Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin Information

Private Benjamin is an American sitcom based on the movie of the same name. The show aired on CBS from April 6, 1981, to January 10, 1983. Eileen Brennan, who reprised her role from the film, won an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for her work on the series.

Synopsis

Like the movie, the series is about a spoiled young socialite named Judy Benjamin adjusting to life in the army. She's popular among her fellow enlisted personnel, but not with her superiors. Most of the humor in the series is derived from Benjamin and her friends' attempts to evade the watchful eye of their sergeant.

Although some of the actors from the film play the same characters on the TV show, (notably Eileen Brennan and Hal Williams, in their roles of Captain Doreen Lewis and Sgt. L.C. Ross respectively) the title role is acted by Lorna Patterson instead of Goldie Hawn.

While the series was initially shot on film and featured many outdoor scenes, later episodes were more like a standard sitcom, shot on video on soundstages and complete with a laugh track.

In the fall of 1982, Robert Mandan joined the cast as Colonel Lawrence Fielding, the pompous, well-meaning, but ineffectual, head of the camp. In late 1982, Eileen Brennan was struck by a car and Polly Holliday was brought in as Captain Amanda Allen, intended as a temporary replacement for Brennan's Captain Lewis character, but the show was cancelled shortly thereafter.

Cast and characters

Actor	Character
Lorna Patterson	Pvt. Judy Benjamin
Eileen Brennan	Cpt. Doreen Lewis
Joyce Little	Pvt. Rayleen White
Robert Mandan	Col. Lawrence Fielding
Ann Ryerson	Pvt. Carol Winter
Wendie Jo Sperber	Pvt. Stacy Kouchalakas
Lucy Webb	Pvt. Luanne Hubble
Hal Williams	Sgt. Ted Ross
Lisa Raggio	Pvt. Gianelli

Episode titles

Season 1 (1981)

No.	Title	Airdate
1	Benjamin to the Rescue	April 6, 1981
2	Jungle Swamp Survival	April 13, 1981
3	Party	April 20, 1981
4	Captain's Helper	April 27, 1981

Season 2 (1981-1982)

No.	Title	Airdate
5	Judy's in the Driver's Seat	October 12, 1981
6	Judy Got Her Gun	October 19, 1981
7	So Long, Sergeant Ross	October 26, 1981
8	Give Me Liberty (Part 1)	November 2, 1981
9	Give Me Liberty (Part 2)	November 9, 1981
10	For the Love of Judy	November 16, 1981
11	Bye, Bye Benjamin	November 30, 1981
12	Undercover Judy	December 7, 1981
13	Gone With the Jeep	December 21, 1981
14	A Bath for Benjamin	December 28, 1981
15	Man on the Floor	January 4, 1982
16	Not for Men Only	January 18, 1982
17	Moments to Remember	January 25, 1982
18	I Wonder Who's Blackballing Her Now?	February 1, 1982
19	Are You Sure Mike Wallace Started Like This?	February 8, 1982
20	Beauty and the Brass	February 15, 1982
21	When It's Hot, It's Hot	March 1, 1982
22	Reds and Blues	March 15, 1982
23	Profiles in Courage	April 5, 1982
24	*SMASH*	April 12, 1982
25	Me, Me, Me	April 19, 1982
26	Real World	April 26, 1982

Season 3 (1982-1983)

No.	Title	Airdate
27	Astro-Chimp	September 27, 1982
28	Judy's Army	October 4, 1982
29	You Ought to be in Pictures	October 11, 1982
30	Ross Versus the Robot	October 18, 1982
31	Chariots of Ire	November 1, 1982
32	The Triangle	November 8, 1982
33	Fielding's Crisis	November 15, 1982
34	Be All That You Can Be	November 22, 1982
35	The Talent Show	November 29, 1982
36	Tank's Soldier	December 13, 1982
37	Sacred Land	December 27, 1982
38	Take My Mother, Please	January 3, 1983
39	Judy's Cousin	January 10, 1983

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1981	Emmy Award	Won	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series	Eileen Brennan
1982		Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series	Eileen Brennan
1983		Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series	Eileen Brennan
1982	Golden Globe Award	Nominated	Best Television Series " Musical or Comedy	-
1982		Won	Best Actress " Television Series Musical or Comedy	Eileen Brennan
1983		Nominated	Best Actress " Television Series Musical or Comedy	Eileen Brennan
1982	People's Choice Awards	Won	Favorite New TV Comedy Program	-

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