The whole show is about Mordecai and Rigby being super young, and thus the mature figure usually is seen as assholish by them. But as the show progresses, they see beyond that and Benson becomes a lot more of an understandable and respectable character.
Being a kid is thinking Benson's a 'big meanie' Being an adult is realising that Benson's actually a cool guy and most of his anger outbursts are justified
The scene where rigby asks why Benson hated them and his face going from pure rage to genuine concern was really heartfelt. It was always nice when Benson got along with the duo and hung out. He never hated them, he just wanted the best for them. This show was so good
That was partially Mr.Krabs in earlier seasons, that he'd put employees first. Take suds and pickles for instance, the former, he sent spongebob home when he (bob) was sick. And with the latter, he let spongebob go home for a little while before Me.Krabs went over to his (Bob's) house and was willing to help get his confidence back.
Well, given how Mr. Krabs is a greedy cheapskate who doesn't care about anybody but money and will go further lengths to get it since it's how he's been portrayed in the newer seasons, I'm sure it's safe to say that he is pretty much the anti-Benson in that regard.
Benson doesn’t seem to care about how much money they make just that they do a good job. Mr. Krabs doesn’t actually seem to care if SpongeBob or Squidward do poorly as long as he gets money.
@@morganrussman He also tried to lecture SpongeBob and Patrick not to put their lives in danger by going near the fishing hooks. He freaked out and cried at the prospect of losing them, and also cried when he thought SpongeBob was going to die in ‘Dying For Pie’. Sure, old seasons Krabs still had lots of antagonist moments (mostly built up for plot points and humor), but he still showed to have some heart
@@morganrussman Just read this comment, and I just want to say that Season 1's portrayal of Mr. Krabs will always be the best. I mean, he's basically a father-figure to Spongebob in that first season
I love it when a pretty serialized show has character arcs. You fall in love with the show because of the individual episodes and you appreciate because of the characters
I mean, if you look at it from Benson's perspective it's understandable why he's so angry all the time. Mordecai and Rigby are terrible at their job, they're lazy and always goofing off. Not to mention they're basically getting free room and board. Yeah Benson does tend to overreact but it's probably just from the stress of trying to run a park with lazy, incompetent employees.
Benson maybe hot tempered but he is a relatable character. I never found the regular show to be that funny but it is a very entertaining show because the cast of characters are very relatable and complex.
Benson’s actually a reasonable, chill manager. He treated everyone with respect, and wasn’t too strict. Mordecai and Rigby simply piss him off, cause they slack off on any duties they are given by him. He was nice enough to give Mordecai and Rigby NUMEROUS chances, rather than immediately firing them on the spot for any shenanigans they have done… Like try doing that in the real world with a real manager 😅.
You have to understand, Benson is the way he is because of his childhood, his strained relationship with his father, probably causing him a great deal of emotional instability and trauma. That really causes some deep seated feelings.
My whole family is comprised of Regular Show fans! Benson is my mom's favorite character, because she likes his "They're blithering idiots, but they're MY blithering idiots." mentality.
@@chimp4225 You know it! Story time: back in 2011, I was around ten. One night, I was sick to my stomach and throwing up, and when I woke up sick in the middle of the night, my mom stayed up with me to make sure I was alright. She turned on the TV to Cartoon Network to find something to take my mind off the stomach bug. And what did we watch? Regular Show! Specifically the "House Rules" episode. And that's how my mom got into Regular Show, and came to love Benson so much. That and the "Cool Bikes" episode.
I remember someone was taking over Benson's place while he was gone and they caught Mordecai and Rigby not doing work and that person was going to fire them but Benson literally yelled "You can't fire them. Only I can fire them." And Mordecai and Rigby asked Benson if he was going to fire them and Benson said "Oh not today". That was a bro moment.
This is one of the reasons I always appreciated Benson. He’s strict and he cares about his image but he genuinely cares about his employees and his friends and knows when he’s in the wrong sometimes. He’s a good guy but just has some short temper
He isnt like most bosses who only care about themselves or tell their employees to deal with their own problems on their own. Wish there were more people like Benson
I like how Benson mellowed out in later seasons. It showed how he could grow and adjust as a leader, and how he grew more accustomed to the absurdity of the world around him.
The one thing in season 8 Benson was an asshole for was when he was trying to spoil laser hunters for Mordecai and Rigby. But outside of that, yeah he definitely mellowed out and remained one of the best characters in the show.
Technically There are 2 times when they were about to get fired but managed to get out of it In that episode with replacements they would of been fired if mordecai and Rigby didn't make the replacements time a living hell In the movie they would of gotten fired if Rigby didn't lie to Benson about buying him burritos then basically using it as a bribe (Benson was literally filling out the slips)
@@alceratops6853 You mean only when they aren’t doing their job description, right? Because giving employers completely free rein to decide whether people who already qualified can afford to live isn’t always the best idea for a society.
Benson is a very well written character and he’s one of my favorites. He’s relatable to a lot of adults out there, especially adults who deal with lazy slackers. He can definitely be cold at heart at times throughout the series, but most of the time, he means well. As kids we don’t like Benson because we can’t relate to him, but as adults, we realize that we have a lot of similarities to Benson and that’s why we find ourselves liking him more as we get oldsr
And also mordoica are lazy and if they actually did their jobs right they wouldn't be in the dangerous end of the world situations I'm surprised that Benson didn't even fire them after the first warning.
