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 ===== 1948 =====
+  * Susie and Hedy are roommates at Pembroke College (mentioned in dialogue in S5E8).
 ==== November ====
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 === Thursday the 24th (exact) ===
-  * S5E1: The Maisels and the Weissmans have Thanksgiving dinner at Moishe and Shirley's house. , Midge and Susie have Thanksgiving dinner at the Stage Deli. Susie tells Midge she got her a slot at the 15th St. Club next Thursday. s Joel about her abortion and breaks up with him.
+  * S5E1: The Maisels and the Weissmans have Thanksgiving dinner at Moishe and Shirley's house. Midge and Susie have Thanksgiving dinner at the Stage Deli. Susie tells Midge she got her a slot at the 15th St. Club next Thursday. Mei tells Joel about her abortion and breaks up with him.
 === Friday the 25th (exact) ===
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 ==== January ====
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+=== Friday the 6th (exact-ish) ===
+  * S5E3: At her 30th day of work on The Gordon Ford Show, Midge once again fails to get a joke in, breaking the record for the longest bad streak. When she gets home, Ethan gives her a jumpscare in bed.
+=== Friday (exact) the 13th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E3: Midge and Joel tape out sleeping spots for Ethan on the floor, Rose is paranoid, and Abe laments a typo. At work, Midge finally gets a joke in after four weeks. Susie learns from Tess over the phone that her husband died last week. Rose comes by Susie's office for help getting a gun, and Susie offers her a new temporary office in Maggie's place. During the broadcast, Gordon bungles Midge's joke, causing her to exclaim loudly. Shirley stirs up trouble at the Button Club, and Joel calls his father for help. At Toots Shor's, Midge tries to apologize to Gordon, but winds up getting into a very loud, very public argument with him. Midge gets home to her apartment and steps over Ethan to get to bed.
+=== Saturday (exact) the 14th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E3: Gabe talks with Abe about the length of the correction for his typo. Susie calls and talks to Midge about the fight at Toots Shor's last night. Susie visits Benedetta in Riker's, and learns that Molly died. Midge tries to do a set at the Button Club, but Moishe and Shirley both interfere. Shirley corners Midge and asks her about Mei, leading Midge to blurt out that she's stuck in China. Midge gets home to find that Abe moved Ethan off his Saturday sleep mark.
+=== Sunday (exact) the 15th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E3: Joel finds his father plotting to extract Mei from China, and finally tells his parents the truth about what happened to her.
+=== Monday (exact) the 16th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E3: Midge goes into work expecting to be fired, but to her surprise, nobody fires her. Abe gives Ethan a speech about typos and torsos. Gordon announces that their show has overtaken Jack Paar as the most viewed talk show in the country, and the staff goes out to Rockefeller Plaza skating rink for a celebration. Midge surmises that she is not fired. Susie checks in, then goes over to the Gordon Ford production offices, where she talks with Mike and discovers Hedy's photo. Midge arrives home to find Ethan in her bed, so she goes and sleeps in his bed with Esther... until Esther slips away and makes her way back to her own bed. Moishe comforts Shirley on the loss of Mei's baby.
+=== Tuesday (exact) the 17th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E4: Frank and Nicky tell Susie to make Midge fill in for their Expo performer who just dropped out. Midge gets into work and finds everyone hungover. Gordon calls her over and hits on her again. This is interrupted when Susie calls Midge and begs her to do the Expo for Frank and Nicky. At the Weissman home, Abe and Rose talk about their upcoming theatrical outing, and the whole family falls prey to the soporific effects of Janusz's babka.
+=== Wednesday (exact) the 18th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E4: Midge arrives at the Expo and learns from Nicky and Frank what her part will entail. Susie arrives and sees Midge in costume for the first time, and she guilts her into staying to watch. Susie watches the inaugural performance of the trash musical. At dinner with Gabe, Tuppance, Toby and Lucy, Abe and Rose get into a heated argument about theatre, which Rose definitively wins. Abe and Rose get home to find that Janusz just proposed to Zelda. Later, Abe steals some of their rose petals and sprinkles them on Rose in a way of an apology.
