06x17 - Solid Gold

[bunniefuu]

Katie: wow, there it is --
Las vegas.

Governor: we're gonna have
A lot of fun together.

Miss kraus:
Well, benson's not.

This is his first lieutenant
Governor's conference,

Und he's going to make a good
Impression if it kills me.

Benson: that's what I like
About kraus.

She keeps me motivated.

Benson,
I just ran into

The lieutenant governor
Of california.

He said
To say hello.

Oh, yeah, what's his name?
It went right out of my head.

Zelda!

That's a funny name for a man,
Even in california.

Zelda!

Gretchen!

Zelda!

Gretchen kraus!

Ja, ja, ja,
It's me, little gretchen.

[ laughter ]

So, what are you
Doing here?

Well, I'm booked here.

I mean, in the hotel,
In the versailles room,

Still wowing them
With my hypnotism act.

Ja, ja.
Well, let me introduce you.

Benson, clayton,
Get it over here quick.

[ laughs ]

Zelda, this is lieutenant
Governor benson dubois.

How do you do?

Und
Clayton endicott.

Hello.

This is my friend,
Zelda romanchkova.

Pleased to meet you,
Miss, uh -- zelda.

Why don't you
Come along backstage with me?

We'll catch up
On old times.

Oh. Benson, do you want me to go
To your room with you?

What'll zelda think?

[ laughs ]

No, no, I mean
To talk business or --

You know what I mean.

Come on, zelda,
Let's go.

[ cheering ]

Clayton:
Would you look at this, benson?

You know,
It really is disgusting

To see people show
Such a wanton disregard

For something
As nice as money.

Relax, clayton,
It's just a game.

Why don't
You give it a try?

Oh, no, no, no.

You might even
Like it.

See?
[ chuckles ]

All right.

You got a quarter?

Where's your money?

I've just got a dollar bill.
I don't want to break it.

You don't want to break it?
You're cheap. Here.

It's a quarter.
What's the matter?

Goodbye.

[ machine honks ]

[ coins dropping ]

Is all that mine?

All of them
But one.

Okay, here's yours.

[ chuckles ]

See.

[ laughs ]
That's pretty easy.

Well, I'm leaving.

There's really no justice
In the world, you know?

Yeah.

Let's see
What you've got here.

[ elevator bell dings ]

[ men humming
"Jimmy cr*ck corn" ]

♪ do-do-do
Do-do-do-do ♪

♪ do-do-do-do
Do-do do-do ♪

♪ do-do do-do -- ♪

Okay, once more
From the top.

Come on. Here we go.

Come on.
Pay attention to me.

♪ jimmy cr*ck -- ♪

No, I start it.
Come on.

♪ jimmy cr*ck corn,
And I don't care ♪

♪ jimmy cr*ck corn ♪
♪ I don't care,
I don't care ♪

What are you doing?

That's not the way
The chorus goes.

I don't care.

You don't care?
Well, I care.

Once more from the top.
Do it right.

No more messing around.
Here we go.

♪ jimmy cr*ck corn,
And I don't care ♪

♪ as I walked out
In the streets of laredo ♪

That's not funny.

That's not even the right song,
And you know it.

I just really --
I really hate that --

You know, this is really great.
This is really great.

Las vegas
Is really some kind of town.

It's an exciting town.

At home, all we have is recorded
Music in the elevators.

You guys --
"Jimmy cr*ck corn."

"As I walked out
In the streets of" -- wonderful.

We've got to start
Working bigger rooms.

We will when you
Get the chorus right.

Let's go.
Once more from the top.

Press the button.

Well, I hate this song.

♪ jimmy cr*ck corn
And I -- ♪

Push the button, please.
Push the button.

♪ jimmy cr*ck corn,
And I don't care ♪

So, what do you want
To do today, dad?

Honey,
Whatever you want to do.

This is your vacation,
So you decide.

We can go
See the hoover dam.

We can sail on lake mead.

We can drive up
To virginia city -- anything.

Let's go to the mall.

The mall?

Yeah, I love to shop.

Okay, the mall it is.

I think it's this way.

Okay.

Man: yo, , !

[ inhales sharply ]

[ clears throat ]
Let's see what we have here.

Oh.

[ laughs ]

Vingt-et-un.

We call that blackjack,
Sir.

That is absolutely right.

[ laughs ]

Well...
[ clears throat ]

I seem to be crowding the table
With my winnings.

[ clears throat ]

Perhaps I should try my hand
At another game.

That's entirely up to you.

Where's the, uh,
Real action around here?

High rollers
Like yourself --

They usually prefer
To play craps.

Craps?

Craps.

Pbht.

Well, I think
I'll just give that a whirl.

[ chuckles ]

I mean,
I'm obviously a natural.

That's you -- mr. Natural.

