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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
  • My tribute to the late, great Miss Blankenship from Mad Men, Season 4. Her stay was brief and brevity is the soul of wit! Loved her.... Enjoy!
    I own nothing, they do:
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    (c) MMX Lions Gate Television Inc.

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  • @NYCentralSpotter1070
    @NYCentralSpotter1070 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3890

    She was born in 1898 in a barn. She died on the 37th floor of a skyscraper. She's an astronaut.

    • @HannaJo01
      @HannaJo01 7 ปีที่แล้ว +249

      That was so beautiful...

    • @phly007
      @phly007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      Yea that scene is missing, it was a nice way to put her to rest

    • @mushiana1476
      @mushiana1476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      She was still young then, it's the 1960s

    • @henners8910
      @henners8910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Toby Schneider He was talking about how far the world has advanced in that time think about it the human race has never advanced as fast as we have been doing in the past 150 years its amazing really

    • @carolparsons-pearle8696
      @carolparsons-pearle8696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And were named after a chainsaw.

  • @devonrusinek5807
    @devonrusinek5807 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2426

    She was perfect for Don. He knew he was losing his edge, so her constant mistakes ensured that he would stay on his game. Not to mention that it was a secretary he didn't want to bang.

    • @beasleybrother1
      @beasleybrother1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Devon Rusinek. Put another way, he knew what he had to deal with and had to keep focused in a way of channeling all that energy.

    • @jsm8149
      @jsm8149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      Devon Rusinek Genius move on Joan’s part, assigning her to Don.

    • @mthivier
      @mthivier 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    • @aldofhister6859
      @aldofhister6859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      She's the best secretary he ever had ! She been through this bullshit before ! Remember whose old girlfriend she is !

    • @edpor68
      @edpor68 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      She was awesome for Don!

  • @totesme14
    @totesme14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1978

    she died the way she lived: chaotic neutral

  • @evillink1
    @evillink1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    "It's a business of sadists and masochists, and you know which one you are."
    - Mrs. Blankenship, Philosopher, casual observer of objective truths

    • @vgernyc
      @vgernyc ปีที่แล้ว

      As Queen of Perversions, we all know which one we are in her presence.

    • @gitgen1887
      @gitgen1887 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LoL you killing me

    • @marty2090
      @marty2090 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sure don't.

    • @michaelbeahn5977
      @michaelbeahn5977 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Her best line of a bunch of great lines.
      And you know which one you are.

    • @pretendingToBe
      @pretendingToBe ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Astronaut

  • @WiseAilbhean
    @WiseAilbhean 6 ปีที่แล้ว +832

    “Dr. Miller is here to see you. It’s a *she* “

    • @untexan
      @untexan ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Nice to see Miss Blankenship into pronouns 60 years before their time

    • @F_Tim1961
      @F_Tim1961 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@untexan I think that everyone would assume in the early sixties in the Advertising gig that a Psychologist in NYC visiting that Manhattan Men with that name would be a liberal male Jew. Don got the Other .That's likely the subtext.
      Arthur Miller and all that.. he got Marilyn . He being DOn.

  • @bob8144
    @bob8144 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1420

    I love how she doesn't want to give the "gift" to Pete because it is addressed to Don. Everybody beat up Pete. Hilarious.

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Then again, it is a federal crime to deliver or intercept mail to other than the intended, addressed recipient.

    • @sohrobganjbaksh9669
      @sohrobganjbaksh9669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Pete has stole dons mail before lol

    • @MyaB1986
      @MyaB1986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I love it that she addresses Pete as Mr peters and no one notices nor corrects her 🤣

    • @cchevy936
      @cchevy936 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pete deserved to be beat up. Sniveling, weak and pathetic he was.

  • @madinp1177
    @madinp1177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +717

    "Good afternoon, your daughter's psychiatrist called" is definitely one of my favourite Mad Men lines

    • @phillipecook3227
      @phillipecook3227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      " The hospital called. Your test was positive".

