Love the show - I am watching the first season this week on AMC on demand so I can catch up before season 2. The only problem I have with the show is the smoking - way too excessive - was it really like that back then? Loved seeing the kids playing with plastic bags on their heads and jumping all around the car without seatbelts - and the horrendous way women are treated - hard to believe it was really like that back then. I want to like Don Draper but sometimes I can't. Peggy is quite a character - with that hairdo, ears and large backside - how funny.

marge,

ya gotta go for the classic pomade. That's what gives his hair the slick look.

You can have your fiance use NuNile Pomade (they made it back then, and they still make it now -- Last time I looked, it was about $1.00 for a can that will last forever, as you only use a tiny bit of it). Back in those days though, my father used Brylcreem (their motto was, "A little dab'll do ya" and it was true. I think they still sell it (it comes in a tube). If he uses NuNile, tell him to heat the top of it in the can with a blow dryer, or just scoop it out and rub it in his hands to warm it before he applies it. It is VERY GREASY, so tell him not to rest his head on the couch, and use pillow cases you don't care about. And use it SPARINGLY. If you want that kind of look without the grease, then use a good hair GEL. It will dry, and hold the hair in place, and it will feel stiff, but will look wet.

Vivien, yes the smoking, we all love or hate the smoking. My Dad sat and watched all the episodes and all he could say was, "is that all they do on this show is smoke and drink?". I would tell him, "what else was there to do in 1960, but smoke and drink?". We would get a laugh out of that. I also loved how the freezer in a refrigerator was only used for ice cubes. Now we have freezers half the size of the refrigerator and the frozen food section takes up at least half the store.