The West Wing

Name: The West Wing
Genre: Drama
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First Aired: 1999-09-22Length: 45 MinStatus: Ended

A glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life. (Source: thetvdb.com)

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Season 7 (show/hide)
22	Tomorrow	2006-05-14
After seven seasons of the Award-winning drama series, the Bartlet Administration prepares to leave the White House and The West Wing. While Santos and his winning camp are nervously gearing up for the presidential inauguration, current President Bartlet (Martin Sheen), CJ (Allison Janney) and the others fondly look back as they prepare to leave the White House forever.
21	Institutional Memory	2006-05-07
C.J. and Will both face uncertain futures as Bartlet and his staffers prepare to leave the White House to make way for the Santos administration. Guest stars: Karis Campbell, Kathleen York, NiCole Robinson, Timothy Busfield
20	The Last Hurrah	2006-04-30
While Santos is busy trying to select a new vice president, his wife finds her new responsibilities staggering. Meanwhile, Vinick ponders his next move. Guest stars: Janeane Garofalo, Mary-Louise Parker, Patricia Richardson, Tei Polo
19	Transition	2006-04-23
Former cast member Rob Lowe returns as a senior political official in this episode, which finds Bartlet and his staff making the transition as easy as possible for the president-elect, who discovers some unpleasant realities about his new job. Meanwhile, a stressed-out Josh realizes that he may need to take some time off after he reaches his breaking point. Guest stars: Janeane Garafalo, Lily Tomlin, Rob Lowe, Teri Polo
18	Requiem	2006-04-16
Former series regulars, including Marlee Matlin, Mary-Louise Parker, Tim Matheson, Anna Deavere Smith and Gary Cole, make guest appearances as Bartlet, Santos and their staff members attend a funeral for one of their own. Also, Josh cautions Santos about getting involved in the vote for Speaker of the House.
17	Election Day (2)	2006-04-09
Abbey is in New Hamphire with Liz Bartlet-Westin and they are awaiting the results of Doug Westin's campaign for a seat in Congress. Members of both the Santos campaign and the Vinick campaign must decide how to handle a tragedy, as the voters around the country continue to cast their votes for the next President of the United States. Guest stars: Dave Grohl, Diana-Maria Riva (Edie Ortega), Melinda McGraw (Jane Braun), Shawn Michael Patrick (Gene)
16	Election Day (1)	2006-04-02
Election Day finally arrives, and between analyzing exit polls, and mulling over news reports, a few Santos staff members discover the joys of campaign romance. Meanwhile, C.J. ponders life after the White House; and Annabeth makes a tragic discovery. Guest stars: Foo Fighters, Janeane Garafalo, Ron Silver, Teri Polo
15	Welcome to Wherever You Are	2006-03-26
The Santos campaign meets up with Rock the Vote and lots of musicians are around for a star-studded episode. Helen gives a lecture to MANA (a National Latina Organization, formerly Mexican American National Association) but her heritage doesn't help her when trying to deliver part of the Santos campaign message. Toby is being pressured by the Attorney General, Blake, to reveal his source and it's affecting his relationship with his kids. He tries a little psychological warfare of his own to get Blake to back down. Toby is also giving Josh campaign advice which includes plans to increase courtship of the Latino vote. Elsewhere on the campaign trail, it's Halloween and Toby's kids and Santos' kids are dressing up for the occasion. Guest stars: David Ramsey (Tim), Jon Bon Jovi (Jon Bon Jovi), Lee Garlington (Alana Waterman), Matthew Letscher (Mr. Blake)
14	Two Weeks Out	2006-03-19
There are only two weeks left before Election Day and both candidates must make difficult choices at a time when they are both extremely tired. Vinick meets a famous athlete who greets him with a welcome that sings possible campaign trouble. Santos doesn't have such trouble with the athlete. Both candidates are campaigning in California with the hopes of stealing the election from the other guy in the hopes of thereby winning the election. Santos' briefcase falls into the hands of the Vinick campaign. Guest stars: Diana-Maria Riva (Edie Ortega), Melinda McGraw (Jane Braun), Michael Spound (Doctor), Ramon De Ocampo (Otto)
13	The Cold	2006-03-12
After the near-nuclear disaster at the power plant the polls show surprising, or maybe not so surprising, results for both candidates. The Vinick camp gears up for backlash while the Santos camp hopes for cause to celebrate. Meanwhile Bartlet is still trying to keep the situation in Central Asia under control. Relationships in the Santos campaign, the Vinick campaign, and the West Wing all undergo changes and Vinick and Bartlet attempt to deal with different versions of the cold. Guest stars: Anne Morgan (Anne), Dean Norris (Steve Hodder), J. Patrick McCormack (General Jimmy Wendall), Melinda McGraw (Jane Braun), Ron Canada (Theodore Barrow)
12	Duck & Cover	2006-01-22
Bartlet must deal with the possiblity of a nuclear explosion in California, Kate is keeping a careful watch on the election in Kazakhstan and China's response, Will is acting as the government's voice this week, and Josh is trying to keep his political version of Tourette's in check. Guest stars: Emil Beheshti, Matt Corboy, Matthew Del Negro, Paul Rae, Peggy Dunne, Renee Estevez, Ron Silver, Stephen Root, Sumalee Montano, Tammi Sutton, Teri Polo, Timothy Davis-Reed
11	Internal Displacement	2006-01-15
The Westins visit Washington and Doug is keeping a secret from Liz that many other senior staffers already know about. C.J. tries to make a deal with the French to try to handle a problem in the Sudan. Gail is in trouble. Josh asks Will for a little help with the campaign. C.J. and Danny go out to dinner and talk like good old friends and C.J. likens men to salmon while dealing with a waitress who is not all that found of her. Guest stars: Annabeth Gish, NiCole Robinson, Steven Eckholdt, Timothy Busfield
10	Running Mates	2006-01-08
All eyes are looking forward to the Leo McGarry/Ray Sullivan Vice Presidential debate. Meawhile, Santos is trying not to catch his children's cold and he visits his home in Texas and continues to campaign. Jorge Santos, the Congressman's brother, may cause some problems at a gathering. Guest stars: Diana-Maria Riva, Brett Cullen, Janeane Garofalo, Karis Campbell, Matthew Del Negro, Patricia Richardson, Ramon De Ocampo, Stephen Root, Teri Polo
9	The Wedding	2005-12-11
Santos is working on campaign strategy, Ellie's getting married, Abbey is welcoming guests, Bartlet's making jokes, China and Kazahkstan are about to go to war, Carol makes an appearance, and Josh may get fired. Guest stars: John Aylward, Lily Tomlin, Linden Goh, Melissa Fitzgerald, Nina Siemaszko, Ramon De Ocampo, Richard Jenik, Steve Ryan, Stockard Channing, Thomas Kopache
8	Undecideds	2005-11-13
Lou and Santos run into trouble on the road when they try to pick up a family's vote; their child was shot by a Latino police officer. Also, CJ must manage a crisis between China and Kazakhstan. Guest stars: Janeane Garofalo, NiCole Robinson, Nina Siemaszko
7	The Debate	2005-11-06
Santos and Vinick battle it out in primetime live. Forrest Saywer the moderator poses questions and attempts to ensure that the candidates remain within bounds. Ellen DeGeneres guest hosts the show on behalf of American Express and their new credit card. Guest stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Forrest Sawyer, Janeane Garofalo, Patricia Richardson, Ron Silver, Teri Polo
