"The West Wing" And It's Surely to Their Credit (2000)

Director:

Chris Misiano

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (teleplay)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

1 November 2000 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Sam helps Josh battle his health insurance company; Ainsley Hayes encounters her firebrand boss and hostile colleagues; Abby gives the President some good news about his health; C.J. discovers a retiring General intends to publicly criticize the president.

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 24

9:00 AM

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And It's Surely to Their Credit

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Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Stockard Channing	...	Abbey Bartlet
John Larroquette	...	Lionel Tribbey, White House Counsel
Emily Procter	...	Ainsley Hayes
Daniel Roebuck	...	Lieutenant Buckley
Tom Bower	...	General Barrie
Paul Perri	...	Steve Joyce
Steven Flynn	...	Mark Brookline

Runtime:

Germany:42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

John Wells Productions

Quotes:

Lionel Tribbey, White House Counsel: [about Ainsley] Well, forgive me, sir, but when you have a few moments, I would like to discuss the hiring of blonde and leggy fascists whose knowledge does not include the proper order of the alphabet for positions of the White House Counsel's office.
President Josiah Bartlet: And we will, Lionel, but right now I don't know if you've noticed but there are thirty or forty other people in the room, many of whom have donated significant amounts of money to the Democratic Party, so perhaps you could get a tighter grip on your horses and we will talk about it later.
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Movie Connections:

References "Meet the Press" (1947)