Benson — Season 7

Aired 4 October 1985 • 30 min

While Governor Gatling is away, Benson and Clayton are depended upon to spend an 8 million dollar budget surplus before the next fiscal year, which is only a matter of several hours away. When the surplus was found out by someone, The Governor and Clayton go through political embarassment.

Aired 11 October 1985 • 30 min

When Benson revisits a relationship with Senator Hartford, the Senator changes her position on Clayton's commercial-development-of-state-parks bill. When Benson calls her on it, she flip-flops again and ultimately abstains.

Aired 18 October 1985 • 30 min

Benson tries to bring the Governor and his brother Jack together after 25 years of not seeing each other.

Aired 25 October 1985 • 30 min

A mysterious stranger lurks around the Governor's mansion on Haloween night.

Aired 8 November 1985 • 30 min

While Benson and Kraus go to East Germany on official business, the two are accused of being spies and get arrested.

Aired 15 November 1985 • 30 min

Synopsis currently unknown

Aired 29 November 1985 • 30 min

Despite warnings, on their way to fly a helicopter to play golf, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton run into disasterous problems with Clayton as their pilot.

Aired 6 December 1985 • 30 min

After crash landing the helicopter in the desert, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton all struggle to survive on account of them being stranded.

Aired 13 December 1985 • 30 min

Benson becomes involved in one of Clayton's wacky investment schemes. This one is investing in a weiner-dog to breed for puppies, but Benson grows too attached to the dog, as does also Clayton.

Aired 3 January 1986 • 30 min

After talk about Halley's comet, Karus dreams that she and Benson are the only ones left on earth.

Aired 18 January 1986 • 30 min

Clayton's nomination of the Governor's budget director has a problem after it is found out that Clayton lives with a Soviet defector.

Aired 25 January 1986 • 30 min

Benson and the Governor seek advice from a conservationist in helping them pass some environmental legislation.

Aired 1 February 1986 • 30 min

A veteran is hired to retile the bathroom, but happens to disappear. Benson now has to investigate what happened and where his wherabouts are.

Aired 8 February 1986 • 30 min

Actor George Kennedy's plan to film a movie in the Goveror's mansion runs into deadly problems, and turns into a lethal murder mystery.

Aired 15 February 1986 • 30 min

With everyone's lives in danger and not much time left, they try to crack the case and survive.

Aired 22 February 1986 • 30 min

Benson, convinced that the question Senator Hartford has for him is ""the"" question, runs quickly to initiate a proposal.

Aired 1 March 1986 • 30 min

Clayton has his sights on running the family fortune, until he meets his father's new, young, and pretty fiancee. Then he realizes that inheriting the fortune will be pretty challenging.

Aired 15 March 1986 • 30 min

Benson persuades to pardon a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years.

Aired 22 March 1986 • 30 min

A conservation expert may help Benson and the Governor pass an inportant bill, but when Kraus hears of the strategy, she leaks it out to a friend who turs out to be a columnist and a major gossip to people who can owe her a favor for information.

Aired 29 March 1986 • 30 min

The Governor answers an ad from a personal's column from a magazine.

Aired 12 April 1986 • 30 min

With Governor Gatling's term about to close and Benson up to run for Governor, the Governor learns that he can run for yet one more term and decides to grab it. This leads to a final competition, hurt, and quarrels between the Governor and Benson. (Part 1 of 2)

Aired 19 April 1986 • 30 min

As time is running out, Benson, the Governor, or the crooked senator will soon be out of a job. Which one? As the details come to a close we find that the winner of the election is......