6	The Al Smith Dinner	2005-10-30
Donna is back and she's working for the Santos/McGarry campaign, but not for Josh. An attack ad on Santos by a pro-life group puts Vinick in a corner when Santos demands Vinick renounce it but Vinick knows that if he does it will offend the G.O.P. leadership. Guest stars: Alex Manette, Caroline Duncan, Matthew Del Negro
5	Here Today	2005-10-23
The White House is trying to cope with the revelation of the identity of the leaker and Babish's questioning of Toby convinces him that he must get his lawyer. Lou persuades Josh to get Santos to clean house with his campaign staff. Kate finally reaches Charles Frost and confronts him about what he told to C.J. and a few other things about his personality in general. The Bartlets hear Ellie's heapful of "good" and "bad" news. Guest stars: Ben Weber, Benjamin Brown, Janeane Garofalo, Lee Garlington, Lyndsey Gayer, Richard Alan Brown, Ryan Cutrona, Tom Everett
4	Mr. Frost	2005-10-16
Margaret is interrogated at a hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Santos deflects religious questions onto Vinick; Someone gives C.J. intelligence information; a Palestinian leader is assassinated and Bartlet wants to attend the funeral despite security concerns. Also, we learn Margaret's last name. Guest stars: Evan Arnold, James Schendel, Janeane Garofalo
3	Message of the Week	2005-10-09
It's three weeks into the presidential campaign and Vinick meets with Frost out on the trail. Santos pulls a stunt which leads to higher approval ratings and jolts the Vinick camp. Vinick and Santos try to kick each other politically while they focus on their messages of the week. Guest stars: Alicia Lee, Ann Morgan, Becky Meister, Ben Siegler, Brett Cullen, Chris Matthews, Colette O'Connell, Gavin Glennon, Janeane GarofaloDiana-Maria Riva, Julian Acosta, Kris Mur, Peter MacKenzie, Stephen Root, Sumalee Montano, Timothy Davis-Reed, Tom Everett, William Russ
2	The Mommy Problem	2005-10-02
Santos and Vinick have to deal with press fallout when it looks like the Bartlet White House is not going to continue the investigation into the press leaks. Guest stars: Diana-Maria Riva, Janeane Garofalo, John Bobek, Matt McCafferty, Matthew Del Negro
1	The Ticket	2005-09-25
As everyone but Josh causes Santos to question his choice of Leo as his running mate, Bartlet's investigation into the dangerous press leak continues. Also C.J. gets interviewed by Babish and Donna approaches Josh for a job. Guest stars: Diana-Maria Riva, Barbara Lee Bragg, Burt Bulos, Matthew Del Negro, Paul Keeley, Phil Trask Junior, Ramon De Ocampo

Season 6 (show/hide)
22	2162 Votes	2005-04-06
At the Democratic National Convention, Russell, Santos and Baker jockey for the 2162 votes that will give one of them the nomination for President, and the opportunity to lose to the apparently unstoppable Vinick in November. Meanwhile, the President must make a decision before it's too late on whether to deploy a secret rescue mission to the space station, and the FBI is asked to determine who leaked the existence of the military shuttle to the press. Guest stars: Ed O'Neill, Matthew Del Negro, Rebecca Avery, Shannon O'Hurley, Tim Kelleher, Vincent Guastaferro
21	Things Fall Apart	2005-03-30
Faced with a Democratic party in disarray in the face of the strongest Republican challenger they have ever had, Bartlet asks Leo to take charge of the potentially chaotic Democratic National Convention, while Santos considers a party-unifying vice-presidential offer from front-runner Russell. Meanwhile, the International Space Station is leaking oxygen and a rescue of the three astronauts will be difficult, and Bartlet catches Charlie leaving Zoey's bedroom after a nighttime visit. Guest stars: Alan Alda, Brett Cullen, David Grant Wright, Ed O'Neill, Mark L. Taylor, Tim Kelleher
20	In God We Trust	2005-03-23
Senator Vinick, now the Republican Presidential nominee, receives advice from former Bartlet political consultant Bruno Gianelli on how to win all 50 states in the general election, and more specifically in the near term how to present his religious views to the public and pick a running mate. Meanwhile, Bartlet wrestles with getting a minimum wage hike passed by attaching it to a bill necessary to raise the debt ceiling, and with how to unify his party in the face of a three-way race for the Democratic nomination. Guest stars: Alan Alda, Brett Cullen, Don S. Davis, Patricia Richardson, Paul Webster, Stephen Root
19	Ninety Miles Away	2005-03-16
New rumors about Fidel Castro's health cause the President to re-examine the economic sanctions against Cuba that haven't worked for 40 years, and he sends Leo McGarry to meet secretly with the Cuban dictator. The occasion causes C.J. to check into Kate Harper's past with the C.I.A., but she is unaware of a past encounter between Kate and Leo. Meanwhile, Charlie discovers the complexities of dealing with a termite invasion of the White House. Guest stars: Alex Fernandez, Brian Dennehy, Kevin West, Mark Feuerstein, P.J. Byrne, Ryan Cutrona, Scott MacDonald
18	La Palabra	2005-03-09
Santos is campaigning in California during the last few days before the all-important "Super Tuesday" primary elections, but he is out of money and he trails both Russell and Hoynes in the polls. When even "La Palabra", a Latino voters group, is all set to endorse Hoynes instead of Santos, Josh urges Santos to take a stand on the new bill that denies driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, Donna tries to figure out why Hoynes suddenly isn't campaigning in California, and advances her position in the Russell campaign by becoming the Vice President's official spokesperson. Guest stars: Alex Manette, Castulo Guerra, Larry Cahn, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Reilly Burke, Ray Wise
17	A Good Day	2005-03-02
Santos engineers a plot to get a stalled stem-cell bill scheduled for a vote in the House. President Bartlet has an uncomfortable reunion with a rival economist with whom he split the Nobel Prize. A group of underage kids tries to convince Toby they deserve the right to vote. Kate tries to resolve a silly border dispute with Canada before there is bloodshed. Guest stars: Jack Conley, James Lashly, Landry Allbright, Mako, Mark Feuerstein, Nathan Brooks Burgess, Seth Adkins, William O'Leary
16	Drought Conditions	2005-02-23
A new candidate for president, Senator Rafferty, has garnered much media attention with a ground-breaking speech about health care. But her words contain interesting echoes of President Bartlet's original health plan, which is known only to White House insiders, and reporter Greg Brock suspects that Rafferty is being secretly supported by the incumbent. Meanwhile, Toby is more than usually morose after the death of his brother. A bill to combat drought conditions in the western U.S. gives C.J. problems, particularly in dealing with lobbyist Clifford Calley. And Charlie tells Kate Harper that a man from his gym asked if she was dating anyone. Guest stars: Mel Harris, Rebecca Avery
15	Freedonia	2005-02-16
It's five days before the New Hampshire primary, and Josh is desperately trying to find a "silver bullet" that will get his candidate into the local debate between the two front-runners, Vice President Russell and former Vice President Hoynes. Then, Josh and Santos's disagreements over how to run the campaign come to a head when Santos hires Josh's ex-girlfriend Amy Gardner to help him prepare for the debate he may never be in. And Donna has a memorable encounter with a chicken.
