"A Night to Remember" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television drama series Mad Men.
Don and Betty are planning a small dinner party at their house for Crab Colson, the Sterlings, and Duck Phillips.
While cleaning, Betty sees that one of the dining room chairs has a loose leg and she bangs it repeatedly until it breaks into pieces.
She comes up with the slogan “A Night to Remember” and the image of a couple dancing, but is informed by Father Gill that the ladies on the committee do not think it is appropriate.
Peggy cites her expertise in the field, and Father Gill asks her to visit the church and speak to the women herself.
At the Draper's dinner party, Betty has set up a “trip around the world” for their meal with food from different cultures, including Heineken from Holland.
Series creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner wrote “A Night to Remember” together with Robin Veith.
Weiner also explains how the scene between Father Gill and Peggy is set up like a confessional, giving her the opportunity to share the truth, which she denies.
[5] The Chicago Tribune[6] compliments how January Jones (Betty) has grown as an actress from the amount of intense work she had to do in this episode and how her performance was restrained, nuanced, and detailed.