Farewell to Bert Cooper. Amazing performances by Robert Morse and Jon Hamm. I do not own this video. It belongs to AMC, 2014.
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@williamanderson34022 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Morse. This is a truly magical performance.
@t.s.t.40852 жыл бұрын
America will miss you. You were a Broadway/musical/acting treasure.
@jimstokes6742 Жыл бұрын
How to Succeed in Business--
@t.s.t.4085 Жыл бұрын
@@jimstokes6742 Did you have something to say about this?
@harrychalcraft6371 Жыл бұрын
1931-2022
@sweartomybutt158010 ай бұрын
he's really gone???omg
@gabrielsulmonetti89967 жыл бұрын
Don my boy...
@KarlieStarrSings4 жыл бұрын
The only true father figure Don ever had :'(
@miguelr31354 жыл бұрын
Bert?....
@davecespedes56744 жыл бұрын
I don't know why but when Bert says that it makes me so sad, this scene is amazing and shows you what a complex character Don is. In my opinion only The Soprano is as good as this show, maybe just a bit better
@mitchellyoung85613 жыл бұрын
Dude...
@heinkle18 жыл бұрын
That realisation in Don's expression that he has failed throughout the series to really invest in the things that are free.
@PatrickBateman19878 жыл бұрын
+Heinkle you cant really invest in them as they are free
@heinkle18 жыл бұрын
+Timothy Price investing time
@bmla884 жыл бұрын
I think it’s an expression of don concerned about his mental health. The poster cuts out but at the end of this scene don needs to sit down
@breezingby26114 жыл бұрын
X X it can be both, along with sadness over a major figure in his life passing away
@etanaedelman90119 жыл бұрын
I just realized something about the song. "The moon belongs to everyone"; this was the episode that featured the moon landing which Bert died watching. This show has so many brilliant little details.
@ThyVincent8 жыл бұрын
I agree it's clever writing, but I wouldn't say it was a little detail in this case
@takamineman58847 жыл бұрын
Etana Edelman Not only that, but it seemed to be a more subtle allegory of what Don and the agency represents. Throughout his whole career, he had been convincing himself that these material things fill the void of our unhappiness. I think it was trying to lead up to Don's breakdown and that he was finally starting to accept that his whole philosophy is hinged upon a lie.
@lipglosskitten265 жыл бұрын
Very clever but I understood how it was put together instantly, but Cooper is also giving him a message from beyond... telling him that he's moved on and knows that "The Best Thing's In Life *REALLY* are free!
@benjamincox42115 жыл бұрын
Etana Edelman also when that secretary died, all he said was “she was an astronaut” and then walked away
@glutamin1115 жыл бұрын
@@takamineman5884 i dont think Don was ever convinced of that he also knew there was more to life, but he was searching for fullfillment at all the wrong places.
@notsureiL4 жыл бұрын
Cooper after his old friend and secretary ms. Blankenship passed away: "She was born in 1898 in a barn. She died on the thirty-seventh floor of a skyscraper. She's an astronaut." Cooper died watching the moon landing. So many details. Beautiful sendoff for the creator of the original agency.
@izzybitsyspider033 жыл бұрын
I noticed this a long time ago too! So cool
@KingAdrock4209 жыл бұрын
That look on Don's face at the end, just barely not tearing up... right in the feels.
@weseal654328 жыл бұрын
Right in the feelers
@tato_18053 жыл бұрын
If Don cries, every man cries too
@shadowofbosstown2 жыл бұрын
Bert cared about Don in his way. The who cares delivery was great.
@nickbooze97665 жыл бұрын
Everytime an old man starts talking about Napoleon you know they're gonna die.
@Zika424 жыл бұрын
Cracked me up! :D
@kremesauce3 жыл бұрын
Waterloo, my favorite episode of Mad Men!
@leoninehuman3 жыл бұрын
The fact this episode is called "Waterloo" 😭
@madman00774Ай бұрын
There's nothing we can do
@SplinterAce9 жыл бұрын
I'v never thought of that, but I think Don really loved him
@Unownshipper8 жыл бұрын
+SplinterAce Don strikes me as the sort of man who collects father figures throughout his life: his real dad, Freddy Rumsen, Conrad Hilton, maybe Roger Sterling, but certainly Bert Cooper.
