BensonFan
10-11-2007, 11:05 AM
The household staff threatens to strike just as an important banquet is about to take place. Benson acts as the mediator between the staff and the Governor. The Governor, who would like to grant the staff a raise, unfortunately has his hands tied as he is forced to deal with the imminent threat of a police strike as well. In addressing the demands of the police, who are also seeking raises, the Governor is getting virtually no sleep and looking pretty run down and exhausted. :sleep2:
Because Benson is not able to get the staff their raise by noon the following day, they strike. Benson decides that he will do the work of the whole staff (with a little help from Katie and Kraus) so they all will not be fired. His plan almost backfires though, and now he must figure out what to do to fix this situation.
He comes through at the end with what I call a brilliant display of ineptitude. The Governor is to hold a dinner meeting with the finance committee (the ones with the power to grant or deny raises) and Benson uses this as a chance to show them what can happen when sufficient manpower is lacking. Quite simply, people get bad service! That’s what will happen with a shortage of police and that’s what will happen with a shortage of mansion staff. Benson gets his point across very well because the staff gets their raise, the police actually get theirs, and Benson gets his tail out of the ringer. (Well, he does get lectured by the Governor at the end, but that’s another issue!)
Favorite quotes:
Gus: “Should we tell him?”
Kraus: “No, Gus. He is management. We should keep him in the dark.”
Benson: “And we should keep you in the attic.”
Gus: “Benson, you gave us your word.”
Kraus: “You could fertilize the garden with his word.”
Benson: “Are the rugs finished?”
Marcy: “No, but the vacuum cleaner is.”
Barnett: “Excuse me, but I believe there’s a piece of cork in my wine.”
Benson: “Two pieces.”
Mrs. Keller: “Aren’t you the cutest thing? I’d like to wrap you up and take you home with me.”
Katie: “That’s kidnapping.”
Benson: “I got a speeding ticket. 38 in a 35.
Governor Gatling: “You got a ticket for doing 38 in a 35?”
Benson: “I almost had him talked out of it.”
Governor Gatling: “You should have told him you work for me.”
Benson: “I did. That’s why he gave me the ticket.”
This one of my favorite episodes from Season 1. :D I just enjoy it from start to finish, and the dining room scene is really comical. By the way, I loved the dining room. I thought it looked great and I wish we could have seen it more often. Such a big mansion yet for some reason we saw pretty much the same couple of rooms.
One last thing: the woman who played Mrs. Barnett resembles the girl who played Claire on “Soap”—she played Chester Tate’s secretary/mistress—is this the same actress?
Because Benson is not able to get the staff their raise by noon the following day, they strike. Benson decides that he will do the work of the whole staff (with a little help from Katie and Kraus) so they all will not be fired. His plan almost backfires though, and now he must figure out what to do to fix this situation.
He comes through at the end with what I call a brilliant display of ineptitude. The Governor is to hold a dinner meeting with the finance committee (the ones with the power to grant or deny raises) and Benson uses this as a chance to show them what can happen when sufficient manpower is lacking. Quite simply, people get bad service! That’s what will happen with a shortage of police and that’s what will happen with a shortage of mansion staff. Benson gets his point across very well because the staff gets their raise, the police actually get theirs, and Benson gets his tail out of the ringer. (Well, he does get lectured by the Governor at the end, but that’s another issue!)
Favorite quotes:
Gus: “Should we tell him?”
Kraus: “No, Gus. He is management. We should keep him in the dark.”
Benson: “And we should keep you in the attic.”
Gus: “Benson, you gave us your word.”
Kraus: “You could fertilize the garden with his word.”
Benson: “Are the rugs finished?”
Marcy: “No, but the vacuum cleaner is.”
Barnett: “Excuse me, but I believe there’s a piece of cork in my wine.”
Benson: “Two pieces.”
Mrs. Keller: “Aren’t you the cutest thing? I’d like to wrap you up and take you home with me.”
Katie: “That’s kidnapping.”
Benson: “I got a speeding ticket. 38 in a 35.
Governor Gatling: “You got a ticket for doing 38 in a 35?”
Benson: “I almost had him talked out of it.”
Governor Gatling: “You should have told him you work for me.”
Benson: “I did. That’s why he gave me the ticket.”
This one of my favorite episodes from Season 1. :D I just enjoy it from start to finish, and the dining room scene is really comical. By the way, I loved the dining room. I thought it looked great and I wish we could have seen it more often. Such a big mansion yet for some reason we saw pretty much the same couple of rooms.
One last thing: the woman who played Mrs. Barnett resembles the girl who played Claire on “Soap”—she played Chester Tate’s secretary/mistress—is this the same actress?