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Benson - The Complete First Season (1979)
Starring: Robert Guillaume Rating NR
  4.2 out of 5 stars 10 customer reviews (10 customer reviews)  
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  • Actors: Billie Bird, Bob Fraser, Donna LaBrie, Jerry Seinfeld, See more
  • Directors: Don Barnhart, Linda Day
  • Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Rating NR
  • Studio: Sony Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: July 24, 2007
  • Run Time: 597 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars 10 customer reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Available Audio Tracks: English (Unknown Format)
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Introduction by Robert Guillaume
    • Favorites from the first season
    • Inside the Governor's Mansion
    • 24 episodes on 3 discs, including: Pilot , Trust Me, The President's Double, Benson in Love , Conflict of Interest , The Layoff, Snowbound, Jessica , Don't Quote Me, War Stories , Ghost Story, Taylor's Bid, One Strike, You're Out, Just Friends, Chain of Command, Bugging the Governor, Kraus Affair, Checkmate, Cold Storage, Old Man Gatlin', Power Play, Takin' It to the Streets, The Army Wants You, Marcy's Vacation
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  • ASIN: B000Q6GUJS
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,172 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Following his breakout success on the legendary sitcom Soap, star Robert Guillaume reprises his popular role as the beloved butler Benson DuBois in the fabulous first season of this hit spin-off. Though a lifetime fixture of Soap’s crazy Tate family, Benson is sent by his employer, Jessica, to help run the disorganized household of her widowed cousin, Governor Eugene Gatling (James Noble). Once there, the fast-thinking, quick-witted servant soon finds himself not only managing the Governor’s mansion staff, headed by housekeeper Gretchen Kraus (Inga Swenson) and helping to raise the Governor’s daughter, Katie (Missy Gold), but even advising the Governor himself.
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15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT SHOW!! But...., May 19, 2007
By Andrew Woodward (Salem, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This set is long overdue. What should be included on it is the 90 minute episode of SOAP (it had clips from season 2) that explained Benson leaving the Tates and taking the job in the Governor's mansion. I doubt that it will be on the set, but it serves somewhat as a pilot for Benson.


 
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Will There Be More???, September 29, 2007
Benson would be a great addition to any dvd library, great writing & acting that allowed it to survive seven years running. Hopefully Sony has done their homework on Benson & not pull the plug on production before releasing all 7 series...Look what they did to us with "The Nanny"..over a year now & still no hope for releases beyond series 2.


 
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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for any Benson fan!, November 15, 2007
By Mark Agan (Ft. Oglethorpe, GA) - See all my reviews
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I grew up watching Benson. It was one of my favorite shows....and still is, thanks to this DVD collection! I have been waiting for Benson to come out on DVD for a long time, and I was NOT disappointed! I guess the only bad thing I could say (and it has NOTHING to do with the show itself) is that I wish they would add more "Extras" and bonus features like "Behind the Scenes", "Bloopers", etc.) But I am glad to have it anyway. If you are a Benson fan, you will thoroughly enjoy this DVD set!

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5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC WHEN IS SEASON 2 COMING?!?!!?
What more is there to say?! unfortunately i was a baby when this series was hot, but now that I;ve seen it i cant get enough of Robert G.! Read more
Published 28 days ago by Brenna F. Stewart

4.0 out of 5 stars Feel younger!
Benson and his tongue-in-cheek humor, the Governor and his unshakable naïvety, Ms Kraus the inflexible, Taylor and his selfish ambition... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sophie

1.0 out of 5 stars The worst sitcom of the '80s
I am in LOVE with almost every single sitcom from the '70s & '80s, because in my opinion this was the "Golden Age" of television. Read more
Published 2 months ago by BillezCassin

4.0 out of 5 stars Benson Gets Better With Age
I just finished watching the first season of Benson and it was great viewing. The writing was sharp and witty. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Glenn Snow

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is WELL worth it!
Sony did a wonderful job with this DVD. For us fans of the show, we've been waiting a long time but the wait was worth it. All the episodes are the full, UNCUT versions! Read more
Published 4 months ago by WaitingFor22

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Comedy!
This was and Is a great show! one of mine and my mom's favorites. I watched this show when I was a kid in the late 80's. Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. Puckett

4.0 out of 5 stars Benson is "movin' on up"!
Benson DuBois(Robert Guilliaume) resumes his duties as a butler but for another family. Benson was first seen on the ABC soap-opera style sitcom SOAP in 1977,serving the Tate and... Read more
Published 5 months ago by andy8047

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