Benson Dunwoody

She has a pet named Manzanita, and it's a little pig.

Benson is around 40 years old for most of the series, making him noticeably older than Mordecai and Rigby. This age puts him in a much more mature position of authority, which explains much of his temperament and sense of responsibility as the park manager.
Benson Dunwoody from Regular Show is 1.63 meters tall and weighs approximately 68 kg.

Unlucky in Love: Benson has terrible luck with women, even worse than Mordecai. His first girlfriend, Veronica, dumped him in a deleted scene from "Mordecai and the Rigbys," Audrey broke up with him sometime before the events of "The Real Thomas," and in the final episode, it was revealed that his new girlfriend, Natalie/Natalia, was a Russian spy. He's had five girlfriends since his teens until recently, and because of the dumping, he's visited Dumptown five times. [46] After meeting Pam, things seem to improve, [47] but she ends up dumping him while he's in space. [17] Luckily, though, they get back together sometime after the Park returns to space, get married, and raise four cats and Benson's pig, Apple Sauce, together. [19]

In Regular Show, Benson Dunwoody's reaction to girls varies drastically depending on his confidence level, going from being a shy and awkward gentleman at first, to becoming a devoted, mature boyfriend prone to depression when things go wrong.

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Unlike Mordecai or Rigby, Benson doesn't usually act immaturely or boastfully, but instead proves to be a true "girl magnet" thanks to his maturity and independence.
Nervousness and initial clumsiness
Hidden insecurity: Despite his tough character as a boss, he gets very nervous around women he is attracted to.
Loss of control: He has difficulty maintaining his firm posture and often stutters or makes mistakes out of pure shyness.
Social pressure: He accepts desperate advice from his employees (like Mordecai and Rigby) to try to impress a girl, which usually ends in disaster.

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The responsible and thoughtful boyfriend
Chivalry: When he enters into a formal relationship (such as with Audrey or Pam), Benson is extremely attentive, polite, and protective.
Plans made: She prefers formal dates, dinners at restaurants and romantic gestures to going out partying.
Separation of facets: He tries to put his work fury aside to show his more peaceful, cultured (like his taste for drums and music) and sensitive side.

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Vulnerability and intense ruptures
He gets deeply depressed: When a relationship ends, Benson falls into a state of absolute sadness.
Months of mourning: After breaking up with Audrey, he spent months depressed, neglecting his own happiness until his friends from the park helped him move on.
Search for stability: Their ultimate goal is always to find a stable partner with whom to share their mature life.

The character was based on a convenience store clerk named Sam (after his voice actor) from JG Quintel's short film, "2 in the AM PM", who briefly transforms into a gumball machine.
The name Benson was taken from JG Quintel's student short film, "The Naive Man of Lolliland," because the driver of the Lolliland Man is named Benson (which bears no resemblance to Benson from Regular Show), a name that was later used for the gumball machine man in the series.
In a deleted scene from "Mordecai and the Rigbys," it was revealed that Benson had a girlfriend named Veronica, but she left him for a businessman. Due to his hippie lifestyle, it was also hinted that he had been in a band, which is confirmed in "150 Piece Kit" when he reunites with his former bandmates, Hair to the Throne, of which he was the drummer.
So far, there have been four recorded instances where Benson's gum has fallen out of its compartment: twice in the first season and twice in the third. The first was in "Caffeinated Concert Tickets," when he dropped his gum after nearly colliding with a speeding lawnmower. The second was in "The Unicorns Have Got to Go," when the punk unicorns snatched two pieces of gum from Benson (and ate them without any ill effects) while he was tied to a door. The third and fourth times were in "In the House," when he vomited his gum and when he was flushed down the toilet.
Benson's nickname in stick hockey is "Dragon of Death".
In "Off Duty" and "Blind Trust," it was revealed that Benson once owned a dog. He let Mordecai and Rigby look after it, but it ran away while they were at Cheezer's.
Benson can be grumpy with children, as revealed in "Fuzzy Dice" and (to some extent) in "Just Set Up the Chairs".