Yeah,
Buh, buh, buh.

[ roulette wheel spinning ]

Come on!

will win it!

All right!

Come on, baby,
Take daddy to heaven!

Give me an !

Yeah!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

I am too much!
I'm hot to trot!

Give me them bones!

Ladies.

I'm never going back
To wall street.

Winner, .

[ cheers and applause ]

[ laughs ]

[ knock on door ]

Benson, I --

Oh, kraus.

What in the world?
What do you want?

Are you forgetting
Your breakfast?

I usually don't have it
Until I wake up.

I am talking about
Your breakfast

With the governor
Of nevada.

You've got minutes.

Hey!

It's two of the world's
Most beautiful people.

How's it going?

What are you
Dressed up for?

I got an early date
With a deck of cards.

So you decided to go
Dressed as a joker?

[ laughs ]

Benson, baby,
I love that sense of humor.

Don't you
Ever change, eh?

There you go.

You are a beautiful
Human being.

Governor: anything else
You want to do?

Katie: not really.

You want to go around
The hotel again?

If you want to.

Well, if you want to.

Why don't we
Just sit down?

Is it too cold out here
For you?

No, it's nice.

Winters here
Aren't like back home.

Well, so, who's
Your favorite singer?

Oh, I don't know.

I hear this prince fellow
Is very entertaining.

Yeah, he's okay.

When I was your age,
I was crazy about glenn miller.

He's all right.

You've heard
Glenn miller?

Yeah, we had to study him
In music history.

Katie...

I guess I just don't know what
To talk to you about anymore.

You're trying
Too hard, dad.

Why don't you talk to me
About you?

Me?

You want me
To talk about me?

Yeah.

Well, how about that?
You --

Me?

Well...

I was
A very long baby.

Really?

Oh, katie.

You're a wonderful
Daughter.

I love you, too, dad.

Uh...

Hello, there.

Care to place a bet, sir?

In a minute,
In a minute.

[ clears throat ]

Okay.

I'm gonna save
These three here and...

Put it on .

No -- !

.

I don't know,
Maybe .

No, no, .

Okay.

Come on!

Come on, baby!

And the winner...

.

Thirt--

Thank you, sir.

I'm -- I'm --

I...

Meant --
I meant .

You all saw me.
I meant !

Goodbye, there.

I meant .

Wha-- clayton?

Huh?

How you doing?

How am I doing?

I'm a loser.

At least the trip
Was educational.

Well, why don't you
Come with us?

We are going to meet
The governor und katie

Und see my friend zelda
Perform.

Yeah, but maybe you ought to
Change this suit first.

Gone.

Everything is gone.

Oh, the poor guy.

Oh, kraus, the man didn't lose
A dime of his own money.

Oh, well, then,
Who cares?

Come on, let's go.

Benson, benson, look!

I can't believe it!

It's bobby vinton!

Who is that?

The polish prince!

Come on, I want to get
His autograph.

Come on.

Excuse me.

I don't mean to bother you,
But I think you are great.

You are one
Of my biggest fans.

She's a little excited
And not very bright.

Would you mind giving me
My autograph?

I --

No, I know what you mean.
It'd be my pleasure.

Do you have a pen
Or a pencil?

Ja, ja, ja.

Benson, benson.

Ah, good.

Da.

You have
A lovely wife.

You have
A lovely jacket.

Would you like
To trade?

Man: ladies and gentlemen,

The versailles room is proud
To present for your pleasure

The queen of stage hypnotism,

The amazing zelda!

[ applause ]

That's my friend.
Isn't she wonderful?

She hasn't
Done anything yet.

Don't be so negative
About her.

Now, I'm sure you are all
Familiar with hypnotism, huh?

Or what you think is hypnotism,

Such as the twirling pendant
On the chain.

Well, you are not going to see
That here tonight.

With what they're paying me,
I can hardly afford to eat,

Never mind to buy jewelry.

These?

Oh, these, darling --
They're leftovers of zsa zsa's.

Curtain, please, darling.

No, no, no.

All my act requires
Is your cooperation, all right?

So, why don't get we
Get things started

By having two volunteers
Come up out of the audience?

Who wants to give it a try?

Huh?

Come on.

Don't be shy.

Benson. Benson, come on.
It'll be fun.

No, I don't want to go.
Let me go.

Benson.

Ah, there we are.

Come right up, darlings.

Come on, kraus.

I don't even think
I can be hypnotized.

Just play along.

Please, a nice hand
For these lovely people.

[ applause ]

Now, friends,
I must tell you that this lady

Is a friend of mine from
Many years ago, gretchen kraus.

But tell the truth,
Gretchen.

Never before
Have I hypnotized you, right?

Um, I don't think so.

It's too bad, 'cause if you had,
It would explain a lot.

Gretchen, darling,
I want you should look at me.

