Benson
Season 1
Jessica Tate's sharp-tongued former butler, Benson DuBois, moves up in the world, becoming first the governor's "director of household affairs," then the state's budget director, then lieutenant governor and candidate for the executive mansion.
Where to Watch Season 1
24 Episodes
- Change (Pilot)
E1Change (Pilot)In the pilot of this spinoff series of Soap, Benson, the Butler of Jessica Tate helps out her cousin Gene Gatling, who is the Governor of the state. Benson's first escapade lands him into finding a way for a huge company to build their new bridge without killing beavers. His success in this idea seems to land him a ""trial offer"" for this new job. - The President's Double
E3The President's DoubleGovernor Gatling goes with African president Ukassi to a dinner. The African president becomes a victim of an assasination attempt and while his wounds get worse, Benson plays the part of the African president. The problem is that the assasins want that president dead and they have their desires on killing him not knowing that it's Benson. - Conflict of Interest
E5Conflict of InterestThe Governor is faced with a family problem. Should he go see his daughter in her school play as he promised, or should he accept a very important political invitation that is scheduled for the same night? The Governor decides he has to attend the political meeting and Benson has to stand in. - Jessica
E8JessicaJessica Tate visits and she gets involved in a scandal. She falls in love with the French Baron who is visiting and all of a sudden he dies. It's now up to Benson and Jessica to try to fool a crowd of media that he is still alive and departing the Hotel he's staying at without them knowing and connecting Jessica with the death. - Ghost Story
E11Ghost StoryVery mysterious things happen in the Governor's mansion. Kraus panicks and says that the house is haunted. They have a seance and find out that the ghost was a goveror who was murdered a long time ago. The reason he is haunting the mansion is because the man who murdered that Governor was going to be honored by Gov. Gatling with a memorial street named after him. - Taylor's Bid
E12Taylor's BidTaylor quits to run for political office...and snubs the governor's endorsement. Unfortunately, Taylor's lust for power doesn't go his way, and he finds himself returning to the governor's mansion swallowing a huge dose of pride as he accepts an offer - from Benson - to have his job back. - One Strike, You're Out
E13One Strike, You're OutThe domestic workers demand more money and Benson grants their requests to give them a raise. The blue-collar people go on strike after Governor Gatling refuses their plea. At the same time, very important people come to dinner and Benson has to do all the duties. He does all he can do, and with his smarts he turns it into a disaster so that they can get a taste of what it's like not to have them. - Bugging the Governor
E16Bugging the GovernorBugs are found around the mansion. Some people advise the Governor to remove them but Benson says if they do that they won't know who is doing it. So they leave them alone and it becomes difficult to watch what they say. That's when Benson decides to give them what they want something juicy so he stages a conversation with him, the Governor, Kraus and Taylor. And sure enough someone comes with the tape. - Checkmate
E18CheckmateAn 11 year old Soviet is brought to the mansion for a professional chess tournament. While the boy is homesick and wanting to be out of the public's eye, he sees Katie who hides him in her room. All hell breaks loose when the Soviets can't find him and accuses the US staff of kidnapping him. The Soviets then threaten war if the boy is not returned. - Cold Storage
E19Cold StorageJust before a very important banquet with guests, Benson and Kraus go in the old storage room to look for something and the door shuts on them. With minimal healthy air and a freezing temperature Benson and Kraus have to find themselves a way out. Benson risks it all when he starts a fire near an old heat duct and the mansion fills with smoke. That is the way the firemen tracked them. - Old Man Gatlin'
E20Old Man Gatlin'The Governor's loudmouth father comes to visit and wreaks havoc among the staff. Benson then gets so fed up with the arrogance and the idea of the father breathing down his son's back that he traps him in the kitchen. Benson supervises him until the Governor's speech is over. - Takin' It to the Streets
E22Takin' It to the StreetsWanting to know how the ""little people"" really feel about politics and their real needs, Governor Gatling and Benson visit a mangy bar to talk to the constituents but land in trouble when a man picks a fight with Gatling at the bar, not knowing who he is. - The Army Wants You
E23The Army Wants YouBenson, a war veteran suspicious when he is told to report for an ""evaluation."" It seems that on their record, Benson Dubois died in the Korean war, so treating Benson like some kind of a spy or something, the Fed's watch and follow his every move. Even the staff is trying to link spydom with his work habits.
