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* Ship Tease: While [[VitriolicBestBuds Kraus and Benson]] are never in a relationship (and react with horror at the thought), other characters frequently assume they are, and in a few episodes they have to pretend to be a couple- in the fourth season accidentally getting married! A fifth season episode has them convincing their colleagues of a secret affair between them, to which Pete replies that he suspected it all along.
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** Inga Swenson, a noted Broadway actress, also sings in a couple of episodes: "Stille Nacht" in the above-mentioned Christmas episode and "In the Still of the Night" during a telethon
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* TheCastShowOff: At least one episode a season gave Robert Guillaume a chance to show his singing chops.
** The ChristmasEpisode "Mary and her Little Lambs" gave us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnBBgLEPJL8 this piece]] of him singing "O Holy Night."
** The second ChristmasEpisode had him sing "O Little Town of Bethlehem" with the extra bonus of lighting the tree with his music.
** Season five's "Too Pooped To Pip" let him do a duet with Gladys Knight.
** The season six two-parter, "Made in Hong Kong," shows Rene Auberjonois speaking fluent Chinese and displaying an impressive amount of local knowledge about Hong Kong.
** The ChristmasEpisode "Mary and her Little Lambs" gave us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnBBgLEPJL8 this piece]] of him singing "O Holy Night."
** The second ChristmasEpisode had him sing "O Little Town of Bethlehem" with the extra bonus of lighting the tree with his music.
** Season five's "Too Pooped To Pip" let him do a duet with Gladys Knight.
** The season six two-parter, "Made in Hong Kong," shows Rene Auberjonois speaking fluent Chinese and displaying an impressive amount of local knowledge about Hong Kong.
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* TheCastShowOff: At least one episode a per season gave Robert Guillaume a chance to show his singing chops.
** TheChristmasEpisode "Mary and her Little Lambs" first {{Christmas episode}} gave us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnBBgLEPJL8 this piece]] clip]] of him Guillaume singing "O Holy Night."
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** The secondChristmasEpisode Christmas episode had him sing "O Little Town of Bethlehem" with the extra bonus of lighting the tree with his music.
** Seasonfive's 5's "Too Pooped To Pip" let him do a duet with Gladys Knight.
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* ChristmasEpisode: They had at least two.
** The first, "Mary and her Little Lambs," had Kraus sing a German version of "Silent Night," followed by the above bit of Benson singing "O Holy Night."
** The second was an ItsaWonderfulPlot where Benson had a serious car accident and the spirit of his late mother was trying to convince him to go back to Earth. Benson sang "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
** The first, "Mary and her Little Lambs," had Kraus sing a German version of "Silent Night," followed by the above bit of Benson singing "O Holy Night."
** The second was an ItsaWonderfulPlot where Benson had a serious car accident and the spirit of his late mother was trying to convince him to go back to Earth. Benson sang "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
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* ChristmasEpisode: They had at least two.
Two of them.
**The first, Season 4's "Mary and her Her Little Lambs," Lambs" had Kraus sing a German version of "Silent Night," followed by the above bit of Benson singing "O Holy Night."
**The second was Season 6's "Home for Christmas" had an ItsaWonderfulPlot ItsAWonderfulPlot where Benson had a serious car accident and the spirit of his late mother was trying to convince him to go back to Earth. Benson sang "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
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** With a LampshadeHanging in a first season episode, when Benson and Gatling are alone in Gatling's office office. Gatling: "If he could do it, why not me?"
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** With a LampshadeHanging in a first season episode, when Benson and Gatling are alone in Gatling's office office. Gatling: "If he could do it, why not me?"
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* {{Expy}}: Gene Gatling is clearly based partly on UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter, with a similar, kind but scatterbrained personality to his cousin Jessica.
** With a LampshadeHanging in a first season episode, when Benson and Gov. Gatling are alone at the oval office. Gatling: "If he could do it, why not me?"
** With a LampshadeHanging in a first season episode, when Benson and Gov. Gatling are alone at the oval office. Gatling: "If he could do it, why not me?"
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* {{Expy}}: Gene Gatling is clearly based partly on UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter, with a similar, kind but scatterbrained personality similar to his cousin Jessica.
** With a LampshadeHanging in a first season episode, when Benson andGov. Gatling are alone at the oval in Gatling's office office. Gatling: "If he could do it, why not me?"
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A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) -- cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Gretchen Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Gatling's daughter, Katie (Missy Gold); his chief of staff, Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois); his press secretary and photographer, Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips); and his ditzy personal secretary, Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn).
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A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it the series starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) -- cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Gretchen Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Gatling's daughter, Katie (Missy Gold); his chief of staff, Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois); his press secretary and photographer, Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips); and his ditzy personal secretary, Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn).
