everybody hates the responsible character until it's their turn to be that character

@vengefulfork7169

Жыл бұрын

Real ass quote

@forbiddenbanana9255

Жыл бұрын

I have worked with people who have been as lazy as those two so completely get why Benson gets as mad as he does

@BigWheel.

Жыл бұрын

I grew up and became Benson. I just fly off the handle now because all my patience is gone.

@hevyguy8192

Жыл бұрын

@Homer real steel phrase

@javontetreault6713

Жыл бұрын

​@@BigWheel. go get therapy

Benson being angry while trying not to cry then crying was too real.

@Orange_Swirl

Жыл бұрын

I remember that episode. Even when I was a kid, I felt sorry for him. It helps that Mordecai and Rigby acknowledged they screwed up.

@fumarc4501

Жыл бұрын

Being a manager… the feels.

@angryboi595

Жыл бұрын

Even when I was a kid I felt bad for him and started to like him more

@antipiracyleague2393

Жыл бұрын

cried so hard he turned into pops

@whyplaypiano2844

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 Benson admits in later seasons that the reason he never fired Mordecai and Rigby was, 1.) because he admired that they never let bad situations get to them, and 2.) Because he used to be like them and wanted to give them the chance to change. Also, you can sympathize him a person without agreeing with their actions. It's obvious he SHOULD have fired them, but then we wouldn't have a show to watch.

Even as a kid I knew Benson wasn't a dick, the fact that they weren't fired every episode shows how kind he was.

@elderjose9662

10 ай бұрын

man he only did that because almost nobody would take that job to begin with

@seabass8593

9 ай бұрын

I gotta be honest the only two people who benson won’t fire would be pops and skips, the other four would be fired within a week if it was a real job

@me2552

9 ай бұрын

​@@elderjose9662there would be someone I mean if i can remember It happened once

@dwainsimmons3447

5 ай бұрын

@@seabass8593 benson can tolerate muscle man and hi five ghost are more than mordecai and Rigby.

@BaulZak

3 ай бұрын

@@seabass8593muscleman and fives do horse around but they do actually finish their work before doing so. And that is all Benson cares about

Another thing to note about Benson is that he only gets mad when they’re not doing their jobs (which is all the time) but when they are doing their job, and showing promise, Benson hypes them up. Like when he thought they showed up to a meeting an hour early or when he thought they made pancakes and washed the kitchen? Benson deserves much more credit than he gets

@JohnWilliams-wl9px

Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid I thought Benson being angry was understandable. But when rewatching the show I really noticed that aspect of Benson

@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Benson is a super down to earth dude if you just respect him as a boss and do the chores he tells you too

@FreshZCORD

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember the very first episode showed that, when he was willing to give them a raise

@forastero54321

Жыл бұрын

That’s kinda the joke though. When you are a kid most authority figures look like angry control freaks when in fact we are just little shit heads.

@stevenyee1055

11 ай бұрын

@@forastero54321 Being mindful of others is a trait one learns growing up. Circumstances that pushes responsibility and learning early on; a situation where you need to take care of someone who can't help themselves, bad family situation ect..

Benson is probably a very generous boss. Hes only angry at people who don’t do their job. He yells at Mordecai and Rigby for screwing up all the time and had many opportunities to fire them but he didn't! Plus they get free accommodation and food!

@tigertempertantrum6573

Жыл бұрын

On *top* of payment, no less! (when they don't owe money for shit they destroyed, of course)

@chicagospy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah ive always liked benson and when growing up this makes sense like damn he is the nicest boss possible with the bad shit he deals with quz of rigby and mordekai and i hope i spelled that right

@JoshuaGames4076

Жыл бұрын

@@chicagospy you spelt Mordecai wrong

@Nionivek

Жыл бұрын

Honestly early on they would make it a point to show that Benson would actually reward the two if he thought they were actually doing their job... Now they would always turn out to have NOT done the job... but the point still stands.

@quinnfletcher3906

Жыл бұрын

If he fired them who would take their place? There was an episode where he could have replaced them but the replacements didn't want the job.

He was a whole ass adult. Complete with Balding, anger and bills. A Regular person, in a regular show. *wow*

@Waterrrred

11 ай бұрын

WOW

@eye_parasite

10 ай бұрын

Not to mention a whole ass major putting him in charge

@andreiboroianu946

2 ай бұрын

Wow

@onikingkhai7967

2 ай бұрын

omg i never thought of it like dat😯

@lilgobllinn6127

Ай бұрын

This shows you don’t understand the real world idiots and jobs give an idiot a job and he’ll fuck something up eventually while fucking around hints towards mordicai and rigby yea their chill but holy fuck they’re bad at there jobs benson just wants them to do their jobs no matter how simple the task is and they don’t even do that so as the boss it’s frustrating seeing an employee fuck around all day like them

you must admit the voice actor did a splendid job on Benson's meltdown

@giraffe460

10 ай бұрын

I see what you did there.

@catbatrat1760

10 ай бұрын

@@giraffe460 I don't. Explain, plz? ^^

@steelgray789

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, he plays an angry man well.

@whatsaaappthesequel

8 ай бұрын

@@catbatrat1760he sounded like pops

@davidv1341

8 ай бұрын

Of course, He has to do a splendid job or he's fired

Ngl, seeing Benson breakdown in anger into tears honestly hit me hard. As a kid, you normally don't like the person who's in charge of a job. As an adult, keeping a job is very important & if they loose that job, it changes everything

@Tarletonhughes

11 ай бұрын

For real.

@Friendly_Neigborhood_Astolfo

10 ай бұрын

Problem is there are bosses out there who make it not worth keeping that job and unfortunately there are jobs not worth staying at

@keycrafter7471

10 ай бұрын

really weird when CN turned it into some gif in commercials

@CantusTropus

10 ай бұрын

There are, certainly, but Benson doesn't seem like one of those.@@Friendly_Neigborhood_Astolfo

@treyflorek8592

10 ай бұрын

Yea that hits deep

Skips is my favorite. The embodiment of pure competence, wisdom and reliability. Without him everyone would have died in the series.

@zaire-aniyarobinson2928

Жыл бұрын

Yeah bc mordecai and rigby always put everyone in life or death situations Lmao skips was very patient with them I would be drained.

@slammaANDO

Жыл бұрын

@@zaire-aniyarobinson2928 yea for real lol but there is even an episode where’s he super stressed to the point of death

@tumelokgosimmele7840

Жыл бұрын

​@@zaire-aniyarobinson2928 😊

@usdibad6292

Жыл бұрын

Though ironically, Skips did kill Rigby in the arm wrestling episode.

@rampagerichard

Жыл бұрын

That’s why I’ve always liked Skips even Benson now since I’m 18

Some don't realize that people on a managerial position are responsible not only for their own actions, but for the actions of the employees on their team. Benson has to answer for everything Mordecai and Rigby do, they are his responsibility. And honestly? Even if Benson yells, Mordecai and Rigby get off easy. You can tell he really doesn't want to fire anyone, his threats are just desperate attempts to get Mordecai and Rigby to do their job because they wouldn't even try otherwise.

@AkameGaKillfan777

Жыл бұрын

Benson having to answer for their screw-ups is literally the premise for the episode where he has to get a golf cart fixed at its dealership, which is over 1,000 miles away for some reason.

@Eres_Nyx1154

Жыл бұрын

Honestly Benson could fire them if he really wanted to. Like when those two tech kids came around and Benson wanted to get a picture of Mordecai and Rigby's reaction when he told them they'd be fired.

@BigWheel.

Жыл бұрын

@@Eres_Nyx1154 how would he replace them in this job market though?

@sumthinorother9615

Жыл бұрын

@@BigWheel. Do they even do anything? Maybe offscreen they pick up garbage or something, but it sounds like firing them would save on thousands in damages alone. So why worry about replacements?

@MellowDarkflower

Жыл бұрын

​@Sumthinorother if I recall correctly, Benson has admitted to Mordecai and Rigby that he does like them, but wish they weren't such slackers. He knows they can do better, and he is trying to teach them responsibility.

