8.4/1045 votes#1 - Benson's Appointment
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/1981
The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1041 votes
#2 - The Grass Ain't Greener
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/1981
Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a Prison.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser
- 8.2/1044 votes
#3 - Sit-In
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/1981
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
- 7.4/1033 votes
#4 - Double Exposure
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/4/1981
Benson 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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer
- 7.2/1031 votes
#5 - The Lobbyist
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/1981
Benson's lobbyist girlfriend approaches Benson with a project he approves, but the project bring Benson a bunch of charges of corruption.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser
- 7.6/1033 votes
#6 - Stress
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/1981
The Governor hold an encounter session with the staff.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael J. Weithorn, Rob Dames, Bob Fraser
- 7.6/1032 votes
#7 - Rainbow's End
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/25/1981
While Benson learns that his old flame (Rosalind Cash) is confined to a wheelchair, Clayton is trying to celebrate his birthday.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Russ Woody
- 7.4/1031 votes
#8 - Once in a Blue Moon
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/1982
Clayton is assaulted and Benson approves of tighter security at his expense. Meanwhile a ""being"" is claiming that starships are coming.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser
- 8.0/1029 votes
#9 - Kraus Falls in Love
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/1982
Kraus falls in love with a man who is ineligible for her.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1030 votes
#10 - Stocks & Options
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/1982
Benson 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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer
- 7.5/1029 votes
#11 - Kraus's Deadly Mistake
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/1982
Kraus tries to live life to the absolute fullest after she gets the idea that she only has 6 months to live.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1032 votes
#12 - Wild Irish Rose
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/1982
The 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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1033 votes
#13 - Street Gangs
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/1982
Benson 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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1034 votes
#14 - Katie's Romance
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/26/1982
Katie starts to have romantic feelings for Pete after he accompanies her to a gymnastics meet.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1031 votes
#15 - Clayton's Condo
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/1982
Clayton 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 decides to tear it down, he learns that the complex is historical and comes to terms that Benson and the tennants won and that it would be a goldmine to keep running.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1034 votes
#16 - Getting Even
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/1982
When 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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1030 votes
#17 - Pete the Hero
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/1982
Pete 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 car.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Russ Woody, Rob Dames, Bob Fraser
- 7.5/1028 votes
#18 - In the Red
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/1982
Pete and Benson are captured by guerrillas when they visit an island.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser
- 7.2/1028 votes
#19 - Teed Off
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/2/1982
Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Pete are at each others throats after playing a round of golf together.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer
- 7.5/1028 votes
#20 - The Party's Over
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/1982
The Governor learns a lot about dirty politics when his party won't support his renomination.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1028 votes
#21 - The Lumber Mill
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/1982
After visiting his old Lumber Mill, the Governor decides to run for re-election as an independant.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1028 votes
#22 - Black Tuesday
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/1982
The Governor's campaign comes to a hectic close and the election results show that he has lost.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser
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A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Benson's Appointment" is the best rated episode of "Benson" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by N/A, it aired on 11/6/1981. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "The Grass Ain't Greener".