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Clips from Benson (1979) - Takin' It to the Streets (S01E01)

Ah, we used to have such parties when I was her age.

"Ah, we used to have such parties when I was her age."

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All my friends would come over und gather in the kitchen to stuff sausage.

"All my friends would come over und gather in the kitchen to stuff sausage."

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Grind und stuff. Grind und stuff.

"Grind und stuff. Grind und stuff."

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Really went wild, huh?

"Really went wild, huh?"

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I could tell you stories.

"I could tell you stories."

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Please don't.

"Please don't."

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Governor, I've been keeping track of the phone calls.

"Governor, I've been keeping track of the phone calls."

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Do you want me to make a list of all the worthwhile comments?

"Do you want me to make a list of all the worthwhile comments?"

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We didn't get any.

"We didn't get any."

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I'm afraid those calls haven't been all that profitable.

"I'm afraid those calls haven't been all that profitable."

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It has been for the phone company.

"It has been for the phone company."

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I've got to find some way to reach the people.

"I've got to find some way to reach the people."

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Sir, I don't know why you're bothering with these phone calls,

"Sir, I don't know why you're bothering with these phone calls,"

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when I can tell you what's on the average person's mind.

"when I can tell you what's on the average person's mind."

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Gold, trust funds, and tax shelters.

"Gold, trust funds, and tax shelters."

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Is that baloney?

"Is that baloney?"

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Sounds like it to me.

"Sounds like it to me."

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Well, I, for one, want to protect the money

"Well, I, for one, want to protect the money"

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that I worked so hard to inherit.

"that I worked so hard to inherit."

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Taylor, what the people are really worried about

"Taylor, what the people are really worried about"

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is just keeping a roof over their heads.

"is just keeping a roof over their heads."

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Do you know I pay $350 a month just for my one bedroom?

"Do you know I pay $350 a month just for my one bedroom?"

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Imagine if you had a kitchen and bathroom.

"Imagine if you had a kitchen and bathroom."

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You know what frightens me?

"You know what frightens me?"

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A mirror.

"A mirror."

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Do you have any idea of the chemicals

"Do you have any idea of the chemicals"

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they put in some of the food that we eat?

"they put in some of the food that we eat?"

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It's enough to make you sick.

"It's enough to make you sick."

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Keep on eating that stuff,

"Keep on eating that stuff,"

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you'll wind up in the hospital.

"you'll wind up in the hospital."

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If the doctor doesn't kill you,

"If the doctor doesn't kill you,"

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his bill will.

"his bill will."

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Now, this is wonderful.

"Now, this is wonderful."

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Yeah, she's a million laughs.

"Yeah, she's a million laughs."

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No, I mean, it's just that I so seldom get a chance

"No, I mean, it's just that I so seldom get a chance"

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to hear this kind of talk anymore.

"to hear this kind of talk anymore."

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Well, you'd hear plenty of it

"Well, you'd hear plenty of it"

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if you went to the barber shop and the bowling alley.

"if you went to the barber shop and the bowling alley."

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They may say it in different ways,

"They may say it in different ways,"

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but they're talking about the same thing. Survival.

"but they're talking about the same thing. Survival."

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Benson, the Governor is not going to any bowling alley.

"Benson, the Governor is not going to any bowling alley."

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Sir, why ask what the people want?

"Sir, why ask what the people want?"

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They don't know what they want.

"They don't know what they want."

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If they knew you, they'd want your head.

"If they knew you, they'd want your head."

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If you're looking for a broad range of opinions,

"If you're looking for a broad range of opinions,"

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I suggest you go to the polls.

"I suggest you go to the polls."

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What about the Czechs, the Swedes?

"What about the Czechs, the Swedes?"

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They all have something to say.

"They all have something to say."

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I think Taylor was referring to the public opinion polls.

"I think Taylor was referring to the public opinion polls."

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Oh, those polls are just numbers and percentages.

"Oh, those polls are just numbers and percentages."

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I want voices, feelings.

"I want voices, feelings."

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Well, what about the mail?

"Well, what about the mail?"

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You can get a pretty good indication of what people are thinking

"You can get a pretty good indication of what people are thinking"

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by reading your mail.

"by reading your mail."

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But we only get three kinds.

"But we only get three kinds."

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For, against, and obscene.

"For, against, and obscene."

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There's got to be a better way to find out what's on people's minds.

