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Benson

1979–1986 · 7 seasons

A gentle, joke-a-minute comfort watch where a dry-witted voice of reason trades barbs with a household of eccentrics.

Created by
Susan Harris
Genres
Comedy
Overview
A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

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Created by
Susan Harris
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • power
    • work
    • family
    • friendship
    Places
    • workplace
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • ensemble
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Susan Harris
    Written by
    Barry Fanaro, Bernard Dilbert, Bob Colleary, Bob Fraser
    Starring
    Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Caroline McWilliams, Missy Gold, Ethan Phillips, Didi Conn, Lewis J. Stadlen
    Music
    George Aliceson Tipton
    Length
    7 seasons, 158 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    ABC
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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