Benson (Robert Guillaume, TV's Sports Night) confronts two new obstacles to maintaining order in the wacky household of the widowed Governor Gatling - Chief of Staff Clayton Endicott III (Rene Auberjonois) and Press Secretary Pete Downey (Ethan Phillips). While working to fix the problems these two newcomers create in the executive mansion, Benson manages to foil a foreign plot to steal a priceless gold statue, help his chief nemesis Gretchen Kraus (Inga Swenson) gain citizenship and withstand a siege by protesters who've encircled the governor's mansion. And after he and Governor Gatling are caught by a muckraking press corps as they are helping an old friend who has taken ill in a bordello, the unexpected death of the State Budget Director leads to Benson being elevated to the post.
Guest Stars:
Clyde Kusatsu (American Pie)
James T. Callahan (TV's Charles In Charge)
Jerry Seinfeld (TV's Seinfeld)
Luis Avalos (TV's The Electric Company)
Barbara Babcock (TV's Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
Beverly Todd (The Bucket List)
Fay Hauser (The Hot Chick)
Shavar Ross (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning)
Ten Danson (TV's Cheers)
Allyn Ann McLerie (Jeremiah Johnson)
Earl Boen (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
Beah Richards (In The Heat Of The Night)
Episodes:
Disc 1
Thick as Thieves
Benson in the Hospital
Fool's Gold
Masquerade
First Lady
Citizen Kraus
Benson's Groupie
In High Places
Old School Ties
The Apartment
Big Buddy
Disc 2
Fireside Chat
Marcy's Wedding
Rivals
No Sad Songs
Clayton, Go Home
Easy Kid Stuff
Homework
Handwriting on the Wall
The Governor's House Call
All Shook Up
Lifesaver