This scene in Bert Cooper's office illustrates how philanthropy and business have long been intertwined. Note the association between charity and the status-affirming Cadillac.
Don is badass, but still, he's just a little man, he's self-absorbed. Bert sees the big picture and knows his place in it. Therefore, he's confident and knows what needs to be done.
Basically, it is implied (and never said) in this scene that Don receives a massive pay rise and bonus. "Let the horse get the carrot." Becomign one of the few with real power in society.... Don then buying the car etc. This is the moment he becomes the true poster boy for the agency.
Idk, it was after he had already been made partner so all new business was money in his pocket. I think it was just the first time he had been asked to contribute to the philanthropic world at that scale
@@SamHusseini Well, that was how it was in the Soviet Nomenclatura (the lists of people who could be promoted, as their loyalty was assured, either because they were blackmailed or because they turned in their relatives.
@@Matt_from_Florida LMAO! i assumed he meant "on" figuratively, as in when they were firing on all cylinders. if he meant literally on TV, then my question is really dumb in hindsight 😂
It is implied in the episode Don was invited to the halls of power, but all he really cares about is tailored suits and nice dinners and chasing skirt, he’s too caught up in his hedonistic lifestyle to think of anything bigger and more important than his own pleasure or ego.
Immediately after this he buys a Cadillac, which is a status symbol that indicates he's a self-made successful executive and then he drives Cadillacs for the rest of the show. He also attends an event when Barrett the comedian tips off Betty about Don cheating on her with his own wife. This is also the precursor to him becoming a partner at Sterling-Cooper, this is also when he officially becomes the unofficial face of the operation, cemented by his "holster up my guns" speech, culminating in his disastrous "Why I Quit Tobacco" article.
@@Benjumanjo you got things mixed up, the visit to the opera and the McCann offer happened in season 1, this scene about philanthropy happened in season 2
I never saw much of the series until these clips came along: Robert Morse was great as 'Bert': I'd only seen him in lightweight comedy-material from about sixty years ago, but he had a worthwhile going-out role in this t.v. drama (he died 3 months ago, in April 2022).
Yeah. I always feel like this might have been a set up for a plot line later on, but it just ended up being a commentary on how philanthropy is another ploy of power.
He probably woulf have attended various political and charity events, but it wasnt shown. And plus they got bought by another company which may have put a dint in their political connections etc. I didnt really find it confusing
It’s like when the big manager at the widget warehouse calls you into his office and starts talking about greatness and the big picture right before he gives you more shitty work to do.
Great scene, and it suggests some of Don’s trajectory to becoming a partner, but I did sense a bit later that they dropped more intentional plot lines that were to stem from this scene.
It is implied in the episode Don was invited to the halls of power, but all he really cares about is tailored suits and nice dinners and chasing skirt, he’s too caught up in his personal dramas and hedonistic lifestyle to think of anything bigger and more important.
Best BC quote: "Philanthropy is the gateway to power". "You're gonna be wearing your tuxedo a lot more. It's time for the horse to catch the carrot". Don's getting ready to sit at the cool kids table.
Oh yes! Streamlined windshield and big tailfins. I remember the first time I went to a International Auto Show, Columbus Circle at 59th street, the New York Coliseum with my late father January 1962. We went there by subway.
There are no people who get to decide what will happen in our world. There merely are a few who think they do, and many who don't think they do. Both groups, relatively speaking, are wrong.
@@Frogman1212 No doubt, I just think the dropped storyline would have included more boring rich people and less of the "powers that be" stuff some comments here are implying lol.
Philantropy? How is this philantropy? Cooper is talking about influencing what's going on in the world, which does not necessarily imply increasing the well-being of humankind, especially in the case of Rand enthusiasts like Cooper. The word you are looking for might be Elitist Cultism.
he is talking about don going to charity events and rubbing elbows with other elite businessmen probably in hopes of gaining their business in the future. At least thats how i understood it.