14	The Wake-Up Call	2005-02-09
Valentine's Day starts badly when the Iranian air force shoots down a British airliner, killing 100 passengers. The U.K. Prime Minister threatens to retaliate by bombing nuclear reactor sites, which could doom future support for political reformers in Iran. But C.J. has made an agreement with Abbey to allow the President to get more rest, and she is reluctant to awaken him at 5 A.M. to deal with the crisis. Meanwhile, Toby and a visiting law professor answer questions from a foreign delegation that is trying to write a new constitution for the former Soviet Republic of Belarus, and harried staffers pass the buck of Leo's traditional meeting with the new Miss World. Guest stars: Anthony Azizi, Christopher Lloyd, Claudia Lynx, Elya Baskin
13	King Corn	2005-01-26
The presidential candidates journey to Iowa, where democrats Russell and Santos, and republican Vinick, are all told by their handlers that when they appear before before the corn growers association they must support subsidies for the use of corn-derived ethanol as fuel, regardless of their true feelings. Guest stars: Aaron Ashmore, Alan Alda, Chris Coppola, Jay Paulson, Miriam Shor, Patricia Richardson, Stephen Root
12	365 Days	2005-01-19
On the day after Bartlet gives his last State of the Union address, Leo returns to the West Wing but has difficulty getting the attention of the rest of the staff for a meeting about what to do during the remaining 365 days of Barlet's term. Kate and C.J. have to deal with emergencies in Bolivia and North Korea. Charlie tries to figure out how to get Congress to support funding for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Toby solicits Annabeth's advice regarding proper behavior for Abbey at a NASCAR event. Will asks why they originally chose Russell to be Vice President. And Bartlet seems to have recovered most of his strength after his recent bout with MS. Guest stars: Aaron Ashmore, Carol Avery, Gregory White, Kristin Carey, Michael Edward Rose, Rafael J. Noble, Reed Diamond, Ryan Cutrona
11	Opposition Research	2005-01-12
Santos starts up his presidential campaign in New Hampshire, where he immediately disagrees with Josh on campaign philosophy: "No opposition research, no dirt on our opponents." Josh has an uncomfortable reunion with Russell campaign staffer Donna. Guest stars: Annabeth Gish, Christopher Hoffman, Frank Kopyc, Joe Egender, John F. Schaffer, Kirsten Bishopric, Krista Sutton, Quinn Sullivan, Richard Waugh, Stacey Moseley, Steven Eckholdt
10	Faith Based Initiative	2005-01-05
A senator attaches a rider to the federal budget bill that would ban gay marriage, almost daring the President to veto it, as the physical infirmities of Bartlet's MS become more pronounced. The Internet is rampant with a story that questions CJ's sexual orientation, and it is only fueled further when CJ refuses to dignify the allegations by putting out a statement. Donna joins the Vice President's senior staff, and heads for New Hampshire to start up Russell's presidential campaign there. And Santos decides that he will run for president after all, but only if Josh will leave the White House to manage his campaign. Guest stars: Ben Murray, Cleo King, DeVone Lawson Jr., Paul Collins, Reed Diamond
9	Impact Winter	2004-12-15
As acting chief of staff, Josh calls Leo in for backup when the news about Jed's health hits; the staff follows the progress of an asteroid headed for earth; Jed struggles with his relapse as C.J., Kate, and Toby handle the repercussions of his illness on the progress of the China summit; Josh is outraged when Will uses Jed's paralysis as a political opportunity for Russell; Donna resorts to extreme measures when Josh avoids her repeated attempts to sit down for a personal discussion; after receiving some wise advice from Leo about the future, Josh makes a decision about the man he'll support in the upcoming presidential election. Guest stars: Ben Murray, Cleo King, David Grant Wright, James Kyson Lee, Janette Kim, Jonathan Brent, Mary Kay Place, Patrick Fischler, Ping Wu, Raymond Ma, William Hootkins, Willie Gault
8	In the Room	2004-12-08
Penn and Teller roll a lesson about the First Amendment into their entertainment at Zoey's White House birthday party, setting off a media frenzy and public relations nightmare; Baker drops out of the race, leaving the field free for Russell, who asks Josh to run his campaign; Jed takes a hard line on making significant gains on substantive issues in his last China summit; Vinick turns down Jed's offer of the U.N. ambassadorship to run for president; a fully ambulatory Donna has difficulty scheduling a meeting with Josh; Jed has an MS relapse which leaves him partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair. Guest stars: Alan Alda, Ben Murray, Ed O'Neill, Elizabeth Karr, James Sharpe, Mary Kay Place, Paul Rae, Penn Jillette, Stanley Kamel, Steve Kramer, Teller, Tracey Costello
7	A Change Is Gonna Come	2004-12-01
Hoynes throws his hat in the presidential ring, and asks Josh to join his campaign; Jed's health begins to deteriorate; Toby and Kate head the protocol negotiations with the Chinese over the arrangements for the upcoming summit, which is jeopardized when Jed mistakenly accepts a Taiwanese flag at the National Prayer Breakfast; Bernard takes his new position as head of the Gifts Unit to heart as he gives Charlie a hard time about retrieving the flag so that it can be returned; Josh has his hands full with a pro-Taiwanese senator holding a hard line on recognizing their independence; Bob Russell crashes an Oval Office photo op with the governor of Pennsylvania, who's also another potential presidential candidate. Guest stars: Cheryl Carter, Ed O'Neill, George Cheung, Katherine Ann McGregor, Kathrin Lautner, Michael Kostroff, Ming Lo, Paxton Whitehead, Philip Baker Hall, Tim Snay
6	The Dover Test	2004-11-24
The peace mission suffers its first American casualty, whose father is sharply critical of the administration; Santos breaks ranks with the party by signing onto Republican legislation for a patient bill of rights when his own bill dies in committee; Margaret searches for a new office for Charlie; Leo struggles to recover his health, his strength, and his appetite with the help of his nurse, who looks after both his body and his soul with wisdom and determination; Donna, out of her wheelchair and onto crutches, is besieged by the media for interviews; C.J. has harsh words for Toby when he lets his personal feelings take him off-message in the briefing room; Leo contemplates a post-recovery job offer in the private sector before his nurse reminds him why he left there in the first place; Will calls Josh out about the staff's disrespect for Russell's candidacy; as Annabeth finds a way to turn around a bad news cycle, Toby admonishes C.J. about micro-managing the press office. Guest stars: Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Bobby Ray Shafer, Bruce Gray, David St. James, Dempsey Pappion, Jill Michelle, Jonathan Earl Peck, Meera Patwardhan, Nick Toth, Paul Schulze, Sarah Graham Hayes, Stephen Markle, Sue Mathew, Thomas Chaney
5	The Hubbert Peak	2004-11-17
Hours before the CAFE standards amendment is defeated, Josh succumbs to the lure of test driving a monster SUV while shopping for a Prius and gets into a fender-bender that proves embarrassing to the administration, so he's saddled with heading up a task force on alternative energy sources; after hosting a surprise graduation party for Charlie, Zoey agrees to his taking her out to a thank-you dinner; Annabeth educates Toby on the art of "charm and disarm" in handling the press; Charlie is offered an attractive way out of his employment dilemma; Kate extents a hand of friendship and support to Donna; C.J. gets some crucial insight from Leo on keeping Jed healthy; Margaret's plan to redecorate Leo's former office meets with resistance from her new boss. Guest stars: Bill Applebaum, Bonita Friedericy, Carol Avery, Eric Lange, Gregory White, John Brantley Cole Jr., John Short, Matt Price, Rachael Harris, Richard V. Licata, Sue Mathew, Wallace Langham
4	Liftoff	2004-11-10