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A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) -- cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Gretchen Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) -- cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Gretchen Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Gatling's daughter, Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Gold); his chief of staff, Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Auberjonois); his press secretary and photographer, Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; Phillips); and his ditzy personal secretary, Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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* FunnyForeigner: Kraus is a German example.
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* FunnyForeigner: Kraus is a German example.Kraus.
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A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) -- cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Gretchen Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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* ServileSnarker: Benson, initially. And Kraus.
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* LeftHanging: The show was cancelled at the end of its 7th season. The series finale ended on a freeze frame of Benson and Gatling watching the election returns just as a winner was about to be announced. Conflicting accounts exist for this -- one is that the staff shot three different endings to cover three scenarios, but wasn't satisfied with any of them and used the freeze frame instead. The other, from a staff member of the show, suggests the network insisted on the cliffhanger and planned to cancel the series due to dissatisfaction with the storyline of a potential 8th season.
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* LeftHanging: The show was cancelled at the end of its 7th season. The series finale ended on a freeze frame of Benson and Gatling watching the election returns just as a winner was about to be announced.
** Conflicting accounts exist for this -- one is that thestaff producers shot [[MultipleEndings three different endings endings]] to cover three scenarios, but wasn't weren't satisfied with any of them and used opted for the freeze frame instead. The other, from a staff member of the show, suggests [[ExecutiveMeddling the network insisted on the cliffhanger cliffhanger]] and planned to cancel the series anyway due to dissatisfaction with the storyline of a potential 8th season.
** Conflicting accounts exist for this -- one is that the
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* LeftHanging: The show was cancelled at the end of its 7th season. The series finale ended on a FreezeFrame of Benson and Gatling awaiting the election results. Conflicting accounts exist for this - one is that the staff shot three different endings to cover three scenarios, but wasn't satisfied with any of them and used the freeze frame instead. The other, from a staff member of the show, suggests the network insisted on the cliffhanger and planned to cancel the series due to dissatisfaction with the storyline of a potential 8th season.
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* LeftHanging: The show was cancelled at the end of its 7th season. The series finale ended on a FreezeFrame freeze frame of Benson and Gatling awaiting watching the election results. returns just as a winner was about to be announced. Conflicting accounts exist for this - -- one is that the staff shot three different endings to cover three scenarios, but wasn't satisfied with any of them and used the freeze frame instead. The other, from a staff member of the show, suggests the network insisted on the cliffhanger and planned to cancel the series due to dissatisfaction with the storyline of a potential 8th season.
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* LeftHanging: The show was cancelled at the end of its 7th season. The series finale ended on a freeze frame of Benson awaiting the election results. Conflicting accounts exist for this - one is that the staff shot three different endings to cover three scenarios, but wasn't satisfied with any of them and used the freeze frame instead. The other, from a staff member of the show, suggests the network insisted on the cliffhanger and planned to cancel the series due to dissatisfaction with the storyline of a potential 8th season.
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* LeftHanging: The show was cancelled at the end of its 7th season. The series finale ended on a freeze frame FreezeFrame of Benson and Gatling awaiting the election results. Conflicting accounts exist for this - one is that the staff shot three different endings to cover three scenarios, but wasn't satisfied with any of them and used the freeze frame instead. The other, from a staff member of the show, suggests the network insisted on the cliffhanger and planned to cancel the series due to dissatisfaction with the storyline of a potential 8th season.
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A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - -- cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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* PointyHairedBoss: Gov. Gatling, to the point where you wonder how he ever got elected in the first place.
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''Benson'' was a half-hour SitCom that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from 1979-1986. A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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''Benson'' was a half-hour SitCom that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from 1979-1986. 1979–86.
A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
A SpinOff of ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: John Taylor, Gene's Season 1 Chief of Staff.
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** The capital city is always referred to as...Capital City. That might be its proper name.
*** Which would theoretically put it in the same state as [[TheSimpsons the Trope Namer]]?
**** They do mention a "Springfield" in one season 3 episode, which is good enough for this troper to make it an official WMG.
*** Which would theoretically put it in the same state as [[TheSimpsons the Trope Namer]]?
**** They do mention a "Springfield" in one season 3 episode, which is good enough for this troper to make it an official WMG.
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** The capital city is always referred to as... Capital City. That might be its proper name.
*** Whichname, which would theoretically put it in the same state as [[TheSimpsons the Trope Namer]]?
**** They do mentionNamer]]. In fact, a "Springfield" is mentioned in one season 3 episode, which is good enough for this troper to make it an official WMG.episode.
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* RunningGag: Gov. Gatling frequently told stories about his past, which Benson and the other staffers hated listening to. They couldn't usually say so, though, not only because Gatling was their friend, but also their boss.
