Benfer Time with Robert Benfer is a talk show hosted by Robert Benfer. Sammie Penrod acts as the co-host and Connor Lloyd Crews provides the music on his keyboard.
The series breaks from Roberts usual style by relying mainly on Deadpan humor.
Episodes
Benfer Time Episode 1: Make over
In the first episode he admitted to not prepairing a set (or even finding a chair for himself). He introduced Sammie as his Co-host as well as the first guest on the show. Robert then annonced to Sammie that he secretly arranged for Connor to give him a makeover. After an hours work Sammie emerged from the back room dressed in a painfully undersized outfit. Robert realized that he was suffacating in his new clothes and ripped them off. Narrowly avoiding death, Sammie broke into tears and they spent the rest of the episode recuperating in eachother's arms. As a final word to the audience Robert promised he would get a chair for the next episode.
Benfer Time Episode 2: Belly Button Game
Robert returns (still without a chair) and decides to play the Belly Button Game. Robert closes his eyes while Sammie and Connor turn around in a circle. Once they've mixed up sufficiently Robert tells them to stop and Sammie steps forward. Robert sticks his finger into his Bellybutton and for a moment tried to deduce who's it was. Tragically before he could arrive at a conclusion Sammie told him "That feels good", Ruining the game for everyone.
As Connor plays the closing music, Sammie does a short interpretive dance in his seat, bringing the episode to a poetic end.
Benfer Time Episode 3: Animals
Robert finally gets a chair! Connor's intro song lasts too long, putting Sammie to sleep. After forcing him to stop, Robert begins to greet the audience, only to be interupted by his chair shattering beneath him. Despite tasting blood, he discards the broken chair in the corner and continues the show.
Due to an early misunderstanding, Connor brought pictures of animals instead of living animals. Robert tried to make the best of the pictures but Sammie was quick to voice his dissatisfaction.
Benfer Time Episode 4: Jason Steele
In this episode, Robert reveals that there will be a special performance by Sammie, so they have moved the couch to make space. He also announces that there will be a special guest, Jason Steele. However, when Jason shows up, he can't enter the room because Connor has moved the couch to perfectly block the doorway. He decides to do the interview from the hallway.
Jason promotes his new website that sells organic bats, but the site gives Robert a nasty virus that crashes his phone with the power of bats. Sammie ends the episode with his performance, whacking his balls with a white rod and repeating "I'm wearing a cup." Connor is doubled over his keyboard. Robert's phone catches on fire. The episode ends demonically.
Benfer Time: Best Friends Quiz
Connor judges a game between Robert and Sammie to decide who's the better friend. A series of questions are asked about the other person and whoever answers the most questions correctly wins. Unfortuately the wrong Sammie was brought on the show.
QUESTION 1: Who's your favorite actor?
- Sammie's Answer: The Rock (CORRECT)
- Robert's Answer: Edie Falco (FALSE); correct answer was Willem Dafoe.
QUESTION 2: What's your favorite type of pizza?
- Sammie's Answer: Half cheese/half pepperoni (CORRECT)
- Robert's Answer: Half BBQ chicken/half pinneapple (FALSE); correct answer was half BBQ chicken/half double pinneapple
QUESTION 3: What's your favorite movie?
- Sammie's Answer: Ready to Rumble (CORRECT)
- Robert's Answer: Speed Racer (FALSE); correct answer unknown.
Robert lost 3-0 and Sammie Wong left. After the show Connor advertized his hip hop album, Benfer Beats.