All Things Mad Men: from Chip 'n' Dip to Zou Bisou

Jenna Fossett and Steve Fossett

Do you watch too much Mad Men? Whether it's your first re-watch or your seventh, re-live the memorable moments as we break down each episode, analyze characters, and enjoy our favorite scenes.

  1. Episode 5

    Mad Men C to Z S6E5 The Flood

    An advertising awards dinner is interrupted with shocking news, Peggy is looking to buy an apartment, Ginsberg has a first date, and Don takes Bobby to the movies. You're not allowed to watch TV for a week, but re-watch with us! Find us @MadMenCtoZ, and visit our website, Mad Men C to Z dot com for more details about each episode. View the full transcript for this episode Podcast Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Peggy: an apartment with a doorman? 02:44 Bobby pulls at the wallpaper, but nobody can hide all the torn things in the world 04:03 "My goodness, you're really good at everything." 05:12 "This is Beverly." "Our dads play chess together." 06:42 Peggy & Megan at the Andy Awards 08:21 Meeting Jim Cutler, Randall Walsh, and Ted's chair faux pas 10:04 Michael spews awkwardness and Beverly is remarkably patient 10:54 Martin Luther King, Jr 17:55 "I didn't do it! It peeled off!" 18:53 Pete calls Trudy, but she holds her ground 21:42 Megan complains about her father not wanting to feel his emotions right before going to bed with a man who avoids his emotions 22:39 Don goes out of his way to reach "Arnold" in D.C. 24:23 Peggy & Phyllis 28:05 "It's a shameful, shameful day!" 30:11 Dawn, Don, and Joan 31:59 "This is the only apartment for you. You don't want to be kicking yourself next week." 32:48 "I was trying to communicate without talking, but it isn't working." "Randy, it never works." 35:04 Parents and children: Betty & Don, Michael & Pop, Sally & Don 37:44 When you're not allowed to watch TV so your father takes you to the movies 41:25 "I saw us raising our kids with more different kinds of people." 44:09 The second time in the series Don actually notices his son 45:30 Henry wants to run for office (so Betty's going to get her blonde back) 46:35 One of Don's saddest confessions 51:39 Pete, alone 52:31 Bobby's worried about Henry, and to his credit, Don tries to comfort him instead of offering him money or telling him to move forward. He does have pensive alone time on his balcony afterward, though. 55:29 Episode Wrap-Up, Closing Song, and Listener Shout-Out

  2. Episode 6

    Mad Men C to Z S6E6 For Immediate Release

    Joan and Pete are outraged when Don walks away from Jaguar, while Don and Roger compete with CGC for a chance at Chevy. Peggy and Abe's new apartment is not the dream she envisioned, and Pete has an awkward and epic showdown with his father-in-law. Don't you feel 300 pounds lighter? Put your brain in a jar and re-watch with us! Jenna and Steve love Mad Men! Visit our website, Mad Men C to Z dot com for more details about each episode, and follow us @MadMenCtoZ. We always appreciate 5-star ratings and positive reviews, and thank you for listening - that's what the podcast's for! Podcast Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:44 "Even at 9 per share your part of the company will be worth a million." 04:07 Roger & Daisy and Mother's Day 05:37 Pete tries to seduce Trudy by pouting at her fiercely 08:03 "He thinks a stroll in Central Park is a gift, but I think she's going to want an actual gift." 10:49 There's poop on the stairs. Again. 13:43 Will you tell Jim you told me? He'll see it on your face. 17:10 Autograph envy in the elevator 19:21 The Daisy Hustle 20:03 "You talk like a woman who's been married much longer than you have." 21:58 Peaches, puppies, and petulance 26:33 Don remembers he's married 27:42 "Forget my name." 28:10 "Is he gone?" "Yes." 29:35 Ken's theory of mutually assured destruction 30:39 Pete rages his way down the staircase 33:12 "Just once I would like to hear you use the word 'we.'" 37:00 It's okay that you're not a team player, because you've got a chance at a Chevy Vega 38:37 A kiss from your boss 40:37 "I don't believe in fate. You make your own opportunities." 43:39 "Anybody have a cough drop? I know they don't." 44:40 "Spare me the outrage, Pete. I'm tired of it." 47:37 "The neighborhood's changing. We're part of that." And also, paint fumes. 48:55 Probably not the "we" Joan had in mind 53:43 Pete is incapable of doing the kind thing 55:48 "Make it sound like the agency you want to work for." 59:29 Episode Wrap-Up & Listener Shout-Out

  3. Episode 7

    Mad Men C to Z S6E7 Man With a Plan

    The merger between SCDP and CGC causes some power struggles, which carry over into Don's affair with Sylvia. Pete is forced to care for his mother, while Bob Benson looks out for Joan. We've got a chair for you at the partners' meeting, so re-watch with us! Follow us @MadMenCtoZ, and visit our website, Mad Men C to Z dot com for more details about each episode, and resources related to this fantastic TV series. Podcast Time Stamps 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Don eavesdrops on Sylvia and Arnold fighting, because he's classy like that 02:02 Peggy's first day . . . again; the reality of merging SCDP & CGC 04:47 "I went to a meeting this morning, and there was no chair for me!" (This is that meeting) 07:58 Pete's care for his mother means asking her building manager to pour her a gin and tonic 10:32 "I need you, and nothing else will do." 12:33 "Dammit, Burt! You stole my goodbye!" 15:43 A rap session about margarine in general 17:17 Don's power trip at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel 18:53 Ted's right and Don has no good defense 22:22 "Buy Trudy a catcher's mask, and be happy you get to go to work every day." 23:05 Gilligan's Island, margarine, and bacon's not up for debate 26:29 Bob might be an opportunist, but he does help Joan 27:49 "Oh, Mathis. I knew it! Don't you have any hope?" 28:52 A hero in a leaky waiting room 31:41 To play Don's control game, or not to play (spoiler: the only way to win is not to play) 35:33 Can the audience feel sympathy for Don when he goes home to Megan? 39:20 "Give him the early rounds. He'll tire himself out." 40:42 "I'll have the cook make your favorite for dinner." Can the audience feel sympathy for Dorothy Dyckman Campbell? 42:10 Peggy reminds Don he's a grown-up 43:58 Taking my novel is a bridge too far 45:30 Don pretends he's not terrified in Ted's airplane 47:29 "Honestly, Joan, every good deed is not part of a plan." (Except this one probably is.) 49:17 "My mother can go to Hell, and Ted Chaough can fly her there." 49:57 It's over. He's never been the one in control. 53:06 Sorry, Lawrence. Maybe if you'd taken Joan to the hospital, you'd still have a job. 53:52 The longest elevator ride in the world 54:49 Bobby Kennedy 56:24 Closing Song, Episode Wrap-Up, and Listener Shout-Out

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Do you watch too much Mad Men? Whether it's your first re-watch or your seventh, re-live the memorable moments as we break down each episode, analyze characters, and enjoy our favorite scenes.

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