Benson (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Benson

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 0:00

Show Details:

Start date: Sep 1979
End date: Apr 1986
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 158 eps
Genre(s): Comedy

Credits:

regulars:
Robert Guillaume as Butler/State Budget Director/Lt. Gov. Benson DuBois
James Noble as Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling
Missy Gold as Katherine "Katie" Olivia Gatling
Inga Swenson as Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus
Caroline McWilliams as Marcy Hill [ 1-2 ]
Rene Auberjonois as Clayton Runnymede Endicott III [ 2-7 ]
Ethan Phillips as Peter "Pete" John Downey [ 2-6 ]
Didi Conn as Denise Florence Stevens Downey [ 3-6 ]
Billie Bird as Mrs. Rose Cassidy [ 6-7 ]
Lewis J. Stadlen as John Taylor [ 1 ]

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Printable Guide @TVmaze

Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	13 Sep 79	Pilot
2.	1-2	20 Sep 79	Trust Me
3.	1-3	27 Sep 79	The President's Double
4.	1-4	04 Oct 79	Benson in Love
5.	1-5	18 Oct 79	Conflict of Interest
6.	1-6	25 Oct 79	The Layoff
7.	1-7	01 Nov 79	Snowbound
8.	1-8	08 Nov 79	Jessica
9.	1-9	22 Nov 79	Don't Quote Me
10.	1-10	29 Nov 79	War Stories
11.	1-11	06 Dec 79	Ghost Story
12.	1-12	13 Dec 79	Taylor's Bid
13.	1-13	27 Dec 79	One Strike, You're Out
14.	1-14	03 Jan 80	Just Friends
15.	1-15	10 Jan 80	Chain of Command
16.	1-16	24 Jan 80	Bugging the Governor
17.	1-17	31 Jan 80	Kraus Affair
18.	1-18	07 Feb 80	Checkmate
19.	1-19	28 Feb 80	Cold Storage
20.	1-20	06 Mar 80	Old Man Gatlin'
21.	1-21	20 Mar 80	Power Play
22.	1-22	27 Mar 80	Takin' It to the Streets
23.	1-23	01 May 80	The Army Wants You
24.	1-24	08 May 80	Marcy's Vacation

Season 2

25.	2-1	31 Oct 80	Thick as Thieves
26.	2-2	07 Nov 80	Benson in the Hospital
27.	2-3	14 Nov 80	Fool's Gold
28.	2-4	21 Nov 80	Masquerade
29.	2-5	28 Nov 80	First Lady
30.	2-6	12 Dec 80	Citizen Kraus
31.	2-7	19 Dec 80	Benson's Groupie
32.	2-8	09 Jan 81	In High Places
33.	2-9	16 Jan 81	Old School Ties
34.	2-10	23 Jan 81	The Apartment
35.	2-11	06 Feb 81	Big Buddy
36.	2-12	13 Feb 81	Fireside Chat
37.	2-13	20 Feb 81	Marcy's Wedding
38.	2-14	27 Feb 81	Rivals
39.	2-15	06 Mar 81	No Sad Songs
40.	2-16	13 Mar 81	Clayton, Go Home
41.	2-17	20 Mar 81	Easy Kid Stuff
42.	2-18	03 Apr 81	Homework
43.	2-19	10 Apr 81	Handwriting on the Wall
44.	2-20	08 May 81	The Governor's House Call
45.	2-21	15 May 81	All Shook Up
46.	2-22	22 May 81	Lifesaver

Season 3

47.	3-1	06 Nov 81	Benson's Appointment
48.	3-2	13 Nov 81	The Grass Ain't Greener
49.	3-3	27 Nov 81	Sit-In
50.	3-4	04 Dec 81	Double Exposure
51.	3-5	11 Dec 81	The Lobbyist
52.	3-6	18 Dec 81	Stress
53.	3-7	25 Dec 81	Rainbow's End
54.	3-8	08 Jan 82	Once in a Blue Moon
55.	3-9	15 Jan 82	Kraus Falls in Love
56.	3-10	22 Jan 82	Stocks & Options
57.	3-11	05 Feb 82	Kraus's Deadly Mistake
58.	3-12	12 Feb 82	Wild Irish Rose
59.	3-13	19 Feb 82	Street Gangs
60.	3-14	26 Feb 82	Katie's Romance
61.	3-15	05 Mar 82	Clayton's Condo
62.	3-16	12 Mar 82	Getting Even
63.	3-17	19 Mar 82	Pete the Hero
64.	3-18	26 Mar 82	In the Red
65.	3-19	02 Apr 82	Teed Off
66.	3-20	30 Apr 82	The Party's Over
67.	3-21	07 May 82	The Lumber Mill
68.	3-22	14 May 82	Black Tuesday

