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Season 2
October 31, 1980

Season 2

01. Thick as Thieves

Benson and Kraus are held hostage during a market robbery.

30min
October 31, 1980

02. Benson in the Hospital

Humor swipes the Governor's Mansion when Benson is hospitalized. Benson turns out to be their funniest patient ever. They realize that he has a strange malady that has all the doctors in question.

30min
November 7, 1980

03. Fool's Gold

After a press conference, Benson notices a strange difference in one side of the fire place. He tries to twist it so it is similar with the other side. When he twists the knob a secret map comes out which gives the staff gold fever. They go to the shed in back and frantically look for the gold.

30min
November 14, 1980

04. Masquerade

A priceless gold statue is brought to the mansion and some revolutionaries are after it. They replace the statue with a replica and they find out so they have to find a way to get the real statue back. They end up having to hide it in the bowl of punch.

30min
November 21, 1980

05. First Lady

Katie is jealous when her father gives special treatment to a very important hostess which he calls Pretty Lilly. Katie fears that she may be losing him to her.

30min
November 28, 1980

06. Citizen Kraus

Gretchen attends night classes in order to win her American citizenship. With a lot of hard work and achievement she fails the test. It seems that she remembers more when she's angry, so Benson and Marcy come with her. Benson then uses the anger strategy when she is failing. She gets angry and spews out answers that eventually win her her citizenship.

30min
December 12, 1980

07. Benson's Groupie

Benson's summer romance follows him home at the same time important religious leaders visit the mansion. The main problem in this episode ia that she likes Benson so much, she'll try anything to ""win"" him over to her. She even threatens to disrupt the religious conference and get Benson fired.

30min
December 19, 1980

08. In High Places

The pilot of the Governor's charter plane becomes ill and there is no co-pilot, so Benson tries to fly the plane himself.

30min
January 9, 1981

09. Old School Ties

Libby, The Governor's sister thinks that Katie should be sent to a boarding school and the Governor sends her to one. The staff is crushed with the Governor taking his sister's advice.

30min
January 16, 1981

10. The Apartment

Wanting to be alone, Benson rents an apartment. Everybody though manages to know where he is.

30min
January 23, 1981

11. Big Buddy

The press secretary hatches a new scheme and it involves Benson in a ""Big Buddy"" program.

30min
February 6, 1981

12. Fireside Chat

The Governor is scheduled to be on television, but a lover's quarrel between Marcy and Dan, (the producer of the Governor's telecast) end up bleeding to his telecast, ruining it as one can say. Benson himself has to get into this.

30min
February 13, 1981

13. Marcy's Wedding

Marcy is marrying Dan, a producer and Benson is responsible for the wedding plans. That is until Marcy's mother disrupts Benson's plans by butting in.

30min
February 20, 1981

14. Rivals

Kraus' childhood enemy comes from Germany to visit her.

30min
February 27, 1981

15. No Sad Songs

Benson's mother comes to visit and everyone makes her feel welcome. Tender moments stir in this episode between Benson and his mother. Unfortunately Benson's mom passes away which leaves Benson very upset. The only thing that gives comfort to Benson was the faith his mother had in Jesus and when he asks the Lord to give him a sign, the taxicab driver recites the same words his mother taught him for so long. ""You've got to have faith""

30min
March 6, 1981

16. Clayton, Go Home

After receiving death threats, the Governor's new advisor, Clayton Endicott the 3rd moves into the mansion.

30min
March 13, 1981

17. Easy Kid Stuff

After a boy breaks his arm by falling out of a tree, Benson has different feelings about becoming the boy's surrogate father.

30min
March 20, 1981

18. Homework

Katie tries to ""paint a picture"" of everyone in her household through an essay.

30min
April 3, 1981

19. Handwriting on the Wall

Katie is suppose to write a school paper on her family, so she writes about certain situations that Benson, The Governor, Marcy, Pete, and Gretchen Kraus have all been in.

30min
April 10, 1981

20. The Governor's House Call

The Governor, Benson and Clayton are trapped in a bordello with a muckraking columnist.

30min
May 8, 1981

21. All Shook Up

An earthquake occurs and the Governor demmands strict rescue orders. One of those orders include Benson and Clayton hiding in the cellar which actually brings them to get along a little bit.

30min
May 15, 1981

22. Lifesaver

Benson saves Kraus' life but wonders if he did the right thing when Kraus' appreciation goes way too far.

30min
May 22, 1981