Long Weekend (Mad Men)

"**Long Weekend**"
"Long Weekend"
Mad Men episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 10
Directed by	Tim Hunter
Written by	Bridget Bedard; Andre Jacquemetton; Maria Jacquemetton; Matthew Weiner
Original air date	September 27, 2007
Running time	47 minutes
Guest appearances
	Allan Miller as Abraham Menken; John Slattery as Roger Sterling; Robert Morse as Bert Cooper; Talia Balsam as Mona Sterling; Kate Norby as Carol McCardy; Ryan Cutrona as Gene Hofstadt; Elizabeth Rice as Margaret Sterling; Alexis Stier as Mirabelle Ames; Megan Stier as Eleanor Ames; John Walcott as Franklin Newcomb;
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"Long Weekend" is the tenth episode of the first season of the American television drama series Mad Men. It was written by Bridget Bedard, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton and series creator Matthew Weiner. The episode was directed by Tim Hunter and is set within the increasingly close 1960 United States presidential election, with TV commercials emphasising Kennedy's energy and Nixon's lack of leadership. The episode originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on September 27, 2007.