Benson: Complete First Season [DVD] [1981] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

What is there to say about Benson, except, wow!I’d forgotten such comedy existed.... you think you know what’s coming, but you simply can’t anticipate the quips which come out his mouth...I feel you could watch him alone without the rest of the cast... but he feeds of them like a discerning viper!

Benson is a spin off of the groundbreaking comedy series Soap. It has the butler character of Benson (Robert Guillame) working for governer Gatling the cousin of Soap character Jessica. In the governers mansion are a host of funny characters like housekeeper Gretchin (Inga Svenson) and the adorable governers daugher Katie (Missy Gold). Benson ends up running the mansion and being a bit of a father figure for Katie. The series isn't as groundbreaking as the legendary soap and is more of a traditional sitcom but it is a truly funny comedy that does touch on some important issues as race and poverty. The first series is made up of 24 episodes on 3 discs and has a few extras like an interview with Robert Guillaume. This dvd is not available in region 2, only in region 1 but if you have a multi-region dvd player this is definatly worth a look.

Benson is a brilliant TV series but why haven't they released the rest of the show like all seven on dvd,,? This show is one of the old greats from the 80s

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Blast from the past

Great series spin off from soap

Great comedy series. Family entertainment

This made me laugh when I was a boy and its just as funny as I remember it