@xxxfirehuunterxxx5 жыл бұрын
I agree with the commenter above me, due to Don's turbulant childhood, he has multiple father figures. Bert I think was one that was always assumed, but never shown in depth, as contrast to Freddy Rumsen, Roger Sterling, and a few others.
@henrikanchelia645 жыл бұрын
Roger looks to me like an older mischievous brother, Conrad Hilton wasn't a father figure at all, just a pushy client, and a big time jerk, Freddy was more like a friend and a counselor at Don's most dire times.
@rasklaat24 жыл бұрын
Didn't everyone? He was a great leader, true zen master of the corporate world and a great wise teacher who over the years at Sterling Cooper has taught Don many important lessons; this one, his final good-bye, being the most valuable of them all.
@Unownshipper4 жыл бұрын
@Serena Z Interesting. I don't want to say your interpretation is incorrect (no one can say for sure except Matt Weiner), but the age difference keeps me from being able to see Roger see Don that way. Definitely right about the "curious child" remark (doesn't Roger call himself something similar?), but while Roger and Don can go toe-to-toe with each other and play off each other well, Roger is privately envious of Don's youth. In the LSD scene Roger looks at the Time Magazine cover then sees himself with half his silver hair, half black hair. Roger is very nearly Don (he's got the confidence, the business savvy, the success, etc.) but Don will always be younger than him and he's always comparing himself to him in that way. Rather than looking up to Don, I'd argue that means he's just comparing himself to what he was 15/20 years ago when he was at his self-described "prime." Again, I think Don might view Roger as a bit of a father figure (definitely a mentor), but Roger views Don as more of a brother/drinking buddy.
@hablo_pony2 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with this scene knowing that one day it would serve as a lovely farewell to Robert Morse once he passed. You can so clearly feel the writers' love for both Bert and Robert, and I'm glad he was alive to be a part of his own tribute, kind of like attending your own funeral to cheer everyone up and remind us that the little things in life are the most valuable. Rest in peace.
@ClueSign2 жыл бұрын
@joshua yun I felt exactly the same way, watching it in 2014 and again today. That wave at the end, and the door closing behind him. Wow.
@stephaniecarrow48982 жыл бұрын
Joshua Yun, beautifully expressed.
@thegirlinquestion10 жыл бұрын
this was so beautiful and had me smiling the entire time. when i noticed he wasn't wearing any shoes i started to tear up. mad men is flawless.
@lieslmichelle41365 жыл бұрын
u said it
@aschw11214 жыл бұрын
@Ackj 375718 His character was obsessed with cleanliness, and it was required that all take off their shoes before entering his office.
@rasklaat24 жыл бұрын
@@aschw1121 To be precise Bert Cooper was a Japan aficionado and his office was Japanese-styled. And, as in is practiced in Japanese houses, everyone had to take off their shoes upon entering there.
@083lxcvs4 жыл бұрын
@@rasklaat2 Basically meaning that Sterling Cooper Was his home...
@ffaz1234 жыл бұрын
I thought it signify his death like Paul McCartney in the album Abbey Road
@susanklein744810 жыл бұрын
Before this blissful finale, Bert's last line was when he heard Armstrong's "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" -- "Bravo" he said.
@Victor-zw8tb6 жыл бұрын
What a terrific piece of writing. Cooper is the closest thing to a father figure Don has had in a long time. They gave Cooper and Don this last moment, but they also gave Robert Morse a chance to relive his Broadway days. Beautiful.
@PapagenoMF Жыл бұрын
I mean Don didn't look especially touched or emotional. Just confused lol.
@Tamlinearthly Жыл бұрын
I mean, if your father blackmails you, constantly belittles you, and conspires against you with everyone else you know. ...which I guess in Don's case at least is consistent.
@Georgina-lv9bt Жыл бұрын
@@PapagenoMF ???he literally has tears in his eyes
@johns.82203 жыл бұрын
Hamm's face at the end is finer acting than most actors could say in a million lines. An absolute dagger to the heart.
