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Mad Men Episode: "New Amsterdam"

Season 1, Episode 4
Episode Synopsis: Pete oversteps his bounds in dealing with a valuable client, puts his foot in his mouth and gets a lesson from Don in toeing the company line. At home, he gets pressure from his newlywed bride to buy their own apartment unit. Original Air Date: Aug 9, 2007

“New Amsterdam”

Poor Pete. I'm not talking about his long-term earning potential, mind you. He comes from the New York Dykemans, who own everything above 125th Street and would own even more land in Manhattan if Pete’s forefathers hadn’t panicked and dumped their land in the crash of ’29. Even with all that wealth and privilege — or maybe because of it — Pete doesn’t appreciate what he has. He appreciates what money can buy him but he wants to earn it himself. Noble. And almost impossible to believe about Pete. That’s all well and good, but his new bride Trudy wants to buy an apartment. She thinks they can get something on Park and 83rd for the bargain-basement price of $30,000. Pete’s worried. His salary for a year will barely cover the down payment. Can you imagine being able to buy an apartment for $30,000 in Manhattan today? If such an apartment even exists it’s probably the size of a closet in a very scary part of town.Trudy convinces Pete the apart... read more

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Premiered: July 19, 2007, on AMC
Rating: TV-14
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