To be fair though, Benson did have his unlikeable moments. I'm not talking about being a jerk on Rigby's death bed or eating a Death Sandwich out of spite. I'm talking blaming Rigby for an accident that the whole park caused just after the two mended their volatile relationship. I'm talking having your two youngest coworkers clean out a whole garage belonging to one of the older coworkers...who either could've done it all by himself or asked for help but didn't do either. I'm talking having your two youngest coworkers deal with geese when a literal immortal wanted nothing to do with them, instead of hiring a professional or having the whole park work together, and then get pissy when they succeed but end up causing unintentional collateral in the process.
He gets so angry because Mordecai and Rigby are the two laziest employees in cartoon history. I think anyone would be angry if they were the boss of those two
The endearing thing about Benson is that no matter how miserable and angry he seems he tries to make the best out of the situation and be the adult in the room for the sake of the others. He tried being wild and carefree in the past and he is just trying to make others do better than that because he thinks that life didn't give him a good future.
Benson is very similar to Mordecai and Rigby at heart, especially when he was younger. On the exterior, Benson is a hard ass on Mordecai and Rigby, but he definitely just wants to make sure they do well in life and not just slack off. And as the show goes on, Benson learns to chill out and Mordecai and Rigby learn more responsibility. Benson really is a mom friend, or I guess Dad friend who doesn’t want to be. Best boss employee dynamic I’ve seen in a show beside Ron Swanson and the Parks and Rec department
How I view this show. Pops - the weird grandpa Benson - a harsh father but kind inside Skips - big brother figure High 5 and muscle man - the naughty children but never get caught Mordercai and rigby - the naughty children who always got caught
I would say Muscle Man and Fives are more of the big brother figures. Skips is kinda like that super cool uncle that’s better than everyone and helps out with everything.
3:39 this is one of my favorite overall episodes, it helps show that neither side truly loathes eachother and actually are decent friends, they just bicker a ton. The episode where they help Benson finish his guitar solo is also a really good episode.
Benson is actually a GREAT boss. He only looses his cool when the guys are slacking off which is honestly perfectly called for. A bad boss is what Mr. Krabs or Mr. Burns would be. Benson is honestly what a good boss should be like.
I love how the story of Regular Show is told from the perspectives of 2 childhood best friends who are young adults who still have a lot of maturing to do and are unsure of where they wanna go in life, with the help of a mentor/good influence (Benson), more forgiving and sweet leader (Pops), chill co worker who’s always there for them (Skips), and the other 2 best friends who are a bit much at first but u grow to love them (Muscle man/Mitch and Hi-five ghost)
@LapisIsNotHere it's not about experience, it's also about property damage and OSHA violation. I'm pretty sure Benson isn't the only one get pissed at this :)))
2:16 SO FUCKING TRUE. Dude was literally simping over Margaret for so long now for no reason other than She good looking and she work at the place he gets coffee from, so being sad over her when he never even told Margaret how she feel is so unreasonable. Tbh, Modercai being sad over her is so unreasonable and it better for Benson to say this to him since he been through this stuff before as shown later in the series and before this episode.
Man, Benson been through a LOT of stuff. I'd go as far as saying that he's the second wisest and second most experienced in life at the park (second only to skips of course)
4:32 I fucking hate how that episode ends. It’s it’s a really big fuck you especially after he explains how he feels about their relationship feels kind of like they don’t care about Benson
One of my favorite Benson moments. But he still can be a jerk at times. Mordecai even says it to his face and it's almost like Benson took it to heart and accepted it.
I get that. Benson just wants Mordecai and Rigby to understand that they shouldn't keep doing crazy stuff. If that's the case, why does he think constantly yelling at them and threatening to fire them will help? If anything, that would just make it worse, in my opinion. If Benson really cared about making sure they become better employees, then he should be more supportive and understanding instead of yelling 24/7. Overall, I think Benson's a good character, but a horrible boss.
@@matthewallen445dude if your employees kept doing stupid shit after being told to do the simplest stuff over and over again I'm pretty sure you would get annoyed
J.G. Quintel is a genius at writing these characters. Most of the time in a cartoon, a boss is supposed to be either lazy and dishonest while pinning the work on their subordinates, or a completely unreasonable jackass who makes their subordinate's lives a living hell. Benson is neither of those; he's incredibly hardworking and honest, he busts his employees' balls making sure they do their job but he's not unreasonable (he was completely fine with Muscle Man taking a lunch break during an errand simply because Muscle Man checked in and asked), and the only times you really see him angry are with Mordecai and Rigby, who are inherently more flawed as characters than he is. He's all about integrity. And at the same time, he's an incredibly chill dude and he's so naturally fucking talented at a bunch of shit that he could be (and was) a big shot, but decides to be the manager of the park because that's where he naturally belongs. I can't begin to describe how insanely unique the characters of Regular Show are, even if it's just a children's comedy cartoon. It's almost like these characters invented their own brand-new archetypes. Edit: You guys in the replies are really missing the semantics of my comment...
Honestly, when it comes to saving the park, Mordecai and Rigby excel in it. Their skills don't lie with being groundskeepers, they lie with protecting the park. And before you say that they have to protect the park from shit they cause, not all of the insane occurrences are caused by them.
Was about to counter with most of the stuff that happens is their fault but yeah not everything is. They didnt hire the russian spy, or build a literal highway to hell
They'd make better security guards than groundskeepers. I think Benson should've realized that groundskeeping really wasn't their thing a long time ago.