I always hated that “just get another job.” mindset because it’s difficult to get a job; let alone keeping one. Sometimes bosses fire you for the most outrageous reasons and sometimes they fire you for someone else’s mistake(like the case with benson here). There is also so much preparation that goes into getting ready for a job interview and sometimes the people hiring just won’t hire you. Some of the jobs I tried to get into weren’t good communicators and left me calling them to see if I did get the job or not and even then they didn’t give a straight answer, so I was left looking for another job. I have one now, but I don’t forget all the effort I put into finding it even if I don’t like it.

@alicecera7512

11 ай бұрын

Been down that hole too where I've had to call back to see where my application was at because I had three consecutive progressin interviews and when I called up they asked ME to call them back later and I never did.

@hookah6579

10 ай бұрын

But you just explained why you shouldn't give a shit about your job Like the reason you actually will be fired is probably for a reason you did not deserve. Like any relationship really. You put all this effort into and whose appreciating you? So do the bare minimum.

@darkprinc979

10 ай бұрын

@@hookah6579 Sure, and then when the goods and services you get are bare minimum or worse you don't complain, right?

@bittersweet4074

10 ай бұрын

​@@hookah6579 And who would want to hire half-assed employee? The choice cannot be higher for employers to choose their candidate and for the employees? Even doing your best still couldn't get the bare minimum job you think you deserve.

@hookah6579

10 ай бұрын

@@bittersweet4074 oh I deserve everything in this world and more, the sad part is how little other people think of themselves and it effects my world. Which I own, yet somehow others don't see it but get their little dicky wicky in knots because I broke the arbitrary rules of their gay little subreddit. Short version is, who wants to higher a bad employee? Noone. But they shouldn't get a choice in the matter because fuck them they aren't me

"As a kid, you root for the heroes As an adult, you understand the villains" Is a phrase that comes to mind when dealing with topics such as these

@retrac3147

Жыл бұрын

I think you can’t truly hate someone when you understand them

@weebobo955

Жыл бұрын

​@@retrac3147Hitler, Jeffrey and zao

@missshannonsunshine

11 ай бұрын

As a kid I def liked benson. They were just so annoying. He was never unreasonable

@vicenteabalosdominguez5257

11 ай бұрын

You see Batman, I have a very tragic backstory that explains why I blew up the orphanage and why I'm about to feed the survivors to my pet tiger Terry.

@DodotheNickelodeonFanboy

11 ай бұрын

@@missshannonsunshinethat was intentional, though.

Benson is actually pretty lenient compared to bosses in real life. Only time I hated Benson was the episode "Best Burger in the World", where he prevented Mordecai and Rigby from getting the once in a lifetime chance of getting it.

@ryanbrown7489

Жыл бұрын

And in the episode Replaced. Also he was a dick at first in Eggscellent, but he redeemed himself. The same with Stick Hockey.

@ShizuruNakatsu

Жыл бұрын

And when he trier to spoil the final episode of a show for them. There was a few times.

@aragaminightmare9527

Жыл бұрын

Also the "Eggscelent" episode, he chose the worst time to scold Mordecai about skipping work. Like his best friend may never wake up and now you choose to scold him.

@Nionivek

Жыл бұрын

I will defend Best Burger in the World. it was very strongly implied that had they done the work that they would have been done in time. As well them not having finished their work would be alright in a vacuum, but they never ever finish their work.

@dragonslayermasterornstein83

Жыл бұрын

@@Nionivek even if they never finished their work he does NOT have the right to eat their burger that THEY paid for before having the gall to tell them that's what happens when they don't work.

He wasn't a jerk, and he was certainly justified for his anger, but he did have a habit of maybe being a bit too condescending/easily irritable. Benson isn't perfect, but neither is anyone else in the show. Everyone has flaws, and Benson just happens to have the negatives that stand out the most, even if they don't happen to be the WORST negatives.

@bungiecrimes7247

Жыл бұрын

A character isn't perfect? Woah such knowledge. 😐

@Itsant33

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't have conflated character flaws especially considering it is just Mordecai and Rigby that irritated him

@ElBarcoBasurero

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@shanespotton5512

Жыл бұрын

His parents also taught him that the only way to get what he wants in life is to yell

@nothingtoseehere9648

Жыл бұрын

I rewatched Regular Show and it actually hurt how childish Mordecai and Rigby are in the earlier seasons I refuse to believe they are 23 years old, they act like 12 year olds. The development in the later seasons was nice but Benson should have 100% fired them realistically Other cartoon characters make since because they are still kids but these are full on adults, somehow with a job

As a kid, my favorite character was Rigby. I’m the youngest sibling, was young for my grade in school, and I’ve always been short, so I related to him being the “little guy.” Now, having grown into an adult, my favorite character is… still Rigby. Because he grew up too. By the end of the show, Rigby is a reliable, supportive friend and a caring, thoughtful partner to Eileen. He went back and got his high school diploma, which most dropouts never do. Truly a great role model. I just wish more people watched the show all the way through to see his development. I fell off watching the show when it aired but went back to watch the whole thing on Hulu recently.

@michaelwhary7697

10 ай бұрын

Considering that most high schools don't let you go back after your graduation class year, pretty cool.

@cyberoracle

10 ай бұрын

yeah at first mine was mordecai until i realized he was a selfish asshole then i started loving rigby

@cckiller0053

9 ай бұрын

At first I didn't understand what was going on when Mordecai started hanging out with Margaret until I realized how much Mordecai neglected Rigby every time Margaret was around. It banished my heart everytime Mordecai chooses Margaret over Rigby. I remembered an episode where Mordecai grew jealous of Rigby for being himself, just goofy and funny, I remembered Margaret giggling from that and Mordecai grew angry about it.

@sovietunion7643

8 ай бұрын

as the oldest of 5 i always related with benson because i knew what it was like to be hated for being the messenger.

@asphaltshingles8594

8 ай бұрын

@@michaelwhary7697people get their GED instead

As I grow up, I realize more and more that characters like Squidward and Benson were in the right about how they feel about the respective main character. If I had to deal with people like SpongeBob/Patrick or Mordecai/Rigby, I’d be as pissed off as they were

@ronaldomontero3624

11 ай бұрын

Except SpongeBob actually worked not like Rigby and Mordecai but they turn SpongeBob even more annoying in the post season three

@lainhikaru5657

10 ай бұрын

​@@ronaldomontero3624Spongebob is a competent worker but has a very annoying trait, that being that naivety and toxic positivity some people have, well, it was true positivity for Spongebob though

@Erik_Ochoa013

5 ай бұрын

Larry from TAWOG is a highly honorable mention! He’s literally carrying Elmore’s economy by himself and his multiple jobs yet never gets a single tip from anyone.

@narlabegins

18 күн бұрын

Except Squidward is actually a dick who constantly tries to sabotage SpongeBob and Patrick because he thinks of himself being better than them. Sure, SpongeBob is annoying, but Squidward is your typical loser who acts smugly with other people because they think the world owes them something, even if they never actually did anything to prove they deserve a shot at life. This was true when the show was still worth a damn, at least.

Tbh Benson is so well written that even as a child it was so well choreographed to me that Benson wasn't a jerk for no reason there was merit to the rage deep down in his heart I knew he was good to Mordecai and Rigby and by calling them on the bs it only strengthened their character development.

@buincqv67

Жыл бұрын

Personally as I got older I realized I resonated with Rigby more than mordecai. As Rigby had more internal and everyday problems than mordecai. (Being too short. His brother, him not having a degree etc, As mordecai mostly struggled with love interests. RIgby struggled with far more different range of problems. And needed more character development than mordecai. As he usually pushed mordecai to do bad things at least a handful of times. Rigby felt like the main character to me now looking back. But you won't really understand unless you rewatch the show when you're older. When we're kids we don't really think or care about those other things. Like development and etc which is why we didn't pay attention to Rigby growing up

@Orsonpost

Жыл бұрын

@@buincqv67 as a kid I always liked rigby because he was the funnier one he’s still my favourite though

@allencastro9344

Жыл бұрын

@@buincqv67 Rigby's the most annoying one in RS, majority of the problems that appears is because of him, he's the bad influence that keep egging Mordecai to skip work and do crazy shit, so as a kid I've always wanted to beat the shit out of Rigby, now as an adult what he did to Mordecai (convincing him that he didn't get in college and destroying his future) truly disgust me

@neolord1215

Жыл бұрын

Fr, sometimes I felt annoyed with him but I knew Mordecai and Rigby were in the wrong and then as I got older I realized just how generous Benson was, like shit the fact they had their jobs was crazy.

