All language subtitles for benson_s03e22_black_tuesday

On the last episode of Benson, if you
really want to be governor again, run as

an independent.

Do we have enough time to organize a
campaign?

The question is, do we have the money?

Sir, when we lost the party's support,
we lost all our campaign funds.

Well, we're back in business, gang.

I'm running for governor.

For a million dollars, I mortgage the
mill.

So the governor has decided to enter the
race as an independent candidate.

He faces two tough opponents, ex
-gridiron hero Bud Resnick and the

leader in the polls, Senator Ernest
Chapman. And now we're doing everything

can to get the campaign rolling.

So there you are. Well, how does it feel
to be a movie star?

This isn't a movie, Krauss. This is a
commercial for the governor's campaign.

Are those tissues coming out of your
collar?

No, my undershirt exploded.

They put this in there to keep makeup
off your collar.

You know, when I was a teenager in
Bavaria, I was in a movie once.

I think I saw it. You were the blob,
right?

I was only in one scene.

I was in love with a German boy who
tended his sheep.

You played a love scene with a German
shepherd?

Oh, Miss Cross, I'd like you to meet the
director of our commercial, Wayne

Franklin. How do you do?

You know, I was in some movies once.

Not now, honey. Just get me some coffee,
okay?

Okay,

Governor, can I see you in your chair,
please? And Benson, stand where you're

going to stand. And let's hurry. Time is
money.

Come on, Clayton. The makeup man was
just making conversation.

He insulted me. He said I have a big
nose.

He took it the wrong way.

Peter, the man said, let me powder your
beak.

Governor, this commercial is about you.
Is there any reason why Clayton and I

have to be in it? Look, I put you guys
in it because it gives the governor a

dynamic action, working with his staff.

And subliminally, it says that he
interacts with all kinds of people.

Well, I heard that.

Well, I guess we're all here.

Well, except my cameraman. Excuse me,
gentlemen.

Jimmy, get...

Look, guys, I know this isn't a lot of
fun, but it's only four weeks to the

election. We need the TV exposure, so
hang in there, okay?

Okay, let's get this turkey on the road.

Now, Governor, I want you to take your
opening greeting from there, then stand,

cross over there, sit on the desk, and
take the rest of the spiel from there.

Now, any questions?

Benson, can we change places? This isn't
my best side.

You don't have a best side.

Okay, can we make one?

You mean without a rehearsal?

Well, why waste it? Are we rolling,
Jimmy?

Yep. Okay.

Commercial, take one.

Action.

Good evening.

Thank you for letting me come into your
homes.

Which way do I go?

Cut. Look, Governor, just move it on
over there and sit on the end of the

okay? Okay, here we go.

Gatling commercial, take two.

Action.

Good evening.

Thank you for letting...

Take 14.

Action.

Good evening.

Thank you for letting me come into my
home.

Take

31.

Action.

Good evening.

Thank you.

for letting me come into your homes.

Can Benson go to the bathroom?

Take 49.

Action.

Good evening.

Thank you for letting me come into your
homes.

I have to say.

We won't have to wait much longer, sir.
You're speaking in ten minutes.

I'm going to go check and see if that
auditorium is full yet.

According to this thermometer, it's cold
enough to hang beef in here.

Judging from the smell, I'd say they
have hung beef in here.

Wow, you should see the snow now.

Covering the campaign bus.

Sir, that auditorium is really freezing.

Maybe we'd better move on to another
town before it gets dark. Oh, no, Pete.

don't want to disappoint that crowd.

Well, actually, sir, there isn't that
much of a crowd. How many are there?

It's hard to say.

Could you give us an estimate?

Well, I estimate one.

A crowd of one?

Farmer. Came on a snowmobile.

What? all this way to see me, I owe him
a speech.

Governor, why don't we invite him in
here? We could use his body heat.

And in conclusion, let me say a vote for
Gene Gatling is a vote for

independence.

Well, Mr. Jurgensen, what did you think
of the speech? Oh, wonderful.

Just wonderful.

Does that mean we can count on your
vote?

Yeah, you can count on my vote.

If I was a citizen.

Ah, Governor. I'm Martin Rand. I'll be
moderating tonight's debate. I just

wanted you to know that Senator
Chapman's office just called and he's

coming. But Senator Resnick is on his
way. Good. Then I'll only have to debate

Resnick. What do you mean you debate
Resnick? The Governor has laryngitis.

