Useless but Somewhat Interesting Trivia for Madmen

USELESS BUT SOMEWHAT INTERESTING TRIVIA FOR Wait - you mean we're LOSING money on this? Crap MAD MEN Don Draper, the main character in the show is based on Draper Daniels, the creator of The Marlboro Man. A lot of Don Draper's advertising techniques, however, are based more on Rosser Reeves, another advertising exec better known for his television advertising. According to an published in Barrons, Lions Gate Entertainment estimated $2.71 million from estimate receives an AMC for each episode, but Mad Men costs $2.84 million per episode to produce CAST OF CHARACTERS peggy olson Peggy Olson was pregnant with Pete Campbell's baby - which don draper betty francis Ex wife of and Mother to Don Draper's children, Sally, Bobby and Eugene Sott. Currently maried to Henry Francis, her role is diminished due to the pete campbell Real Name: Dick Whitman Pete tries to blackmail Don Likes: Alcohol & Cigarettes Previously maried to Betty Francis, but she left due to his womanizing and the fact that he stole a dead she didn't know until she was in labor, and Campbell had no clue until she mentions that she put the baby up for adoption. Draper with the Dick Whitman information, but it doesn't work. Later, Draper asks Campbell to join him in his new agency. man's name. real-ife maternity leave for . January Jones. joan harris roger sterling lane pryce Pryce, an Englishman, forges Draper's signature on a bonus check in order to pay back taxes in England. Draper finds out, and Pryce winds up hanging himself. bert cooper The "eccentric, " Cooper is fascinated by Japanese culture - so much so that he makes anyone coming into his office (which is decorated with Japanese art) take off their shoes. Also hates chewing gum and cigarettes, even though Lucky Strikes is a major client. Was in a relationship with Roger Sterling, but that had to end due to Roger having a couple of heart attacks. Later, she has a One time mentor to Don Draper, Sterling was a ww2 navy veteran and a notorious womanizer. Having 2 heart attacks changed the womanizing, but not his drinking and smoking. Some folks never learn. baby by Roger, while her husband is in Vietnam. USELESS TRIVIA According to "The Guardian," Mad Men is responsible fora revised interest in men's suits - espcially those with a style reminiscent of the 60's, with higher waists and shorter jackets. Personally, I don't think this is a good thing. At al. Christina Hendricks as office manager Joan is said to have sparked a renewed interest in a voluptuous look for women, and to be partly responsible for, among other things, a 10% increase in breast implant surgery in Britain in 2010. In 2009, Sesame Stret ran a kid-friendly sketch version of Mad Men, with Muppet versions of Don Draper and other advertis- ing professionals went through being "mad," "sad,: and "glad" as they devel- oped an ad campaign for a carton bear » SUITS In 2010, Mattel released "Mad Men Barbies. Joan's doll, oddly enough, was not anatomically correct. In 2011, Banana Republic released a series of suits and clothes inspired by Mad Men. Again, this kind of sucks. "That's life. one minute you're on top of the world, the next minute some secretary is running you over with a lawnmower." -Joan