Now, gretchen, think back
Across the many years

To when we first met
In new york.

Now, go back...

Back.

You are just
A young girl.

Way, way back.

Sleep, gretchen.

Good.

You are just a young lass
In bavaria.

Ja.

It's very cold.

Oh.

Someone is coming
Down the path.

Who is it?

It is johan,
The goatherd.

The goatherd?

He can keep you warm.

Oh, ja.

Kraus, wake up.

Will you wake her up?

Wake, gretchen.

Benson,
What are you doing?

Defending myself.

Thank you, gretchen.
Thank you.

Wasn't she wonderful?
A hand for miss kraus, please.

Thank you, darling.
You're wonderful.

And now, you are?

Uh, benson dubois.

Oh, yes,
Benson dubois.

You are here for the lieutenant
Governor's conference.

And how is it going
So far?

Very busy.

Oh, yes.

Well, maybe now you have
A little time to relax.

Mm-hmm.

Do you feel relaxed?

More than relaxed.
More like tired.

Good, good.

Just let your body
Go limp.

Gluh-luh-luh!

Oh, no, no, no, no,
Not that limp.

So, I understand you are
A successful politician,

But tell me,

Is there anything else
You have ever dreamed of being?

Well, I like to sing.
You got a shower handy?

But can you dance?

Sure, I can move, yeah.

Ooh, friends, are we going to
Have a good time tonight.

I should warn you.

Many people have tried
To hypnotize me before --

Sleep.

Good.

You are no longer benson dubois,
Lieutenant governor.

You are now
Benson dubois,

Las vegas headliner.

Curtain, please.

When I count to three,

You will be ready
To perform your opening act,

Assisted by
The solid gold dancers.

, , .

[ "Tonight it's my party"
Plays ]

Is everyone having a good time?

[ applause ]

Then let's party.

♪ "Is it already monday?"
I say to myself ♪

♪ as I crawl
From under the sheets ♪

♪ in and out of the shower ♪

♪ no time for breakfast,
I've got to hit the street ♪

♪ out on the freeway ♪

♪ the rush-hour traffic's
Enough to make you scream ♪

♪ even before you arrive to work
Every morning ♪

♪ you're tearing at the seams ♪

♪ sometimes it makes me wonder,
"What's the news?" ♪

♪ but no one said it would be
Easy trying to pay your dues ♪

♪ every day it's so busy
From sunup to sundown ♪

♪ I got to find a way ♪

♪ to relieve all this tension ♪

♪ from pounding the pavement
Every single day ♪

♪ I've given all I've got
And then some more ♪

♪ but now it's friday night ♪

♪ and I'm heading out
The do-o-o-o-o-o-o-or ♪

♪ 'cause tonight it's my party ♪

♪ and there's no one
Who deserves it more ♪

♪ don't stop me
Once I've started ♪

♪ turn up the volume
On the music ♪

♪ this night is
My rew-a-a-a-a-ard ♪

♪ I arrive at the office ♪

♪ the boss is a-screamin',
"I need this yesterday ♪

♪ I don't care how it gets done,
Just see that it is" ♪

♪ and there's nothing
You can say ♪

♪ all week long
They've been pressing ♪

♪ taunting and testing ♪

♪ I've had it up to here ♪

♪ I need to spend time
With my friends ♪

♪ a couple of drinks
In a social atmosphere ♪

♪ the week is through ♪

♪ and the lesson
That I've learned ♪

♪ is that no one can take ♪

♪ something from you
You've earned ♪

♪ 'cause tonight it's my party ♪

♪ and there's no one
Who deserves it more ♪

♪ don't stop me
Once I've started ♪

♪ turn up the volume
On the music ♪

♪ this night is
My rew-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ard ♪

♪ 'cause tonight it's my party ♪

♪ and there's no one
Who deserves it more ♪

♪ don't stop me
Once I've started ♪

♪ turn up the volume
On the music ♪

♪ this night is mine ♪

♪ tonight it's my party ♪

♪ and there's no one
Who deserves it more ♪

♪ don't stop me
Once I've started ♪

♪ turn up the volume
On the music ♪

♪ this night is mine ♪

♪ tonight it's my party ♪

♪ and there's no one
Who deserves it more ♪

♪ don't stop me
Once I've started ♪

♪ turn up the volume
On the music ♪

♪ this night is
My rew-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ard ♪

[ cheers and applause ]

♪ tonight it's my party ♪

♪ and there's no one
Who deserves it more ♪

♪ don't stop me
Once I've started ♪

♪ turn up the volume
On the music ♪

♪ this night is mine ♪

♪ tonight it's my party ♪

♪ and there's no one
Who deserves it more ♪

♪ don't stop me
Once I've started ♪

♪ turn up the volume
On the music ♪

♪ this night is my reward ♪