"New Amsterdam" is the fourth episode of Mad Men Season One, and features the misguided attempts at ambition that almost causes Pete Campbell to lose his career. The Bethlehem Steel company is a huge account for any ad company to have, and Pete knows that landing such an account would make his career in the company and to a larger extent the entire industry.
Pete decides to take a risk by pitching his ad ideas to the lead Bethlehem Steel person in charge of marketing, and ends up ruffling Don Draper's feathers due to a perceived overstepping of corporate hierarchy. Don pushes to fire Pete outright, and it's a long-standing clash between two very similar characters in Don and Pete where it can be argued that Don sees too much of himself and his own past mistakes in life vicariously through Pete Campbell.
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The firing doesn't take, as Pete's inlaws represent a significant possible future account (Clearasil facial wash) and ultimately Don's all-consuming power at Sterling-Cooper is overruled by the partners (Roger Sterling and Bertram Cooper themselves) in favor of keeping Pete around rather than sending him into the arms of a rival ad company. Pete's personal life is in almost as much disarray, as he attempts to humble himself by asking the father he never truly respected for money to be able to afford a new apartment for himself and his wife.
Pete's father is harsh, and doesn't agree with Pete's choice of a career, and ultimately rejects Pete's request, giving him no choice but to ask his inlaws (his wife Trudy Campbell's parents) who happily agree to front them the money-but the act of relying on his wife's resources severely insults Pete's pride as a man in the process since he feels that he should not have been forced to ask for her help to provide everything they need.
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