▁the ▁script ▁was ▁re used , ▁to ▁send ▁in ▁angry ▁letters ▁protest ing ▁the ▁s tere ot ypes . ▁There after , ▁Ben ny ▁ins isted ▁that ▁his ▁writers ▁guarantee ▁that ▁no ▁ra cial ▁j okes ▁or ▁references ▁should ▁be ▁heard ▁on ▁his ▁show . ▁Ben ny ▁often ▁gave ▁key ▁guest - star ▁appearances ▁to ▁African - American ▁perform ers ▁such ▁as ▁Louis ▁Arm strong ▁and ▁The ▁In k ▁Sp ots , ▁and ▁Ben ny ▁himself ▁made ▁numerous ▁personal ▁appe als ▁on ▁his ▁show , ▁asking ▁listen ers ▁to ▁reject ▁rac ism ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁frat ern ity ▁and ▁peace ful ▁relations ▁between ▁all ▁races ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁Ro chester ▁and ▁Ben ny ▁became ▁more ▁complex ▁and ▁familiar ▁as ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁Ro chester ' s ▁character ▁grew , ▁with ▁Ro chester ' s ▁role ▁becoming ▁both ▁less ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁( in ▁early ▁episodes ▁he ▁carried ▁a ▁switch bla de ) ▁and ▁less ▁sub serv ient ▁( though ▁he ▁remained ▁a ▁but ler ). ▁As ▁a ▁but ler ▁he ▁was ▁sub serv ient ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁cast ▁and ▁was ▁addressed ▁as ▁Ro chester , ▁but ▁addressed ▁the ▁other ▁characters ▁as ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Miss . ▁Although ▁Dennis ▁Day ' s ▁character ▁is ▁much ▁younger ▁and ▁an ▁id iot , ▁Ro chester ▁respect fully ▁addressed ▁him ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Day . ▁Ro chester ▁often ▁out w itted ▁Ben ny , ▁by ▁getting ▁Ben ny ▁to ▁m op ▁the ▁floor , ▁for ▁example . ▁ ▁The