All language subtitles for Benson s06e19 Mid-Life Cowboy

Miss Cassidy, have you seen the
governor?

Yes, he's out back.

I asked him to take out the trash.

Since when is he doing chores?

Oh, it isn't a chore.

It's therapy.

In case you hadn't noticed, the governor
is depressed.

And you figure a couple of bags of
garbage will cheer him up.

Well, a little physical activity always
perks a man up.

I wonder if he's depressed enough to wax
my car.

Now that's cute.

Well, I'm back.

I better go dig up some more trash.

You okay?

Oh, fine.

I guess you heard the legislature
overrode my veto that... awful

bill. Well, yeah, yeah, that's a tough
one to lose. Yeah, I've been losing a

of them lately. I am sick of fishing
with the wrong worms.

Pardon me?

That's something my father used to say.
Didn't I ever tell you that story?

Oh, yeah, wrong worm story. You told me
that. No, wait, wait a minute.

No, this bear's repeating.

Why? Because I feel like it. Sit down.

When I was a kid, I guess I was about
10.

No, maybe 11.

Oh, I guess it was 10.

Say ten and a half.

Anyway, there wasn't a sunfish in Lake
Gertrude that could resist a gatling

wriggler. Oh.

John?

Oh, oh. Well, one day I got bored with
sunfish, so I decided to try my luck

trout. So you didn't catch any trout,
and so your father came along.

May I just finish my story, please? Oh,
sure, sure. Sorry.

So? I didn't catch any trout, and my
father came along and said... You're

the wrong worm. Yeah.

Of course, I didn't believe him, and I
continued fishing that stream all summer

long. I didn't catch a single trout, and
I drowned a lot of good worms in the

process.

And you feel the legislature's a trout
stream, and you don't have the right

bait. No, Benson, I'm just sick of
wasting my worms.

So as of tomorrow, you're the governor.

Well, as a solution, isn't that a little
drastic?

No, no, I don't think so. Katie's got a
week off from school. I've got to get

away from this job.

So we're going to Arizona for a week,
and you're acting governor.

Well, why didn't you just say that?
You're going on a vacation.

To Dude Ranch.

Dude Ranch. Oh, wow.

Maybe you're right. Maybe if we could
wait in here, clear up your mind, you'd

feel better. Yeah, I feel better already
just thinking about it. Well, good.

Don't worry about things here.

Oh, no, you'll be fine. You'll be a good
governor.

I wonder where I left my boots.

Well, Cash.

Well, don't look at me. You better save
it for Clayton.

Oh, is he depressed?

Oh, well, he will be as soon as he finds
out I'm the governor.

what you think. Well, you'd better care
what I think and you'd better listen to

me. No, you listen to me. Stop it. I've
only been governor a week and you've

been arguing the entire time.

Benson, you can end this dispute by
simply exercising the powers of the

You are the governor.

Okay, Clayton, you're fired.

This is a 7980 fiscal report.

I got that. I got that.

I got that. I got that.

Hello. Hi, Benson. It's Katie.

Oh, hey. Are you guys back at the
airport already?

No, no. We're not at the airport. We're
still in Arizona.

Can you come here?

Why? What's happening?

Dad's in trouble. Look, I can't tell you
anymore.

Please come. Maybe he'll listen to you.

Well, Katie, I got a full schedule
tomorrow here.

Benson, please. This is serious. I gotta
go.

What's the matter?

I don't know. It's Katie. She sounds
upset. Something about the governor.

I guess I'll have to go to Arizona
tomorrow.

I'm going with you. No, no, no. Why? You
don't need to go. What do I do?

Katie may need me. I'm going to go call
the airlines.

Is there something I can do? Perhaps I
should go, too. No, I think it would be

better if you stayed here and kept an
eye on things. Of course.

I'll put out a memo right away informing
everyone I'm in charge now.

Clayton just answered the phone over the
weekend. There's no need to take over

the government.

Me? Take over the government?

There's no legal way I could take over
the government.

No, no way.

If you need me, I'll be in the legal
department.

Clayton? Clayton?

Gotcha!

complimentary bug board ride, I won't be
able to sit down for a week.

You're just a tender foot.

I wish that was the part that was
tender.

Taste it, Benson. You are zitty slicker.

Well, at least I didn't point to the
first cactus I saw in Yale Indians.

Well, howdy, strangers.

Welcome to Pecos Bob's Dude Ranch.

Howdy. Are you Pecos Bob?

Nope. Pecos Bob is in Martinique.

I'm Pecos Bernard.

How are you?

Nice to meet you. We're looking for Gene
Gadley. Oh, he ought to be back soon.

It's almost time for Square Dancer Size.

Good.

Let's hurry up and check in.

No problem. I got a real nice room for
you. Two rooms.

Connecting? Different wings.

Sure thing, partner.

Now, what name will you be using?

Well, under the circumstances, I'd like
to use my own name. No, no. Oh, no. You

don't understand.

