"The West Wing" The White House Pro-Am (2000)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Ken Olin

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Lawrence O'Donnell (writer) ...

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

22 March 2000 (Season 1, Episode 17)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

When the Federal Reserve Chairmen dies, Bartlet must quickly choose a successor in order to avoid a financial chaos...

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 17

9:00 AM

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The White House Pro-Am

#1.17

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Moira Kelly	...	Mandy Hampton (credit only)
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
Stockard Channing	...	Abbey Bartlet
Amy Aquino	...	Becky Reeseman
Timothy Busfield	...	Danny Concannon
Nadia Dajani	...	Lily Mays
Jorja Fox	...	Agent Gina Toscano
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Elisabeth Moss	...	Zoey Bartlet

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Goofs:

Continuity: When Congresswoman Reeseman approaches Sam in the gym, we see the clock behind her read 12:33. About five seconds later, we see the clock again, changing from 12:34 to 12:35.

Quotes:

President Josiah Bartlet: Well, you put me in a bit of a spot there, Abigail. I name Ron Erlich now, which I was going to do anyway, and it makes it look like I'm taking instructions from my wife!
Abbey Bartlet: Still it was wrong!
President Josiah Bartlet: Are you talking about you or me?
Abbey Bartlet: I'm talking about you. I'm talking about you sending people to me, and I'll tell you what else I'm talking about. I'm talking about you waiting a day to name a new Fed Chair, because thirty years ago the new Fed Chair was my boyfriend for six months.
President Josiah Bartlet: I'm talking about sending me messages through the press, and staking out agendas on morning shows. We are not going to be these people, Abbey. I'm not gonna do it! I'll walk up to the Hill right now, and I will give the Speaker of the House my resignation.
Abbey Bartlet: The House isn't in session.
President Josiah Bartlet: You want to see me get on the phone and put it in session?
Abbey Bartlet: Don't raise your voice to me.
President Josiah Bartlet: It was nine months, Abbey, not six months. And I waited a day on Skippy, because the Fed Chair is a fairly important position, and I wanted to make damn sure my decision was right.
Abbey Bartlet: You already made your decision!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)

Soundtrack:

The Jackal