The Inheritance

1The Scandal

30 minSep 21, 1984

While going undercover, Benson learns that the Lieutenant Governor is accepting bribes from a construction company.

2The Inheritance

30 minSep 28, 1984Now viewing

Benson finds it hard to believe that he is the sole heir to the Playbird magazine empire.

3Let's Get Physical

30 minOct 12, 1984

Benson's pleasure turns to panic when the attractive doctor who conducted his physical wants to meet him to discuss the results.

4The Campaign

30 minOct 19, 1984

After Benson decides to run for Lieutenant Governor, he learns that the man who offers money to his campaign will have to benefit from Benson by doing him special political ""favors.""

5The Election

30 minOct 26, 1984

When Benson runs out of his campaign money, a benefactor arrives when things look darkest.

6Made in Hong Kong (1)

30 minNov 2, 1984

Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Kraus go off to Hong Kong where Clayton is mistaken for a famous designer and kinapped by a fashion tycoon and her henchmen.

7Made in Hong Kong (2)

30 minNov 9, 1984

Benson, in help from the Police, is persued while trying to rescue the captured Governor and Kraus, who earlier attempted to rescue Clayton from Lady Van Dyne.

8Hello, We Must Be Going

30 minNov 16, 1984

Benson plans to have Kraus become Lieuteant Governor Benson's assistant. But things get screwed up when a nebbish with political clout is hired instead.

9Double Date

30 minNov 23, 1984

Benson fixes Clayton up with a date, but the date is disgusted with Clayton's romance ploys and ""manners"".

10Taking it to the Max

30 minNov 30, 1984

Benson is shocked when he tells his sister to be cautious with her ex boyfriend and doesn't listen.

11The Reunion

30 minDec 7, 1984

Benson visits with his brother and Uncle who he hasn't seen in years.

12Make War, Not Love

30 minDec 14, 1984

A Declaration of War is brought out among two fighting nations after Benson attends a Trade conference.

13Home for Christmas

30 minDec 21, 1984

As he is walking on the sidewalk during a Christmas rush, he trips and falls. While he is unconscious, he dreams about Christmas with his mother (Beah Richards).

14On the Road

30 minJan 11, 1985

Benson tries to investigate Kraus when she doesn't show up for a while. Kraus returns to acting and Benson disguises himelf as a limo driver to try and get her back.

15Take This Job and Love It

30 minJan 18, 1985

Benson gets surrounded in red tape when he takes on the city mayor who pans to outlaw breakdancing in public places.

16Making Change

30 minJan 25, 1985

Benson, the Governor, Kraus, and Clayton talk about people from their past who influenced their lives greatly.

17Solid Gold

30 minFeb 1, 1985

On a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.

18The Oval Office

30 minFeb 8, 1985

While being called in from President Reagan on account of a remark Benson made, Benson and the Governor reach The Oval Office, and while waiting for the President, the two get trapped in there.

19Mid-life Cowboy

30 minFeb 15, 1985

An exhausted Governor Gatling decides to play cowboy at a dude ranch to unwind.

20Scenario

30 minFeb 22, 1985

Benson, the Governor, and everyone in the mansion go to the bomb cellar to try and prepare for a nuclear attack against the United States.

21Dubois: Portrait of a Politician

30 minMar 15, 1985

While the Governor is away on business, Benson is responsible for the work that needs to get done. In this particular case, Benson vetoes a bill that the Governor agreed to sign.

22Katie's Cousin

30 minMar 22, 1985

Katie's wild and undisciplined cousin Laura persuades Katie to lie to her father about sleeping at a friends and really go to a bar to pick up College men. You know what really flies when Benson and Clayton go to the same bar to get a drink and see them. Benson confronts Katie that he won't tell on her, it's up to her to decide whether or not to tell her dad or not.

23The Bookburner

30 minMar 29, 1985

Benson's tie-breaking vote on a school bill leads to a major conflict with a powerful senator and a book-burning incident.

24Jung at Heart

30 minApr 5, 1985

When Clayton's name is passed over at the table of the Man of the Year Award, an award given by the Press, Clayton tries to capture Benson's personality so that he can win the award.