    • @Hila2205
      @Hila2205 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      "Are you going to the toilet???" 🤣

    • @nathalia8066
      @nathalia8066 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@phillipecook3227 here 6 months later to let you know i understood that reference haha
      ironically Jon Hamm was also in 30 Rock!!

    • @annalisavajda252
      @annalisavajda252 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes both his wife and daughter needed psychiatrists because of him. At least he could afford it.

    • @MalloryNewcomb
      @MalloryNewcomb ปีที่แล้ว

      Same Madi 😂

  • @JayJay-nc7pr
    @JayJay-nc7pr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1360

    Mad men never did comedy often but when it did it was funnier than any sitcom 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @TrueSaintly
      @TrueSaintly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      The guy who made Mad Men was one of the main writers for The Sopranos which did comedy very well too.

    • @animelvr99
      @animelvr99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      they had great comedy which was often dark humor. rewatching scenes after you get thru the drama is much more rewarding.

    • @emmanuelmondesir1314
      @emmanuelmondesir1314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TrueSaintly ''Before and way before''
      Fucking Paulie.

    • @ConstantCompanion
      @ConstantCompanion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I think what made it so funny is I have done secretarial andreceptionist work before and it can't get so bizarre sometimes. I laughed at her because I've known people like her, and I've had situations have that at work that wasn't that far off. She was a kick!

    • @aldofhister6859
      @aldofhister6859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is more than just comedy ! This is Peggy before Peggy 1920s vs. 1960s

  • @jasecola
    @jasecola 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1049

    This needed to be capped off with Roger's line, "She died like she lived. Surrounded by the people she answered phones for."

    • @benofie
      @benofie  6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      J-Rod26 I think you're right. Sorry I missed that.

    • @jasecola
      @jasecola 6 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      benofie No need to apologize. It's a great highlight reel and I love that people like you are out there making then for the rest of us to enjoy.

    • @lenm3141
      @lenm3141 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      One of Roger's two best lines.
      The other came when he was told the English executive lost his foot.
      Roger: "Right when he got it in the door"

    • @jaehoony88
      @jaehoony88 ปีที่แล้ว

      She was born in a farm and died in a skyscraper. She was an astronaut.

  • @dothebartman9156
    @dothebartman9156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    I like how she never really seemed intimidated by Don and he never really scolded or condescended to her the way he did with other secretaries who showed anxious submissiveness around him. It's almost like he sensed a genuineness and subtlety respected her straight shooter old new york lady style.

    • @vgernyc
      @vgernyc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Probably because he knew she would take his junk and boil it in milk fat. She is the Queen of Perversions by the way.

    • @darrenpat182
      @darrenpat182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@vgernyc Very smart reply

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He was definitely condescending to her as well.

    • @JakeSmith-rv1hm
      @JakeSmith-rv1hm ปีที่แล้ว +38

      More like she was a very old lady and he had to practice a certain amount of restraint when dealing with that fact

    • @govindmenon1859
      @govindmenon1859 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      No, he said it himself. He deserved her after the way he treated Alison. And he knows it

  • @mthivier
    @mthivier 6 ปีที่แล้ว +654

    "I've got your liquor" "I'm set..." "And then you're not" LOL

    • @ACETYGRA
      @ACETYGRA 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      She knew what she was doing! It would only take him about 48 hours to go through a bottle!

    • @beasleybrother1
      @beasleybrother1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mar Thivierge would have found a desk drawer to put the bottles. Lol. No way he would be on the straight and narrow for long

    • @chocolatebleu884
      @chocolatebleu884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow! You are very beautiful. Well hi there ;)

  • @syershovable
    @syershovable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +491

    "Its Gene's birthday"
    "Do you want me to buy him or her a gift?"

