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Benson — Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Susan Harris
• Starring: Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Missy Gold, René Auberjonois, Billie Bird

Benson — Series Details

Benson — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Change (Pilot) (1979-09-13) — 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 h
• E2: Trust Me (1979-09-20) — 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?
• E3: The President's Double (1979-09-27) — 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
• E4: Benson in Love (1979-10-04) — Benson meets an attrative woman in the mansion and asks her out, not knowing she is a senator.
• E5: Conflict of Interest (1979-10-18) — 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 sche
• E6: The Layoff (1979-10-25) — 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 light
• E7: Snowbound (1979-11-01) — 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 Ben
• E8: Jessica (1979-11-08) — 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 tr
• E9: Don't Quote Me (1979-11-22) — 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.
• E10: War Stories (1979-11-29) — 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 tha
• E11: Ghost Story (1979-12-06) — 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 murd
• E12: Taylor's Bid (1979-12-13) — 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 responsibi
• E13: One Strike, You're Out (1979-12-27) — 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
• E14: Just Friends (1980-01-03) — 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
• E15: Chain of Command (1980-01-10) — 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 permanen
• E16: Bugging the Governor (1980-01-24) — 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
• E17: Kraus Affair (1980-01-31) — Kraus falls for the Butcher, but she loses her self-confidence asking him out.
• E18: Checkmate (1980-02-07) — 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 hi
• E19: Cold Storage (1980-02-28) — 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 freez
• E20: Old Man Gatlin' (1980-03-06) — 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 b
• E21: Power Play (1980-03-20) — A load of dead fish and sludge is delivered to the Mansion by a conservationist.
• E22: Takin' It to the Streets (1980-03-27) — 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 tro
• E23: The Army Wants You (1980-05-01) — 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
• E24: Marcy's Vacation (1980-05-08) — 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.

Season 2

• E1: Thick as Thieves (1980-10-31) — Benson and Kraus are held hostage during a market robbery.
• E2: Benson in the Hospital (1980-11-07) — 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 doct
• E3: Fool's Gold (1980-11-14) — 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 se
• E4: Masquerade (1980-11-21) — 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
• E5: First Lady (1980-11-28) — 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.
• E6: Citizen Kraus (1980-12-12) — 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 ang
• E7: Benson's Groupie (1980-12-19) — 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 t
• E8: In High Places (1981-01-09) — The pilot of the Governor's charter plane becomes ill and there is no co-pilot, so Benson tries to fly the plane himself.
• E9: Old School Ties (1981-01-16) — 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 adv
• E10: The Apartment (1981-01-23) — Wanting to be alone, Benson rents an apartment. Everybody though manages to know where he is.
• E11: Big Buddy (1981-02-06) — The press secretary hatches a new scheme and it involves Benson in a ""Big Buddy"" program.
• E12: Fireside Chat (1981-02-13) — 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
• E13: Marcy's Wedding (1981-02-20) — 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.
• E14: Rivals (1981-02-27) — Kraus' childhood enemy comes from Germany to visit her.
• E15: No Sad Songs (1981-03-06) — 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
• E16: Clayton, Go Home (1981-03-13) — After receiving death threats, the Governor's new advisor, Clayton Endicott the 3rd moves into the mansion.
• E17: Easy Kid Stuff (1981-03-20) — After a boy breaks his arm by falling out of a tree, Benson has different feelings about becoming the boy's surrogate father.
• E18: Homework (1981-04-03) — Katie tries to ""paint a picture"" of everyone in her household through an essay.
• E19: Handwriting on the Wall (1981-04-10) — 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.
• E20: The Governor's House Call (1981-05-08) — The Governor, Benson and Clayton are trapped in a bordello with a muckraking columnist.
• E21: All Shook Up (1981-05-15) — 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 l
• E22: Lifesaver (1981-05-22) — Benson saves Kraus' life but wonders if he did the right thing when Kraus' appreciation goes way too far.

