Click here to access Stephen Bowie’s The Classic TV History Blog where he turns recasting Mad Men into a sort of Fantasy Football game. Who would you cast in the roles if Mad Men was actually aired during the mid-Sixties? Below are my choices for 4 mad men and all the mod women (from my staple of starlets):
Tom Tryon as Don
Diane McBain as Betty
Tony Franciosa as Roger
Beverly Washburn as Peggy
Sal Mineo as Pete
Francine York as Joan
Peter Lawford as Lane
Marianna Hill as Jane
Janet Margolin as Trudy
Sue Casey as Mona
Yvonne Craig as Megan
Well, your casting of Tom, Diane & Tony is SUBLIME. Can’t argue there.
I’ll have to think about the other roles, but I’d cast Chris Noel as Betty, and Terry Burnham as Don and Betty’s daughter.