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Too Pooped to Pip: Directed by Gary Brown, Mark Warren. With Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Missy Gold. Gladys Knight and the Pips are in town, and Benson tells everyone he will get them to sing at a telethon the governor is holding for a fund raiser.
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- Comedy, Family
- Gary Brown, Mark Warren
- 1984-01-06
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When The Governor's telethon needs a replacement star act, Bensontells the staff that he could get the visiting soul group, Gladys Knight and the Pips. When Benson's plan foils however, the staff is immensely disappointed.
The episode makes call backs to the Season 2 episode, "Benson in the Hospital".The episode marks the second mention of the Myerson Children's Clinic.When Pete takes over the telethon when Clayton freezes, he jokes that Clayton was a very ugly baby; with a distant reply of "How ugly was he?' being shouted after. Though not on screen, the line wa...The track "What Are Friends For" was written by Robert Guillaume's son, Kevin Guillaume.Benson mentions country singer, Kenny Rogers.The Governor mentions the 60's Italian mouse character, Topo GigioClayton sarcastically states that Benson should get singer Frank Sinatra.Governor:This is exciting! Gladys Knight and the Pips on my telethon!Katie:Yeah, I can get their autographs!Governor:I'm going to go upstairs right now, and listen to all their albums!Benson:You've got their albums?Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling. Inga Swenson. ... Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus. Missy Gold. ... Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling. Ethan Phillips.
Benson season 5 Too Pooped to Pip - Metacritic. Summary Benson, a spin-off of the controversial series, Soap, first aired in September of 1979 on ABC and would run for seven years, outlasting it's parent series. Created by Susan Harris, who would later create The Golden Girls and Empty Nest, Benson centered on Benson DuBois.
Too Pooped to Pip is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of Benson, and the one hundred fourth episode overall. Starring: Robert Guillaume ( Benson DuBois ), James Noble ( Governor Eugene Gatling ), Inga Swenson ( Gretchen Kraus ), Missy Gold ( Katie Gatling ), Ethan Phillips ( Pete Downey ), Didi Conn ( Denise Stevens ) and Rene ...
Butler Benson DuBois is the smartest (and possibly only sane) member of widowed Gov. Eugene Gatling's household staff. Benson always manages to keep h…
Too Pooped to Pip (1984) User Reviews Review this title 1 Review. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 10 /10. really great ep MiketheWhistle 22 August 2019 ...
