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Mad Men Get Emotional in Sesame Street Parody

What if the folks at Sterling Cooper didn't keep their emotions all bottled up inside? Sesame Street's new parody of Mad Men depicts just that, and teaches a thing or two about feelings at the same time, when Mr. Draper and his team (of "sycophants") tackle the Happy Honey Bear pitch. We haven't been this choked up since Don's Kodak Carousel campaign.

Posted by Lily Oei
October 1, 2009 12:00pm

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By tehbeermang on October 1, 2009 5:01 PM

Finally, an episode I can watch with my children without having to explain "they're just wrestling!" while shielding their eyes!

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By Christopher on October 1, 2009 6:20 PM

But where was Piggy Olson in this bit?? Preposterous to miss the promising premise of a porcine prodigy producing the product promo. Now that's copywriting!! Ham Men

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By webitorgal on October 1, 2009 7:37 PM

Shouldn't the last one be GLAD men? I mean, we're teaching kids emotion AND rhyming, right?

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By madmenpal8 on October 1, 2009 9:02 PM

OMFG!!! I LOVE IT!! It's sooo cool when the general pop culture catches up with us hipsters who were already on the band wagon! The Simpsons paraody was cool and there was even a small mention on Sons of Anarchy this past week, but this is GRAVY!!!! I wish I had kids so I could share it with them!

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By MistressDraper on October 1, 2009 10:14 PM

Sesame Street has always found the happy medium when it comes to entertainment for both children and adults. You wouldn't think a Mad Men spoof geared towards the little ones would've worked this well, let alone at all

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By Dadwasanadman on October 2, 2009 1:44 PM

My new favorite Don Draper quote: "Good work, sycophants!"

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By Fletchersmommy on October 2, 2009 2:18 PM

Ok, I had to look up sycophants'. What's with sesame street using a word like that? And where WAS Miss. Piggy Olson?