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Benson : Season 3
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Air date: 06 Nov '81 - 22 episodesBenson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap; however, Benson discarded the soap opera format of its parent show in favor of a more conventional sitcom structure. The series was created by Susan Harris, and produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions.
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List of Episodes (22)
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1. Benson's Appointment
06 Nov '81The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.
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2. The Grass Ain't Greener
13 Nov '81Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a Prison.
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3. Sit-In
27 Nov '81In Benson's office, a conductor holds a concert in protest. He would like to point out the musician's plight with the culture's subsides. Meanwhile Mary has her last working day with Benson.
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4. Double Exposure
04 Dec '81Benson must help an FBI agent uncover a bribe scandal, but as the job becomes more complicated, the Attourney office jumps in to accuse the corrupt politicians.
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5. The Lobbyist
11 Dec '81Benson's lobbyist girlfriend approaches Benson with a project he approves, but the project bring Benson a bunch of charges of corruption.
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6. Stress
18 Dec '81The Governor hold an encounter session with the staff.
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7. Rainbow's End
25 Dec '81While Benson learns that his old flame (Rosalind Cash) is confined to a wheelchair, Clayton is trying to celebrate his birthday.
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8. Once in a Blue Moon
08 Jan '82Clayton is assaulted and Benson approves of tighter security at his expense. Meanwhile a ""being"" is claiming that starships are coming.
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9. Kraus Falls in Love
15 Jan '82Kraus falls in love with a man who is ineligible for her.
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10. Stocks & Options
22 Jan '82Benson accepts some stock from Pete as a debt payment. He tells Denise this information and tells her not to tell anyone. She accidentally slips and tells Gretchen and Clayton and they invest in the stock too. Unfortunately when Pete gets the idea that his stock went up, he buys back the stock from Benson and Clayton and Kraus get an unfortunate end of the deal. The stock they bought was in a rubber ball factory, but they thought they were buying in a satellite investment.
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11. Kraus's Deadly Mistake
05 Feb '82Kraus tries to live life to the absolute fullest after she gets the idea that she only has 6 months to live.
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12. Wild Irish Rose
12 Feb '82The former Governor Mulligan pays his successor a visit. He intoroduces his hot niece Rose to the astonished present. Clayton is striked by her beauty and tries to ingratiate himself with her.
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13. Street Gangs
19 Feb '82Benson tries to help a street gang stay out of trouble by trying to bid for a job in the city which requires a government contract.
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14. Katie's Romance
26 Feb '82Katie starts to have romantic feelings for Pete after he accompanies her to a gymnastics meet.
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15. Clayton's Condo
05 Mar '82Clayton ends up buying into an apartment building and at the same time Benson tries to get the landlord to fix the problems in his apartment. Benson also learns that the apartment complex that he lives in, is the apartment building Clayton just bought, so when Benson asks Clayton what he should do to take measures against a landlord, Clayton gives Benson the ammunition that would soon turn against his new landlord. Suddenly, Benson and Clayton threaten each other with lawsuits and when Clayton d
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16. Getting Even
12 Mar '82When a wealthy investor seeks sexual favors from Denise more than contributing to the state, Benson steps in by pretending that Denise was murdered by the man himself and a big ""witness"" act is brought up which eventually puts fear into the man.
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17. Pete the Hero
19 Mar '82Pete Begs Benson to borrow his car and when Benson finally let him, Pete comes back with the car totaled. Pete stopped a van with a couple of armed robbers using Benson's car. Everything looks great for Pete on account of his good deed, but nothing looks good for Benson who is not only out of a car, but who's insurance will not even pay for the damages. Finally, it's up to Pete, Benson, and a televised conference which may give Benson a chance to broadcast his way into coverage for his totaled c
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18. In the Red
26 Mar '82Pete and Benson are captured by guerrillas when they visit an island.
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19. Teed Off
02 Apr '82Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Pete are at each others throats after playing a round of golf together.
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20. The Party's Over
30 Apr '82The Governor learns a lot about dirty politics when his party won't support his renomination.
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21. The Lumber Mill
07 May '82After visiting his old Lumber Mill, the Governor decides to run for re-election as an independant.
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22. Black Tuesday
14 May '82The Governor's campaign comes to a hectic close and the election results show that he has lost.
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