Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy

Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy is the ninth and penultimate episode of the second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Susie lands Midge her first gig on television, but their victory is short-lived when they realize Midge is being punished for her past. Abe is increasingly unhappy in his dream job at Bell Labs while Joel continues to drown in work during late nights at Maisel & Roth.

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

• Zachary Levi as Benjamin
• Caroline Aaron as Shirley Maisel
• Will Brill as Noah
• Leroy McClain as Shy Baldwin
• Brian Tarantina as Jackie
• John Scurti as Nicky
• Josh Cooke as Mason White
• John Cariani as Hank
  and
• Jane Lynch as Sophie Lennon
• Joey Slotnick as Dickie
  Lucy DeVito as Irene
  Michael Countryman as Simon

(in order of appearance)

• Andrew Polk as Fred
• Carla Brandberg as Margie
• Ken Perlstein as Doug
• Jo Twiss as Woman
• Gary Littman as Kenny
• Laura Sudduth as Cindy
• Matilda Szydagis as Zelda
• Matteo & Nunzio Pascale as Ethan
• Karl Miller as Devlin
• Gadi Rubin as Thumb Wrestler #1
• Kevin Guzewich as Thumb Wrestler #2
• Connor Russell as Abbie
• Logan Riley Bruner as Lance
• Josh Silverman as Guy in Audience
• Michael Devine as Sal
• Gregg Edelman as Stan
• Kaley Ann Voorhees as Lulu
• Meghan Roberts as B-List Starlet
• Ben Curtis as Waylon Jones
• Scott Robertson as Paul
• Maxwell Zener as Leonard
• Kristine Zbornik as Judy
• Colby Minifie as Ginger
• Megan McGinnis as Loula
• Charissa Hogeland as Florence

• Darius de Haas as Shy Baldwin Vocals (voice)
• Spencer Clark as Dancer
• Mary Callahan as Dancer
• Jordan Betscher as Dancer
• Corey Snide as Dancer
• Christina Dooling as Dancer
• Lauren Sigler as Dancer
• Andreas Jovovich as Dancer
• Nicholas Sipes as Dancer
• Ian Gallagher Fitzgerald as Dancer

• Kasey & Morgan Scheuermann as Esther Maisel
• Sam Jay Gold as Ventriloquist
• Zack Watson as Sailor
• Unknown as Telethon Phone Bank Operator #9

(in order of appearance)

• The Stage Deli
• 385 Riverside Drive
  • Apartment 12C
• Maisel & Roth Garment Company
• Bell Labs
• Columbia University
• The Gaslight Café
• WNPO-TV Studio
• Unidentified Bar
• Ginger and/or Loula's Apartment

• This episode was Alex Borstein's winning submission for the 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series. (Source: IMDb)

• The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Jane Lynch. (Source: IMDb)

• Joel's father gives him a check for $60,000 in 1959, the equivalent of ~$619,000 in 2023. According to Kevin Pollak (Moishe Maisel) on episodes 18 and 19 of My Mrs. Maisel Pod, the check was originally scripted to be $20,000. When Kevin saw this, he recalled that his parents had bought a house during that period for just about exactly that amount, and suggested to writer/director Daniel Palladino that the check needed to be three times as much to realistically elicit the amazement that Joel expresses when he sees it. Daniel immediately agreed, and the change was made to the script.

MIDGE: And thanks to those of you at home who are still conscious. And for those of you at home who aren't conscious but are still in front of your TVs… Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy.
– S2E9

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