(jazz music)
- [Narrator] The third season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
makes it's grand entrance on December 6th and this time
Midge and Susie are going across the U.S. on a big ole tour.
So, put on your pearls and start talking at
Amy Sherman-Palladino speed,
because we're about to refresh you on seasons One and Two.
This is the IMDb Cheat Sheet
for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
- [Benjamin] Where the hell have you been all my life?
- [Narrator] If you haven't seen seasons One or Two
you should quickly exit stage left.
Spoilers ahead in, three...two...one.
It's 1958 in New York City and Miriam Maisel, aka Midge,
appears to have the perfect life but, is married to Joel,
a wise cracking man baby who dreams of leaving his job
as a V.P. of Tri-Borough Plastics for the most unstable
career of all time, stand up comedy.
Oh yeah, and he also steals all his jokes
from other comedians.
What a catch.
- [Joel] No, not steals.
Borrows.
It's no big deal.
- [Narrator] One night after bombing at a comedy club
called The Gas Light, Joel leaves Midge for his secretary,
Penny Pann.
(retch)
Penny.
And does so just in time to be atoned of his sins
on Yom Kippur.
- [Joel] I'm not happy.
- [Midge] Nobodies happy.
It's Yom Kippur.
- [Narrator] After chugging a whole bunch of wine,
Midge staggers back to The Gas Light, rants hilariously
about Penny's dumb name and the audience loves it.
Oh, she also gets arrested for flashing the crowd.
(cheers)
Susie Myerson, the disgruntle Booker from The Gas Light,
bails Midge out of jail, convinces her to pursue
stand up comedy, and becomes her manager.
Because that's how deals were done in the 50's.
Midge also befriends legendary comedian Lenny Bruce
when she gets arrested and now they're paddy wagon pals.
It was a big night.
- [Lenny] If you need any help finding a lawyer,
I've got a drawer full of cards.
Just don't tell anyone you know where I am.
- [Narrator] Midge and her kids move in with her parents,
Abe and Rose, who have no idea their daughter is
flashing weirdos in comedy clubs.
So this should go well.
- [Speaker] And it's a secret.
- [Narrator] Susie goes to see Harry Drake,
an uber successful comedy manager and begs him
to allow Midge to open for his biggest star, Sophie Lennon.
She's a wild comedian that claims to be from Queens.
- [Sophie] In Queens we got a neighborhood called, Flushing.
Which isn't a name so much as a suggestion for
what to do with the place.
- [Narrator] Midge meets Sophie at her massive mansion
and discovers she's about as wild as Howdy Doody,
and she's actually from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
But it's not all bad as Midge walks away
with a free fur coat.
- [Midge] How should I get it back to her?
- [Dawes] She's worn it twice.
It's yours now.
- [Narrator] While performing later that night,
Midge outs Sophie as a fraud, infuriating Harry
and potentially destroying her, and Susie's careers.
- [Harry] You're dead in this business.
You hear me?
- [Narrator] Since her career might be
going down the toilet, Midge decides to Joel and their
marriage another shot because maybe he's not as awful
as we think.
I wonder how Abe feels about this.
- [Abe] (bleep)
(bleep)
I'm fine.
- [Narrator] In a hail marry attempt to save their careers,
Susie convinces Lenny Bruce to do a free show with Midge
at The Gas Light, which draws a huge crowd.
Unfortunately, it also draws a drunken Joel,
who stumbles in and discovers
his wife is way funnier than he is,
and that her entire set is about him.
- [Midge] All I've got is a wedding ring and two kids
who call him "Daddy".
(crowd laughs)
- [Narrator] Even though Joel isn't thrilled,
the crowd loves it.
Now onto Season Two.
- [Midge] America, here we come.
- [Narrator] After the show with Lenny Bruce, Joel realizes
he can't stand the heat of dating a comedian
and lets things fizzle out with Midge, once again.
Are we shocked?
- [Joel] I think it'd be better
to have a little space right now.
- [Narrator] Feeling under appreciated by her family,
Midges mother Rose skedaddles to Paris
to embrace her university days, but is charmed into
returning to New York by a beret wearing, pipe smoking
Abe Weissman.
You go Abe!
- [Midge] Wow!
Papa, congratulations!
- [Abe] Thank you very much.
- [Narrator] Midge and her newly reunited family head to the
Catskills for the summer, and Susie being the mega manager
she is, follows them to book local shows
for her one and only client.
All while developing a deep fondness for plungers.
- [Susie] All I have to do is walk around holding this thing
and everyone thinks I work here.
It's genius.
- [Narrator] While on vacation Midge starts dating
a handsome doctor named Benjamin
who looks remarkably like a super hero.
- [Benjamin] Weird.
- [Narrator] One night while Midge is performing
at a club in the Catskills, she also sees
a familiar mustache in the audience.
- [Midge] Papa.
- [Narrator] And that mustache belongs to Abe.
But instead of blowing up about his daughters
secret profession, he does some bizarre morning aerobics
and conspires with Midge to wait for the right time to
break the news to Rose.
- [Abe] I'll let you know when the time is right.
- [Narrator] And that time is Yom Kippur back in Manhattan.
At a table of family, friends and her Rabi,
Midge reveals she is a stand up comedian
and things get a little uncomfortable.
- [Speaker] Maybe I should be going.
- [Narrator] Susie and Midge go on a short,
but eventful tour of the East Coast,
where Susie gets a face full of bed bugs,
Midge accidentally reveals top secret information
about Abes job that eventually gets his project canceled,
and a club catches on fire during her performance.
- [Midge] Thank you.
Goodnight.
If you catch on fire
Stop, drop, and roll.
- [Narrator] In a stroke of good luck, Susie gets Midge
a spot on a Telethon, but her old arch enemy,
Sophie "not from Queens" Lennon is also performing
and tries to sabotage Midge by getting her pushed
to the last and worst time slot of the night.
- [Midge] Why didn't she just kick us out all together?
- [Susie] Cause she's a sadist.
- [Narrator] Susie bursts into Sophies dressing room,
threatening her to stay away from her client
while Midge meets singer Shy Baldwin
in the ladies bathroom.
What are you doing in there sir?
- [Shy] You guys have the bigger mirrors.
Always smells better too.
- [Narrator] Later, Midge gives an amazing performance
on the Telethon and her friends, family, Joel and
even Shy "ladies bathroom" Baldwin absolutely love it.
Shy loves it so much that he asks her
to go on a six month tour as his opening act.
And without even thinking, Midge says...
- [Midge] Oh my God.
Yes.
- [Shy] Then we have a deal, little miss mouthy.
- [Narrator] Because she's going on tour, Midge decides to
end her fast moving relationship with Benjamin.
Meanwhile, Susie gets an unexpected offer from
Sophie Lennon and, a fur coat.
- [Sophie] I want you to be my manager.
- [Narrator] Inspired by Midges performance
and the fact that he was forced out of his family business,
Joel decides to follow his brand new dream of
owning a night club.
Jeez, I wonder who'll perform there.
- [Susie] My girls name is Maisel.
- [Speaker 2] I'll tell Margie to slot her in.
- [Susie] Good deal.
(jazz music)
- [Narrator] Now you're ready for all the wise cracking
shenanigans in Season 3 which drops on Amazon Prime
December 6th.
- [Midge] You have been a great audience
ladies and gentlemen.
That's it for me.
My name is Mrs. Maisel.
Thank you, and goodnight!
(jazz music)