Benson — Season 3

Aired 6 November 1981 • 30 min

The Governor tries to work out the struggles to make Benson the State Budget Director.

Aired 13 November 1981 • 30 min

Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a Prison.

Aired 27 November 1981 • 30 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.

Aired 4 December 1981 • 30 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.

Aired 11 December 1981 • 30 min

Benson's lobbyist girlfriend approaches Benson with a project he approves, but the project bring Benson a bunch of charges of corruption.

Aired 18 December 1981 • 30 min

The Governor hold an encounter session with the staff.

Aired 25 December 1981 • 30 min

While Benson learns that his old flame (Rosalind Cash) is confined to a wheelchair, Clayton is trying to celebrate his birthday.

Aired 8 January 1982 • 30 min

Clayton is assaulted and Benson approves of tighter security at his expense. Meanwhile a ""being"" is claiming that starships are coming.

Aired 15 January 1982 • 30 min

Kraus falls in love with a man who is ineligible for her.

Aired 22 January 1982 • 30 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.

Aired 5 February 1982 • 30 min

Kraus tries to live life to the absolute fullest after she gets the idea that she only has 6 months to live.

Aired 12 February 1982 • 30 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.

Aired 19 February 1982 • 30 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.

Aired 26 February 1982 • 30 min

Katie starts to have romantic feelings for Pete after he accompanies her to a gymnastics meet.

Aired 5 March 1982 • 30 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.

Aired 12 March 1982 • 30 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.

Aired 19 March 1982 • 30 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.

Aired 26 March 1982 • 30 min

Pete and Benson are captured by guerrillas when they visit an island.

Aired 2 April 1982 • 30 min

Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Pete are at each others throats after playing a round of golf together.

Aired 30 April 1982 • 30 min

The Governor learns a lot about dirty politics when his party won't support his renomination.

Aired 7 May 1982 • 30 min

After visiting his old Lumber Mill, the Governor decides to run for re-election as an independant.

Aired 14 May 1982 • 30 min

The Governor's campaign comes to a hectic close and the election results show that he has lost.