• Premiered: Sep 1979
  • Episodes: 158
  • Followers: 11
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Tuesday at 19
  • Comedy Family

Seasons:

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Season 1
1x1
Change (Pilot)
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 13, 1979
Benson comes to work for Governor Gatling and helps find a way for a bridge to be built without killing beavers.
1x2
Trust Me
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 20, 1979
Katie sneaks off to a rock concert while under Benson's watch.
1x3
The President's Double
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 27, 1979
When a visiting African president is incapacitated, Benson steps into the role and is targeted by assassins.
1x4
Benson in Love
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 04, 1979
Benson falls for an attractive senator he meets in the mansion.
1x5
Conflict of Interest
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 18, 1979
Governor Gatling is torn between attending Katie's school play and accepting an important political invitation.
1x6
The Layoff
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 25, 1979
To cut spending, Benson must lay off a sweet old woman, which upsets Katie.
1x7
Snowbound
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 01, 1979
Heavy snowfall leaves the staff stuck in a cottage in the woods.
1x8
Jessica
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 08, 1979
When the visiting Jessica Tate's elderly companion suddenly dies, Benson must help move the corpse to avoid a political scandal.
1x9
Don't Quote Me
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 22, 1979
The staff tries to discover who made a disparaging comment about a state senator that has the governor on the defensive.
1x10
War Stories
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 29, 1979
Benson introduces Marcy to an old army buddy, unaware his friend is married.
1x11
Ghost Story
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 06, 1979
Thinking the mansion is haunted, the staff holds a seance.
1x12
Taylor's Bid
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 13, 1979
Taylor quits to run for public office, but the governor finds he can't do without him.
1x13
One Strike, You're Out
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 27, 1979
With the mansion's domestic workers on strike, the staff must take on all of the household duties.
1x14
Just Friends
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 03, 1980
The governor woos a powerful businessman whose wife is Benson's old flame.
1x15
Chain of Command
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 10, 1980
With the governor ill, the irritating lieutenant governor makes a play for power that the staff tries to thwart.
1x16
Bugging the Governor
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 24, 1980
When hidden microphones are found in the mansion, the staff plots to find the perpetrators.
1x17
Kraus Affair
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 31, 1980
Kraus has a crush on the butcher and needs help from Benson and Marcy to reel him in.
1x18
Checkmate
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 07, 1980
A young Soviet chess prodigy hides in Katie's room and nearly causes an international incident.
1x19
Cold Storage
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 28, 1980
Benson and Kraus become trapped in a freezing storage room.
1x20
Old Man Gatlin'
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 06, 1980
When the governor's loudmouth father visits, it's up to Benson to keep him in check during an important speech.
1x21
Power Play
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 20, 1980
A mysterious environmental activist causes trouble for the governor and his staff.
1x22
Takin' It to the Streets
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 27, 1980
To connect with constituents, Governor Gatling and Benson visit a mangy bar.
1x23
The Army Wants You
Episode overview
Air date
May 01, 1980
Benson learns that his military unit was the subject of germ warfare testing.
1x24 Season finale
Marcy's Vacation
Episode overview
Air date
May 08, 1980
When Marcy plans her vacation, she worries her replacement may take her job.

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