TV’s “Mad Men” returns on Sunday, and I, for one, am psyched. So much so, that I’m envisioning what it would be like to see these characters continue into the 1970s, and beyond.
1970: DON DUSTS OFF HIS OLD, “I’D LIKE TO BUY THE WORLD A SMOKE” CAMPAIGN, REWORKS IT, AND SELLS IT TO COCA-COLA
1971: JOAN BURNS HER BRA AT A PROTEST IN TIMES SQUARE; ROGER TAKES THE DAY OFF TO ATTEND
1973: BERT RESIGNS HIS PARTNERSHIP TO TAKE A POST AS IMAGE CONSULTANT TO RICHARD NIXON AS THE WATERGATE SCANDAL UNFOLDS; HE ADVISES NIXON TO “ACT LIKE AN ADULT”
1974: ROGER ROBS A BANK WITH PATTY HEARST
1977: HARRY BUYS A LEISURE SUIT; JOAN FIRES HIM ON THE SPOT
1981: PETE LANDS THE DELOREAN MOTORS ACCOUNT
1983: PEGGY PERSUADES BILL GATES TO REBRAND HIS “INDIVIDUAL COMPUTING DEVICES” AS “PERSONAL COMPUTERS”
1984: BETTY DIVORCES HENRY FRANCIS AND MARRIES GLEN, WHO NOW OWNS A CHAIN OF WATERBED DEALERSHIPS
1988: ROGER RETIRES AND SAILS AROUND THE WORLD ON HIS YACHT, THE REGINA
1993: KENNY WRITES A BEST-SELLING MEMOIR, “IMPERFECT PITCH”
1998: DON’S FINAL CAMPAIGN, FOR VIAGRA, WINS NATIONAL AWARDS
2000: PETE LANDS THE ENRON ACCOUNT
2001: JOAN ACCEPTS A JOB AS SENIOR ADVISOR TO U.S. SEN. HILLARY CLINTON
2005: SALLY, A SUCCESSFUL VENTURE CAPITALIST, STARTS A FUND FOR RETURNING IRAQ WAR VETERANS; SHE CALLS IT THE “DICK WHITMAN FOUNDATION”
2009: PETE LANDS THE BRITISH PETROLEUM ACCOUNT
2013: DON IS VOTED SEXIEST OCTOGENARIAN OF CORAL VISTA ESTATES
How do you see it playing out?