+=== Thursday (exact) the 19th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E4: When a guest drops out last minute, Midge gets her hopes up she'll finally be on the show. However, Gordon disabuses her of this notion. Pouting, Midge deliberately ruins the garbage musical, angering Frank and Nicky. They confront Susie, and Joel overhears. Back at the studio, Sophie fills in last minute for the missing guest. Susie tries to talk to Mike about the rule, but he brushes her off. As she leaves, Hedy spots her and chases her down. Susie ends the conversation as quickly as she can.
+==== February ====
+==== March ====
+=== Wednesday the 22nd (estimated) ===
+  * S5E5: Joel and Archie buy a church. Archie mentions that Joel has been obsessedd with Nicky and Frank for weeks. Business is booming for Susie. As potential clients line up outside her office, she fields a call from Alfie, then gets Helen Dyer on the phone to talk about the role that James has been obsessed with getting for the past two months. Midge wanders in, half asleep. At work, Adam provides Midge with a science project for Ethan, Mel comes in hungover and recounts a bad gig, Ralph and Cecil sit watching. Alvin enters and summons them all to Gordon's office. George, Mike, Trudy, Marge and the writers gather in Gordon's office for some notes on what to do with the monologue, and Gordon argues with George over the Diddy Doo Diapers sponsorship. Midge visits George in his office to apologize for cracking wise about the diaper thing, and to offer her services as a replacement for Gordon on the boat party.
+=== Thursday the 23rd (estimated) ===
+  * S5E5: The Maisels and Weissmans attend Zelda and Janusz's wedding. A stir is caused when they suddenly realize that Zelda will be retiring. Joel asks Midge about Nicky and Frank, who he saw at the trade show "a couple months ago." Susie checks in with Dinah and Maggie and finds that they haven't had any luck finding David Weston either. Midge does her boat gig, and it goes well. Susie corners David Weston in a gay bathhouse and plays hardball with him. Later, back at the office, Maggie and Dinah question whether Susie's approach was the right one. Meanwhile, at the party, Tom and Ed become enamored with the idea of Midge being their spokesperson, and George pretends to like the idea. Midge slips away, and soon comes upon Darren assaulting Nanette. Midge is accidentally a little too vigorous in defending her, leading to her arrest by the coast guard. George holds an emergency meeting at the Gordon Ford production offices to discuss Midge's act of piracy. Gordon shows up and sides with Midge, much to George's chagrin.
+=== Friday the 24th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E5: Dinah, Susie and James wait by the phone with bated breath.
+=== Monday the 27th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E5: Susie gets tailored for a fancy new suit as word of her success with James spreads throughout the town.
+=== Friday the 31st (estimated) ===
+  * S5E5: Gordon watches Midge perform at the Imperial, and takes her out to dinner afterwards.
+==== April ====
+=== Monday the 24th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E6: (flashback) At Toots Shor's, Midge discusses semantic satiation with her fellow writers, and Susie learns from Mike that George made the rule that nobody who works on the show can be on the show.
+=== Wednesday the 26th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E6: (flashback) George fails to remember Susie even though they've met half a dozen times, and Susie silently vows revenge.
+=== Friday the 28th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E6: (flashback) During a staff party at the Gordon Ford Production offices celebrating their 500th show (or something similar), Susie spots Mike arguing with George. She goes over to Mike afterwards and convinces him to snoop in George's office with her. Inside, she discovers the smoking gun that she can use to get George fired.
+==== May ====
+=== Monday the 1st (estimated) ===
+  * S5E6: (flashback) George gets in to work to find that he's been fired. Mike learns about it from a newspaper, and soon gets the top job himself. Susie celebrates with Dinah and her pigeons.
+=== Tuesday the 2nd (estimated) ===
+  * S5E7: As Moishe and Shirley watch the Danny Stevens Show, Midge invites them to a taping of Gordon Ford.
+=== Wednesday the 3rd (estimated) ===
+  * S5E7: Janusz berates Zelda for helping the Weissmans through a particularly chaotic morning. Midge arrives at work and Mike calls the staff to the railing to introduce himself as the official new producer of The Gordon Ford Show. Abe fills in for Midge at the parent-teacher day, and is distressed to learn that Ethan is in the happy group. Danny visits the writer's room and asks for help with jokes for his appearance on the show. Abe and Mrs. Moyers review the results of Ethan's second aptitude test. Danny makes his appearance on the show and kills. Afterwards, at Toots Shor's, Danny thanks Midge for her advice in the writers' room and tries to offer her a job, leading him to get into a fight with Gordon.
