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Clips from Benson (1979) - Taylor's Bid (S01E01)

The time has come

"The time has come"

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(BLUBBERING) to give up.

"(BLUBBERING) to give up."

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Come on, Taylor, a lot of great politicians lost their first election.

"Come on, Taylor, a lot of great politicians lost their first election."

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It's not the end of the world.

"It's not the end of the world."

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Believe it or not, you've still got

"Believe it or not, you've still got"

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a lot of people who care about you

"a lot of people who care about you"

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and you've got a great job, man.

"and you've got a great job, man."

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Let's go home.

"Let's go home."

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And it is all your fault.

"And it is all your fault."

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If you had gotten behind me, just gotten behind me,

"If you had gotten behind me, just gotten behind me,"

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it would have been a whole different story.

"it would have been a whole different story."

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Oh, Taylor, the black vote didn't make the difference, you know that.

"Oh, Taylor, the black vote didn't make the difference, you know that."

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Your old job's waiting for you. We want you back.

"Your old job's waiting for you. We want you back."

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Sir, there is absolutely no way in the world

"Sir, there is absolutely no way in the world"

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that I would consider coming back to work

"that I would consider coming back to work"

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as long as that man is still in the house.

"as long as that man is still in the house."

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How could he say that?

"How could he say that?"

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There is no excuse for that behavior.

"There is no excuse for that behavior."

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Well, I know he's upset because the voters didn't choose him,

"Well, I know he's upset because the voters didn't choose him,"

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but what does that prove?

"but what does that prove?"

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It proves the system works.

"It proves the system works."

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I don't know how much more of this I can take.

"I don't know how much more of this I can take."

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What is it, Marcy?

"What is it, Marcy?"

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The Governor.

"The Governor."

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I know what you mean. He's overworked.

"I know what you mean. He's overworked."

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Well, he's taking it all out on me.

"Well, he's taking it all out on me."

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He's finding fault with everything I do.

"He's finding fault with everything I do."

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What are you doing? Nothing.

"What are you doing? Nothing."

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Well, I'd be upset, too.

"Well, I'd be upset, too."

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Hang in there, Marcy. It won't last much longer.

"Hang in there, Marcy. It won't last much longer."

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I know, he has been the same with me, too.

"I know, he has been the same with me, too."

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GOVERNOR: (SHOUTING) Benson. Your turn.

"GOVERNOR: (SHOUTING) Benson. Your turn."

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Benson, what is this? Tuesday.

"Benson, what is this? Tuesday."

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No, I mean this.

"No, I mean this."

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Would you explain this to me?

"Would you explain this to me?"

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Well, what is it you don't understand, sir?

"Well, what is it you don't understand, sir?"

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Any of it. It looks like a letter of resignation.

"Any of it. It looks like a letter of resignation."

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Yes, sir. I'm resigning.

"Yes, sir. I'm resigning."

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Benson, you can't.

"Benson, you can't."

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He can. He can.

"He can. He can."

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Benson, I think you owe me an explanation.

"Benson, I think you owe me an explanation."

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Well, Governor, you heard Taylor.

"Well, Governor, you heard Taylor."

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If I stay, he won't come back.

"If I stay, he won't come back."

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Now let me get this straight.

"Now let me get this straight."

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Go ahead, I'll wait.

"Go ahead, I'll wait."

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You're leaving, because by leaving

"You're leaving, because by leaving"

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you think Taylor will come back because you aren't here

"you think Taylor will come back because you aren't here"

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and I need him to run the state more than I need you to run this house?

"and I need him to run the state more than I need you to run this house?"

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In a nutshell.

"In a nutshell."

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Benson, don't do this.

"Benson, don't do this."

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Leave him alone, he's doing just fine.

"Leave him alone, he's doing just fine."

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No, but you're suggesting

"No, but you're suggesting"

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that I can't run this government without Taylor.

"that I can't run this government without Taylor."

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No, sir...

"No, sir..."

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I will have you know that this state is running

"I will have you know that this state is running"

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just as effectively and just as efficiently

"just as effectively and just as efficiently"

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as the day Taylor left.

"as the day Taylor left."

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Governor, when's the last time you had a good night's sleep?

"Governor, when's the last time you had a good night's sleep?"

