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 - Benson the Hero
Release Date: 4 Oct. 1985Benson is cutting the ribbon at the mall. Suddenly someone cries out a robbery and when the robber passes Benson he knocks him out with the giant scissors he was holding. Later the man sues for battery. He retains Clayton as his lawyer who tells him it's a piece of cake. Till he learns who the opposing counsel is; Nevada Bob Walker a shark. Clayton suffers a breakdown, and Benson asks the judge what are his options. Either to let the judge give him a continuance which means they will pick it up in 18 months or proceed on his own. He chooses the latter. And it turns ...
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Episode 2 - Love and Politics
Release Date: 11 Oct. 1985Benson and Senator Hartford are on opposite sides of a bill that Clayton supports. This makes a romantic connection a bit more difficult for them.
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Episode 3 - Uncle Jack
Release Date: 18 Oct. 1985The governor's brother visits the mansion. The governor and Jack have not talked to each other for 25 years.
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Episode 4 - The Stranger
Release Date: 25 Oct. 1985On a stormy Halloween night, a mysterious man who calls himself G. Reaper shows up. Later they learn that some children go missing. That's when the entire staff believe that the man is The Grim Reaper. Benson decides to go see him to find out who he is and why he is here. But his answers shock him.
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Episode 5 - We Spy
Release Date: 8 Nov. 1985Benson and Kraus are accused of being spies while they are in Germany.
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Episode 6 - $1,000,000 an Hour
Release Date: 15 Nov. 1985As the fiscal year ends, Clayton realizes there is a large surplus of funds unused. The auditors tell him that he must use it now, or lose it to the budget in the following year. Benson and Clayton find ways to use the funds.
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Episode 7 - Flight of the Dodo: Part 1
Release Date: 29 Nov. 1985Clayton decides to be the helicopter pilot for Benson and the governor to a golf course. Clayton loses control of the helicopter.
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Episode 8 - Flight of the Dodo: Part 2
Release Date: 6 Dec. 1985After Clayton crashes the helicopter on the way to a golf course, Clayton, Benson and the governor are stranded in a desert.
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Episode 9 - Two Boys and Their Dog
Release Date: 13 Dec. 1985Clayton talks Benson into investing in a dog breeding business. However, their mating dog is impotent.
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Episode 10 - Last Man on Earth
Release Date: 3 Jan. 1986Kraus has a dream that she and Benson are the only remaining people on earth, and decide to be with each other.
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Episode 11 - Secret Love
Release Date: 18 Jan. 1986Clayton's about to be named Budget Director. But at the hearing a secret he's been keeping is revealed and might make his appointment unlikely. So he freaks out and runs out. Benson tries to encourage to stand up to them.
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Episode 12 - Summer of Discontent
Release Date: 25 Jan. 1986The governor wants to pass environmental legislation to help the state. He asks Benson to help him talk to a conservationist.
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Episode 13 - Parade Rest
Release Date: 1 Feb. 1986Benson investigates the Veterans Administration misuse of paying benefits to the veterans because the person he hired for remodeling his bathroom is a veteran.
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Episode 14 - Reel Murder: Part 1
Release Date: 8 Feb. 1986After a Hollywood director is found dead in the mansion, Benson and the others try to solve the crime.
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Episode 15 - Reel Murder: Part 2
Release Date: 15 Feb. 1986After a Hollywood director is found dead in the mansion, Benson and the others try to solve the crime.
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Episode 16 - The Hat and the Ring
Release Date: 22 Feb. 1986Benson is nominated to run for governor; he asks Diane to marry him.
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Episode 17 - The Bucks Stop Here
Release Date: 1 Mar. 1986Clayton's father is getting married to a young woman, and Clayton sees his inheritance slipping through his fingers.
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Episode 18 - Pardon Me
Release Date: 8 Mar. 1986The governor signs a pardon for a man in prison who was wrongly accused of a crime. However, the man has adjusted to jail life and is afraid of being set free.
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Episode 19 - Hi, Society
Release Date: 22 Mar. 1986Kraus starts living a life in high society when a gossip columnist befriends her.
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Episode 20 - Three on a Mismatch
Release Date: 29 Mar. 1986The governor and Benson join forces for a double date.
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Episode 21 - Friends and Enemies
Release Date: 12 Apr. 1986Benson finds himself campaigning against the Governor.
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Episode 22 - And the Winner Is...
Release Date: 19 Apr. 1986Benson and Gov. Gatling have become opponents in the election for the Governor's job, which puts a dark cloud over their long standing friendship.