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Bert Cooper likes to cultivate the image of an old eccentric in the offices of Sterling Cooper (and later, at Sterling Cooper Draper Price), but beneath the affection for Japanese art and Ayn Rand quotes lies a sharp, ambitious mind. He’s perfectly happy to keep and use secrets to manipulate other members of the firm, whether it’s using Don’s real identity against him or not-so-subtly reminding Robert Sterling just who exactly it was who got him his job in the first place.

Despite his numerous bowties and horn-rimmed glasses, Harry, like many of the characters on Mad Men, is not as old-fashioned as he appears. While most of his fellow copywriters at Sterling Cooper are still concentrating on magazine adverts, Harry is looking to television as the way of the future. After creating and running the department at the old firm, it’s no wonder that Don and company seize the chance to swipe him for the newly formed Sterling Cooper Draper Price.

Steven Q. Urkel, played by Jaleel White, lives next door to the Winslows on the TGIF show Family Matters. Urkel is the ultimate nerd with his awkward fashion, high-pitched voice, and unrequited love for Laura Winslow — at least until he drinks his cool juice and transforms into Stefan Urquelle.

George Michael is the reserved teenage son of Michael Bluth, with an equally reserved sense of style. Despite his family’s wild antics, he just wants a normal life for himself. Oh, and to have his cousin Maeby love him back.

Annyong is the adopted Korean son of Lucille and George Bluth. Knowing no English, he repeats only “annyoung” — the Korean word for “hello” — and the name sticks. He quarrels with his brother Buster and is revealed to be a mole seeking revenge on the Bluth Family.

The original queen bee of Sterling Cooper, Joan ran the secretarial pool with vicious efficiency. Although men concentrate on her va-va-voom image, she’s smarter than she lets on and isn’t above using sex appeal to advance her career. A smart move, it seems, as she’s gotten a partnership in the firm.

With her Grace Kelly good looks, house in the suburbs, successful husband and two-point-three kids, Betty Draper was supposed to be the epitome of a 1960’s happy housewife. Too bad she and Don made each other so miserable. However, even after leaving him, Betty still struggles within the confines of conservative suburbia.

Phil Roberston, better known as “The Duck Commander” is the patriarch of the Robertson family, featured on A&E’s reality TV show, Duck Dynasty. Phil is so devoted to his craft of making duck calls that he even gave up a chance to play in the NFL because it interfered with duck season. With gems such as “She may be an ugly woman but she if cooks squirrel and dumplins, that’s the woman you go after”, who can resist watching to see what he’ll say next.