@stephaniecarrow48982 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@organboi Жыл бұрын
Maybe not "most actors." There are so many excellent actors around.
@RossardJames10 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful scenes of Mad Men's entire seven year run. Heartbreaking as well, but what a send off for Bert. Hats off to Robert Morse.
@Shelf_Improvement4 жыл бұрын
I kept thinking of him in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. 😭💕
@masonirwin60938 ай бұрын
@@Shelf_ImprovementI think Roger may be the one to look to for that one lol
@seemsfishy237 ай бұрын
@@masonirwin6093Robert Morse played the lead in that muscial/movie- a farce about falsifying your college degree and pedigree background and using fast talking and charm to rise up the ranks in the 60’s NYC business world of advertising (sound familiar?)
@pennya.58922 жыл бұрын
That "Don, my boy" always gets me.
@sreski5049 ай бұрын
Always 😩😩😢
@Voliveira962 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Morse. This scene now has a whole new meaning 😔😔😔
@viagensimagens2 жыл бұрын
True!
@RaoulDuke777 жыл бұрын
Delightfully unexpected and sort of heartbreaking too
@arcuarius867 жыл бұрын
You sir deserve more upvotes
@OhHeBustin4 жыл бұрын
@@arcuarius86 reddit
@srtabojangles7 ай бұрын
I think that maybe Don have heard that “Don, my boy” a million times; and now he hears the ethereal echo of Bert's voice. In that beautiful, beautiful musical, Mad Med accomplishes to resume what Burt meant to Don and what Don holds near to his heart once he's gone. What a beautiful show Mad Men was, every time I rewatch I grow fonder and fonder of it.
@blakemcnamara91054 жыл бұрын
I like the idea that the founder of a company that focuses on selling things is telling Don that at the end of the day, work isn't everything and that "the best things in life are free".
@linmiller81472 жыл бұрын
I'm glad that Robert Morse made it to 90 years old. He was a versatile, talented performer and this number was fun and sad at the same time.
@conordoyle94812 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Morse, what a scene to remember him by
@mikeyfinnegan77698 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing. "DON MY BOY"
@miguelr31354 жыл бұрын
Bert?...
@justcallmeA2 жыл бұрын
Here to wish him a fond farewell. A gorgeous send off. RIP Robert Morse.
@AmberAlley2 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Morse, what a fabulous song-and-dance man.
@carlrs1510 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that Robert Morse was such a song and dance man back in his day! This was a perfect send-off to a longtime presence on the show, and the perfect capstone to one of the best episodes of the series.
@etraig10 жыл бұрын
you've got to see him in the film 'how to succeed in business without really trying". you could probably find it on youtube.
@carlrs1510 жыл бұрын
Just watched a few clips online last week. I love it!
@theresebohn89669 жыл бұрын
Carl Scruggs Another great film of Morse is The Loved One. There's no song and dance, but it's a brilliant dark comedy.
@joe23c886 жыл бұрын
Also check out a song and dance number by Robert Morse in a 1963 movie The Cardinal.
@ultraviolettas2 жыл бұрын
He’s also on the album Free to Be…You and Me!
@rachelmirsch6372 жыл бұрын
As soon as I read that he had passed, I came here to find this. Bravo, sir. An elegy for a great character, and a great performer. Rest In Peace.
@ianciti2 жыл бұрын
i literally got into mad man 2 days after he passed. i am kicking myself HARD for not watching this show when it first aired
@thug2ryde10 жыл бұрын
This was perfect. Right after Don and Roger display the intangible qualities of leadership that Bert had been discussing earlier.
@AlessandraSantos-kh9uy8 жыл бұрын
I'm still crying... #RIPBert
@tywilliamnash50788 жыл бұрын
.....me too!
@adrianrice21777 жыл бұрын
Alessandra Santos truly one of the best characters in Mad Men
@nicocaro96 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding me the guy was a pig. You never got that?
@Ratchet24313 жыл бұрын
@@nicocaro9 But he really knows how to say goodbye.
@jonasseorum54713 жыл бұрын
@@nicocaro9 where the hell do you get that from? He's like the only character in the show who hasn't made any inappropriate comments about women. There a few good people in the show but Bert is among them.
