The Mad Men lawnmower incident

About this episode

The episode discusses a memorable incident from Mad Men involving a ride-on mower and explores various aspects of the show's production.

The brilliant actor Liz Bower asks you to push away your dinner and join her in the offices of Sterling-Cooper advertising agency in New York as a feckless employee mounts a ride-on mower, after one too many wines, and causes bloody havoc. A truly memorable moment from one of the greatest TV shows of all time. Is Jon Hamm still hot? How did production design get the blood to spatter so perfectly on the shocked faces of those extras? And a short Dave Grohl correction. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Liz Bower

Topics covered

• Mad Men
• advertising
• TV shows
• production design

Keywords

• Jon Hamm
• blood spatter
• Dave Grohl

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mad Men

Places: New York

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