Margaret and Charlie prove to be invaluable allies as C.J. has a rough first day in her new position, made even more difficult by a Russian bearing radioactive gifts and a Defense Secretary's attempts to undermine her; Toby's less than stellar performance in the briefing room makes the search for a new press secretary a top priority, and Josh volunteers Donna to assist him in interviewing potential candidates; faced with a number of vulnerable seats in the upcoming election, Josh attempts to dissuade Matthew Santos from dropping out of another race for the House. Guest stars: Andrew Borba, Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Beau Billingslea, Bill Birch, David Hadinger, David Kelsey, David Shatraw, Eugene Alper, Gregory Wagrowski, Katherine Disque, Terry Bozeman, Wayne Thomas Yorke
3	Third-Day Story	2004-11-03
Leo is rushed into bypass surgery after suffering a massive heart attack; as Toby and Josh scramble chaotically to get votes after Haffley demands Democratic support for a tax cut in exchange for ratification of the peace plan, it becomes quickly apparent that Jed must overcome his reluctance to name a new chief of staff; C.J. works with the State Department on getting U.N. and NATO approval of the peace accord; Charlie drags his feet about completing some minor graduation requirements because he's reluctant to keep his promise that he'll resign as Jed's body man to seek a better position once he has his degree; Donna returns to work; C.J. gets on Josh's case about his unhealthy diet. Guest stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blue Deckert, Deirdre M. Smith, Dey Young, Don Snell, Elizabeth Tulloch, Izzy Diaz, Jamie McShane, Jeffry E. Stein, Jim Abele, John Colella, Makram Khoury, Marcie Lynn Ross, Pam Bel Anu, Richard V. Licata
2	The Birnam Wood	2004-10-27
Bartlet orders a strike on the terrorist training camp as he and his staff broker a peace settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but Bartlet and Leo realize that their differences over the peace settlement are irreconcilable, warranting a change in Leo's responsibilities. Having returned from Germany, Josh expresses concern about Leo's well-being, and his observations turn out to be well founded. Guest stars: Ann Ducati, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Cameron Steele, Eli Danker, Makram Khoury, Marcelo Tubert, Natalija Nogulich, Wadi Sadellah
1	NSF Thurmont	2004-10-20
As they remain at Donna's bedside while she recuperates from surgery to remove a pulmonary embolism, Colin questions Josh about his personal relationship with Donna. When Bartlet and Leo clash over the appropriate response to the Gaza attack, Kate makes the case for a summit meeting, and provides Bartlet with the hook he needs to get the Israelis and Palestinians to sit down together at Camp David. Guest stars: Ann Ducati, Anneliza Scott, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charlotte Colavin, Eli Danker, Jason Isaacs, Leesa Severyn, Makram Khoury, Marcelo Tubert, Michael Kagan, Natalija Nogulich, Novella Nelson, Tim Lounibos

Season 5 (show/hide)
22	Memorial Day	2004-05-19
Jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as Israeli and Palestinian forces face off against each other; Josh has an interesting reaction when Colin arrives at the hospital to visit Donna; Kate and Leo clash over the advice she's giving Jed; Josh assumes a diplomatic role when the Palestinians approach him to initiate settlement discussions; Toby and Charlie prepare a reluctant Jed for throwing out the first ball at Camden Yards; Donna's life is threatened when she develops a pulmonary embolism; Jed reflects on the days prior to his first inauguration. Guest stars: Dave McGowan, Di Koob, Doug Hale, Endre Hules, Gerald McRaney, Hira Ambrosino, Jake Mailey, Jason Isaacs, John Colella, John Hartmann, Makram Khoury, Marcelo Tubert, Mary McCormack, Natalija Nogulich, Navid Negahban, Sonya Leslie, Tim Lounibos
21	Gaza	2004-05-12
Donna Moss, Percy Fitzwallace, Andrea Wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the Middle East on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown up. President Bartlet considers possible military targets to bomb in retaliation. In flashbacks, we see Donna becoming attracted to British photojournalist Colin Ayres. Guest stars: And, Anthony Batarse, David Koff, Elena K. Smith, Ghassan Mashini, Jason Isaacs, Kamel Haddad, Keith Sellon-Wright, Ken Weller, Mary McCormack, Novella Nelson, Remo J. Braydi, Ryan Cutrona, Sam Aylia Sako, Sayed Badreya, Tim Lounibos, Traber Burns, Zach Cohen, Zina Zaflow
20	No Exit	2004-04-28
An airborne contamination alert locks down the West Wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is sounded; Toby and Will face off over Will's working for the vice president; C.J. tells Donna some things she's rather not hear about Josh and her career prospects; Leo confronts Abbey about the dangers of her recent coping mechanisms; Jed, Debbie, and Charlie are poked, prodded, and sent to the decontamination showers; Kate is initially reluctant to give Josh any information on a personal or professional level as they sit out the alert together. Guest stars: Beau Billingslea, Brent Huff, Jamison Yang, Mary McCormack, Melette Le Blanc-Cabot, Reed Diamond, Tracey Costello, Wilson Cruz
19	Talking Points	2004-04-21
Hail the conquering hero. Josh returns after nailing down details for a trade agreement. But the devil in the detail, including information kept from Josh. C.J. fights megamedia ownership of local TV. Guest stars: Brian Kerwin, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Jim Gleason, Mary McCormack, Penny Griego, Saida Pagan, Wayne Duvall, Wendy Schenker
18	Access	2004-03-31
A documentary camera crew follows C.J. around for a not-so-typical day in the White House. Guest stars: Alan Toy, Albie Selznick, Brian Poth, David Castellani, Harper Roisman, Hira Ambrosino, James Ingersoll, Joe Vassallo, Kellynn Jones, Kenneth Schmidt, Kevin Symons, Lee Oliver Boyd, Michael Gallagher, Michael Kagan, Paul Jenkins, Rebecca Avery, Sh, Will Lyman, Wilson Cruz
17	The Supremes	2004-03-24
Jed and the staff vet potential Supreme Court appointees; Toby and Andy don't see eye-to-eye on her fact-finding trip to the Middle East; Donna's parents are the unlikely inspiration for the resolution to the problems arising from the judicial confirmation process. Guest stars: Deirdre Lovejoy, Glenn Close, Milo O'Shea, Mitchell Ryan, Robert Picardo, Saida Pagan, William Fichtner
16	Eppur Si Muove	2004-03-03
When a conservative Republican Congresswoman targets Ellie's research project in an effort to discredit Jed, Toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to home, and Will realizes that they've all greatly underestimated his boss; Josh investigates the wisdom of a recess appointment as he tries to convince an old friend to be patient with the Sixth Circuit judicial nomination process and keep his hat in the ring; C.J. completely misreads Ben's intentions; Donna tracks down an AWOL Ryan; an opening is created on the Supreme Court; in an effort to redefine Abbey's image with the press, C.J. sets her up to do a public service announcement with the Muppets, which inspires Ellie to stand up before the press in defense of scientific research unhampered by politics. Guest stars: Alice Dinnean, Anthony Giangrande, Brian Kerwin, Carmen Osbahr, Carroll Spinney, Cherry Jones, Deirdre Lovejoy, Doug Tompos, Fran Brill, Joey Mazzarino, John Lafayette, Kevin Clash, Michael Gaston, Paul McGinnis, Penny Griego
15	Full Disclosure	2004-02-25
He's back, Former VP John Hoynes, who resigned in sex scandal, makes a bid for political resurrection by trashing Barlet and Leo in a tell-all book. But it's C.J. who's taking the news the hardest, Guest stars: Frank Ashmore, James Pickens Jr., Jay Mohr, Kenneth Kimmins, Mandy Freund, Michael Mantell, Roger Hampton, Ron Dean
14	An Khe	2004-02-18
When five navy E-2C Hawkeye crew members are stranded in North Korea, Bartlet orders a risky Navy Seal rescue attempt. C.J. agrees to one on one with a motormouth conservative talk show host Guest stars: Allan Kolman, Anna Kathryn Holbrook, Brian Catalano, Brian Kerwin, Carlos Gómez, Dat Phan, Dev Johnson, Jay Mohr, Jeffrey DeMunn, Mara Casey, Matt Huhn, Philip Baker Hall, Roger Hampton, Tang Nguyen
13	The Warfare of Genghis Khan	2004-02-11
An unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the Indian Ocean; Will is unhappy, but his boss doesn't seem to mind, when a request to beef up the Vice President's issue profile results in Toby's handing him boring, low-level minutae; Josh dismisses a NASA proposal for a manned Mars mission until an agency staffer shows him the error of his ways; a conservative talk show host makes a pathetic attempt to bait C.J. into appearing on his show. Guest stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Christina Chang, Christopher Maher, David Bickford, Ginger Justin, Jay Mohr, Randy Brooks, Ryan Cutrona
