Benson

Benson (1979)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Creator: Susan Harris
  • First Air Date: 1979-09-13
  • Last Air Date: 1986-04-19
  • Total Seasons: 7
  • Total Episodes: 158
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Network: ABC
star 7.2/10
From 35 Ratings

Summary

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

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    Benson Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date:
    3 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1979-09-13
    24 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1980-10-31
    22 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 1981-11-06
    22 Episodes

    Season 4

    First Air Date: 1982-10-22
    22 Episodes

    Season 5

    First Air Date: 1983-09-16
    22 Episodes

    Season 6

    First Air Date: 1984-09-21
    24 Episodes

    Season 7

    First Air Date: 1985-10-04
    22 Episodes

    Benson Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Pilot30 min
    Season 1Episode 2Trust Me30 min
    Season 1Episode 3The President's Double30 min
    Season 1Episode 4Benson in Love30 min
    Season 1Episode 5Conflict of Interest30 min
    Season 1Episode 6The Layoff30 min
    Season 1Episode 7Snowbound30 min
    Season 1Episode 8Jessica30 min
    Season 1Episode 9Don't Quote Me30 min
    Season 1Episode 10War Stories30 min
    Season 1Episode 11Ghost Story30 min
    Season 1Episode 12Taylor's Bid30 min
    Season 1Episode 13One Strike, You're Out30 min
    Season 1Episode 14Just Friends30 min
    Season 1Episode 15Chain of Command30 min
    Season 1Episode 16Bugging the Governor30 min
    Season 1Episode 17Kraus Affair30 min
    Season 1Episode 18Checkmate30 min
    Season 1Episode 19Cold Storage30 min
    Season 1Episode 20Old Man Gatlin'30 min
    Season 1Episode 21Power Play30 min
    Season 1Episode 22Takin' It to the Streets30 min
    Season 1Episode 23The Army Wants You30 min
    Season 1Episode 24Marcy's Vacation30 min
    Season 2Episode 1Thick as Thieves30 min
    Season 2Episode 2Benson in the Hospital30 min
    Season 2Episode 3Fool's Gold30 min
    Season 2Episode 4Masquerade30 min
    Season 2Episode 5First Lady30 min
    Season 2Episode 6Citizen Kraus30 min
    Season 2Episode 7Benson's Groupie30 min
    Season 2Episode 8In High Places30 min
    Season 2Episode 9Old School Ties30 min
    Season 2Episode 10The Apartment30 min
    Season 2Episode 11Big Buddy30 min
    Season 2Episode 12Fireside Chat30 min
    Season 2Episode 13Marcy's Wedding30 min
    Season 2Episode 14Rivals30 min
    Season 2Episode 15No Sad Songs30 min
    Season 2Episode 16Clayton, Go Home30 min
    Season 2Episode 17Easy Kid Stuff30 min
    Season 2Episode 18Homework30 min
    Season 2Episode 19Handwriting on the Wall30 min
    Season 2Episode 20The Governor's House Call30 min
    Season 2Episode 21All Shook Up30 min
    Season 2Episode 22Lifesaver30 min
    Season 3Episode 1Benson's Appointment30 min
    Season 3Episode 2The Grass Ain't Greener30 min
    Season 3Episode 3Sit-In30 min
    Season 3Episode 4Double Exposure30 min
    Season 3Episode 5The Lobbyist30 min
    Season 3Episode 6Stress30 min
    Season 3Episode 7Rainbow's End30 min
    Season 3Episode 8Once in a Blue Moon30 min
    Season 3Episode 9Kraus Falls in Love30 min
    Season 3Episode 10Stocks & Options30 min
    Season 3Episode 11Kraus's Deadly Mistake30 min
    Season 3Episode 12Wild Irish Rose30 min
    Season 3Episode 13Street Gangs30 min
    Season 3Episode 14Katie's Romance30 min
    Season 3Episode 15Clayton's Condo30 min
    Season 3Episode 16Getting Even30 min
    Season 3Episode 17Pete the Hero30 min
    Season 3Episode 18In the Red30 min
    Season 3Episode 19Teed Off30 min
    Season 3Episode 20The Party's Over30 min
    Season 3Episode 21The Lumber Mill30 min
    Season 3Episode 22Black Tuesday30 min
    Season 4Episode 1Death in a Funny Position (Part 1)30 min
    Season 4Episode 2Death in a Funny Position (Part 2)30 min
    Season 4Episode 3What a Revoltin' Development30 min
    Season 4Episode 4Thy Brother's Keeper30 min
    Season 4Episode 5Quest for Retire30 min
    Season 4Episode 6Teacher's Pest30 min
    Season 4Episode 7Benson's Army Reunion30 min
