Don Draper's drunken Life Cereal pitch.

[@BD12]

Enjoy the rest of your life! ... ... cereal!

[@checksoverstripes2498]

BarryDennen12 lmao

[@MineCrafterCian]

BarryDennen12

[@WisamSafi1978]

I didn’t get it

[@iko5698]

@@WisamSafi1978 Its brilliant, it's essentially two positive interpretations of "enjoy the rest of your life" and "enjoy the rest of your life cereal" message to the kids as in to really enjoy the full bowl. And it even helps to make them eat up the full bowl so there's less to clean up.

[@WisamSafi1978]

Now I got it :)

[@mazzak]

‘Life, a reason to get out of bed in the morning’ That ain’t half bad

[@F_Khan]

mazzak 😂

[@jogigantiko]

Sound kinda depressing though

[@gameskorp]

joost Houterman depends on how you view life.

[@charlesleeray1873]

@@jogigantiko hahaha

[@aMANuhtah]

Life. Eat it. Just mail me my Clio.

[@xavilonia]

I've never seen drunk people being portrayed as brillianty as in mad men

[@727gateway]

Trailer park boys

[@scottk1525]

you haven't seen superbad

[@24lancelot85]

MASH characters held their own.

[@rogelioarmentasolorzano3848]

Dude I’ve did a presentation in college still drunk from the night before and I was with an attitude that I do’n’t give a fuck what happens, the teacher liked it and got a 100 and did not got to do a final exam.

[@akallstar5]

Who said they were portraying anything? lol they probably were actually drunk

[@JoshuaFagan]

Anyone else notice that because he's too drunk to think, he basically gives an inferior version of his famous Carousel pitch from season 1?

[@benjaminkiefer802]

I know!

[@at1212b]

@@benjaminkiefer802 I just saw it too again, and being buzzed now, he actually takes the opposite approach to this pain. Instead of being the victim, he is grabbing it by the Horn.. or the Bowl.

[@fabricioface]

Oh really? It must have been though for you to follow the entire show ahahaha

[@zootopia8586]

Drink more

[@ardenaudreyarji]

But he still sold it Lol

[@pidouble145]

lol he's so drunk, at the end of the list of slogans, he said the original rejected slogan that he just pitched them! lol

[@aakksshhaayy]

lol nice! I didn't even catch that

[@ThatBoogieman]

pidouble145 Actually it was a rewording of it. the original pitch was 'Eat Life By The Bowlful.' and his last was 'Life. Eat it by the bowlful!'

[@timfrost08]

pidouble145 A Bowlful Of Life that would have slayed

[@jrsmith3344]

.......I can keep goin! HAHAHA

[@Tommieb86]

I'm in advertising and I've done a version of this myself. Don might not have done so intentionally, sometimes a client can overthink a pitched concept. Reframe the context to give them a chance to respond to in on a more instantaneous level and they might just realise they like it after all.

[@iwpoe]

"Little kid, big bowl, big spoon."

[@mshi101]

I saw this somewhere before... Two girls, one cup... Wait, nevermind

[@lopezrome1982]

@@mshi101 2 men 2 bananas .......did I just say something ackward

[@Jagar_Tharn]

@@lopezrome1982 oakwords

[@moldman5694]

@@lopezrome1982 so ackward

[@sergio_jose]

Little feet, big t*ts, a hit in any man's league -sopranos

[@ButcherSevenActual]

I love how Don exits confidently with his "Anytime, fellas!" even though he's just drunkenly stumbled into success.

[@hakimbrahimi1015]

RogER! IN DoNE

[@annalisavajda252]

It's a social thing they want to see him as a drinking buddy it's more relaxed that's why he talks to them like that as if they just had a moment of his genius while they shared in his moment of glory from the award. I worked in high end ladies wear never drank on the job but same friendly attitude is what sells women would tell me their life stories half the time while I give them clothes I listen and give advice and opinions about their issues and clothes. It's not a boring meeting it's sales.

[@rodrigobelinchon2982]

everybody is drunk in business fairs

[@obscure4847]

Presenting projects in college in a nutshell

[@wind2536]

@Josh Stephenson shit I was high af during most of em

[@jonathanw1019]

@Josh Stephenson It's not so much getting drunk for a presentation as it is being still drunk by the time the presentation starts.