12	Slow News Day	2004-02-04
Toby gets Jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save Social Security, but is hampered by Jed's mandate to keep the operation under wraps; desperate to feed the press corps beast on a glacially slow news day, C.J. meets with an attache to discuss cabbage imports, and has a little fun with a particularly dense reporter; Josh's brainstorm to help Will burnish Bob Russell's presentation problems and a persistent reporter endanger Toby's attempts to broker a deal on the Hill; Rina finds a friend in Donna, and Josh isn't too happy about it; Toby is saved from having to fall on his sword when Josh and Jed devise a plan to rescue his deal from certain disaster. Guest stars: James Ingersoll, Joaquim de Almeida, John J. Dalesandro, Josef Sommer, Kate Burton, Michael Nouri, Scott Allan Campbell
11	The Benign Prerogative	2004-01-14
In the days leading up to the State of the Union address, Toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies Joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nation; Jed and the staff wrestle with the issues of presidential pardons and mandatory minimums; Charlie dates an attractive woman who's not what she seems; Joey Lucas derails Josh's plans when she arrives at the White House carrying a surprise; Jed and Abbey reach out to an old friend on the eve of his ex-wife's remarriage. Guest stars: Anthony R. Jones, Breena Shepard, Brooke Baumer, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Charles Howerton, Chris Gardner, Doug Hale, Gabrielle Union, Margot Rose, Mark Costello, Stephen Lee, Will Hall
10	The Stormy Present	2004-01-07
President Bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents Glenallen Walken and D. Wire Newman, while monitoring a possible situation in Saudi Arabia. Josh Lyman mediates an argument between a representative from Connecticut and one from North Carolina who wants her state's copy of the Bill of Rights returned. CJ is concerned about a scientist's invention which could interfere with privacy. Guest stars: Austin Priester, Bellamy Young, David Andriole, Devon Michael, Diana Douglas, Don Fischer, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Maz Jobrani, Mitch Gibney, Ryan Cutrona, Stephen Tobolowsky
9	Abu el Banat	2003-12-03
The Bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner. Jed must deal with a hostage situation in Sudan, an assisted suicide in Oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the House of Representatives, and his grandson's want to spend time with his grandpa. C.J. takes a stand on the assisted suicide because of her father's worsening condition. Guest stars: Annabeth Gish, Bruno Gioiello, Charles Currie, Dylan Baker, Jerry Giles, Jonathan Brent, Mark Moses, Michael Krepack, Steven Eckholdt
8	Shutdown	2003-11-19
Jed's decision not to be held hostage by Haffley shuts down the federal government; unable to get through to Jed and fearing the worst, Leo calls in the reinforcements, and Abbey returns to Washington to deliver a message and provide her husband with a little perspective; after being benched from the staff meetings, Josh gets put back in the game by Jed and sets the stage for victory; disregarding the advice of more seasoned colleagues, Haffley makes a major misstep and loses his advantage over the White House; Jed and Haffley meet and reach an accord on the budget. Guest stars: Andrew A. Rolfes, Billy Mayo, Brandon Barash, Jane Beard, Joanne McGee, Katya Abelsky, Linda Bisesti, Michael Mack, Michael P. Bryne, Paul Mendoza, Sarah Benoit, Steven Pierce, Tony Pasqualini
7	Separation of Powers	2003-11-12
As Chief Justice Ashland's health problems continue to mount, Joe Quincy, Ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire; as C.J. prepares Zoey for a sit-down interview about her kidnapping, Abbey reveals that her relationship with her husband is still strained; Jed refuses to be held hostage by the Republican in the budget negotiations. Guest stars: Amy Stewart, Bobbie Norman, Kathrin Lautner, Kristoffer Ryan Winters, Matthew Perry, Milo O'Shea, Obi Ndefo, Steven Pierce
6	Disaster Relief	2003-11-05
The fallout on the Hill from Carrick's switch to the Republican party exiles Josh deep into a White House doghouse, so C.J. gives Donna some tips on how she can support him; Jed gets a harsh reality check from C.J. when he lingers too long in a small Oklahoma town devastated by a deadly tornado; in Jed's absence, Leo juggles an impending war between Albania and Greece, a visit from the German chancellor, a tussle over tax cuts, and an over-reaching Secretary of Defense; Josh and Toby are less than thrilled when Leo brings Angela on board to assume some of Josh's responsibilities. Guest stars: Bill Smillie, Brooks Almy, Bryan Callen, Jim Moret, Kurt Carley, Lauren Stamile, Maree Cheatham, Nick Searcy, Rob Moran, Steven Anderson, Susan Ziegler, Zena Leigh
5	Constituency of One	2003-10-29
Will Bailey receives an offer to become Vice President Russell's top aide. Amy Parker does some skillful lobbying for domestic violence prevention which gets the wrath of Bartlett. A conservative democratic senator switches parties. Guest stars: Becky Meister, David O. Katz, Eric Lemler, Jamie Millhoff, Karen Goberman, Matthew Lang, Teresa Huang, Tom Skerritt
4	Han	2003-10-22
Josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmation, but Ryan reaches out to get him to change his mind; Leo fears that the potential defection of a prominent North Korean pianist will jeopardize secret nuclear disarmament talks; Will and Toby are humiliated when an early draft of a speech outlining their struggle to laud Bob Russell's confirmation is erroneously substituted for the final version; Donna's aunt and uncle from Wisconsin pay a visit, testing Josh's ability to refrain from bad cheesehead jokes during their tour of the White House; the staff struggles over how to language the state of the economy; fearing that the administration is drifting off-course, Toby wants to hand over more responsibilities to Will in order to focus on getting back to their core message. Guest stars: Benjamin Brown, Byron Chung, Christopher Cousins, Gil Glasgow, Mary Linda Phillips, Nathan LeGrand, Randy Brooks, Ron Marasco, Sean Smith, Tom Yi, Tony Lee
3	Jefferson Lives	2003-10-08
When he realizes that his first choice for Vice President faces an uphill fight for nomination, Jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited about; Josh is less than thrilled with his new intern. Guest stars: Charlotte Colavin, Donald Sage MacKay, Geoff Pierson, H.M. Wynant, Hugh Dane, J. Patrick McCormack, Marc Antonio Pritchett, Margaret Bacon, Rebecca Avery, Robert Arce, William Devane
2	The Dogs of War	2003-10-01
Bombs drop on Qumar upon Walken's orders; as the hours pass without any word on Zoey's whereabouts, tensions increase within the Bartlet family; Walken and Leo clash after Josh's suspicion that the opposition is using Walken's tenure in the Oval Office to advance their agenda is confirmed; Andy takes the twins home; Leo inflicts a new intern from a prominent political family on an unwilling Josh; Jed's staff is less than thrilled when they learn who will succeed Walken as Speaker of the House; the search for a new Vice President is accelerated; Zoey is rescued. Guest stars: Annabeth Gish, Dan Manning, Esther K. Chae, John Goodman, Paul Majors, Rick Cramer, Said Taghmaoui, Shireen Kadivar, Steven Eckholdt, William Devane, Zeljko Ivanek
1	7A WF 83429	2003-09-24
As the search for Zoey continues, Walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her death; Danny releases the Shareef story, and the revelation creates a rift that separates Jed from Abbey and Liz; tensions arise between Walken's staff and Bartlet's staff; the Democratic leadership in Congress assails Leo for allowing Jed to step aside; in retaliation for Shareef's death, a movie theater in Turkey is bombed, and eighty people, including American soldiers, are killed. Guest stars: Annabeth Gish, Bennet Guillory, Charlotte Colavin, Geoff Pierson, Hira Ambrosino, John Colella, John Goodman, Richard F. Whiten, Steven Eckholdt, Zeljko Ivanek

Season 4 (show/hide)
23	Twenty Five	2003-05-14
