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Premiered

Friday, November 6, 1981

Ended: Friday, May 14, 1982

When does Benson Season 3 come out?

Benson Season 3 premiered Friday, November 6, 1981 on ABC and ended Friday, May 14, 1982. The season has 22 episodes.

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Benson Season 3 episode release dates
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1. Benson's Appointment

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

Friday · 45 years ago

2. The Grass Ain't Greener

Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a Prison.

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3. Sit-In

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.

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4. Double Exposure

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.

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5. The Lobbyist

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

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6. Stress

The Governor hold an encounter session with the staff.

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7. Rainbow's End

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

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8. Once in a Blue Moon

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

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9. Kraus Falls in Love

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

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10. Stocks & Options

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.

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11. Kraus's Deadly Mistake

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

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12. Wild Irish Rose

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.

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13. Street Gangs

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.

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14. Katie's Romance

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

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15. Clayton's Condo

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.

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16. Getting Even

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.

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17. Pete the Hero

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.

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18. In the Red

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

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19. Teed Off

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

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20. The Party's Over

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

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21. The Lumber Mill

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

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22. Black Tuesday Finale

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

Friday · 44 years ago

Benson Season 3 guest stars

  • Norman Bartold

    Norman Bartold

  • Millie Slavin

    Millie Slavin

    Mary Lou Waverly

Benson Season 3 FAQ

When does Benson Season 3 come out?

Benson Season 3 premiered Friday, November 6, 1981 on ABC.

How many episodes are in Benson Season 3?

Benson Season 3 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of Benson Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Benson Season 3 finale?

The Benson Season 3 finale (Episode 22) aired Friday, May 14, 1982.

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