Private Benjamin

1981

Private Benjamin

6.1 | NR | en | Comedy

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP13 Judy's Cousin

Jan. 10,1983

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EP12 Take My Mother, Please

Jan. 03,1983

Pvt. Judy Benjamin's mother Harriet arrives at the base after leaving her husband. Colonel Fielding, hoping to gain a NATO command, decides to reunite the feuding couple.

EP11 Sacred Land

Dec. 27,1982

An Indian tribe declares that part of the base, where a gymnasium is being constructed, is their sacred burial ground. Colonel Fielding refuses to stop construction, and Pvt. Judy Benjamin comes to the rescue.

EP10 Tank's Solider

Dec. 13,1982

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EP9 The Talent Show

Nov. 29,1982

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EP8 Be All That You Can Be

Nov. 22,1982

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EP7 Fielding's Crisis

Nov. 15,1982

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EP6 The Triangle

Nov. 08,1982

When Colonel Fielding learns that a general's daughter, who hates to lose, is competing against Ft. Bradley in the upcoming track meet, he orders Capt. Lewis to ensure her win. To guarantee the girl's victory, Lewis convinces Pvt. Judy Benjamin to enter the race.

EP5 Chariots of Ire

Nov. 01,1982

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EP4 Ross vs. the Robot

Oct. 18,1982

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EP3 You Ought to be in Pictures

Oct. 11,1982

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EP2 Judy's Army

Oct. 04,1982

Private Benjamin wants to prove to Major Allan that she is a good soldier, and almost dies doing so.

EP1 Astro Chimp

Sep. 27,1982

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6.1 | NR | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 1981-04-06 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Lorna Patterson , Hal Williams , Robert Mandan

Director

James R. Stein

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as Lawrence Fielding

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Reviews

RavenGlamDVDCollector All I'm here for tonight is to say that I'd rather like to see this one again. This week I've been watching MAJOR MOVIE STAR with Jessica Simpson, and it falls short of Goldie Hawn's PRIVATE BENJAMIN in many ways. I have only vague memories of the TV- series, but I think that too could kick sand into the 'more major movie' that really just should have been a whole lot more, it if was to be a major improvement.Reading the reviews here, I do believe my objective here is entirely useless. No amount of nagging can resurrect something that has clearly been written off even by the few of you who remember it and bothered to correspond. Downloading attempts can't get to first base as the target doesn't even exist, except for the montage. The TV series' fans are all deserters. Standing alone, with no American backing me up,I can do naught but surrender and raise the white flag. My platoon's wiped out. Lorna's PRIVATE BENJAMIN cannot be saved, it falls to viewer apathy. Really, was it as bad as you're making it out to be? There is considerably worse junk floating out there gobbled up by you ingrates.

PeterB2422 Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, the unfunny sitcom was a staple of network television. Shows like "Family Affair" and "The Brady Bunch" laid it on thick with the laugh track, but no jokes ever emerged and nothing funny ever happened in them. They were the television equivalent of the "Family Circus" comic strip.Coming along in 1981, after Mary Tyler Moore, Mash and All in the Family seriously raised the bar on TV comedy, Private Benjamin was a throwback to those earlier sitcoms. Based on an actually funny movie, the series strained hard, with an omnipresent laugh track, to make Judy Benjamin's klutzy mistakes look like they were high comedy. Hal Williams and Eileen Brennan were pulled in from the movie, but just seemed strained in the series. Brennan in particular seemed like she was SCREAMING ALL THE TIME.Lorna Patterson, coming off the truly funny movie Airplane, is cute but adds nothing to the mix.They don't make 'em like this anymore, thank goodness.

Baldach This series tried to take off the success of the movie by the same name. No such luck, maybe it was because that the TV staff could not hire Goldie Hawn to portray Private Benjamin. Even though this series has been off for nearly 20 years I still remember one of the jokes made by Captain Lewis (Eillen Breenan). Captain Lewis was explaining to Private Benjamin why the Army would not promote her to Major. " I made a big mistake. Instead of sending a hundred turkeys to a battalion, I sent a hundred battalions to Turkey"

gjack33 This series suffered from poor writing and Blah direction which probably explains why it has never shown up again since its demise.Lorna patterson is passable as Private benjamin but nothing special...And none of the gags in any of the episodes were ever above par.....The show was sweet natured enough...but thats really about itOh and what ever happened to Lorna anyway???