[@whomvstisthis]

@@jonathanw1019 BIG TRUTH DETECTED!

[@magentuspriest]

@@jonathanw1019 _Comment of the Year_

[@kristopherryanwatson]

@@jonathanw1019 sure.

[@33o6sew]

"He was sentenced to Life cereal, without the possibility of parole."

[@seaque.]

hilarious

[@Onigirli]

without the possibility of a bowl."

[@emmanueloluga9770]

This..this is the one. We have a winner fellas

[@emmanueloluga9770]

@@Onigirli next level wordplay.

[@normaxmedia4385]

@@Onigirli came here for this . Good stuff

[@jeffreylebowski377]

"Nostalgia". he's so drunk he's recycling his carousel pitch from an earlier season

[@abramsullivan7764]

Basically the first season finale

[@alexmuenster2102]

>>he's recycling his carousel pitch

[@ChristopherBlackwell]

@@alexmuenster2102 whoa, we got another Don Draper right here in the comments, guys, pay attention. ^ ^ ^

[@jeandupont8501]

@@alexmuenster2102 which are ?

[@alexmuenster2102]

@@jeandupont8501 What?! You want me to give you tutorial here in the comments section of a KZbin clip?

[@Schrodinger_]

"Enjoy the rest of your Life" was the best one.

[@strongarm8937]

...Cereal

[@strongarm8937]

but it sounds way too mature for a kid cereals

[@BatteryH1862]

RetroGuy76 - Mikey doesn't get invented until 1972.

[@DiogenesNephew]

It makes me think about death. So it's gonna be a no from me dawg.

[@charlesleeray1873]

@@DiogenesNephew lmao

[@dammit525]

I burst out laughing at "Enjoy the rest of your Life....Cereal"

[@youngwolf6896]

Same

[@XiangYu94]

Casually morbid before he realizes it lol

[@richardfiddler4526]

Pete literally tried to save him two different times and he wasn't having it

[@Roystothecoolkid]

Gimme a second!

[@moncorp1]

But being the genius Draper is, he didn't need saving. Even when plastered.

[@naturalbodyandskincare9965]

Bob Brock Literally

[@paulallen579]

@@moncorp1 Except he was too drunk and pitched them a slogan he got from someone else, and he was forced to solve that problem too. So, yes, Don definitely needed to mind his limits there.

[@robertswitzer990]

@@paulallen579 Except there wasn’t any real problem by taking the ad. Jim and Dennis bought the edited and stolen line. So hiring Danny wasn’t a problem because they could afford him and they gave him some work to do that nobody else wanted to do. It was a surprise win win, Don being the lucky son of a bitch he is, made it happen when he would have at any other moment, failed. That’s was really hilarious. He went off script wildly but won the clients over so nobody cares at all that he did that. But he does that same last second audible with Hersey and blows it because the potential clients don’t like the message or that Don cried in the meeting. They should all have seen what happened here as the real sign that Don needed help and nobody did anything.

[@MyMojosSoDope]

I love how Don just keeps going even after Pete tries to cut him off, "Give me a minute!" What I also love is how the clients don't seem to mind at all that Don is drunk off his ass. He just drunkenly spits out whatever slogan comes to mind, and while everyone else is visibly uncomfortable, it doesn't even seem to register with the clients.

[@thomasdollard7971]

And the clients are a little drunk too.

[@Meesterlijker]

Good times, when you could just get shitfaced at work without someone bitching about it

[@NorthernHistory]

The clients are caught up in the euphoria too. They enjoy Don's success, they enjoy a little whisky, he's a hotshot. The typical would have been their disproving looks. But this is way more realistic.

[@DynV]

If you're always around alcoholics, it's just a Tuesday.

[@realshadyshu]

he’s just handsome

[@lh6784]

I loved this show. I actually thought his drunken pitch, " Enjoy the rest of your Life. Cereal. " was actually clever but hilarious.😂😂

[@johnnytastetest]

"ROGER! I'm done!"

[@ChrisHops22]

*I'm Don

[@nickm.5931]

Utah! Get me two!!

[@ghostliver]

@@ChrisHops22 *Dick Whitman

[@ironhead108]

@@nickm.5931perfection! 🤣🤣

[@spatzhawk]

1:58 littlekidbigbowlbigspoon

[@youcanquoteme2]

"I could keep going...". LOL

[@JD..........]

