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Season 6

Benson

1984
Episodes: 24

Episodes

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1. The Scandal

September 21, 1984

30 min

While going undercover, Benson learns that the Lieutenant Governor is accepting bribes from a construction company.

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2. The Inheritance

September 28, 1984

30 min

Benson finds it hard to believe that he is the sole heir to the Playbird magazine empire.

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3. Let's Get Physical

October 12, 1984

30 min

Benson's pleasure turns to panic when the attractive doctor who conducted his physical wants to meet him to discuss the results.

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4. The Campaign

October 19, 1984

30 min

After Benson decides to run for Lieutenant Governor, he learns that the man who offers money to his campaign will have to benefit from Benson by doing him special political ""favors.""

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5. The Election

October 26, 1984

30 min

When Benson runs out of his campaign money, a benefactor arrives when things look darkest.

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6. Made in Hong Kong (1)

November 2, 1984

30 min

Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Kraus go off to Hong Kong where Clayton is mistaken for a famous designer and kinapped by a fashion tycoon and her henchmen.

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7. Made in Hong Kong (2)

November 9, 1984

30 min

Benson, in help from the Police, is persued while trying to rescue the captured Governor and Kraus, who earlier attempted to rescue Clayton from Lady Van Dyne.

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8. Hello, We Must Be Going

November 16, 1984

30 min

Benson plans to have Kraus become Lieuteant Governor Benson's assistant. But things get screwed up when a nebbish with political clout is hired instead.

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9. Double Date

November 23, 1984

30 min

Benson fixes Clayton up with a date, but the date is disgusted with Clayton's romance ploys and ""manners"".

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10. Taking it to the Max

November 30, 1984

30 min

Benson is shocked when he tells his sister to be cautious with her ex boyfriend and doesn't listen.

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11. The Reunion

December 7, 1984

30 min

Benson visits with his brother and Uncle who he hasn't seen in years.

Guest Stars: Julius Harris, Helen Martin

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12. Make War, Not Love

December 14, 1984

30 min

A Declaration of War is brought out among two fighting nations after Benson attends a Trade conference.

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13. Home for Christmas

December 21, 1984

30 min

As he is walking on the sidewalk during a Christmas rush, he trips and falls. While he is unconscious, he dreams about Christmas with his mother (Beah Richards).

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14. On the Road

January 11, 1985

30 min

Benson tries to investigate Kraus when she doesn't show up for a while. Kraus returns to acting and Benson disguises himelf as a limo driver to try and get her back.

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15. Take This Job and Love It

January 18, 1985

30 min

Benson gets surrounded in red tape when he takes on the city mayor who pans to outlaw breakdancing in public places.

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16. Making Change

January 25, 1985

30 min

Benson, the Governor, Kraus, and Clayton talk about people from their past who influenced their lives greatly.

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17. Solid Gold

February 1, 1985

30 min

On a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.

Guest Stars: Marty Allen, Tom Smothers, Bobby Vinton

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18. The Oval Office

February 8, 1985

30 min

While being called in from President Reagan on account of a remark Benson made, Benson and the Governor reach The Oval Office, and while waiting for the President, the two get trapped in there.

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19. Mid-life Cowboy

February 15, 1985

30 min

An exhausted Governor Gatling decides to play cowboy at a dude ranch to unwind.

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20. Scenario

February 22, 1985

30 min

Benson, the Governor, and everyone in the mansion go to the bomb cellar to try and prepare for a nuclear attack against the United States.

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21. Dubois: Portrait of a Politician

March 15, 1985

30 min

While the Governor is away on business, Benson is responsible for the work that needs to get done. In this particular case, Benson vetoes a bill that the Governor agreed to sign.

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22. Katie's Cousin

March 22, 1985

30 min

Katie's wild and undisciplined cousin Laura persuades Katie to lie to her father about sleeping at a friends and really go to a bar to pick up College men. You know what really flies when Benson and Clayton go to the same bar to get a drink and see them. Benson confronts Katie that he won't tell on her, it's up to her to decide whether or not to tell her dad or not.

Guest Stars: Tracey Gold

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23. The Bookburner

March 29, 1985

30 min

Benson's tie-breaking vote on a school bill leads to a major conflict with a powerful senator and a book-burning incident.

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24. Jung at Heart

April 5, 1985

30 min

When Clayton's name is passed over at the table of the Man of the Year Award, an award given by the Press, Clayton tries to capture Benson's personality so that he can win the award.

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