7.2/1030 votes#1 - Band of Gold
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1983
In the 5th season opener, Denise and Pete are about to get married in the woods, but trouble arises when Pete forgets to put gasin the car and him, Benson, Denise and Kraus are are stranded. They then have to find a way to cicilization so they steal the minister's gasoline can and take off.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1030 votes
#2 - Human Element
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1983
G.I. operatives replace Gene with a double.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1043 votes
#3 - God, I Need This Job
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1983
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
- 6.7/1031 votes
#4 - Who's Arnold?
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1983
Benson poses as Kraus' husband when her mother visits from Germany.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1028 votes
#5 - Full Court Press
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1983
Katie is assigned to write a report about what goes on in the mansion and she starts to wrie about Benson and Clayton exchanging insults. Anyway Clayton feels that Benson has insulted him one last time and the case goes to court.
Director: Katherine Helmond
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1028 votes
#6 - Down the Drain
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1983
Plumbing problems at Benson's flat causes him to calling a crotchety old workman to fix his sink, but something unexpected happens to the plumber.
Director: Bill Foster
Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
- 7.1/1029 votes
#7 - It Ain't Sheik
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1983
Benson gets the annoyng assigment of convncing a sheik to act on a multi-million dollar headquarter complex and his passionate advances toward Kraus.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rob Dames
- 7.0/1026 votes
#8 - You Can't Give It Away
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1983
Benson wins the state lottery but loses it all because he accidentally said that he would donate it to charity on a television program.
Director: Rob Dames
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1028 votes
#9 - Katie's Cookies
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1983
Benson helps Katie win a cookie contest while he's suppose to testify against the mob.
Director: N/A
Writer: Barry Fanaro
- 7.2/1025 votes
#10 - Labor Pains
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1983
While Benson's neigbor is trapped in a snowstorm, Benson must take care of his baby for longer than he expected to.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1028 votes
#11 - Unlisted Love
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1983
The Governor meets the woman he had a crush on in high school, so Benson tries to fix the two up.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1024 votes
#12 - The Governor's Brain is Missing
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1983
G.I. operatives replece Governor Gatling with a double.
Director: N/A
Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer
- 7.0/1026 votes
#13 - A Real Gone Daddy
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1983
Winston, one of Katie's classmates tries to set Benson up with his widowed mother.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1041 votes
#14 - Too Pooped to Pip
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1984
Benson tries hard toget Gladys Knight and the pips to perform at a telethon.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1023 votes
#15 - In All the Wrong Places
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1984
Benson and Governor Gatling are surprised at Pete, who reverted back to his youth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1029 votes
#16 - Embarrassing Moments
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1984
Benson is named Citywide Magazine's ""Bachelor of the Month"", but the female response threatens his romnce with the photographer.
Director: N/A
Writer: Debra Frank
- 7.1/1028 votes
#17 - Take My Life, Please
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1984
When the visiting President orders a security check of all the emloyees at the mansion, Benson is labeled as a spy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
- 6.6/1027 votes
#18 - Beauty and the Beef
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1984
When Benson judges a beauty pageant, Clayton and Governor Gatling try to sway the vote in their direction.
Director: N/A
Writer: Winifred Hervey
- 7.6/1033 votes
#19 - We Deliver
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1984
While Denise is about to give birth, Denise, Benson, and the Governor get stuck in an elevator.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1028 votes
#20 - The Endicott Dynasty
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1984
Clayton gets upset when his father chooses Benson to run his empire after he dies.
Director: N/A
Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer
- 7.4/1026 votes
#21 - The Little Hotel That Could
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1984
Kraus nags Benson in joining her to save an old hotel from being torn down and when Kraus uses extreme measures that could be dangerous to their lives, Benson seems to have no choice in the matter.
Director: Katherine Helmond
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1033 votes
#22 - Let's Play Doctor
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1984
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
The Best Episodes of Benson Season 5
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A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Band of Gold" is the best rated episode of "Benson" season 5. It scored 7.2/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/1983. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Human Element".