Hello, We Must Be Going

**"Hello, We Must Be Going"** is the eighth episode of the sixth season, and one hundred and twentieth episode overall, of the ABC sitcom, *Benson*.

Directed by Gary Brown, the episode originally aired on November 16th, 1984.

## Synopsis

Benson plans to hire Kraus as his assistant in political office, but things go awry when a yuppie with political clout, Yale Whitney (played by Steven Peterman) is forced into the position instead.

Meanwhile, Denise receives an offering for her dream job at NASA, but the location, in Texas, causes a sentimental mix of emotions.

## Trivia

* Yale Whitney was played by Steven Peterman, who is best known as a writer and producer for the sitcoms, *Murphy Brown, Suddenly Susan,* and *Hannah Montana*.
* Yale Whitney mentions that Benson was "butler to the Tate family" in reference to his position as a butler on the parent series, *Soap*, which ended three years prior to the airing of this episode.
* This episode was intended to mark the final appearance of Ethan Phillips as Pete and Didi Conn as Denise. The episode, "Take This Job and Love It" would air out of production code order, however, being depicted through a flashback.
* The scene of Kraus in Benson's office, and the scene with Kraus with Benson in the hallway, would both be included in the Season 6-7 opening sequence.
* The episode marks the first appearance of Billie Bird as Mrs. Cassidy, uncredited, and is the only episode where Mrs. Cassidy appears with Pete and Denise.

## Cultural References

* Benson states that he's busier than "Joan Collins at a frat party".
* Benson refers to Clayton as the American toy, Mr. Potato Head.
* Yale states that he's the world's foremost authority on Imogen Coca.
* Benson states that he has a dream with Jayne Kennedy that appears.
* Benson references the CBS program, *60 Minutes*.

## Quotes

* **Benson:** Well, I see you attended Yale.
* **Yale:** Uh, no. My name is Yale.
* **Benson:** Oh, right, yeah, you attended...
* **Yale:** Harvard.
* **Benson:** Yes, and you're from...
* **Yale:** Princeton. New Jersey.
* **Benson:** \*laughs\* Well, you must get kidded quite a bit about that.
* **Yale:** About what?
* **Benson:** Well, your name being Yale, you went to Harvard, and you're from Princeton. \*laughs\*
* **Yale:** And?
* **Benson:** And I'm sorry I brought it up.

* **Kraus:** What it boils down to is, I can get the job done.
* **Benson:** You can't even get the form done. You left some of these boxes blank.
* **Kraus:** Oh, yeah? Like what?
* **Benson:** Your birthdate.
* **Kraus:** According to Ordinance 17, subsection A12 of the state employment code, I don't have to give that information.
* **Benson:** Well, it's just as well. They don't have enough room to write in "B.C.".

* **Denise:** How'd the interview go with Gretchen?
* **Benson:** Eh, terrible. She's just what I'm looking for.

* **Yale:** But, sir, I am an airbag expert.
* **Benson:** Somehow that doesn't surprise me.

* **Yale:** I know what you're trying to do. You resent the fact that I replaced your friend, Kraus. So you're tying to punish me by keeping me away from the important issues.
* **Benson:** I consider the Halfway House an important issue.
* **Yale:** It's a flophouse for bums!
* **Benson:** Good, then you'll be right at home.