All the guests at our dude ranch always
choose a cowboy name for the duration of

their stay.

So, how's about Lucky?

I was lucky I wouldn't be here.

Wild Bill.

I wasn't planning on having that good a
time.

Rusty? Well, I mean, I'd be as good as I
once was, but I'm as good once as I

ever was.

How about calling me Vincent?

Okay, but you're gonna miss all the fun.

Um, I would like a cowboy name.

How about Trigger?

Howdy, Miss Kitty. Kitty, are you all
right? Well, I'm glad to see you guys.

Where's your dad?

Tying up Dust Devil.

Is that one of the guests?

No, it's his horse.

He's really been acting weird.

Horses always act weird.

talking about my dad.

Well, in what way is he weird? You'll
see. No, no, no, no. I prefer a little

advance warning. What is he doing?

He dresses like a cowboy. He talks like
a cowboy. And he spends his whole day

riding with ranch hands.

Well, what's the problem, Katie? This is
a dude ranch. He says he doesn't want

to go home. Ever.

Let's get some grub on. I'm so hungry, I
could eat the backside of a round

thing.

Benson, can you talk to him? I can't
handle a midlife crisis.

I'm still adjusting to high school.

I'll do what I can, Katie.

Well, Benson, Miss Krause, I'll be dog
gone.

What brings you out of these parts?

Oh, hi, Governor.

Oh, no, no. Around here, folks all call
me Cheyenne. Ain't that right, little

dog? Yep, that's what they call them.

Oh, look at that prairie.

You ever see anything like that in your
life?

Oh, no. I think the governor's riding
with a loose saddle.

Uh, Katie, why don't you take Miss Cross
to her room before somebody ropes and

brands her?

In the meantime, I'll talk to your dad.

Okay, good luck, Benson.

See you later, Dad.

Uh, Cheyenne.

Sure thing, little darling.

Governor.

God's country, Benson.

Come on, let's mosey on over to the
couch and have a little power.

Hey, uh, Katie tells me that you're
thinking about staying here.

For good.

That little gal sure can't call them
square, can she?

Well, it's nice that you had a great
vacation, Governor, but it's time to go

home, isn't it?

This is my home, Benson.

Where the deer and the antelope play.

Yeah, but recess is over.

I've thought all this out. I know just
what I'm doing.

I want to spend the rest of my time on
this earth with straight shooters.

Can we cut the chuckwagon chatter for a
moment and deal with the problem at

hand? There's no sense in trying to
explain it to you, Bess. It's like

explain the wind.

Well, you don't have to explain it to
me, Governor, but you've got to come

The Finance Committee expects to see you
Monday at 2 o 'clock, and we're also

going to have a floor fight on that
education bill. Whoa, whoa, whoa. It is

late, hombre.

I've made my decision. I'm not going
back there.

And don't call me Governor anymore. From
now on, that is your title.

Suppose I don't want the job.

You don't have any choice.

It's my resignation.

Oh, give me a home Where the buffalo
roam

Where the deer roam

Pecos Bernard?

Oh, that's my name. Don't wear it out.

Have you seen, uh, what's his name, uh,
Cheyenne?

Oh, I saw him down by the corral a bit
ago. I couldn't swear he's still there.

But he does have to come through here
sooner or later, huh? Right?

You seem a little worried about your
friend.

Yeah, yeah.

He seems really caught up in his cowboy
life.

Have you ever seen this happen before?

You know, I wasn't always a cowboy.

I'm not kidding.

I used to be a slide rule salesman.

Yeah, I wouldn't worry too much about
your friend. Maybe he's just going

a phase.

Morning, Pecos. Morning, Cheyenne.
Morning, Mr. Governor.

Uh, look, I've been up all night
thinking about that. Listen, why don't

along? We can talk on the way there.

On the way where?

Death Canyon.

I'm riding fans today. Come on, we'll
saddle up another bra and we can tag

along. No, I don't want to tag along. I
want to talk.

Well, then you just plumb out of luck
because you're going to have to wait

I get back.

Hasta luego, Mr. Governor.

and dreamer.

How's everything going with Dad?

Oh, fine.

Hunky -dory. Couldn't be better.

You know, I'd like to stick around, but
I have to get back to school.

I have a test tomorrow.

Oh, I understand, Katie.

Yeah, Miss Cross is taking me to the
airport.

Good, good, good decision.

Benson, is everything going to be all
right?

Katie, I think you're old enough to know
the truth.

I'll handle it.

Benson. So long, Kitty. Bye.

You know, Benson, I'm depending on you.

Everyone's depending on you. The whole
state is depending on you.

I thought I came just right off into the
sunset like them white guys.

Benson, the rumor mills are grinding. I
have tried to deny that the governor has

slipped a cog, but no one is buying it.

Well, who started the rumor?

I'm afraid it's something I said at my
press conference.

Press conference?

Why'd you have a press conference?

