Benson The Lobbyist (Season 3, Episode 5)
TV-G
TV Episode | Comedy, Family

Benson

The Lobbyist (Season 3, Episode 5)

TV-G

TV Episode | Comedy, Family

Benson's lobbyist girlfriend has a proposal for available land in the area; a company she represents wants to build on the land. As budget director, he agrees to the plan, but then it backfires on him.

Director

John Rich

Writers

Susan Harris (created by) | Bob Fraser (teleplay) | Rob Dames (teleplay) | Doug Keyes (story) | Chip Keyes (story)

Producer

Bob Colleary

Composer

George Aliceson Tipton

Editors

Bill Petty (video tape) | Michael Riolo (video tape)

Casting Director

Harriet B. Helberg

Production Designer

Edward Stephenson

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 11, 1981

Release date

Dec 11, 1981 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 22 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois Benson DuBois See fewer	Benson (1979)
James Noble Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling See fewer	1776 (1972)
Inga Swenson Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus See fewer	Benson (1979)
Missy Gold Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling See fewer	Benson (1979)
Ethan Phillips Peter 'Pete' John Downey Peter 'Pete' John Downey See fewer	Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Didi Conn Denise Florence Stevens Denise Florence Stevens See fewer	Grease (1978)
Rene Auberjonois Clayton Runnymede Endicott III Clayton Runnymede Endicott III See fewer	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
S. Pearl Sharp Cynthia Howard (as Saundra Sharp) Cynthia Howard (as Saundra Sharp) See fewer	Picking Tribes (1989)