@sm1purplmurderedme583

Жыл бұрын

onggg i never hated benson

Benson puts that real-life perspective on an otherwise very goofy show. From all the stuff everyone does, not just Mordecai and Rigby, that usually puts the entire park in danger. You just know that he feels responsible both metaphorically and literally as he's a manager. Every show needs the straight-man.

@mightymoeish

Жыл бұрын

Perfectly said. Mordecai and Rigby slacked off on a sweet gig. Anyone who viewed Benson as a "tough boss" is probably some emotional anti-capitalist anti-work redditor.

@xkmuffinzx3915

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Squidward tbh (especially the early seasons)

@manicpepsicola3431

Жыл бұрын

​@@margeryojije7862 I don't agree. Remember the episode where they almost got replaced and no one wanted the job? They might be bad workers yeah but its not like Benson has a large pool of good workers to choose from. Its a minimum wage job that obviously no one else wanted.

@stevenkunkle3857

Жыл бұрын

​@@margeryojije7862 you've never been a manager, have you? You don't always get the cream of the crop. Usually it's the crud they scrape out of the bottom of the barrel.

@reesekilpatrick241

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 no one cares

Benson was always "relatable" to me, even as a kid, I grew up witnessing my mom's stressful daily life as a professor, effectively working 60 hours weekly, having to deal with adults acting like spoiled brats, the hierarchy that exists in academia, the blame game, all of that while raising me and my brother alone. It didn't happen to me, but I saw how an overworked person can break down, how much shit they have to deal with, that applies to everyone with a serious job, as kids, our parents hide such things from us.

A lot of what makes a "jerk" character good is by giving the kids something to root against and something the parents or adults understand. Benson and squidward are prime examples. As a kid, they seem like assholes, but as you get older, you realize that they're just fed up with the bs they deal with constantly. They're not bad people, just frustrated

One thing I appreciate about Benson is that he genuinely is an actually good boss. He yells at Mordecai and Rigby because it's justified, but he's still supportive of everyone, including them. He does consider they can do better. Something I liked is that his anger simmered down a lot when they were in space, not just because firing isn't an option anymore, but because, by then, Rigby has matured immensely as a person.

@Torauma_Yume

Жыл бұрын

Especially considering benson's own bucket of problems within the story

@runemaster8656

Жыл бұрын

I love the mordecai omission LMAO

@haileenowacki5202

Жыл бұрын

Also, Maellard or Pops could have also fired them 🤔

@lalegende2746

Жыл бұрын

@@runemaster8656 Mordecai was always the more mature of the two at first, but Rigby gradually got there in later seasons

Seeing Benson’s breakdown as a kid made me actually mad at Mordecai and Rigby for the first time😂

@Steampunksped

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 He was once like M/R and wanted to help them mature

@vizari9570

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 What a sub zero Iq take

@vizari9570

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 wtf

@CrystalRose1111

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 It’s a cartoon lmao Obviously if he fired them there would be no show. But Benson’s character wasn’t the jerk Mordecai and Rigby made him out to be

@FrankHorriganUSSS

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 Huh?

I always liked Skips as a kid, he was always a good inspiration to look up to. He was strong and wise, and he knew exactly how to set things straight, so I think we should give credit to him.

@gamer-jm6my

7 ай бұрын

Yea I’m just now watching this show as an adult as a kid I watched bits and pieces but never got invested but I like skips a lot he is a cool character for the reasons you stated he is somone you can look up to he is strong and knowledgeable and someone to aspire to be

As someone who’s a little older (I’m 28), I’ve found that aging affects EVERY piece of media you consume. Benson is a particularly good example of this experience. Maturing and taking on more responsibilities, heck just experiencing more kinds of STRESS, just deepens your empathy for all kinds of characters in all kinds of stories, because stress and conflict are at the heart of good stories. Look forward to rediscovering a lot of your faves down the line; adulthood doesn’t have a lot of pure joys, and this is one of them. Great video dude!

@michaelwhary7697

10 ай бұрын

That is unless, the media executives decide to take the show and ruin it. Then it just becomes a cesspool of bullshit and nonsense or just plain unwatchable. #animerocks

@elderjose9662

10 ай бұрын

dude I'm 25 years old and I still don't understand Benson at all, I don't identify with him and I definitely don't think anything of what you think

@MaoRatto

8 ай бұрын

​@@elderjose9662 Weirdly I can as going from someone from a much harder workplace to easier. I feel like Benson unintentionally towards servers when it comes to being the dishwasher. :X Where most of my other peers don't detail, I go out of my way to, but I don't get angry but with a smile. I unintentionally inspired of my peers and sort of police the front as as I just want them to do better. I am help training a fifteen year old in a slower place where I just don't want to stress my co-workers due to being a clear league ahead. So much so when I was being employed last week my boss skipped the interview as I had 5-6 years of experience right across from his place along side being a dishwash manager.

@BilboBaggMan

8 ай бұрын

​@@elderjose9662that means the next 4 years are gonna be extra rough. Buck up kiddo. Your gonna learn a lot.

@ShaggyDabbyDank

8 ай бұрын

Squidward and Benson are probably the two best examples honestly

I had a similar moment when I tried to re-watch SpongeBob as an adult. As a kid I didn't understand why Squidward was so angry and tired all the time but after having lived with disruptive neighbors and working with teenagers who just want to play all day rather than work, I understand and appreciate him much more

@NachozMan

Жыл бұрын

Not only that but he's a starving artist working at a dead end Job, I recently rewatched Spongebob up to season 4 and the first movie and you do actually see Squidward soften up a bit towards Sponge and Pat as times goes on, being less outwardly mean and vindictive, plus he does always show up for parties and other important social gatherings in the show, and even is normally smiling when he's in the background of these scenes.

@ashhabimran239

Жыл бұрын

Even as a kid, I was always on Squidward’s side and couldn’t stand SpongeBob and Patrick half of the time

@PrinceFloof

Жыл бұрын

@@NachozMan The episode where Squidward had Sponges back when he gets scolded by an angry customer is great to

@AdrianCruz_

Жыл бұрын

@@PrinceFloof the krusty krab pizza?

@joscar062

Жыл бұрын

​@@AdrianCruz_ 🎶 Is the pizza for you and me 🎶

You could tell the writers really grew to sympathize with Benson as the series went on. And I love it for that

@is17a985

Жыл бұрын

Me when I lie:

@Messup7654

10 ай бұрын

Me when I lie:

@zonnodon163

10 ай бұрын

yup

@Ahrone1586

2 ай бұрын

​@is17a985 wdym

@andreiboroianu946

2 ай бұрын

yup

Benson in Regular show, Squidward in Spongebob, Mr. Moseby in Suit Life, They are best examples of characters we hated as kids and started to become relatable when we grew up.

@Tarletonhughes

11 ай бұрын

Fr

@DodotheNickelodeonFanboy

11 ай бұрын

@@Tarletonhughestotally

@Dinosaur315

11 ай бұрын

I actually used to understand Squidward even when I was a kid. Now ofc I understand him even more

@DodotheNickelodeonFanboy

11 ай бұрын

@@Dinosaur315 true.

@ben-chan420

10 ай бұрын

@@Dinosaur315 Same, he was always one of my favorite characters

Personally, I liked episodes that focused on Benson because it lets him show more personality than just the jerk boss character trait.

The one thing I always loved about Regular Show is no matter where the characters were in their friendships they ALWAYS were down to scrap for each other. Every single time they had each other's backs.

@moonlitm3285

Жыл бұрын

True, I always liked that too.

