I think people are confusing Pete's reaction. The revelation that his father-in-law was with a black prostitute is meant to point out even more hypocracy about Tom. Pete may have his flaws, but he's no bigot (but his FIT probably is). I also think Pete knows Trudy is full of it when she says they're done ("get your…

It's my impression that Pete is a "Rockefeller" Republican.

I have to give the show's creator all the credit in the world for having the balls, but using 1968 as a backdrop risks your plots and characters being overshadowed by that year's events. They've only gotten to April; by October of that year, there was a real fear of the country disintegrating through violence and…

A black person might see it differently and accept Joan at face value that this was a punishment. Now Dawn not only gets to feel alienated and out of place, but her co-workers get to resent her restricting their activities and being just a notch higher than them on the ladder. More shitty responsiblities and no gain…

They would have sounded a lot like the two actors sounded. The diner would have had a least a couple of people smoking though.

Sylvia wants to be strong in her faith perhaps because she's truly in conflict with it, and has likely paid a price for it. She's in a mixed marriage (Dr. Rosen), and while this probably hasn't stirred many a thought (based on the posts I've read) in today's world, this may have caused an irreparable rift between her…

It's funny in some ways to read all this disdain for Harry. With his lack of taste, his tackiness and vulgarity, Harry is the near absolute metaphor for television. The fact that he's so base and low brow makes him ideal for the television department, and, like television, he feels he should garner respect simply…

And this episode may be the catalyst for her changing. She's already delegated away the supply closet and the timecards. Perhaps this is Joan's epiphany. So Harry had better watch out.

I can't see any circumstance where a company would have tolerated pot use on its premises or by its employees. This was a time of the Rockefeller Drug Laws, and in some places (including New York), a joint could get you significant jail time. And by that, I mean years.

Megan's line about "pretending it didn't happen" should have rang a bell for Don.

First, Peggy's pitch didn't sell; Timmy went with JWT.