Benson

Benson

GOLDEN GLOBES® 1X nominee in 1986
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.
IMDb 7.1198123 episodesTV-G
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - In High Places

    January 8, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Benson hates air travel, even the safe kind, which doesn't help much when the governor has to take over the controls of their private jet after the pilot has a heart attack.
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  2. S2 E2 - Benson In The Hospital

    November 6, 1980
    26min
    TV-G
    Comical bewilderment grips the executive mansion after Benson is hospitalized -- and he proves to be the most hilarious patient ever -- with a mysterious malady that has all the doctors stumped.
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  3. S2 E3 - Fools' Gold

    November 13, 1980
    26min
    TV-G
    Benson discovers a secret compartment in the woodwork, and an old letter infects Governor Gatling and his staff with gold fever.
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  4. S2 E4 - Masquerade

    November 20, 1980
    25min
    TV-G
    Benson dresses up as a soldier and finds himself in hilarious trouble at a wild costume party at the executive mansion -- an affair complicated by the presence of a priceless gold statue and a plot by foreign revolutionaries to steal it.
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  5. S2 E5 - First Lady

    November 27, 1980
    26min
    TV-G
    Murphy's Law is operating full time when Benson tries to organize a reception for an important industrialist, and Katie is jealous of her father's hostess, pretty Lily.
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  6. S2 E6 - Citizen Kraus

    December 11, 1980
    26min
    TV-G
    Benson agrees to a short truce in his feud with Gretchen Kraus, the cook, in order to help her achieve her dream of American citizenship.
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  7. S2 E7 - Benson's Groupie

    December 18, 1980
    26min
    TV-G
    A summer romance turns into a nightmare for Benson when the lady follows him home and threatens to disrupt a religious conference at the Governor's mansion.
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  8. S2 E8 - Old School Ties

    January 15, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Everyone is brokenhearted at the governor's mansion when the boss decides to send his daughter Katie away to boarding school and Benson is powerless to intervene.
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  9. S2 E9 - The Apartment

    January 22, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Benson's attempt to conduct a romantic interlude in his new apartment becomes a comical disaster when Pete has a terrible confrontation with his ex-wife and comes knocking on Benson's door, seeking shelter and constant attention.
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  10. S2 E10 - Big Buddy

    February 5, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    One of the governor's press secretary's gambits involves a reluctant Benson in the Big Buddy program for kids from broken homes, and Katie, the governor's daughter, nearly faces a shoplifting rap as a result.
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  11. S2 E11 - Marcy's Wedding

    February 19, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Marcy's wedding arrangements are proceeding smoothly with the help of Benson's genius for organizing, but then her mother arrives to throw a monkey wrench in the works.
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  12. S2 E12 - Fireside Chat

    February 12, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    When the governor goes on the air live, a lover's quarrel erupts in the studio, and even Benson gets into the act when the cameras roll.
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  13. S2 E13 - Rivals

    February 26, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Benson and Marcy turn the governor's mansion into the scene of a riotous charade in order to help Kraus save face with a childhood rival who is visiting from Germany ?- and expects to find Kraus married to the governor.
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  14. S2 E14 - No Sad Songs

    March 5, 1981
    25min
    TV-G
    When Benson's mother comes to visit, the governor and his staff do their best to make her feel welcome, but no one expects the tragedy which follows.
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  15. S2 E15 - Clayton Go Home

    March 12, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    When Clayton receives death threats after foiling a bribe attempt, he's forced to move into the governor's mansion where his constant demands for attention have Benson and the rest of the staff ready to kill him themselves.
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  16. S2 E16 - Easy Kid Stuff

    March 19, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    As a surrogate father to his young friend Mike, Benson has mixed feelings, particularly after the boy falls out of a tree and breaks his arm.
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  17. S2 E17 - Homework

    April 2, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Katie recalls outrageously funny, behind?the?scenes action in the executive mansion as she writes a heartwarming essay about her father, Benson and other members of "her family."
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  18. S2 E18 - Handwriting On The Wall

    April 9, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Benson and the staff undergo a hilarious siege when a decision by the governor prompts protestors to march on the executive mansion and sets off a colorful flow of mysterious threats.
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  19. S2 E19 - Governor's House Call

    May 7, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Police trap the governor, Benson and Clayton in a palace of pleasure where they've gone to help a sick friend, a hilarious story that is true, but hard to sell to the vice squad of the TV news team gathered outside.
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  20. S2 E20 - All Shook Up

    May 14, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Emergency measures require the Governor to run the state from the kitchen when an earthquake wrecks a wing of the mansion trapping Benson and Clayton in the supply room.
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  21. S2 E21 - Lifesaver

    May 21, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Benson is afraid he's going to go crazy with all the love and attention lavished on him by Kraus in a hilarious change in their relationship that occurs after the quick?thinking Benson saves her life.
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  22. S2 E22 - Benson's Appointment

    November 5, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Upon the death of his Budget Director, Governor Gatling's appointment of Benson unleashes a harsh attack by a political rival.
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  23. S2 E23 - The Grass Ain't Greener

    November 12, 1981
    26min
    TV-G
    Benson goes undercover to investigate poor conditions inside a state penitentiary.
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