Leonard Tyler as Sen. Leonard Tyler …. Jim Hackett Corky as Corky …. Donna LaBrie Sen. Diane Hartford as Sen. Diane Hartford. Ed Peck Police Capt. Dennis McDermott as Police Capt. Dennis McDermott. Kevin Guillaume Mr. Klean as Mr. Klean …. Susan Harris. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. In this spinoff of "Soap," Benson DuBois is sent out West to serve as butler to widowed state governor Gene Gatling, an honest but bumbling servant of the people.
Although he has his rivals in German maid Kraus and persnickety aides Clayton and Taylor, Benson, armed with an acerbic wit and plenty of smarts, becomes the Governor's close friend and helper, and eventually is elected Lieutenant Governor. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia The sixth season episode "Scenario" original airdate 22 February was the first network drama episode to demonstrate the use of the internet.
User reviews 20 Review. Top review. One of the great sitcoms of the late's "Benson" from the team of Harris-Witt,and Thomas. Produced by the team that bought you "Soap",and later on "The Golden Girls", "It's A Living",and "Empty Nest" under the supervision of executive producers Susan Harris, Paul Junger-Witt,and Tony Thomas ,the sitcom "Benson" became one of the biggest hits to come out of the late's and continue its streak into the mid's.
This series was basically a spin-off from the soap opera parody "Soap" the title character,portrayed by Robert Guillaume,had originally first appeared on the earlier series as the wise-cracking yet level-headed African American butler for the highly dysfunctional Tate family ;however,"Benson" discarded the soap opera format of its parent show in favor of a more conventional sitcom structure,which was created by Susan Harris who also served as executive producer of this series.
The state of which Gatling was governor remained unidentified with the series,although "Soap" had taken place in Connecticut. Stadlen ,who assisted Governor Gatling as the chief of staff. After the first season,Taylor's job was filled by Clayton Endicott Rene Auberjonois for the remained of the series run who was written out by having him run for political office and actually snub his employer's endorsement.
He lost the election,but returned when Benson asked him to. But in spite of their adversarial relationship during the early years of the series the insults between Kraus and Benson were intense at times but still became good friends.
Marcy left after the second season after getting married. Denise and Pete Downey Ethan Phillips ,the Governor's press secretary who were introduced in Season 2 met and later married while working in the Governor's mansion and were expectant parents for most of the third-to-the-last season.
Throughout the course of the series,Benson worked his way up the ladder going from the head of household affairs to state budget director,and eventually was elevated to the position of Lieutentant Governor by the show's final season and almost was elected Governor in the show's final episode which was a two-part series finale where Benson DuBois was running against his former employer Governor Gatling. A total of episodes were produced.
Over the course of the show's seven-year run,it was nominated for an impressive 17 Emmys. Details Edit. S6 E The Reunion. S6 E Home for Christmas. S6 E On the Road. S6 E Making Change.
S6 E Solid Gold. S6 E The Oval Office. S6 E Mid-Life Cowboy. S6 E Scenario. S6 E Dubois: Portrait of a Politician. S6 E Katie's Cousin. S6 E The Bookburner. S6 E Jung at Heart.
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