@dd235374 жыл бұрын
Jon Hamm's facial expressions... Absolutely golden. One of the best moments of this masterpiece of a show.
@chinhoyang8 жыл бұрын
How about some credits for the dancers. The first dancer in the pink dress is Marisa Field. The second dancer in the blue dress is Meredith Ostrowsky. The young woman in the yellow mini skirt is China Taylor. Jamie Goodwin (I've seen it spelled Jaime Goodwin) and Chantel Aguirre are the remaining two dancers.
@KevinMuller57 жыл бұрын
I always wondered who the one with the orange vest was.. i said to.my friend when this aired that she was really cute..thanks
@thegirlinquestion6 жыл бұрын
I like the orange girl too....there's something about her face
@Yelzabub4 жыл бұрын
Dobré jebané!
@plasterbrick20113 жыл бұрын
thanks, this helped me a great deal in some very important research
@jburma3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! I just watched Season 7 (first half) for maybe the 20th time and just love the whole season and the ending. Marisa Field is my favorite dancer (I think that's lavendar but maybe I'm color blind). I love the shots of her between 1:23 - 1:26.
@mightymac632 жыл бұрын
"She was an Astronaut"..RIP Robert Morse..and what a perfect send off in your role as Bert Cooper..
@Shelf_Improvement4 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who cried their eyes out watching this scene?
@sheriff51094 жыл бұрын
We all did bud
@MCO1810 жыл бұрын
Don's face almost gets me.
@VANDALIAM6 жыл бұрын
always*
@jovenintensa3 жыл бұрын
Everytime
@kevinlukacs20762 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace, Robert Morse. You were a gem to the end. “Oh I believe in you… I believe in you…”
@Kaptenclassic10 жыл бұрын
This scene exudes class and good old tv magic. The overall weirdness(Let's be real) is balanced out perfectly by Don's expression. Ive never been so curiously pleased. Bert's goodbye wave went straight to my heart.
@veronicag84719 жыл бұрын
I can't explain.. it's just... When Dick sees people that have died it just makes me so sad. Like first when his brother hung himself, and now Bert. Dick's face, How he smiles and how he is sad at the same time, that really got me. Okay, I probably wouldn't have cried if this scene didn't happen. I realised how sad this made me felt when he died.
@InakiRuizGarcia2 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Robert, the best farewell ever
@patricializotte34702 жыл бұрын
So sad, tearing up over Robert Morse, you were dearly loved by your fans! As a kid, I remember watching How To Succeed…. and just being amazed by you. HUGE talent, just made for Broadway. Perfect. RIP ❤️🌷
@helter12349 жыл бұрын
This might be my favorite scene in any TV show ever. The song is wonderfully infectious. Great work on Morse's part.
@exittiming27892 жыл бұрын
Robert Morse left us a legacy of iconic characters. Bless his little heart
@Offsides0910 жыл бұрын
This was one of the greatest episodes of Mad Men. Also, a great ending. Well done to the writers and cast.
@valitsaki19242 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert, this scene is timeless and perfect.
@ricklalonde27409 жыл бұрын
One of the great moments in modern television.
@mister_vegas2 жыл бұрын
Just watch Robert Morse's use of his hands, from the very start to his final wave. So expressive, like watching a young Bobby in How to Succeed.
@whyisntitpossible4044 жыл бұрын
Don's face at 1:45, coupled with the silence after Bert's door has closed. Great scene and amazing acting from Jon Hamm
@kayemtee53122 жыл бұрын
A perfect piece of television. RIP Robert Morse.
@antoniobquilla5 жыл бұрын
Crying with this scene (watching in 2019)
@bre49464 жыл бұрын
Same, 2020
@sheriff51094 жыл бұрын
@@bre4946 same, late 2020 fuck COVID19
@ghostfanX210 жыл бұрын
I loved this ending... surreal, but I don't care I've been waiting for seven years for Bobby Morse to sing something... anything!