When Bartlet learns that Zoey's kidnapping is the work of Qumari terrorists, he invokes the 25th amendment to diminish their leverage and eliminate any conflict of interest; since there's no Vice President, the power of the Presidency passes to Bartlet's chief political rival and the most powerful Republican in the country, the Speaker of the House, who immediately takes a very hard line; now that twins Huck and Molly have arrived, Toby wonders if he's capable of loving them enough. Guest stars: Alan Dale, Brady Rubin, Dan Manning, Diane Badger, Harry Groen, J. Patrick McCormack, Jim Gabriel, Jon Van Ness, Kathryn Klavana, Keely Jones, Lance E. Nichols, Laura Gardner, Lucy Butler, Milt Tarver, Sha Bennett, Susanne Filkins, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Weston Blakesley
22	Commencement	2003-05-07
Bartlet finally tells the staff the truth about the death of Shareef; Danny agrees to hold off on the story after five alleged terrorists go missing; Andy goes into labor after once again refusing Toby's marriage proposal; Zoey is kidnapped from a nightclub on the night of her college graduation. Guest stars: Arye Gross, Cliff McMullen, Jennifer Ann Massey, John Antonini, Keith Mackechnie, Kimberly Bigsby, Paul Majors, Shannon Marshall, Taye Diggs, Tricia Maio
21	Life on Mars	2003-04-30
On his first day at work, Joe Quincy pieces together three news leaks and uncovers a scandal which forces Hoynes to resign. Guest stars: Andy Milder, Andy Umberger, Catherine Kwong, Claire Coffee, John Apicella, Kiersten Warren, Kimberlee Peterson, Lara Phillips, Mandy Freund, Matthew Perry
20	Evidence of Things Not Seen	2003-04-23
The White House is locked down after a gunman on the street fires shots into the West Wing; Josh interviews a candidate to replace Ainsley Hayes; Bartlet negotiates for the return of a spy plane is forced down over Russia; the staff plays poker. Guest stars: J.P. Hubbell, Jim Moret, Matthew Perry, Penny Griego, Robert Beuth, Willie Gault
19	Angel Maintenance	2003-04-02
Air Force One is forced to keep aloft for almost 24 hours when an indicator light leads the flight crew to believe that the landing gear isn't functioning properly; Bartlet and Will have a spirited discussion on Colombian recertification, which is ultimately rendered moot when Air Force One doesn't land on time; the Black Caucus plays hardball with the Oval Office to gain a Congressional debate on the merits of reinstating the draft; legislation to clean up Chesapeake Bay is sacrificed to partisan politics; Will is unsuccessful in hiding his fear of flying from C.J. and Charlie; deaths in Kundu continue to mount. Guest stars: Aaron Kleven, George Wyner, Gregory Jbara, James Morrison, Matt McCoy, Thom Barry
18	Privateers	2003-03-26
Toby's old friend approaches him ready to blow the whistle on his employer's violations of environmental laws; staff pranks abound on Amy's first day at the office; Abbey charges Amy with the task of convincing the President to threaten a veto on a foreign aid bill containing an abortion gag rule provision; claiming that Abbey's ancestor was a pirate rather than a privateer, a prominent member threatens to mount a boycott of the D.A.R. dinner at which Zoey will be inducted until Will, C.J. and Amy devise a plan to defuse the situation; at the behest of Jean Paul, Zoey sends Charlie a "Dear John" email, but Charlie refuses to accept the brushoff and declares his love for Zoey; Donna is less than thrilled when Josh assigns her the job of shadowing a possible security risk at Zoey's D.A.R. induction; Will takes one for the team in putting an environmental and political face on the destruction and deaths which resulted from the melting of an Alaskan glacier. Guest stars: Amanda Carlin, Andrea Savage, Benjamin Brown, Christopher Carroll, Eric Lemler, Gregory Linington, Helen Slayton-Hughes, Jeff Perry, Michael J. London, Nathan Anderson, Robert Noble, Steven Hack
17	Red Haven's on Fire	2003-02-26
While Toby and C.J. are in California working on Sam's campaign, Josh drops Abbey's agenda in favor of his own, Jed deals with a military hostage situation, and Will runs his intern writing staff ragged. Guest stars: Amy Parks, Carrie Snodgress, Catherine Kwong, Claire Coffee, Daniel Zacapa, Elisabeth Rosen, Gil Christner, Karl T. Wright, Kimberlee Peterson, Lara Phillips, Lee Garlington, Madeline Lovejoy, Mary Gallagher, Michael Leydon Campbell, Rocky McMurray, Stephanie Venditto
16	The California 47th	2003-02-19
Bartlet plays hardball to end the genocide in Kundu; after the entire speechwriting staff quits, Will is forced to rely on Elsie and some inexperienced interns to write tax policy remarks; the trip to California to help Sam's campaign gets off to a rocky start; Sam refuses to let Bartlet hold off the Democratic response to the Republican tax plan because it might hurt the campaign; Toby and Charlie get arrested coming to Andy's defense after a drunk accosts her; Bartlet fires Sam's campaign manager and replaces him with Toby. Guest stars: Alex Hyde-White, Catherine Kwong, Claire Coffee, Henry G. Sanders, J. Patrick McCormack, J. T, John Lathan, John Leslie Wolfe, Kimberlee Peterson, Lara Phillips, Laura Henry, Lee Hampton, Matthew Glave, Michael T. Kachingwe, Penny Griego, Rick Najera, Stephanie Venditto
15	Inauguration (2): Over There	2003-02-12
Toby discovers that Will's frankness, stubbornness, and commitment to ideals is much like his own; Charlie remains on the hunt for an inaugural Bible; Bartlet and the staff continue to debate over sending American troops into Kundu to stop a genocidal war until Laurel and Hardy provide some needed inspiration; Bartlet appoints Will Deputy Communications Director; Donna takes one for Jack when a comment he thinks he is making off the record is included in a "Post" article by Danny's editor. Guest stars: Dave Lankford, David Goodman, Jacqueline Harris
14	Inauguration (1)	2003-02-05
The staff wrangles with the State Department over language in the inaugural address; a genocidal war breaks out in Kundu, and Bartlet weighs his options as Will pushes for American military involvement based on Bartlet's statements in the past; the Chief Justice's increased propensity for writing opinions in verse causes concern about his competence; Bartlet keeps Charlie busy on the hunt for the perfect Bible for the inauguration; Donna becomes upset when Jack is transferred out of the White House and reassigned to Italy after getting caught in a squeeze play between the Oval Office and the Pentagon. Guest stars: Abdoulaye N'Gom, Dan Gerrity, Dan Ziskie, Faran Tahir, Geoffrey C. Ewing, Gibby Brand, Granville Van Dusen, Joel Anderson, John Cothran Jr., Mark Chaet, Nicole Lyn, Paul Kent, Timothy Rice
13	The Long Goodbye	2003-01-15
While Toby unsuccessfully attempts to fill her shoes in the briefing room, C.J. returns to Dayton, where she gives a speech at her high school reunion, reconnects with an old friend, and struggles with her father's worsening Alzheimer's. Guest stars: Betsy Aidem, Donald Moffat, Elijah Roberts, Matthew Modine, Terry L. Beaver, Verna Bloom
12	Guns Not Butter	2003-01-08
Josh, determined to make sure a foreign aid bill passes even though it's a hopeless cause, sends Donna out to track down a reluctant senator; in an attempt to impress Zoey's new boyfriend, Charlie unwittingly gets over his head with the Department of Defense; Danny continues to pursue the Shareef matter; a Bartlet photo op with Heifer International creates unexpected opportunities -- for C.J. to perfect her spin-doctoring techniques, and for the staff once again to test Will's mettle and sense of humor. Guest stars: Bernadette Burgos, Christina Grandy, Derek Coleman, Gabriel Jarret, Jesse Burch, John Del Regno, John H. Wan, Kiersten Van Horne, Mau Barclay, Megan Ward, Natsuko Ohama, Nicole Lyn, Pat Skipper, Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Rachel Pearson, Ramon Luis Estevez, Richard Gross
11	Holy Night	2002-12-11
It's December 23, and the holiday brings several visitors to the White House: Zoey comes home with her new French boyfriend in tow; aided by Josh, Toby's father seeks a reconciliation; and Danny arrives bearing gifts of gold and a heads-up for C.J. about Shareef's death. Will moves into Sam's office at Toby's insistence, and is treated to some good-natured ribbing by the rest of the staff. Bartlet and Leo try to exorcise their guilt about Shareef by adding eleventh hour funding to combat infant mortality in the federal budget, and promoting peace in the Mideast, respectively. Guest stars: Adam Arkin, Alex Reznik, Danny Jacobs, Harry Karp, Jerry Adler, John Diehl, Steve Ireland