This means things like joining the Metropolitan Opera Board - no one goes to the opera in the US except 2nd generation rich. See Met Gala. This does not mean merely contributing to the United Way.
I heard it as the best way to rob a bank is to own one. And on a slightly different note, a lawyer with a briefcase can steal more money than a hundred men with guns.
Not sure Robert Morse's character would be promoting the idea of philanthropy for the sake of business... in another scene he promotes Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged", and said practice would be contrary to the protagonists of that book... but right up the alley of the villains.
Bert gets to rub shoulders with old money while feeling self-righteous that their position rests on the money that men like him built in the world. Old money isn’t made of Randian heroes, but they are all _descended_ from Randian heroes.
All of Don Draper's dialogue here sounds like it was lifted from Shenmue. "Philanthropy is the gateway to power." "I will." "Whirlygigs and everything." "Hmmmm." "You didn't do it alone." "I see..." *Everyone gets 10:30 AM drunk*
Don: *teleports inside*
Bert: Congratulations, Don!
I'm dying
Hahahahahahahaahahahaha, best comment ever.
I'd congratulate someone if they figured out teleportation, too.
He didn't do it alone, lmao
I randomly came back to this video, first time i saw you comment i laughed, and now ive laughed again, thanks for that
*After Don teleports inside*
Bert: Philanthropy is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be *unnatural*
Is it possible to learn this power?
Not from a Jedi.
@@DroolingLizard Not from McCann Erickson
Have you ever heard of the tragedy of Darth Galtus the Egoist?
@@thiagodeandrade7081 Possible alternative. "Not from an accountant."
Don is so awesome he teleports through doors.
And into his new Jaguar
He took a peek behind the curtain
As badass as Don is, Bert Cooper owns everyone.
Don is badass, but still, he's just a little man, he's self-absorbed. Bert sees the big picture and knows his place in it. Therefore, he's confident and knows what needs to be done.
A drunken child. Not really a badass.
Seems like Cooper is smacking Don back down in this moment. It seems surreal.
@@davit25 "I don't have a contract" and "It's toasted" were both pretty badass
Bert sees the whole picture
Basically, it is implied (and never said) in this scene that Don receives a massive pay rise and bonus. "Let the horse get the carrot." Becomign one of the few with real power in society.... Don then buying the car etc. This is the moment he becomes the true poster boy for the agency.
Its when he became partner for the 1st time
Idk, it was after he had already been made partner so all new business was money in his pocket. I think it was just the first time he had been asked to contribute to the philanthropic world at that scale
Yes well if he has to wear tuxedos and go to swanky events he needs money to look the part. Not just any horse their showhorse.
Agree with this interpretation
@@Dove_360 Don plays the part of a successful man.
No wonder Don is their top salesman, he can teleport right through a client's front door.
Yeah, except Don is not in sales
Only Bert Cooper could blackmail you and invite you to the seat of power at the same time.
Imagine burt cooper in Congress
That’s how power works. I suspect only people who are blackmailed get power bc other powerful people know they won’t become actually independent.
@@SamHusseiniWelcome to Bohemian Grove
Here is a chalice of virgin’s blood, over there is the Baal statue.
@@SamHusseini Well, that was how it was in the Soviet Nomenclatura (the lists of people who could be promoted, as their loyalty was assured, either because they were blackmailed or because they turned in their relatives.
These small clips made me realize, all over again, just how superb this show was and how much I appreciated it.
You what?!
@@SangreFriasBack i corrected my comment to read properly. Thanks for pointing out my oversight.
@@sartainja LOL I don’t even remember what was wrong with it
don's entrance was hardcore
When this show was "on", it was as good as anything ever on TV. This scene is so true and it's the only show I've ever seen that covers the topic.
when was it never not “on”?
@@alovesupreme *'on TV'* (2005-2013????)