Seriously reminded me of (Sterling) Archer at that moment!

[@afonsolucas2219]

@@JD.......... Archer movie with Jon Hamm with Benjamin's voice.

[@nitedreamer23]

3:12--"Gimme a second!". Absolutely priceless.

[@Nickelicious7]

Life is just a bowl of life cereal

[@FreedomArtAI]

That is scary...it better also include Cinnamon Life.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

this guy got it!

[@renemeyer2602]

You uh...always know what you gonna get.

[@None-zc5vg]

@@renemeyer2602 🤣🤣

[@aSeasonalMind]

Life begins at breakfast time! Boom sold

[@twigityful]

Theo Vigo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Kharnellius]

Remove "time" and it's perfect.

[@Marcelo-ix2tq]

Quite good man!

[@Reprodestruxion]

Dude , no wonder they kept away from integration for so long. Layne and Pete were right all along

[@Jasmine-id8kd]

The look on Don's face at 3:32 is pure gold.

[@Stefanthenautilus]

:D

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

He looks cross-eyed lol

[@CheeseIsOverRated]

Lmao

[@Byandlarge36]

This is meme-worthy! Along w/ Pete’s expression at 2:52 as Don continues his drunk pitch 🤣

[@WiLDCHiLD.]

How can someone be so handsome yet so goofy-looking at the exact same time? Only Jon Hamm could pull that off! 🤪😁

[@CharlieFoxtrot45]

I love how Roger calls Peggy "Jimmy Olsen"

[@timdd9880]

hahahahahah never noticed that

[@pIayingwithmahwii]

and directly after this drunk don says to mrs. blankenship, "book a room with a lock on it for MISTERS olson and the other guy"

[@RandomDudeOne]

Good thing the guys from Life Cereal were just as drunk as Don was.

[@Onigirli]

1:38 That old guy smiling in reminiscence right after Don barely resists the urge to mini-barf, that really made me grin

[@Duskets]

"I could keep going" - Don Draper "The man said 'sold.'" - Don Draper to Ginsberg

[@ieroen]

Pete's look of internal panic and horror at 2:52 is awesome! I love how the situation seems to be escalating into an awkward trainwreck and then Don just brings it home into a perfect slam dunk.

[@ieroen]

Mooky Blaylock Hahaha! Nice one!

[@kahlildozier1397]

not exactly a slam dunk... he used a crappy idea that he blatantly stole and also had to hire some hack as a result

[@adams1458]

DON....PLEASE......STOP....NOOOOOOOOoooo!!

[@Lucifronz]

@@kahlildozier1397 He closed the account. All that really matters, honestly.

[@cdf360]

@@Lucifronz Agreed. Especially Quaker Oats. They’re a big company. If hiring one schlep means securing that account, that’s just good business in my opinion

[@schwegburt3002]

Best part is the follow up near the end of the episode when Peggy tells Don he stole the idea from that dumb kid. The pure revulsion and disdain in Don having to concede defeat was hilarious.

[@johnbowman1076]

Then he had to hire the dumb kid.

[@gleedameister]

I like how the kid didn't bow to his strongarmed negotiating saying he wanted a job not money as well That young dude really stuck it to Don lol

[@colderplasma]

@@johnbowman1076 Then he got fired a year later. Honestly given the value of the contract, it was probably worth it.

[@gleedameister]

@@colderplasma Yeah dude he'd have a year of that experience on his resume he'd be set 👍

[@therealmr.incredible3179]

He also got to Punch Roger in the Balls for being a Bully, Win-Win all around.

[@sammosammy]

That fucking look on Pete's face at 2:52

[@DarkDaelon]

Everyone’s mentioning how drunk Don is but I actually also noticed that the two Life execs are also pretty tipsy. Maybe that’s why they pick Danny’s idea in the end!