@lla7882 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Morse💔
@breezingby26114 жыл бұрын
Watching the series for the first time, and this scene absolutely broke me I was simultaneously crying and laughing What a send off the the Bert Cooper and the great Robert Morse
@ryantompkins80410 жыл бұрын
Don worked the whole half season at getting his job back, but lost another wife. He's got his job, but has that ever made him truly happy? I think this scene is about Don remembered he's still got a life to think about, he has to work on that before he dies. The best things in life don't come with a expensive buyout. That and honoring Morse.
@thinhphan17174 жыл бұрын
He spent all those years selfishly, only thinking for himself and chasing wome. He didnt care about people around him, people who love and care for him. He was spoiled, people always came to him first and gave him things unconditionally. Both Roger and Bert was on his side everytime he wanted to jump ships even if it meant taking unecessary risks, ran the company around him. But he still always took it for granted. He never gave them the credits nor treated them with more respect. Roger was alsolutely right about Don, he "doesnt have many relationships because he doesnt value them". That was after Don turned his back on Roger and got kicked around by Conrad Hilton.
@escribadiva12510 жыл бұрын
Give Robert Morse a freakin' Emmy! It's about time "Mad Men" showed off his song-and-dance skills.
@radharajguru5292 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Morse. No one could have played Bertram Cooper better than you. I genuinely am so sad about you leaving. I cant.
@avfan19 Жыл бұрын
For some reason, watching this helps me every time I hear someone has passed in my own life. R.I.P. Robert Morse, your performance in this send-off continues to be a pleasure.
@rastys33903 жыл бұрын
Don was trying to avoid feeling emotional about Berts memorial and hide it behind work, but still hearing Rogers speach on the way to his office about Bert, he couldnt continue ignoring his emotions and said his final goodbyes to Berts spirit.
@Annamalaibatsha4 жыл бұрын
Got tears in eyes while watching this. Bert is a nice character. I binge watched all seven seasons in two weeks
@talleyrand95302 жыл бұрын
Ahhh typical surreal Mad Men. Wish I had the time to rewatch and cherish every single episode.
@ZombryaTheDark10 жыл бұрын
Just look at dons face in the end. Now thats acting
@gracie30ish7 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of emotional scenes in madmen but this one is the only one that will always make me smile and cry at the same time..superb writing and acting.
@LPMAN022 жыл бұрын
RIP and long live Robert Morse (May 18, 1931 - April 20, 2022), aged 90 You will always be remembered as a legend.
@shaunlandry10 жыл бұрын
As a musical theatre person, and an improviser at 49 years old? I cannot stop watching this amazing performance. How to Succeed in Being A Musical Theatre Actor With Not Really Trying (because you are so damn talented). This is a tribute. It even fit into the madmen story. I have and always will be a fan of Robert Morse. If you are even reading this sir, I'm a Second City Alumna and had the distinction of being around Del, Mina and Harris. You are of that generation I stand in awe of. This was wonderful. Thank you.
@shaunlandry10 жыл бұрын
Oh. Why you have not been a guest on the Actors Studio Mr. Morse is beyond me.
@scottwhiting86162 жыл бұрын
Damn if this scene doesn't hit different today. RIP Robert Morse.
@viagensimagens2 жыл бұрын
A magical performance and one of the best moments ever of all TV series. Never to be forgotten. Thanks Robert.
@Anarkhipov_2 жыл бұрын
It really was amazing
@rp88892 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Robert Morse, for sharing your talent with the world. A wonderful scene. I can't resist also commenting on how beautiful these women are - I've always loved that era in fashion.
@burhankhalid2882 жыл бұрын
RIP Robert Morse. Mad Men enthusiast from Pakistan ❤️
@jongentry813310 жыл бұрын
the nice thing about is it's Bert Cooper who passed and NOT Robert Morse
@NESherv2 жыл бұрын
Not anymore... :(
@katiejean64932 жыл бұрын
One of the best character send-offs in TV history. Loved Bert, loved Robert Morse. RIP sir.
@kavishkhamesra3582Күн бұрын
The creativity of this song is genius . Great series Mad Men
@t.s.t.40852 жыл бұрын
The best in life our free. Rest in peace Robert Morse.
@EllieKligman10 жыл бұрын
A very special moment in TV history. Robert Morse still has it. This scene must get nominated for a special award. I watch it repeatedly.
