Benson: Season 6

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 21, 1984

Starring: Didi Conn, Robert Guillaume, René Auberjonois

Summary: Benson, a spin-off of the controversial series, Soap, first aired in September of 1979 on ABC and would run for seven years, outlasting it's parent series.

Created by Susan Harris, who would later create The Golden Girls and Empty Nest, Benson centered on Benson DuBois. In Soap, Benson was the butler for the Tate household. JessicaBenson, a spin-off of the controversial series, Soap, first aired in September of 1979 on ABC and would run for seven years, outlasting it's parent series.

Created by Susan Harris, who would later create The Golden Girls and Empty Nest, Benson centered on Benson DuBois. In Soap, Benson was the butler for the Tate household. Jessica Tate sent Benson to help her widowed cousin, Governor James Gatling. Benson in essence soon began running the household of the Gatling mansion.
Other constant characters included, Katie Gatling, the governor's daughter and Gretchen Kraus, the German housekeeper. Marcy Hill was the governor's secretary who was later married. John Taylor was the political aide who was later replaced by Clayton Endicott III. Pete Downey was the press assistant.
Later, Benson was appointed state budget director and gained a secretary of his own, Denise who would later marry Pete.
In 1986, ABC cancelled the series leaving the series ending on a cliffhanger, who won the election for governor, Benson or Gov Gatling? … Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 6 Episodes

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S6:E24. Jung at Heart
Air Date: April 5, 1985
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S6:E23. The Bookburner
Air Date: March 29, 1985
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S6:E22. Katie's Cousin
Air Date: March 22, 1985

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 4, 1985
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 1984
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  S6:E24. Jung at Heart
  Air Date: April 5, 1985
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  S6:E23. The Bookburner
  Air Date: March 29, 1985
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  S6:E22. Katie's Cousin
  Air Date: March 22, 1985
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  S6:E21. Portrait of a Politician
  Air Date: March 15, 1985
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  S6:E20. Scenario
  Air Date: February 22, 1985
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  S6:E19. Mid-life Cowboy (a.k.a.) Mid-life Crisis
  Air Date: February 15, 1985
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  S6:E18. The Oval Office
  Air Date: February 8, 1985
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  S6:E17. Solid Gold
  Air Date: February 1, 1985
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  S6:E16. Making Change
  Air Date: January 25, 1985
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  S6:E15. Take This Job and Love It
  Air Date: January 18, 1985
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  S6:E14. On the Road
  Air Date: January 11, 1985
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  S6:E13. Home for Christmas
  Air Date: December 21, 1984
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  S6:E12. Make War, Not Love
  Air Date: December 14, 1984
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  S6:E11. The Reunion
  Air Date: December 7, 1984
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  S6:E10. Taking it to the Max
  Air Date: November 30, 1984
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  S6:E9. Double Date
  Air Date: November 23, 1984
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  S6:E8. Hello, We Must Be Going
  Air Date: November 16, 1984
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  S6:E7. Made in Hong Kong (2)
  Air Date: November 9, 1984
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  S6:E6. Made in Hong Kong (1)
  Air Date: November 2, 1984
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  S6:E5. The Election
  Air Date: October 26, 1984
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  S6:E4. The Campaign
  Air Date: October 19, 1984
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  S6:E3. Let's Get Physical
  Air Date: October 12, 1984
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  S6:E2. The Inheritance
  Air Date: September 28, 1984
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  S6:E1. The Scandal
  Air Date: September 21, 1984
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 1983
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 22, 1982
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 6, 1981
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 31, 1980
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 13, 1979