Yeah I would say only about half of the events are their fault, the other half is a mix of people trying to take over the park and random magical/supernatural events that just happened to take place there, but like 85% of the time it's mordecai and Rigby saving the day, so they have a pretty good record
there's literally a meme about it. "oh, you threw away a can? whoops, that can was actually a transdimensional warlord that is now going to destroy the universe if you don't stop it" and yet mordecai and rigby do end up stopping it
I remember when my mom used to watch with me, she always used to say he's just like her and I can confirm this and his personality is like gold hidden in a pile of stress.
I think Benson is great boss despite his anger issues. Maybe if Mordecai and Rigby wasn't so lazy all the time. Benson wouldn't have gets so angry with them. He seems like an ok dude if you don't make him angry. Also the reason why Benson has angry issues I wish they went more into it. Cuz Benson only yells and show anger because his family encouraged him to speak up more and rise his voice and honestly I felt that. Because I would rather have someone tell me to shut up then tell to rise my voice because I hate not bring able to speak loud or express myself.
It's the stress of being a team lead/middle management. You'll always be crapped on by the owner or corporate just wanting results, it's nice they showed the nice side of Benson here and there showing it's nothing personal just really the nature of his job.
Benson‘s one of those characters that when you were younger, you thought he was rude until you got older, you began to respect him. He’s not a bad guy. He’s just stressed out from the stuff Mordecai and Rigby do. Most the time they slack off or destroy the park even when Benson asks them to do simple things. Benson is a good guy and tries to teach them responsibility and discipline something they had very little of until then end of the series
It might only be my opinion, but i think benson is one of the coolest guys i've seen in animation, like seriously, a retired mini hockey champion, a retired legendary drums player, a really good fighter, he resisted his skeleton burning, and usually acts pretty nice with his employees, he was my favourite character in regular show
Benson isn't a bad guy, he's the boss & its his job to be in charge of everyone to make sure things run smoothly. Plus Mordecai & Rigby are _total_ slackers who would go through 10x the effort to not do their simple tasks. If they were even a smidge more responsible Benson wouldn't get mad. Especially how it puts it in 3:43
I use to think Benson was just an angry lil bitch but as I grew older, i realised that Benson was an understandable character. I would be pissed too if my employees didnt do their work and kept slacking off
Unironically Benson at least to me is the most likeable character in Regular Show. He may seem like a dick from the perspective of Mordecai and Rigby but he is just trying to do his best maintaining the park and when they actually do well he rewards them. I know if I was the boss of the park I would’ve fired Mordecai and Rigby WAYYYYY before. But it’s clear he genuinely cares about all his staff despite his snarky attitude.
0:59 All my childhood i thought Benson said what he said because he thought Mordecai and Rigby would be killed or something, obly now i realise that the intention of the scene was to show Benson pressured to tell the truth... Wich is that he still finds Mordecai and Rigby cool, even after ALL THE HAVOC THAT BROKE LOOSE BECAUSE OF THEM! This guy is a true friend...
3:10 Benson's look went full 180 degrees after Rigby asked that question. He noticed Rigby was asking genuinely and was Just kinda sad thats the impression they have over him. It was like He was saying "I actually love you guys, its just I have been through so many shit in my life that its hard to be both a father to two manchildren, a boss and a calm person at the same time." Reminder that Benson actually said out loud He loves Reccoontard and Mordesimp when he thought they were all going to die.
i love benson as a character so much. he's more than just the typical angry mean boss with no redeeming qualities. he always has good reasons to be upset and often just wants the boys to work. he himself knows that never doing any work doesn't get you anywhere in life.
every moment this guy is on screen, and actually getting along with the others is a gift. and some of the moments where he's not getting along with them.
As a 13 year old watching this show for the first time I have to say beson is my favorite character without a doubt. He’s definitely the most well written. I genuinely feel happy for him on the rare times where he’s genuinely happy.
Benson was a really cool character with a messed up past, having a very strict father, having friends die, his drumming abilities credibility judged by a machine, and incompetent coworkers who at the end of the day were his true best friends.
I love how much Benson being a pro drummer shines through with his reaction to them making music like “oh for fuck’s sake, let me show you how it’s done”
I loved Benson. Dude was a good guy with good intentions that was just stressed from life and had some anger issues. He was never the bad guy, even when he was acting like a jerk
He was always nice. He’s been through a lot. Unlucky love and stress doesn’t do good to a guy like him, especially to us. He’s also a relatable character and I respect that.
Benson *IS* nice. He keeps order and respects his employees (What a Boss should do, not a Friend)... The problem is that McNuggets and Oompa Loompa (Mordecai and Rigby) always do stupid things even if they do the simplest jobs.
You forgot the scene from “the worlds best boss” where benson was being nice to everyone in the beginning even though he was having a tough day. After all he’s been through, he really deserves the mug from that episode.
The electro pop scene is one of my favorites in the entire show, one of the earliest moments where you can really see that Benson is looking after them by being hard on them, but still wants to be friends with them
I Love how Benson actually didnt wanted a explanation or knew about what was happening but wanted soo bad to play drum that drove to the Park imediately
To be fair he's pretty much always being a nice dude considering he didn't fire mordecai and Rigby after the 1st episode for summoning a video game Satan just cause he asked them to set up chairs
I just realized the Gumballs inside bensons head kinda shape a beard for his face and now I can’t unsee it.
I mean, kinda. I imagine if they design Benson like shaved beard person. But than again, some episodes showed his actual beard sometimes.
Pretty sure I saw somewhere that the character designers made it that way to represent 5 o'clock Shadow so he looks kind of ragged and overworked.