    • @pinkunicorn15
      @pinkunicorn15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Or she could’ve heard Gene as Jean as well, and not been sure of which, hence the “buy him or her a gift”

    • @Cheney-l5d
      @Cheney-l5d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did*

    • @avetik32
      @avetik32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      first time i watched the tv i legit thought she was trolling don. then i thought maybe she meant mrs francis as she was just talking about her. im still notr sure what it was and i dont wanna know lol

    • @joejohn.
      @joejohn. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No need to inquire about personal shit. Keep it professional.

  • @xxxfirehuunterxxx
    @xxxfirehuunterxxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +615

    'It starts with an L'
    'The hell it does'
    God damn 20s wittisisms

    • @Vahki100
      @Vahki100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Juni Donald Yeah, but she grew up in the 20s and 30s and formulated her speaking pattern then.

    • @reallyhappenings5597
      @reallyhappenings5597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I say the hell it does and I was born in 1978, picked it up from my mother.

    • @Nurselady
      @Nurselady 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don’t get it

    • @ChernorizecHrabyr
      @ChernorizecHrabyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      7:16 hahahaha

    • @LANBritain1
      @LANBritain1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love this line as the fact that she's been around for so long that she's able to speak with ease like that to Bert and he accepts it.

  • @Stargirlbeck
    @Stargirlbeck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    i love the “i don’t work for you” hahahaha cracks me up every time
    omg AND: “your little friend is waiting” 💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣 man i forgot how funny she was. bless her

    • @CubeBizz
      @CubeBizz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      love the sass 😂😂

    • @SYEDSHAZEB46013
      @SYEDSHAZEB46013 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      lol yeah

  • @marichristian1072
    @marichristian1072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    The actress is fantastic. It's the secretary Don deserves after the way he treated the previous young woman.

    • @Tracymmo
      @Tracymmo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      She played the Karate Kid's mom.

    • @ricoz2016
      @ricoz2016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Randee Heller

    • @RichWeigel
      @RichWeigel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Tracymmo Imagine if Danielson showed up to see Don Draper. Now that's an image.

    • @rickDArula
      @rickDArula ปีที่แล้ว

      No one forced that secretary to stay and sleep with Don. She wanted him deep down and when he didn't respond the way she wanted she flipped out. Mind you that secretary was the same one who let Ken Cosgrove chase her down and look at the color of her panties

  • @dowww21
    @dowww21 7 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    "the hell it does"

  • @maxhydekyle2425
    @maxhydekyle2425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    I love Bert and Ida's relationship. It's very subtle, but you can tell they've been through everything together.

    • @athea.thorium
      @athea.thorium ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "The Queen of Perversions, Ida Blankenship."

  • @AlexSmith-tz2lf
    @AlexSmith-tz2lf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    "Tell my secretary you're hungry, and see what she says."
    "i don't work for you."

    • @Su27Birmingham
      @Su27Birmingham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Don reaction like: WTF!!! Hahaha

    • @SFXCarly
      @SFXCarly 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Su27Birmingham about that guy's incompetence, not about the "i dont work for you" line tho

  • @spencerkindra8822
    @spencerkindra8822 7 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    The queen of perversions herself.

    • @vgernyc
      @vgernyc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      "That's the business of sadists and masochists. And you know which one you are."

    • @idab9958
      @idab9958 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The question is, which one was she?

    • @vgernyc
      @vgernyc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Sadist

    • @hahdhsjsjrkfn
      @hahdhsjsjrkfn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@idab9958 masochist

    • @stonem0013
      @stonem0013 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hahdhsjsjrkfn lol yeah right

  • @orangelion03
    @orangelion03 6 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    Delightful! My ex wife was a secretary at a big aerospace company in the 80s. She shared an office with a woman in her late 60s that had been around so long that it was said she had been a secretary for the Wright Brothers! She was a hoot.

  • @realexkav
    @realexkav 11 ปีที่แล้ว +520

    "My mother made that!" Classic.

    • @jsm8149
      @jsm8149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      realexkav Would love to hear what Pete Campbell was saying to Joan in the background.

