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Clips from Benson (1979) - Chain of Command (S01E01)

We've got to hang in there and make sure

"We've got to hang in there and make sure"

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he doesn't use this time to hurt the Governor's chances for re-election.

"he doesn't use this time to hurt the Governor's chances for re-election."

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Mmm, interesting.

"Mmm, interesting."

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Enjoy it, Taylor.

"Enjoy it, Taylor."

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It's as close as you're ever gonna get.

"It's as close as you're ever gonna get."

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Will you two knock it off?

"Will you two knock it off?"

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We've got to pitch in and do the best we can

"We've got to pitch in and do the best we can"

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while this obnoxious person is in the mansion.

"while this obnoxious person is in the mansion."

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KRAUS: (SHOUTING) I hear you!

"KRAUS: (SHOUTING) I hear you!"

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If you're going to say those things,

"If you're going to say those things,"

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why don't you say them to my face?

"why don't you say them to my face?"

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Okay, you're obnoxious.

"Okay, you're obnoxious."

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But in this case, we were talking about Ed Sherman.

"But in this case, we were talking about Ed Sherman."

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Are you a bad judge of character!

"Are you a bad judge of character!"

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He's a nice, young man

"He's a nice, young man"

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who remembers to call his mother.

"who remembers to call his mother."

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How do you know that, Miss Kraus?

"How do you know that, Miss Kraus?"

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I heard him in the kitchen.

"I heard him in the kitchen."

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He promised her he'd get the highway bill through.

"He promised her he'd get the highway bill through."

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He didn't!

"He didn't!"

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Ja, he did.

"Ja, he did."

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Maybe she's a teamster or something.

"Maybe she's a teamster or something."

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What else did he say, Kraus?

"What else did he say, Kraus?"

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Benson, please. What do you think I am? Some kind of listening Tom?

"Benson, please. What do you think I am? Some kind of listening Tom?"

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He can't sign that bill!

"He can't sign that bill!"

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I thought you wanted it signed.

"I thought you wanted it signed."

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Yes, but by the Governor.

"Yes, but by the Governor."

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If anybody's gonna get financial backing for the next campaign,

"If anybody's gonna get financial backing for the next campaign,"

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I want it to be Governor Gatling, not Ed Sherman.

"I want it to be Governor Gatling, not Ed Sherman."

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So Sherman's going behind the Governor's back.

"So Sherman's going behind the Governor's back."

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Well, with the shape the Governor's in,

"Well, with the shape the Governor's in,"

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he could go right under his nose.

"he could go right under his nose."

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SHERMAN: Taylor!

"SHERMAN: Taylor!"

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Yes?

"Yes?"

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Didn't the Governor leave some bills to be signed?

"Didn't the Governor leave some bills to be signed?"

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Such as what?

"Such as what?"

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Oh, I don't know. There were several.

"Oh, I don't know. There were several."

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I was thinking of the Highway Appropriations Bill in particular.

"I was thinking of the Highway Appropriations Bill in particular."

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Last time I recall they were on the Governor's desk.

"Last time I recall they were on the Governor's desk."

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Taylor, I just came from the Governor's desk. They're not there.

"Taylor, I just came from the Governor's desk. They're not there."

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Then what'd you do with them, man? Those are important bills.

"Then what'd you do with them, man? Those are important bills."

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I didn't do anything with them. I'm looking for them.

"I didn't do anything with them. I'm looking for them."

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You better find it. The Governor's just gonna be furious.

"You better find it. The Governor's just gonna be furious."

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Listen, Benson... Nope.

"Listen, Benson... Nope."

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How do you even know what I'm gonna ask you?

"How do you even know what I'm gonna ask you?"

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It doesn't matter. Answer's still the same.

"It doesn't matter. Answer's still the same."

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I see.

"I see."

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Never mind. I have a meeting at the capitol tomorrow morning at 11:00.

"Never mind. I have a meeting at the capitol tomorrow morning at 11:00."

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I'll sign the Highway Bill then.

"I'll sign the Highway Bill then."

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Uh... Just a word to the wise.

"Uh... Just a word to the wise."

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I don't know whether you're aware of this,

"I don't know whether you're aware of this,"

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but the polls indicate I could very well be the next governor.

"but the polls indicate I could very well be the next governor."

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Thanks for the warning.

"Thanks for the warning."

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Where is it?

"Where is it?"

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Don't worry. I took care of it.

"Don't worry. I took care of it."

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But he's gonna sign it when he goes to the capitol.

"But he's gonna sign it when he goes to the capitol."

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How can we stop him?

"How can we stop him?"

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We can't. Can't!

"We can't. Can't!"

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This country wasn't built by people who said can't, Taylor.