You just realized that
I been seeing that lol
I miss when it was 16 seconds ago, before I had read this
Benson wasnt written to be an asshole, he was written to be responsible and mature. Thats the beauty of his character.
The whole show is about Mordecai and Rigby being super young, and thus the mature figure usually is seen as assholish by them. But as the show progresses, they see beyond that and Benson becomes a lot more of an understandable and respectable character.
Nooo, I think it was meant to show him as an asshole.
Well, not entirely.
@@lacksackhackback like regular-shows Squidward.
@@alex.g7317 Essentially yeah
Being a kid is thinking Benson's a 'big meanie'
Being an adult is realising that Benson's actually a cool guy and most of his anger outbursts are justified
Benson definitely has moments where he is just a jerk for the sake of it, but yeah most of the time he is justified
Benson is a great person, a good boss and a real friend, seeing this show being a adult its so diferent
Benson has his hateable moments but he means well and can be on the park bros in their off time
He mostly got angry whenever Mordecai and Rigby were slacking off, which is understandable since he’s their boss
Benson just a depressed millennial
The scene where rigby asks why Benson hated them and his face going from pure rage to genuine concern was really heartfelt. It was always nice when Benson got along with the duo and hung out. He never hated them, he just wanted the best for them. This show was so good
As an adult, I’d love to work for a boss like Benson. 10/10 show for sure!
Facts
@@Rosemary_baetoo many facts
Immediately followed by a dance sequence
Favorite episode. The cart repair episode is S tier
3:51 spoken like a true boss
Benson is the anti Mr. Krabs. Always trying to teach responsibility and putting employees first.
That was partially Mr.Krabs in earlier seasons, that he'd put employees first. Take suds and pickles for instance, the former, he sent spongebob home when he (bob) was sick. And with the latter, he let spongebob go home for a little while before Me.Krabs went over to his (Bob's) house and was willing to help get his confidence back.
Well, given how Mr. Krabs is a greedy cheapskate who doesn't care about anybody but money and will go further lengths to get it since it's how he's been portrayed in the newer seasons, I'm sure it's safe to say that he is pretty much the anti-Benson in that regard.
Benson doesn’t seem to care about how much money they make just that they do a good job. Mr. Krabs doesn’t actually seem to care if SpongeBob or Squidward do poorly as long as he gets money.
@@morganrussman He also tried to lecture SpongeBob and Patrick not to put their lives in danger by going near the fishing hooks. He freaked out and cried at the prospect of losing them, and also cried when he thought SpongeBob was going to die in ‘Dying For Pie’. Sure, old seasons Krabs still had lots of antagonist moments (mostly built up for plot points and humor), but he still showed to have some heart
@@morganrussman Just read this comment, and I just want to say that Season 1's portrayal of Mr. Krabs will always be the best. I mean, he's basically a father-figure to Spongebob in that first season
“7 minutes of Benson being nice”
Benson: *Slaps a guy in the face with a slice of pizza*
He could've used a chair...
Benson thought the guy was looking all skin and bones so he wanted to help out by giving him a slice
as he should
That's probably one of the nicer things he's used in a fight tbh
Benson is like: "Mordecai and Rigby have probably cost me a lot of my mental health, but if you mess with them you're fucked"
I love it when a pretty serialized show has character arcs. You fall in love with the show because of the individual episodes and you appreciate because of the characters
the show goes from episodic to serialized you mean
that "keep up the good work" at 0:23 makes me happy
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The first time I heard it feel very satisfied with existing lol
It always feels good as hell, like when that one strict teacher is impressed with your progress😅
As children, we love Mordecai and Rigby.
As adults, we understand and appreciate Benson.
We still love Mordecai and Rigby though
Mordecai yes, Rigby can burn in the abyss of hell for all of eternity.
Tbh, I still love those 3.
I was an adult when Regular Show came out.
I always understood him. I'm 34 now.
This is just SpongeBob, Patrick and squidward all over again.
I always loved his character. He's not a bad guy, he just has issues that he doesn't know how to deal with
I mean, if you look at it from Benson's perspective it's understandable why he's so angry all the time. Mordecai and Rigby are terrible at their job, they're lazy and always goofing off. Not to mention they're basically getting free room and board. Yeah Benson does tend to overreact but it's probably just from the stress of trying to run a park with lazy, incompetent employees.
@@davisbowe8668 Facts
Benson is a loser lol. Gene is everything he wants to be and isnt.
Benson maybe hot tempered but he is a relatable character. I never found the regular show to be that funny but it is a very entertaining show because the cast of characters are very relatable and complex.
Don’t we all?
Benson’s actually a reasonable, chill manager. He treated everyone with respect, and wasn’t too strict. Mordecai and Rigby simply piss him off, cause they slack off on any duties they are given by him. He was nice enough to give Mordecai and Rigby NUMEROUS chances, rather than immediately firing them on the spot for any shenanigans they have done… Like try doing that in the real world with a real manager 😅.
Benson is smoothly with pops and skips there good workers he fired mordecai and rigby sometimes muscle man and fives😅
@@laquishasauls8089except Pops is technically Benson’s boss
You have to understand, Benson is the way he is because of his childhood, his strained relationship with his father, probably causing him a great deal of emotional instability and trauma. That really causes some deep seated feelings.
yeah probably one of the more tragic characters on the show.
And also the incompetence of Mordecai and Rigby
My whole family is comprised of Regular Show fans! Benson is my mom's favorite character, because she likes his "They're blithering idiots, but they're MY blithering idiots." mentality.
