--- title: Matthew Weiner Reveals Mad Men Ending on Conan description: He also addresses the D.B. Cooper theory canonical: https://time.com/3851627/mad-men-ending-matthew-weiner-conan/ author: Esther Zuckerman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-08T14:05:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:38.060Z og:title: Watch Matthew Weiner Drop a 'Big Hint' About 'Mad Men' on 'Conan' og:description: He also addresses the D.B. Cooper theory og:url: https://time.com/3851627/mad-men-ending-matthew-weiner-conan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Matthew Weiner Drop a 'Big Hint' About 'Mad Men' on 'Conan' twitter:description: He also addresses the D.B. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=af24c9ba-ce66-4b51-9f78-204b3cd22c19&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) by [Esther Zuckerman](https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 8, 2015 2:05 PM UTC by [Esther Zuckerman](https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 8, 2015 2:05 PM UTC _Mad Men_ creator Matthew Weiner’s spoiler-phobe tendencies wouldn’t make him a likely candidate to reveal info about the show’s finale on a talk show. However, he was so grateful for Conan O’Brien’s support over the years that he brought a clip along. Apparently, _Mad Men_ does end with someone—or rather _something_ falling out of a window. It may not please all fans, but Gallagher might be happy. In all seriousness however, watch to discover what Weiner thinks about the [theory that Don is D.B. Cooper](https://medium.com/@lindseymgreen/where-don-draper-ends-d-b-cooper-begins-e96804523838). “I think all police sketches without mustaches of white guys look like Jon Hamm,” he said. ### The 10 Best Outfits From Mad Men  Betty’s floral dress Her outfit for lunch with future husband Henry is quintessential Betty, with soft colors and a fitted silhouette. Carin Baer—AMC  Joan’s pen necklace There are few television accessories as iconic as Joan's pen, always dangling over her chest and eventually insulted by a snarky young copywriter who sees its placement as a power play. Michael Yarish—AMC  Megan’s metallic dress Megan has all the glamour Peggy lacks, with a more fashion-forward sensibility than Betty. Michael Yarish—AMC  Trudy’s floral dress Trudy’s garden party outfit is put to good use when she and Pete impress guests with a mean performance of the Charleston. Carin Baer—AMC  Peggy’s pantsuit Peggy may not be a style icon, but she was well suited for ladder climbing in a loud vest and trouser set at a pivotal moment in her professional ascent. Jaimie Trueblood—AMC  Megan’s Zou Bisou Bisou dress Megan surprises Don and her party guests with a performance as sultry as her little black dress. Ron Jaffe—AMC  Joan’s accordion-playing dress Dresses are like armor for Joan, who wears this form-fitting number while entertaining her husband’s colleagues on the accordion—despite their marital problems. Carin Baer—AMC  Sally’s go-go boots Sally tries on a very grown-up look for an awards ceremony with Don and Megan, and finds herself in a grown-up situation when she witnesses Roger in a compromising position with Megan’s mother. AMC  Roger’s blue suit Roger always looks sharp in a suit, but his sartorial gifts look even more impressive when surrounded by hippies on the farm where his daughter joined a commune. Michael Yarish—AMC  Betty’s Italian dress For a trip to Italy with Don, Betty gives herself a makeover more befitting of her days as a model than her life as a Westchester mom. Carin Baer—AMC ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3851627/mad-men-ending-matthew-weiner-conan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3851627/mad-men-ending-matthew-weiner-conan/"},"headline":"Watch Matthew Weiner Drop a 'Big Hint' About Mad Men's Ending on Conan","datePublished":"2015-05-08T14:05:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:38.060Z","description":"He also addresses the D.B. 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