Benson

Benson is a sitcom starring Robert Guillaume which aired on ABC from 1979 to 1986. A spin-off of Soap, which had initially featured Guillaume's Benson as the sardonic but rational butler to the wacky Tates, the show moved Benson to the governor's mansion of a Tate relative, where he eventually rose from head of domestic affairs to lieutenant governor. 
 
==References==
In The Muppets, Veronica says that she will show reruns of Benson instead of the Muppets' telethon if Kermit can't find a celebrity host for the show.
==Muppet Mentions==
*In the second season episode "Thick as Thieves" (1980), when Benson and cook Kraus are held hostage in a convenience store, Sesame Street Magazine appears on the magazine rack.
*In the fourth season episode "Kraus Sings the Blues" (1983): 
::Kraus: If I do these exercises faithfully, I'll have a face like Brooke Shields.
::Benson: That'll be interesting. Brooke Shields' face on Big Bird's body.
*In the fifth season episode "Katie's Cookies" (1983): 
::Agent Monday: That was very brave of you, disarming a professional killer like that.
::Benson: It wasn't brave at all. I thought I was disarming The Cookie Monster.
==Notes==
In 1972 (five years before he landed Soap), Robert Guillaume was one of three actors who tested for the final choice of Gordon on Sesame Street, replacing Hal Miller; the part ultimately went to Roscoe Orman.Street Gang- Extra chapter omitted from Street Gang by Michael Davis.
==Connections==
*G. W. Bailey played Gus in "One Strike, You're Out" (1979) and a bartender in "Takin' It to the Streets" (1980)
*Roscoe Lee Browne played Howard Walker in "Just Friends" (1980)
*David L. Smyrl was a staff writer (1982)
*Tom Whedon was a writer and producer (1980-1981)
==Sources==
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