@@Matt_from_Florida LMAO! i assumed he meant "on" figuratively, as in when they were firing on all cylinders. if he meant literally on TV, then my question is really dumb in hindsight 😂
Dont forget when SCDP were going for Jaguar "they're lemons, they never start" and then Lane's Jag didn't start when he attempted suicide.
Most Jaguar cars actually failed to start when tried to it gave the company a bad name for in the 60s that scene was mocking that.
I always wanted them to expand on this scene. This was the last it was heard of.
It is implied in the episode Don was invited to the halls of power, but all he really cares about is tailored suits and nice dinners and chasing skirt, he’s too caught up in his hedonistic lifestyle to think of anything bigger and more important than his own pleasure or ego.
@@Benjumanjo It's all just a "dick measuring" competition no matter how far you go up the ladder, women included.
Immediately after this he buys a Cadillac, which is a status symbol that indicates he's a self-made successful executive and then he drives Cadillacs for the rest of the show. He also attends an event when Barrett the comedian tips off Betty about Don cheating on her with his own wife. This is also the precursor to him becoming a partner at Sterling-Cooper, this is also when he officially becomes the unofficial face of the operation, cemented by his "holster up my guns" speech, culminating in his disastrous "Why I Quit Tobacco" article.
@@Benjumanjo you got things mixed up, the visit to the opera and the McCann offer happened in season 1, this scene about philanthropy happened in season 2
@@Magido89 Either way, what I’m trying to say is this scene has a narrative throughline that continues for the rest of the show.
He has reached elite status. Philanthropy is the gateway to power
Like in Dark Shadows: Balls are how the ruling class… _stay_ the ruling class.”
It's a big club, and you ain't in it. - George Carlin
its a big jew
I never saw much of the series until these clips came along: Robert Morse was great as 'Bert': I'd only seen him in lightweight comedy-material from about sixty years ago, but he had a worthwhile going-out role in this t.v. drama (he died 3 months ago, in April 2022).
He spoke in an interview of how thankful he was to have steady work (Mad Men) that late in his career.
0:01 NANI
LMAO
"Nothing personal, kid."
The power of King Crimson.
Bert: Philanthropy is the gateway to power.
Cercei: Power is the gateway to power.
Cercei was correct.... until she was under a pile of bricks.
Subtext: Don's offer to join the Illuminati.
That's actually exactly what this is.
Don’t you mean the Inebriati? ;)
@@spencerarnot nice
oh brother lmao
Correction: Don's offer to "do a capitalism"
Fascinating to see a confident character like Draper deal with imposter syndrome.
He isn't confident at all. He's like the most insecure guy there is.
Dude he’s literally an imposter. He’s committing identity fraud
Love how they did literally nothing with this plot thread
(at the Martinson Coffee meeting)
Don: *teleports into the room*
Jim Van Dyke: I’m thoroughly impressed
"It's time for the horse to catch the carrot." I got to remember that phrase.
This scene is still probably the most confusing scene of the whole show to me. Nothing ever came of it.
Yeah. I always feel like this might have been a set up for a plot line later on, but it just ended up being a commentary on how philanthropy is another ploy of power.
They were probably setting up some political plot with the election and such.
He probably woulf have attended various political and charity events, but it wasnt shown. And plus they got bought by another company which may have put a dint in their political connections etc. I didnt really find it confusing
2007-2008 had a writer's guild of America strike. I imagine that this thread of story got burned up in all of that.
Salesmen bullshitting salesmen.
Philanthropy is the gateway to power. Truer words were never spoken.
1:54 Elliot used his ears to fly all the way back to the 1960s
It’s like when the big manager at the widget warehouse calls you into his office and starts talking about greatness and the big picture right before he gives you more shitty work to do.
Lool the manger at the widget factory is crafty son of gun.
It is amazing how the horse never seems to catch the carrot no matter how fast he runs.
Back when driving a Cadillac meant something!
