Benson

Benson

2x Emmy-winner with sharp, sarcastic wit.
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 7.2/1019817 seasons
23 episodes
  • 1. In High Places

    1. In High Places

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Jan 8, 1981
  • 2. Benson In The Hospital

    2. Benson In The Hospital

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Nov 6, 1980
  • 3. Fools' Gold

    3. Fools' Gold

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

    4. Masquerade

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    25min
    Nov 20, 1980
  • 5. First Lady

    5. First Lady

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Nov 27, 1980
  • 6. Citizen Kraus

    6. Citizen Kraus

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Dec 11, 1980
  • 7. Benson's Groupie

    7. Benson's Groupie

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Dec 18, 1980
  • 8. Old School Ties

    8. Old School Ties

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Jan 15, 1981
  • 9. The Apartment

    9. The Apartment

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Jan 22, 1981
  • 10. Big Buddy

    10. Big Buddy

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Feb 5, 1981
  • 11. Marcy's Wedding

    11. Marcy's Wedding

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Feb 19, 1981
  • 12. Fireside Chat

    12. Fireside Chat

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Feb 12, 1981
  • 13. Rivals

    13. Rivals

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Feb 26, 1981
  • 14. No Sad Songs

    14. No Sad Songs

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    25min
    Mar 5, 1981
  • 15. Clayton Go Home

    15. Clayton Go Home

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Mar 12, 1981
  • 16. Easy Kid Stuff

    16. Easy Kid Stuff

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Mar 19, 1981
  • 17. Homework

    17. Homework

    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."
    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."
    TV-G
    26min
    Apr 2, 1981
  • 18. Handwriting On The Wall

    18. Handwriting On The Wall

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    Apr 9, 1981
  • 19. Governor's House Call

    19. Governor's House Call

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    May 7, 1981
  • 20. All Shook Up

    20. All Shook Up

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    May 14, 1981
  • 21. Lifesaver

    21. Lifesaver

    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.
    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.
    TV-G
    26min
    May 21, 1981
  • 22. Benson's Appointment

    22. Benson's Appointment

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

    23. The Grass Ain't Greener

    Benson goes undercover to investigate poor conditions inside a state penitentiary.
    Benson goes undercover to investigate poor conditions inside a state penitentiary.
    TV-G
    26min
    Nov 12, 1981
  • Benson
    IMDb 7.2/1019817 seasons
    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.
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