@WhereisYunoGasai

Жыл бұрын

facts

@-valmetal-

Жыл бұрын

facts. even benson knew he deserved being punched by mordecai when he was insensitive about rigby’s egg allergy

@yazidefirenze

Жыл бұрын

And there were MANY scraps. Like, seriously, how many fights are in regular show in total?

@khalidnoor7735

Жыл бұрын

This is incorrect, mordecai kills rigby in one episode over a girl, mordecai was the ultimate simp

Even as a kid I knew Benson was never a bad guy.

@idk-zi3gw

Жыл бұрын

​@@margeryojije7862 They made a character to suffer thats it

@SlayerkingJD

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 I feel like he probably didn’t fire them because they felt like family to him

@godloveszaza

Жыл бұрын

He was just mean dude had serious anger issues and for evident reasons but you can see the whole camp was family. Who the hell even seen Benson as this villain yall are soft😆😆

@godloveszaza

Жыл бұрын

​@@margeryojije7862 the people who read all that got some good time on their hands. Long story short bensons a good guy.

@demonicplayer

Жыл бұрын

​@@margeryojije7862 woman🤡☕

You either die as Mordecai & Rigby or live long enough to see yourself become Benson

I get the point of Benson acting the way he does, but another part of growing up is realizing that you shouldn’t make the job the centerpiece of your life. Always take pride in your work and help make the job easier for you and everyone else, but also remember that you are more than that. Because you can always get fired any time for any reason regardless of how hard you work or how good you are.

@fantasy-artist4425

4 ай бұрын

Yeah Benson does put too much of his life into his work and has a habit of abusing his power not to mention his short temper

The episode where Pops forces Benson to not yell at Mordecai and Rigby and the episode where he’s brought to tears by their actions really reversed the roles for me. I had always liked Mordecai and Rigby and would laugh at Benson but after those episodes I found myself getting mad at them too. As someone with a short fuse, I really relate to him.

@machinaowl910

Жыл бұрын

Pops really annoyed me that episode

@Gr3nadgr3gory

Жыл бұрын

​@@machinaowl910 it really showcases that a good boss needs both traits. Pops is way too soft and Benson can be a little too hard sometimes. Most of the time with those two you need to be hard though.

@djroscurro9859

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gr3nadgr3gory At least Pops realized he messed up by the end of that episode

@sangojxser520

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 He might realize that no matter how much they might be lazy that there might still be good aspects to them and that this might be the only things keeping their life complete despite that not being shown in the show.

@FrankHorriganUSSS

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 Must have been my imagination

Benson is a really a complex character. His anger is rooted in many things other than being a boss. He’s had a traumatic past, a strained relationship with his father, it’s just many things that kept kind led up to him being this way.

@WoodbabyCTB

Жыл бұрын

Lol i love that episode

@Skoopyghost

Жыл бұрын

As a drummer, I contact well with other drummers. Benson is a kickass one.

Honestly I always saw both sides of benson. Growing up my dad went to work and missed out on his whole life. I barely had a relationship with my dad till I was 16 and he would always tell me he did it so I could have the opportunities he never did. It taught me that the no fun guy is sometimes the one who holds it all together so everyone else can have fun

As someone who had the unfortunate experience of being management as a teenager, I’ve always understood Benson. Imagine being an 18 year old high school senior in charge of grown adults at an auto parts store. I wanted to kick and scream too

He’s a very human character. He is a great boss but still has flaws such as anger issues. Which I think gives credit to the idea that these characters are really just human characters. And as Mordecai and Rigby mature throughout the series his relationship with them improves.

@c0rxpseb0i13

Жыл бұрын

I think his anger was justifiable he is patient until it gets taken for weakness

@deadtortoise9268

11 ай бұрын

Urhm, Achually he is not a human character, he's a gumball machine. 🤓

@c0rxpseb0i13

11 ай бұрын

@@deadtortoise9268 what ? I didn’t notice that thanks for telling us 🤦🏽‍♂️

@theorangeoof926

11 ай бұрын

Well Mordecai and Benson did work in a gas station in a pilot for what became Regular Show “2 IN THE AM PM” and the reason why they look like this in the show is because of an acid trip.

@titanus261

11 ай бұрын

Anger issues? I WOULD HAVE ANGER ISSUES if two 23 years old did this to me for years. How in the actual duck, can you mess up my park for just placing some chair? How in the actual duck, can create a black hole over a chair instead of sharing it, how the duck after thoses destructions can you just leave and leave it up to me? And the moment i get back at you after eating my lunch for weeks yours in ducking poisoned?!?

props to Sam Marin for not only having crazy range, voicing Benson, Pops and Muscle Man, but for also delivering a genuinely emotional performance during Benson's numerous meltdowns

@captainjax200

11 ай бұрын

Marin didn't voice Skips, Mark Hamill did.

@zekramnordran9526

11 ай бұрын

@@captainjax200 uhhh I didn't say he did

@captainjax200

11 ай бұрын

@@zekramnordran9526 my apologies I'm illiterate and retarded.

@MENACE2S0C1ETY

11 ай бұрын

@@captainjax200dumbass he didnt fucking say that

@jimbodestroyer1324

11 ай бұрын

​@@zekramnordran9526dang tbh I read pops as skips too

I remember my reaction a little bit. I remember actually feeling sorry for Benson because as a kid I really liked him. I never really hated him since we have seen him have his good moments and as a kid I really liked those moments. Now though, he's one of my favorite characters, I really love how he is portrayed.

I always understood Bensons perspective even as a kid, sure, i still laughed at him and saw him as the party kill but i did get him. He just wanted to get through his day as easily as possible.

"because if I lose my job, I have nothing, nothing.."that always hits me the hardest from a kid till now🚶🏿‍♂️

@ssgsschiraq8858

Жыл бұрын

You speaking facts😂😂but honestly m/r did always did care for Benson they just had a fucked up way of showing it.. I think Benson knew because their relationship is kinda like father son🤣🤣🤣

@melee6456

Жыл бұрын

​@@margeryojije7862 is this a bot

@novalise3700

Жыл бұрын

​@@margeryojije7862 🧢

@jagzey

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 tbf i would’ve fired them first episode

After hearing that Monologue from Benson, I realized why he’s the way he is and I really felt for him. It’s so unfair that he’s getting blamed for something he didn’t do and he’s then stuck with not only the people that did it, but won’t listen to him. You gotta feel bad for the guy.

@ProfessorTakatoPalm

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862I agree with you that he should have fired them long ago, it’s crazy he didn’t. Though I’ll still feel bad because he asked them not to follow him and they didn’t listen to him. It’s hard for me not to feel bad for a guy who got in trouble for something he didn’t do and the people who got him into the mess got him into a bigger one.

@Harukininja

Жыл бұрын

​@Margery Ojije Because we all make poor judgment calls and give people chances. You should feel empathy for his heart and motivations being in the right place. Being so emotionally dismissive of people like Benson is why we all struggle to get along so much cause no one wants to understand anyone's situation and at the very least advice him on what they could've done better. Kinda sad to feel that way in my opinion..

@demontiming3234

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 because he actually tries and shows that he cares about people. He could have fired them a long time ago but knows that they have nothing else other than the park job just like him which is why it’s so important to him.

@Elipson52008

Жыл бұрын

@@demontiming3234 and that's is why the blame is %100 on him and deserves no pity at this point.. He's not supposed to be their friend. He's not supposed to let his feeling drive his decisions. He's supposed to be their boss. within the first season, Benson had already given them tons of slack in an attempt to get to know his workers and how to manage them and had rightly determined they were lost causes. He brought this all on himself by keeping them on after that.

@demontiming3234

Жыл бұрын

@@Elipson52008 of course he is to blame. He is the one actively making the decision to keep them. But that does not however mean that you shouldn’t feel sympathy towards him. You should feel sympathy because he’s actively sacrificing just to help others who he knows desperately needs it. He likely knows that no other job is going to be as nice to them or even care for them.

