Mad Men - Don & Joan Take Manhattan

[@fujitafunk]

This is one of my favorite scenes from the show because it's like watching poetry on screen. The writing, the humor, the Christmas feeling and the fact that they are talking not only about themselves but each other; it's literal perfection.

[@CyborgNinja86]

I had the biggest smile on my face throughout this entire scene. Excellent scene between two wonderful, powerful characters. The flowers at the end was the cherry on top.

[@emilioareas]

"Stand over by the jukebox...It looked good before." - And even as he exists, his charm never fades

[@chiantiandfavabeans]

one of the greatest moments on television ever. everything is amazing: the acting, the music, the cinematography and the writing... oh god, the writing is exceptional.

[@mwendwa82]

True. Then he has to go home to Megan throwing food on the wall

[@glorianoir21]

Their friendship is so beautiful.

[@MiladyToxic]

that note at the end...that just defines their relationship completely. this show is too good!

[@dlweiss]

Such a perfect scene with such a clear subtext: "We could do this, but we know better. We choose not to. We know, as hot as it would be, that we work better as good friends."

[@LeanneLukacs]

One of my favorite Mad Men scenes of all time. This show is in dire need of more Don/Joan scenes! I think Joan and Peggy are the two who have the best on-screen chemistry with Don, but in different ways, of course. I'm not gonna lie, there's been moments I caught myself wishing there was something romantic between him and one of those two, but at the same time I feel it would ruin things. Don and Joan always seem like such good friends, we just never see them together often enough.

[@mwendwa82]

True. I wish we had more scenes of them together.

[@Xiphos0311]

In the final season when Don tanked the deal that cost Joan a cool half mil in 60's cheddar, and she turned on him, was heart breaking. I get that it was a lot of money but Don always treated her well and tried to stop her from whooring herself to that fat slob Herb for the Jaguar deal. Joan should've treated Don better but that is why the writing on this show was so outstanding it went down different paths and didn't just do easy most of the time.

[@dianahan6727]

@@Xiphos0311I feel the same way, and dislike how Joan turned back to Don in the final season only because she lost the money! Don always treated her with respect and even brought her flowers after this scene.

[@thickmcrunfast15]

There is a Mariana Trench level of unspoken things between them in this scene. It's just so dense and so good. This and Breaking Bad are living proof that TV has stepped up drama big time.

[@metropolitandigs]

One of, if not the BEST, traditionally sexy Christmas scenes ever.

[@killerpanda000]

I love her smile at the end. I feel like she doesn't genuinely smile like that enough.

[@MovieHound17]

Gota love that like almost every video of mm, someone is saying its there top 2 or 3 fav moment! All the seasons are my fav moment!

[@AnthonyJK1982]

Such a great scene. Those two are amazing together. Their relationship has always intrigued me.

[@DarkPriestess1]

"what look, baby?" Dear God, how does she resist him!

[@mojok7070]

How does he resist her?

[@dianahan6727]

“Maybe I should keep her at reception “, yes, she should never let Meghan be Don’s secretary. Look what happened?!

[@9thGenHero]

Love love love this scene and this chemistry.....sigh!!!

[@Devo34]

Agreed - one of my all time favourite scenes!!

[@groovygirl23]

One of the best scenes in the series.

[@Unownshipper]

2:35 Don: "Not even a little Sinatra?" Joan: "... Jimmy Durante." These two get each other, what a good friendship.

[@sketchypeoplepdx]

I just went to this restaurant in LA (The Prince) and it had a Christmas tree up. It is EXACTLY like this. What a vibe! What a show! Mad Men was so good! As was The Prince. Yum!

[@pepesilvia79]

Such a wonderful intimate moment between them. Joan really needed a friend and Don was there.

[@RayFromLUCKYSHADOW]

Mad Men really was the GOAT.

[@dandaintac388]

I'm struck by how different Don's relationship with Joan is from the other women in his life. He's the only woman he seems to regard as an equal. The two seem to have a genuine mutual respect that they don't share with anyone else. I can imagine them getting together and forming their own agency--maybe as a married couple. I think Roger and Pete are going to self-destruct by the end of the series.

[@samgradyfilm]

Man, ended up being totally the other direction for Roger and Pete

[@Marcovisc11]

This is a kind of tribute to hopper's nighthawks

[@klarebear7211]

i love don and joan;s...whatever (can it be called a friendship?) because i think joan is one of the few people who don actually respects, and joan is one of the few people who can see what he is and is okay with it.

