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Benson

Longtime butler to the Tate family Benson DuBois is asked to maintain order in the household of a widowed and scatter-brained Governor Eugene Gatling.
198422 episodesX-Ray13+
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Episodes

  1. S5 E1 - Who's Arnold?
    October 6, 1983
    23min
    TV-G
    Benson's early arrival from a Hawaiian vacation leads him into having to pretend that he and Kraus are married.
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  2. S5 E2 - Full Court Press
    October 20, 1983
    23min
    TV-G
    An article in Katie's school newspaper prompts Clayton to sue Benson for slander.
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  3. S5 E3 - Hello, We Must Be Going
    November 15, 1984
    22min
    TV-G
    When Benson needs an assistant, Kraus applies for the job.
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  4. S5 E4 - Down The Drain
    October 27, 1983
    23min
    TV-G
    Benson finds himself responsible for making funeral arrangements for a plumber that died while working on his kitchen sink.
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  5. S5 E5 - It Ain't Sheik
    November 3, 1983
    23min
    13+
    Governor Gatling taps Benson to break some bad news to a wealthy sheik.
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  6. S5 E6 - You Can't Give It Away
    November 10, 1983
    23min
    TV-G
    After winning the state's first lottery, Benson is suddenly besieged with request for charitable donations.
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  7. S5 E7 - Katie's Cookies
    November 17, 1983
    23min
    TV-G
    Benson's friends are worried when that upcoming testimony in the trial of a mob family has placed in him danger.
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  8. S5 E8 - Labor Pains
    November 24, 1983
    23min
    TV-G
    When a snowstorm closes the roads and upsets a delicate labor negotiation, Benson is left babysitting his neighbor's infant daughter.
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  9. S5 E9 - Unlisted Love
    December 1, 1983
    26min
    TV-G
    Governor Gatling's romance with an old high school classmate jeopardizes the political support from a powerful senator.
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  10. S5 E10 - Take This Job And Love It
    January 17, 1985
    23min
    TV-G
    Kraus and Governor Gatling recall Benson's first difficult days in office.
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  11. S5 E11 - A Real Gone Daddy
    December 22, 1983
    23min
    TV-G
    A trip to Florida with the governor and Benson exposes Pete's fears of becoming a father.
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  12. S5 E12 - Too Pooped To Pip
    January 5, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    Benson offers to get Gladys Knight & the Pips to perform at the governor's annual charity telethon.
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  13. S5 E13 - In All The Wrong Places
    January 12, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    A classmate of Katie's tries to play matchmaker between Benson and his mother.
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  14. S5 E14 - Embarrassing Moments
    January 19, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    Being named Bachelor of the Month makes Benson too popular for his own good.
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  15. S5 E15 - Take My Life, Please
    January 26, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    A security check prior to the arrival of the President of the United States raise questions about Benson's identity.
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  16. S5 E16 - Beauty And The Beef
    February 2, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    When Benson agrees to judge a local beauty pageant, he finds himself pressured to vote for his friend's favorite contestants.
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  17. S5 E17 - We Deliver
    February 23, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    When Denise goes into labor, a faulty elevator leaves Benson and Governor Gatling having to delivery the baby themselves.
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  18. S5 E18 - The Endicott Dynasty
    March 1, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    Clayton resigns in anticipation of being made head of his family's business, only to find that the job is being offered to Benson.
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  19. S5 E19 - The Little Hotel That Could
    March 8, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    Kraus enlists Benson in an effort to keep an old hotel from falling to the wrecking ball.
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  20. S5 E20 - Let's Play Doctor
    May 3, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    Being chosen to receive the Governor's Humanitarian Award reveals a medical clinic operator's lack of formal training as a doctor, landing him and Benson in jail for practicing medicine without a license.
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  21. S5 E21 - The Scandal
    September 20, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    Benson goes undercover to expose a construction company's cheating to get state contracts.
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  22. S5 E22 - The Campaign
    October 18, 1984
    23min
    TV-G
    Benson decides to run for lieutenant governor, only to find that getting the money to finance a winning campaign may mean he'll have to compromise his principles.
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Content advisory
Violencesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
EnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Producers
Columbia Pictures Television
Cast
Robert GuillaumeJames NobleMissy GoldInga SwensonRene AuberjonoisDidi ConnEthan Phillips
Studio
ABC Network
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