A Footnote to Mad Men
To recap “Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”, episode six of the season: Sally had nightmares and believed her new baby brother was the reincarnation of Grandpa Gene. Betty tried to fix this by giving her a Barbie doll for a present, which she chucked out her bedroom window, only to have her father find it and place it back on her dresser while she was sleeping, causing one hell of a scream when she woke up.
Messing up their Fourth of July two-day holiday, the British high mucky-mucks of parent company PPL came to visit Sterling Cooper, including one handsome young chap on the rise named—can you beat it?—Guy McKendrick, who it became clear was poised to become Don’s new boss. Still, everyone was impressed with the dapper Brit, including Joan, whose last day at SC this was. Lane, who McKendrick was to replace, was ordered by PPL to go to India.
At the same time in a private meeting, Don once again encountered the old man from the country club, Connie, who, as a lot of fans guessed, was indeed Conrad Hilton.
To celebrate the British Invasion of SC drinks and canapes were served, and for everyone’s cabaret amusement Smitty showed a very squiffy Lois (remember Lois from the switchboard, now Paul Kinsey’s secretary?) how to drive a John Deere lawnmower through the office. Oh, did I forget to tell you about the lawnmower? Ken got it delivered at the beginning of the episode from a satisfied client, probably named Chekhov. Well...we were all waiting for a little action, weren’t we? But how many of us wanted a bloodbath? I know I did.
SUBSCRIBE TO MY OCCASIONAL NEWSLETTER. CLICK HERE.
_____
At the same time in a private meeting, Don once again encountered the old man from the country club, Connie, who, as a lot of fans guessed, was indeed Conrad Hilton.
To celebrate the British Invasion of SC drinks and canapes were served, and for everyone’s cabaret amusement Smitty showed a very squiffy Lois (remember Lois from the switchboard, now Paul Kinsey’s secretary?) how to drive a John Deere lawnmower through the office. Oh, did I forget to tell you about the lawnmower? Ken got it delivered at the beginning of the episode from a satisfied client, probably named Chekhov. Well...we were all waiting for a little action, weren’t we? But how many of us wanted a bloodbath? I know I did.
SUBSCRIBE TO MY OCCASIONAL NEWSLETTER. CLICK HERE.
_____