Those guys are dorks
What a great family dude
@@chimp4225 You know it! Story time: back in 2011, I was around ten. One night, I was sick to my stomach and throwing up, and when I woke up sick in the middle of the night, my mom stayed up with me to make sure I was alright. She turned on the TV to Cartoon Network to find something to take my mind off the stomach bug. And what did we watch? Regular Show! Specifically the "House Rules" episode. And that's how my mom got into Regular Show, and came to love Benson so much. That and the "Cool Bikes" episode.
That's cool! My family likes Regular Show a lot too!
@@AlexG-jk8tc well now that’s just straight up wholesome
I remember someone was taking over Benson's place while he was gone and they caught Mordecai and Rigby not doing work and that person was going to fire them but Benson literally yelled "You can't fire them. Only I can fire them." And Mordecai and Rigby asked Benson if he was going to fire them and Benson said "Oh not today". That was a bro moment.
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Got you
He had to fire that person anyways because that person tried to turn all the workers into her and became a giant demon
@@thecat9577
No, they’re talking about Dr Langer from the second to last season.
@@UmbraMan1 oh righttt
“Benson being nice for 7 mins”
1:58 Beams water balloon at muscle man 😂
He is being nice to mordici and rigby
This is one of the reasons I always appreciated Benson. He’s strict and he cares about his image but he genuinely cares about his employees and his friends and knows when he’s in the wrong sometimes. He’s a good guy but just has some short temper
He isnt like most bosses who only care about themselves or tell their employees to deal with their own problems on their own. Wish there were more people like Benson
I like how Benson mellowed out in later seasons. It showed how he could grow and adjust as a leader, and how he grew more accustomed to the absurdity of the world around him.
By season 8 I don’t even remember if he was the boss anymore cause they were in space he had no choice but to mellow out
He was mocked too much for my liking in the final season though.
ikr. in the beginning episodes he wouldn’t have believed mordecai and rigby ab the stuff they tell him
The one thing in season 8 Benson was an asshole for was when he was trying to spoil laser hunters for Mordecai and Rigby. But outside of that, yeah he definitely mellowed out and remained one of the best characters in the show.
@@tupenny1331 in the space section of the show, I don't think Benson ever threatened to fire them
It's not he could though, they were in space lmao
The fact that despite Mordecai and Rigby’s actions, Benson did not fire them for what are some really awful things, to me, makes benson a amazing boss
Technically There are 2 times when they were about to get fired but managed to get out of it
In that episode with replacements they would of been fired if mordecai and Rigby didn't make the replacements time a living hell
In the movie they would of gotten fired if Rigby didn't lie to Benson about buying him burritos then basically using it as a bribe (Benson was literally filling out the slips)
That doesn't make him a good boss. Sometimes, the best way to show that you care is by letting one's employee go in order to teach them about life
@@alceratops6853 You mean only when they aren’t doing their job description, right? Because giving employers completely free rein to decide whether people who already qualified can afford to live isn’t always the best idea for a society.
@@wildfire9280 Yeah, that's what I meant. Benson should've fired the boys for their recklessness, though we wouldn't have a Regular Show
The fact that you said the fact that shows the fact that you didn’t really need to say the fact that
Benson is a very well written character and he’s one of my favorites. He’s relatable to a lot of adults out there, especially adults who deal with lazy slackers. He can definitely be cold at heart at times throughout the series, but most of the time, he means well.
As kids we don’t like Benson because we can’t relate to him, but as adults, we realize that we have a lot of similarities to Benson and that’s why we find ourselves liking him more as we get oldsr
Facts
Kind of like Squidward.
2:29 My favorite quote from Benson
Hmmm
Benson may have anger issues but for the most part his emotions are justified, he’s really not that bad and always tries his best.
And also mordoica are lazy and if they actually did their jobs right they wouldn't be in the dangerous end of the world situations I'm surprised that Benson didn't even fire them after the first warning.
To be fair though, Benson did have his unlikeable moments.
I'm not talking about being a jerk on Rigby's death bed or eating a Death Sandwich out of spite.
I'm talking blaming Rigby for an accident that the whole park caused just after the two mended their volatile relationship.
I'm talking having your two youngest coworkers clean out a whole garage belonging to one of the older coworkers...who either could've done it all by himself or asked for help but didn't do either.
I'm talking having your two youngest coworkers deal with geese when a literal immortal wanted nothing to do with them, instead of hiring a professional or having the whole park work together, and then get pissy when they succeed but end up causing unintentional collateral in the process.
@@GhostGuy99 wow, you're talking loads of different things D:
He gets so angry because Mordecai and Rigby are the two laziest employees in cartoon history. I think anyone would be angry if they were the boss of those two
The endearing thing about Benson is that no matter how miserable and angry he seems he tries to make the best out of the situation and be the adult in the room for the sake of the others.
He tried being wild and carefree in the past and he is just trying to make others do better than that because he thinks that life didn't give him a good future.
We could all use a boss like Benson
Well said
Good analysis dude.
Benson is literally the dream boss anyone could ask for
Sam Marin is really good at making Benson sound like a genuine dude, especially in that first clip when he gives Mordecai and Rigby the raise
Benson is very similar to Mordecai and Rigby at heart, especially when he was younger. On the exterior, Benson is a hard ass on Mordecai and Rigby, but he definitely just wants to make sure they do well in life and not just slack off. And as the show goes on, Benson learns to chill out and Mordecai and Rigby learn more responsibility. Benson really is a mom friend, or I guess Dad friend who doesn’t want to be. Best boss employee dynamic I’ve seen in a show beside Ron Swanson and the Parks and Rec department
Benson is a bitter failure lol. Hes not evil but hes been beaten down by society and a worse person for it.
@@nullakjg767 yeah unfortunately. Tho throughout the show, he becomes a better person thanks to the Park Gang helping him lighten up
Ron Swanson is indeed great too
Yo for real! Especially with Ron and Chris Pratt, forgot his in-tv name
@@Jekunda Andy Dwyer
How I view this show.
Pops - the weird grandpa
Benson - a harsh father but kind inside
Skips - big brother figure
High 5 and muscle man - the naughty children but never get caught
Mordercai and rigby - the naughty children who always got caught
That's exactly right lol
I would say Muscle Man and Fives are more of the big brother figures. Skips is kinda like that super cool uncle that’s better than everyone and helps out with everything.
@@ohnobro1424 bro that’s literally my uncle
@@wasabebo8334 exactly
Pops ain't weird he just wanted everyone to be happy and get along
He's more like a grandpa who likes to spoil his grand children
3:39 this is one of my favorite overall episodes, it helps show that neither side truly loathes eachother and actually are decent friends, they just bicker a ton. The episode where they help Benson finish his guitar solo is also a really good episode.
3:39 this is one the most wholesome moments ever, it feels so genuine
Benson is actually a GREAT boss. He only looses his cool when the guys are slacking off which is honestly perfectly called for. A bad boss is what Mr. Krabs or Mr. Burns would be. Benson is honestly what a good boss should be like.
Mr burns?
@@gabrielsouto6031 simpsons character
he is mentally and physically abusive didn't he have his head on homers body (ik it's a treehouse of horror episode but it's still fucked up)
Mr Krabs is a bad boss, but he’s still an awesome character. I think a perfect example of a terrible boss would be Nestor.
I guess that would be on a high praise when you put it in that way.
6:21 regular show fans reacting to the angry grandpa countdown:
I love how the story of Regular Show is told from the perspectives of 2 childhood best friends who are young adults who still have a lot of maturing to do and are unsure of where they wanna go in life, with the help of a mentor/good influence (Benson), more forgiving and sweet leader (Pops), chill co worker who’s always there for them (Skips), and the other 2 best friends who are a bit much at first but u grow to love them (Muscle man/Mitch and Hi-five ghost)
I've always seen Benson as an overall nice guy. He just has anger issues.
Tbf your employees summoning satan himself instead of cutting grass is pretty infuriating
if we’re being real i’d say his reactions to the things mordecai and rigby do are more than justified 💀
@LapisIsNotHere it's not about experience, it's also about property damage and OSHA violation. I'm pretty sure Benson isn't the only one get pissed at this :)))
Mortecai liked to push people around sometimes pops in wrasslin episode I liked
How a guy could maintain his cool while his employees keep blowing the park on daily basis.
2:16 SO FUCKING TRUE. Dude was literally simping over Margaret for so long now for no reason other than She good looking and she work at the place he gets coffee from, so being sad over her when he never even told Margaret how she feel is so unreasonable. Tbh, Modercai being sad over her is so unreasonable and it better for Benson to say this to him since he been through this stuff before as shown later in the series and before this episode.
The way you aren't wrong
Man, Benson been through a LOT of stuff. I'd go as far as saying that he's the second wisest and second most experienced in life at the park (second only to skips of course)
@@jasperthompson9759 facts
@@jasperthompson9759 Relationship wise it's Benson, but everything else ranging to life lessons and advice it's Skips.
"you don't have the right to be sad."
6:07 *5 minutes later*,MORDECAI AND RIGBY!!!
4:32 I fucking hate how that episode ends. It’s it’s a really big fuck you especially after he explains how he feels about their relationship feels kind of like they don’t care about Benson
My exact thoughts
3:42
This is what made me like Benson, he's not a bad guy, he's trying to push Mordecai and Rigby from slacking off because he's their boss
And this is their job to listening his boss.
Yeah
Lowkey one of my favorite moments of the season
One of my favorite Benson moments.
But he still can be a jerk at times. Mordecai even says it to his face and it's almost like Benson took it to heart and accepted it.
I get that. Benson just wants Mordecai and Rigby to understand that they shouldn't keep doing crazy stuff. If that's the case, why does he think constantly yelling at them and threatening to fire them will help? If anything, that would just make it worse, in my opinion. If Benson really cared about making sure they become better employees, then he should be more supportive and understanding instead of yelling 24/7. Overall, I think Benson's a good character, but a horrible boss.
@@matthewallen445dude if your employees kept doing stupid shit after being told to do the simplest stuff over and over again I'm pretty sure you would get annoyed
J.G. Quintel is a genius at writing these characters. Most of the time in a cartoon, a boss is supposed to be either lazy and dishonest while pinning the work on their subordinates, or a completely unreasonable jackass who makes their subordinate's lives a living hell. Benson is neither of those; he's incredibly hardworking and honest, he busts his employees' balls making sure they do their job but he's not unreasonable (he was completely fine with Muscle Man taking a lunch break during an errand simply because Muscle Man checked in and asked), and the only times you really see him angry are with Mordecai and Rigby, who are inherently more flawed as characters than he is. He's all about integrity. And at the same time, he's an incredibly chill dude and he's so naturally fucking talented at a bunch of shit that he could be (and was) a big shot, but decides to be the manager of the park because that's where he naturally belongs.
I can't begin to describe how insanely unique the characters of Regular Show are, even if it's just a children's comedy cartoon. It's almost like these characters invented their own brand-new archetypes.
