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The Best Episodes of Benson Season 4

Every episode of Benson Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Benson Season 4!

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
7.2
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
6.9
6.5
6.8

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Death in a Funny Position (1)" is the best rated episode of "Benson" season 4. It scored 6.9/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, it aired on 10/22/1982. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Death in a Funny Position (2)".

  • Death in a Funny Position (1)
    6.9/10(43)

    #1 - Death in a Funny Position (1)

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 10/22/1982

    A yacht cruise becomes a murder mystery when the owner of the boat is stabbed to death.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

  • Death in a Funny Position (2)
    6.5/10(39)

    #2 - Death in a Funny Position (2)

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 10/22/1982

    Murders abound on a working vacation aboard a yacht, but Benson saves the day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

  • What a Revoltin' Development
    6.8/10(33)

    #3 - What a Revoltin' Development

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/29/1982

    While attending a conference in Latin America, Benson and Pete are kidnapped by revolutionaries. In exchange, they want 6 United States fighter jets in their possession.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thy Brother's Keeper
    6.7/10(31)

    #4 - Thy Brother's Keeper

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 11/5/1982

    Benson's younger brother visits him at the same time an important report is due.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Quest for Retire
    7.2/10(30)

    #5 - Quest for Retire

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 11/12/1982

    Charlie, the mansion's gardener, is about to retire. Charlie wants to still work, so he tries to get Benson's help.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Teacher's Pest
    7.1/10(30)

    #6 - Teacher's Pest

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 11/19/1982

    Benson must pass an economics test to keep her job, but when she finds out that Benson is going to be her teacher, she thinks that it's hopeless.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Benson's Army Reunion
    7.6/10(39)

    #7 - Benson's Army Reunion

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/26/1982

    Benson holds an army reunion and hatred surfaces when Kim, a Korean kid they befriended during the war, turns out to me a successful mulit-millionaire.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Benson's New Home
    7.4/10(32)

    #8 - Benson's New Home

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 12/3/1982

    Benson buys a house from a shady real estate salesman and since the house has so many major problems, Benson tries to get him to renovate it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Crimes of the Hearth
    7.4/10(27)

    #9 - Crimes of the Hearth

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 12/10/1982

    When Benson's condo is robbed, he finds out that it won't be easy to catch the crooks.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mary and Her Lambs
    8.6/10(41)

    #10 - Mary and Her Lambs

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 12/17/1982

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

    Director: Rob Dames

    Writer: N/A

  • Pen Pal
    7.4/10(32)

    #11 - Pen Pal

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 12/31/1982

    Kraus' pen pal, who is an Ex-convict, visits her hoping for a job, which disrupts the execitive mansion.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Honeymooners
    7.9/10(36)

    #12 - The Honeymooners

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 1/7/1983

    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

  • Close Encounters on the Third Hole
    6.7/10(32)

    #13 - Close Encounters on the Third Hole

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 1/14/1983

    While Benson and the Governor are playing golf, a UFO shows up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Katie's Boyfriend
    7.5/10(28)

    #14 - Katie's Boyfriend

    Season 4 Episode 14

    Aired 1/21/1983

    The Governor allows Katie to go on her 1st date aside from the rise of an ecomonic crisis.

    Director: Mark Warren

    Writer: N/A

  • The Royal Painting
    6.9/10(28)

    #15 - The Royal Painting

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 1/28/1983

    A former street gang is hired to paint the mansion for the visiting Queen of England.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boy's Night Out
    7.2/10(33)

    #16 - Boy's Night Out

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 2/4/1983

    The men come to Benson's house to swap stories, play cards, and watch tv. Also, the Governor is a little disappointed at Benson for vetoing a legislative bill he was for.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Family Tree
    7.0/10(31)

    #17 - Family Tree

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 2/18/1983

    When an aunt dies, Benson and Clayton, learn that they might be related to each other.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Calamity Kraus
    7.1/10(30)

    #18 - Calamity Kraus

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 2/25/1983

    Kraus pretends to be a wealthy heiress to keep a manufacturing plant in the state.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kraus Sings the Blues
    6.9/10(30)

    #19 - Kraus Sings the Blues

    Season 4 Episode 19

    Aired 3/4/1983

    Benson hosts a telethon and lets Kraus sing when other acts cancel out.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Half-Court Trap
    7.7/10(32)

    #20 - Half-Court Trap

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 3/11/1983

    Benson learns that his nephew, a basketball star, can hardly reador write.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A View From the Roof
    7.3/10(32)

    #21 - A View From the Roof

    Season 4 Episode 21

    Aired 3/18/1983

    Benson and the Governor try putting an antenna on the roof, but the ladder falls and the two get trapped up there.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love in a Funny Phase
    6.6/10(31)

    #22 - Love in a Funny Phase

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 3/31/1983

    Benson is upset when his girlfriend Jennifer, decides to date other men.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser