I bet there were people in the Bible walking around, complaining about "kids today."
Kids today, they have no one to look up to. 'Cause they're looking up to us.
“New Amsterdam” · Season 1, Episode 4
In this episode: Don Draper (4), Roger Sterling (4), Pete Campbell (2)
I have ideas.
I'm sure you do. Sterling Cooper has more failed artists and intellectuals than the Third Reich.
I bet daily friendship with that bottle attracts more people to advertising than any salary you can dream of.
It's the way I got in.
So enjoy it.
I'm doin' my best here.
No, you're not. You don't know how to drink. Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons. My generation, we drink because it's good, because it feels better than unbuttoning your collar, because we deserve it. We drink because it's what men do.
What about shaky hands, I see a lot of that with you boys?
No joke. Your kind with your gloomy thoughts and your worries, you're all busy licking some imaginary wound.
Not all imaginary.
Yeah, boo hoo.
Maybe I'm not as comfortable being powerless as you are.
What you did is totally unacceptable.
I realize that.
I want you to be very clear about this: You were fired. I wanted you out. Cooper wanted you out. And you would be...if it weren't for this man. [motions to Don] He thought you deserved another chance. That's right. He fought for you.
I don't know what to say.
Say nothing. You are here because of Don Draper's largess.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Now, I know that your generation went to college instead of serving, so I'll illuminate you. This man is your commanding officer. You live and die in his shadow. Understood?
[nods vigorously] I won't let you down, Don.
Jesus! Campbell...don't ever say that.
[Roger and Don meet with Bert Cooper, one of the agency's founding partners]
CCooper
Pete Campbell.
On his way out.
CCooper
I'm sorry to hear that.
Can't be avoided, I'm afraid.
CCooper
I wish I could agree with that.
He's a junior account executive who brought his own idea to a client, in a bar. There are rules.
CCooper
There are other rules.
What's the problem?
CCooper
New York City is a marvelous machine filled with levers, and gears, like a fine watch, wound tight, always ticking.
Sounds more like a bomb.
CCooper
How much do you know about Pete's family?
Nothing, except they put out a mediocre product.
CCooper
His mother is Dorothy Dykeman Campbell. The Dykemans own pretty much everything north of 125th Street, which, I don't know how good your geography is, but that's a fair chunk of the island.
So they're rich. So what?
CCooper
Well, no. His grandfather dropped it all in '29; panicked. Some people have no confidence in this country.
What's your concern, then?
CCooper
Well, I don't want Dorothy Dykeman Campbell standing on the dock at Fisher's Island this summer, talking about how badly Sterling Cooper treated her son.
I don't think any of us want that.
CCooper
We lose him, we lose our entree to Buckley, Deak, the Maidstone Club, the Century Club, Dartmouth, Gracie Mansion sometimes. It's a marky issue for us. See my point?
Absolutely. He's more valuable to the agency than I am.
CCooper
Don't kid yourself; there's a Pete Campbell, at every agency out there.
Well, let's go get one of the other ones.
CCooper
You're going to need a stronger stomach if you're going to be back here in the kitchen seeing how the sausage is made.
I thought it was a big watch.
CCooper
You handle the words. You know how much we want you here with us.
No doubt about that. Don's a big boy, Bert. Aren't you, Don?
Well, thank you, sir.
CCooper
There you go! I'm glad we're all better now.
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