Edit: You guys in the replies are really missing the semantics of my comment...
this is not a children's cartoon, it's geared towards teenagers and young adults
It's also important to note that sometimes, Benson is an unreasonable dick. But thati's important too.
Children’s show? You won’t really understand the jokes and plots in this show until you’re at least a teen.
@@whyme3772 Wasn't it literally supposed to be an adult animated show until it was just shifted to CN?
@@GumSkyloard Yeah lol
3:57 Understatement of the century lol, Benson is such a great guy
6:30 GTA V Trevor in prologue
Honestly, when it comes to saving the park, Mordecai and Rigby excel in it. Their skills don't lie with being groundskeepers, they lie with protecting the park. And before you say that they have to protect the park from shit they cause, not all of the insane occurrences are caused by them.
Was about to counter with most of the stuff that happens is their fault but yeah not everything is. They didnt hire the russian spy, or build a literal highway to hell
They'd make better security guards than groundskeepers. I think Benson should've realized that groundskeeping really wasn't their thing a long time ago.
Mordecai’s hook is out of this world lmao
Yeah I would say only about half of the events are their fault, the other half is a mix of people trying to take over the park and random magical/supernatural events that just happened to take place there, but like 85% of the time it's mordecai and Rigby saving the day, so they have a pretty good record
there's literally a meme about it. "oh, you threw away a can? whoops, that can was actually a transdimensional warlord that is now going to destroy the universe if you don't stop it"
and yet mordecai and rigby do end up stopping it
Benson is the unsung hero of regular show
I remember when my mom used to watch with me, she always used to say he's just like her and I can confirm this and his personality is like gold hidden in a pile of stress.
1:09 you guys forgot the most important thing about weighting a song
It’s gotta have a beat
*prose add to drum at Eminem rap speed*
I think Benson is great boss despite his anger issues. Maybe if Mordecai and Rigby wasn't so lazy all the time. Benson wouldn't have gets so angry with them. He seems like an ok dude if you don't make him angry. Also the reason why Benson has angry issues I wish they went more into it. Cuz Benson only yells and show anger because his family encouraged him to speak up more and rise his voice and honestly I felt that. Because I would rather have someone tell me to shut up then tell to rise my voice because I hate not bring able to speak loud or express myself.
It's the stress of being a team lead/middle management. You'll always be crapped on by the owner or corporate just wanting results, it's nice they showed the nice side of Benson here and there showing it's nothing personal just really the nature of his job.
that's relatable honestly
i don't really like HAVING to raise up my voice(tho doing funny screams for myself is kinda funny)
I love benson but it seems you all forgot when high fives ghost took over and everyone was like 100x more productive
Benson is literally Squidward. You cannot convince me otherwise
Difference is that benson gives a shit about his job
@@El_Donte574 you got me there
@@El_Donte574 And the fact that Benson tolerates Mordecai and Rigby more than Squidward tolerates Spongebob and Patrick
Nah
@@professionalballsinspector2006 but spongebob and patrick regularly break into his house, break his stuff, and destroying his stuff
4:24 will always be one of my favourite cartoon show segments 😂
I love how they get pulled over, just for the cop to join them 😂😂😂, yes I know he was pulling them over but God I love that scene
Benson‘s one of those characters that when you were younger, you thought he was rude until you got older, you began to respect him. He’s not a bad guy. He’s just stressed out from the stuff Mordecai and Rigby do. Most the time they slack off or destroy the park even when Benson asks them to do simple things. Benson is a good guy and tries to teach them responsibility and discipline something they had very little of until then end of the series
2:47 “Don’t say it like that.”
It might only be my opinion, but i think benson is one of the coolest guys i've seen in animation, like seriously, a retired mini hockey champion, a retired legendary drums player, a really good fighter, he resisted his skeleton burning, and usually acts pretty nice with his employees, he was my favourite character in regular show
Don't forget great dancer
@@BigSarnt yeah, that too
@@BigSarnt ill give you a break
The "Wait what?" Here always gets me 😂
6:12
I'll be honest as a kid I was intimidated by Benson because of his temper. He's like a ticking time bomb, you don't know when he is going to snap.
5:33 BENSON UR GOIN OFF always cracks me up when he’s jumpin around like a lil frog
goin to Jupiter 🚀🚀🚀🚀
Bro this made me CRACK up
Benson isn't a bad guy, he's the boss & its his job to be in charge of everyone to make sure things run smoothly. Plus Mordecai & Rigby are _total_ slackers who would go through 10x the effort to not do their simple tasks. If they were even a smidge more responsible Benson wouldn't get mad. Especially how it puts it in 3:43
I use to think Benson was just an angry lil bitch but as I grew older, i realised that Benson was an understandable character. I would be pissed too if my employees didnt do their work and kept slacking off
3:36 Such a squidward moment
5:36 Haha, Benson got angry because he caught himself partying.
2:11 That's the coolest thing I've ever seen Benson done.
And Mordecai didn't appreciate it, that pisses me off
@@matiasvazquez6844 same, if i was there, i would listen to his advice and move on with my life.
@@matiasvazquez6844people in their feelings don't usually think about other's words than their own. Try being a therapist.
2:18 those words- they’ve stuck with me over all my years. It will always be a reminder to go for it, even if you’re unsure
I agree. Even if you fail, at least you fail knowing you tried. It's the effort that counts
Unironically Benson at least to me is the most likeable character in Regular Show. He may seem like a dick from the perspective of Mordecai and Rigby but he is just trying to do his best maintaining the park and when they actually do well he rewards them. I know if I was the boss of the park I would’ve fired Mordecai and Rigby WAYYYYY before. But it’s clear he genuinely cares about all his staff despite his snarky attitude.
