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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|9|29}} |
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|ShortSummary = Sam decides to pursue a |
|ShortSummary = [[Sam Seaborn|Sam]] jeopardizes his bright political future when he decides to pursue a relationship with a [[call girl]] he recently met, while [[C. J. Cregg|C.J.]] arbitrates a disagreement between [[Josiah Bartlet|the President]] and [[John Hoynes|the Vice President]], and the President hires a new White House physician. The White House hires [[Mandy Hampton|Mandy]] as a political consultant, much to [[Josh Lyman|Josh]]'s chagrin. |
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President Bartlet connects with his new doctor, Captain Morris Tolliver, whose first child was just born. The episode ends with [[Leo McGarry|Leo]] informing the President that Morris died while en route to a teaching hospital when the military plane he was on was shot down by the [[Syria]]n Defense ministry. The President orders Leo to summon the command staff, and grimly announces his intention to "blow" the Syrians "off the face of the Earth with the fury of God's own thunder". |
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'''Guest stars''': [[Ruben Santiago-Hudson]], [[Lisa Edelstein]], [[Merrin Dungey]], [[Renee Estevez]], [[John Bedford Lloyd]], [[Janel Moloney]], [[Suzy Nakamura]] and [[Tim Matheson]] |
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Revision as of 05:09, 20 January 2012
| The West Wing (season 1) | |
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| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 22, 1999 – May 17, 2000 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of The West Wing aired in the United States from September 22, 1999 to May 17, 2000 and consisted of 22 episodes. It aired in the United States on NBC, a terrestrial television network.
Cast
The first season introduces the main characters:
- Martin Sheen as Josiah Bartlet, President of the United States
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry, White House Chief of Staff
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler, White House Communications Director
- Allison Janney as C. J. Cregg, White House Press Secretary
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman, White House Deputy Chief of Staff
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn, Deputy White House Communications Director
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss, Senior Assistant to Josh Lyman
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young, Personal Aide to the President
Plot
The first season, which begins in the middle of Bartlet's first year in office, is loaded with images of a West Wing "stuck in neutral" and powerless to govern (thought by many to mimic President Clinton's early days in office, when he was forced to compromise on campaign promises such as gays in the military). Several episodes (notably "Five Votes Down" and "Mr. Willis of Ohio") feature the White House desperately digging for a backdoor through which to pass a particular piece of legislation. This powerlessness ends in "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet" when Leo and the president finally agree to fight any battle they believe to be important, even if they are not sure they can win. The season ends with a cliffhanger assassination attempt with an ominous call over a Secret Service radio: "Who's been hit?! Who's been hit?!"
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin | September 22, 1999 |
| 2 | 2 | "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc" | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin | September 29, 1999 |
| 3 | 3 | "A Proportional Response" | Marc Buckland | Aaron Sorkin | October 6, 1999 |
| 4 | 4 | "Five Votes Down" | Michael Lehmann | Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. and Patrick Caddell (story) | October 13, 1999 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Crackpots and These Women" | Anthony Drazan | Aaron Sorkin | October 20, 1999 |
| 6 | 6 | "Mr. Willis of Ohio" | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Sorkin | November 3, 1999 |
| 7 | 7 | "The State Dinner" | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin & Paul Redford | November 10, 1999 |
| 8 | 8 | "Enemies" | Alan Taylor | Rick Cleveland, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. & Patrick Caddell (story) Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno (teleplay) | November 17, 1999 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Short List" | Bill D'Elia | Aaron Sorkin & Dee Dee Myers (story) Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell (teleplay) | November 24, 1999 |
| 10 | 10 | "In Excelsis Deo" | Alex Graves | Aaron Sorkin & Rick Cleveland | December 15, 1999 |
| 11 | 11 | "Lord John Marbury" | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell (teleplay) Patrick Caddell & Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. (story) | January 5, 2000 |
| 12 | 12 | "He Shall, from Time to Time..." | Arlene Sanford | Aaron Sorkin | January 12, 2000 |
| 13 | 13 | "Take out the Trash Day" | Ken Olin | Aaron Sorkin | January 26, 2000 |
| 14 | 14 | "Take This Sabbath Day" | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. & Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin (story) | February 9, 2000 |
| 15 | 15 | "Celestial Navigation" | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Dee Dee Myers & Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. (story) | February 16, 2000 |
| 16 | 16 | "20 Hours in L.A." | Alan Taylor | Aaron Sorkin | February 23, 2000 |
| 17 | 17 | "The White House Pro-Am" | Ken Olin | Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. & Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin | March 22, 2000 |
| 18 | 18 | "Six Meetings Before Lunch" | Clark Johnson | Aaron Sorkin | April 5, 2000 |
| 19 | 19 | "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet" | Laura Innes | Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Peter Parnell and Patrick Caddell (story) | April 26, 2000 |
| 20 | 20 | "Mandatory Minimums" | Robert Berlinger | Aaron Sorkin | May 3, 2000 |
| 21 | 21 | "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics" | Don Scardino | Aaron Sorkin | May 10, 2000 |
| 22 | 22 | "What Kind of Day Has It Been" | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin | May 17, 2000 |
References
- General references
- "The West Wing Episodes on NBC". TV Guide. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- "Shows A-Z - west wing, the on nbc". the Futon Critic. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- "The West Wing - Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- "The West Wing: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- "The West Wing Episode Guides". NBC. Archived from the original on August 3, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2012.