S2.E7

The Gold Violin

Name: The Gold Violin
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-09-07
Duration: 48 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser

Episode aired Sep 7, 2008
TV-14
48m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

2.8K

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Drama

To show that he has "arrived," Don buys a new car. Pete, Harry and Ken come up with a plan to attract new business, and Don's secretary makes a serious error, which could mean trouble for Jo... Read allTo show that he has "arrived," Don buys a new car. Pete, Harry and Ken come up with a plan to attract new business, and Don's secretary makes a serious error, which could mean trouble for Joan. Cooper gets a new piece of office art that attracts the interest of the Sterling Coope... Read allTo show that he has "arrived," Don buys a new car. Pete, Harry and Ken come up with a plan to attract new business, and Don's secretary makes a serious error, which could mean trouble for Joan. Cooper gets a new piece of office art that attracts the interest of the Sterling Cooper staff.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The $10,000 that Cooper spent on his new painting has the same buying power as about $85,000 in 2019.

Goofs
In the Cadillac showroom, the salesman refers to the blue car as a Coupe de Ville, which it is not. A Coupe de Ville would have "Coupe de Ville" scripts on the rear quarter panels. This if further confirmed in the park scene showing the instrument panel and the open door. The door panel proves it to be a "Sixty-Two" model (not to be confused with the year). Cadillac Sixty-Twos were the least expensive Cadillacs offered.

Quotes
Jimmy Barrett: You know what I like about you? Nothing! But it's okay. You got me everything I wanted. What did you get? Bobbie? Lots of people have had that.
Don Draper: Excuse me?
Jimmy Barrett: Please. I laugh at you. I go home at night and I laugh at you.
Don Draper: I don't know what you think happened.
Jimmy Barrett: You. You wanna step out, fine. Go to a whore. You don't screw another man's wife. You're garbage. And you know it.

Connections
References Candid Camera (1960)

Soundtracks
A Beautiful Mine
(uncredited)
Written by RJD2
Performed by RJD2

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Featured review

9/10

My Community College Actor Teacher is in this

He plays the coffee company owner they play the jingle for. Tom Ormeny. Anyhow, having gotten over what the horrible Duck did do his dog in the last episode, this one is pretty good, more lightweight. Kinda wish more of these episodes had more to do with the ads being sold. Either way it's an entertaining non-filler.

What makes this a great episode is the dinner between the closeted Sal and Ken, the tall handsome writer (who doesn't look like a writer, but oh well). Also the showdown with the comic Jimmy and the Drapers. Good stuff.

(And hey, the co-founder of Grey Matter works as a car salesman... Love seeing an actor from the two best cable movies ever, Mad Men and Breaking Bad!!!)

(And OH MY GOD, as far as litterbugs go, The Drapers are a SWARM!!!)