Mad Men C to Z S1:E13 The Wheel

In the Mad Men Season One finale, Don prepares for the Kodak presentation, Peggy and Ken supervise a radio spot, Pete's father-in-law pressures him to start a family, and Betty openly questions the quality of her marriage after Francine confides a secret.

Jenna and Steve are unapologetic re-watchers of this fantastic series, and invite you to muster your nostalgia, be kind to your radio spot talent, and ignore your phone bill as we break down the thirteenth episode.

Mad Men C to Z S1:E13 The Wheel Podcast Time Stamps

00 Intro

0:40 Tom Vogel: Trudy told us you were up for some promotion and didn’t get it or something.

1:36 Betty: You know, I don’t think you want to go.

Don: I’m sorry, was I unclear about that?

Betty: I don’t understand why you can’t make my family your family.

2:49 Harry: Let me come home.

4:54 Bert: It was the tone of his voice. He’s her father. That’s it, Cowboy.

6:52 Francine: I’m so stupid. What am I supposed to do? I thought you’d know what to do.

11:39  Duck: This is a list of people you should be having lunch with

Don: Bringing in business is the key to your salary, status, and self worth.

12:33  Peggy: We’re selling a better you. That woman isn’t a better anything.

Ken: If I get a hard time about this, I’m going to tell people it was your idea.

Peggy: It was my idea.

15:13  Pete: I can’t provide for a child on what I make.

18:55 Betty: I had a terrible day. Sit with me.

23:04 Duck: If you can do this, you can make me look good in my first month here.

25:23 Peggy: Annie, what don’t you understand?

Jenna and Steve have a fairly lengthy disagreement about Ken here

31:35 Don: Red hair, over six feet.

Brighton Hotel Manager: I know who you’re talking about. Hate to be the one to give bad news.

33:27 Betty: Who is this?

36:20 Harry: I thought it was like someone reaching through the stone right to us. ‘I was here.’

39:15 Glen: I’m not supposed to talk to you.

Betty: I don’t care.

Glen: I don’t really know how long twenty minutes is.

42:48 Double Dip Question: What is Betty Draper’s best course of action at this point?

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43:12 Pete: It matters to me that you’re impressed.

46:29 Betty: I suppose it means I’m not enough. But maybe it - it’s just him.

51:01 Don: This device isn’t a spaceship. It’s a time machine.

56:55 Don: I’ve got a way for you to turn this account into a home run.

Pete: She’s not even a copywriter. She’s a secretary.

1:0026 Joan: I said congratulations, didn’t I? Remember to think of the other girls, or they won’t think of you.

1:02:22 Peggy: I have to stop eating off the cart.

1:05:00 Pete: I think I should lie down.

1:06:08 Nurse: Don’t you want to hold him, Sweetheart?

1:07:13 Don: I’m coming with you.

Betty: Really? You are?

1:09:15 Quick Check-In on the First Season and the Show’s Overall Appeal