• 1979
  • TV-G
  • 30m
Benson

Summary 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. View more details

  • 1979
  • TV-G
  • 30m

Benson

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Robert Guillaume James Noble Missy Gold Inga Swenson

All cast & crew

7.1

Details

Genres : Comedy Family

Release date : Sep 12, 1979

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : 1365 S Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Production companies : Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

Summary 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. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Family

Release date : Sep 12, 1979

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : 1365 S Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Production companies : Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 12, 1979
Pilot
Benson 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.
Episode 2 • Sep 19, 1979
Trust Me
Katie is forbidden from attending a KISS concert which she attends by deceit.
Episode 3 • Sep 26, 1979
The President's Double
Benson stands in for the poisoned president of a newly formed African nation, meanwhile a fourth assassin comes looking for him.
Episode 4 • Oct 03, 1979
Benson in Love
Benson falls in love with, and later proposes to, a senator who isn't too keen on the idea of being married.
Episode 5 • Oct 17, 1979
Conflict of Interest
The 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.
Episode 6 • Oct 24, 1979
The Layoff
Benson has to layoff some of the staff and among the ones he has on the block is the kindly pastry chef.
Episode 7 • Oct 31, 1979
Snowbound
The 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.
Episode 8 • Nov 07, 1979
Jessica
While 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 her hotel room.
Episode 9 • Nov 21, 1979
Don't Quote Me
Problems arise for the governor when a Senator friend of his is connected to a scandal and the information is released to the media.
Episode 10 • Nov 28, 1979
War Stories
Marcy starts dating an army friend of Benson's, not knowing that he is married.
Episode 11 • Dec 05, 1979
Ghost Story
Now 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.
Episode 12 • Dec 12, 1979
Taylor's Bid
Taylor runs for public office...and turns his back on a proffered endorsement from Governor Gatling.
Episode 13 • Dec 26, 1979
One Strike, You're Out
A dinner party at the governor's home is at risk of chaos when the domestic staff goes on strike.
Episode 14 • Jan 02, 1980
Just Friends
The 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.
Episode 15 • Jan 09, 1980
Chain of Command
The 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.
Episode 16 • Jan 23, 1980
Bugging the Governor
Benson finds out that the governor's mansion is bugged. Someone is trying to find information that will harm the governor.
Episode 17 • Jan 30, 1980
Kraus Affair
Kraus has a crush on the butcher.
Episode 18 • Feb 06, 1980
Checkmate
An 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.
Episode 19 • Feb 27, 1980
Cold Storage
Kraus asks Benson to help her get some items from the basement. The door locks behind them and they are trapped in the basement together.
Episode 20 • Mar 05, 1980
Old Man Gatlin'
The Governor's father visits, and is not hesitant to share his opinions on everything.
Episode 21 • Mar 19, 1980
Power Play
An 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.
Episode 22 • Mar 26, 1980
Takin' It to the Streets
The 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.
Episode 23 • Apr 30, 1980
The Army Wants You
Benson learns that while he was in the Army he may have been a test subject as part of a top-secret experiment in germ warfare without his knowledge.
Episode 24 • May 07, 1980
Marcy's Vacation
Marcy is hesitant 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.
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