In the 5th season opener, Denise and Pete are about to get married in the woods, but trouble arises when Pete forgets to put gasin the car and him, Benson, Denise and Kraus are are stranded. They then have to find a way to cicilization so they steal the minister's gasoline can and take off.

G.I. operatives replace Gene with a double.

Everyone thinks that Benson is out of it when he sees, hears, and talks to Jessica Tate's ghost.

Benson poses as Kraus' husband when her mother visits from Germany.

Katie is assigned to write a report about what goes on in the mansion and she starts to wrie about Benson and Clayton exchanging insults. Anyway Clayton feels that Benson has insulted him one last time and the case goes to court.

Plumbing problems at Benson's flat causes him to calling a crotchety old workman to fix his sink, but something unexpected happens to the plumber.

Benson gets the annoyng assigment of convncing a sheik to act on a multi-million dollar headquarter complex and his passionate advances toward Kraus.

Benson wins the state lottery but loses it all because he accidentally said that he would donate it to charity on a television program.

Benson helps Katie win a cookie contest while he's suppose to testify against the mob.

While Benson's neigbor is trapped in a snowstorm, Benson must take care of his baby for longer than he expected to.

The Governor meets the woman he had a crush on in high school, so Benson tries to fix the two up.

G.I. operatives replece Governor Gatling with a double.

Winston, one of Katie's classmates tries to set Benson up with his widowed mother.

Benson tries hard toget Gladys Knight and the pips to perform at a telethon.

Benson and Governor Gatling are surprised at Pete, who reverted back to his youth.

When the visiting President orders a security check of all the emloyees at the mansion, Benson is labeled as a spy.

When Benson judges a beauty pageant, Clayton and Governor Gatling try to sway the vote in their direction.

While Denise is about to give birth, Denise, Benson, and the Governor get stuck in an elevator.

Clayton gets upset when his father chooses Benson to run his empire after he dies.

Kraus nags Benson in joining her to save an old hotel from being torn down and when Kraus uses extreme measures that could be dangerous to their lives, Benson seems to have no choice in the matter.

Benson learns that a crusty old medic does not have a medical license and when that man is up for the governor's Humanitarin Award, he wants none of the credit.