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

You have something to tell me.

"You have something to tell me."

Benson (1979)

Yes, ma'am. Why don't we sit down?

"Yes, ma'am. Why don't we sit down?"

Benson (1979)

No, thank you.

"No, thank you."

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Come, Benson, out with it.

"Come, Benson, out with it."

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The world won't stop spinning.

"The world won't stop spinning."

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Well, if you know what I'm going to say,

"Well, if you know what I'm going to say,"

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why say it?

"why say it?"

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You don't seem like a man who'd take the easy way out.

"You don't seem like a man who'd take the easy way out."

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It's your job, Benson.

"It's your job, Benson."

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Do it.

"Do it."

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I'm going to have to let you go, Miss Ellie.

"I'm going to have to let you go, Miss Ellie."

Benson (1979)

37 years, Benson.

"37 years, Benson."

Benson (1979)

It had to end sometime.

"It had to end sometime."

Benson (1979)

You tried to tell me yesterday.

"You tried to tell me yesterday."

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But I made some calls and a good pastry chef's hard to find.

"But I made some calls and a good pastry chef's hard to find."

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We'll find something for you.

"We'll find something for you."

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Oh, Benson,

"Oh, Benson,"

Benson (1979)

nobody wants a 75-year-old pastry chef.

"nobody wants a 75-year-old pastry chef."

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Nobody wants a 75-year-old anything.

"Nobody wants a 75-year-old anything."

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To hell with them. Miss Ellie...

"To hell with them. Miss Ellie..."

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(SOBBING) You made her cry.

"(SOBBING) You made her cry."

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You didn't have to do that.

"You didn't have to do that."

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You said you'd help her.

"You said you'd help her."

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I thought you were my friend,

"I thought you were my friend,"

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but you don't care about anybody.

"but you don't care about anybody."

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You're gross and mean and awful and rotten.

"You're gross and mean and awful and rotten."

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You're a mean person, Benson!

"You're a mean person, Benson!"

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(SIGHING)

"(SIGHING)"

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The child speaks the truth.

"The child speaks the truth."

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(KNOCK ON DOOR)

"(KNOCK ON DOOR)"

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Katie, I want to talk about what happened downstairs.

"Katie, I want to talk about what happened downstairs."

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Now, just to set the record straight, honey,

"Now, just to set the record straight, honey,"

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I'm responsible for Miss Ellie leaving,

"I'm responsible for Miss Ellie leaving,"

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not Benson.

"not Benson."

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We have too many in government, honey. We can't afford it anymore.

"We have too many in government, honey. We can't afford it anymore."

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I had to fire over 6,000 people yesterday.

"I had to fire over 6,000 people yesterday."

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Yes, I did.

"Yes, I did."

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And I didn't know any of them,

"And I didn't know any of them,"

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so that made it a little easier.

"so that made it a little easier."

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Benson had to fire a sweet old lady that he really cares about.

"Benson had to fire a sweet old lady that he really cares about."

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I know Miss Ellie's your friend. So is Benson.

"I know Miss Ellie's your friend. So is Benson."

Benson (1979)

But he didn't... Just a minute, honey. Let me finish.

"But he didn't... Just a minute, honey. Let me finish."

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You hurt him, Katie. You made him feel bad.

"You hurt him, Katie. You made him feel bad."

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Now you're both losing a good friend in Miss Ellie.

"Now you're both losing a good friend in Miss Ellie."

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Can you afford to lose one another as well?

"Can you afford to lose one another as well?"

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I know Benson can use a friend right now.

"I know Benson can use a friend right now."

Benson (1979)

How about you?

"How about you?"

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Benson, would you give me credit for knowing what you're feeling?

"Benson, would you give me credit for knowing what you're feeling?"

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After all, I learned something from seven years on the couch.

"After all, I learned something from seven years on the couch."

Benson (1979)

You learned how to irritate people.

"You learned how to irritate people."

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You have been unjustly accused of not caring about Miss Ellie.

"You have been unjustly accused of not caring about Miss Ellie."

Benson (1979)

Now you can't just tuck that away in the subconscious

"Now you can't just tuck that away in the subconscious"

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to fester and ferment and create blockage.

"to fester and ferment and create blockage."

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With all that on your mind, how do you expect to get any work done?

"With all that on your mind, how do you expect to get any work done?"

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With my pencil.

"With my pencil."

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I am just trying to help you.

"I am just trying to help you."

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I just thought you'd feel better

"I just thought you'd feel better"

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if you talked it out, that's all.

"if you talked it out, that's all."

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Is that why you're doing all the talking?

"Is that why you're doing all the talking?"

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Katie is all emotion at this age.

"Katie is all emotion at this age."

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She didn't mean to accuse you of extreme cruelty

"She didn't mean to accuse you of extreme cruelty"

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and utter indifference towards the aged.

"and utter indifference towards the aged."

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Come on, look on the bright side.

"Come on, look on the bright side."

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That wasn't it?

"That wasn't it?"

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You okay?

"You okay?"

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(CAR APPROACHING)

"(CAR APPROACHING)"

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Oh, Benson's home.

"Oh, Benson's home."

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Not yet.

"Not yet."

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(DOGS BARKING)

"(DOGS BARKING)"

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God!

"God!"

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They almost got me that time.

"They almost got me that time."

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But I'm still faster.

"But I'm still faster."

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You will slow down.

"You will slow down."

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How's Miss Ellie doing with the new job you got for her?

"How's Miss Ellie doing with the new job you got for her?"

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Fine. She likes it a lot.

"Fine. She likes it a lot."

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She sent us some presents. Handmade.

"She sent us some presents. Handmade."

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Oh, how lovely. It will match my boots.

"Oh, how lovely. It will match my boots."

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And clash with the helmet.

"And clash with the helmet."

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Here's a little something else.

"Here's a little something else."

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Oh, Miss Ellie's eclairs.

"Oh, Miss Ellie's eclairs."

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(EXCLAIMING) They are so good.

"(EXCLAIMING) They are so good."

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Not a calorie in them.

"Not a calorie in them."

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Hold it right there, Taylor.

"Hold it right there, Taylor."

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Oh, no, sir. Sir, I was here first.

"Oh, no, sir. Sir, I was here first."

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Well, but rank has its privileges.

"Well, but rank has its privileges."

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Yes, but I want it.

"Yes, but I want it."

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Taylor, I am the governor.

"Taylor, I am the governor."

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With all due respect, sir, I don't care if you're the Queen of England.

"With all due respect, sir, I don't care if you're the Queen of England."

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Now, now, now, now, we must learn to share, mustn't we?

"Now, now, now, now, we must learn to share, mustn't we?"

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Oh, all right.

"Oh, all right."

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Okay, there you go.

"Okay, there you go."

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NARRATOR: Benson is videotaped

"NARRATOR: Benson is videotaped"

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before a studio audience.

"before a studio audience."

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