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Benson: Season 1: Episode 18

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ABC | Air Date: February 7, 1980
Starring: Didi Conn, Lewis J. Stadlen, Robert Guillaume, René Auberjonois, James Noble, Caroline McWilliams, Billie Bird, Bob Fraser, Ethan Phillips, Inga Swenson, Missy Gold, David Hedison
Summary: An 11-year-old Soviet is brought to the mansion for a professional chess tournament. The boy is homesick and wants to be out of the public eye. He sees Katie, who hides him in her room. A scandal erupts when the Soviets can't find him and accuse the US staff of kidnapping him. The Soviets then threaten war if the boy is not returned.
Creator: Susan Harris
Genre(s): Comedy
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