Matthew Weiner on watching All in the Family as a child but not understanding the levels of humor at the time

Matthew Weiner on the writing staff of Becker ; on what the experience there taught him

Matthew Weiner on being influenced by style of 70's shows such as The Brady Bunch

Matthew Weiner on winning his first Emmy for Mad Men despite the show being "unknown"; on the 60th annual Emmy Awards show

Matthew Weiner on not being allowed to watch much TV as a kid; on being told I Love Lucy was sexist

Matthew Weiner on appearing as a contestant on Jeopardy!

Matthew Weiner on his parents' influence on his show Mad Men; "there's a lot of Betty Draper" in his mother, who pursued a law school degree later in life; on his parents' take on the show

Matthew Weiner on how many details on Mad Men are derived from memories of his childhood

Matthew Weiner on his first film script "Horseshoe" that was the genesis of Mad Men; on how he got the film finished on a very limited budget

Matthew Weiner on the genesis of Mad Men - which he started scripting while a writer at Becker

Matthew Weiner on his process for writing the pilot of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the title of his show Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on pitching Mad Men to AMC; on the character "Don Draper"

Matthew Weiner on the inner workings of "Don Draper's" character on Mad Men; on when the wife of the man he's impersonating dies

Matthew Weiner on how all the characters on Mad Men are self-portrayals

Matthew Weiner on identifying with the characters "Peggy Olson" and "Pete Campbell" on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the character "Betty Draper" on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the character "Sally Draper" on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on molding the character "Don Draper" alongside the actor Jon Hamm; on who he wanted "Don" to be

Matthew Weiner on shooting the second script (after the pilot) of Mad Men and the controversy over editing that episode

Matthew Weiner on the popularity of Mad Men and its audience

Matthew Weiner on the style and realism of Mad Men, including the costuming

Matthew Weiner on the Mad Men episode, "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency," which includes the infamous lawnmower scene

Matthew Weiner on the Mad Men episode, "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency"; on the cardinal sin of television (married woman having an affair); on the ending of season four

Matthew Weiner on how much of Mad Men has been pre-conceived

Matthew Weiner on how JFK's assassination played into Mad Men's plotlines

Matthew Weiner on literary influences on Mad Men, including John Cheever

Matthew Weiner on the reason Mad Men's "Don Draper" could not remain a bachelor

Matthew Weiner on the "business model" for Mad Men; on differences with the network over sponsors

Matthew Weiner on how Hilton was integrated into Mad Men although they were never a formal sponsor

Matthew Weiner on the then-future of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the then-future of Mad Men and how he wants it to end; on not being done with the show yet

Matthew Weiner on the gap between seasons four and five of Mad Men and his contract negotiations with AMC

Matthew Weiner on Mad Men's season five premiere episode, "A Little Kiss," and the story arcs of that season

Matthew Weiner on using The Beatles' song "Tomorrow Never Knows" on the Mad Men episode "Lady Lazarus"

Matthew Weiner on "Betty Draper's" (January Jones) cancer scare on season five of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on plotting out stories and themes for Mad Men, the suicide of "Lane Pryce" (Jared Harris), and other elements of season five

Matthew Weiner on the Mad Men episode, "The Other Woman," in which "Joan Holloway" (Christina Hendricks) prostitutes herself to get an account for the firm

Matthew Weiner on "Megan Draper's" (Jessica Pare) career story arc in season five of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on "Peggy Olson's" (Elisabeth Moss) story arc in season five of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on season six of Mad Men and using the news events of 1968 as a backdrop

Matthew Weiner on "Don Draper's" (Jon Hamm) affair in season six of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the final scene of season six of Mad Men, the cinematic nature of the show, and "Don's" (Jon Hamm) downward spiral in seasons six and seven

Matthew Weiner on switching from film to video starting with the fifth season of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on running Mad Men storylines by Jon Hamm at the start of each season and collaborating with the staff writers

Matthew Weiner on the death of "Bert Cooper" (Robert Morse) at the end of season 7a of Mad Men and planning out season seven

Matthew Weiner on making viewers cry at Mad Men and confounding viewers' expectations

Matthew Weiner on collaborating with his writing staff on the end of Mad Men and the "firing" of "Don Draper" from Sterling Cooper

Matthew Weiner on the various cultural and historical references and influences for season seven of Mad Men including the moon landing

Matthew Weiner on the gender equality themes of Mad Men season 7a

Matthew Weiner on "Don" and "Megan's" relationship and "Don" and "Peggy's" relationship in season 7b of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the time lapse between seasons 7a and 7b on Mad Men and updating the styles and fashions

Matthew Weiner on "Don's" situation at the start of Mad Men season 7b, "Don's" relationship with "Diana" the waitress, and fan reaction to that relationship

Matthew Weiner on wrapping up each character in the final episodes of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on relating season six of Mad Men to "A Tale of Two Cities"

Matthew Weiner on dealing with writing and directing the final scenes of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on directing Kiernan Shipka as "Sally Draper" in her final Mad Men scenes

Matthew Weiner on "Don's" relationship with "Stephanie Horton" in the final episodes of Mad Men and the running list of story ideas for the show

Matthew Weiner on Mark Moses as "Herman 'Duck' Phillips" on Mad Men and stories they never got around to doing

Matthew Weiner on getting "Stan" and "Peggy" together at the end of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on wrapping up various stories on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on using real life products and companies on Mad Men leading up to the Coca-Cola commercial finale

Matthew Weiner on how he believes Mad Men will be viewed in the future

Matthew Weiner on getting Mad Men memorabilia into museums