He and Skips are the only two park employees who don't have children at the end; instead, he and Pam raise their pig Apple Sauce and adopt several cats.
Benson greatly enjoys working at the park, even turning down the opportunity to reunite with Hair to the Throne to continue working there.
Benson is shown to be left-handed. However, in "House Rules," he is seen writing something with his right hand. He is either ambidextrous, or this is a mistake.
So far, Benson has had three well-known jobs: champion ice hockey player, highly talented professional drummer for Hair to The Throne, and park manager.
Benson looks somewhat different when he first appears in the "Starter Pack" in his office (his hat is positioned and has a slightly different shape, his body and arms appear thicker, and his eyes seem larger). However, a second later he appears in the living room looking normal.
In "World's Greatest Boss," Pops reveals that Benson has worked at The Park for 10 years.
In "Guitar of Rock" it is revealed that Benson is a big fan of Bruce Rock, even going so far as to follow him on his tours for weeks.
In "Gold Watch," it's revealed that Benson likes to "play it safe." He even admits to setting three alarms every night and eating hard toast when he wakes up so he won't be late for work.
In Gold Watch it is also revealed that Benson loves chicken wings, although they seem to make him drunk every time he eats them, which is also revealed in the episode "Dodge This".
In "Format Wars II", he was the fifth DiscMaster.
Benson's last name turned out to be Dunwoody, as revealed in the episodes "The Dome Experiment" and "Hello China".
In "Cat Videos," he got a pet cat named McFluffin. The cat never appears or is mentioned again in any other episode.
A post from the official Cartoon Network Twitter account.

Benson-themed content
Benson's Apartment (Some episodes)
Benson's drum kit ("This Is My Jam")
The Benson Family ("Think Positive")
Benson's House Rules ("House Rules")
Benson's Pets ("Cat Videos" and "Benson's Pig")
Benson's Office (Some episodes)
Benson's outfit
Benson's Car ("Party Pete", "Over the Top", "Skips Strikes", "Fortune Cookie", "Ricking Up Margaret" and "Benson's Car")
"Benson, get out!" (Episode focused on Benson and Susan)
Benson's 150-Piece Battery Set ("150-Piece Kit")
Trivia
Benson is the second most frequently appearing park employee, only surpassed by Mordecai and Rigby.
Benson's car is a maroon Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra station wagon, model year 1982-1988, or as he describes it, "the typical old station wagon."
Its license plate reads "5DL7R2".
The mobile phone that Benson uses throughout the series is a foldable Motorola StarTAC, a model released in 1996. The only difference lies in the location of the screen.
Benson is the only character for which Sam Marin uses his natural voice, unlike the voice changes he makes when voicing Pops and Muscle Man.
Furthermore, when asked, Sam Marin chose Benson as his favorite character. His favorite character used to be Pops.
Benson is parodied in an episode of the television show MAD. In the episode, Benson appears in a segment called "Celebrities Without Makeup" and says that actor Zack Galifianakis "looked like a normal guy" without makeup, and a makeup brush paints Galifianakis's face onto Benson's face.
Unlike the other park employees who live at The Park, Benson lives in a one-bedroom apartment in the city.
Benson's apartment number is 1635.
You can see the park from your living room window.
In "Think Positive," Pops is Benson's boss whenever Mr. Maellard is not present.

Bus driver - Benson drives a bus full of children to the park for a birthday party [ 28 ] .
Stingy - Benson is occasionally shown to be stingy with his employees. Despite forcing everyone to attend Karaoke Night, he only offers to buy them one song each, leaving food and drinks on their own.[29] Benson will only pay for drinks up to $1.50.[30] He also demands that Rigby pay for the case of eggs he took during Halloween. However, during his lucky streak, he buys the entire food cart for the gang at the restaurant.[31]
Cat lover: Benson appears to be a cat lover, due to all the cat portraits inside his apartment, as well as a checkbook with cat pictures [32]. He ends up developing an addiction to watching cat videos [33]. However, he also had a dog that Rigby and Mordecai took to Cheezer's before it ran away [34].
Loneliness - There is a hidden cameo in which Benson is looking at a web page with other gumball machines, but this was only shown for two seconds [35]. From "Weekend at Benson's" onward, he shows interest in Audrey. Later, they established a relationship, but broke up, sometime before the events of "The Real Thomas."
Slacker - He has only been seen slacking off in the episode "Benson Be Gone," when he slacks off with Mordecai and Rigby instead of following Susan's orders. In response, she fires him, but he yells "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!" He also does it a little in "Skips Strikes," when he yells "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" with the group, as well as in "The Real Thomas."

