Below, find the full, human-edited transcript for our Mad Men C to Z podcast episode, S3E6: Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency.
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Mad Men C to Z S3E6 Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency Transcript
 
Jenna: Hi, I'm Jenna.
 
Steve: And I'm Steve. Welcome to All Things Mad Men, from Chip and Dip to Zou Bisou.
 
Jenna: There's so much to love about this amazing show, and we're happy to connect to fans like us who discover new things with each rewatch.
 
Steve: Be advised, while we aren't gratuitous with spoilers, they can pop up as we discuss character arcs through the final season.
Let's get started with Mad Men C to Z.
 
Jenna: Welcome to season three, episode six, Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency. This episode was written by Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner, and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
 
This is a fantastic episode of Mad Men.
I was chatting online with Charlene from San Francisco about season three being outstanding, and I want to give a shout out here at the top of the episode to Charlene F.: we really appreciate you sharing our podcast on social media every week. Thank you so much for listening!
 
And yes, season three has some powerhouse episodes.
This episode is such a standout, even though it's light on Peggy and Pete and I typically enjoy those character episodes the most.
 
In the director's commentary, Matthew Weiner says this episode is about the difference between expectation and reality,
and he also talks about the difference between country and city people,
contempt, and comeuppance.
 
And we also get a theme with several unwanted or problematic gifts in this episode, so those are all things to track.
 

You can find our podcast re-watch discussion about this episode here, or our show episode page here.
This post is an in-depth look at all of the time references in Mad Men's The Fog, scene by scene.

Scene 2: Lane is holding a meeting about wasteful spending at Sterling Cooper
Don arrives at the meeting late, and leaves early

Scene 5: Duck calls Pete, wanting to meet
Duck says, "Campbell, I won't waste your time."

Scene 6: Miss Farrell calls the Draper house
Miss Farrell calls to apologize about that morning's meeting, saying "my father died when I was eight, and I may have overdone it, relating to Sally in that way."

Scene 7: Betty's having a baby
Betty tells Don, "Time to go"

Scene 8: Betty checking into the hospital
The nurse asks, "When's the last time you ate?"
Betty asks, "When will Dr. Aldridge be here?"

Scene 9: Don and Dennis are in the waiting room, and a nurse enters
Dennis says, "I haven't seen anybody in an hour!"
The nurse promises, "We'll update you religiously."

Scene 10: Don and Dennis in the waiting room

• Don tells Dennis he'll have a drink, and Dennis asks, "Right now?"

"Whenever you want," Don replies.

• They talk about babies being born, and Don says, "My daughter took forever."

Scene 11: The nurse preps Betty for delivery
The nurse tells her she'll give her a quick enema

Scene 12: Don and Dennis waiting 
Don's watch has stopped
Dennis says he'd like to have a gold watch, but he can't have anything on him like that.

Scene 13: The nurse injects drugs and Betty experiences a dreamlike state
The nurse seems to tell Betty "We're on Chapter 12."

Scene 14: Don and Dennis in the waiting room
Don: Our worst fears lie in anticipation.

Scene 15: Betty in delivery
Betty asks, "Where's Don?"
The nurse answers, "He's in the waiting room."

Scene 16: Dennis has a baby boy
Dennis says this is a fresh start. He's gonna be a better man (now).
He exits the waiting room, but Don is still there.

Scene 17: Betty's dream takes her to her kitchen
Betty's parents and Medgar Evers are there. It's a hallucination, not a flashback, but Betty's mother passed away before she knew about Medgar Evers and his death, so the scene is mixing time and place.

Scene 18: Betty, Don, and the Baby
Betty says, "His name is Eugene."
Don says, "We don't have to decide that right now."

Scene 21: Pete and Hollis talk about TVs in the elevator
This scene doesn't have an explicit reference to time, but the scene does bring the civil rights movement into focus, which of course is a critical inflection point in American history.

Scene 22: Sally and Don have a midnight snack.
Don says, "I thought you were gonna be a boy. Not all surprises are bad." And then he tells her, "Everything's gonna be fine."

Scene 23: Don and Dennis cross paths in the hallway
Neither speaks. Okay, this scene doesn't fit the pattern. But if we stretch it, they are out of the waiting room, each moving forward in opposite directions.

Scene 24: Pete presents his marketing strategy to Admiral
They're behind the times and reject his thinking.

Scene 25: Peggy goes to Don's office to ask for a raise
She sees all the baby gifts and muses, "I wonder if it's the best time."
She argues, "They passed a law saying women get equal pay," and Don replies, "It's not a good time."
She looks at the baby gifts and says, "Third time. It must be old hat."
He says, "You see what's been going on here the last six months."
She asks, "What if this is my time?"

Scene 27: Bert, Roger, and Lane talk to Pete about his strategy for Admiral
Roger says, "Half the time, this business comes down to 'I don't like that guy.'"

Scene 28: Don and Betty bring the baby home
Just as it ever was, Betty smiles for the neighbors by day, and then wakes up in the middle of the night to care for the baby - it's a less glamorous life than she dreamed - the reverie dream music plays in the background.