+=== Thursday the 4th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E7: Noah and Astrid visit the Weissmans for breakfast. At a poker game with various talent bookers, Mike tells Susie that he's secured Midge a good slot in a talent showcase for Jack Paar. Susie surprises Midge at The Wolford and tells her about the Paar gig.
+=== Friday the 5th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E7: On her way into work, Midge is confronted by Mike about her raise. She brushes past him and goes up to Gordon's office to tell him about her Paar gig. Midge kills at the showcase, but the booker doesn't get her deal, and is only interested in booking James. Susie calls James to tell him about the offer, but tries to get him to turn it down for Midge's sake, which makes James mad. Midge gets home and cries in the bathroom. Abe discovers that Esther is a piano prodigy.
+=== Saturday the 6th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E8: Midge and Joel meet with Mrs. Moyers and reflect on their shared history. Abe tries to provoke Esther to read Sartre. Dinah calls James and apologizes on Susie's behalf, then threatens to quit if Susie doesn't go apologize in person. Midge attends a Bryn Mawr class of '53 reunion.
+=== Monday (exact-ish) the 8th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E8: Gordon excitedly announces to the staff that they've secured an interview with Princess Margaret. Midge is tasked with writing a comedy sketch for her. Princess Margaret makes her appearance on the show and kills. After the show, the staff goes out to Toots Shor's to celebrate, and Midge meets Hedy and learns that she knew Susie back in the day. Midge confronts Susie at Grand Central Station about her history with Hedy and the fact that she kept it a secret.
+=== Tuesday the 9th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E8: Abe has a mournful epiphany about gender roles while dining with Gabe, Arthur and Henry.
+=== Sunday the 14th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E9: (flashback) Moishe and Shirley have an accident in the shower, and talk properly for the first time in ages, leading Moishe to decide he'll finally retire.
+=== Monday (exact) the 15th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E8: Susie finds Hedy in The Gordon Ford Show studio and asks her to get Midge on the show.
+=== Tuesday (exact) the 16th (estimated) ===
+  * S5E9: (flashback) Susie is arrested when she falls asleep on a bench in Central Park and gets into a tussle with the cops who try to move her.
+  * S5E8: Hedy asks Gordon to put Midge on the show. Angry, he steps out of his office and watches Midge as she accepts a phone call at the front desk and then runs off.
+  * S5E9: Midge bails Susie out of jail. The two go to an automat and Susie tells Midge about her relationship with Hedy. As Midge swings by to change outfits and Rose plans an event, Abe realizes that Esther and Ethan have been faking illness to dodge school. Rose mentions to Midge that her work has been calling incessantly. Midge gets in and rants at Alvin about calling her too much, only to learn that it's actually Mike that's been calling because Gordon wants to see her. Gordon tells Midge that she'll be on the show tonight, and Midge goes back down to the writers to tell them that she needs to leave again because she's on the show and needs to change. As Maggie, Dinah and Susie struggle with the bucket, Midge swans in and excitedly informs them that she's going to be on Gordon Ford tonight. Joel and Archie arrive at the factory to try and secure uniforms for Archie's supper club after Shirley swindled him into taking crappy old stock the last time. This is soon derailed, however, when Moishe and Shirley emerge injured, and Moishe announces that he is retiring. A phone call then comes in for Joel from Midge, leaving Archie alone with Shirley to once again be swindled. Midge tells Joel that she'll be on the show tonight. Midge begins to head back to the office, but Dinah notices she has pigeon-shit on her elbow from leaning on the window-sill. Dinah volunteers to swing by Bergdorf's and pick up one of the dresses that Midge has on hold there, while Susie and Midge head out to the studio. At the studio, Midge works on her set while Meg tries to do her makeup. Dinah arrives with the dresses from Bergdorf's. Trudy comes in and tells Midge that she's got Abe on the line. Midge tells Abe about the show. Abe rushes home and tells Rose about the show. Rose is reluctant to go, but she assents when a series of people call on Midge's orders to make sure she knows to go. Abe and Rose rush out the door and search for a taxi in a panic, ultimately having to catch the bus. Gordon pops into the dressing room to greet Alan Shepard. On his way out, he mockingly reveals to Midge that she will not be doing her act, but will be appearing on the show "as a writer." Susie pursues him and harries him about just what this means, then turns her attention to Mike, imploring him to fix this. Mike approaches Gordon and tries to reason with him, but the show starts before he can make any progress. Abe and Rose arrive just in the nick of time. Midge and Susie sulk in the dressing room as Alan Shepard is beckoned away. Carol Burnett performs "Shy." Plum introduces herself as Midge's stage manager. Carol finishes her song, and Midge is sent out to her stool on the set. Abe, Rose, and Joel all spot her and greet her. The show resumes, and Gordon does his best to humiliate Midge while she is on camera. Midge keeps her cool and gets a few good jokes edgewise, which bruises Gordon's ego, causing him to throw to commercial early. In the commotion, Midge spots an opportunity to seize the mic, and runs it by Susie. When they return from commercial, Midge steals four minutes of airtime for a set and wins Gordon over, kickstarting her career.
