Mad Men C to Z S4E3: The Good News
08 February 2026

Mad Men C to Z S4E3: The Good News

All Things Mad Men: From Chip & Dip to Zou Bisou

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Don heads to California and gets some shocking news from Stephanie about Anna. Joan and Greg are trying to start a family, and Don and Lane go out and try to shake off their loneliness. Fried chicken, indeed. Re-watch with us!

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00:00 Introduction

00:40 Joan at the doctor's office (the terrible one Peggy saw in the pilot)

02:38 Don, Allison, and Harry discuss California and New Year's Eve - awkwardness ensues

06:06 Lane: Fried chicken, indeed.

10:16 California: a convertible, Anna, and the introduction of Patty and Stephanie

15:22 Joan and Greg bicker over schedules and priorities

18:01 Anna, Don, and Stephanie go out for dinner ("I Just Wasn't Made for These Times")

28:06 Come on, man. Don't flirt with the niece. Also, you have no idea what's coming.

32:50 Anna: I know everything about you, and I still love you. She doesn't, but she seems to.

35:13 Don: I'm here now, and she's going to see some real doctors.

37:38 Anna: I want you to do everything you want to do. (Except mess with my niece.)

40:58 The moment when Sandy made Lois look competent, and Lane will never send flowers again

43:14 Greg: I can't fix anything else, but I can fix this.

46:00 Paint and goodbyes

48:01 Don and Lane's night out

54:57 Candace and Janine join Don and Lane - "that girl does not go to Barnard."

57:10 Joan: Gentlemen, shall we begin 1965?

58:10 Closing song, episode wrap-up, and listener shout-out