Benson (1979)
A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
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Episode 1 - Benson the Hero
Release Date: 1985-10-04While Governor Gatling is away, Benson and Clayton are depended upon to spend an 8 million dollar budget surplus before the next fiscal year, which is only a matter of several hours away. When the surplus was found out by someone, The Governor and Clayton go through political embarassment.
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Episode 2 - Love and Politics
Release Date: 1985-10-11When Benson revisits a relationship with Senator Hartford, the Senator changes her position on Clayton's commercial-development-of-state-parks bill. When Benson calls her on it, she flip-flops again and ultimately abstains.
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Episode 3 - Uncle Jack
Release Date: 1985-10-18Benson tries to bring the Governor and his brother Jack together after 25 years of not seeing each other.
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Episode 4 - The Stranger
Release Date: 1985-10-25A mysterious stranger lurks around the Governor's mansion on Haloween night.
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Episode 5 - We Spy
Release Date: 1985-11-08While Benson and Kraus go to East Germany on official business, the two are accused of being spies and get arrested.
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Episode 6 - $1,000,000 an Hour
Release Date: 1985-11-15Synopsis currently unknown
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Episode 7 - Flight of the Dodo (1)
Release Date: 1985-11-29Despite warnings, on their way to fly a helicopter to play golf, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton run into disasterous problems with Clayton as their pilot.
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Episode 8 - Flight of the Dodo (2)
Release Date: 1985-12-06After crash landing the helicopter in the desert, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton all struggle to survive on account of them being stranded.
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Episode 9 - Two Boys and Their Dog
Release Date: 1985-12-13Benson becomes involved in one of Clayton's wacky investment schemes. This one is investing in a weiner-dog to breed for puppies, but Benson grows too attached to the dog, as does also Clayton.
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Episode 10 - Last Man on Earth
Release Date: 1986-01-03After talk about Halley's comet, Karus dreams that she and Benson are the only ones left on earth.
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Episode 11 - Secret Love
Release Date: 1986-01-18Clayton's nomination of the Governor's budget director has a problem after it is found out that Clayton lives with a Soviet defector.
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Episode 12 - Summer of Discontent
Release Date: 1986-01-25Benson and the Governor seek advice from a conservationist in helping them pass some environmental legislation.
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Episode 13 - Parade Rest
Release Date: 1986-02-01A veteran is hired to retile the bathroom, but happens to disappear. Benson now has to investigate what happened and where his wherabouts are.
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Episode 14 - Reel Murder (1)
Release Date: 1986-02-08Actor George Kennedy's plan to film a movie in the Goveror's mansion runs into deadly problems, and turns into a lethal murder mystery.
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Episode 15 - Reel Murder (2)
Release Date: 1986-02-15With everyone's lives in danger and not much time left, they try to crack the case and survive.
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Episode 16 - The Hat and the Ring
Release Date: 1986-02-22Benson, convinced that the question Senator Hartford has for him is ""the"" question, runs quickly to initiate a proposal.
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Episode 17 - The Bucks Stop Here
Release Date: 1986-03-01Clayton has his sights on running the family fortune, until he meets his father's new, young, and pretty fiancee. Then he realizes that inheriting the fortune will be pretty challenging.
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Episode 18 - Pardon Me
Release Date: 1986-03-15Benson persuades to pardon a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years.
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Episode 19 - Hi, Society
Release Date: 1986-03-22A conservation expert may help Benson and the Governor pass an inportant bill, but when Kraus hears of the strategy, she leaks it out to a friend who turs out to be a columnist and a major gossip to people who can owe her a favor for information.
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Episode 20 - Three on a Mismatch
Release Date: 1986-03-29The Governor answers an ad from a personal's column from a magazine.
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Episode 21 - Friends and Enemies
Release Date: 1986-04-12With Governor Gatling's term about to close and Benson up to run for Governor, the Governor learns that he can run for yet one more term and decides to grab it. This leads to a final competition, hurt, and quarrels between the Governor and Benson. (Part 1 of 2)
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Episode 22 - And the Winner is . . .
Release Date: 1986-04-19As time is running out, Benson, the Governor, or the crooked senator will soon be out of a job. Which one? As the details come to a close we find that the winner of the election is......