Benson is an ABC network sitcom and spin-off of the sitcom "Soap", created by Susan Harris, starring Robert Guillaume as the title character.
The show aired from September 13, 1979 to April 19, 1986, lasting for 7 seasons and 158 episodes.
Plot
The series centered on Benson DuBois, who works as a butler for Governor Eugene X. Gatling and his young daughter, Katie.
Cast
- Robert Guillaume as Benson DuBois
- James Noble as Eugene X. Gatling
- Missy Gold as Katie Gatling
- Inga Swenson as Gretchen Kraus
- Lewis J. Stadlen as John Taylor (season 1).
- Caroline McWilliams as Marcy Hill (seasons 1 and 2)
- Didi Conn as Denise Stevens (seasons 3 through 5)
- Ethan Phillips as Pete Downey (seasons 2 through 5)
- René Auberjonois as Clayton Endicott III
- Billie Bird as Rose Cassidy
Broadcast History
- September 1979 – July 1980, Thursday 8:30–9:00
- August 1980 – March 1983, Friday 8:00–8:30
- March 1983 – April 1983, Thursday 8:00–8:30
- May 1983 – March 1985, Friday 8:00–8:30
- March 1985 – September 1985, Friday 9:00–9:30
- October 1985 – January 1986, Friday 9:30–10:00
- January 1986 – August 1986, Saturday 8:30–9:00