Two of either Benson, the Governor, or the crooked senator will soon be out of a job. The episode, and also the series, end before the final winner is announced.
With Governor Gatling's term about to close and Benson up to run for Governor, the Governor learns that he can run for yet one more term and decides to grab it. This leads to a final competition, hurt, and quarrels between the Governor and Benson.''(Part 1 of 2)
A conservation expert may help Benson and the Governor pass an important bill. But when Kraus hears of the strategy, she leaks it out to a friend who turns out to be a columnist and a major gossip.
Clayton has his sights on running the family fortune, until he meets his father's new, young, and pretty fiancee. Then he realizes that inheriting the fortune will be pretty challenging.
Benson becomes involved in one of Clayton's wacky investment schemes. This one is investing in a wiener-dog to breed for puppies, but Benson grows too attached to the dog, as does also Clayton.
Despite warnings, on their way to fly a helicopter to play golf, Benson, the Governor, and Clayton run into disastrous problems with Clayton as their pilot.
When a budget surplus is discovered, the Governor and Benson become exposed to political embarrassment. Governor Gatling is away, so Benson and Clayton are assigned to spend an $8 million surplus before the next fiscal year begins: just hours away.
When Benson revisits a relationship with Senator Hartford, the Senator changes her position on Clayton's commercial-development-of-state-parks bill. When Benson calls her on it, she flip-flops again and ultimately abstains.
When Clayton's name is passed over at the table of the Man of the Year Award, an award given by the press, Clayton tries to capture Benson's personality so that he can win the award.
Katie's wild and undisciplined cousin Laura persuades Katie to lie to her father about sleeping at a friends and really go to a bar to pick up college men. However, Benson and Clayton go to that same bar to get a drink, and see them. Benson confronts Katie: he won't tell on her, but it's up to her to decide whether or not to tell her dad.moreless
While the Governor is away on business, Benson is responsible for the work that needs to get done. In this particular case, Benson vetoes a bill that the Governor agreed to sign.
While being called in by President Reagan on account of a remark Benson made, Benson and the Governor reach The Oval Office. While waiting for the President, the two get trapped in there.
The occupants of the Governor's mansion take a business trip to Las Vegas. Katie and the Governor do some bonding, Clayton does some gambling and Benson and Kraus take part in a lounge act.
Benson tries to investigate Kraus when she doesn't show up for a while. Kraus had returned to acting. Benson disguises himself as a limousine driver to try to get her back.
Benson, with help from the Police, is pursued while trying to rescue the captured Governor and Kraus, who earlier attempted to rescue Clayton from Lady Van Dyne.
Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Kraus go off to Hong Kong where Clayton is mistaken for a famous designer and kidnapped by a fashion tycoon and her henchmen.
Benson learns that a crusty old medic does not have a medical license. When that man is up for the governor's Humanitarian Award, he wants none of the credit.
Kraus nags Benson into joining her to save an old hotel from being torn down. When Kraus uses extreme measures that could be dangerous to their lives, Benson seems to have no choice in the matter.
Benson becomes the target of Katie's school chum, Winston, to become his next father when the boy starts a campaign to get his widowed mother and Benson to the altar.
Benson receives an honorary degree at Pete's alma mater, but the festivities take a strange turn when nostalgia transforms Pete into the coffeehouse poet he used to be. The governor and Benson are surprised to discover that Pete has reverted to his youth. It's up to Benson and the Governor to bring Pete to his senses.moreless
Benson gets the annoying assignment of convincing a sheik to alter his plans for a multi-million dollar headquarter complex, and to stop the sheik's passionate advances toward Kraus.
Katie is assigned to write a report about what goes on in the mansion and she starts to write about Benson and Clayton exchanging insults. Clayton feels that Benson has insulted him one too many times, and the case goes to court.
In the 5th season opener, Denise and Pete are about to get married in the woods, but trouble arises when Pete forgets to put gas in the car. As a result, he, Benson, Denise and Kraus are stranded. They then have to find a way to civilization, so they steal the minister's gasoline can and take off.moreless
The men come to Benson's house to swap stories, play cards, and watch TV. Also, Benson is a little disappointed at the Governor for vetoing a legislative bill he was for.
Kraus is about to get married. But when the groom 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 he signed the marriage license and didn't sign her real husband-to-be's name on the license.moreless
While attending a conference in Latin America, Benson and Pete are kidnapped by revolutionaries. In exchange, they want six United States fighter jets in their possession.
A wealthy investor seeks sexual favors from Denise. Benson steps in by pretending that Denise was murdered by the man himself. A big "witness" act is brought up which eventually puts fear into the man.
The former Governor Mulligan pays his successor a visit. He introduces his attractive niece Rose to the astonished present Governor. Clayton is stricken by her beauty and tries to ingratiate himself with her.
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 into a satellite investment.moreless
Benson must help an FBI agent uncover a bribe scandal, but as the job becomes more complicated, the Attorney's office jumps in to accuse the corrupt politicians.
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 subsidies. Meanwhile Marcy has her last working day with Benson.