    • @davidortega3968
      @davidortega3968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@jsm8149 you can see from his body language he says something like "WHAT? ME?!?"

    • @xxxafterglow
      @xxxafterglow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shitting on Harry is my favorite running gag.

    • @austinmetcalf7505
      @austinmetcalf7505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s rare that I get the opportunity to like every comment from top to bottom

    • @ricoz2016
      @ricoz2016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The slapstick of the whole scene was priceless.

  • @waveali5620
    @waveali5620 6 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    "GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR DAUGHTER'S PSYCHIATRIST CALLED!" ..... embarrassed Don... "Lower your voice...please!"

    • @TsarOfRuss
      @TsarOfRuss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hahahahahhahaha psycho

  • @romancandle416
    @romancandle416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    Ida "The Queen of Perversions" Blankenship and her torrid affair with a much younger Roger Sterling is my elevator pitch for a Mad Men prequel series.

    • @mikeronquillo1451
      @mikeronquillo1451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahahahahahaha omg

    • @reallyhappenings5597
      @reallyhappenings5597 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pass

    • @Luboman411
      @Luboman411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      The hilarious thing is that Roger was probably in his early to mid-20s and "The Queen of Perversions" was probably in her late 30s or early 40s. I mean, damn...

    • @brianstratton8767
      @brianstratton8767 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Roger was Cougar Meat:))

    • @pahwraith
      @pahwraith ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Luboman411 same age as joan in this series.

  • @elpulpo800
    @elpulpo800 6 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    "It's a business of sadists and masochists, and you know which one you are."

    • @gemoftheocean
      @gemoftheocean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's not only the line that's funny. It's her dry delivery.

    • @vgernyc
      @vgernyc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ..and the fact she is the Queen of Perversions

  • @jakeweinstein8107
    @jakeweinstein8107 6 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    I DONT WORK FOR YOU

    • @beasleybrother1
      @beasleybrother1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Jake Weinstein Many people many times have wanted to say that!

  • @AyeCarumba221
    @AyeCarumba221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Madmen was the extremely rare work of art where everything was exceptional: acting, cast, direction, sets, stories, drama, costumes. And the writing? Un-matched. I miss it.

    • @jamesmiller5331
      @jamesmiller5331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm jealous of people that have never seen it before and I often gift it to people when I find out they haven't

    • @LuisRodriguez-bo4xg
      @LuisRodriguez-bo4xg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I miss having something exceptional to end my
      Weekend

    • @april_boyle
      @april_boyle 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      GOAT

  • @SixoftheWest
    @SixoftheWest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    “A three-letter word for a flightless bird.”
    Dee.

    • @benofie
      @benofie  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂😂😂

    • @curranfrank2854
      @curranfrank2854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that bitch

    • @CLxJames
      @CLxJames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It starts with an L

    • @VERY_TALL_MAN
      @VERY_TALL_MAN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@CLxJames the hell it does

  • @buddmannable
    @buddmannable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    "What's the category?"
    "Best Actress"
    Hilarious

  • @paulmadison6334
    @paulmadison6334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    “I don’t work for you” and Don’s reaction kills me every time.

    • @AYVYN
      @AYVYN ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🫲🤨🫱

  • @stevebartlett9155
    @stevebartlett9155 5 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I was one of the coroners attendants who carted Miss Blankenship out of the office as Bert and Roger say their short eulogies! 😵

    • @webstercat
      @webstercat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You deserve an Oscar or something….you were rolling

    • @elizabethpeterson455
      @elizabethpeterson455 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm all set. And then you're not...😆😅😄😃😂💖💖 Priceless👍👌

  • @syvs4491
    @syvs4491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Joan always keeps her head on while everyone else loses theirs.

  • @xxxfirehuunterxxx
    @xxxfirehuunterxxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    That pushing the wig up at 3.19 just adds to her character so much. Brilliant.

    • @RaptorFromWeegee
      @RaptorFromWeegee ปีที่แล้ว +4

      back in the 70s and 80s there were still tons of ladies like her living on Grand Concourse in the Bronx

  • @wyattbutton6155
    @wyattbutton6155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Don's reaction drinking her coffee at 4:11 is so subtle and hilarious

  • @jonchaney
    @jonchaney 6 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    YOUR GASTROINTESTINALOGIST CALLED, HE NEEDS ANOTHER STOOL SAMPLE.

  • @logichip
    @logichip 7 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    "Are you going to the toilet?"

    • @TsarOfRuss
      @TsarOfRuss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Hahahhahahaa I DIED

    • @pattyoneill6724
      @pattyoneill6724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She is so funny, snd was the Mom in the Karate kid.

    • @MyaB1986
      @MyaB1986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In caps tho

  • @Deidredit
    @Deidredit 6 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    "Your little friend is waiting!"

    • @williamdonahue6617
      @williamdonahue6617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought it was, "The little toad is waiting!"

    • @MalloryNewcomb
      @MalloryNewcomb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It’s extra loud whenever they’re already there 😂

  • @WiseAilbhean
    @WiseAilbhean 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    2:47 🤣 Don told that poor fool to ask Ms Blakenship for lunch ideas! He knew she was going to have a smart remark.

  • @lh6784
    @lh6784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I laughed uncontrollably when the guy said, " My mom made that!", as they rolled Ms. Blankenship out of the office in his caftan.😂😂😂

  • @JonShade-fy2gm
    @JonShade-fy2gm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Adjusting her wig at 3:19 ("Do you want to pick a place or should I?")

  • @kokotaughs
    @kokotaughs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Don:
    Mrs. Blankenship: GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR DAUGHTER'S PSYCHIATRIST CALLED

  • @MattrickBT
    @MattrickBT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    She was a great character and she added so much without even actually doing anything, like Don and Peggy listening to Roger's autobiography about sleeping with Miss Blankenship. Her death was a perfect send off for her character and what she brought to the show.

  • @Gthrylos
    @Gthrylos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    "I don't work for you"

  • @jmiller05
    @jmiller05 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    'Dr Miller is here to see you... it's a she..' is so perfectly delivered 😂

  • @sadem1045
    @sadem1045 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Miss Blankenship was perfect. She had such "over it" mom energy. She was one of my favorite characters.

  • @ebonyc5562
    @ebonyc5562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Even her death was funny and chaotic. I loved her character, she cackled me. 😂😂😂😂😂
    Thanks for this video.

  • @silviaslots8920
    @silviaslots8920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I think its hilarious how Pete is the Man Megan found !!! 😂🤣

    • @ChristinaFCS
      @ChristinaFCS ปีที่แล้ว

      I came to say the same!

  • @callmehanson9466
    @callmehanson9466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Miss Blankenship was so unintentionally hilarious and reminded me SO much of my grandmother.

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A racist Jewish Lady?

  • @66Bunn
    @66Bunn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I'll never forget the 1st time I heard Harry say, "My mother made that!". I laughed out loud so hard

  • @ricoz2016
    @ricoz2016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Stanislavski said "There are no small parts only small actors."
    He had Randee Heller in mind.

  • @dayschange2
    @dayschange2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I love her and Bert doing the crossword together, and the fact that he knew when and where she was born. It really shows how the two of them must have known each other a long time.

    • @venicec3310
      @venicec3310 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She probably was his old secretary

    • @therevolvingmonk
      @therevolvingmonk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@venicec3310 Not probably, she was Bert's secretary in the first few seasons but the character wasn't actually shown until season four when she became Don's secretary.

  • @SuperWhofan1
    @SuperWhofan1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    The actress was made up to look older. Randee Heller was the Karate Kids mom. She deserved the Emmy nomination that was given to her for Mad Men

    • @alexcorll90
      @alexcorll90 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Omg i never even realized it was her. But of course its unmistakably her voice.

    • @april_boyle
      @april_boyle 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💯

  • @slowemm
    @slowemm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    They wheeled her out like an old xerox machine.

    • @Josh-fp2qn
      @Josh-fp2qn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hahaha

  • @hellstromalander
    @hellstromalander 7 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    When people ask you which character is your favorite, a lot of people say Peggy, Joan, Don, Bert or Roger. But my favorite, is without any doubt, Ida Blankenship. That woman was funny, determined and sure stood up for herself

    • @yuanxu656
      @yuanxu656 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah Shes he worst lol

    • @apurugganan
      @apurugganan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The last (and the best) of the breed...before the world went all-PC and decided they were "administrative assistants" after all, and there were "flight attendants" instead of stewardesses. *sigh* I will lower my voice, too. Thank you benofie, for this tribute

    • @Victor-qx3vx
      @Victor-qx3vx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      “She was an astronaut”

    • @Jules-cv3tq
      @Jules-cv3tq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine is Pete

    • @vaahtobileet
      @vaahtobileet 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@apurugganan but there were no anime pastors back then

  • @hayatkhan-mt7gp
    @hayatkhan-mt7gp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Obsessed with mad men. Its like old wine more u watch u see more depth and complexity. It is so incredibly practical and awe inspiring

  • @cw1294
    @cw1294 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Don didn't cut her any slack despite her age which is why she got him back with her remarks. Great montage

  • @ConstantCompanion
    @ConstantCompanion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Lolol!!! I loved Miss Blankenship! "Are you going to the toilet?"

  • @ElainePuma
    @ElainePuma 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Pete and Joan wheeling her down the hall will always make me laugh. "My mother made that" LOL

  • @charleszegzdryn1963
    @charleszegzdryn1963 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    ; I had to laugh out loud when her and the guy was tussling over the gift!... (2:25) lol,

    • @kloschuessel773
      @kloschuessel773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Charles Zegzdryn the guy...
      You obviously dont know this series

  • @sanguinefan1734
    @sanguinefan1734 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Like Saul Goodman and Frasier Crane, she should have got her own show. Priceless!

  • @Fiddlemaster56
    @Fiddlemaster56 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Good to see the Karate Kid's mom still is finding work and moved back to the New England area.

    • @jsm8149
      @jsm8149 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Johnny Vegas I don’t get it

    • @b-genspinster7895
      @b-genspinster7895 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂 LOL! I get it!

    • @johnertel2957
      @johnertel2957 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I get it too! I was trying to figure out where I had heard that voice. Your comment made it crystal clear after reading it. Randee Heller’s finest acting yet.

  • @TheMrRanto
    @TheMrRanto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I vaguely remember the other creative staff saying "Don either *screws* them or kills them" after she dies

  • @deborahweppelman1166
    @deborahweppelman1166 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    This is the funniest damn thing on TH-cam. Can't tell you how many times I've watched it. Awesome!!

  • @StevenMichels
    @StevenMichels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Some of the best 10 minutes in television history. A genius performance.
    Also, Ken's poker face is serious.

    • @beemoney19
      @beemoney19 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolute ace job of a no-sell. Doesn't even blink. "Meh, Pete will tell me *all* about it later."

  • @readmycomment3157
    @readmycomment3157 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I can't get over how perfect this show is. Its absolutely hilarious.

  • @andrecarozza2572
    @andrecarozza2572 6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    "My mother made that!"

    • @jsm8149
      @jsm8149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Andre Carozza The view from the conference room of her being wheeled out is classic.

  • @MarquisdeSuave
    @MarquisdeSuave 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I would have loved to see a scene between Ida Blankenship and Michael Ginsberg.

  • @stephenspinelli4265
    @stephenspinelli4265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love how naps were encouraged back in the 1960’s.

  • @ozgur1388
    @ozgur1388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    She was a legend. She was a golden touch for the show.

