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Mad Men

Mad Men is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner for AMC. It ran from July 19, 2007 until May 17, 2015, with seven seasons and 92 episodes. The series title is allegedly borrowed from the phrase advertisers working on Madison Avenue used to refer to themselves, although the only documented use of the phrase may derive from…

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Genre
Period drama · Serial drama
Composer
David Carbonara
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Matthew Weiner
Executive producers
Matthew Weiner · Scott Hornbacher · Andre Jacquemetton · Maria Jacquemetton · Janet Leahy
Network
AMC

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Mad Men

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Mad Men

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related to Legacy and influence · 43
Mad Men → Amazon, AMC, As, Ascension, Boardwalk Empire, BoJack Horseman, Breaking Bad, Catch Fire, Don Draper's, Emergency, For Those Who Think, Frank O'Hara, Game, Halt, Hill Street Blues, It, Law, Mad Men's, Maisel, Many
related to Awards and accolades · 37
Mad Men → Academy, America, American Film Institute, Art Directors Guild, Award, British Academy, British Academy Television Awards, Casting Society, Cinema Audio Society, Costume Designers Guild, Creative Arts Emmys, Directors Guild, Emmy, Emmys, Film, Grady College, Hill Street Blues, In, International Press Academy, Journalism
related to Advertisements and product placement · 29
Mad Men → According, American Airlines, Bethlehem Steel, Cadillac, Chanel, Clearasil, Commercial Alert, Council, Gillette, Half, Heineken, Hilton, In, It, Jack Daniel's, Literally I've, Lucky Strike, Maidenform, Playtex, Showrunner Matthew Weiner
related to Identity and memory · 27
Mad Men → America, American, And, As, Don Draper, Don Draper's, Don Drapers, Draper's, Each, Gawker, He, He's, Hilton, Identity, In, Korean War, Life, Lucky Strike, One, Ruth Franklin
related to Racism · 24
Mad Men → Ad Age, African American, African Americans, Caroline Robinson Jones, Clarence Holte, Colby, Critics, Don, Double, Fillmore Auto, Georg Olden, Harry Belafonte, It's, Latoya Peterson, Madison Avenue, Madison Avenue's, Peggy Olson's, Pete Campbell's, Quite, Several
related to Season premiere campaigns · 23
Mad Men → AMC, Amy Winehouse, Bloomingdale's, Don Draper, For, Good, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Highland, Hollywood, In, Inside Grand Central, Jon Hamm, July, Landmark Theaters, Sterling Cooper, Store, Television, The, The Grand Central Terminal, The Truth
Starring · 20
Mad Men → Aaron Staton, Ben Feldman, Bryan Batt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Stanley, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Jared Harris, Jay R. Ferguson, Jessica Paré, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Kevin Rahm, Kiernan Shipka, Maggie Siff, Mason Vale Cotton, Michael Gladis, Rich Sommer, Robert Morse, Vincent Kartheiser
related to Episode credit and title sequences · 18
Mad Men → Alfred Hitchcock's North, At, Beautiful Mine, David Carbonara, Hitchcock, Imaginary Forces, In, January, No, Northwest, Original Score Vol, RJD2, Saul Bass's, The, TV Guide, TV's, Vertigo, Weiner
related to Conception · 17
Mad Men → AMC, American, Becker, Chase, David Chase, HBO, HBO CEO Richard Plepler, Here, ICM, In, Industry Entertainment, It, Matthew Weiner, Television, The Sopranos, Weiner, Weiner's
related to Online promotion · 17
Mad Men → AMC, AMC's Mad Men, Another, Banana Republic, Dyna Moe, Job Interview, Mad Men Casting Call, Mad Men Cocktail Culture, Mad Men Cocktail Guide, Mad Men Yourself, Promotion, Season, Seasons, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, Users, Which Mad Man Are, You

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Mad MenComposerDavid Carbonara1.00infobox
Mad MenCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Mad MenCreated byMatthew Weiner1.00infobox
Mad MenExecutive producersMatthew Weiner1.00infobox
Mad MenExecutive producersScott Hornbacher1.00infobox
Mad MenExecutive producersAndre Jacquemetton1.00infobox
Mad MenExecutive producersMaria Jacquemetton1.00infobox
Mad MenExecutive producersJanet Leahy1.00infobox
Mad MenGenrePeriod drama1.00infobox
Mad MenGenreSerial drama1.00infobox
Mad MenNetworkAMC1.00infobox
Mad MenNo. of episodes92 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
Mad MenNo. of seasons71.00infobox
Mad MenOpening theme"A Beautiful Mine" (instrumental) by RJD21.00infobox
Mad MenOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Mad MenProduction companiesWeiner Bros. Productions1.00infobox
Mad MenProduction companiesLionsgate Television1.00infobox
Mad MenProduction companiesRadicalMedia (pilot only)1.00infobox
Mad MenProduction companiesAMC Original Productions1.00infobox
Mad MenProduction locationsLos Angeles, California1.00infobox
Mad MenReleaseJuly 19, 2007 (2007-07-19) – May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17)1.00infobox
Mad MenRunning time44–57 minutes1.00infobox
Mad MenShowrunnerMatthew Weiner1.00infobox
Mad MenStarringJon Hamm1.00infobox
Mad MenStarringElisabeth Moss1.00infobox
Mad MenStarringVincent Kartheiser1.00infobox
Mad MenStarringJanuary Jones1.00infobox
Mad MenStarringChristina Hendricks1.00infobox
Mad MenStarringBryan Batt1.00infobox
Mad MenStarringMichael Gladis1.00infobox

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