[@sentient02970]

"That dog'll hunt." - old timey slogans

[@bobbylight111]

Love Pete trying to give him the vaudeville hook, lol

[@MrUrmother22]

ive watched every episode of every season many times, and it just gets better and better

[@hankshepherd2.086]

Scott Demoss I’m watching it for the third time on Netflix you are right it does get better and better I am on season 4 episode 3 it’s crazy because I discovered the show about one year ago maybe two

[@MrDecha20]

ROGER I'M DONE XD

[@Druffmaul]

Missing the context of the earlier scene whereby we know Don has accidentally/drunkenly stolen the "Cure for the common breakfast" line from a pathetic hack who tried (and failed) to get a job at the agency. That's why Peggy looks so infuriated. She knows they can't actually use it regardless of how much the client loves it.

[@grazecoin9854]

they hired the guy though

[@Druffmaul]

@@grazecoin9854 They didn't want to hire him, but they had no choice after Don's drunken fuck up.

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@grazecoin9854 They had to. He threatened to sue if he didn't get hired.

[@guitartommo2794]

Peggy only gets to tell Don two days later. He goes off after the presentation goes to bed drunk with one girl and wakes up with another he doesn't recognise with no recollection of the lost day.

[@essiewoo]

@@SergeantExtreme he wouldn't have grounds to sue

[@abrahamhamdan6578]

Don's stupid smile at 3:31

[@blakemcnamara9105]

It's like Michael Scott.

[@darrylwayne1292]

His eyes aren’t even pointing in the same direction

[@midocrimsonfate1948]

I love when he has that look and is somewhat silly. Very likable character. Haven't seen such a great in depth characters since breaking bad with walter white.

[@luckyluke4276]

lmao😂😂🍷

[@TransitAngst]

I noticed that crazy smile too 😂😂 Though it looks more like a high smile than the drunk smile it should be 😂

[@sellamoespanol3347]

"Can't go on without Life!" All those pitch lines go against Don's rule of going in with more than 1 idea.

[@JB-xl2jc]

Don't think that was ever a real rule, he just wanted to drop Ginsberg's idea in that episode because he felt threatened by him.

[@Jantonov1]

@@JB-xl2jc In season 1 Don snipes at Ken for suggesting that Bethlehem Steele could work in two ideas at once. He does it in front of the client

[@DaddysFlipside]

@@JB-xl2jc No, he says it quite a few times throughout the show.

[@AYVYN]

@@JB-xl2jc Nice explanation. Sometimes a lie tells you more than the truth.

[@drunkenwoodelf]

I think the entire show could just be a discetion of the fact that Don Draper is a hypocrite and a flawed and selfish individual. This is just one of the many ways he applies different rules to everyone else than he does to himself.

[@SuperScarface83]

The "Nostalgia" throwback at the beginning of the pitch is amazing, and I don't know how I missed it on my first watch.

[@perunplague9794]

The look on Pete's face during the "Victory Lap" LMAO

[@kennmoe]

"It IS a surprise, I agree." Lane = hilarious.

[@sunkintree]

3:02 Don's only a couple tag lines away from "Take my life---please!"

[@thegirlinquestion]

God I miss this show.

[@NYCentralSpotter1070]

+Molly MH DVD: The Cure For The Common Mad Men Fan

[@harrykaloulis7543]

@@NYCentralSpotter1070 3 years later.. what is the cure? I need it

[@KaiTakApproach]

A true American classic

[@EveIic]

Life! It's what you're sentenced to.

[@meris8486]

Simultaneously the funniest and most uncomfortable scene the show, it's terrific

[@leviathanmg]

3:00 Lane was like, "Bitch, are you for real?"

[@HiddenWen]

"Life" Sweet with no substance! or "Life" You'll miss it when you're dead!

[@chardtomp]

My dad was a V.P. in a big insurance company in the 60s and I asked him if there was really that much drinking in the office. He said if you had a big client in town it wasn't uncommon at all. They also had guys like Pete who would get the client anything they wanted including booze, dope or women.

[@allaboutloveatyutoob2507]

The sets on the show, the office decor was so authentic and so precise, its as if the show was actually made in the 60s. ive seen pictures of office interior decor of that time and Mad Mens decor was exactly the same if not better, that is why it was such a brilliant show

[@alexthompson9516]

His gleeful drunken frozen rictus grin.

[@Merrilsbank]

I loved this fuckin show, still watch it on Netflix all the time

[@gijoey5912]

+Mike Yezo Me too. It's gets better with repeat viewings, I think.

