"Mad Men" Flight 1 (2008)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Andrew Bernstein

Writers:

Matthew Weiner (creator)
Lisa Albert (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Mad Men" (2007)

Original Air Date:

3 August 2008 (Season 2, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A plane crash causes the firm to go after the account for the airline involved and drop the smaller airline they have an account with. Peggy pays a visit to her mother and sister, who are now guardians of her child.

Plot Keywords:

Plane Crash | Interracial Romance | Death Of Father | 1960s | Secretary

Cast

Jon Hamm	...	Don Draper
Elisabeth Moss	...	Peggy Olson
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Peter Campbell
January Jones	...	Betty Draper
Christina Hendricks	...	Joan Holloway
Bryan Batt	...	Salvatore Romano
Michael Gladis	...	Paul Kinsey
Aaron Staton	...	Ken Cosgrove
Rich Sommer	...	Harry Crane
John Slattery	...	Roger Sterling
Robert Morse	...	Bertram Cooper
Mark Moses	...	Herman 'Duck' Phillips
Joel Murray	...	Fred Rumsen
Anne Dudek	...	Francine Hanson
Kristoffer Polaha	...	Carlton Hanson

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

American Movie Classics (AMC)

Trivia:

The show was dedicated to the memory of actor Christopher Allport, who played Andrew Campbell in the series, and who died earlier in the year this episode first aired in an avalanche while snowboarding. In this episode, his character is killed in a plane crash.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: While Don is in the Asian restaurant, Sukiyaki plays on the TV soundtrack. While the song was recorded as "Ue o muite aruko" in 1961 in Japan, it wasn't released in the US until 1963 - and the episode is set during the first week in March 1962 after the tragic American Airlines crash. Coincidentally, Sukiyaki was recorded by Kyû Sakamoto who later died in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 on August 12, 1985.

Quotes:

[Peggy has just met Eugene at a party; they're making out in the hallway.]
Eugene: Hey Brooklyn, come home with me.
Peggy Olson: Nuh-uh.
Eugene: Why not? I live alone.
Peggy Olson: Why should I?
Eugene: [questioning] Because I like you, and we're having a good time, and I'm a good kisser and you know you want to.
Peggy Olson: Eugene, I'm in the persuasion business, and frankly I'm disappointed by your presentation.
[Peggy pats Eugene condescendingly on the chest and walks away]