It must be the cold weather and all the
speeches he's been giving.

So I just tried to do too much.

to do. Well, Mr.

Dubois will be filling in. He's the
state budget director. Oh, that's great.

have one no -show and one second
stringer.

Oh, well, I guess we'll have to live
with it. Come on, let's go into the set.

It's almost air time.

Mr. Dubois, you'll be sitting right
there.

Benson, Benson, we'll be watching from
the green room. Good luck.

Good luck. Oh, the microphone.

Eddie Martin!

Yes, sir. When he was the college
football star, I was the head

Oh, really?

Did he take you to the prom?

Marty, could you get me a cup of coffee?
These old football knees are acting up.

Oh, we'd be glad to get it for you, bud.
You sit down.

What are you doing here at Dubois?

Well, the governor has laryngitis. I'll
be debating you.

Is that a look of fear that crossed your
face?

Here's your coffee, bud.

Thank you.

Marty, I don't like question number
nine. Can we drop that? Oh, sure thing,

Anything for you. This guy already knows
the questions.

I'm quiet. These are always on.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and
welcome to the gubernatorial debate.

I'm your moderator, Martin Rand.

Senator Chapman is unable to be with us
tonight, and speaking for Governor

Gatling is Benson Dubois, the state
budget director.

And, of course, we are joined by that
gridiron great, that esteemed member of

the state senate, a man whose slogan is,
this Bud's for you, Bullet Bud Resnick.

She scored while I was in the locker
room.

Our first question is, are you in favor
of a state minimum wage?

Mr. Dubois?

Well, first of all, let me say that the
only reason I'm up here is because the

governor has come down with a case of
laryngitis.

Now, insofar as the question, do I favor
a state minimum wage, that is, does the

governor, I would say on that.

The sound of that horn means your time
is up.

Would you care to answer that question,
bud?

Well, Marty, folks, I look at it this
way.

You need 11 men.

to play football.

That's the minimum number.

Without 11, you aren't playing football.

Baseball, maybe.

Basketball. But not football.

You've got to have the minimum if you
want to play the game.

This guy's got bad knees all the way up
to his ears.

I might caution you, Mr. Dubois, that
your microphone is on.

And now, for our second question.

From a viewer in the northern part of
the state, why should I vote for you,

Dubois? Well, you shouldn't vote for me.
Thank you very much.

The question is, Bud, why should I vote
for you?

I think the viewer knows the answer to
that.

I'm sure they do.

And very nicely stated.

Now, for our third question. Wait a
minute, wait a minute. This debate's a

You haven't let me answer any questions.

All right, Mr. Dubois, I'll let you
answer this one.

Isn't it true that the governor was very
angry at losing the nomination from his

party? And didn't he join his campaign
as an independent for the sole purpose

ruining Senator Resnick's chance?

Now, that's not fair.

Well, admit it. He's a spoiler.

Governor Gatling has no ulterior motive.

He only wants to serve the people
another four years.

Now, the other candidates are committed
to serving special interest groups.

The people know that Gene Gatling is an
honest man, and when it comes down to

election day, I'm sure that they'll make
the right choice.

That's all I have to say. Back to you,
Bud, for sports highlights. Good night.

Oh, I don't know about this, but it's
driving me crazy.

Sure you knew it was going to be a close
election.

Oh, yeah, not this close. This is damn
near a freeway tie.

Hey, guys.

Hi, everybody. We brought a couple of
bottles of champagne from the party.

How are things going over at the hotel?

At 11 .30, when you were leading,
everybody was drinking to celebrate your

victory. Then at midnight, when Chapman
took the lead, everybody started

drinking because you were losing. And by
1 o 'clock, when you all tied again,

everybody was drinking because you still
had a chance.

If you do win this thing, sir, you may
be the first governor to get a crawling

ovation.

Sir, sir, the computers are back online
again. What about Daly County?

Well, we should be getting some results
shortly.

Well, that's where we're going to win it
or lose it, in Daly County.

Wonderful! We did it! What?

The Philadelphia Flyers won their game
tonight.

Well, that saddles it. We can all go
home now.

I'm sorry. I just switched over to get
to hockey school.

Hey, hey, hey, you guys better watch
this.

Governor Gene Gatling's independent bid
for a second term has failed.