Regular Show. One of the best written shows of the 2010s. And not just the 2010s, but also of all time - this is because what happens on screen is incredibly fun for children and teens to watch (I was in the latter category when I first watched this masterpiece of a show), and as you grow older, especially once you enter your college years, you can greatly RELATE and fully underSTAND what these lovable characters are going through.

@pinkcrazy5133

6 ай бұрын

I disagree. I dont relate to Rigby or Mordecai at all. They are horrible rolemodels. They should have been fired the first day they started working. They literally are entirely self absorbed, date multiple people at the same time and feel little to no remorse for it, have a disgusting work ethic, and throughout the show, it has soo many refrences to sobriety. This was never a kid's show. This was for the lazy bratty boi their parents would scold for pulling poor susie's pigtails, but its ok because he "has a crush on her". This is defintely a guy show as well. This is certainly not "the best/most relatable" story out there. By a long shot.

@BionicPEKKA

Ай бұрын

You know who else has a ratio? My mom!

What really gets me here is the fact that Benson had so many chances to fire Mordecai and Rigby. In most of those cases, he would have been more than justified in doing so. They have unwittingly put the lives of the entire park staff in life-threatening danger on numerous occasions. They have brought the entire park to the brink of ruin several times. These two are responsible for some of the worst days in Benson's life, yet he chooses to keep them there. Despite everything they put him through, he cares for them like family. He wants them to do well in life and is only harsh on them because he feels like they're squandering their potential. It is for this reason he proudly sips from the coveted "World's Best Boss" mug. As far as cartoons go, you'd be hard pressed to find a better boss than Benson.

If you think about it, Benson is actually a pretty lax boss. Mordecai and Rigby pretty much act like 12 year old kids despite being in their 20s and almost destroy the multiverse on a daily basis because of their immaturity, yet all that Benson does is tell them to clean up the mess. Most bosses would definitely fire them if they slack off as much as they do.

@nocontext400

Жыл бұрын

i wonder if the events of regular show that led up to the big final battle between pops and his... brother? would've happened if mordecai and rigby were just.... not there, they were usually the source of every messed up thing that happened, think about it like this: skips, the immortal gorilla had things handled with...... whatever evil entity it was that he had to fight every 100 years or whatever, and everyone else just kinda did their own thing, while mordecai and rigby: summoned destroyer of worlds, almost had the park destroyed by a warlock, made benson so mad that HE almost destroyed the park (cause he held his anger in for so long that he became the physical embodiment of rage and when he finally let it out just by simply screaming almost killed mordecai and rigby and temporarily made them go completely deaf lol) and let's see... what else did mordecai and rigby do... really that's about it that i know of but still that's some pretty heavy stuff that they did which leads to way later in the series some intensely bad stuff happening as a chain reaction of sorts, i suppose muscle man... i think? started a prank war between another park and all that but.... that one isn't as bad as the stuff mordecai and rigby do

There are maybe 2-3 times Benson was genuinely a jerk... but to be fair any amount of jerkiness he had towards Mordechai and Rigby was a drop in the bucket compared to what they had done to him. . My favorite part about Benson, at least early on, is whenever he THOUGHT the two were actually doing their job... he was ready to compliment them or outright give them something. As well, even though they never deserve it, he always tried to help them when they came to him. Benson, while maybe threatening to fire them too much, is actually a pretty good boss overall. . Heck, Muscleman even showed that Benson is actually a rather relaxed boss, he was able to slack off quite a bit but because he would actually do his job... he allowed it. Now he did ban videogames, but at LEAST his hand was being forced.

@Orange_Swirl

Жыл бұрын

"Mordechai" ☠️

@ntfoperative9432

Жыл бұрын

Those are honestly the best bosses, the ones that let you use the down time you earned by doing your job, rather than doing the "if you got time to lean, you got time to clean" thing

@isabellev9576

Жыл бұрын

Another person commented that his threats to fire them probably aren't even serious most of the time, but rather just a way to get them to their jobs, and I honestly agree. He had so many chances to fire them, and yet he rarely took those opportunities. The few times he did, he even tried to give them a second (or third, or fourth, or fifth...) chance to redeem themselves. He used to be like Mordecai and Rigby when he was younger - that became clear in a lot of episodes, like the stick hockey one where he took the stick hockey game because he didn't want them to end up like him - and, in a way, I feel like he has an almost protective outlook on them. He wanted them to turn out differently, to grow up like he had without having to be put through everything he experienced.

@machinaowl910

Жыл бұрын

I feel like he is that way because of his upbringing. His constant threatening to fire Mordecai and Rigby reminds me of how my parents fight. It's like you're angry at the person, but you can't really cut yourself off from them or avoid them. He doesn't ACTUALLY want to fire them, but that's how he expresses his anger.

@nocontext400

Жыл бұрын

@@Orange_Swirl *mordechai intensifies*

Honestly I remember I saw this episode when I was like 12 years old (I'm 23 now) and I was quite empathatic towards Benson, even as a kid I understood that it was unfair for him to be blamed and deal with consquances that he simply couldn't be accounted for - in addition to the fact that he ALLOWS these two goofballs to keep their jobs at the park.

I sided with Benson even as a teen, and as someone who has struggled with having a short-fuse like Benson in the past, I really relate to him.

Of course he wasn't. He was however stressed and demanding of Mordecai and Rigby to actually work their asses. The stressful part also resulted in him getting angry very easily.

@KuroKumo361

Жыл бұрын

Bro he gave them a job to set up chairs and decided to play video games which ended up destroying the park. Most of the work he gives them is menial and they still can’t do it right let alone do it at all. When benson does give them the occasional hard or garbage job they deserve what they get.

Deadass I was listening to this before I went to sleep but Benson's "I'll have nothing" speech actually has me crying. Ik that it's just acting and all but god damn did Sam Martin do a good job

@delmuswu-tangbroadnax9056

Жыл бұрын

Also I hate that I could see myself doing the thing Benson did in the last clip that's terrible

@FreshZCORD

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that scene makes me tear up everytime I see it

@leoxic6203

11 ай бұрын

sam marin*

@icemans1matedude339

11 ай бұрын

Sam Marin is talented mab

I worked at a pizza place with a boss who had serious anger issues. It wasn't until I experienced the opposite that I actually missed him. I went to a different pizza place and this manager was the complete opposite. She'd let everyone walk all over her and then just ask the good employees to pick up the slack. Basically, only a few employees out of the 20+ were actually doing their job. I know it's a weird anecdote, but that old manager of mine reminds me of Benson so much. He had anger issues and people hated him for it, but he wasn't a bad manager. He just had real expectations.

@TheNwr1

8 ай бұрын

I think part of growing up/being mature, is realizing that you do have to control how you react to the bullshit around you. Like, even if your boss has anger issues, it doesn’t make it right (or at least professional) for them to verbally berate you. Now if they demote or fire you with grounds to do so, that’s fine: that’s just them providing the consequences. But you don’t (and honestly shouldn’t) have to like someone in a position of power over you, who will react to a mistake you made in an unnecessarily emotional way. Its understandable, but immature. I guess what I’m getting at is, even when someone is in the wrong, you do have to give them the respect you’d give to anyone else (within reason).

When i was 9 i remember hating with my entire soul Benson because he was 'mean'. Now that im watching the serie again as a teenager, Benson became one of my favorite characters along with Skips. They are both really mature people who just want to do things right, and they are both really patient (i consider Benson patient because of all the chances he had given Mordecai and Rigby). I Find realistic characters very comforting ngl, they are the only ones who bring peace to the show, and also the only ones that i can relate to.

I feel so bad for the people who didn’t get to experience this show

@tempino273

Жыл бұрын

I mean kids can still experience it though streaming...but it's not the same when I used to come home from school when it was still airing and catching new episodes on the TV...the charm isn't there with streaming

@localfatty4364

Жыл бұрын

@@tempino273 i know but the kids now will never have the nostalgia we did

@sakamoto8354

Жыл бұрын

@@localfatty4364 It goes both ways. The kids today will have their own nostalgia when they grew up that you never did as well.