[@Bolizen]

Netflix booted it as of March 1st :(

[@lopezrome1982]

Bolizen it's back I've been watching it for the 1st time ....killed the series in a WK lol

[@hjkobayashi]

I love how he's just recycling themes and ideas from his genius pitch for the carousel in season 1. He delivered that pitch the verve and poignancy. Now his creative powers have wained. He's become a bloated, drunken exec, throwing things at the wall to see what sticks. It'll be interesting to see if he brings back the old ingenious Don next season.

[@oops.4970]

And here we are 7 years later Don singing kumbaya in the mountains 😭

[@Mcjesus97]

That’s wrong . Season 4 Don was at his peak in career , psychologically, and physically. He was swimming , writing his thoughts out and had a clear head not drinking as much. S1 he was young and fresh. S4 he was peak and then he went downhill in the latter years

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@Mcjesus97 my thoughts exactly

[@zdog1566]

Your spelling has waned

[@Benjumanjo]

At the end of the show, the genius comes back. It builds slowly, so you forget about it… then it hits you in the face.

[@rachpers3777]

Should have just been "Life is good."

[@centurionl]

damn that's solid but i think LG took it

[@xceptionl1]

Enjoy Life until its empty

[@Nick-kb2jc]

Grab life by the bowls

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@centurionl back then they were still Goldstar and Lucky, and separate companies!

[@visualtherapist4290]

Imagine looking this handsome even when drunk asf.

[@FromLeilaWithLove]

I like "life, reason to get out of bed in the morning"

[@Baribrotzer]

"Life is just a bowl of LIFE cereal." LOL! That's wonderfully terrible.

[@virtualsnake1994]

super funny and silly slogan.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

This is the opposite of the Carousel pitch, the drunken bad version... And he STILL sells it! :D

[@catinheels88]

The little details like Peggy holding the award for a long time and have it snatched from her. I remember she was feeling bitter she didn't get recognition for helping make the idea that won this award.

[@helenarc5790]

LMFAOOOOOO Jon Hamm should've won an oscar just for that face at 3:32 😂

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

You mean an Emmy

[@CheeseIsOverRated]

It's so good 😭

[@aromaticflower]

ROGER! I’M DONE!

[@melissah9125]

It’s so good

[@Deathgazeroo]

It's great that Valery Legasov graced them with his presence, straight from Chernobyl

[@bridgecross]

This is the most spot-on performance of drunk ever. I'm getting flashbacks; I almost feel tipsy just watching.

[@EricJohnsonChannel]

Could we not start Mad Men back up into the 70's? Who's with me?

[@AD98.]

Eric Johnson I'm with you all the way man! Miss it so much! Felt like my youth's been taken away from me..

[@jamesbarnett2483]

I'd watch it.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Aye

[@daniellay3598]

Early 2000s would be cool. TV advertising really plateaued then

[@bnap3221]

”We”?

[@larkmacallan4257]

point of this scene: don is better drunk than most are sober

[@martincolomaarmas8496]

Lark Macallan except no? The only idea they liked was the cliche Don stole from that talentless cousin of Jane.

[@VictorM01]

Better? He stole that pitch from a hack, so I don't know which one is worse.

[@reposetion]

The point is that he’s not as naturally talented and gifted as he was during the carousel speech. He’s jaded and resorts to stealing someone else’s pitch. Kind of a shadow of the suave salesman he was in the early seasons

[@xandercorp6175]

Jaded? He's drunk here, absolutely off his head, and his pitch and softballs were terrible.

[@squirttle92]

Life! It's like a box of chocolates, it doesn't last as long for fat people.

[@alexmuenster2102]

"Life! It's like a box of chocolates: It'll give you diabetes!"

[@artmajor1]

WOW! The detail in this scene! Only The Sopranos and Breaking Bad can rival this. To look over what we see: 1. Don is drunk and is COMPLETELY a caricature of his own self. Amazing how they wrote this and how Jon Hamm acted and pulled it off 2. The detail with the jealousy of Peggy! She IMMEDIATELY snatches that award like it's hers, then to make matters worse, parades around the room with Don and Roger who are intoxicated and Peggy being sober. She feels like she deserves that award for her own self so badly she rejoices in every glimmering moment that she can - because (example of great writing) the audience has seen over the course of the show how Peggy prematurely asks for things, can be somewhat conniving when getting her way - and we see later on in the episode when Peggy and Don argue about the award that she almost feels like that award belongs to her. Amazing.