Well, might as well go home. Now, sir,
it's not official yet. They said

apparently.

And in that tight three -way race,
Senator Bud Resnick has narrowly

Senator Ernest Chaplin.

Well, this didn't turn out exactly the
way we expected, did it?

Pete, I'll need a confession speech.

Yes, sir.

I'd better call Bresnik and congratulate
him.

I'm sorry this happened, sir.

We're all sorry, Governor.

Well, we did our best.

We've got that to be proud of.

You know, I never thought I would lose.

Excuse me, Governor.

Yeah. What the hell are you doing here?

I just dropped by to thank Gene for the
real nice telegram he sent me.

You know, he even offered to go over the
playbook with me.

After all, I am going to be starting
quarterback in a few months.

Let me ask you something.

How long have you been playing without a
helmet?

Bud, here's that farm subsidy program
we've been proposing. I'd appreciate it

you'd try to keep it alive.

All right, Gene, but no promises.

They're going to have to call this play
from the sidelines.

See you.

Do you get the feeling that he's blocked
one too many punts?

Batson, I don't much like losing, but
especially not to that tackling dummy.

Chapman doesn't like it either.

He's demanded a recount in Daly County.

Ah. Senator Chapman's always been a sore
loser.

What do you want to see me about?

Well, I got the figures back on that
gasoline tax revenue.

Yeah? Seems like we're going to take in
5 % more than we expected.

Oh, that's terrific. That means that
next year we could... Oh, what am I

There's no next year.

You gave them a run for their money,
sir.

Yeah, that's right.

I got nothing to be ashamed of.

Besides that, I can always go back to
running my lumber mill.

You're lucky, sir.

You get to go back to a place you love.

Of course, when I can't pay off the
mortgage, the bank will take it away

me. Then where am I?

Now, now, no self -pity, sir. Oh, that's
right. No self -pity. Stand up.

What have I lost? An election, huh?

Another chance to serve the people.

And my business, my home, job,
everything three generations of my

so hard to get.

See, isn't it better than self -pity?

Oh, God, I wanted to win.

It's only natural, sir. Everybody wants
to win. But by definition, whenever

there's a winner, there's got to be a
loser.

And in this case, you're the... Not the
winner.

That certainly makes me feel a lot
better.

Maybe you'd rather be alone. No, no,
Hudson.

Maybe I'd rather be alone.

I'm just in a crummy mood.

Ignore me.

It'll go away in three or four years.

I tell you what, it's almost lunchtime.
Why don't we go out to a fancy

restaurant? We've never done that.
That's a good idea. Let's go to

That'll cheer us up. There'll be people
laughing, having a good time.

That's Gene Gatlin. He just lost the
election.

Poor Gene, laughing on the outside.

On the other hand, maybe we should send
out for deli.

I'm trying to find an apartment, and I
don't understand all these

Like what?

Like this one.

1BD, 1B, SMKT, PVTPL, CLOP.

Oh, that's easy.

One bedroom, one bath, small kitchen,
private pool, clothing optional.

Clothing optional? You mean for $2 .80 a
month, I get clothes, too?

Krause, it means that the people in your
apartment complex are allowed to go

around naked.

Me? When people rent these places?

Not as fast as they rent the places next
door.

Well, I'm glad I checked with you. I had
an appointment to see these people this

afternoon. What were you going to wear?

Pins, darling.

So, Krause, you're really moving out,
huh? You're not going to stay for the

administration? No way. I'm not working
for some dumb jock.

Then what are you going to do?

You know what I'd really like to do?

What? Take one of those three -month
train trips across America. Really get

know this country.

Oh, sounds like a great idea. Why don't
you do it? I get train sick.

So, I guess it's just another crazy
dream.

Oh, Kraus, we all have crazy dreams.

Oh, yeah? What's yours?

Well, I've always wanted to play jazz
piano in a smoky little nightclub.

I didn't know you played piano.

I don't, Kraus. That's why it's a dream.

It's a pretty dumb dream if you don't
have any chance of doing it. Well, it's

better than throwing up on the Amtrak.

What a dumb dream.

What's a dumb dream?

Oh, Vincent wants to play jazz piano.

I don't think that's dumb. I always
wanted to be a rock and roll drummer.

See?

You play drums, Denise?

Of course.

It would be a pretty dumb dream if I
didn't.

