Doink

Doink is the fifth episode of the first season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Midge dives into a new line of work and makes some quirky friends along the way. Susie continues her emphatic quest to keep Midge's career moving forward, but gets hit with a couple setbacks. Both Midge and Joel experience the downsides of their new lifestyles.

• Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel
• Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson
• Michael Zegen as Joel Maisel
• Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman
  and
• Tony Shalhoub as Abe Weissman

• Kevin Pollak as Moishe Maisel
• Caroline Aaron as Shirley Maisel
• Wallace Shawn as Herb Smith
• Erin Darke as Mary
• Bailey De Young as Imogene Cleary
  Joel Johnstone as Archie Cleary
  Brian Tarantina as Jackie
• Special Vocal Performance by Sutton Foster

(in order of appearance)

• Dave T. Koenig as Darren
• Allison Rogers as Affluent Woman #1
• Erin West as Affluent Woman #2
• Jeremiah Wiggins as Mr. Stanyon
• Kara Jackson as Mrs. Stapleton
• Matilda Szydagis as Zelda
• Jack O’Connell as Jerry
• Zac Jaffee as Passerby
• Lilli Stein as Vivian
• Joanna Glushak as Mrs. O’Toole
• Wakeema Hollis as Harriet
• Nunzio & Matteo Pascale as Ethan
• Mike Rosengarten as Banjo Player
• Ethan Lipton as Ethan Carter
• Eben Levy as Band Member
• Ian McDonald Riggs as Band Member
• Vito Dieterle as Band Member
• Phillip James Brannon as Customer
• Dillon Geyselaers as Heckler
• Frank Ridley as Sal
• Peggy J. Scott as Verla
• Elizabeth Loyacano as Woman in Chair
• Holly Curran as Penny Pann
• Carly Zien as Young Housewife
• Brian Berrebbi as Ronny
• Noah Gaynor as Arnie

• Mort Sahl as Himself (archive sound)
• Unknown as Esther Maisel
• Unknown as Les Tarlow
• Unknown as Frank

(in order of appearance)

• B. Altman's Department Store
  • The Revlon Counter
• 385 Riverside Drive
  • Apartment 12C
• NYC Subway Car
• B. Altman's Department Store
  • The Break Room
• The Gaslight Café
• Old Town Bar & Restaurant
• The Stage Deli
• Fancy Restaurant
• 715 West 116th Street
  • Apartment 3C
• Archie & Imogene's Apartment
• Mary's Apartment
• Broadway Theater
• Susie's Apartment

• The voice that Alex Borstein (Susie) uses to preview her upcoming answering service is the same voice she uses as Lois Griffin on Family Guy (1999). (Source: IMDb)

• This episode was Alex Borstein's winning submission for the 2018 Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series. (Source: IMDb)

• During filming of the scene where Midge bombs onstage, Rachel Brosnahan accidentally whacked herself in the head with the microphone. (Source: IMDb)

• The song in the opening scene is a new version of “I Enjoy Being A Girl” recorded specifically for the show. It is sung by Sutton Foster, who served as the lead actor in the Palladinos' previous series Bunheads (2012), a guest actor in their previous series Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016), and who would go on to appear in the fifth season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Carole.

HERB: Hey, Midge, one thought?
SUSIE: Oh, he's got a thought.
HERB: The husband joke. When you hit him over the head with the frying pan, it's not “doink.” It's… “Doy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoink!”
– S1E5

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• Doink Transcript