Stick hockey expert: Benson also has a mysterious past where he was a highly skilled stick hockey player known as "The Dragon of Death" [7]. He is shown playing stick hockey with Mordecai and Rigby in a later episode [26].
Archery: Benson uses a bow and arrows to defeat monsters [27]. These skills were also used again against several scientists and dome workers [1].
Motorcyclist - When Mordecai and Rigby leave Benson at an arcade and head towards the go-kart dealership, Benson asks a man with a motorcycle how much he wants for it. He then takes it and drives off at top speed trying to catch up with Mordecai and Rigby [22].
Bus driver - Benson drives a bus full of children to the park for a birthday party [ 28 ] .

Bad temper - Benson is known for his extreme mood swings. Some notable examples include when Benson nearly killed himself and others because he became so enraged that he turned into a fireball, and when he finally exploded, he yelled at Mordecai and Rigby so loudly that they were temporarily deafened by tinnitus [2]. He also became so angry with Mordecai and Rigby for stopping at an arcade while he was sleeping that he began to collapse and cry [22]. His neurotic personality and tendency to get angry quickly are a running gag in the series. For example, when Rigby threw trash at him, he lost his temper by throwing a trash can into the air and furiously kicking it [23]. Benson has also become physical with Mordecai and Rigby, such as kicking them to the ground [24].
Determined - Benson is very stubborn, which only hurts him, as seen in "Peeps," "Fortune Cookie," "Think Positive," "150 Piece Kit," and other episodes. He often becomes so focused on a task that he overlooks incredibly important things, as seen in "The Dome Experiment."
Athletic - In some episodes, Benson has demonstrated incredible athletic feats. In "Blind Trust," he managed to perform a backflip and a front flip, and dodge enemy attacks while carrying Mordecai and Rigby. In "Fool Me Twice," he navigated the deadly obstacle course of the game show without sustaining any injuries. Finally, in "The Dome Experiment," he managed to sneak into the dome and knock all the scientists unconscious.
Combat: While he's not as strong as Skips, Muscle Man, or Mordecai, Benson is more than capable of holding his own in a fight.
Professional drummer: It was hinted in a previous episode [25] and later revealed [4] that he was the former drummer for Hair to the Throne, before being fired after only 6 months and replaced by The Drumatron VI. In that same episode, he proved he could play the drums better than that robot with his 150-piece drum kit.

Pinball expert: Benson proved to be an expert at pinball. He played on a pinball machine so the gang could cross the bridge to the lava pit [36].
Party Benson finally broke free after Audrey successfully asked him to, following his kidnapping by the Party Savers and being forced to serve them as a clone known as "Party Benson." In the end, Mordecai, Rigby, and the "real" Party Pete admit that Benson is the best at parties. [37]
Nausea - Benson shows a tendency to feel nauseous easily at a disgusting sight [ 38 ] .
Sore loser: Benson is very competitive and when he loses he doesn't take it well [ 39 ].
Drunk on wings - Whenever Benson eats chicken wings, he tends to talk in a straightforward manner [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] .
Trust issues: Pops takes them to a forest and Mordecai and Rigby have to train Benson so he can trust them. The training intensifies when Benson tries to leave. [45]
Unlucky in Love: Benson has terrible luck with women, even worse than Mordecai. His first girlfriend, Veronica, dumped him in a deleted scene from "Mordecai and the Rigbys," Audrey broke up with him sometime before the events of "The Real Thomas," and in the final episode, it was revealed that his new girlfriend, Natalie/Natalia, was a Russian spy. He's had five girlfriends since his teens until recently, and because of the dumping, he's visited Dumptown five times. [46] After meeting Pam, things seem to improve, [47] but she ends up dumping him while he's in space. [17] Luckily, though, they get back together sometime after the Park returns to space, get married, and raise four cats and Benson's pig, Apple Sauce, together. [19]
Jealousy - Benson felt jealous of Mordecai and Rigby and refused to admit that they looked cool, although he admitted in the intergalactic court of coolness that they were the coolest guys.

Personality
Benson is undoubtedly the most short-tempered character of them all. His bad temper is usually due to Mordecai and Rigby's lack of productivity, as they prefer to laze around and play video games instead of working. Benson often threatens to fire them if they don't finish their tasks or do something as simple as buy tortillas or go to karaoke. When they vandalize park property or slack off, Benson loses his temper, turns bright red, and usually ends up yelling at them. Although this could be because he wants to motivate them to improve and learn from their mistakes. Aside from his bad temper, Benson is usually calm and, in fact, kind and sociable, even with Mordecai and Rigby. When he's in a good mood, he rewards his employees with time off, usually in the form of evening entertainment or dinners out. He even confesses to Mordecai and Rigby that he doesn't hate them, but rather their actions, because they make him look bad as their boss.

