits the governor's mansion in protest of the waste that is being allowed in the state. He refuses to leave until he his heard.
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Episode 22 - Takin' It to the Streets
Release Date: 27 Mar. 1980The Governor and Benson visit a bar and listen to the conversations among the other patrons. They learn what others think of the politics in the state.
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Episode 23 - The Army Wants You
Release Date: 1 May 1980Army representatives visit the mansion to take Benson into custody. It seems there is some confusion about his service during the Korean War.
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Episode 24 - Marcy's Vacation
Release Date: 8 May 1980Marcy is hesitate to take a vacation because there is a lot of work to do at the mansion and she is needed. When she does take a vacation, she worries someone else will do her job better.