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Yes 7 seasons. My bad. And I too was dissatisfied with the finale. But they did such a good job of props - soda cans from my youth, the alcohol my dad used to drink, the cigarettes.
And even little behavioral things. They're on a picnic and Birdie just dumps all the paper plates and stuff on the ground and walks off. We used to do things **** that because there were people who cleaned the park.
And letting kids drive. My grandmother let me drive the car home starting in about fourth grade.
One of the greatest scenes of all time from any show. It was so shocking to see that compared to modern day sensibilities. I laughed my ass off at the complete carelessness of what they did.
And don't forget Don reaching back and just throwing a beer can(?) like a football into the grass as well.
edit: I'll add that this show hits personally because my mom grew up and went to work in corporate (Shell) during this era and can confirm alot of what you see in this show was real. She's never seen it but some of the stories she's told me are wild. The sheer sexism back then was something.
Also, Sally wearing the plastic bag over her head while playing spaceman and Betty only warns her about throwing her dry cleaning on the floor. While her pregnant friend is smoking.
I worked at an ad agency (not Madison Avenue, but our parent company was) for six years and that's one of the reasons "Mad Men" hits home for me. So much of the creative/client stuff was spot on.
Although we never pimped out any of our secretaries to win an account. That I know of.
