Benson
Season 6
24 listed hours · 1979–1986 · ABC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Robert Guillaume takes Soap's butler into a governor's mansion and wins on deadpan competence. A spin-off that promotes a Black supporting player to long-running lead without punching-bag dignity. Guillaume controlling every scene, then climbing the statehouse ladder while political chaos stays the joke around him.
TV Flash files Season 6 of Benson (1979–1986) on ABC as a mid listed season (6; 6 of 7) — 24 listed hours, 1984-09-21–1985-04-05 from “The Scandal” (S06E01) to “Jung at Heart” (S06E24). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S06E01 The Scandal
The Scandal is late-run political weather named plainly. Benson still the adult in the room: a lead who climbed the ladder without becoming the punch line the spin-off could have been.
- S06E01
The Scandal
Benson discovers that the lieutenant governor is accepting bribes.
- S06E02
The Inheritance
Benson inherits ownership of a men's magazine.
- S06E03
Let's Get Physical
Benson sweats out the results of his physical.
- S06E04
The Campaign
Benson begins his campaign for lieutenant governor by dealing with a donor who expects political favors.
- S06E05
The Election
Benson's fledgling campaign runs out of money.
- S06E06
Made in Hong Kong (Part 1)
When the governor and his staff travel to Hong Kong, Clayton is mistaken for a famous designer and is kidnapped.
- S06E07
Made in Hong Kong (Part 2)
In Hong Kong, Benson and the local authorities seek to rescue Clayton, Kraus and the governor from a kidnapper.
- S06E08
Hello, We Must Be Going
Benson's plans to appoint Kraus as his assistant are thwarted.
- S06E09
Double Date
Benson unsuccessfully plays matchmaker for Clayton.
- S06E10
Taking It to the Max
Benson's sister ignores his advice to be cautious with her ex-boyfriend.
- S06E11
The Reunion
Benson reunites with his long-lost brother and uncle.
- S06E12
Make War, Not Love
Benson attends a trade conference where two enemy nations declare war on each other.
- S06E13
Home for Christmas
Benson dreams of a boyhood Christmas after falling unconscious from a slip and fall.
- S06E14
On the Road
Benson goes in disguise to lure Kraus away from her acting aspirations.
- S06E15
Take This Job and Love It
Benson fights city hall over a proposed ordinance to ban breakdancing.
- S06E16
Making Change
Benson, Kraus, Clayton and the governor discuss the people who influenced their lives the most.
- S06E17
Solid Gold
Benson travels to Las Vegas and meets the Smothers Brothers.
- S06E18
The Oval Office
Summoned to the White House, Benson and the governor become trapped in the Oval Office.
- S06E19
Mid-Life Cowboy
An exhausted Governor Gatling plays cowboy at a dude ranch to unwind.
- S06E20
Scenario
Fearing a nuclear attack, the governor and his staff retreat to a bomb shelter.
- S06E21
Portrait of a Politician
With the governor away on business, Benson takes control of the state government.
- S06E22
Katie's Cousin
Katie's wild cousin brings her to a bar where she is caught by Benson.
- S06E23
The Bookburner
Benson butts heads with a powerful senator over an education bill.
- S06E24
Jung at Heart
Passed over for a prestigious award, a delusional Clayton comes to think he is Benson.
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