[@thejuiceloosener150]

Jizanthapus best show on TV.

[@omarlittl3]

gnilttbs yes, but they are still the best shows. The sopranos and the wire.

[@emmetthegarty2991]

And obviously the whole "Nostalgia" thing is just him reheating his famous carousel pitch.

[@lovethefilth9130]

aroundtheworlda name some better ones

[@shrapnel77]

I do not think she "paraded" around the room, but was having fun with Don and Roger. They just won a prestigious award, let them celebrate. I would be akin to high fives. Good morale builds good workers.

[@drunkenwoodelf]

I love how many people forget the fact that the exact slogan they ended up going with, was one that Don directly shat on and then fired the person who put the idea forward. He's not only drunkenly stumbling into success, the catalyst for that success was someone he directly disparaged.

[@RobWright1981]

If I was drunk and had to throw out a slogan, mine would be: "Life... ... ... hahahahahahahahahaha."

[@hamnchee]

Life is short, drown it in milk till it's soggy.

[@hamnchee]

Life is cheap, in a box.

[@hamnchee]

Life: in the end you're disintegrating in warm milk.

[@hamnchee]

Life, better than death... cereal.

[@hamnchee]

Life: an empty bowl is an empty soul.

[@hamnchee]

The best things in Life are free. $4.00 a box, milk not included.

[@yourdailydoseofnegativity8964]

1:13 me about to drunkenly tell the poor person beside me on the bus my entire life story

[@lawrencelewis8105]

"Life! It's a shit sandwich because the more bread you have, the less shit you have to eat". Don should have gone with that.

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

I’m stealing this

[@lawrencelewis8105]

@@jonnybirchyboy1560 Help yourself! We aim to please!

[@NYCentralSpotter1070]

2:25 - Hey, reminds me of how Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was made because Quaker Oats wanted to develop a new candy line.

[@jec0163]

Pause it at 3:01 to see Pete's reaction. That will really make you laugh at loud

[@SabotSender]

What I wanna know is - how the hell was this my most successful pitch?

[@timothyplatt3300]

Do you even remember this meeting, Don!???

[@abramsullivan7764]

Well Don you have drank too much and you've blacked out and you start to be a drunk fuck that you are you stole that dumb-ass kid idea.

[@JosephSchneider26]

Life - see you spoon! Life - you don't wanna be dry. Life is like a box of chocolates - just without chocolate. Always look on the full box of life. Your dog, your kids your wife - your life! Look forward to your life in a plastic bag in your kitchen. Life - if you had it all day you would become sick of it.

[@AD98.]

Joseph Schneider This is motherfuckin gold!

[@justyouwait3146]

I swear it's the same for me: I've made some of my best impressions while drunk in a suit and with eyes on me. And my name is almost Don - it's Dan. Lmao

[@Johnny-rx4hs]

It's amazing what you can do while uninhibited; as long as you don't make an ass of yourself. lol

[@crazylegs8807]

"Roger, I'm done"...Gold! Lol

[@robertgrenier6405]

This definitely was the golden era of advertising on mad avenue!! A time when drinking in the office was an acceptable practice, and the bravado on display from these guys was so on point in how it was depicted in the show is so accurate to a T. That would would have been something to live during that era!

[@jackjax7921]

1:11 Don: "You didnt start without me did you?" "No, Don. I would not do that." That fear in his voice. LMAO

[@handsomeman-pm9vy]

And this is how it was done before computers. People had to figure things out.

[@briandtnguyen]

Except for him throwing up in his mouth at the beginning of his pitch, I like drunk Don very much.

[@Brentfindley]

The grin on Don’s face when they all agree on the slogan always makes me shake with laughter

[@BjrnOttoVasbottenbjovas]

I think the term is "shiteating grin"

[@BLAISEDAHL96]

1:16 this guy is in better call Saul. I’m pretty sure it’s in “Namaste” where jimmy tricks him by swapping defendants in court.

[@MarkJohnson-dr4ws]

This fictitious character gives hope to all who think they come across as brilliant when drunk.