0:59 All my childhood i thought Benson said what he said because he thought Mordecai and Rigby would be killed or something, obly now i realise that the intention of the scene was to show Benson pressured to tell the truth... Wich is that he still finds Mordecai and Rigby cool, even after ALL THE HAVOC THAT BROKE LOOSE BECAUSE OF THEM!
This guy is a true friend...
3:10 Benson's look went full 180 degrees after Rigby asked that question. He noticed Rigby was asking genuinely and was Just kinda sad thats the impression they have over him. It was like He was saying "I actually love you guys, its just I have been through so many shit in my life that its hard to be both a father to two manchildren, a boss and a calm person at the same time."
Reminder that Benson actually said out loud He loves Reccoontard and Mordesimp when he thought they were all going to die.
*3:40
Recoontard and Mordosimp 🤣🤣🤣
@@ronaldmatos1516 you can edit your original comment
@@floseatyard8063?
@@Axolotlboigaming he corrected his timestamp in the replies so I'm telling him he could just edit his original comment
I never realized how much of a GOAT Benson is until now.
I always loved seeing him happy. It was such a rare occurrence.
4:47 that Royal flush must have been talked about for years afterward.
i love benson as a character so much. he's more than just the typical angry mean boss with no redeeming qualities. he always has good reasons to be upset and often just wants the boys to work. he himself knows that never doing any work doesn't get you anywhere in life.
every moment this guy is on screen, and actually getting along with the others is a gift. and some of the moments where he's not getting along with them.
2:40
oooooooohhhh Benson 😂
As a 13 year old watching this show for the first time I have to say beson is my favorite character without a doubt. He’s definitely the most well written. I genuinely feel happy for him on the rare times where he’s genuinely happy.
I love this part when Benson help Mordecai tell him how he actually feels :) 💙❤ 2:11
Yeah I agree it's very sweet! 🥰
Benson was a really cool character with a messed up past, having a very strict father, having friends die, his drumming abilities credibility judged by a machine, and incompetent coworkers who at the end of the day were his true best friends.
2:23 , I was just like Mordecai, but not that bad, I've got the courage to tell her"i love u" , plot twist we broked up after 1 month
3:00 lmao the copy and pasted background characters
I was feeling a little emotional but the "rest in balls" part had me rolling
3:46 that’s a really great way to explain a lot of angry moments with people you care about-
I love how much Benson being a pro drummer shines through with his reaction to them making music like “oh for fuck’s sake, let me show you how it’s done”
Man, Benson is totally appreciated in my book based off of the amount of good he has as a person, despite his anger problems.
Benson is just a traumatized man trying to get work done and live life, honestly hes a good guy.
I loved Benson. Dude was a good guy with good intentions that was just stressed from life and had some anger issues. He was never the bad guy, even when he was acting like a jerk
2:30 might be mean but benson a real bro for that one
He was always nice. He’s been through a lot. Unlucky love and stress doesn’t do good to a guy like him, especially to us. He’s also a relatable character and I respect that.
Gotta be honest if I had the early seasons’ versions of Mordecai and Rigby as employees I probably would have a hard time being nice that often too.
7:10
"Peter.... dont turn me into marketable plushies! PETE-!"
Damn this is honestly kind of heartwarming to watch
Benson *IS* nice.
He keeps order and respects his employees (What a Boss should do, not a Friend)... The problem is that McNuggets and Oompa Loompa (Mordecai and Rigby) always do stupid things even if they do the simplest jobs.
Just gotta appreciate “McNuggets and Oompa Loompa” lol a lot of ppl make up funny names for them, but these are top notch
0:07 surprised he didn't fire them after calling him a loser. I guss the keyboard just has that much power
Confidence can take you far in life. Even if you fake it.
Them: GIVE US A RAISE LOSER
I like how the knob on his chest is shaped like a heart and the gumballs kinda resemble a beard
I wish I could have a boss like Benson.
You forgot the scene from “the worlds best boss” where benson was being nice to everyone in the beginning even though he was having a tough day. After all he’s been through, he really deserves the mug from that episode.
The electro pop scene is one of my favorites in the entire show, one of the earliest moments where you can really see that Benson is looking after them by being hard on them, but still wants to be friends with them
Epic scene that 1
Heartwarming moment hilarious too 😂
Benson is a huge W in the whole show. The entire show is a W.
Benson: The BEST boss in ALL of cartoon history!
5:25 smooth!
Benson is a homie
Maturing is learning that Benson was actually a chill and lenient dude who just wanted to do his job well
I Love how Benson actually didnt wanted a explanation or knew about what was happening but wanted soo bad to play drum that drove to the Park imediately
2:34 you can’t tell me that’s not the same guy that voiced muscle man.
Mark Hamill voiced the scary characters
Sam Marin voices some characters of the show
And Roger Craig smith voiced most characters in the show
Benson was THE ONLY one to tell Mordecai the truth about his break up. And that hits hard asf
Benson is one of my favorites. He feels like such a real person. Honestly all of them do.
To be fair he's pretty much always being a nice dude considering he didn't fire mordecai and Rigby after the 1st episode for summoning a video game Satan just cause he asked them to set up chairs
Benson was always a nice guy, its just he really tried to do his best and definitely cared about mordecai and rigby from time to time :)