  • @Casablumpkin01
    @Casablumpkin01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Crane was an excellent examination into the deterioration of a person’s character.

  • @enna1913
    @enna1913 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    “Your little friend is waiting.”

  • @notsureiL
    @notsureiL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Emu
    No it's starts with a l
    The hell it does
    Greatest minor character in mad men

  • @bathasleftthecave
    @bathasleftthecave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Holy shit, I never noticed how many zingers she had despite rewatching each season multiple times haha. You've done the lords work @benofie

    • @AyeCarumba221
      @AyeCarumba221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Likewise. I didnt realize ms blankenships little come-backs either

  • @ktoth29
    @ktoth29 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I'd completely forgotten about this character... truly great stuff

  • @Autonova
    @Autonova 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    When Don retched on his coffee I cracked up

  • @sakshidhawan1519
    @sakshidhawan1519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    My favourite is when she wouldn’t give Pete the package that arrived for Don 😂😂

  • @kahlilgarcia768
    @kahlilgarcia768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'd kill for a Bert Cooper/ Ida prequel series set in the 20s.

  • @eduardochernia
    @eduardochernia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    04:12 his face of disgust when he sips the coffee 😂

  • @sasarasasarasa
    @sasarasasarasa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This old lady character was master class of integrity.

  • @jshepard152
    @jshepard152 7 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    6:08 Did you want me to buy him or her a gift?

  • @celiaosborne3801
    @celiaosborne3801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Miss Blankenship is a national treasure 🤣

  • @kemchobhenchod
    @kemchobhenchod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Peggy: I can talk to Joan to get rid of her.
    Don: No. Joan knew exactly what I needed and made sure that I had it.

  • @mariarasmussen8965
    @mariarasmussen8965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "...Are you going to the toilet?" A question everyone in the office wants to hear while walking towards the restroom. haha, hilarious.

  • @jsm8149
    @jsm8149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Why would anyone down vote this compilation? I don’t get people.

  • @AnnieCappuccino
    @AnnieCappuccino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Doing the NYT crossword in ink. Nice touch.

  • @kcindc5539
    @kcindc5539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    06:27 “she’s still patting around for the buzzer, I’m sorry”

  • @Benjumanjo
    @Benjumanjo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    She died as she lived; an inconvenience to everybody involved.

  • @valereirenfro9040
    @valereirenfro9040 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Gotta love Mrs Blankenship!

  • @bt10ant
    @bt10ant 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    "Megan, get a man." best line....

  • @aldofhister6859
    @aldofhister6859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    A true real New York woman

  • @flu3b93
    @flu3b93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "It's a business of sadists and masochists and you know which one you are".

  • @jrb2280
    @jrb2280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    “I got your liquor” Don, “I’m set”
    “And then your not”

  • @GeddyRC
    @GeddyRC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Totally forgot about this whole part. This was great. Thanks for the upload!

  • @CannibalLecter
    @CannibalLecter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "My mother made that!" lmfao

  • @bitukukuasukgremany3
    @bitukukuasukgremany3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Must have seen all 7 seasons 20 times working in the office. Always a joy when I see something small I missed

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Crazy how that happens, huh?

  • @Ryukushin
    @Ryukushin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of the best actors to grace the show, fantastic work from Miss Blankenship

  • @shrapnel77
    @shrapnel77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Don: "I'm all set."
    Blankenship: "and then your not!"

  • @lliamjurdom9505
    @lliamjurdom9505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Miss Blankenship had a grand wheeled exit, filled with grief, melodrama yet grace .... ‘twas unlike her to leave us , with her famous shouting absent .... and so, like a lamb, she thus departed ...

  • @morganfranks92
    @morganfranks92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    “My mother made that!”
    Classic.

  • @TrayDyer38
    @TrayDyer38 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice job! I have an entire new appreciation for diligence and editing.

  • @mikeronquillo1451
    @mikeronquillo1451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Miss Blankenship was a delight. Love this character.