Benson (TV Series)
Taylor's Bid (1979)
Robert Guillaume: Benson DuBois
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Quotes
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Benson DuBois : Getting your own coffee now?
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Well, why not? I've got to do everything else for myself now.
Benson DuBois : Well you don't have to. Find somebody to replace Taylor.
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Well, the party actually recommended somebody, but he was indicted yesterday.
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Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Could I answer that with a little story?
Benson DuBois : I'd prefer a yes or no.
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : One summer I took a job nobody else wanted. I worked in an amusement park pitch-ball concession. Whenever the ball hit the bulls-eye, Blopo the clown fell into a tank of water.
Benson DuBois : Blopo the clown.
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : I was Blopo. You'd be surprised how many people throw well. But no matter how many times I was knocked into that tank of water, I always dragged myself back up again. Do you know why?
Benson DuBois : No, I can't imagine.
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Because there was no other Bloppo. If I didn't do it, who would. That is exactly the reason why I'm working so hard today.
Benson DuBois : Well, if this job gets too much for you, you can always go back to being Bloppo the Clown.
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Oh, I'm sure they have somebody else by now.