Marriage of Figaro (Mad Men)
| "Marriage of Figaro" | |
|---|---|
| Mad Men episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Ed Bianchi |
| Written by | Tom Palmer |
| Original air date | August 2, 2007 |
"Marriage of Figaro" is the third episode of the first season of the American television drama series Mad Men. It was written by Tom Palmer and directed by Ed Bianchi. The episode originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on August 2, 2007.
The mystery of Don's past deepens when he is caught off guard by a man on the train who recognizes him from their days in the Korean War and refers to him as "Dick Whitman." Don acknowledges the man and makes non-committal plans about getting together, while avoiding giving him any true information about his current identity as Don Draper.
Pete arrives at Sterling Cooper, back from his honeymoon. When he goes to his office, he is startled to discover several people dressed to look like very stereotypical Chinese people of the late 19th/early 20th century, along with several live chickens, and they yell at him to close the door. Pete realizes he's been pranked, and he affably says "who put the Chinamen in my office?", while the rest of the staff of Sterling Cooper laughs at their joke. The joke continues as Roger says "I want the Chinamen out of the building by lunch!" and Don responds "I'm still waiting on my shirts!" Pete says, "Sorry about that, I took the Chinese out of the building. But I have a feeling in an hour I'm going to wanna take them out again."
At Sterling Cooper, Don discusses Volkswagen's new "Think Small" ad campaign. Don hates it, Roger is puzzled why a Jewish advertising executive (William Bernbach) would want to help the Germans, while Pete says it's "brilliant." Don says "love it or hate it, we've been talking about it for the past 15 minutes. And this is Playboy!"
A lovestruck Peggy eagerly greets Pete, who let her know that things must be different now that he's married, and Peggy readily reassures him, hiding her feelings, that their dalliance "never happened." Later, Peggy chats with the other women of the office, who are giggling about reading a well-read copy of the scandalous Lady Chatterley's Lover. They comment how men won't read it because it's romantic, and Joan comments how it shows that most people think marriage is a joke, due to the extensive infidelity in the novel. The scene then cuts to the men in a meeting, joking about the appeal of one's wife dying. Earlier, Pete's friends—Ken, Harry, and Paul—try to get him to tell them about his honeymoon, but Pete says he is a changed man and refuses to tell any salacious tales. Later, Pete and Harry talk about being married and fidelity vs. infidelity.
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