Appearance
Benson is a red gumball machine with pinkish-purple/red gum encased in a glass dome, sunken eyes, and a large, straight gray nose that almost overlaps his mouth. While storyboard artist Benton Connor has noted that his gumballs could function as facial hair, as they line up somewhat like a beard, this is easily disproven by the actual facial hair he grows throughout the series. Despite having relatively long arms and legs compared to his body, Benson is relatively short compared to most other characters, being taller than Muscle Man but shorter than Mordecai. It's also worth noting that his dispensing slot is in a rather phallic position, and the open latch appears to be the equivalent of him being naked. The rotary switch on his chest is shaped like a heart symbol, suggesting that this is likely where his heart is located. None of these components are visible when he is fully clothed.

Benson's gumballs also change color according to his emotions. The most common example is when he gets angry, at which point they quickly turn bright red. The gumballs also turn a darker pink (almost gray) when Benson feels very sad. When he gets sick, his gumballs turn green. [20]

Benson appears bald for almost all of the main events of the series (with the exception of "Sandwich of Death," "The Dome Experiment," and the finale), something he claims is hereditary, as no one else in his family has hair. He previously had hair when he was younger, which was a medium brown and varied between long and short, but it was revealed that he had lost it all in the episode after being humiliated on the game show "Say That Word," at least six years before the start of the series. [5]

Final battle, return to Earth, Pops' death and legacy
Benson joins the fight against Anti-Pops, but is erased and doesn't reappear until after Pops' sacrifice. Once the damage is reversed and everyone is revived, the dome lands back on Earth and reunites with Apple Sauce. He is seen honoring Pops at his memorial statue, which commemorates his friend's memory and sacrifice, along with the rest of the park staff. Twenty-five years later, he and Pam are together again, married, with cats as pets, and running the park with Apple Sauce and new employees, now with their hair grown back. A commemorative photo is taken with everyone at Mr. Maellard's memorial statue. [19]

Getting used to staying in the Space Tree
He is first seen being recruited by Muscle Man to help with a prank against Rawls' rival, Carlton Tanner of Space Bush, driving a forklift, along with Skips and Pops, but is caught by Space Bush personnel.[15] He is also seen working alongside the others to fight Pops' Nightmare (who was secretly working for an enigmatic man similar to Pops).[16] His most significant appearance is when he is on a video call with Pam, who breaks up with him, so he goes in search of the best fries in the universe to cure his depression. He meets the cook who runs the food truck that sells those very fries, a rock-like alien named Roxy, after she runs him over. Unfortunately, she runs out of fries, so she invites Benson to join her to gather more ingredients. Throughout the episode, Roxy begins to develop feelings for Benson, and after a failed attempt at a kiss, she runs away into space, prompting him to chase after her and nearly get killed by space debris. After being rescued (again), he clears things up and says he doesn't want a relationship, and Roxy understands; the two remain friends. [17] After Mordecai and Rigby graduate from the Space Tree Station Academy and the subsequent siege by Anti-Pop, Benson works to ensure his crew reaches the dome safely and activates hyperspace. [18]

Staying in space
Benson receives a message stating that to end the experiment, everyone must press the button—the same button seen in "The Button." Unfortunately, this ruins Rigby's graduation party. As all the high school graduates walk to the park for the party, Benson, Mordecai, Rigby, Pops, Skips, Hi-Five Ghost, and Muscle Man all press the button together and immediately try to escape, but they get trapped. Everyone starts wondering why, and the park is lifted into the air. Everyone looks up, including Mr. Maellard, Dr. Langer, Mordecai's parents, CJ, Doug, Mr. Ross, and Thomas. The park is now in space, and everyone is shocked by what just happened. Just then, Eileen emerges from the park house holding a banana soufflé and is even more surprised by where she is now. The soufflé even deflates, much to everyone's astonishment. The episode ends with the park in space and Eileen asking, "What's going on?" as a dandelion seed floats into space, revealing that the episode takes place right at the beginning of "One Space Day at a Time," much to the surprise of viewers. [11]

At first, he panics, but once Mordecai calms everyone down, he calls a morning meeting the next day and assigns everyone a survival task. Mordecai and Rigby are found tinkering with floating space cars before Benson finds them and yells at them to help with the plan to get a stronger cell phone signal, but the plan fails as the signal booster they built breaks, causing Benson to panic and blame Rigby, leading to a brief fight. [12]

A spaceship blocks the sun, and some "Cool Bro Bots" board the Park Dome and say they can help bring their park back to Earth, but Mordecai and Rigby are suspicious enough to investigate the truth.