Season 3

• E1: Benson's Appointment (1981-11-06) — The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.
• E2: The Grass Ain't Greener (1981-11-13) — Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a Prison.
• E3: Sit-In (1981-11-27) — 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 wi
• E4: Double Exposure (1981-12-04) — 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.
• E5: The Lobbyist (1981-12-11) — Benson's lobbyist girlfriend approaches Benson with a project he approves, but the project bring Benson a bunch of charges of corruption.
• E6: Stress (1981-12-18) — The Governor hold an encounter session with the staff.
• E7: Rainbow's End (1981-12-25) — While Benson learns that his old flame (Rosalind Cash) is confined to a wheelchair, Clayton is trying to celebrate his birthday.
• E8: Once in a Blue Moon (1982-01-08) — Clayton is assaulted and Benson approves of tighter security at his expense. Meanwhile a ""being"" is claiming that starships are coming.
• E9: Kraus Falls in Love (1982-01-15) — Kraus falls in love with a man who is ineligible for her.
• E10: Stocks & Options (1982-01-22) — 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
• E11: Kraus's Deadly Mistake (1982-02-05) — Kraus tries to live life to the absolute fullest after she gets the idea that she only has 6 months to live.
• E12: Wild Irish Rose (1982-02-12) — 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 himse
• E13: Street Gangs (1982-02-19) — 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.
• E14: Katie's Romance (1982-02-26) — Katie starts to have romantic feelings for Pete after he accompanies her to a gymnastics meet.
• E15: Clayton's Condo (1982-03-05) — 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
• E16: Getting Even (1982-03-12) — 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 ""w
• E17: Pete the Hero (1982-03-19) — 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. Ever
• E18: In the Red (1982-03-26) — Pete and Benson are captured by guerrillas when they visit an island.
• E19: Teed Off (1982-04-02) — Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Pete are at each others throats after playing a round of golf together.
• E20: The Party's Over (1982-04-30) — The Governor learns a lot about dirty politics when his party won't support his renomination.
• E21: The Lumber Mill (1982-05-07) — After visiting his old Lumber Mill, the Governor decides to run for re-election as an independant.
• E22: Black Tuesday (1982-05-14) — The Governor's campaign comes to a hectic close and the election results show that he has lost.

Season 4

• E1: Death in a Funny Position (1) (1982-10-22) — A yacht cruise becomes a murder mystery when the owner of the boat is stabbed to death.
• E2: Death in a Funny Position (2) (1982-10-22) — Murders abound on a working vacation aboard a yacht, but Benson saves the day.
• E3: What a Revoltin' Development (1982-10-29) — 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.
• E4: Thy Brother's Keeper (1982-11-05) — Benson's younger brother visits him at the same time an important report is due.
• E5: Quest for Retire (1982-11-12) — Charlie, the mansion's gardener, is about to retire. Charlie wants to still work, so he tries to get Benson's help.
• E6: Teacher's Pest (1982-11-19) — 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.
• E7: Benson's Army Reunion (1982-11-26) — 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.
• E8: Benson's New Home (1982-12-03) — 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.
• E9: Crimes of the Hearth (1982-12-10) — When Benson's condo is robbed, he finds out that it won't be easy to catch the crooks.
• E10: Mary and Her Lambs (1982-12-17) — It's Christmas time and Benson helps an assistant cook keep her foster children.
• E11: Pen Pal (1982-12-31) — Kraus' pen pal, who is an Ex-convict, visits her hoping for a job, which disrupts the execitive mansion.
• E12: The Honeymooners (1983-01-07) — 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
• E13: Close Encounters on the Third Hole (1983-01-14) — While Benson and the Governor are playing golf, a UFO shows up.
• E14: Katie's Boyfriend (1983-01-21) — The Governor allows Katie to go on her 1st date aside from the rise of an ecomonic crisis.
• E15: The Royal Painting (1983-01-28) — A former street gang is hired to paint the mansion for the visiting Queen of England.
• E16: Boy's Night Out (1983-02-04) — 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.
• E17: Family Tree (1983-02-18) — When an aunt dies, Benson and Clayton, learn that they might be related to each other.
• E18: Calamity Kraus (1983-02-25) — Kraus pretends to be a wealthy heiress to keep a manufacturing plant in the state.
• E19: Kraus Sings the Blues (1983-03-04) — Benson hosts a telethon and lets Kraus sing when other acts cancel out.
• E20: Half-Court Trap (1983-03-11) — Benson learns that his nephew, a basketball star, can hardly reador write.
• E21: A View From the Roof (1983-03-18) — Benson and the Governor try putting an antenna on the roof, but the ladder falls and the two get trapped up there.
• E22: Love in a Funny Phase (1983-03-31) — Benson is upset when his girlfriend Jennifer, decides to date other men.