10	Arctic Radar	2002-11-27
When a celebrated female fighter pilot is threatened with a dishonorable discharge for refusing to end her affair with an enlisted man, the staff, though full of opinions, agrees that the White House should not get involved; Donna asks Josh to find out if Jack Reese likes her, and is horrified to discover some of the anecdotes about her that Josh has shared with Jack; Sam heads out to California to begin his election campaign, and sends Will Bailey to the White House to help Toby with the inaugural address; despite the best efforts of Leo and Charlie to keep him out of it, Bartlet blows a gasket over complaints from U.N. diplomats about parking enforcement in New York City; and Josh takes issue with a temporary worker's choice in accessories. Guest stars: Audrey Wasilewski, Christian Slater, Vyto Ruginis
9	Swiss Diplomacy	2002-11-20
The 15-year old son of an Iranian leader needs a heart transplant in the U.S. Problem is, the only man who could do it is an enemy of the Iranian government; The Senate minority leader threatens to thwart the President's legislative agenda when he believes that Hoynes is doing some political maneuvering for the next Presidential election; Toby offers a Congresswoman a Cabinet position but is forced to take back the offer. Guest stars: Anita Dashiell, Bernard White, Dennis Neal, Emiko Parise, Faran Tahir, Geoff Pierson, Jennifer Parsons, Joel Anderson, Leigh Curran, Lucinda Jenney, Michael Raysses, Paul Vincent O'Connor, Wolf Muser
8	Process Stories	2002-11-13
The staff celebrates election night and encourages Sam to run for the seat in Orange County; Toby continues to worry about how Andrea's pregnancy will play politically for both of them; a coup develops in Venezuela; Jed and Abbey endure some interruptions at their private celebration. Guest stars: Christian Slater, Christopher May, Diane Hsu, Gina Hecht, Marc Lynn, Nick Jameson, Rae Ritke, Symba Smith, Tim Silva, Tobin Bell, Victor Raider-Wexler, Wendy Braun
7	Election Night	2002-11-06
Election day finally arrives with the staff eagerly anticipating the outcome; Sam is increasingly concerned about the Wilde campaign in Orange County; Toby worries about the effect of Andy's pregnancy on the voters; Donna accidentally votes for Richie and tries to rectify the situation by trying to find someone who will vote-swap; Josh resists Deborah's new office rules until she reveals their basis; Bartlet has some new health issues to worry about. Guest stars: Andrew McFarlane, Christian Slater, Christopher Schauble, Derek Thompson, Don Dowe, Howard Mann, Kaarina Aufranc, Kris Iyer, Leesa Seve, Lynette Romero, Maria Lazam Hanson, Megan Cavanaugh, Michael Mulheren, Mindy Thomas, Omar Benson Miller, Penny Griego, Richard Saxton
6	Game On	2002-10-30
Bartlet, Leo, Josh, Sam and C.J. pull a practical joke on Toby; Sam's mission to end the Wilde campaign leads him to make a career-altering decision; Jordan backs up Leo as he deals with the Qumari; Toby continues to press his case with a resistant Andrea; and Bartlet cleans Ritchie's clock in their debate. Guest stars: Amy Parks, Anita Dashiell, Ashleigh Olden, Ashley Benson, Gia Cross, Hal Holbrook, James Brolin, John Aniston, Mary McDonough, Nick Jameson, Paige Orr, Ross Shimabuku, Scott Facher, Stacy Reed, Stephanie Venditto, Steve Stapenh, Tomiko Martinez, Tony Amendola, Trent Trail
5	Debate Camp	2002-10-16
As the staff prepares for the presidential debates at a North Carolina conference center, a vexing question about a failed attorney-general nomination (amid charges of racial profiling) leads to flashbacks of the administration's first weeks in office. Back then, Toby's marriage to Andrea Wyatt was about to end; now Sam and Charlie are helping him in his effort to reconcile with her. Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force weighs in on the Qumari matter, and Joey Lucas reports that the president is likely to lose New Hampshire. Guest stars: Bill Ferrell, Bruce French, Eyal Podell, Jeffrey Pierce, John Aniston, Lance Baldwin, Nicole Lyn, Rick Cramer
4	The Red Mass	2002-10-09
Leo meets with the Israeli Foreign Minister to enlist Israel's assistance with the Shareef investigation, but is ultimately foiled by the Qumari; the debate about the Ritchie debates rages on until the staff comes up with a brilliant tactic; Josh and Amy argue over whether Stackhouse is siphoning votes from Bartlet; Ritchie tries to bait Bartlet on needle exchange programs; Bartlet is faced with resolving an 11 day standoff with the KSU bombers in Iowa who are holding an injured child; Josh sends Donna undercover to a seminar held by one of Ritchie's advisors in an effort to expose the "fortune cookie candidacy"; Stackhouse comes to a momentous decision about his campaign and provides inspiration for Bartlet. Guest stars: Andrew McFarlane, Becky Meister, Brandon Noll, Deborah May, George Coe, Helen Duffy, Hilary Salvatore, Joe Cosgrove, Joe Marinelli, John Cothran Jr., Larry Brandenburg, Lynn Tufeld, Malachi Throne, Noel Conlon, Richard Green, Robin Bartlett
3	College Kids	2002-10-02
Bartlet decides he needs a lawyer when Qumar goes after Israel; Josh is disturbed to learn that Stackhouse might not endorse Bartlet; a comment Deborah made years ago comes back to haunt her during a security check. Guest stars: Alex Paez, John P. Connolly, Larry Cox, Mary-Kathleen Gordon, Pam Shaddock, S.E. Perry
2	20 Hours in America (2)	2002-09-25
Donna teaches Toby and Josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues; Sam staffs the President in Josh's absence and welcomes an old friend home; Bartlet hires a secretary and C.J. finds a Big Brother for Anthony; the situation in Qumar continues to escalate; Bartlet gets spooked by a photo op as the Dow continues its dive; and a pipe bomb kills 44 students at a Midwest university swim meet. Guest stars: Aaron Marcus, Albert Owens, Andrew McFarlane, David Early, Don Perry, Jeff Gage, John Fletcher, John P. Connolly, Mary-Pat Green, Robert Noble, Susan Allenbach, Thomas Crawford, Victor McCay
1	20 Hours in America (1)	2002-09-25
Toby, Josh, and Donna learn the hard way about the lack of accessible public transportation in the heartland when they spend a long day trying to get back to Washington after the motorcade leaves them behind during a campaign stop in Indiana; Bartlet interviews potential replacements for Mrs Landingham while C.J. tries to find someone to fill Simon's shoes as Anthony's Big Brother; the Ritchie campaign whips up a furor when Abbey claims to be "just a wife and mother"; Qumar reopens the Shareef investigation; and the Dow takes a dive. Guest stars: Alan Dale, Amy Adams, Amy Harmon, Constance Pfeiffer, Dan Gerrity, Danielle Jones, Harry O'Toole, Jack Tate, Jennifer Armour, Joan MacIntosh, John Gallagh, Larry Cox, Marina Gonzalez Palmier, Rohn Thomas, Ron Newell, S.E. Perry, Tommy LaFitte, Tori Reid, Valorie Armstrong

Season 3 (show/hide)
21	Posse Comitatus	2002-05-22
Bartlet continues to struggle over the wisdom of assassinating the terrorist Qumari defense minister; after Ritchie declines to meet Bartlet, Sam and Toby play a dirty trick; as the search for Mrs. Landingham's replacement continues, Charlie finds the perfect candidate, who makes less than a stellar first impression on Bartlet; Josh's determination to pass a welfare bill costs Amy; as C.J.'s stalker is finally captured, the night ends in tragedy. Guest stars: Adam Arkin, Al Faris, Al No'Mani, Andrew McFarlane, Basil Hoffman, David Huddleston, Fred Sanders, Heidi Anderson, James Brolin, John David Conti, Ken Thorley, Kurt Fuller, Mark Harmon, Nate Reese, Paul Norwood, S.E. Perry, William Denni, William Thomas Jr., Wren T. Brown
20	We Killed Yamamoto	2002-05-15
While Jed, Leo and Fitzwallace grapple with terrorism and moral absolutes, Josh and Amy grapple with each other over a welfare-reform bill; Donna represents the White House at a North Dakota state-party caucus whose goal is to remove the word "North" from the state's name; Toby doesn't want Jed to attend a New York fund-raiser because Ritchie will be there; Charlie is assigned the responsibility of finding Jed a new secretary; C.J. discovers that Simon Donovan is a very straight shooter Guest stars: Annika Peterson, Bob Morrisey, Christopher Curry, Harry S. Murphy, Howard Lockie, Juan Garcia, Kevin Brief, Kim Brockington, Kurt Fuller, Mark Harmon, Nicki Micheaux, Roz Witt, S.E. Perry, William Thomas Jr.
