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Episode 1: Benson's Appointment
1981-11-0630 min
The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.
Season guide
Benson Season 3 — Episodes and Where to Watch
22 episodes · first aired 1981-11-06
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Episode 2: The Grass Ain't Greener
1981-11-1330 min
Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a Prison.
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Episode 3: Sit-In
1981-11-2730 min
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.
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Episode 4: Double Exposure
1981-12-0430 min
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.
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Episode 5: The Lobbyist
1981-12-1130 min
Benson's lobbyist girlfriend approaches Benson with a project he approves, but the project bring Benson a bunch of charges of corruption.
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Episode 6: Stress
1981-12-1830 min
The Governor hold an encounter session with the staff.
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Episode 7: Rainbow's End
1981-12-2530 min
While Benson learns that his old flame (Rosalind Cash) is confined to a wheelchair, Clayton is trying to celebrate his birthday.
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Episode 8: Once in a Blue Moon
1982-01-0830 min
Clayton is assaulted and Benson approves of tighter security at his expense. Meanwhile a ""being"" is claiming that starships are coming.
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Episode 9: Kraus Falls in Love
1982-01-1530 min
Kraus falls in love with a man who is ineligible for her.
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Episode 10: Stocks & Options
1982-01-2230 min
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.
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Episode 11: Kraus's Deadly Mistake
1982-02-0530 min
Kraus tries to live life to the absolute fullest after she gets the idea that she only has 6 months to live.
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Episode 12: Wild Irish Rose
1982-02-1230 min
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.
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Episode 13: Street Gangs
1982-02-1930 min
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.
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Episode 14: Katie's Romance
1982-02-2630 min
Katie starts to have romantic feelings for Pete after he accompanies her to a gymnastics meet.
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Episode 15: Clayton's Condo
1982-03-0530 min
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.
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Episode 16: Getting Even
1982-03-1230 min
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.
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Episode 17: Pete the Hero
1982-03-1930 min
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.
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Episode 18: In the Red
1982-03-2630 min
Pete and Benson are captured by guerrillas when they visit an island.
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Episode 19: Teed Off
1982-04-0230 min
Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Pete are at each others throats after playing a round of golf together.
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Episode 20: The Party's Over
1982-04-3030 min
The Governor learns a lot about dirty politics when his party won't support his renomination.
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Episode 21: The Lumber Mill
1982-05-0730 min
After visiting his old Lumber Mill, the Governor decides to run for re-election as an independant.
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Episode 22: Black Tuesday
1982-05-1430 min
The Governor's campaign comes to a hectic close and the election results show that he has lost.
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