[@falconhead67]

so so so beautiful. one of my favorite scenes. evokes christmas very well

[@veranya2074]

wow this scene is so glamourous and classic.

[@rickmailme]

Don and Joan act as equals because Joan does a great job in her work. She takes it seriously and never fails. Don also likes Peggy although he his harder on her. It's not a secret that men respect women when they perform as well as themselves. It's not like Don likes any man that he thinks is worthless either.

[@molinj.710]

Rick CL lol, men in the sixties respecting women? Don respects Joan, but he does not “respect women” if they “prove equal” to him. Remember the first few episodes with that lucky strikes lady?

[@Devo34]

God I love the scene - no words necessary - Joan, Don, brilliant

[@BLOBvideos]

Omg I ship them so much it's crazy. They have unbelievable chemistry

[@loeb95]

don with that smile and joan giggling like a school girl...fantastic!

[@pikegarver]

So far from watching only seasons 4,5 and into 6 this is my favorite scene. They are good together. Can’t wait for the rest

[@fluff975]

This shouldve won best drama series for 5 years in a row. Still the best.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

Don and Joan understand each perfectly. They are truly each other's friend. I don't think the writers will muck it up the relationship by making them lovers.

[@RaaasNG]

Damn.....Don inhaled the shit out of that cigarette at 1:00 lol.

[@GroovyShelly]

One of the very best scenes in a brilliant series.

[@goPre16]

They seem to have a lot of those greatest tv moments, this and the peggy/don scene in season 4, clips you have to watch over and over again because they're as addicting as crack

[@mssnarnd]

I hope MM submits this scene for Emmy consideration. The layers of depth - mixed with humor - makes this one of my overall favorite MM moments.

[@Sy3D79]

they're the 2 people we want to be together, but we know never will happen

[@Wxll_YT]

Nah didnt feel right..

[@ed-edd-n-eddy]

Just too much class in one show. Fucking great.

[@crossofintimidation]

"What look baby?" Classic

[@PaulineMichelle50]

Christmas Waltz, im not sure who originally sang it but its been sung by various people such as The Carpenters, Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee.

[@Jturcios9]

Agreed, very well said

[@knightsraiders27]

easily the best chemistry on the entire show. Don and Joan need more scenes together.

[@romanval69]

This scene oozes with a underlying sexiness.

[@SuperCadillacdude]

Great scene! Every Mad Men needs A Little Mad Money ;)

[@kjborchers]

I always thought these two should have been together.

[@goldendyme8506]

One my favorites episodes of the season 5.

[@mframe360]

my top two moment in mad men

[@carrie0123210]

I would love to tell my troubles to Don...I'd trust everything he might say!

[@adhfan75]

I DEFINITELY do! ♥

[@Camw1n]

Hamm brings the female demograph, Hendricks brings the male demograph.

[@briancarpenter6413]

Camw1n yes!

[@Otacorp]

Whats the song from the jukebox in this scene?

[@IAmBigBang]

i'm there with you!!!!

[@matthewcole4753]

So grateful they never got together. It's so refreshing they worked in a purely professional relationship. The women he didn't have relations with were the women he respected the most.

[@ChrisvonChamier]

Curious to what his mood was when driving away at the end. Anyone?

[@adhfan75]

LOL To that I totally agree... ;) Love Don & Joan ♥

[@myotherusernameisurmom]

Doris Day-Christmas Waltz

[@BTCruiser72]

@vipjan12: The Christmas Waltz by Doris Day

[@TheLAKERSareGodsTeam]

Such sweetness, without sex. It teases sex, but they get so much more out of it. They get so close on this night.

[@mframe360]

oh, the scene where Don and Peggy drinking in the bar in "the suitcase"

[@fluff975]

Amen brother

[@bchen0709]

The subtext is way more interesting in seasons 4 & 5. In season 5 we get to see a brand new marriage between Don and Megan (which shows how he probably was at the beginning of his marriage to Betty). I agree the plot SEEMS light, but the character depth and development is second to none to everything on television. We see Pete slowly dissolve into a disillusioned marriage much like Don and Roger. Peggy finally escapes the shadow of the "old boys club" and gets out on her own. An amazing season.

[@Devo34]

the one and only Doris Day singing the Christmas Waltz

[@me700gnomes]

the king of the province and the queen of the harem.