@localfatty4364

Жыл бұрын

@@sakamoto8354 yesss kids will have drag time story hour as their nostalgia

@AlanBaker-ry1xz

Жыл бұрын

@@localfatty4364 basado

This is something I noticed about the nagging wife/girlfriend characters. Most of the time the show portrays them as unreasonable but with full context there reactions are mostly realistic and reasonable. The usual set up is the husband screws up and gives his wife a vague description of the screw up. She responds with anger and confusion. He acts as if she's acting insane.

@kyle4563

Жыл бұрын

As kids we aren’t aware of deeper feelings nor the struggle of others. We only react to how they appeared on surface. The calm chill guys were always “cool” no matter what bad things they’ve done. The angry always yelling guys, were always seen as “bad” despite all the good they’ve done. Growing up is realizing the feelings of the others. Empathy. Compassion. And Responsibility.

@Wince_Media

Жыл бұрын

That reminds me of the video game Catherine, in which people talked about how Vicent's wife, Katherine, was either a nagging wife or a sexist nagging wife stereotype, and I couldnt really see it. She was pretty reasonable with her concerns, like "don't drink out late on a work night", and she was super calm during almost every moment.

@ranimeRAT

Жыл бұрын

It's often women who end up in caregiving roles (~75%) so the "nagging" stereotype gets pushed on them a lot because of their responsibilities

@TheBcoolGuy

Жыл бұрын

No

@donalddarko5807

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBcoolGuy I never thought about it that way

Even when I was a kid, Benson did seem like a jerk sometimes. One example, is when he says he brought doughnuts, even though he wasn’t the one who brought them for the meeting. Although, I started to understand his reasons and points. Benson isn’t a perfect character, but looking at what Mordecai and Rigby put him through most of the time, it amazes me they still have their jobs. There is the fan theory that the reason why Mordecai and Rigby still have their jobs, even though they did get fired a few times but get rehired at the end of the episode, is because all the damage that they’ve done at the park probably costs lots of money. Because of that, Mordecai and Rigby have to keep working at the park to pay off all the damage that they caused. This show was way ahead of its time, and it sucks that Close Enough was a somewhat continuation of the animation style, but more mature, ended up getting cancelled.

@fantasy-artist4425

4 ай бұрын

Yeah honestly Mortice and Rigby always did give Benson many reasons to be anger to the point were her threatens to fire them but let’s not forget he does have a short temper, can be insensitive to others, and often abuse his power over his employees (mainly Mortice and Rigby) over the littlest things, not to mention he manages to hold petty grudges

@loganentertainment1814

4 ай бұрын

True

@matthewcarrizal9773

4 ай бұрын

​@@fantasy-artist4425even at the trivial things that don't matter.

@fantasy-artist4425

4 ай бұрын

@@matthewcarrizal9773 that’s what I’m saying

I can't believe how fast time goes by. I still can't believe that I'm already a young adult, enduring and experiencing new things that adult life has to offer. Just a couple years ago I was a young, dumb and immature kid enjoying life without responsibilities. Growing up hits hard when you're actually aware that your mindset is transitioning from a kid to adult. Life just starts losing color when you grow up, leaving the happy, innocent, and carefree young us.

I never thought Benson was a jerk. He gave Mordecai and Rigby very simple straightforward tasks that they were easily capable of performing but constantly botched. He caught all the flack from the boss when things went wrong, and never received adequate compensation or praise when things went right. He was one of those rare employees who both liked and cared about his job, but that dedication was not valued by his superior or his two worst subordinates who all collectively strove to make his life harder.

@M4x_P0w3r

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes he could be a big asshole, though. For instance, when he made Mordecai and Rigby take care of the hyper aggressive geese that were terrorizing the park and refused to hear them out, instead of calling animal control. If not even Skips is willing to deal with them, you know that the matter can only be dealt with the help of professionals, not the pair of slackers.

@ridiculousrandy1401

Жыл бұрын

​@@M4x_P0w3r I think it was a petty way of getting payback tbh. Think about it. Geese are assholes, but it's not like they're necessarily a life or death threat. If someone consistently made me angry over ridiculous circumstances after I gave them an INSANELY easy task to complete, that means they get geese duty.

@frankspick7544

Жыл бұрын

@@ridiculousrandy1401 petty payback i'm sorry but those two could have easily gotten hurt or worst. benson could have done something else to get back at them but no he put them in danger.

@M4x_P0w3r

Жыл бұрын

@@ridiculousrandy1401 No, sorry, I would agree if they were regular asshole geese, but these were *hyper aggressive* geese. Here, let me show you a clip: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4mc16mnY7PdopM.html&ab_channel=Grizwald

@ytyoungrichnhigh

Жыл бұрын

@@M4x_P0w3r THAT AND he f*cking made them try and take on an adult Cassowary...

This episode also had a major impact on me when I first saw it, but it was the dialogue before the bonding montage. Rigby asked Benson why he hated them, and Benson's angry face softened to a combined look of shock, pain, and sadness. Benson said, "I don't hate you guys. I just hate some of the things you do. ...okay, I _really_ hate some of the things you do. I know you don't mean them, but I'm your boss, and it's my job to push you to do better." I was in college when I first heard this and had been working at a campus convenience store for a couple years at this point, and it made me think of my first boss. She had called me to explain why I hadn't been doing one of my closing shift tasks correctly, but was very calm and put into context how it affected the opening shift. Sure enough, I took the criticism to heart and did a better job with the task, and everyone noticed the improvement (myself included). I've also carried this bit with me into my adult career, and it's helped prevent me from ever thinking my bosses are out to get me when they're just giving me constructive criticism.

@iaminsideyourwalls2021

Жыл бұрын

You have my utmost respect

Benson really isn’t as bad as we thought he was as kids. Growing up ourselves showed that

@DodotheNickelodeonFanboy

10 ай бұрын

Agreed

4:04 He got so upset he turned into Pops

I genuinely became Benson when I was a supervisor for a while. You think “oh, I’ll be the chill boss” until you have an employee that’ll spill soda on the floor and leave it there, or the employee that’ll spend 2 hours on a half hour task, or the employee that can’t get something clean AFTER SHOWING HOW TO DO SEVEN TIMES, DAMN IT DEVIN!

@juanpablogonzalez8528

Жыл бұрын

On my experience being a boss i learned that when you try to be the "chill boss" they try to take advantage of it, they take you being chill or understanding for you being spineless and it's only a short time till they start screwing you over, they start lying to you, they start slacking and not doing what they were supposed to, and whenever someone asks they blame you. Whatever the case in the end you are held responsible for what they do, and it's sad, you may want to have a chill relationship with the employees but if you do it's only a matter of time until one or two ruin the whole thing for everyone, and in the end it puts you into a role you may not want to be in

@oompalumpus699

Жыл бұрын

@@juanpablogonzalez8528 Yep. In the workplace people perceive kindness as a mark of being a pushover.

@buddy_132

Жыл бұрын

@@juanpablogonzalez8528 Every good leader needs fear and respect equally. Without fear your word is meaningless and can be ignored, without respect they’ll rebel, backstab, and or desert you.

@eyesofthecervino3366

Жыл бұрын

​@@juanpablogonzalez8528 From my experience I appreciate a boss who can hold people to the appropriate standards. Otherwise it's so easy for just one employee to start slacking off or making messes that everyone else has to take care of. Obviously you need kindness and respect from managers, but it's absolutely not fair for someone to take the big money, then force everyone else to deal with the consequences when they don't want to . . . well . . . to manage things. Gotta have a balance.

@onnie.6815

Жыл бұрын

Damn devin has to chill

When I was younger I used to feel bad for characters like Squidward or Benson but I didn't know why. Now that I'm older I understand that often times their bad traits were brought out by characters like Spongebob or Mordecai and Rigby being a constant source of annoyance and inconveniencing them at every opportunity. Sure, Benson's outbursts are often over the top for comedic effect, but 90% pf the time his anger is justified. And I always liked that, when he wasn't angry with Mordecai and Rigby, he was a genuinely nice, albeit kinda awkward, guy.

