Benson Literally Plays a Game With Death

Published: Oct. 31, 2023, 5:28 a.m.

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Happy Halloween! You\'re getting this week\\u2019s episode one day early because it is, in fact, a Halloween episode.

\\u201cThe Stranger\\u201d (October 25, 1985)

Benson may have been a more conventional sitcom than Soap, the show it spun off, but that doesn\\u2019t mean it didn\\u2019t have its exceedingly weird moments \\u2014 including this final season Halloween special in which Benson must play a trivia game with death personified in order to save the lives of 41 hapless schoolchildren. It\\u2019s basically the last moment in time an otherwise grounded sitcom could get away with this, and we\\u2019re lucky to have James Eldred on hand to discuss it. Also he suggested it!

Please don\\u2019t spoil Poker Face for him.

Also give a listen to his Cinema Oblivia podcast \\u2014 and check out the episodes Drew guested on, about Switchblade Sisters and Troll.

The supercut of Kraus yelling \\u201cI can hear you\\u201d (or some variation thereof) was excerpted from this video on YouTube, posted by Undercover Budget Director. The full version is much longer.

Watch Glen\'s episode of Ninjago: Dragons Rising, now streaming on Netflix! And if you\'re not sure what a Ninjago is, watch Ninjago Decoded, Glen\'s video series that explains the history of the Ninjago TV show.

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