[@PaulineMichelle50]

Seasons 1 - 3; Ah this shows ok, i can see the appeal. Seasons 4 - 5; HOLY SHIT THIS IS THE BEST FUCKING THING ON TV.

[@Blacklakemedia]

Meagan is completely using Don, how can you not see that? Betty and Don were perfect for each other, the only other person that works as well with Don is Joan.

[@TheBigEase]

yeah, know what ya mean. First few seasons did an outstanding job of taking you back. Then it just became all about the interpersonal relationships, less about the firm/industry and there were fewer moments which took you back in time.

[@jamesm876]

"poor me, I struck out.." "who's gonna believe that?" DON DRAPER MA NIGGA

[@porritt215]

anyone know what song is playing in the background in the bar?

[@YankeeSoutherner1945]

What is the song in the background???

[@rocnaymo]

3:45-4:30 amazing dialog, gives me chill

[@ryannarcisse]

We need to cook

[@laurenjcoates]

One hell of a couple

[@southshore516]

Don has never gotten with Joan... this scene states that fact pretty definitively. Not only because of what is said between the two characters here, but more importantly because his desire to fuck the shit out of Joan becomes the impetus for his brilliant "At Last, Something Beautiful You Can Truly Own" pitch to the Jaguar people later on. It's a little confusing, but it's all there in the details.

[@southshore516]

Definitely, couldn't agree with you more. Mad Men, like The Sopranos, has gotten more "difficult" and obscure as the series has progressed... but it's becoming all the more cerebral and rewarding at the same time. IMO, watching MM just to see how the plot unfolds is a waste of time. The story they're telling us is all in what the characters and scenarios are supposed to represent symbolically, and under it's period-piece soap opera exterior there is something beautifully dark and deeply nuanced.

[@mancunionmusic6451]

Glad you edited out the shot of Harry Crane hastily unfastening his pants just before the second half starts.

[@igulinox]

what's the other one?

[@IronJpM]

from what season is this?

[@markkinz7913]

Joan understood Don the most, and for that reason, it would never work.

[@TreeFiddyBandit]

Song name? Joan's music

[@laminage]

***** Did you know that The Very First Song Berry Gordy The Founder & President of Motown Records Wrote he wanted her to Record. They didn't meet until 40 Years Later, but she was tickled Pink knowing he was a fan, because she loved Motown Music too.

[@calbassas87]

The way he drives the fuck out of that red jaguar afterward. We all know what that meant.

[@CLH68521]

"SPLOOSH!"

[@Laf92]

when are they going to do the dance with no pants?!?!

[@donaldbeetlestone712]

I kinda wish they'd done it

[@InfamyTrip]

I knew it wouldn't happen but I really, really wanted them to hook up.

[@mikeandkimarecool]

I think they're gonna get together... anyone notice them during the season premier? Some weird tension, somethings going on

[@gokinsmen]

There's so much chemistry I thought I was watching Breaking Bad.

[@mohamadalkawari1912]

i like being bad and goin home being good

[@ihatealigators]

Just a little bit less self-control, and they would have been in a room together at the end of this day.

[@MegaGordion]

yeaaaaaah I kind of ship this

[@Tyzilla20]

people really dont see the hidden meanings in what is said, seen and unsaid in this show. smh

[@katechenrui]

my most beloved two characters, why won't the,m two hook up?

[@bchen0709]

But Don doesn't come up with the Jaguar line, Ginsburg does.

[@GiantSandles]

*flips burgers*

[@eezysqueezy]

To me this is like Ali and Frazier just deciding not to fight. So it's a bad thing.

[@XxMyLameUserNamexX]

Don is delusional if he thinks Megan is better than Betty. re watching seasons 1 through 3, Don was so in love with Bets. I miss them together. they had better chemistry. But I could understand why Don is happier with Megan. He was able to tell her the truth and she accepted him. When Matt Wierner said it was Don's lie that made him cheat I was confused about it until I realized that his lie made him miserable and he seems to only cheat when he's unhappy despite how happily married he is.

[@iSamm786]

Their Chemistry >

[@fluff975]

I'd love to see don and joan have a night together. Just one. lol.

[@mickbell6552]

This woman is so.............

[@petite0salope]

It's not a contest between who is "better." Christ. Talk about not getting it.

[@Jturcios9]

Pretty sure Don railed Jon in his early years