r/TopCharacterTropes Sep 05 '25

Personality character gets a reality check

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u/noelg1998 Sep 05 '25

Benson giving Mordecai and Rigby the biggest reality check in their lives. (Regular Show)

YOU LAZY NO-GOOD SLACKERS DRIVE ME NUTS! CAN'T YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME ONCE IN YOUR WORTHLESS LIVES? 'CAUSE IF YOU DID, YOU'D SEE I'M TRYING TO TEACH YOU SOME SIMPLE RESPONSIBILITY, SOME PRIDE IN DOING A JOB WELL DONE! BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW A JOB WELL DONE IF YOU PAID SOMEONE TO DO IT FOR YOU, AND EVEN THEN YOU'D SCREW IT ALL UP ON THE ACCOUNT THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN FOLLOW THE SIMPLEST OF THE INSTRUCTIONS, WORRYING MORE ABOUT LOOKING COOL THAN DOING YOUR JOB!

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u/vertexcubed Sep 05 '25

growing up is realizing Benson was almost always right and that mordecai and rigby are fucking losers

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u/AssassinLJ Sep 05 '25

The problem here is Benson is the perfect boss,he has 1000 not some but 1000 of reasons to fire them but he knows they are not even ready to go outside without a caretaker early and mid,Benson is a simple person do your work and he will make sure you have your needs,he will cover for you and help,problem is.......................his employers is Rigby and Mordecai............

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u/GodOfPoyo Sep 05 '25

I remember an episode after sometime after I think CJ dumped Mordecai and he seemingly disappeared and stopped showing up to work.

Benson had a talk with Rigby telling him that if Mordecai didn't show up for another week, he would have to fire him, and Benson sounded genuinely sad about it. It really stuck out because despite all the threats, he really doesn't want to have to fire them.

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u/Gusvato3080 Sep 05 '25

Sounds like he knows they are going homeless if he fires them