Great scene, and it suggests some of Don’s trajectory to becoming a partner, but I did sense a bit later that they dropped more intentional plot lines that were to stem from this scene.
Such as what?
@@shahin738 Don was going to do an ad for whirligigs. Dropped in favor of him taking Megan to Howard Johnson's.
"philanthropy is the gateway to power." sir jimmy savile approves from hell.
the gateway to rape
@@alainportant6412 well you dont to be a philantropist for THAT
A show about advertising, and everything is said is 100% about subtext. Genius
This should be re-titled Don Joins The Illuminati.
1:53 that's Elliot from Breaking Bad
My aunt used to live with him. She was going out with his brother.
He was very smooth in this episode. One of those great performances that helps sell the story.
AHA!!! Thought I recognized him. Thnx Eamonn.
It is implied in the episode Don was invited to the halls of power, but all he really cares about is tailored suits and nice dinners and chasing skirt, he’s too caught up in his personal dramas and hedonistic lifestyle to think of anything bigger and more important.
Sure wish Don teleporting through doors was cannon in the Madmen universe.
Nice of Cooper to congratulate Don for perfecting his transporter.
Edit: Just read through the comments and saw I'm late on this witticism. Oh well.
Best BC quote: "Philanthropy is the gateway to power". "You're gonna be wearing your tuxedo a lot more. It's time for the horse to catch the carrot". Don's getting ready to sit at the cool kids table.
John Slattery phoned this scene in so hard lmaoo
Bert Cooper is such a high level old school capitalist
Is he though? Oftentimes business tycoons try to support socialism as a means of controlling the masses.
@@blakemcnamara9105 that;s the power play he was talking about, philanthropy.
Oh yes! Streamlined windshield and big tailfins. I remember the first time I went to a International Auto Show, Columbus Circle at 59th street, the New York Coliseum with my late father January 1962. We went there by subway.
Fascinating
0:02 H-he's fast
There are no people who get to decide what will happen in our world. There merely are a few who think they do, and many who don't think they do. Both groups, relatively speaking, are wrong.
when your character enters a new instance and the quest npc begins their monologue
This scene makes me want to replay Deus Ex.
I bet the happiest guy in the whole scene is Wayne. Sale!
Bert: Pull back the curtain and take your seat
Don: Teleports on the seat of a car
This looks like a cinematic from a 2005 mafia video game
So this is how Don joined the Illuminati? Lol
No one:
Bert Cooper: whirligigs
This scene features the Holy Trinity of Sterling Cooper!
What happened to this whole philanthropy 'plot'? The whole thing was never mentioned again
Magido89 There were a number of loose ends on this show that ended up going nowhere.
@@ArmyJames just like real life
Stuff happens in the background. They generally avoid referencing the fact that the characters take a shit, for example
@@argylemanni280 If they made a scene about Harry Crane suffering from diarrhea I would expect them to follow up on this sometime along the way
Lol the Jag salesmen is Elliott from Breaking Bad.
Wayne, I'd like to introduce you to the two most dangerous hitmen west of the Mississippi.
Don entrance in this video make him look like video game character that about to enter a new cutscene or event
I was hoping all the comments would be about Don teleporting inside.
Don is Gully Foyle from The Stars my Destination, minus the face tattoo.
Wayne, I would like to buy this car & immediately a Lexus ad.
The Rose 🌹 Rice🍚 of Toyota.
The first five seconds is like Mad Men meets Twin Peaks...
Don got his Apparition license.
I swear he said congratulations “Jon” not Don. I mean it’s a understandable slip (Jon Ham) but surprised no one else caught it.
Social mobility apparently means: "jOiNiNg tHe iLLumInAti" according to this comments section smh.
Writer's strike would have derailed plots
@@Frogman1212 No doubt, I just think the dropped storyline would have included more boring rich people and less of the "powers that be" stuff some comments here are implying lol.
Philosophy, mad men and BILL HICKS.
Don just "pops in" like a character in I Dream of Jeannie....