Season 4

69.	4-1	22 Oct 82	Death in a Funny Position (Part 1)
70.	4-2	22 Oct 82	Death in a Funny Position (Part 2)
71.	4-3	29 Oct 82	What a Revoltin' Development
72.	4-4	05 Nov 82	Thy Brother's Keeper
73.	4-5	12 Nov 82	Quest for Retire
74.	4-6	19 Nov 82	Teacher's Pest
75.	4-7	26 Nov 82	Benson's Army Reunion
76.	4-8	03 Dec 82	Benson's New Home
77.	4-9	10 Dec 82	Crimes of the Hearth
78.	4-10	17 Dec 82	Mary and Her Lambs
79.	4-11	31 Dec 82	Pen Pal
80.	4-12	07 Jan 83	The Honeymooners
81.	4-13	14 Jan 83	Close Encounters on the Third Hole
82.	4-14	21 Jan 83	Katie's Boyfriend
83.	4-15	28 Jan 83	The Royal Painting
84.	4-16	04 Feb 83	Boy's Night Out
85.	4-17	18 Feb 83	Family Tree
86.	4-18	25 Feb 83	Calamity Kraus
87.	4-19	04 Mar 83	Kraus Sings the Blues
88.	4-20	11 Mar 83	Half-Court Trap
89.	4-21	18 Mar 83	A View from the Roof
90.	4-22	31 Mar 83	Love in a Funny Phase

Season 5

91.	5-1	16 Sep 83	Band of Gold
92.	5-2	23 Sep 83	Human Element
93.	5-3	30 Sep 83	God, I Need This Job
94.	5-4	07 Oct 83	Who's Arnold?
95.	5-5	21 Oct 83	Full Court Press
96.	5-6	28 Oct 83	Down the Drain
97.	5-7	04 Nov 83	It Ain't Sheik
98.	5-8	11 Nov 83	You Can't Give It Away
99.	5-9	18 Nov 83	Katie's Cookies
100.	5-10	25 Nov 83	Labor Pains
101.	5-11	02 Dec 83	Unlisted Love
102.	5-12	16 Dec 83	The Governor's Brain Is Missing
103.	5-13	23 Dec 83	A Real Gone Daddy
104.	5-14	06 Jan 84	Too Pooped to Pip
105.	5-15	13 Jan 84	In All the Wrong Places
106.	5-16	20 Jan 84	Embarrassing Moments
107.	5-17	27 Jan 84	Take My Life, Please
108.	5-18	03 Feb 84	Beauty and the Beef
109.	5-19	24 Feb 84	We Deliver
110.	5-20	02 Mar 84	The Endicott Dynasty
111.	5-21	09 Mar 84	The Little Hotel That Could
112.	5-22	04 May 84	Let's Play Doctor

Season 6

113.	6-1	21 Sep 84	The Scandal
114.	6-2	28 Sep 84	The Inheritance
115.	6-3	12 Oct 84	Let's Get Physical
116.	6-4	19 Oct 84	The Campaign
117.	6-5	26 Oct 84	The Election
118.	6-6	02 Nov 84	Made in Hong Kong (Part 1)
119.	6-7	09 Nov 84	Made in Hong Kong (Part 2)
120.	6-8	16 Nov 84	Hello, We Must Be Going
121.	6-9	23 Nov 84	Double Date
122.	6-10	30 Nov 84	Taking It to the Max
123.	6-11	07 Dec 84	The Reunion
124.	6-12	14 Dec 84	Make War, Not Love
125.	6-13	21 Dec 84	Home for Christmas
126.	6-14	11 Jan 85	On the Road
127.	6-15	18 Jan 85	Take This Job and Love It
128.	6-16	25 Jan 85	Making Change
129.	6-17	01 Feb 85	Solid Gold
130.	6-18	08 Feb 85	The Oval Office
131.	6-19	15 Feb 85	Mid-Life Cowboy
132.	6-20	22 Feb 85	Scenario
133.	6-21	15 Mar 85	Portrait of a Politician
134.	6-22	22 Mar 85	Katie's Cousin
135.	6-23	29 Mar 85	The Bookburner
136.	6-24	05 Apr 85	Jung at Heart

Season 7

137.	7-1	04 Oct 85	Benson the Hero
138.	7-2	11 Oct 85	Love and Politics
139.	7-3	18 Oct 85	Uncle Jack
140.	7-4	25 Oct 85	The Stranger
141.	7-5	08 Nov 85	We Spy
142.	7-6	15 Nov 85	$1,000,000 an Hour
143.	7-7	29 Nov 85	Flight of the Dodo (Part 1)
144.	7-8	06 Dec 85	Flight of the Dodo (Part 2)
145.	7-9	13 Dec 85	Two Boys and Their Dog
146.	7-10	03 Jan 86	Last Man on Earth
147.	7-11	18 Jan 86	Secret Love
148.	7-12	25 Jan 86	Summer of Discontent
149.	7-13	01 Feb 86	Parade Rest
150.	7-14	08 Feb 86	Reel Murder (Part 1)
151.	7-15	15 Feb 86	Reel Murder (Part 2)
152.	7-16	22 Feb 86	The Hat and the Ring
153.	7-17	01 Mar 86	The Bucks Stop Here
154.	7-18	15 Mar 86	Pardon Me
155.	7-19	22 Mar 86	Hi, Society
156.	7-20	29 Mar 86	Three on a Mismatch
157.	7-21	12 Apr 86	Friends and Enemies
158.	7-22	19 Apr 86	And the Winner Is...

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