Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency (20 Sep. 2009)

The bosses come in from London to reorganize Sterling Cooper, but a key player's career is sidetracked by a freak accident. Meanwhile, as Joan prepares to leave her job, her husband gives her some bad news.

Director:

Lesli Linka Glatter

Writers:

Matthew Weiner (creator), Robin Veith,

Stars:

Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Hamm	...	Don Draper
Elisabeth Moss	...	Peggy Olson
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Pete Campbell
January Jones	...	Betty Draper
Christina Hendricks	...	Joan Harris
Bryan Batt	...	Salvatore Romano
Michael Gladis	...	Paul Kinsey
Aaron Staton	...	Ken Cosgrove
Rich Sommer	...	Harry Crane
Robert Morse	...	Bertram Cooper
John Slattery	...	Roger Sterling
Jared Harris	...	Lane Pryce
Kiernan Shipka	...	Sally Draper
Crista Flanagan	...	Lois Sadler
Sam Page	...	Greg Harris

Storyline

A lot is happening at Sterling Cooper in the lead up to Independence Day. The office will be closed on July 3rd, and the staff are looking forward to the holiday. July 2nd will be Joan's last day before she settles into being a housewife as Greg is primed to be promoted to Chief Resident of Surgery. But plans change when Sterling Cooper's British parent company representatives are coming for "an inspection". This essentially means that the office will now be open on July 3rd. Ken is buoyed by this news as he has just brought in another lucrative account, John Deere tractor. Bertram and Roger believe the visit really is to provide an official evaluation and promotion for Don, with who the Brits were impressed ever since the takeover meeting when Don overthrew Duck Phillips. They think he will get a creative executive position, splitting his time between New York and London. To make the visit smoother, Bertram wants Don and Roger to reconcile their differences. But when the Director and...

---

Plot Keywords:

british | time magazine | dr pepper | blood | ritz cracker | 

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Movie Classics (AMC), Lionsgate Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Action takes place on July 1, 1963 and July 2, 1963.

---

Goofs

When Joan is applying the tourniquet to Guy's right ankle, his pants leg is just above that area. Cut to a tight shot of Guy's face, cut back to a wide shot of the scene and the pants leg is up to just below his knee.

---

Quotes

Roger Sterling: Believe me, somewhere in this business this has happened before.

---

Connections

Featured in The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)

---

Soundtracks

"Song to Woody"
(uncredited)
Written by Bob Dylan
Performed by Bob Dylan
Courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews