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Benson Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1982 - 1983
Episode 1
Death in a Funny Position: Part 1
Fri, Oct 22, 198260 mins
The Governor is invited by a businessman to join him on his yacht. So he brings the whole staff. They discover that he has invited some other people. When they're out to sea, the host is killed. So until they make it back, they're all wondering who could have done it. Until that is they learn that everyone on the man's guestlist has a grudge against him.
Episode 2
Death in a Funny Position: Part 2
Fri, Oct 22, 198260 mins
After the owner of the yacht is killed on board, the Governor and all the guests start being suspicious of each other as the likely killer. Benson begins talking to people and finds out what really happened.
Episode 3
What a Revoltin' Development
Fri, Oct 29, 1982
Benson and Pete are taken hostages by revolutionaries in Latin America when they were supposed to be at a conference.
Episode 4
Thy Brother's Keeper
Fri, Nov 5, 198230 mins
Benson's brother an orthodontist comes for a visit. And he can't help but act like a snob. Eventually some long pent up resentment comes out and the brothers have a fight that threatens their relationship.
Episode 5
Quest for Retire
Fri, Nov 12, 198230 mins
The state has a mandatory retirement age, and the gardener for the governor's mansion is now being told he has to retire. He does not want to retire, so he asks Benson to help him keep his job.
Episode 6
Teacher's Pest
Fri, Nov 19, 1982
Benson asks Kraus for her household expenditures so he can work on the governor's budget plan. He learns she does not know how to keep a ledger to track expenses. She has to take an economics class to continue her job. Benson is the teacher
Episode 7
Benson's Army Reunion
Fri, Nov 26, 1982
Benson's army buddies get together for a reunion. Also attending is one of their POW's who had become a friend, even if the enemy. When they find out the POW is now a wealthy business man, Scotty finds it hard to accept him as a friend.
Episode 8
Benson's New Home
Fri, Dec 3, 1982
Benson buys a condo apartment based on the model. When he moves in, Benson finds there is no electricity, the doors are not all attached, the stove does not work, and more problems. He moves into the demo home until all repairs are done.
Episode 9
Crimes of the Hearth
Fri, Dec 10, 1982
Benson returns from home from a dinner out and finds he has been burglarized. When he reports it to the police, he is enraged that the police do not want to investigate the crime.
Episode 10
Mary and Her Lambs
Fri, Dec 17, 1982
The governor's home prepares for the Christmas holiday. As Benson talks to friends, he finds a cook is struggling to keep her foster children.
Episode 11
Pen Pal
Fri, Dec 31, 198230 mins
Kraus is nervous when she learns her prison pen-pal is released from prison. She is even more nervous when he reminds her that she promised to help him get a job.
Episode 12
The Honeymooners
Fri, Jan 7, 1983
Kraus' fiancé can't be present for their wedding, so Benson stands in for the fellow as proxy - or so he and Kraus assume.
Episode 13
Close Encounters on the Third Hole
Fri, Jan 14, 1983
The governor and Benson go golfing and spend the day on the greens. When searching for a ball lost in the woods, a beam of light appears and Benson disappears, but reappears in seconds. The governor is sure Benson was captured by aliens.
Episode 14
Katie's Boyfriend
Fri, Jan 21, 1983
The Pentagon wants to move the air force base to another city, and the governor is concerned because of the loss of revenue for Hamilton County. Katie has a boyfriend and goes on her first date.
Episode 15
The Royal Painting
Fri, Jan 28, 1983
In preparation for a royal visitor, Kraus hires street kids to paint the governor's mansion.
Episode 16
Boys Night Out
Fri, Feb 4, 1983
Benson has the guys over to his apartment for dinner, stories, TV, and card games. They talk about former girlfriends whom they loved and lost.
Episode 17
Family Tree
Fri, Feb 18, 1983
Benson receives a letter from an attorney that he's entitled to an inheritance if he can trace his family tree back far enough. He hires a genealogy professor who creates his family tree that shows he's related to Clayton who then wants his part of the inheritance. It turns out that the DuBois and Endicott families have had a long-time feud that can be settled by a duel. Benson gets the choice of weapon and chooses insults, also known as the Dozens, and the insults fly.
Episode 18
Calamity Kraus
Fri, Feb 25, 1983
When a large business owner makes plan to move his company out of state, the governor and staff are worried since the company provides a lot of jobs and revenue to the state. A wealthy woman, who looks a lot like Kraus, says she can help.
Episode 19
Kraus Sings the Blues
Fri, Mar 4, 1983
Benson hosts a fund-raising telethon and has to announce the performers. When one of the performers does not show up, Kraus steps in to sing on television.
Episode 20
Half-Court Trap
Fri, Mar 11, 1983
Benson's nephew visits. He is heading for college where he is going to be a star basketball player. Benson finds out he cannot read or write; the nephew says he is going to be famous and does not need to know anything expect basketball.
Episode 21
A View from the Roof
Fri, Mar 18, 1983
Benson and the Governor get trapped on the roof without means of getting down. Kraus sets up the ladder and climbs to the roof, but then is startled when she hears the others and the ladder again falls to the ground.
Episode 22
Love in a Funny Phase
Thu, Mar 31, 1983
Benson is none too pleased when he learns his girlfriend wants to date other men - specifically, her former boyfriend.
