We're Going to the Catskills!

We're Going to the Catskills!
Season	2
Episode	4
Time period	Late June/Early July 1959
Credits
Released	December 5, 2018
Written by	Amy Sherman-Palladino Daniel Palladino Kate Fodor (executive story editor)
Directed by	Daniel Palladino
Episodes
Previous	The Punishment Room
Next	Midnight at the Concord

We're Going to the Catskills! is the 12^th episode overall of Amazon Prime's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the 4^th episode of Season 2. It was released on Amazon Prime on December 5, 2018.

Synopsis

The Weissmans arrive in the Catskills for their annual summer trip and attempt to settle into familiar patterns. Whispers of Midge and Joel's separation cause Rose to poke around her daughter's love life. Susie must adjust her summer plans in an effort to keep her and Midge's career momentum going.

Plot

The Weissmans and Midge depart for their annual two-month vacation at Steiner's Resort in the Catskill Mountains. Joel and the Maisels are also vacationing there. Susie, angry that Midge is interrupting her comedy career, follows her to the resort. She poses as a staff member while working to book Midge comedy gigs in the area. Joel inadvertently discovers Abe's secret early-morning exercise routine, embarrassing his father-in-law. Midge resists her parents manoeuvring her into meeting Benjamin Ettenberg, an eligible New York doctor staying at the resort.

Cast

Main Cast

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

Episode Notes

Historical References

This episode is the first of three set at the fictional Steiner Mountain Resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The resorts of the Catskills were the favored summer retreats of Jewish families who could afford to leave hot, humid New York City in the summer during the days before air conditioning.

In the 1950s, many of the hotels along the Atlantic shore and other vacation spots were "restricted," accepting only white, gentile guests. This lead to the growth of resorts catering to Jewish families in the Catskills. Steiner's may have been inspired by Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, one of the largest of the Catskills resorts, which Midge mentions in this episode.

These hotels and resorts frequently featured nightly entertainment and became fertile ground for budding Jewish entertainers, especially stand-up comedians, who performed in what became known as the "Borscht Belt," the hotels and clubs dotting the Catskills. Comics including Henny Youngman, Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, and Billy Crystal developed their comic skills as they entertained the Jewish clientele summering in the Catskills.

Music

• To Kill A Mockingbird performed by Elmer Bernstein
  • Ethan is playing with the holiday ‘toys’.
• The Night Rider performed by PK Farstad
  • Rose and Midge are packing for the Catskills.
• Let's Get Away from It All performed by Ed Ames
  • The Weissman’s are off to the Catskills.
• Anitra's Dance (from Peer Gynt) performed by APM
  • The Weissman’s chaotically get settled in the cottage.
• Carolina In The Morning performed by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Cast
  • Steiner Mountain Resort welcome song to the tune of Carolina In The Morning by Dean Martin.
• They Can't Take That Away From Me performed by Ken Washington and his Swinging Lamplighters (Margot Bingham)
  • Midge, Abe and Rose are sitting at a table, having drinks and listening to a Steiner Resort singer.
• Sing Sing Sing performed by Ken Washington and his Swinging Lamplighters (Production Music Company)
  • The Initial Dance challenge.
• Moonlight Serenade performed by Ken Washington and his Swinging Lamplighters (Margot Bingham)
  • Midge and Joel dance.
• Ragtime Cowboy Joe performed by Tony Shalhoub
  • Abe drunkenly sings as he’s being helped by Midge, Rose and Joel.
• Chicken Fat performed by Robert Preston
  • Abe does callisthenics.
• Beautiful Girl performed by Jimmie Thompson (from Singin' in the Rain, originally from Stage Mother)
  • The bathing suit contest.
• Someday Sweetheart performed by Chet Atkins & Les Paul
  • Susie checks out Steiner Resort.
• Cuban Pete performed by Production Music Library
  • Midge and Benjamin are in a rowboat, neither of them rowing, when a party boat goes by, playing the song.
• Coffee For Three performed by Production Music Library
  • Midge and Benjamin are finally back at the platoon.
• You Belong To Me performed by Jo Stafford
  • Playing on the portable radio during the fireworks.
• Rock the Boat performed by The Hues Corporation
  • End credits.