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Clips from Benson (1979) - The Layoff (S01E01)

"No, no, no, no, of course not."
Benson (1979)
"Well, I was elected on my campaign promise"
Benson (1979)
"to cut taxes and reduce waste."
Benson (1979)
"Now, I've got to keep that promise."
Benson (1979)
"Benson, I'm afraid reduction in personnel"
Benson (1979)
"includes this household."
Benson (1979)
"Unfortunately, you'll have to fire 20% of the help."
Benson (1979)
"What, are you talking to me?"
Benson (1979)
"Aren't you director of household affairs?"
Benson (1979)
"Well, I must be doing a good job,"
Benson (1979)
"'cause ain't nobody in this household having an affair."
Benson (1979)
"Uh, Governor, I've never fired anybody."
Benson (1979)
"I have, back at the paper mill."
Benson (1979)
"Old Frank Moody."
Benson (1979)
"He ran one of the buzz saws,"
Benson (1979)
"but he loved his bourbon and he kept cutting off his finger."
Benson (1979)
"So, I had to stop him while he could still scratch."
Benson (1979)
"So I fired him."
Benson (1979)
"That was 20 years ago."
Benson (1979)
"I hope I haven't lost the knack."
Benson (1979)
"20% of the staff?"
Benson (1979)
"Benson, you're blowing this up out of all proportion."
Benson (1979)
"It comes to only five people."
Benson (1979)
"Oh, sir, I don't know how to do it."
Benson (1979)
"Well, it isn't easy."
Benson (1979)
"I remember it took me three hours"
Benson (1979)
"and half a bottle of bourbon to fire old Frank."
Benson (1979)
"Multiply it by 6,000. That's a lot of bourbon."
Benson (1979)
"It's part of your job, Benson."
Benson (1979)
"And there's no other way?"
Benson (1979)
"TAYLOR: Oh, come on, Benson."
Benson (1979)
"Certainly it must have occurred to you that sooner or later"
Benson (1979)
"Yeah."
Benson (1979)
"But I always thought it would be me."
Benson (1979)
"I've got some more, Benson."
Benson (1979)
"Marcy, do you believe we've got a man who does nothing"
Benson (1979)
"but turn on the lawn sprinklers?"
Benson (1979)
"He doesn't do anything else at all?"
Benson (1979)
"He turns them off."
Benson (1979)
"I sure don't envy you this job."
Benson (1979)
"I know I couldn't do it."
Benson (1979)
"I'm just not... Cold-blooded enough."
Benson (1979)
"Yes, thank you, Miss Kraus."
Benson (1979)
"I think, for the sake of staff morale,"
Benson (1979)
"we should keep the layoffs a secret."
Benson (1979)
"Good idea."
Benson (1979)
"Benson, is it true you're the hatchet man?"
Benson (1979)
"The whole staff's wondering"
Benson (1979)
"who you're gonna give the axe to first."
Benson (1979)
"I said it was a rumor."
Benson (1979)
"You wouldn't fire anyone. Right, Benson?"
Benson (1979)
"Katie, I think your father's calling you."
Benson (1979)
"All the way from the capitol?"
Benson (1979)
"Uh, sweetheart, sometimes we have to do things"
Benson (1979)
"we don't want to do."
Benson (1979)
"Just following orders?"
Benson (1979)
"Who are you gonna fire?"
Benson (1979)
"Nobody anybody'd miss!"
Benson (1979)
"Administrations come, administrations go, Benson, und I stay."
Benson (1979)
"Why? Because I am an institution."
Benson (1979)
"And you belong in one."
Benson (1979)
"Who you got there?"
Benson (1979)
"Thelma Nagel, the seamstress."
Benson (1979)
"He's gonna fire Mrs. Nagel?"
Benson (1979)
"Oh, honey, of course he isn't."
Benson (1979)
"Benson's simply reviewing personnel files."
Benson (1979)
"Not Thelma, Benson, you can't."
Benson (1979)
"When was the last time the governor needed a formal gown?"
Benson (1979)
"The woman's got nothing to do."
Benson (1979)
"Well, she does, too."
Benson (1979)
"At this very moment she's monogramming the cocktail napkins."
Benson (1979)
"(EXCLAIMING) Pardonnez moi."
Benson (1979)
"Benson, Mr. Nagel ran away."
Benson (1979)
"Benson, Thelma has three little children."
Benson (1979)
"No bedridden mother? Sister."
Benson (1979)
"Thank you."
Benson (1979)
"Well, I hope we can get along without an assistant groundskeeper"
Benson (1979)
"to turn the lawn sprinklers on."
Benson (1979)
"What's his name? Haggarty."
Benson (1979)
"Hap Haggarty? Yeah."
Benson (1979)
"Well, prepare for a little statewide resistance."
Benson (1979)
"Hap's famous."
Benson (1979)
"For turning on lawn sprinklers?"
Benson (1979)
"For World War II."
Benson (1979)
"He's our most highly decorated veteran."
Benson (1979)
"(SIGHING)"
Benson (1979)
"Walter Whitley, is he somebody's mama?"
Benson (1979)
"Who? Walter Whitley."
Benson (1979)
"Never heard of him. Good, I'll check him out."
Benson (1979)
"Great, now could I put the rest of these away? Except that one."
Benson (1979)
"Oh, Benson, not Miss Ellie."
Benson (1979)
"No, Benson, please."
Benson (1979)
"Over my dead body."
Benson (1979)
"Hmm."
Benson (1979)
"Miss Ellie can't leave, Benson."
Benson (1979)
"She's showing me how to make a pie crust and bake brownies"
Benson (1979)
"and teaching me how to play poker."
Benson (1979)
"For cookies."
Benson (1979)
"Look, I feel the same way,"
Benson (1979)
"but everyone else here does an essential job."
Benson (1979)
"Miss Ellie is a luxury."
Benson (1979)
"The taxpayers won't stand for the governor keeping a pastry chef."
Benson (1979)
"The high living is over."
Benson (1979)
"Find something else for Miss Ellie to do."
Benson (1979)
"Well, there isn't anything else, sweetheart."
Benson (1979)
"She's my friend, Benson."
Benson (1979)
"You're my friend."
Benson (1979)
"Will you help her?"
Benson (1979)
"Friends help each other, right, Benson?"
Benson (1979)
"Whenever they can, Katie."
Benson (1979)
"Oh, Benson!"
Benson (1979)
"It is not easy. I know, Benson."
Benson (1979)
"I once had to fire my mother."
Benson (1979)
"Oh, yeah, yeah, he's... He's a terrific guy, yeah."
Benson (1979)
"Did I mention he's a war hero?"
Benson (1979)
"I did?"
Benson (1979)
"Well, he's very good with water."
Benson (1979)
"Turns it on and off, mostly."
Benson (1979)
"Yeah, I'll hold."
Benson (1979)
"Benson, Mrs. Nagel got the job."
Benson (1979)
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