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* RunningGag: Gov. Gatling frequently told stories about his past, which Benson and the other staffers hated listening to. They couldn't usually say so, though, not only because Gatling was their friend, but also their boss. His story usually had a point connected to the plot of the day, but he took the scenic route in getting to it.
** Lampshaded and parodied in a two-parter on the Governor's ranch. The ranch foreman tells Benson a long, rambling story that ended with no connection to any current events. When Benson asks what the point was:
--> Foreman: [Gov. Gatling]'s stories have points. Mine are pure entertainment!
** Lampshaded and parodied in a two-parter on the Governor's ranch. The ranch foreman tells Benson a long, rambling story that ended with no connection to any current events. When Benson asks what the point was:
--> Foreman: [Gov. Gatling]'s stories have points. Mine are pure entertainment!
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''Benson'' was a half-hour SitCom that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from 1979-1986. A SpinOff of ''{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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''Benson'' was a half-hour SitCom that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from 1979-1986. A SpinOff of ''{{Soap}}'', ''Series/{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Both from the parent show, ''{{Soap}}''. Inga Swenson (Kraus) played Corrine's birth mother Ingrid Svenson. Caroline [=McWilliams=] (Marcy) played Burt's secretary, who claimed to have had an affair with him at the behest of Svenson. It was never mentioned on ''Benson''.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Both from the parent show, ''{{Soap}}''.''Series/{{Soap}}''. Inga Swenson (Kraus) played Corrine's birth mother Ingrid Svenson. Caroline [=McWilliams=] (Marcy) played Burt's secretary, who claimed to have had an affair with him at the behest of Svenson. It was never mentioned on ''Benson''.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: In a lot of episodes, folks don't even ''recognize'' members of the cast outside of a political event, which tends to lead to the typical sitcom situations. Although, there was one episode where Benson was pestered by a tough guy at a bar ''until'' the guy found out who he was, and that he had voted for him.
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* ElectionDayEpisode: Being that it takes place in the Governor's mansion, naturally has one of these every four years or so.
** In the first season Taylor runs for office and loses quite badly.
** In the last season Benson is running for Governor because the current Governor is constitnutionally enjoined from seeking another term. But then a loophole appears and he decides to run as an independent. The last episode of the series ends on a cliffhanger as the Governor and Benson sit together watching the election results come in.
** The last three episodes of season three surround the Governor's reelection. The first of the three involves the Governor trying (and failing) to secure his party's nomination. The second has them take a trip to the Gatling family lumber mill and Benson convincing him to run as an independent. The third shows the election itself. (Considering the show lasts four more years, it's not hard to guess who wins.)
** The fourth and fifth episodes of season six revolve around an emergency election for lieutenant governor who was impeached in the season premiere. The two candidates are Benson and Senator Tyler. Needless to say, Benson wins.
** In the first season Taylor runs for office and loses quite badly.
** In the last season Benson is running for Governor because the current Governor is constitnutionally enjoined from seeking another term. But then a loophole appears and he decides to run as an independent. The last episode of the series ends on a cliffhanger as the Governor and Benson sit together watching the election results come in.
** The last three episodes of season three surround the Governor's reelection. The first of the three involves the Governor trying (and failing) to secure his party's nomination. The second has them take a trip to the Gatling family lumber mill and Benson convincing him to run as an independent. The third shows the election itself. (Considering the show lasts four more years, it's not hard to guess who wins.)
** The fourth and fifth episodes of season six revolve around an emergency election for lieutenant governor who was impeached in the season premiere. The two candidates are Benson and Senator Tyler. Needless to say, Benson wins.
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''Benson'' was a half-hour SitCom that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from 1979-1986. A SpinOff of ''{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Govenor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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''Benson'' was a half-hour SitCom that aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from 1979-1986. A SpinOff of ''{{Soap}}'', it starred Robert Guillaume as Benson [=DuBois=], who took over as head of household affairs at [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the Govenor's Governor's Mansion]] under Gov. Eugene Gatling (James Noble) - cousin to Jessica and Mary of ''Soap''. This put him in immediate conflict with Kraus (Inga Swenson), the head cook who coveted the position for herself. Other characters included Katie (Missy Gold), Gene's daughter; Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois), Gene's Chief of Staff; Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips), the Governor's official press secretary/photographer; and Denise Stevens Downey (Didi Conn), Benson's ditzy personal secretary.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only seasons 1 and 2 have been released on DVD so far, despite every season of its parent program ''{{Soap}}'' being readily available on DVD and on Netflix, and the show rarely plays in reruns anywhere (though it began airing in the U.S. on Antenna TV in 2012).
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* FakeNationality: Kraus is German. Inga Swenson, the actress who plays her, is not.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Odo]] is the chief of staff! [[StarTrekVoyager Neelix]] is the press secretary! [[Grease [[Film/Grease Frenchie]] is the secretary!