 ==== December ====
+  * S5E6: (flashforward) Susie enlists the help of Nicky and Frank to enact vengeance on Dinah's abusive boyfriend.
+  * S5E6: (flashforward) Joel busts into Susie's office and demands to know the details of her arrangement with Nicky and Frank.
   * S5E6: (flashforward) Joel visits Nicky and Frank to negotiate Midge's freedom by offering himself and his business up as compensation.
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   * Midge performs 18 consecutive sold-out nights at the Copacabana (referenced in dialogue in S5E2).
-  * S5E6: (flashforward) Susie enlists the help of Nicky and Frank to enact vengeance on Dinah's abusive boyfriend.
 ===== 1963 =====
-  * S5E6: (flashforward) Susie drinks at Toots Shor's with one of Harry Drake's dissatisfied clients, but refuses to poach him due to her respect for Harry.
+  * S5E6: (flashforward) Susie drinks with Taylor at Toots Shor's. Taylor expresses his dissatisfaction with Harry Drake's management of him, and tries to get Susie to take him on, but she turns him down out of loyalty to Harry.
 ===== 1965 =====
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 ===== 1970 =====
-  * S5E6: (flashforward) Susie has a very successful day selling projects on the golf course.
+  * S5E6: (flashforward) Susie achieves the legendary triple crown, getting greenlights for The French Connection, That's Our Time, and Jesus Christ: Superstar all in a single day at the golf course.
 ===== 1971 =====
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   * S5E6: (flashforward) Midge cancels her wedding to Phillip Roth at the last minute, much to the chagrin of Susie, Abe and Rose.
-  * S5E7: (flashforward) Midge continues indulges her mother's failing matchmaking business, despite the enormous financial drain, because she believes that her mother does not have much time left.
+==== September ====
+=== Tuesday the 4th (exact) ===
+  * S5E7: (flashforward) Midge continues indulges her mother's failing matchmaking business, despite the enormous financial drain, because she believes that her mother does not have much time left. (The date on the clapper reads "9/4/73")
 ===== 1981 =====
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 ===== 1990 =====
+  * Joel is released from prison (mentioned in dialogue in S5E6).
+==== June ====
+=== Saturday the 2nd (exact) ===
   * S5E6: (flashforward) The Friar's Club hosts the Testi-Roastial of Susie Myerson, which leads to the reconciliation of her and Midge.
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 ===== 2005 =====
-  * S5E9: (flashforward) Midge arranges her schedule with her people, then shares a Jeopardy game with Susie over the phone.
+==== May ====
+=== Friday the 20th (exact-ish) ===
+  * S5E9: (flashforward) Midge arranges her schedule with her people, then watches a //Jeopardy!// game with Susie over the phone.
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 ===== See Also =====
+  * [[List of Episodes]]
   * [[List of Characters]]
   * [[List of Locations]]
   * [[List of Objects]]
-  * [[List of Events]]
+  * [[List of Actors]]
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