George Lois , renowned adman , says ` ` Mad Men '' is nothing like ad films of ' 60s . He says the show is riddled with incorrect stereotypes : rampant drinking , smoking , sex . He says real ` ` Mad Men '' are rule - breakers , expressing the counterculture . Lois : Yes , this is drama , not documentary , but for the record , real Mad Men were nothing like it .
George Lois , renowned adman , says `` Mad Men '' is nothing like ad world of '60s . He says the show is riddled with incorrect stereotypes : rampant drinking , adultery , carousing . He says real `` Mad Men '' hardworking rule-breakers , expressing roiling counterculture . Lois : Yes , show is drama , not documentary , but for the record , real Mad Men were nothing like it .