[@markgould1322]

Don hits a home run this time. However, the scene presages his problems with alcohol and the difficulty it ultimately causes him. Such experiences lead Don to believe he can act anyway that he wants and still succeed. While this was some brilliant maneuvering on his part, he is riding for a fall and it becomes more and more evident.

[@theskeats8112]

"I can keep goin" hahahah

[@davec.3198]

Having been in sales for only 2 years, i can tell you that sometimes stuff like this happens. :-) It is a fun crowd.

[@eskematizado]

"Life,the cure for the commom breakfast" totally got me.

[@iTrollalott]

the dynamics in this scene is on point with every actor and actress. with Roger and Don storming in with high spirits, and the clients having a couple of drinks, it really elevated the mood. the fact that Don has zero attachment to the result whether or not the clients will like his pitch of slogans is congruent. he doesn't even worry about embarrassing himself, combined with the fact that he's so self-assured of what he's doing especially after winning that award. you can tell on Pete, Harry and Peggys faces that they are worried. Pete tries to course correct for Don to avoid losing the account. the worry and anxiety actually brought the mood down in the room, but Don was able to control the room and continue his pitch. what we can learn here is to be able to genuinely express oneself without inhibition and be damn confident and take control of situations when needed.

[@strongarm8937]

damn straight, but in real life some inhibition is very welcomed

[@BatmanHQYT]

"Gimme a second!" 😂

[@Jack_______oh]

I lost my shit, this was absolutely fucking hilarious

[@Puck90a]

I'm trying to remember why Peggy was pissed. Is it because she came up with the cure for the common breakfast slogan earlier and Don used it and took credit?

[@SaddenedSoul]

It was this other guy that came up with the line. Peggy feels she deserves credit for the commercial that won Don his award, and it only makes her angrier when she sees him getting acclaim by passing off more ideas as his own.

[@borivoy]

It's because the slogan "cure for the common breakfast" was stolen from Danny Siegel whom they would not hire. Danny was the cousin of Jane Siegel Sterling so as a favor to her Roger got Danny an interview, but Don and Peggy were not impressed with Danny's work or experience. They ridiculed the "X the cure for the common Y" formula he used in one add in his portfolio. When Don in this drunken pitch steals the idea and succeeds with it Peggy gets angry. She confronts Don and he agrees that it was Danny's idea, so they decide to pay Danny for the idea. Danny refuses the money and will only accept a full-time job as copywriter. They hire him and he stays with the company until he gets laid-off along with most of the staff.

[@moriellymoproblems7842]

+Puck90a It was Jane Siegel's cousin, Danny, who came up with the slogan "The cure for the common..." which he used in every ad in the portfolio he showed to Don.

[@jettisone]

+Puck90a There was this "kid" who was Jane Seigal's (the secretary Roger left Mona for) cousin. Jane made Roger get him an interview at SCDP. He wasn't very good at coming up with slogans, so they didn't hire him, but that kid is the one who came up with the "cure for the common breakfast" slogan. Peggy is pissed because Don said he was untalented, but then turned around and profited off of the kid's idea. Peggy, in general, thinks lots of people do some iteration of that to her, so she sympathizes with the kid. And yes this is a year later, but here you go, lol

[@devanman7920]

this is actually the best portrayal of drunk on tv I've seen! you can tell he's fairly drunk not thinking right but is trying!

[@ruckus__]

Jim Lahey- Trailer Park boys

[@janus2773]

Glad to see Valery Legasov pursue a happier carrer in this alternate timeline, though i wonder what became of chernobyl without him

[@jaydesigns1236]

Life Puts a smile on your face!

[@PatrickBateman1987]

its sweetness never ends...

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

This is basically how I behave at work except I suck at my job.

[@brandonobaza8610]

"Don, you're drunk. Go to my office and chop yourself some lines. Sober up."

[@giulianojahn]

3:17 I love how they cut to Peggy after that. Peggy looking up tells us she knows: "That's it".

[@excelsior8682]

No, she's actually pissed off, because she knows that the agency CAN'T use that slogan; Don stole it from someone else who was trying to get into the agency lol

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Ahh, the innocent hubris of the talented drunk, all perspective gone.

[@AfroMan187]

Dude really went for the Buck Shot approach and hoped for the best. With a million dollar deal on the line.