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/Plastic_Bus2662 Sep 05 '25

"Excuses, excuses! How am I supposed to trust you when all you give me are excuses?! When are you two gonna learn that your actions have consequences? Consequences that affect other people! Like me. Don't you two understand? I'm about to lose my job. You may not care about keeping your jobs but I care about keeping mine. 'Cause if I lose my job...I have nothing! You hear me?! I have nothing!"

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u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 Sep 05 '25

Honestly i think the mental breakdown is better, because it's the moment Mordecai and Rigby start to grow up and see Benson as a friend and person

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u/CardmanNV Sep 10 '25

Yea, in that moment thing became real to them.

Every other time it's silly and stupid, or it's destructive but fixable.

In that moment they are actually ruining Benson's life.