Ad Men: 10 Movies and TV Shows About Advertising Agencies

If you're going through "Mad Men" withdrawal, you're not alone.

While the popular series is giving AMC lots of clout during talks of a high dollar takeover, new episodes of the AMC series aren't slated to hit the air until March of next year!

But while you await the return of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, there are plenty of past TV and movie advertising agencies to tide you over.

Here's a look back at 10 old school TV shows and movies that feature advertising agencies:

"Bosom Buddies"- 1980-1982

Agency: Livingston, Gentry & Mishkin

Yeah, Tom Hanks has come a long way. Back in the prehistoric days of his acting career, Hanks donned a wig and stuffed bra so his sitcom character, Kip Wilson, could rent in an affordable girls-only apartment house. To pay that cheap rent, Kip-slash- Buffy worked as a graphic artist at Livingston, Gentry & Mishkin ad agency. His equally lipsticked roommate, Henry, wrote copy for the agency.

"Bewitched"- 1964-1972

Agency: McMann and Tate

Even though his wife was a witch and could zap up anything she wanted, Darrin Stephens insisted on bringing home the bacon in this 1960s sitcom. Darrin was an advertising executive at the firm McMann and Tate, where he received a daily berating (and frequent threats of firing!) from micromanager boss, Larry Tate. ( You check out some of Darrin's ads here.) By the way, who was McMann, anyway?

"Kramer vs. Kramer"- 1979

Agencies: Roth, Kane and Donovan; Norman, Craig and Kummel; J. Walter Thompson

In this Academy Award winning movie, Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) lost his job as an advertising exec at the wrong time'"just as his estranged wife decided to sue him for custody of their son. Two ad jobs (and two hefty pay cuts!) later, Ted may have been working his way down the ladder of success-- but winning his son's heart was priceless.

"Melrose Place"- 1992-1999

Agencies: D& D Advertising; Amanda Woodward Advertising

No one does advertising quite like Heather Locklear! In the 1990s she played bad girl advertising exec Amanda Woodward on the popular nighttime soap, "Melrose Place," giving new meaning to the phrase, "Sex sells."

"Who's The Boss"- 1984- 1992

Agencies: Wallace and McQuade; The Bower Agency

In this sitcom, high powered advertising exec Angela Bower (Judith Light ) hired a hunky male housekeeper (Tony Danza) to do her dirty work -- and he even helped her out by starring in a commercial for soap in one episode. Too bad he got a rash from the product!

"Mr. Mom"- 1983

Agency: Richardson Advertising Agency

When Jack Butler (Michael Keaton) lost his engineering job in this John Hughes classic, his stay at home wife ( Teri Garr) beat him back into the job market when she landed a job at an advertising agency headed by a smarmy executive. But her mommy experience helped her to come up with fam-friendly ad campaigns like "Schooner Tuna: The tuna with a heart."

"Don Rickles Show"- 1972

Agency: Kingston, Cohen & Vanderpool

Comedian Don Rickles starred as a stressed out advertising account executive in this one season wonder (okay, 13-episode wonder) that featured a pre-"Happy days" Erin Moran as his young daughter. The show tanked, so luckily this hockey puck had his stand up career to fall back on!

"On Our Own" 1977

Agency: Bedford Advertising Agency

Queue up the Dorothy Hamill wedge haircuts! This short lived ABC sitcom (if you blinked in 1977 you missed it!) starred Bess Armstrong and Lynnie Greene as two New York ad agency employees who shared an apartment.

"What Women Want"- 2000

Agency: Sloane Curtis Agency

In this movie, Mel Gibson starred as a chauvinistic ad man who, after a bathtub accident, could suddenly hear women's thoughts. This made for some chick-friendly ad campaigns-- and Sensitive Guy was born.

"Full House"- 1987-1995

Agency: J J Creative Services

Sure, Jesse and Joey (John Stamos and Dave Coulier) had other careers on this long running series (Jesse was an exterminator while Joey was a stand up comedian'" and these two clowns even hosted a radio show together) but when they finally found their niche it was for commercial jingle writing. They started their own agency just in time, because let's face it, were the Beach Boys really going to let Jesse ride on their coat tails forever?