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The Best Episodes of Benson Season 6

Every episode of Benson Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Benson Season 6!

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Scandal" is the best rated episode of "Benson" season 6. It scored 7.7/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro, it aired on 9/21/1984. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Inheritance".

  • The Scandal
    7.7/1028 votes

    #1 - The Scandal

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

  • The Inheritance
    7.5/1025 votes

    #2 - The Inheritance

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Terry Grossman, Kathy Speer

  • Let's Get Physical
    7.3/1026 votes

    #3 - Let's Get Physical

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Campaign
    7.5/1027 votes

    #4 - The Campaign

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1984

    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.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Election
    7.7/1028 votes

    #5 - The Election

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • Made in Hong Kong (1)
    6.9/1041 votes

    #6 - Made in Hong Kong (1)

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1984

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

  • Made in Hong Kong (2)
    6.4/1035 votes

    #7 - Made in Hong Kong (2)

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1984

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

  • Hello, We Must Be Going
    7.8/1028 votes

    #8 - Hello, We Must Be Going

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1984

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Date
    7.3/1026 votes

    #9 - Double Date

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1984

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

    Director: Gilbert Moses

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

  • Taking it to the Max
    7.1/1023 votes

    #10 - Taking it to the Max

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1984

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

    Director: Rob Dames

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • The Reunion
    6.6/1026 votes

    #11 - The Reunion

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1984

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

    Director: Gilbert Moses

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • Make War, Not Love
    6.9/1024 votes

    #12 - Make War, Not Love

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1984

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

    Director: Katherine Helmond

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

  • Home for Christmas
    7.3/1026 votes

    #13 - Home for Christmas

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/1984

    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).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • On the Road
    7.6/1023 votes

    #14 - On the Road

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1985

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Take This Job and Love It
    7.5/1025 votes

    #15 - Take This Job and Love It

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro

  • Making Change
    7.1/1027 votes

    #16 - Making Change

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/25/1985

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

    Director: Rob Dames

    Writer: Winifred Hervey

  • Solid Gold
    8.0/1038 votes

    #17 - Solid Gold

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Oval Office
    7.6/1024 votes

    #18 - The Oval Office

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1985

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

  • Mid-life Cowboy
    6.9/1028 votes

    #19 - Mid-life Cowboy

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Scenario
    7.8/1032 votes

    #20 - Scenario

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1985

    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.

    Director: Rob Dames

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

  • Dubois: Portrait of a Politician
    6.6/1025 votes

    #21 - Dubois: Portrait of a Politician

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/15/1985

    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.

    Director: Rob Dames

    Writer: Rob Dames, Bob Fraser

  • Katie's Cousin
    7.2/1025 votes

    #22 - Katie's Cousin

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/22/1985

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • The Bookburner
    7.1/1025 votes

    #23 - The Bookburner

    Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 3/29/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Colleary

  • Jung at Heart
    6.3/1020 votes

    #24 - Jung at Heart

    Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 4/5/1985

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro