The Best Episodes of Benson

Benson's mother comes to visit and everyone makes her feel welcome. Tender moments stir in this episode between Benson and his mother. Unfortunately Benson's mom passes away which leaves Benson very upset. The only thing that gives comfort to Benson was the faith his mother had in Jesus and when he asks the Lord to give him a sign, the taxicab driver recites the same words his mother taught him for so long. ""You've got to have faith""

Director: John Rich

Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

It's Christmas time and Benson helps an assistant cook keep her foster children.

Director: Rob Dames

Writer: N/A

The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.

Director: John Rich

Writer: N/A

Wanting 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.

Director: Tony Mordente

Writer: Wally Dalton, Shelley Zellman

Kraus' childhood enemy comes from Germany to visit her.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer

In 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.

Director: John Rich

Writer: N/A

Everyone thinks that Benson is out of it when he sees, hears, and talks to Jessica Tate's ghost.

Director: N/A

Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

Benson learns that a crusty old medic does not have a medical license and when that man is up for the governor's Humanitarin Award, he wants none of the credit.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

After receiving death threats, the Governor's new advisor, Clayton Endicott the 3rd moves into the mansion.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Tom Whedon

The 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.

Director: Jay Sandrich

Writer: N/A

Kraus falls in love with a man who is ineligible for her.

Director: John Rich

Writer: N/A

On a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Katie attends a controversial rock concert, even though her father forbid her to go and had Benson watch her. Now the question is, who will get home in time? The Governor or Katie? Benson, afraid Katie will not come home in time applies for another job in the meantime.

Director: Peter Baldwin

Writer: Lee Maddux

Benson is forced to lay off some staff members when the Governor makes a campaign to cut ""unecessary"" spending. Katie resents Benson when he has to fire the sweet woman who lightens up everyone's day.

Director: Peter Baldwin

Writer: N/A

Governor Gatling is trying to get Howard Walker, the entrepreneur to settle his new factory in his constituency. Benson on his own tries not to let this go through because him and Howard's wife had a love affair years ago.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Benson and Kraus are held hostage during a market robbery.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

After a press conference, Benson notices a strange difference in one side of the fire place. He tries to twist it so it is similar with the other side. When he twists the knob a secret map comes out which gives the staff gold fever. They go to the shed in back and frantically look for the gold.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Tom Whedon, Bob Colleary

The pilot of the Governor's charter plane becomes ill and there is no co-pilot, so Benson tries to fly the plane himself.

Director: John Rich

Writer: N/A

Kraus is about to get married. But when he can't make it, Benson plays as a substitute and ends up really getting married to Kraus. What makes him married to Kraus is the fact that he signed the marriage license and didn't sign her real husband-to-be's name on the license.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Clayton gets upset when his father chooses Benson to run his empire after he dies.

Director: N/A

Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer

Benson, the Governor, and everyone in the mansion go to the bomb cellar to try and prepare for a nuclear attack against the United States.

Director: Rob Dames

Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

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.

Director: Jay Sandrich

Writer: Susan Harris

Jessica 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.

Director: Jay Sandrich

Writer: N/A

Humor swipes the Governor's Mansion when Benson is hospitalized. Benson turns out to be their funniest patient ever. They realize that he has a strange malady that has all the doctors in question.

Director: John Rich

Writer: N/A

Libby, The Governor's sister thinks that Katie should be sent to a boarding school and the Governor sends her to one. The staff is crushed with the Governor taking his sister's advice.

Director: John Rich

Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser