Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 10 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Where Have You Gone, Dick Whitman?
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2007.08.23
Ken and Salvatore go into an older guy named "Frederick"'s (I think he's new to the show; the AMC site describes him as a "lifelong midlevel copywriter") office; after some talk of a Mickey Mantle glove theft that I'm guessing actually happened, Salvatore makes a snide comment about waiting for Frederick to finish his breakfast, and Frederick opines that a day without orange juice is a long day indeed. That may well be true, but a day where the breakfast orange juice includes vodka, as indicated by the bottle of the stuff on your desk, can be not only long but also quite ugly. Hypothetically speaking, of course. Anyway, the topic is lipstick; the client makes tons of different shades, but the sales are crap, and Salvatore opines that maybe that's due to the cheesy names the company gives all the colors. Ken asks if they knew that lipstick was created to simulate the flush on woman's face after you nail her. Frederick stares at him: "If you're going to quote the research report, don't start with 'did you know.'" Heh, and also, I was wondering why Ken used the euphemism "treat her right" instead of something vulgar (like some people I could mention), but if he was quoting right off the page, it makes a lot more sense. I could be imagining things, but if that was done on purpose, it's a deft touch. Everyone laughs at Ken's ineptitude, and Frederick says he doesn't really understand the research, as he doesn't speak moron. "Do either of you speak moron?" When Ken and Salvatore shake their heads, Frederick suggests they "throw it to the chickens." What, is it Pete's day off?