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Mad Men :: Meditations in an Emergency (02x13)

Episode Information

Title:

Meditations in an Emergency

Episode #:

02x13

Production Number:

213

Original Airdate:

Sunday October 26th, 2008

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Country:	Aired On:

UK (BBC FOUR)	May 05, 2009

Episode Crew
Director:	Matthew Weiner
Writer:	Matthew Weiner Kater Gordon

Episode Summary

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As the Cuban Missile Crisis worries everyone, the merger at Sterling Cooper moves forward and Don returns to work.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Alison Brie	played	Trudy Campbell	Recurring (13th appearance)
•Anne Dudek	played	Francine Hanson	Recurring (10th appearance)
•Charles Shaughnessy	played	Saint John Powell	Recurring (second appearance)
•Colin Hanks	played	Father John Gill	Recurring (third appearance)
•Crista Flanagan	played	Lois Sadler	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Mark Moses	played	Herman "Duck" Phillips	Recurring (12th appearance)
•Myra Turley	played	Katherine Olson	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Robert Morse (4)	played	Bertram Cooper	Recurring (16th appearance)
•Beverly Leech	played	Marie
•David Doty	played	Dr. Aldrich
•Patti Tippo	played	Mrs. Conyers
•Ryan McPartlin	played	Gentleman

Main Cast

•Jon Hamm	played	Don Draper
•Elisabeth Moss (1)	played	Peggy Olson
•Vincent Kartheiser	played	Pete Campbell
•January Jones	played	Betty Draper
•Christina Hendricks	played	Joan Holloway
•Michael J. X. Gladis	played	Paul Kinsey
•Bryan Batt	played	Salvatore Romano
•Rich Sommer	played	Harry Crane
•John Slattery	played	Roger Sterling
•Aaron Staton	played	Ken Cosgrove

Episode Notes

This episode has been nominated for two Emmy awards:

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Kater Gordon, Writer
Matthew Weiner, Writer

Outstanding Costumes For A Series
Janie Bryant, Costume Designer
Le Dawson, Costume Supervisor

Other Episode Crew

• Creator	Matthew Weiner
• Executive Producer	Matthew Weiner
• Co-Executive Producer	Scott Hornbacher
• Supervising Producer	Andre Jacquemetton \| Maria Jacquemetton \| Lisa Albert
• Producer	Blake McCormick
• Co-Producer	Dwayne L. Shattuck
• Staff Writer	Robin Veith

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