This is the full, human-edited transcript for our podcast discussion of Mad Men's Season 4, Episode 9, The Beautiful Girls. You can listen to the episode here, or you can listen to it here on Spotify. Visit our episode page for more details and extras about The Beautiful Girls.

Mad Men C to Z S4E9 The Beautiful Girls 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: Today, we're talking about season four, episode nine, The Beautiful Girls.
This episode was written by Dahvi Waller and Matthew Weiner, and directed by Michael Uppendahl.
The scene opens with a couple of wrapped takeout sandwiches and two soda bottles on an end table, and we can hear Don and Faye from the bedroom.
 
This seems like a really happy and healthy relationship for him.
He's not married and cheating, he isn't drunk, and he's not taking advantage of someone at the last minute or with somebody he doesn't respect.
Although he's not working.
 

This is the full, human-edited transcript of our Mad Men C to Z podcast discussing Season 4, Episode 10: Hands and Knees. You can listen to the episode here, or find it here on Spotify, or here on YouTube. Follow us on social media @MadMenCtoZ!

Mad Men C to Z S4E10 Hands and Knees 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: This is season four, episode ten, Hands and Knees.
This episode was written by Jonathan Abrams, Matthew Weiner and Brett Johnson and directed by Lynn Shelton.
 
If the never ending question about Mad Men is who is Don Draper,
surely a secondary question has to be, what does Roger do at work,
because the scene opens with him staring at the drinking bird toy.
 
We've talked about his childish streak in terms of impulsivity and irresponsibility,
so it makes sense that a toy found its way to his office and this is his substitute for work.
 
Steve: He's watching the bird and then as Joan comes in, he gets all flirty and, and is obviously interested in her.

This is the full, human-edited transcript of the Mad Men C to Z rewatch podcast for Season 4, Episode 4: The Rejected.
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Mad Men C to Z The Rejected 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 Mad Men C to Z Season 4, Episode 4, The Rejected. This episode was written by Keith Huff and Matthew Weiner, and directed by John Slattery. This is his directorial debut.
This episode takes place in late February of 1965.
 
Steve: The episode kicks off with Don and Roger working on a speakerphone with Lee Garner Jr. from Lucky Strike.

Our Mad Men C to Z podcast re-watch discussion of Season Four, Episode 2: Christmas Comes But Once a Year has a human-edited transcription below.
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Mad Men C to Z S4E2 Christmas Comes But Once a Year 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 Mad Men, Season 4, Episode 2, Christmas Comes But Once a Year.
This episode was written by Tracy McMillan and Matthew Weiner, and directed by Michael Uppendahl.
 
The episode opens showing Betty with Henry and the kids choosing a Christmas tree. I really notice how Henry is doing stuff with Betty, family stuff, like picking out the Christmas tree as a family.
Later, we'll see that they've all been out together somewhere for the evening. And of course, Don opted out of so many family things. And in contrast, Henry seems happy to be there.
 
Steve: It does feel like a real contrast between the life Betty lived with Don, and always wondering where he was, and now where she's with a much more conventional man, who wants a much more conventional life with her.
And I also get the sense that this is more in alignment with Betty's expectations of what marriage would be like.

This is the full, human-edited transcript of our Mad Men podcast about Season 4, Episode 1: Public Relations.
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Mad Men C to Z S4E1 Public Relations Episode 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: Hello, Jenna here. Thank you for joining us for season four.
When we recorded this episode, something unusual happened a few times with our recording in the second half.
My speech sounds like I'm cutting in and interrupting Steve while he's talking, which I promise did not happen in real time.
 
We could edit and clip a few of them, but in a couple of cases, we left the overlap so the end of his idea can be heard, and the beginning of mine is still included.
We apologize for that issue in this episode. And we're so excited to get into Mad Men, Season 4.
 
 
Today we're talking about Mad Men Season 4, Episode 1, Public Relations.
This episode was written by Matthew Weiner, Brett Johnson, and Erin Levy, and directed by Phil Abraham, who also directed the first episode of season three.
 
The theme of this episode explores public and private spheres, and from a plot standpoint, it establishes the reset of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, as well as the changes after Don and Betty's divorce.
 
We left the Mad Men cast right before Christmas of 1963 with Shut the Door, Have a Seat, and this episode opens about a year later, in November of 1964.
 
The episode opens with Don being interviewed by a reporter from Advertising Age. This reporter, Jack Hammond, is played by Chris McGarry, who has credits from The Sopranos, the Fosters, and Barry.
 
Steve: We can see that Jack is having difficulty getting Don to talk about himself.

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Mad Men C to Z S3E13 Shut the Door Have a Seat 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: This is Mad Men Season 3, Episode 13: Shut the door. Have a Seat.
This episode was written by Matthew Weiner, Erin Levy, and Kater Gordon. It was directed by Matthew Weiner.
 
This is an outstanding episode in an outstanding series.
It's consistently named as a favorite Mad Men episode of all time by fans, along with The Suitcase.
 
It won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series.
It has a 9.6 out of 10 rating on IMDb, and you know how hard it is to get the Internet to agree on anything.
It's an unbelievably well-crafted episode in an already fantastic show.

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Mad Men C to Z Podcast Transcript for S3E12: The Grown-Ups

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: Hey everybody, we're talking about Mad Men Season 3 Episode 12: The Grown-Ups.
This episode was written by Brett Johnson and Matthew Weiner, and directed by Barbet Schroeder.

We've got our full human-edited transcript for our S3E11 podcast discussion of Mad Men's The Gypsy and The Hobo.
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Mad Men C to Z S3E11 The Gypsy and the Hobo 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 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: Hey everybody, this is Mad Men Season 3, Episode 11, The Gypsy and the Hobo.
This episode was written by Marti Noxon, Cathryn Humphris, and Matthew Weiner, and directed by Jennifer Getzinger.
 
The last episode ended with Betty applauding Don at the Sterling Cooper 40th anniversary dinner, having opened his box of secrets, but not yet confronting him.
 
Steve: This episode opens with Betty packing her suitcase, but what's notable is she's packing the suitcase with valuables, not just the routine clothing.
 
Jenna: Downstairs, the kids are talking about Halloween and Sally wants store-bought costumes. Bobby wants to be an astronaut, and Sally says she'll always love Minnie Mouse.
 
Disneyland opened in California in 1955 and and the astronaut costume idea is a nod to the moving forward premise that's so key to Don Draper.
Poor Don. Everybody wants the moon, right?
 
Did you have a time when you preferred a store-bought costume for Halloween? Or did you have any memorable or similar costumes when you were a kid?

As we look forward to 1964 / 2026, the characters from Mad Men, Season 3 have some resolutions to share.

This is the full, human-edited transcript of our podcast discussion about Mad Men Season 3, Episode 10: The Color Blue.
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Mad Men C to Z S3E10 The Color Blue 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: This is Mad Men Season 3, Episode 10, The Color Blue.
This episode was written by Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, and directed by Michael Uppendahl.
 
In this episode, Don and Suzanne have a conversation about whether the color blue that one person sees is the same color another person sees.
And the whole episode and show really deals with how different people perceive the same situation or event.
So we're going to see that in a lot of scenes coming up.