Benson: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Benson Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Death in a Funny Position (1)
Oct 22, 1982 · 30 min
A yacht cruise becomes a murder mystery when the owner of the boat is stabbed to death.
Death in a Funny Position (2)
Oct 22, 1982 · 30 min
Murders abound on a working vacation aboard a yacht, but Benson saves the day.
What a Revoltin' Development
Oct 29, 1982 · 30 min
While attending a conference in Latin America, Benson and Pete are kidnapped by revolutionaries. In exchange, they want 6 United States fighter jets in their possession.
Thy Brother's Keeper
Nov 5, 1982 · 30 min
Benson's younger brother visits him at the same time an important report is due.
Quest for Retire
Nov 12, 1982 · 30 min
Charlie, the mansion's gardener, is about to retire. Charlie wants to still work, so he tries to get Benson's help.
Teacher's Pest
Nov 19, 1982 · 30 min
Benson must pass an economics test to keep her job, but when she finds out that Benson is going to be her teacher, she thinks that it's hopeless.
Benson's Army Reunion
Nov 26, 1982 · 30 min
Benson holds an army reunion and hatred surfaces when Kim, a Korean kid they befriended during the war, turns out to me a successful mulit-millionaire.
Benson's New Home
Dec 3, 1982 · 30 min
Benson buys a house from a shady real estate salesman and since the house has so many major problems, Benson tries to get him to renovate it.
Crimes of the Hearth
Dec 10, 1982 · 30 min
When Benson's condo is robbed, he finds out that it won't be easy to catch the crooks.
Mary and Her Lambs
Dec 17, 1982 · 30 min
It's Christmas time and Benson helps an assistant cook keep her foster children.
Pen Pal
Dec 31, 1982 · 30 min
Kraus' pen pal, who is an Ex-convict, visits her hoping for a job, which disrupts the execitive mansion.
The Honeymooners
Jan 7, 1983 · 30 min
Kraus is about to get married. But when he can't make it, Benson plays as a substitute and ends up really getting married to Kraus. What makes him married to Kraus is the fact that
Close Encounters on the Third Hole
Jan 14, 1983 · 30 min
While Benson and the Governor are playing golf, a UFO shows up.
Katie's Boyfriend
Jan 21, 1983 · 30 min
The Governor allows Katie to go on her 1st date aside from the rise of an ecomonic crisis.
The Royal Painting
Jan 28, 1983 · 30 min
A former street gang is hired to paint the mansion for the visiting Queen of England.
Boy's Night Out
Feb 4, 1983 · 30 min
The men come to Benson's house to swap stories, play cards, and watch tv. Also, the Governor is a little disappointed at Benson for vetoing a legislative bill he was for.
Family Tree
Feb 18, 1983 · 30 min
When an aunt dies, Benson and Clayton, learn that they might be related to each other.
Calamity Kraus
Feb 25, 1983 · 30 min
Kraus pretends to be a wealthy heiress to keep a manufacturing plant in the state.
Kraus Sings the Blues
Mar 4, 1983 · 30 min
Benson hosts a telethon and lets Kraus sing when other acts cancel out.
Half-Court Trap
Mar 11, 1983 · 30 min
Benson learns that his nephew, a basketball star, can hardly reador write.
A View From the Roof
Mar 18, 1983 · 30 min
Benson and the Governor try putting an antenna on the roof, but the ladder falls and the two get trapped up there.
Love in a Funny Phase
Mar 31, 1983 · 30 min
Benson is upset when his girlfriend Jennifer, decides to date other men.