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In the service, when I was on guard duty.

"In the service, when I was on guard duty."

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There, you see?

"There, you see?"

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Running the state by yourself

"Running the state by yourself"

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is running you into the ground.

"is running you into the ground."

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Oh, Benson, I can get by without Taylor.

"Oh, Benson, I can get by without Taylor."

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He just handled the political side of my life.

"He just handled the political side of my life."

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You run my home.

"You run my home."

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Without the security of knowing that you're here, I couldn't get anything done.

"Without the security of knowing that you're here, I couldn't get anything done."

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I feel very strongly about this.

"I feel very strongly about this."

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I hate to say this, Benson.

"I hate to say this, Benson."

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If you ever try to quit on me again, I'm gonna have to fire you!

"If you ever try to quit on me again, I'm gonna have to fire you!"

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(KNOCK ON DOOR)

"(KNOCK ON DOOR)"

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Come in.

"Come in."

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Hello, Taylor.

"Hello, Taylor."

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What are you doing here, Benson?

"What are you doing here, Benson?"

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Waiting for you.

"Waiting for you."

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I ought to give you a piece of my mind.

"I ought to give you a piece of my mind."

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Sure you can spare it?

"Sure you can spare it?"

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I have no time to socialize, Benson.

"I have no time to socialize, Benson."

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I have a meeting with the Governor at 3:00.

"I have a meeting with the Governor at 3:00."

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He's not coming.

"He's not coming."

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I'm the one who had Marcy call you.

"I'm the one who had Marcy call you."

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You?

"You?"

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You have a lot of nerve, Benson.

"You have a lot of nerve, Benson."

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Impersonating a governor is a crime in this state.

"Impersonating a governor is a crime in this state."

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I know, but he's gotten away with it so far.

"I know, but he's gotten away with it so far."

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Taylor, come back.

"Taylor, come back."

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Let's put our personal differences aside.

"Let's put our personal differences aside."

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The Governor needs you, your job is here.

"The Governor needs you, your job is here."

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Nothing's changed.

"Nothing's changed."

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Nothing has changed?

"Nothing has changed?"

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Benson, to be in politics, people have to respect you.

"Benson, to be in politics, people have to respect you."

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Nobody voted for me.

"Nobody voted for me."

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I can't come back to this job.

"I can't come back to this job."

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There is not one person in this house

"There is not one person in this house"

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that respects me.

"that respects me."

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People don't lose respect for a man when he's down.

"People don't lose respect for a man when he's down."

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They lose it when he refuses to get up.

"They lose it when he refuses to get up."

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And there is a personality problem

"And there is a personality problem"

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here in the mansion, Benson, in case you haven't noticed.

"here in the mansion, Benson, in case you haven't noticed."

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Everybody seems to dislike me.

"Everybody seems to dislike me."

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I wouldn't say everybody dislikes you.

"I wouldn't say everybody dislikes you."

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Everybody likes me?

"Everybody likes me?"

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"Like" is a pretty strong word.

""Like" is a pretty strong word."

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But you don't like me. Yes, I don't like you.

"But you don't like me. Yes, I don't like you."

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Oh, well, there, you see?

"Oh, well, there, you see?"

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Until now, I didn't hate you.

"Until now, I didn't hate you."

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Oh, so now you hate me?

"Oh, so now you hate me?"

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I hate what you're doing to somebody I care about.

"I hate what you're doing to somebody I care about."

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And there's nothing I can do about it, except do what I'm doing.

"And there's nothing I can do about it, except do what I'm doing."

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Asking you to come back.

"Asking you to come back."

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The Governor wants me to come back, huh?

"The Governor wants me to come back, huh?"

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Yes, the Governor wants you to come back.

"Yes, the Governor wants you to come back."

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He really wants me to come back?

"He really wants me to come back?"

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What do you want, a singing telegram?

"What do you want, a singing telegram?"

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And what about Marcy?

"And what about Marcy?"

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Does Marcy want me to come back?

"Does Marcy want me to come back?"

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(SIGHING)

"(SIGHING)"

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Oh, Taylor, come back.

"Oh, Taylor, come back."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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And what about Kraus?

"And what about Kraus?"

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What about Kraus?

"What about Kraus?"

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