@Eres_Nyx1154

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, SpongeBob does take his job seriously, and he often times tries to be nice to Squidward. The problem was that overzealous can do attitude that lowkey borders on toxic positivity. Mordecai and Rigby are slackers who take shortcuts in their work. That doesn't make them bad people, but if they're not doing the job required of them, it's a headache for everyone involved.

@sumthinorother9615

Жыл бұрын

@@Eres_Nyx1154 ​ I don’t think SpongeBob really resembles toxic positivity. He absolutely wears his heart on his sleeve through good and bad. He more so has no sense of boundaries. Granted, Squidward’s boundaries are “never come near me,” so he probably needs to get over that. I mean, he’s miserable in Tentacle Acres too, he needs to make friends. It bothers me so much that people latch onto him as the “adult” character, he’s so immature.

@michaeltaylor788

Жыл бұрын

@@sumthinorother9615 yep because of squidwards immature mean personality I’m okay with SpongeBob messing with him. 😂

@WrathOfWater5931

Жыл бұрын

​@@michaeltaylor788 So, wait, someone being anti-social makes them immature? Isn't that a bit immature to say? Not everyone wants friends, not everyone wants to socialize. People like this, including me, do the bare minimum of physical interaction. We get our groceries, we go to work, and when we go home - we want to be left alone, in silence. Is that too much to ask for?

@michaeltaylor788

Жыл бұрын

@@WrathOfWater5931 squidward is not anti social he just thinks he is better than other people and he is a snob and when he tries to gets together with people he thinks like are like him it backfires they don’t like him he is not that deep .

At my first job - the boss stressed me out more than anything my first few months - but as time passed & she realized I wasn’t a crappy employee our relationship actually became pretty awesome. Seeing how Benson treats M&R vs. the other employees is the same 😅 work well & get trust and great treatment, thats the lesson I learned. Sometimes you still might screw up but its always best to do ur best

As a somewhat responsible kid I always knew benson was right and sadly can relate to him now in my 20’s

As a kid I actually understood why Benson was angry and I liked seeing him happy. The only reason I didn't like Benson was because the stuff he pulled in the show was out of pocket. For example, him eating Mordecai and Rigbys burgers that mess was out of pocket. Another one is when Mordecai and Rigby wanted to play with the hockey game Something I did wish Benson understood is that Mordecai and Rigby aren't normal. They get into some stuff that really don't make sense 😂 Now for the end of the video. maturing is what made regular show so good. The end of the show showed all I needed to see. Everyone in regular show, regularly maturing with me as I do so myself

@rikustorm13

Жыл бұрын

Ngl the burger thing was rude af, like yeah Mordecai and Rigby are a**holes but just let them eat...

@94oddy

Жыл бұрын

@@rikustorm13 Why would he let them if they literally did zero work that week and was still getting paid? Only thing he asked were for them to at least do their job first then get lunch

@elile8567

Жыл бұрын

Well Benson redeemed himself by the end of the hockey episode

@Buglin_Burger7878

Жыл бұрын

@@94oddy Because he is breaking a law rather then docking pay or firing them which is the correct actions. If he established stealing is acceptable he encourages them to steal. With every act of revenge you create an reason for them to get revenge which gives you a reason to get revenge.

@94oddy

Жыл бұрын

@@Buglin_Burger7878 He was suppose to send them home without pay, but still what he did wasn’t illegal cause they clocked in but did no work so they didn’t earn a break

I would work for Benson in a heartbeat. He's a boss who's helpful and supportive towards his employees. And most of em destroy the thing they are supposed to protect. Working for Benson, in a "work as much as you want for extra cash " job sounds like a freaking dream.

@denisucuuu

Жыл бұрын

Also it's an extremely comfortable job with WAY too many perks for what these employees offer

I think the episode "Expert or Liar" opened my eyes regarding Benson's personality. The fact that at the beginning of the show he'd use to yell at Mordecai and Rigby and then a few seasons later defends Rigby and actively helps him overcome a traumatic experience speaks VOLUMES on how great Benson actually is. He only happens to have a lot of stress put up on his shoulders which is why we see him angry most of the time as well as having a disturbed past, when in reality he'd be one of the coolest, most decent dudes to hang around with.

I love this, I had the same realization watching this in my early 20s and seeing the Benson really show emotion and break down. It gives a whole new appreciation to the show which you summed up beautifully bro 🤝🤝

4:15 - Benson having nothing without his job hits even harder as an adult, because a child is going to think that’s the only thing he values, but an adult will think “oh shit that’s right you can’t afford housing and food without a job.”

@nehalarafa8260

8 ай бұрын

suicide will help with that! just conquer your fear of death!

Even as a kid I saw Benson as the guy just trying to do his job while those two basically made the simplest of tasks a world ending event

When you're young, you don't understand why Squidward or Benson act the way they do, but when you're finally old enough, you begin to understand.

Its so crazy this showed up on my feed bc I recently watched a few episodes of The Regular show and I'm currently 23, the same age as the protagonists, and the stuff they do is insane. I feel so much for Benson. I had to stop watching lol I definitely have a very similar outlook on the show as you do, well put!

Honestly, Benson was probably my favorite character in the show. Just the way he rages and just completely ruins Mordecai and Rigby's day is just hilarious.

@nocontext400

Жыл бұрын

... ruins MORDECAI AND RIGBY'S day??? other way around lol

Huh, I never really saw him as a jerk. I just saw him as a hot head who got mad because a bird and a racoon keep destroying things, which always made sense to me. I found the show funny because those two were idiots and the only reasonable one would fall on deaf ears. It is weird, sometimes I'm smart on things and other times I'm dumb. Cool I smart this time. I'ma take a nap now.

@zephyr1741

Жыл бұрын

Was the nap good?

@deft4184

Жыл бұрын

Same, yet somehow whenever I stumble into Regular Show clips I see Benson being outed as a jerk.

@Barakon

Жыл бұрын

Tanooki but still.

@johans3164

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy ur adorable nap :)

@Kv-2Heavy

Жыл бұрын

Were you blazed when you made this?

Tbh as a kid, I could understand Benson’s frustration because I knew kids who would do that kind of stuff in class. But I didn’t know he was more layered since I often saw him being bossy (understandable but still strict). I also did not see enough of the show until I started binging this show as a grown up

As you grow up, you start to like the villains

I only got into Regular Show in 2020 when I was 23 and so it is pretty interesting to see other perspectives on the show from people who actually grew up with it

@Eres_Nyx1154

Жыл бұрын

When I watched the show at 12, it was easy for me to say that Benson was a complete asshole for no reason. But being 24 and working with people like Mordecai and Rigby, I get where he's coming from. When they don't pull their weight in a job, everyone else gets suckered in.

@borderlands10

Жыл бұрын

It was such an awesome show, one of the few shows on Cartoon Network that didn't shy away from casual violence and issues that are truly a slice of life. I was 13 when it came out and started watching it, so I guess that means we're kinda the same age, unfortunately I stopped watching TV for about 5 years when I was 15 because me and my father ended up being homeless and I missed so much stuff that happened throughout the show that I decided to catch up with it when I turned 21 and I binged the whole show.

@Wince_Media

Жыл бұрын

I only briefly watched the show when I was 7-8 and I disliked it because it felt too mean spirited for my infant mind. My favorite character was skips because he was the nicest character that wasn't annoying (sorry pops). I disliked Mordecai and Rigby, I hated Muscleman, and I think I was neutral on Benson, but I certainly tolerated him more than the main duo. I need to check this show out since I'm older, I feel like I'll enjoy the show more

@ytyoungrichnhigh

Жыл бұрын

MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU FOR NOT WATCHING/GETTING INTO IT WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED. Good times. I'm turning 21 in November.

So glad someone made a video on this. Growing up you start to understand Benson. Plus he’s actually a badass character dude, pro drummer, pro stick hockey world champion. One thing you didn’t mention was another reason Benson always stated as to why he was so hard on Mordecai and Rigby was because he saw a lot of himself in them and wanted them to be better than him, which I think also tied into his famous anger. Although that last thing you said about Benson becoming your favorite character happened to me over the last few years as well. You start to understand the guy a lot more.

