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.

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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!

In the Mad Men Season One finale, Don prepares for the Kodak presentation, Peggy and Ken supervise a radio spot, Pete's father-in-law pressures him to start a family, and Betty openly questions the quality of her marriage after Francine confides a secret.

Jenna and Steve are unapologetic re-watchers of this fantastic series, and invite you to muster your nostalgia, be kind to your radio spot talent, and ignore your phone bill as we break down the thirteenth episode.

Mad Men C to Z S1:E13 The Wheel Podcast Time Stamps

00 Intro

0:40 Tom Vogel: Trudy told us you were up for some promotion and didn’t get it or something.

1:36 Betty: You know, I don’t think you want to go.

Don: I’m sorry, was I unclear about that?

Betty: I don’t understand why you can’t make my family your family.

2:49 Harry: Let me come home.

4:54 Bert: It was the tone of his voice. He’s her father. That’s it, Cowboy.

6:52 Francine: I’m so stupid. What am I supposed to do? I thought you’d know what to do.

11:39 Duck: This is a list of people you should be having lunch with

Don: Bringing in business is the key to your salary, status, and self worth.

12:33 Peggy: We’re selling a better you. That woman isn’t a better anything.

Ken: If I get a hard time about this, I’m going to tell people it was your idea.

Peggy: It was my idea.

15:13 Pete: I can’t provide for a child on what I make.

18:55 Betty: I had a terrible day. Sit with me.

23:04 Duck: If you can do this, you can make me look good in my first month here.

25:23 Peggy: Annie, what don’t you understand?

Jenna and Steve have a fairly lengthy disagreement about Ken here

31:35 Don: Red hair, over six feet.

Brighton Hotel Manager: I know who you’re talking about. Hate to be the one to give bad news.

33:27 Betty: Who is this?

36:20 Harry: I thought it was like someone reaching through the stone right to us. ‘I was here.’

39:15 Glen: I’m not supposed to talk to you.

Betty: I don’t care.

Glen: I don’t really know how long twenty minutes is.

42:48 Double Dip Question: What is Betty Draper’s best course of action at this point?

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43:12 Pete: It matters to me that you’re impressed.

46:29 Betty: I suppose it means I’m not enough. But maybe it - it’s just him.

51:01 Don: This device isn’t a spaceship. It’s a time machine.

56:55 Don: I’ve got a way for you to turn this account into a home run.

Pete: She’s not even a copywriter. She’s a secretary.

1:0026 Joan: I said congratulations, didn’t I? Remember to think of the other girls, or they won’t think of you.

1:02:22 Peggy: I have to stop eating off the cart.

1:05:00 Pete: I think I should lie down.

1:06:08 Nurse: Don’t you want to hold him, Sweetheart?

1:07:13 Don: I’m coming with you.

Betty: Really? You are?

1:09:15 Quick Check-In on the First Season and the Show’s Overall Appeal

Get out the rum, creme de menthe, and dog biscuits, because it's November 8, 1960, and election results and ambition are in the air. Don plans to hire Duck Phillips as the new head of accounts at Sterling Cooper, but Pete confronts Don with a plan to promote himself instead. Office revelry reaches new highs and lows, and it takes a flashback to show us why Don is always looking forward.

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Peggy gets a stimulating new writing assignment for a weight loss product, and Roger isn't quite well enough to return to work, but he comes back into the office for an important meeting anyway. The office is buzzing about Don's impending partnership, while a salesman is the only bright spot in Betty's day. Joan & Roger and Don & Rachel seem to be at critical junctures in their relationships, and Peggy has a memorable first date.

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In Mad Men Season 1, Episode 10, Roger is determined to have a fun night out and experiences a health crisis, Betty is hurt that his father has a new girlfriend, Joan's roommate makes a confession, and Don continues to pursue Rachel Menken. If you like Ukrainian food, bring your silver spoon and your best behavior for the Long Weekend.

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Mad Men C to Z Podcast S1:E10 Timestamps:

0:38 Fathers and Daughters

2:38 Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy -- It should have never been this close

7:58 Roger to Joan: Mona and Margaret are out of town -- we can go anywhere.

10:09 Abe Menken: Why would I want to own a store I wouldn't want to shop in?

15:55 Carol to Joan: Then they made Mr. Aldridge fire me. He was really sorry about it.

17:23 Pete to Don: I don't know. I've never lost an account before.

19:34 Roger to Don: Give me tonight. You owe me that. I can use you as bait.

21:03 Peggy to Pete: I cannot believe I am in this conversation right now.

24:26 Casting twins for Cartwright double-sided aluminum

27:13 Carol to Joan: I moved to Manhattan to be with you

29:01 Roger and Mirabelle - loneliness disguised as a good time

31:32 Joan, Carol, and bachelors - more loneliness, less of a good time

34:49 Don to Eleanor: You're selling too hard.

36:10 There's something wrong with your friend! / Your wife's name is Mona.

41:08 Bert: Miss Holloway, Roger Sterling has suffered a heart attack.

42:35 Betty: How can he pretend like she never existed?

45:58 For real leadership in the sixties, help elect Senator John F. Kennedy

47:02 Don: I know it's late. I'm sorry.

52:21 Bert: You could do a lot better.

54:32 Don: I was raised by those two sorry people.

57:39 Episode 10 - our take

Is Betty's modeling career in the Rear Window? Will Don take advantage of Jim Hobart's offer to leave Sterling Cooper? Will they develop a winning campaign for Nixon, and why is everyone so entitled about commenting on Peggy's appearance? Come for the re-watch, stay for the scheming, deception, and delicious dialogue.

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Mad Men S1E9 Podcast Time Stamps

0:39 Episode opening - keep an eye on your pigeons

1:29 Fiorello Exclamation Point: You've done your time in the farm leagues

2:46 Betty: I did do some modeling - a lifetime ago.

5:22 Betty: It was more of an artist-muse relationship

8:28 Jim McCann: Can you imagine the lifestyle that goes with Pan-Am?

9:40 My mother wanted me to be beautiful so I could find a man and get married. There's nothing wrong with that. But then what? Just sit and smoke and let it go until you're in a box? I don't care why he gave me his card.

13:34 Sal: I think women will hate her.

15:15 Betty: I think it would be fun to go in and be that girl again.

18:59 The rip seen round the office

22:12 Roger: That bonus from Cooper must have made you happy. It was designed as a kind of armor against men like Jim Hobart.

26:49 Paul: I admit, she crossed my mind once or twice.

29:49 I'm overwhelmed with the style of you.

32:09 Pete and Harry, frat boys, and Mamie's funeral

33:37 Don't worry, I'm not going to ruin this

35:44 The perfect commercial family vs. the imperfect "actual" family

36:54 Everybody had a nice day (except the pigeon, and Sally)

39:15 I didn't think you had it in you, and I mean that

43:21 I like the way you do business

49:10 That wasn't a big league move

50:45 I just realized - you think you're being helpful

54:28 Oh, Honey, it has nothing to do with you

56:35 They call a girl like her a lobster

59:20 I would have given anything to have had a mother like you

1:02:18 Suburban bliss - or something

1:04:36 S1E9 Double Dip Question