"There's got to be a better way to find out what's on people's minds."

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There is, sir. Just talk to your experts.

"There is, sir. Just talk to your experts."

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But who's an expert?

"But who's an expert?"

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Somebody who's trying to stretch his pay from one week to the next

"Somebody who's trying to stretch his pay from one week to the next"

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and no matter how hard he tries,

"and no matter how hard he tries,"

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he can't stretch it far enough.

"he can't stretch it far enough."

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Now they'll tell you some things you want to hear

"Now they'll tell you some things you want to hear"

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and maybe a few things you don't want to hear.

"and maybe a few things you don't want to hear."

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Well, that's what makes this country great.

"Well, that's what makes this country great."

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Everybody has the right to express an opinion,

"Everybody has the right to express an opinion,"

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no matter how little they know.

"no matter how little they know."

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Yeah, and you get paid for it.

"Yeah, and you get paid for it."

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Benson, how do I look?

"Benson, how do I look?"

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Different.

"Different."

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Good. No, I didn't say that.

"Good. No, I didn't say that."

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Well, listen, I've been giving it a lot of thought

"Well, listen, I've been giving it a lot of thought"

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and I have decided to take your suggestion.

"and I have decided to take your suggestion."

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What suggestion?

"What suggestion?"

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That I go out and talk to the people.

"That I go out and talk to the people."

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Yeah, but I didn't say go out in the middle of the night, Governor.

"Yeah, but I didn't say go out in the middle of the night, Governor."

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Where are your security men?

"Where are your security men?"

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Oh, I'm not taking them with me.

"Oh, I'm not taking them with me."

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See, they'd get between me and the people.

"See, they'd get between me and the people."

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Well, that's what they're for.

"Well, that's what they're for."

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No, no, Benson. You were right.

"No, no, Benson. You were right."

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You see, if I go out there by myself,

"You see, if I go out there by myself,"

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dressed like this,

"dressed like this,"

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then people would be more likely to confide in me,

"then people would be more likely to confide in me,"

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give me advice.

"give me advice."

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With all due respect, sir, forget it.

"With all due respect, sir, forget it."

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It's a dumb idea.

"It's a dumb idea."

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It was your idea.

"It was your idea."

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Then I should know.

"Then I should know."

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You have no idea what it's like out there.

"You have no idea what it's like out there."

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Well, then it's time I found out.

"Well, then it's time I found out."

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Yeah, but why don't you go out in the daytime?

"Yeah, but why don't you go out in the daytime?"

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At least you can see who's mugging you.

"At least you can see who's mugging you."

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No, Benson, I have decided

"No, Benson, I have decided"

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and nothing's gonna change my mind.

"and nothing's gonna change my mind."

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It's your face I'm worried about.

"It's your face I'm worried about."

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You can't go and that's all there is to it.

"You can't go and that's all there is to it."

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Sir.

"Sir."

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I can go out and that's what I'm gonna do.

"I can go out and that's what I'm gonna do."

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Oh, no, you're not. I won't allow it.

"Oh, no, you're not. I won't allow it."

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Just a minute. Are you telling me what to do?

"Just a minute. Are you telling me what to do?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Kind of.

"Kind of."

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Well, don't, because I'm leaving.

"Well, don't, because I'm leaving."

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Not without your security men, you aren't.

"Not without your security men, you aren't."

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Benson, put down that phone.

"Benson, put down that phone."

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Benson!

"Benson!"

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I mean it.

"I mean it."

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Then I'm coming with you. Okay, fine.

"Then I'm coming with you. Okay, fine."

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Give me a minute to change.

"Give me a minute to change."

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Benson,

"Benson,"

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you realize we just had our first fight?

"you realize we just had our first fight?"

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Yeah, but the night is young.

"Yeah, but the night is young."

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You sure you wanna come in here?

"You sure you wanna come in here?"

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Oh, I'm positive.

"Oh, I'm positive."

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Do we just sit down anywhere?

"Do we just sit down anywhere?"

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I don't think we should wait for a hostess to seat us.

"I don't think we should wait for a hostess to seat us."

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So, uh, what did you tell the foreman?

"So, uh, what did you tell the foreman?"

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Told him if he wants me to work 80 stories up, he's got to pay me more.

"Told him if he wants me to work 80 stories up, he's got to pay me more."

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I'm a construction worker, not a trapeze artist.

"I'm a construction worker, not a trapeze artist."

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