Benson: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Benson Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
The Scandal
Sep 21, 1984 · 30 min
While going undercover, Benson learns that the Lieutenant Governor is accepting bribes from a construction company.
The Inheritance
Sep 28, 1984 · 30 min
Benson finds it hard to believe that he is the sole heir to the Playbird magazine empire.
Let's Get Physical
Oct 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.
The Campaign
Oct 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 ""favor
The Election
Oct 26, 1984 · 30 min
When Benson runs out of his campaign money, a benefactor arrives when things look darkest.
Made in Hong Kong (1)
Nov 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.
Made in Hong Kong (2)
Nov 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.
Hello, We Must Be Going
Nov 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.
Double Date
Nov 23, 1984 · 30 min
Benson fixes Clayton up with a date, but the date is disgusted with Clayton's romance ploys and ""manners"".
Taking it to the Max
Nov 30, 1984 · 30 min
Benson is shocked when he tells his sister to be cautious with her ex boyfriend and doesn't listen.
The Reunion
Dec 7, 1984 · 30 min
Benson visits with his brother and Uncle who he hasn't seen in years.
Make War, Not Love
Dec 14, 1984 · 30 min
A Declaration of War is brought out among two fighting nations after Benson attends a Trade conference.
Home for Christmas
Dec 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).
On the Road
Jan 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.
Take This Job and Love It
Jan 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.
Making Change
Jan 25, 1985 · 30 min
Benson, the Governor, Kraus, and Clayton talk about people from their past who influenced their lives greatly.
Solid Gold
Feb 1, 1985 · 30 min
On a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.
The Oval Office
Feb 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 trap
Mid-life Cowboy
Feb 15, 1985 · 30 min
An exhausted Governor Gatling decides to play cowboy at a dude ranch to unwind.
Scenario
Feb 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.
Dubois: Portrait of a Politician
Mar 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.
Katie's Cousin
Mar 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 fli
The Bookburner
Mar 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.
Jung at Heart
Apr 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 awar