    Season 4Episode 8Benson's New Home30 min
    Season 4Episode 9Crimes of the Hearth30 min
    Season 4Episode 10Mary and Her Lambs30 min
    Season 4Episode 11Pen Pal30 min
    Season 4Episode 12The Honeymooners30 min
    Season 4Episode 13Close Encounters on the Third Hole30 min
    Season 4Episode 14Katie's Boyfriend30 min
    Season 4Episode 15The Royal Painting30 min
    Season 4Episode 16Boy's Night Out30 min
    Season 4Episode 17Family Tree30 min
    Season 4Episode 18Calamity Kraus30 min
    Season 4Episode 19Kraus Sings the Blues30 min
    Season 4Episode 20Half-Court Trap30 min
    Season 4Episode 21A View from the Roof30 min
    Season 4Episode 22Love in a Funny Phase30 min
    Season 5Episode 1Band of Gold30 min
    Season 5Episode 2Human Element30 min
    Season 5Episode 3God, I Need This Job30 min
    Season 5Episode 4Who's Arnold?30 min
    Season 5Episode 5Full Court Press30 min
    Season 5Episode 6Down the Drain30 min
    Season 5Episode 7It Ain't Sheik30 min
    Season 5Episode 8You Can't Give It Away30 min
    Season 5Episode 9Katie's Cookies30 min
    Season 5Episode 10Labor Pains30 min
    Season 5Episode 11Unlisted Love30 min
    Season 5Episode 12The Governor's Brain Is Missing30 min
    Season 5Episode 13A Real Gone Daddy30 min
    Season 5Episode 14Too Pooped to Pip30 min
    Season 5Episode 15In All the Wrong Places30 min
    Season 5Episode 16Embarrassing Moments30 min
    Season 5Episode 17Take My Life, Please30 min
    Season 5Episode 18Beauty and the Beef30 min
    Season 5Episode 19We Deliver30 min
    Season 5Episode 20The Endicott Dynasty30 min
    Season 5Episode 21The Little Hotel That Could30 min
    Season 5Episode 22Let's Play Doctor30 min
    Season 6Episode 1The Scandal30 min
    Season 6Episode 2The Inheritance30 min
    Season 6Episode 3Let's Get Physical30 min
    Season 6Episode 4The Campaign30 min
    Season 6Episode 5The Election30 min
    Season 6Episode 6Made in Hong Kong (Part 1)30 min
    Season 6Episode 7Made in Hong Kong (Part 2)30 min
    Season 6Episode 8Hello, We Must Be Going30 min
    Season 6Episode 9Double Date30 min
    Season 6Episode 10Taking It to the Max30 min
    Season 6Episode 11The Reunion30 min
    Season 6Episode 12Make War, Not Love30 min
    Season 6Episode 13Home for Christmas30 min
    Season 6Episode 14On the Road30 min
    Season 6Episode 15Take This Job and Love It30 min
    Season 6Episode 16Making Change30 min
    Season 6Episode 17Solid Gold30 min
    Season 6Episode 18The Oval Office30 min
    Season 6Episode 19Mid-Life Cowboy30 min
    Season 6Episode 20Scenario30 min
    Season 6Episode 21Portrait of a Politician30 min
    Season 6Episode 22Katie's Cousin30 min
    Season 6Episode 23The Bookburner30 min
    Season 6Episode 24Jung at Heart30 min
    Season 7Episode 1Benson the Hero30 min
    Season 7Episode 2Love and Politics30 min
    Season 7Episode 3Uncle Jack30 min
    Season 7Episode 4The Stranger30 min
    Season 7Episode 5We Spy30 min
    Season 7Episode 6$1,000,000 an Hour30 min
    Season 7Episode 7Flight of the Dodo (Part 1)30 min
    Season 7Episode 8Flight of the Dodo (Part 2)30 min
    Season 7Episode 9Two Boys and Their Dog30 min
    Season 7Episode 10Last Man on Earth30 min
    Season 7Episode 11Secret Love30 min
    Season 7Episode 12Summer of Discontent30 min
    Season 7Episode 13Parade Rest30 min
    Season 7Episode 14Reel Murder (Part 1)30 min
    Season 7Episode 15Reel Murder (Part 2)30 min
    Season 7Episode 16The Hat and the Ring30 min
    Season 7Episode 17The Bucks Stop Here30 min
    Season 7Episode 18Pardon Me30 min
    Season 7Episode 19Hi, Society30 min
    Season 7Episode 20Three on a Mismatch30 min
    Season 7Episode 21Friends and Enemies30 min
    Season 7Episode 22And the Winner Is...30 min
    • Robert Guillaume

      as Benson DuBois
    • James Noble

      as Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling
    • Inga Swenson

      as Gretchen Kraus
    • Missy Gold

      as Katie Gatling
    • René Auberjonois

      as Clayton Endicott III
    • Billie Bird

      as Rose Cassidy
    Production Paul Junger Witt Producer
    Production Tony Thomas Producer
    Art Edward Stephenson Production Design

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