Episode
Benson: First Lady
Overview
Katie is jealous when her father gives special treatment to a very important hostess which he calls Pretty Lilly. Katie fears that she may be losing him to her.
Details
- Series
- Benson
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1980-11-28
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
First Lady is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Benson. It aired on 1980-11-28. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 4: Masquerade
A priceless gold statue is brought to the mansion and some revolutionaries are after it. They replace the statue with a replica and they find out so they have to find a way to get the real statue back. They end up having to hide it in the bowl of punch.
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