@flashfunk0373

Жыл бұрын

@@margeryojije7862 ratio

@KittyMcFlame

Жыл бұрын

However, the only thing mordecai and rugby don't deserve especially from. Benson is his verbal and physical abuse, yelling at them reasonable or not is one thing, but to often put them down even when. They are not working like not appreciating the 2 for even when they do work, not saying that they are 😎 , or eating their 🍔 Straight up accusing them out of nowhere for something they didn't do etc is another thing, so that's the 1 thing from him I never like about him

As someone who ended up getting a job in management, Benson's character hits extremely close to home now. I'm pretty easy going, I don't expect a lot from my employees, I treat them the way I want to be treated when I used to work their positions because I never liked being micro managed. But when I have to deal with workers like Mordecai and Rigby, the pressure is on. I don't even have the authority to issue a write up, only upper management can do that and they very rare do that for regular employees, I've only ever seen other managers get write ups for the most inane things. The entire business model in nearly everywhere I worked basically allows the worst to run amok without any disciplinary tools available for your use.

3:53 bro went full Sammy Classic Sonic Fan on their asses

Benson was never a jerk to anyone, he was being a boss. If I were one of his employees and even if he yelled at me, I wouldn’t think of him as a jerk because I would immediately realize my own faults.

@Nameless82284

Жыл бұрын

Even during Benson's worst moments, you could argue that it was Mordecai and Rigby's fault. Such as the time he wanted to replace them. It may have been awful but they have been late for their jobs plenty of times and that's what happened. Or the time Benson refuses to let them get their burgers fights them and ate their burgers. That was cruel, but that only happened because Mordecai and Rigby did not do a single job last week. In real life, they would have been fired.

@swiftstreak98

Жыл бұрын

​@@Nameless82284 Still not an excuse to not have a lunch break

@RevyaAeinsett

Жыл бұрын

Never say never. Benson was a massive jerk when Rigby almost died in Eggcelent.

@murlocmaster6192

Жыл бұрын

im the same fucken way! if i fucked up i own it and then beat the ever living crap out of myself internally for the next 3 days

@bujustic

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if you have a job but you don't get yelled at in a good workplace. If my manager yelled at me I would leave because no employee deserves verbal abuse.

Props to Benson's VA on that breakdown. As an employed adult, I felt that

I now see Benson as the father to Mordecai and Rigby always had as much as he hates to admit it he was basically Mordecai and Rigby combined (Which is saying something) he truly does love them like sons and doesn't want them to end up like him a person who spent his youth slacking cause he thought he had all the time in the world until it was finally too late and all he had left was a dead end job getting yelled at by a boss who doesn't respect or appreciates him

Benson is definitely a good role model for people. Outside of his anger he seems like a great and chill guy to just talk to, ask for advice, and always seems to set a good example of going the extra mile to get a job done. Being 19 in college I’m definitely more like Mordecai but hope to be a benson when out of college on my own.

I think the road trip they had for the cart warranty really put their relationship into perspective It showed Benson letting his guard down and relax around Mordecai & Rigby, and they both got to see how stressful his responsibilities are compared to him. Even knowing all this Mordecai & Rigby can't help themselves and nearly ruin everything with their slacking. Leaving Benson to give them one of the harshest reality check probably in the entire show

@AkameGaKillfan777

Жыл бұрын

And to think all of that trouble could've been avoided with him saying: "I said don't do anything, that includes talking!"

This heavily applies to Ken from the Bee Movie being an adult now instead of seeing Ken as the big bully in the movie when I was a kid I see him as the only sane person in the entire film and making his anger justifiable like dude lost his girl to a God damn insect.

@swiftstreak98

Жыл бұрын

One of the reasons why I never liked Barry (or the entire Bee movie for that matter)

@Gamebuilder2000

Жыл бұрын

Hi mean he's still insane for feeling threatened by am insect But he is justified in that he's allergic

@AkameGaKillfan777

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gamebuilder2000 He's justified in the fact that it was a fucking bee

@AscendedEmperor

Жыл бұрын

​@@AkameGaKillfan777just because he lacks rizz doesn't mean he's justified. He just doesn't have the power of jazz that Barry has

@AkameGaKillfan777

Жыл бұрын

@@AscendedEmperor 😑

Benson was my favorite character from my childhood. There were moments when I kinda thought he was being a bit prickish. Past that tho he was funny, mature, and did some insane stuff just to help out Mordecai and Rigby. Stuff like joing a tournament to save a pinball machine even tho he swore never to play again, fighting insane monsters in a dnd world just to help em get a refund, and above all helping Mordecai train for an omelette eating competition just so he could win a stupid hat for Rigby. Benson is a great character.

Keep going with you content. I believe in you 🙏🏾💪🏾

Now that I'm an adult I was in HS from 15 and up when it came on. I fell in love with it but this episode qhen benson cried I cried with him I was so sad for him I finally understood his pain. Got my first job at 18 amd I was very mature about it. I took it seriously. Anyway I always felt like benson was like a father figure to both Mordecai and Riby but I can see he has a certain bond with each of them. With Mordecai it's respect cause he does take some responsibility from time to time. He trusts him a little more than Rigby. With Rigby its like he fathers a young immature young teen trying to teach him about the world and such. I love it what he has with both of them

As someone who grew up with anger issues myself, Benson was ALWAYS one of my favourite characters! For me, the anger episode where Pops tries to control him, is the main one that convinced me.

@elderjose9662

10 ай бұрын

take care of your health man

When Mordecai and Rigby actually went through with certain jobs or simple tasks he awarded them by taking them out to eat or simply throwing small events. Even if they didn’t deserve it- Benson tried his best to show his appreciation. He gave them motivation- any other boss would’ve thrown out the two way earlier- but he gave them a chance despite their many failures and stupid decisions.

When I was 19, my first job was at a local movie theater. For the first few months, I helped serve popcorn. My coworkers kept disappearing on me. Sometimes while they were gone, we'd get a rush and I'd have a line of people. My managers would complain about me working too slowly and accuse me of sucking up payroll but never asked where the two other people who were supposed to be helping me were.

Benson was one of my favorites from the beginning. The only other charecter that had a chance being better than benson was maybe Mitch

@OneSpikeyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Not like...High Five or Skips? Mitch. Really

@forbiddenbanana9255

Жыл бұрын

​@@OneSpikeyGuy Yes

@tcitf4766

Жыл бұрын

skips was probably the coolest imo

@nocontext400

Жыл бұрын

i think the one i like the most is... also benson, pops being in 2nd for how much of a goofy character he is and... rigby being in 3rd, the rest of the characters are kinda... mehh....... skips is kinda cool i guess... if it wasn't for the fact he has to fight some sort of evil cosmic baby every 100 or 1000 years or whatever and that whole thing with the cosmic babies... that's just weird idk, but uhhhh.... yeah

Let us never forget the time Mordecai and Rigby actually did their job and Benson was like “Hey, sorry I underestimated you guys and yelled at you. You did good. I’m gonna reward you guys with some soda that I got at the Olympic’s some years back.”

@denisucuuu

Жыл бұрын

What's wrong tho? That's more than they deserve if we're being serious

Can’t blame him but he definitely has anger issues

Growing up we often hate people who kill the mood but as we grow old and wiser we realize those people were just lead us to the right path. I used hate people who killed the mood but now when I can say that I'm thankful for the people who helped me go down the right path

Man, even as a kid, sometimes my "rose tinted glasses" for characters fell off and I could see and say "wow, they're acting like jerks today/on this episode", because you got to admit, even as a kid, Mordecai and Rigby were just downright awful or annoying (other characters from other cartoons like Gumball and Darwin too)

Benson truly deserves better. He’s so talented with so much on his shoulders, and now that I’m older and finally watching the show to completion I just want him to be happy.

I can relate just as much. I used to think Benson was just the mean old guy who didn’t know how to cut loose. But now that i’ve grown and matured, I see just how easy Benson really was on them. And that makes me appreciate him as a character even more now. Also, looking at all the things he let slide… Yeah, Benson was a good boss.

I'm 20 years old and have watched Regular Show twice, once as a kid while it was being released and then again with some adult experiences.