@ResoRonnie10 жыл бұрын
I like it. A timeless message no mater who it comes from but I don't know this entertainer but he sings it and tells it with PIZZAZZ.
@I_Get_Computers_Puting5 жыл бұрын
The only time you see Don emotional is when he loses someone who really knows him.
@MSW962 жыл бұрын
This performance is even more meaningful now 😞❤️ RIP, Mr. Morse
@fluff9758 жыл бұрын
TV's greatest drama.
@prajjwalpaul33495 ай бұрын
just watched this episode and cant stop crying🤧🤧
@sleepymiko534310 жыл бұрын
I was crying and smiling at the same time. Best mid-finale!!!
@verillo14 Жыл бұрын
From the moment I saw I thought what a beautiful tribute the show paid to such a legend!! RIP Robert Morse
@jayfezayzz10 ай бұрын
Whenever I feel lonely I watch this. Beautiful.
@thegreatestt60918 жыл бұрын
Great show. Bravo
@etraig10 жыл бұрын
don's imagination is the perfect place for cooper to sing and dance! i'm sure the show was waiting for a chance for a robert morse performance. he was a musical star in the sixties, and i still love "how to succeed..."!
@roryglynn73932 жыл бұрын
I've been watching MAD MEN for the first time, and by some eerie coincidence, the episode I got to on the day Robert Morse's death was announced was...this one. Certainly painted this scene in an even more bittersweet light.
@AxelQC5 жыл бұрын
Bert knew how to succeed in business without really trying.
@socratease4645 Жыл бұрын
I love his feeling when he says the moon belongs to everyone. So beautiful.
@adub4ever6 жыл бұрын
This show meant so much to me. Mad Men, the greatest television series of all-time.
@zachremington550310 ай бұрын
This scene touched me in so many ways..
@gibsoneb32 жыл бұрын
Robert Morse was the most authentic 60s element in Mad Men - more than the cars, clothes, homes…
@happywanderer84Ай бұрын
Don's face at the end had me in tears. He finally realises what was important, it was not the work, it was the people he worked with, his family, his conscience. The best things in life are free
@timovangalen15896 ай бұрын
Anyone else appreciate the irony of an advertising executive singing “the best things in life are free”?
@nickchurchill25722 жыл бұрын
Came here to pay my respect. RIP. Mr. Cooper.
@ronswanson1410 Жыл бұрын
You can just tell how the realization of it all hit's Don near the end. That look of "don't go away yet" almost like when a child is watching TV and their favorite character exits the scene for the last time.
@Highnoon5910 жыл бұрын
This is why I keep cable television...emmy awards for everyone...I stand in the front row and applaud wildly as my empty cup of ice falls on the floor...Brilliant.
@savagegardenrox8 жыл бұрын
Robert "Bobby" Morse is simply amazing.
@enbym17932 жыл бұрын
Godspeed, Mr. Morse.
@ultraviolettas2 жыл бұрын
Robert Morse is still with us and dancing at 90! 🥰
@kaihG2 жыл бұрын
Came here immediately upon hearing the news. Rest in peace you beautiful bastard.
@DiderDoubios2 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Robert Morse…
@LisaClaudiaBriggs2 жыл бұрын
Truly perfect moment. Pure without being sappy. Poignant. Both actors magnificent and subtle...one of the best scenes of my all time favorite show. Flawless.
@TheAustynatorrr7 жыл бұрын
I loved the way the show addressed death in such an unexpected spiritual way pertaining to how they affected Don. Here its as if Bert came to Don in spirit to tell him "it's all going to be alright." Similar to when Anna Draper died, she came to him in spirit the night she died and because of that, he already knew she had passed when someone told him the news... Really beautifully delicate touch to the show.
@gregorypecksfriend2 жыл бұрын
A wonderful actor, showman and purveyor of Delight. RIP
@Ginea25 Жыл бұрын
I never watched the show. It came about at a point in my life when I just couldn't. But it made me smile when I heard they hired Robert Morse... They put Ponty in advertising! And to see this... This is even better. Thank you, Mad Men.
@Porkcfish2 жыл бұрын
It was a beautiful denouement to an old hoofer. I always cry when I see it.