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The Arrangements (Mad Men)
 "The Arrangements"  is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American television series  Mad Men. It was directed by Michael Uppendahl, and written by  Andrew Colville and series creator Matthew Weiner. It originally aired on September 6, 2009.

Plot
In the Draper household, Grandpa Gene indulges his grandchildren against the wishes of Don and Betty. Gene tries to discuss the arrangements of his death with Betty, which distresses her. Genes presence in the house makes Don uncomfortable as he thinks about his own parents. Gene suddenly drops dead while waiting in line at the store.

Peggy makes the decision to move from Brooklyn to Manhattan but realizes she can only do so if she finds roommate. Her roommate ad on the bulletin board becomes a brutal joke in the office. Joan becomes an unexpected source of support for Peggy and helps her find a roommate from a different part of the building. Peggy dreads telling her mother about this decision and when she does her mother tells her she's going to get raped or killed if she moves to Manhattan.

Pete Campbell brings in a new account that wants to promote the sport Jai Alai as the new "American Pastime". The account will bring in a large sum of money but Don and Cooper know the father of the new client and make sure to bring it up with him so he knows what his son is doing with his family's money. Though the father expresses disappointment in his son and his son's business venture, he encourages Cooper to do business with his son.

After Sterling-Cooper's director for commercials resigns, Don allows Sal Romano to produce a commercial for Patio diet cola, which mimics a famous scene from Bye Bye Birdie. When Sal is discussing with his wife, Kitty, why he is not being responsive to her advances, he cites stress at work. While explaining what he's working on, he re-enacts a musical number from "Bye Bye Birdie", which Kitty is visibly disturbed by.

Cultural
A couple cultural events that happened durning this episode were the death of Pope John XXII, Kennedy's address on civil rights and the mentioning of Bye Bye Birdie and Gone with the wind.

Critical
Multiple critics left positive reviews, including Keith Phillips of the TV-AV Club, whose review emphasized superb execution of both comedic and dramatic moments throughout the episode. Another positive review came from Matt Seitz, who pointed out that despite the episode having few huge dramatic revelations, it was “intelligent, heartfelt, and complex”.

Production
This episode was the second in the series that was directed by Michael Uppendahl, with writer and creator Matt Weiner.

Emphasis was placed on authentic props throughout the episodes. For the World War I era Prussian helmet was based on an accurate reproduction from a prop house. Don’s picture of his parents was created by editing a picture of the Don’s childhood home, taken from a frame in season 1, to be the background of a new photograph taken with the actors who played Don’s father and step-mother. The can of diet Patio soda was replicated based on a color photograph of it, since the production team was unable to find an original due to it only being in production for a year. The Polodas and Cestas were authentic.