“ | What is wrong with you?! | ” |
— Bennett in Stan's Old Owner
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Bennett James is one of the main characters of the sitcom Dog with a Blog. He is a child psychologist for a living and thought of adding a dog to the family, which came along Stan. He's not a very strict parent, but can sometimes surprise you in a lot of ways - which isn't exactly a good thing.
History[]
Early life[]
Bennett was born with his brother, Bob, to Nora James sometime in the 1970s. At a young age, Bennett had a fish named Leo, who he thought could talk, until realizing it was only in his head. The family later ate Leo for dinner. He had two children with his first wife: Tyler and Chloe. It is unknown if he is widowed or divorced from his first wife.
Bennett was engaged to Ellen Jennings, the mother of his eventual stepdaughter, Avery. Despite being on good terms, Tyler and Avery were not. But Chloe was glad to have Ellen as a mother.
Personality[]
Bennett is the father of the Jennings/James family. He's a big-time child psychologist who has written several books, however, he's kind of a goofball (he even wanted Tyler to be featured on the cover of his next book). He always thinks he knows the best way to handle everything and comes up with some pretty unusual ways to deal with family issues. He always thinks of Chloe as a princess, himself as a king, and Ellen as a queen. Bennett is normally the more serious compared to Ellen and is shown on several occasions to be quite intelligent, partially down to being a psychologist he can normally predict her actions quite accurately.
Description[]
Bennett is tall, and somewhat buff, as he is very muscular. He has short, blonde hair, as well as brown eyes.
Relationships[]
Ellen Jennings[]
Ellen is Bennett's new wife.
Avery Jennings[]
Avery is Bennett's step-daughter, they get along very much and love each other and Avery loves him and effectively calls him dad.
Tyler James[]
Tyler is Bennett's son. All Bennett really expects from him is to get a haircut.
Chloe James[]
Chloe is Bennett's daughter. He and Ellen are always accidentally leaving her at random places and when they realize it they both yell, "Chloe!"
Stan[]
Bennett got Stan to help the kids smooth out their relationships, as Tyler and Avery are constantly fighting. In the final episode, he was surprised by his ability to speak and after processing it, he was amazed by his uniqueness and accepted him. Through this, he discovered several explanations for the strangeness around the house.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- Stan of the House
- The Fast and the Furriest
- Dog with a Hog
- Wingstan
- World of Woofcraft
- Bark! The Herald Angels Sing
- The Parrot Trap
- The Bone Identity
- Stan Stops Talking
- Dog Loses Girl
- Stan-ing Guard
- Freaky Fido
- Guess Who's a Cheerleader
- Crimes of the Art
- Avery's First Crush
- The Truck Stops Here
- Avery's First Breakup
- A New Baby?
- Stan Talks to Gran
- Avery's Wild Party
- Stan's Old Owner
Season 2[]
- Too Short
- Good Girl Gone Bad
- Howloween
- Stan Makes His Mark
- Tyler Gets a Grillfriend
- Don't Karl Us, We'll Karl You
- Twas the Flight Before Christmas
- Lost in Stanslation
- Avery B. Jealous
- Love Ty-Angle
- Stan Runs Away
- I Want My Nikki Back, Nikki Back, Nikki Back
- Avery-body Dance Now
- The Green-Eyed Monster
- Who's Training Who?
- Love, Loss and a Beanbag Toss
- How I Met Your Brother... And Sister
- Will Sing for Food Truck
- Stuck in the Mini with You
- Pod People from Pasadena
- The Mutt and the Mogul
- Stan Gets Schooled
- Karl Finds Out Stan's Secret
- The Kids Find Out Stan Blogs
Season 3 []
- Guess Who Gets Expelled?
- Howloween 2: The Final Reckoning
- Avery Schools Tyler
- Stan Falls in Love
- Avery VS Teacher
- Stan Steals Christmas
- Avery Makes Over Max
- Avery Dreams of Kissing Karl
- Dog on a Catwalk
- Guess Who's a Cheater?
- Stan's New BFF
- Stan Sleep Talks
- Guess Who Gets Expelled?
- Stan Has Puppies
- You're Not My Sister Anymore
- The Puppies Talk
- Murder of the Ornamental Dress
- Stan Rescues His Princess
- Cat With a Blog
- Avery Starts Driving
- Stan's Secret Is Out
Trivia[]
- Bennett used to have a big fluffy beard when he was younger.
- Bennett uses a lot of gimmicks from his book to try to help the kids out.
- His parents forgot his 7th birthday and made him go to his grandmother's house, where she made him put lotion on her back. His parents brought him back a trout, he named it Leo, but his parents made him eat him.
- According to Ellen and Chloe, Bennett's feet smell naturally of ham.
- He is an old school dad.
- He is usually known for starting a project and never finishing it.
- He is slightly attracted to June Wallace because she looks like Ellen.
- It is hinted in an episode that he actually had dated Ellen before.
Quotes[]
- "Chloe's that age, we can savor her!"
- "CHLOE!"
- "What is wrong with you?!"
- "I don't know what you heard about me."
- "If Stan can talk, the responsible thing to do would let him go to a scientist."
- "You flooded the basement?!"
- “What is a pig doing in our family room?"
- "I've trained With Sigmund Freud!"
- "It's best to let siblings develop their own ways of conflict resolution."
Gallery[]
To view the Bennett James gallery, click here.
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Dog with a Blog Characters |
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Main Characters |
Stan | Avery Jennings | Tyler James | Chloe James | Bennett James | Ellen Jennings |
Recurring Characters |
Nikki Ortiz | Karl Fink | Lindsay | The Hawk | Max | Wes |
Minor Characters |
Bearded Lady | Big Murry | Brie | Christy | Director | Dustin Pitt | Evita | Phil Trummer | Glenn | Gorilla Gram | Judge | Kevin | Lucy | Maddie | Mandy | Masseuse | Monty Cathcart | Mr. Beeds | Nicholas | Nora James | Owners | Paula | Rebecca Davis | Remy | Ron | Sabrina | Security Guard | Tiff | Trish | Sigourney | Sparky |