10 Times Mad Men Became The Weirdest Drama On Television

2. That Time Bert Cooper Came Back From The Dead To Do A Musical Number

Has there ever been a moment that's better encapsulated Mad Men's bittersweet vibe than Bert Cooper's send-off in season 7's Waterloo? And has there ever been a more unexpected single Mad Men scene than the one where Bert rises like Lazarus before Don to sing and dance his way through a rendition of The Best Things In Life Are Free? Lyrically, the number references both the recent historic Moon landing ("The Moon belongs to everyone") and Bert Cooper actor Robert Morse's past on Broadway. But for Don, it's a message from beyond the grave that he needs to straighten up, quit the boozing and embrace the simple things in life. What you see here is just another random daydream of Don's, for whom Bert's musical exit appears to have great emotional resonance. But for Mad Men fans, it's a wonder to see Robert Morse surrounded by a bevy of beautiful women and shaking it like the best of them aged 84.