"This country wasn't built by people who said can't, Taylor."

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What do you suggest? Beats the hell out of me!

"What do you suggest? Beats the hell out of me!"

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Well, that's a lot of help.

"Well, that's a lot of help."

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But I do know, Sherman is a guy who makes his decisions

"But I do know, Sherman is a guy who makes his decisions"

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based on whatever the opinion polls say.

"based on whatever the opinion polls say."

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So?

"So?"

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So, maybe we can find a poll that would change his mind.

"So, maybe we can find a poll that would change his mind."

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I know a Pole that could change his mind.

"I know a Pole that could change his mind."

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Leo Wasnyak.

"Leo Wasnyak."

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He weighs 250 and can bite a pipe in half.

"He weighs 250 and can bite a pipe in half."

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Taylor.

"Taylor."

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Well, we have no time to get an opinion poll taken.

"Well, we have no time to get an opinion poll taken."

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Why not? We've got until 11:00 tomorrow morning.

"Why not? We've got until 11:00 tomorrow morning."

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Oh, sure, Benson, we'll just go out in the street

"Oh, sure, Benson, we'll just go out in the street"

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and ask people what they think of the Highway Bill?

"and ask people what they think of the Highway Bill?"

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There's a thought.

"There's a thought."

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What, just the three of us?

"What, just the three of us?"

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Four. You're forgetting Kraus.

"Four. You're forgetting Kraus."

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Well, that's a good idea, but we need her.

"Well, that's a good idea, but we need her."

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Come on, Benson, to have any credibility,

"Come on, Benson, to have any credibility,"

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we'll have to poll at least 1000 people.

"we'll have to poll at least 1000 people."

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That's only 250 people apiece.

"That's only 250 people apiece."

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There must be something else we can do.

"There must be something else we can do."

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Yes. We can kiss the Governor's second term goodbye.

"Yes. We can kiss the Governor's second term goodbye."

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All right. We better get started.

"All right. We better get started."

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Okay. I'll start with my friends.

"Okay. I'll start with my friends."

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Marcy, you start with your friends.

"Marcy, you start with your friends."

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Taylor, you start with...

"Taylor, you start with..."

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Whomever you can find.

"Whomever you can find."

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521, 522, 523, 524, 525... Benson.

"521, 522, 523, 524, 525... Benson."

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(SHUSHING)

"(SHUSHING)"

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521, 522, 523, 524... Here are my last 75.

"521, 522, 523, 524... Here are my last 75."

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575, 576... 521, 522, 523...

"575, 576... 521, 522, 523..."

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And here are Marcy's 35, too.

"And here are Marcy's 35, too."

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535, 536, 5... Kraus, come on!

"535, 536, 5... Kraus, come on!"

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Those are Marcy's.

"Those are Marcy's."

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I could tell. They're in English.

"I could tell. They're in English."

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Who is Officer Thorpe?

"Who is Officer Thorpe?"

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He was the arresting officer.

"He was the arresting officer."

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Who got arrested? Me.

"Who got arrested? Me."

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For approaching men on the street after midnight.

"For approaching men on the street after midnight."

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Don't worry.

"Don't worry."

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I cleared it all up

"I cleared it all up"

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und I got the entire precinct to sign the poll.

"und I got the entire precinct to sign the poll."

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Well, who are DeeDee and Lorraine?

"Well, who are DeeDee and Lorraine?"

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I met them in the paddy wagon.

"I met them in the paddy wagon."

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Nice girls. But terrible dressers.

"Nice girls. But terrible dressers."

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Ah, Benson. Here you are.

"Ah, Benson. Here you are."

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What happened to you?

"What happened to you?"

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It was late. I wasn't thinking.

"It was late. I wasn't thinking."

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I saw a truck stop,

"I saw a truck stop,"

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so I figured a cup of coffee, a piece of pie,

"so I figured a cup of coffee, a piece of pie,"

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a few more signatures and I'm done for the night.

"a few more signatures and I'm done for the night."

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Well, you should have known better than to tell a bunch of truckers

"Well, you should have known better than to tell a bunch of truckers"

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that highways are a waste of money.

"that highways are a waste of money."

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I realized that when I had to keep striking

"I realized that when I had to keep striking"

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one of them repeatedly in the knee

"one of them repeatedly in the knee"

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with my face until he calmed down.

"with my face until he calmed down."

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So, how'd you get out of there?

"So, how'd you get out of there?"

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As a gesture of goodwill, I allowed one of them

"As a gesture of goodwill, I allowed one of them"

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to back his 18-wheel truck over my moped.

"to back his 18-wheel truck over my moped."

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You had a pretty bad time, huh?

"You had a pretty bad time, huh?"

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