Life as a park manager
Given Benson's life timeline up to this point, it's likely he had been the park manager for at least a few years before Mordecai and Rigby were hired. His first shown interaction with them was telling Rigby not to eat at the table, while helping Pops get rid of the chair the two would play rock-paper-scissors over, against Benson's wishes, who called the game "evil." The two would tie a hundred times, leading to the first major park incident caused by them, and the first time Benson threatened to fire them if they didn't finish their work,[6] which he would do numerous times throughout most of the series.

Mordecai and Rigby quickly became Benson's least favorite employees. He constantly found himself yelling at them for not working, not finishing their work, or doing it poorly. He became so used to this that he was genuinely surprised when the two of them did their jobs well. But despite everything, Benson cares deeply for Mordecai and Rigby and almost never follows through on his threats to fire them. He has repeatedly risked his own life to save theirs and help them. Like when he saved Mordecai and Rigby from Chong,[7] or when Benson helped Mordecai get the Eggscellent hat to save Rigby's life.[8]

The series makes it clear that Benson grew up in a home where verbal abuse was prevalent. His family often argued at the dinner table, and given Benson's temperament, he would try to raise his voice and ask his father to pass him the salt, but he didn't speak loudly enough, prompting his father to tell him that he wouldn't amount to anything in life unless he yelled to get it. [2] This is presumably the reason for Benson's bad temper and constant yelling throughout the series. Another factor that could explain his anger issues is that his father never approved of his hobbies during his childhood, telling him "you have no talent!" and "get a real job!" when he was a drummer. [3]

After leaving his parents' home, Benson became a stick hockey master under the name "Death Dragon," alongside his apprentice, Dave. However, Benson quit immediately after Chong decapitated Dave. This became part of his past, something he refused to confront until the events of "Stick Hockey," where he finally defeated Chong and avenged his former apprentice ten years later. Subsequently, Benson became the drummer for the successful band Hair to the Throne, in which he performed the legendary "Drum Solo" on a 150-piece drum kit on the band's debut album. However, the band gave Benson no credit on the album and eventually dismissed him after only six months, replacing him with the Drumatron VI. [4]

Shortly after his stint as a professional drummer, Benson becomes a park manager. Later, he appears on the game show "Say That Word," where he reaches the final round and declares he will use the prize money to "quit [his] stupid job at the park." However, Benson ultimately loses after mispronouncing "bandana" as "banana." Following this national humiliation, Benson immediately loses all his hair.

Benson Dunwoody[1] is one of the seven main characters of Regular Show. He is a gumball machine and was originally known as the park manager throughout the series until the end, after the death of Mr. Maellard, after which he presumably became the owner.

As manager, he is the boss of all the park's workers (with the exception of Pops). He has a short temper and tends to yell at his employees (mainly Mordecai and Rigby) when they aren't working. Although he may seem brusque, Benson is a kind person who cares deeply about the well-being of his employees. Benson's design made its debut in J.G. Quintel's animated short "2 in the AM PM," where one of the cashiers (voiced by Sam Marin, who would later voice Benson himself, along with Muscle Man and Pops) was transformed into a prototype version of Benson after being drugged with some candy. It's possible his name comes from another Quintel animated short, titled "The Naive Man from Lolliland," in which a prototype version of Pops has a human chauffeur named Benson. He then made his first official appearance in the Pilot. In the series, it becomes clear that Benson grew up in a home where there was verbal abuse. His family often argued at the dinner table, and given Benson's temperament, he would try to raise his voice and ask his father to pass him the salt, but he didn't speak loudly enough, prompting his father to tell him he wouldn't amount to anything in life unless he yelled to get it. [2] This is presumably the reason for Benson's bad temper and constant yelling throughout the series. Another factor that could explain his anger issues is that his father never approved of his hobbies during his childhood, saying that his father would tell him "you have no talent!" and "get a real job!" when he was a drummer. [3]

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
HOME:
He
apartment in house 1635 (formerly)
Space Tree (formerly)
OCCUPATION:
Park manager,
drummer (formerly),
space ranger (formerly),
constructor (formerly)
, gardener (formerly)
SPECIES:
Gum vending machine
STATE:
Alive
GENDER:
Male
RELATIVES:
Nameless Parents
Sister without a name.