"The West Wing" Mr. Willis of Ohio (1999)

Director:

Chris Misiano

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (writer)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

3 November 1999 (Season 1, Episode 6)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In the first of several episodes throughout the series' run that portrays ordinary Americans and how they interact with and ultimately affect the W.H....

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Moira Kelly	...	Mandy Hampton
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Elisabeth Moss	...	Zoey Bartlet
Suzy Nakamura	...	Cathy
Allison Smith	...	Mallory O'Brien
Renée Estevez	...	Nancy (as Renee Estevez)
Al Fann	...	Rep. Joe Willis, D-OH
Charley Lang	...	Congressman Skinner

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

One of the subplots concerns Sam's obsession over the "Legal Tender Modernization Act", which aims at eliminating the penny. The act does exist and was actually introduced in May 2001 by Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe. The act also aims at withdrawing the Susan B. Anthony dollar from circulation, and prohibiting any redesign of the $1 bill.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Some have pointed out that votes in the U.S. House of Representatives are done by electronic device and not by roll call. While votes before the full House are done by electronic device, House committee votes are indeed done by roll call. The vote depicted at the end is a vote in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and is therefore appropriately depicted as a roll call.

Quotes:

C.J. Cregg: Why Josh, you've... you've swept me off my feet.
Josh Lyman: Whatever.

Soundtrack:

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