Season 1
(1979)
Cast
as Benson DuBois
as Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling
as Gretchen Kraus
as Marcy Hill
as Katie Gatling
as John Taylor
Episodes
Change (Pilot) 0.0
September 13, 1979
In the pilot of this spinoff series of Soap, Benson, the Butler of Jessica Tate helps out her cousin Gene Gatling, who …
Trust Me 0.0
September 20, 1979
Katie attends a controversial rock concert, even though her father forbid her to go and had Benson watch her. Now the q…
The President's Double 0.0
September 27, 1979
Governor Gatling goes with African president Ukassi to a dinner. The African president becomes a victim of an assasinat…
Benson in Love 0.0
October 4, 1979
Benson meets an attrative woman in the mansion and asks her out, not knowing she is a senator.
Conflict of Interest 0.0
October 18, 1979
The Governor is faced with a family problem. Should he go see his daughter in her school play as he promised, or should…
The Layoff 0.0
October 25, 1979
Benson is forced to lay off some staff members when the Governor makes a campaign to cut ""unecessary"" spending. Katie…
Snowbound 0.0
November 1, 1979
Governor Gatling wants the staff to join him on his little vacation to a snow cottage. Benson agrees when he learns tha…
Jessica 0.0
November 8, 1979
Jessica Tate visits and she gets involved in a scandal. She falls in love with the French Baron who is visiting and all…
Don't Quote Me 0.0
November 22, 1979
A bad remark about a senator gets aired out and the staff is in trouble. They have to find who blabbed before more dama…
War Stories 0.0
November 29, 1979
Benson's old army buddy Eddie visits and him and Marcy hit it off after Benson introduces him to single Marcy. The prob…
Ghost Story 0.0
December 6, 1979
Very mysterious things happen in the Governor's mansion. Kraus panicks and says that the house is haunted. They have a …
Taylor's Bid 0.0
December 13, 1979
Taylor quits being the advisor to Governor Gatling and decides to run for a public office. The Governor starts to need …
One Strike, You're Out 0.0
December 27, 1979
The domestic workers demand more money and Benson grants their requests to give them a raise. The blue-collar people go…
Just Friends 0.0
January 3, 1980
Governor Gatling is trying to get Howard Walker, the entrepreneur to settle his new factory in his constituency. Benson…
Chain of Command 0.0
January 10, 1980
The Governor gets sick and has to stay in bed. Ed, his younger replacement takes advantage of the position and responsi…
Bugging the Governor 0.0
January 24, 1980
Somebody bugged the mansion and Benson tries to find out who by trapping them inside. It turned out that Taylor's lover…
Kraus Affair 0.0
January 31, 1980
Kraus falls for the Butcher, but she loses her self-confidence asking him out.
Checkmate 0.0
February 7, 1980
An 11 year old Soviet is brought to the mansion for a professional chess tournament. While the boy is homesick and want…
Cold Storage 0.0
February 28, 1980
Just before a very important banquet with guests, Benson and Kraus go in the old storage room to look for something and…
Old Man Gatlin' 0.0
March 6, 1980
The Governor's loudmouth father comes to visit and wreaks havoc among the staff. Benson then gets so fed up with the ar…
Power Play 0.0
March 20, 1980
A load of dead fish and sludge is delivered to the Mansion by a conservationist.
Takin' It to the Streets 10.0
March 27, 1980
Wanting to know how the ""little people"" really feel about politics and their real needs, Governor Gatling and Benson …
The Army Wants You 0.0
May 1, 1980
Benson, a war veteran suspicious when he is told to report for an ""evaluation."" It seems that on their record, Benson…
Marcy's Vacation 0.0
May 8, 1980
Marcy is going on vacation and she gets worried that Lorraine, her replacement may do a better job than she does and ge…