A plane crash turns Sterling Cooper upside down, and Duck is ready to seize the business advantage. Pete isn't sure how to feel about the loss of his father, and we meet Peggy's family for the first time. Betty and Don host a card party, and Paul's party brings out the worst in Joan. Know your French bulldogs, hide your driver's license, and visit your mother more often in this S2E2 Mad Men re-watch.

Jenna and Steve are two Mad Men fans who enjoy re-watching and discussing the show. We're not celebrities - just an indie podcast finding our way. Re-watch with us and find more details about this episode and the show at www.MadMenCtoZ.com

Reference: Mad Men, Mad World: Sex, Politics, and Style in the 1960s edited by Lauren Goodlad, Lilya Kaganovsky, and Robert A. Rushing; Duke University Press, 2013.

Show Notes Time Stamps:

00:00 Intro

00:50 Ain't no party like a Montclair party, 'cause a Montclair party don't stop

7:00 Roger - "I'd like a ticker tape parade for backing out of my driveway and going around the block three times

9:25 Flight 1

10:35 Cottage cheese and ketchup, anyone?

12:06 Pete - "I just got off the phone - it's the strangest thing. My father was on that plane."

14:58 Duck - "It's a serious foothold." Don - "Oh, a foothold!"

17:07 The elephant in the room

20:18 Cards with neighbors

23:24 You say you'll come at dinner and you already ate? Such a pretty face.

26:32 He's a little liar

30:40 Aren't you going to say goodnight?

32:42 Bets, I'm not gonna fight with you. I'll say whatever you want me to say.

35:11 Those are French bulldogs.

37:03 Epic burn

42:02 I'm sure he was proud of you. Some people have trouble saying it.

43:49 What kind of company are we going to be?

46:25 You can leave him a note if you want. People do that.

47:38 I had no idea you were in your thirties.

49:23 You fooled me.

50:44 Maybe something good can come from this.

52:55 Not tonight.

54:06 Peggy goes to Mass

56:19 Closing Song: Temptation is Hard to Fight

56:27 Listener Shout-out

It's 1962 in Mad Men, Season Two! Peggy's a copywriter, Pete and Trudy are hoping to have a baby, and Don and Betty are trying to celebrate Valentine's Day. This S2:E1 episode sets up some significant story arcs, including Don's mentorship of Peggy, friction between Don and Duck - and, more broadly - between an accounts-first mentality and the creative process, as well as Joan's new romance, Sal's marriage, Betty's horseback riding hobby, and the growing youth mindset of the sixties. Buy a boat, stop writing for other writers, and bring your macaroni valentines for our re-watch of For Those Who Think Young!

Jenna and Steve discuss their favorite episodes from the first season, the best and worst moments from the Big Six characters: Don, Betty, Peggy, Pete, Roger, and Joan, as well as best and worst moments from some of the other supporting characters. Visit the Season One episode pages of www.MadMenCtoZ.com to vote for your favorite lines, respond to our Double Dip questions, participate in polls and surveys about Mad Men, and find additional resources and fun extras. See you soon for Season Two!