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17 Facts You Should Know about Mad Men, One of the Top 3 Series in the 21st Century

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1- AMC, the channel that broadcasts Mad Men, paid Lionsgate, the owner of Mad Men, about $ 2 million per episode or $ 26 million per year.

2- The fee paid by The Beatles for using the song ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ is $ 250 thousand. The biggest amount paid for a single song in the show history.

Mad Men beatles

3- Obama wrote a letter to the producer of Mad Men and said: “I watched the third season, it was very good.” I think he really liked the show, considering that President Obama was able to devote a limited time of 15-20 minutes to even the heads of state who came to visit him officially.

Obama

4. Netflix paid $ 90 million to stream episodes of Mad Men.

5. In addition to 4 Golden Globes and 15 Emmy Awards, it was deemed worthy of many awards.

6- Lucky Strike brand cigarette series, which was included in the series, was sold more than 10 million packs when it started broadcasting.

Mad Men Lucky Strike

7- Since the series started, there has been an increase of 13-15% in whiskey sales.

Mad Men whiskey

8- The director of the series, Matthew Weiner, originally wrote the pilot episode of the series in 1999.

9- The leading role of the series is Jon Hamm, the only actor who plays in all episodes of the series. He was also making $ 250,000 per episode.

10- Even if the story of Mad Men takes place in New York, only the pilot episode was shot in New York. Most of the remaining episodes were filmed in the city of Los Angeles.

11- January Jones, who played Betty Draper, was originally considered for the role of Peggy in the audition. John Slattery, who plays Roger Sterling, for the role of Don Drapper.

12- Only in Season 1, Don Drapper used alcohol 56 times.

13- Again, there has been a 13-15% increase in whiskey sales since the series started.

14- Lucky Strikes, which was advertised in the series describing the advertising sector, sold 9 million packs more in 2012.

15- Don Draper’s son Bobby has been played by 4 different children so far.

Mad Men children

16- Around 1960, the price of a martini at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel was 60 cents. When it is free from inflation, it is about 5 dollars today.

17- The whiskey cocktail that Don constantly drinks is actually apple juice, Roger’s martinis are water and small white onions. All of the cigarettes are herbal.


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