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The opening scene is... of its time.

“How do you know I’m Benson?”
“The only other black on his schedule is Jesse Jackson, and everyone knows what he looks like”
 
The opening scene is... of its time.

“How do you know I’m Benson?”
“The only other black on his schedule is Jesse Jackson, and everyone knows what he looks like”
The other opening had him arriving on his first day and being stopped and frisked.
Then being chased by Dobermans.
There was comedy to be had.

That said, having a show where a black guy is the most intellectually adept by a distance was a hell of a counter to the stereotypes from before like Stepin Fetchit and their ilk.

I loved Benson. I think I was a little too young for Soap.
 

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