You know your character is a badass when he teleports through the door
Don has the power to walk through closed doors.....
It’s when Don becomes an official partner in the agency
The problem is that Don blows his world up and we never see that curtain pulled back or him taking that seat.
Books cost 2 bucks in the early 60s? Holy crap that's like an estimated 40 dollars a book in present day cash.
2/35ths of an ounce of gold. That’s $104.97 on 5 January 2023. Don’t believe the CPI-those numbers are barbecued.
@@isaackellogg3493 ah, that's good to hear. Glad bookstores weren't price gouging knowledge back then.
The first 3 seconds of this video just ruined it (in a good way). Someone should make a meme.
I love meetings like this. You sit there and wonder just how bonkers your bosses are.
"Uh, Ok. Thanks."
I drew back the curtain and took my seat. Had breakfast.
Philantropy? How is this philantropy? Cooper is talking about influencing what's going on in the world, which does not necessarily imply increasing the well-being of humankind, especially in the case of Rand enthusiasts like Cooper.
The word you are looking for might be Elitist Cultism.
he is talking about don going to charity events and rubbing elbows with other elite businessmen probably in hopes of gaining their business in the future. At least thats how i understood it.
Philanthropy is an avenue of Networking, you peasant.
You thing philanthropy is a way to increase humankind's well being?
This means things like joining the Metropolitan Opera Board - no one goes to the opera in the US except 2nd generation rich. See Met Gala.
This does not mean merely contributing to the United Way.
@@Magido89 Not at all, but that's a different discussion.
Don saved the company multiple times and they turned on him
Don used instant transmission to arrive
Was this his....invitation to the illuminati!!!? Did I miss that?
no, don't be ridiculous, there is no system, there is no lie, the universe is indifferent
Trevor Miller I think he was a natural for the Inebriati
Emo I was not ecpecting a Mitchell and Webb reference here 😂
I heard it as the best way to rob a bank is to own one.
And on a slightly different note, a lawyer with a briefcase can steal more money than a hundred men with guns.
@TheLyingTruthTeller get the fuck out of here with your wise-ass paragraphs, he quoted a line from season 1
Not sure Robert Morse's character would be promoting the idea of philanthropy for the sake of business... in another scene he promotes Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged", and said practice would be contrary to the protagonists of that book... but right up the alley of the villains.
Bert gets to rub shoulders with old money while feeling self-righteous that their position rests on the money that men like him built in the world. Old money isn’t made of Randian heroes, but they are all _descended_ from Randian heroes.
Bert therefore is a Slytherin to Slytherins.
They never did a follow up to this scene???
This means I have to make conversations with strangers?
Alt video title: "Donald Draper becomes a freemason"
It always bums me out that this conversation never led anywhere. No Summer Twilight in Manhattan Illuminati storyline…. feelsbadman
Awesome
0:00 An Elder Scrolls NPC enters the room.
For a split second I thought I'd been abducted by aliens
Don still got his shoes on?
Philanthropy from the Rich has always been a con.
Don came in like Skyrim NPCs enter the tavern.
Don the interloper.
RIP Robert Morse
is that the same car don crashed
All of Don Draper's dialogue here sounds like it was lifted from Shenmue.
"Philanthropy is the gateway to power."
"I will."
"Whirlygigs and everything."
"Hmmmm."
"You didn't do it alone."
"I see..."
*Everyone gets 10:30 AM drunk*
I will give at least a billion dollars to the SENS research foundation if I am one day able.
Kinda annoyed this scene never amounted to anything lol
Amounted to more than it let's on
That’s just what they _want_ you to think!
Whats going on w Bertram’s torso?
Congratulations on your high ping
When don teleports through the door...
0:11
Teleportation is the gateway to power.
could be called "philanthropy and power"
Whirlygigs!!!
Why is the audio so low
But the car salesman has not aged a day. Walter White should have known better 😂