Season 5

• E1: Band of Gold (1983-09-16) — 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
• E2: Human Element (1983-09-23) — G.I. operatives replace Gene with a double.
• E3: God, I Need This Job (1983-09-30) — Everyone thinks that Benson is out of it when he sees, hears, and talks to Jessica Tate's ghost.
• E4: Who's Arnold? (1983-10-07) — Benson poses as Kraus' husband when her mother visits from Germany.
• E5: Full Court Press (1983-10-21) — 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 insul
• E6: Down the Drain (1983-10-28) — 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.
• E7: It Ain't Sheik (1983-11-04) — Benson gets the annoyng assigment of convncing a sheik to act on a multi-million dollar headquarter complex and his passionate advances toward Kraus.
• E8: You Can't Give It Away (1983-11-11) — Benson wins the state lottery but loses it all because he accidentally said that he would donate it to charity on a television program.
• E9: Katie's Cookies (1983-11-18) — Benson helps Katie win a cookie contest while he's suppose to testify against the mob.
• E10: Labor Pains (1983-11-25) — While Benson's neigbor is trapped in a snowstorm, Benson must take care of his baby for longer than he expected to.
• E11: Unlisted Love (1983-12-02) — The Governor meets the woman he had a crush on in high school, so Benson tries to fix the two up.
• E12: The Governor's Brain is Missing (1983-12-16) — G.I. operatives replece Governor Gatling with a double.
• E13: A Real Gone Daddy (1983-12-23) — Winston, one of Katie's classmates tries to set Benson up with his widowed mother.
• E14: Too Pooped to Pip (1984-01-06) — Benson tries hard toget Gladys Knight and the pips to perform at a telethon.
• E15: In All the Wrong Places (1984-01-13) — Benson and Governor Gatling are surprised at Pete, who reverted back to his youth.
• E16: Embarrassing Moments (1984-01-20) — Benson is named Citywide Magazine's ""Bachelor of the Month"", but the female response threatens his romnce with the photographer.
• E17: Take My Life, Please (1984-01-27) — When the visiting President orders a security check of all the emloyees at the mansion, Benson is labeled as a spy.
• E18: Beauty and the Beef (1984-02-03) — When Benson judges a beauty pageant, Clayton and Governor Gatling try to sway the vote in their direction.
• E19: We Deliver (1984-02-24) — While Denise is about to give birth, Denise, Benson, and the Governor get stuck in an elevator.
• E20: The Endicott Dynasty (1984-03-02) — Clayton gets upset when his father chooses Benson to run his empire after he dies.
• E21: The Little Hotel That Could (1984-03-09) — 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 choi
• E22: Let's Play Doctor (1984-05-04) — 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.

Season 6

• E1: The Scandal (1984-09-21) — While going undercover, Benson learns that the Lieutenant Governor is accepting bribes from a construction company.
• E2: The Inheritance (1984-09-28) — Benson finds it hard to believe that he is the sole heir to the Playbird magazine empire.
• E3: Let's Get Physical (1984-10-12) — Benson's pleasure turns to panic when the attractive doctor who conducted his physical wants to meet him to discuss the results.
• E4: The Campaign (1984-10-19) — 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 ""favor
• E5: The Election (1984-10-26) — When Benson runs out of his campaign money, a benefactor arrives when things look darkest.
• E6: Made in Hong Kong (1) (1984-11-02) — 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.
• E7: Made in Hong Kong (2) (1984-11-09) — 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.
• E8: Hello, We Must Be Going (1984-11-16) — 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.
• E9: Double Date (1984-11-23) — Benson fixes Clayton up with a date, but the date is disgusted with Clayton's romance ploys and ""manners"".
• E10: Taking it to the Max (1984-11-30) — Benson is shocked when he tells his sister to be cautious with her ex boyfriend and doesn't listen.
• E11: The Reunion (1984-12-07) — Benson visits with his brother and Uncle who he hasn't seen in years.
• E12: Make War, Not Love (1984-12-14) — A Declaration of War is brought out among two fighting nations after Benson attends a Trade conference.
• E13: Home for Christmas (1984-12-21) — 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).
• E14: On the Road (1985-01-11) — 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.
• E15: Take This Job and Love It (1985-01-18) — Benson gets surrounded in red tape when he takes on the city mayor who pans to outlaw breakdancing in public places.
• E16: Making Change (1985-01-25) — Benson, the Governor, Kraus, and Clayton talk about people from their past who influenced their lives greatly.
• E17: Solid Gold (1985-02-01) — On a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.
• E18: The Oval Office (1985-02-08) — 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 trap
• E19: Mid-life Cowboy (1985-02-15) — An exhausted Governor Gatling decides to play cowboy at a dude ranch to unwind.
• E20: Scenario (1985-02-22) — 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.
• E21: Dubois: Portrait of a Politician (1985-03-15) — 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.
• E22: Katie's Cousin (1985-03-22) — 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 fli
• E23: The Bookburner (1985-03-29) — Benson's tie-breaking vote on a school bill leads to a major conflict with a powerful senator and a book-burning incident.
• E24: Jung at Heart (1985-04-05) — 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 awar

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Benson have? 7 season(s) with 158 episodes.

Who created Benson? Susan Harris.

Where can I watch Benson? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.