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Who is Burt (Berf?) Peterson
Pete mentioned that Duck called Burt Peterson a mongoloid. Who is Burt Peterson? Was is a mistake? Was he supposed to say "Cooper?" Was this a client?










LOL...!!! Well, well, well....you may have something here!
While reading the posts last night, I noted that quite a few Maddicts mentioned instances where Duck showed blatant disrespect for Bert Cooper, the latest being in the scene with the chewing gum.
When I first saw the scene you are mentioning (OnDemand), I heard it exactly as you stated, but dismissed it as a client name and of no consequence. Through this new lens however, I see it must have been Bert Cooper he was refering to when Pete sniggled that Duck had called him a mongoloid!
....Hmmmm...What is Duck doing? This is a definitive move Duck has made to pull Pete away from his allegiance to Don and Cooper. He has already rendered Roger impotent. In the scene Pete was passing along office gossip...I must go back now and see who he was speaking to....
And good old Pete blew the line! Amazing..
Nice catch, GRPruitt...
You know...Pete was talking to Trudy in this scene...it was the emotional one where they yelled at each other.
Now, my idea is that this scene was shot more than once, this take being ultimately chosen as best (it was a really good take). In post-production someone forgot to dub Victor saying "Cooper" where he said "Peterson," so that is what we hear.
I would bet money it gets dubbed by the time Season 2 DVD comes out, and GRPruitt will receive an acknowledgement because of it! I'll be looking out for it!
....he definitely said "Peterson," and I have no bead on who that might be. in light of the history you just mentioned, it makes sense... we'll find out!
Didn't Betty say in Ep 6 that she and Don were guests of the Peterson's at the country club? Was that who Don was talking to?
Didn't Betty say in Ep 6 that she and Don were guests of the Peterson's at the country club? Was that who Don was talking to?
.....FedoraDon, I looked it up and the couple hosting the Drapers at the Country Club are Griz and Marcy Patterson. They were wearing tennis clothes.....
who is the actor playing Burt Peterson? I think I went to college with him at the University of California at Davis, and I saw him in a play about Howard Hughes (I forget the name) I know that is him?
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he was introduced in this episode:
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I just started watching Season 3 on DVD (we don't have cable so this is the first time I'm watching it), so I, too, was curious about the sudden appearance/prominence of Burt Peterson. I assume Season 3 begins about 6 months after Season 2 ended (based on Betty's pregnancy and other clues), so how long could Peterson have been head of accounts before they fired him? It seems like much more time should have elapsed with him in that position (and his wife getting cancer, etc.) before they canned him, or that he was a catastrophic train wreck in the position. A seemingly odd lapse in continuity, no?
Any comments?