Benson is searched by guards, soaked by sprinklers, attacked by vicious dogs, mistaken for the Rev. Jesse Jackson and has his life threatened by a tough German housekeeper when he gets a new job.

Benson relaxes his authority with young Katie for a brief moment and spends a long evening regretting it when she sneaks off to a rock concert against strictest orders from her father.

When assassins muff an attempt on African President Ukase's life, Benson is drafted as his double, but only Kraus' quick thinking saves Benson from being their next victim.

It's virtually love at first sight when Benson meets the lovely Francine, but the lady turns out to be a senator with priorities other than marriage to the governor's butler.

Benson is upset with the governor whose political obligations keep him away when his daughter Katie is counting on him to attend her school play.

Benson, known for being a softy, has to lay off staffers including the beloved pastry chef when an economy wave hits the Governor's mansion.