But my ultimate fantasy was to be an
astronaut.

See, Vincent, Denise has wonderful
dreams. She wanted to be the first woman

the moon.

All you wanted was to be a dumb lounge
act.

How would you like to be the first woman
on the moon?

Hey, guys.

Oh, hi, Pete, Clayton. We were just
talking about our dream.

Oh, yeah, that was a terrific one.

I'm on an island all alone with this
Vegas showgirl who can't keep her hands

me. No, no, no. We're talking about the
way you want to spend the rest of your

life. On an island with a Vegas showgirl
who can't keep her hands off me.

Well, at least my dream is attainable.
I've always wanted to be a poet.

I was once compared to Milton.

Burrow?

Hardly. Actually, I once received a
literary merit award for this piece of

verse. I ask myself, if every night
begets the dawn, who is the father to

day? But no one answers when I ask.

Perhaps they've gone away.

I ask myself if every day must die.

At dusk are we to mourn each day, but
silent night makes no reply.

There's nothing left to say.

And yet, who am I to question life as it
winds from light to dark and all the

birds do sing?

The earth revolves, but not round me.
The sun, it's only king.

So take me, earth, for all I'm worth,
and teach me day to day to live and

and love and work, and now and then I'll
pray.

Amen.

There is an explanation.

That's okay, Clayton. We're all under
great strain.

Good night, sir. Good night, Constable.

Is that anything I can help you with?
No, thank you. I was just trying to

out how to pay off that mortgage so I
wouldn't lose the lumber mill.

Well, I thought you were going to raise
that money through contributions.

You would be surprised how difficult it
is to raise funds for a campaign you

just lost.

But you got the profits from the mill.

Won't be enough.

Housing market's so sluggish, there's
not much call for lumber.

I took a look at your firm's operation
when we were up there.

And the milk and paper itself.

You sure?

Absolutely. Of course, you're going to
have to eliminate some of the middlemen,

start marketing the product yourself,
and you'll need some new equipment and

some additional personnel, but it can be
done.

That's interesting.

Sit down, will you?

What are your plans for the future?

Oh, I've got a little money saved up.

I've always wanted to own my own
shoeshine stand.

How'd you like to be my partner at the
lumberman? Oh, sir, I don't have that

much money. I'll jail you, partner, but
you could work your way up to the top.

I'm not climbing any trees.

You'd be the controller.

You'd be vice president in charge of
marketing.

Are you kidding?

Was I kidding about budget director?

No, but look what you got me into.

So what do you say?

Well, if you promise to tell shorter
stories, it's a deal.

Okay, partner.

It'll be wonderful, but it's just you
and me and Katie and Miss Krause.

Krause? Yeah, I asked her to be my
housekeeper.

You shouldn't do things like that
without consulting your partner.

Governor! Governor!

Governor! Great news!

She's not coming with us.

Shut up, Benson. This is important.

Calm down, Miss Cross. What is it? I was
watching a rerun of Gilligan's Island

when they broke in with a special
report.

Daddy, Daddy, I was doing my homework
when they interrupted Gilligan's Island.

You won the election.

Oh, I wanted to tell him.

What happened?

The recount in Daly County was in your
favor.

You beat Resnick by over 2 ,000 votes.

Hello? Yes, yes, we just heard.

Thank you very much. Good news. The
Secretary of State was watching

Island. What?

It's official, Governor.

I'm still the Governor's daughter.

I'm the Governor.

Oh, I really wanted to be Governor.

Yeah, yeah, we just heard Clayton. Yeah,
come on over, man. We're going to

celebrate.

Make a toast.

Well, let's see.

Here's to Senator Chapman who had the...
wisdom to call for a recount.

Yeah!

And to Gene Gatling, the only
independent to ever be elected governor

state. Yeah!

And to four more years, sir.

Yeah!

Spencer, don't feel bad about the lumber
mill. We can still be partners.

Well, no need to rush into things, sir.
We've got four more years to think it

over. Denise, could you hurry up and set
the timer?

Okay, everybody.

Smile.

Benson, would you change places with me?
The camera doesn't favor this side.

Neither did Mother Nature.

Here we go. Now, nobody move.

Why are we doing this anyway?

Well, I want a picture of all the Maine
people that helped me get re -elected.

Well, Benson, it looks like you and I
will be together for four more years.

I demand a recount.