I don't need a lecture from you. If you
want to squelch this rumor, you better

be sure that you have the governor back
here at 2 o 'clock for the finance

meeting. Don't worry, I'll have him
there if I have to hog time.

Good, good.

Now, Clayton, one other thing.

You know what? Get out of my chair and
turn out the lights when you leave my

office. I'm not in your office.

I'm... I'm making this call from the
limo.

Clayton? All right, all right, I'm
going. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Oh, Benson, Benson.

There is still no sign of Cheyenne. I'm
getting worried.

It's pitch dark out there, and his horse
doesn't have headlights.

What are you talking about? The horse
will find his way.

Are you crazy? What are you wearing?

It's a little something I picked up in
the gift shop.

I feel just like Annie Oakley.

You look like Annie Oakley.

Yeah? Put it in a feed bag.

All right, everybody, saddle up.
We're...

We're creating a posse.

What is it?

It's a group of men who get together and
look for somebody.

Krauss, I know where the posse is.

I just want to find out what the problem
is. Dust devil's back, and Cheyenne

ain't on him. All right, that settles
it. I'll need a horse.

What about me?

Good. Saddle her up.

Dust Devil is right out back, but...
Good.

I'll take him.

Did you see the way the woman jumped on
that horse?

Yep. Too bad she's facing the wrong way.

Yep. Look, I'm still gonna need a horse.
A somewhat more amiable critter than

Dust Devil.

I think I have just the animal for you.

Henry.

Henry?

I like the sound of that.

Come on.

We gotta wake him up.

There's a star in the sky. A cowboy can
find his way back from camp.

Of course, it's a little cloudy tonight.

So how you doing, Henry?

Will you stop it? I didn't ride out here
in the middle of the night on the only

animal more cantankerous than Kraus to
watch you play cowboy.

Oh, speaking of Kraus, I saw her gallop
past here about 20 minutes ago. She sure

had a tight grip on that horse's tail.

Governor, this has gone too far.

You got to stop playing cowboy.

I'm not playing, Benson.

It's what I was.

Come on, help me with this fire.

Look, Governor.

Don't call me that.

Well, I'm certainly not going to call
you Cheyenne.

So call me Gene.

What? Gene?

It's my name.

Oh, yeah, yeah, you got me so rattled, I
was thinking Gene Autry.

Can we talk, Gene?

Shoot. I'd love to, but we'd better talk
first.

You know, it's all right to love this
cowboy stuff, but it's not right to try

and live it. It's my own life, Benson.

And frankly, I don't need your input.

You're going to get my input, because
this decision of yours affects a lot of

people, including me.

Benson, just between you and me and
Henry here, I am tired of worrying about

other people.

It's time for my dreams.

Well, that doesn't sound like the man I
know.

A man who went into politics to change
things? And found out he couldn't and

can't. Nothing changes.

One man or another.

It doesn't make any difference.

That was made very clear to me.

Out here a man can do things, he can
accomplish something.

Hell, you can't even get that fire
started.

Oh, yeah?

Okay, I'll give you that.

But you didn't do it like a cowboy.

Sure I did.

The Marlboro Man.

No, you were facing reality.

Why rub two sticks together when you can
buy a 49 -cent lighter?

That's the reality you live in.

All right, you want to talk about
reality.

Reality is a guy with a lot more years
behind him than he has in front of him.

I woke up one morning.

I found out I was not the man I wanted
to be.

Not the kind of man I admired when I was
a boy.

Yeah, but Gene, if every boy fulfilled
his childhood fantasy, every man in this

country would be a fireman, a policeman,
or a Michael Jackson lookalike.

You don't understand, Benson.

I want to be... a hero.

You think that hat makes you a hero?

What's the matter? You don't like my
hat?

No, no, the hat's fine. It's what's
going on underneath it that worries me.

do you think a hero is anyway? He's
somebody that everybody looks up to.

why do we look up to him? Because of the
way he dresses? No!

Because of his job? Oh, no, of course
not. Because of his character, his

integrity, his willingness to sacrifice
himself for the good of other people.

And who do you think you've just
described?

Gary Cooper, no doubt about it.

You've described Gene Gatling.

Oh, no. Yeah.

How do you figure that?

Because Gene Gatling has all those
qualities.

Why do you think he's so popular with
the people of the state?

Oh, Benson, I don't even think we're
talking about the same thing.

Look, do you trust me?

You know I do. Then believe me.

In spite of everything you're thinking,
you were a hero to a hell of a lot of

people.

What do you mean, were?

A hero doesn't run from a fight.

I'm not running.

I'm... You want to be a hero?

Do your job.

Isn't it beautiful out here? Did you
ever see a sky like that?

No.

Look at those stars.

Do you ever think they...

Kit Carson and Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt
Earp.

They all looked at those same stars.

I wonder what they were thinking about
when they looked at them.

Probably the same thing we're thinking.

Yeah. Why am I here? What's it all
about?

Will the Redskins win this year?