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Tonight’s episode marked the return of four memorable characters. First there’s Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner’s son Marten as Sally’s neighborhood buddy Glen. Then there’s Pete’s wife Trudy played by Alison Brie whom you must recognize from NBC’s Community. Clean and sober Freddy, and Lee Garner Junior round out our foursome.

Glen. I’ve blocked Glen’s telephone number so he’ll stop calling and telling me about my parent’s relationship. I’m keeping the key chain. Seriously will Glen’s predictions come true for the Draper/Francis household?

Freddy returns triumphantly with a two million dollar account (due to a not so anonymous  Alcoholics Anonymous relationship with Cal Rutledge from Pond’s), no drinking problem and a healthy distaste for Trudy’s husband, Pete. Trudy is just Pete’s wife in this episode, no family drama. yet. Since Freddy has been gone more has changed than just the name on the front door. Peggy informs Freddy that he is old fashioned and out of touch, those darned ’60s, and it seems that maybe Freddy will try to keep pace with the times. For Freddy’s sake I sure hope office policy on alcohol changes otherwise the clock on that time bomb has already begun to tick, though it’d be hard to imagine a world where Don and Roger can’t drink whatever whenever. Boom!

Finally Lee Garner Junior flexes his muscles, metaphorically speaking, and the once understated due to financial restraints office Christmas party turns into one of those Fifth Avenue office parties you see in the movies. I don’t remember seeing the prize client (Junior’s Lucky Strike makes up 69% of SCDP business) order everyone around like dolls at a tea party but maybe I wasn’t watching the right movies. Will someone explain to me why Junior has it out for Roger?

I won’t keep track of Don’s sexual conquests but Allison (his secretary) and Don did it. Also Joan knows how to throw a party but we already knew that.

I’ll leave you this week the same way “Christmas Comes But Once a Year” left all of us, with Christmas in August or twice for those keeping score at home. Give “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” a listen, it’s what Glen would want.