Below, find the full, human-edited transcript for the Mad Men C to Z Season 3, Episode 5 podcast, The Fog.
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Mad Men C to Z Podcast Transcript for S3E5 The Fog
 
Jenna: Hi, I'm Jenna.
 
Steve: And I'm Steve. Welcome to All Things Mad Men, from Chip and Dip to Zou Bisou.
 
Jenna: There's so much to love about this amazing show, and we're happy to connect to fans like us, who discover new things with each re-watch.
 
Steve: Be advised, while we aren't gratuitous with spoilers, they can pop up as we discuss character arcs through the final season.
Let's get started with Mad Men C to Z.
 
Jenna: Welcome to season three, episode five, The Fog. This episode of Mad Men was written by Kater Gordon and directed by Phil Abraham.
 
An interesting thing about this episode is that every scene has some reference to time, whether it's the mention of summer, an afternoon, a watch, an hour, or time itself.
 
Don Draper often talks about moving forward, and most of his problems are about running from his past, so this time theme fits pretty well.
We don't get ticking clocks like in High Noon, but there is definitely tension and pressure under the surface everywhere in this episode.

This is the full, human-edited transcript of the Mad Men C to Z podcast for Season 3, Episode 4: The Arrangements.
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Mad Men C to Z S3E4 Full Podcast Transcript for The Arrangements
 
Jenna : Hi, I'm Jenna.
 
Steve: And I'm Steve. Welcome to All Things Mad Men, from Chip and Dip to Zou Bisou.
 
Jenna : There's so much to love about this amazing show, and we're happy to connect to fans like us who discover new things with each rewatch.
 
Steve: Be advised, while we aren't gratuitous with spoilers, they can pop up as we discuss character arcs through the final season.
Let's get started with Mad Men, C to Z.
 
Jenna : Welcome to Mad Men Season 3, Episode 4, The Arrangements. This episode was written by Andrew Colville, Matthew Weiner, and Kater Gordon, directed by Michael Uppendahl.
The episode takes place in June 1963.
 
Steve: The episode opens with Gene out driving with Sally and Bobby in the Lincoln. Gene isn't driving, he's in the passenger seat. Sally's driving.

Below, find the full, human-edited transcript of our Mad Men C to Z podcast episode from Season 3, Episode 3: My Old Kentucky Home.

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Mad Men C to Z S3E3: My Old Kentucky Home Full Transcript
 
Jenna: Hi, I'm Jenna.
 
Steve: And I'm Steve. Welcome to All Things Mad Men, from Chip and Dip to Zou Bisou.
 
Jenna: There's so much to love about this amazing show, and we're happy to connect to fans like us, who discover new things with each rewatch.
 
Steve: Be advised, while we aren't gratuitous with spoilers, they can pop up as we discuss character arcs through the final season.
Let's get started with Mad Men C to Z.
 
Jenna: Welcome to Season three, Episode three, My Old Kentucky Home.
This episode was written by Dahvi Waller and Matthew Weiner and directed by Jennifer Getzinger.
 
There are several reasons I feel uncomfortable saying that I like this episode, and Roger in blackface is at the top of that discomfort list.
 
But I do look forward to this episode in rewatches, and I think maybe it's because we get to see these flashes of talent and small wins throughout the episode, while the last episode we saw seemed to be so much about people losing agency and direction.
 
Steve: Yeah, I'm more on the ick scale for this episode. There are some glimmers, I think, but there are also these moments where, if not behaving badly, then people are depressingly predictable or not at their best.
 
Jenna:  [Laughing] So let's get into this depressing episode.
It'll be great.

Below, find the full, human-edited transcript of our Mad Men C to Z podcast episode for Season 3, Episode 2: Love Among the Ruins.
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Mad Men C to Z Podcast Transcript: S3:E2 – Love Among the Ruins
 
Jenna: Hi, I'm Jenna.
 
Steve: And I'm Steve. Welcome to All Things Mad Men, from Chip and Dip to Zou Bisou.
 
Jenna: There's so much to love about this amazing show, and we're happy to connect to fans like us, who discover new things with each rewatch.
 
Steve: Be advised, while we aren't gratuitous with spoilers, they can pop up as we discuss character arcs through the final season.
Let's get started with Mad Men, C to Z.
 
Jenna: Welcome to Season three, episode two, Love Among the Ruins. This episode of Mad Men was written by Cathryn Humphris and Matthew Weiner, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
 
In the opening scene, Ken, Harry, and Sal are completely charmed by the opening sequence of Bye Bye Birdie, in which Ann Margret sings directly to camera. Peggy isn't nearly as thrilled with it.
 
Bye Bye Birdie was a stage musical before it became a 1963 movie starring Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, and Ann Margret. It's about a rock and roll star visiting Ohio for a publicity stunt before he's drafted into the army.
 
Peggy's not the only one who feels shoved aside by Ann Margret, either. Dick Van Dyke was in the stage show, and he felt his role in the movie was diminished so the director could showcase Ann Margret instead.
 
In this meeting, Peggy tries to make an argument against this ad idea: she doesn't like the name Patio, she wants to at least be able to make fun of the sequence, and she points out that the ad should appeal to women who would be buying the drink, and not men who like Ann Margret.