# Betty, Joan, or Peggy? (a special superficial poll for MAD MEN fans) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 9, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230 "2009-10-09T19:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/1 "2009-10-09T19:46:25Z")
Seems simple enough, no? ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/2 "2009-10-09T20:11:53Z")
Betty is so fine that I would tolerate her vapidness, but I’d really like to hang out with Peggy. I’m voting for Betty though. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/3 "2009-10-09T20:17:05Z")
Peggy. But only if she wears the Rejuvenator™. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/4 "2009-10-09T20:22:23Z")
Rachel Menken would be my choice, though she’s not a regular character. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/5 "2009-10-09T20:33:06Z")
The red head broad. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/6 "2009-10-09T20:36:42Z")
Joan. Not even close. To quote from today’s Bill Simmons’ mailbag: On a scale of 1 to Christina Hendricks Nude Scene… ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/7 "2009-10-09T20:43:06Z")
I have been smitten with Christina Hendricks since she appeared on Firefly. I think if I ever saw her naked, my head would pull a Scanners… ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/8 "2009-10-09T20:46:28Z")
Had you asked me anytime during Season 1, it probably would have been a “Meh, Peggy, I guess.” Now it’s definitely Joan. Treat her like she deserves to be treated and you’d wonder why God bothered creating other women in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/9 "2009-10-09T20:47:54Z")
Man, that’s a tough choice. Betty’s a beauty with an awesome figure, but she has a terrible attitude. Joan’s got the voluptuous thing going but she seems like she’d be a dom, and I’m not usually into the submissive thing. But she also has the ‘sex kitten’ appeal. I think she’d rock my world but would then tie me to the bed and beat me. Peggy seems like she’s open for anything and has an insatiable itch that needs scratching, so that’d be a no-holes-barred type of evening. If we’re talking choosing one for all time, I’d go with Betty. But if we’re talking a one-time thing, I’ll go with Joan, but I’d be thinking about Peggy. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/10 "2009-10-09T21:41:09Z")
I voted for Other - Helen Bishop - the single mother whose son has a thing for Betty. She seems the most interesting - what little we’ve seen of her. Betty’s too much work. Joan has her moments both good and bad and I do have a soft spot for a girl that can play the accordion. She gets 2nd place. Peggy doesn’t seem to have a core I can hang a hat on. I guess out of the 3 regulars I’d pick Joan but overall I’d pick Helen Bishop. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/11 "2009-10-10T02:20:40Z")
> [@](#): > > Joan’s got the voluptuous thing going but she seems like she’d be a dom, and I’m not usually into the submissive thing. But she also has the ‘sex kitten’ appeal. I think she’d rock my world but would then tie me to the bed and beat me. And how exactly is that bad? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/12 "2009-10-10T03:43:22Z")
Betty is childish and one day going to go shotgun-crazy. Er, I suppose even shotgun-craz_ier_ is more appropriate. Peggy annoyed me to no end with her “Holier than thou” attitude in S1 and, while she’s dropped some of it, hasn’t actually done anything to redeem herself either. So it’s Joan by default although she would have won even if the others weren’t so flawed. Out of the 2nd tier characters, I’d agree with Rachel Menken. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/13 "2009-10-10T04:16:34Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I have been smitten with Christina Hendricks since she appeared on Firefly. I think if I ever saw her naked, my head would pull a Scanners… “But face it, honey - I’m really hot!” ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/14 "2009-10-10T14:05:54Z")
Can I choose a threesome with both Betty and Joanie? I can? Then I choose that one. ---
**Author:** ![PrettyVacant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/15 "2009-10-10T14:12:53Z")
Doesn’t Christina Hendricks get married today? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/16 "2009-10-10T14:59:43Z")
Based on the poll results, its seems as though most of us are going to the \*special \*hell. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/17 "2009-10-10T15:51:50Z")
I voted for Betty but I think my series favorite so far was the young girl (Joy?) that Don met in L.A. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/18 "2009-10-11T03:19:28Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I voted for Betty but I think my series favorite so far was the young girl (Joy?) that Don met in L.A. [Laura Ramsey](http://www.flixens.com/files/laura_ramsey.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/19 "2009-10-11T14:29:29Z")
I have to second **River Hippie** , he said it before I got to it. But if I have to choose from the three principles, I’d go with Joan. At least she seems to know how to use birth control. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230/20 "2009-10-11T21:37:31Z")
Joan. a) she’s incredibly hot, and b) I would love rubbing it in the faces of the guys whose trophy-doormat she used to be that she’s with a balding beta-male copywriter who treats her like a goddess. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230.md?page=2)