19	The Black Vera Wang	2002-05-08
Bartlet and the staff are on high alert when they receive reports of an impending attack on a military installation; Josh is furious when he discovers that a gift he passed on to Donna, who in turn passed in on to an unpaid intern, ends up for sale on eBay; C.J. takes her niece shopping for a prom dress while the threats on her life continue, and her stalker manages to get close to her despite the protection of the Secret Service. Guest stars: David Burtka, David Katz, Evan Rachel Wood, Gerry Becker, Ivy Jones, Kate Palmer, Leon Russom, Maggie Baird, Mark Harmon, Michael Holden, Ned Schmidtke, Patrick Breen, Penny Grieco, Richard Saxton, Steve Tom, William J. Jones
18	Enemies Foreign and Domestic	2002-05-01
The revelation that a Russian company may be building a heavy water reactor in Iran puts Jed in a difficult position as he prepares to meet with the new Russian president; Jed orders the Secret Service to protect C.J. when she receives death threats after making a comment at a press conference about the deaths of Saudi girls; Leo wants to find a way to help a major campaign contributor whose company is faced with a massive product recall; Charlie ponders the mystery of a strangely out of context letter written to the President. Guest stars: Bill Cobbs, Damien Leake, Elizabeth Liang, George Tasudis, Gregory Itzin, Ian McShane, Lee Faranda, Mark Harmon, Peter Scolari, Svetlana Efremova, Valarie Pettiford
17	Stirred	2002-04-03
Hoynes and Bartlet each make an unexpected announcement about Hoynes' place on the ticket; fears of a terrorist attack arise when a truck carrying depleted uranium-fuel rods is involved in a head-on collision in an Idaho tunnel; Donna seeks a Presidential Proclamation to honor her high-school teacher/mentor who's retiring; and Bartlet's insistence on helping Charlie with his tax return sparks a discussion on the true nature of a tax rebate. Guest stars: David Dunard, Felton Perry, Jim Jansen, Randy Oglesby, Tim Van Pelt
16	The U.S. Poet Laureate	2002-03-27
Toby looks forward to meeting the new U.S. Poet Laureate; Jed fires the first salvo of his reelection campaign when he calls his likely opponent less than brilliant, and the national press just can't get enough of it; Ainsley gets promoted; Josh overreacts to posts on the message board of a website devoted to "all things Josh". Guest stars: Beth Littleford, Christopher Michael, David Gautreaux, Diana Morgan, James Eckhouse, Jennifer Marley, Laura Dern, Tim Haldeman, Yolanda Lloyd Delgado
15	Dead Irish Writers	2002-03-06
Concern arises over the medical board's decision on Abbey's actions in treating Jed's M.S.; Sam tries to get a Senator he doesn't like to pass a bill for a super-conducter that he doesn't even understand; Amy tries to influence Josh; Lord Marbury explains to Toby why a member of the IRA cannot be invited to the White House; Donna receives shocking news when the Secret Service won't give her clearance to attend Abbey's birthday party. Guest stars: Hector Elizondo, Jerry Lambert, Robin Thomas
14	Hartsfield's Landing	2002-02-27
On the day before the New Hampshire primary, Josh drafts Donna as his frontwoman to ensure that Bartlet wins the nation's first primary in the small town of Hartsfield's Landing; C.J. and Charlie play an ever-escalating game of practical jokes; Jed plays simultaneous chess games with Sam and Toby while he plays delicate diplomatic and military games with the Chinese government over Taiwan. Guest stars: Dan Sachoff, Dennis Cockrum, J.P. Hubbell, Jack Choy, James Hong, James Keane, Lionel D. Carson, Matthew Yang King, Rick Cramer, Teddy Lane Jr.
13	Night Five	2002-02-06
Stanley Keyworth revisits the White House to uncover the reason Bartlet hasn't been able to sleep since the night of the Iowa caucus; C.J. enlists Leo's help in freeing a White House reporter kidnapped while on assignment in the Congo; Toby and Andy joust over an upcoming presidential speech condemning Islamic fanaticism by name; Donna is offered a lucrative dot.com job by an old friend; Sam sparks an exchange on radical versus lipstick feminism when he comments on Ainsley's evening attire immediately after asking her to review language in Bartlet's U.N. address. Guest stars: Adam Arkin, Alana Ubach, Basil Wallace, Carmen Argenziano, Kris Murphy, Nancy Cassaro, Paul Fitzgerald
12	The Two Bartlets	2002-01-30
On the day of the Democratic Caucus, Bartlet, Toby and C.J. go to Iowa to kick off the presidential race, and disagree over Bartlet's making a statement about affirmative action. Back in Washington, Leo forces Josh to intercede with an old friend leading a protest against Navy arms testing at Vieques, Puerto Rico. Sam meets with Bob Engler again, who is now acting on behalf of two congressmen who want an inventory of Fort Knox because they believe that most of the gold bullion has been replaced with alien bodies recovered from Area 51 in Roswell, New Mexico. After Josh rebuffs her request, Donna seeks Sam's help in getting out of jury duty. Josh brings a little bit of Tahiti to his relationship with Amy Gardner. Guest stars: Elizabeth Liang, Sam Lloyd, Ted Garcia, Thomas Knickerbocker, Tom Porter
11	100,000 Airplanes	2002-01-16
On State of the Union night, Sam is being trailed by a magazine reporter to whom he was once engaged; the President' Congressional censure weighs heavily on staffers' minds as they debate whether to include an anti-cancer initiative in the President's address; Josh can't get Amy Gardner to talk to him. Guest stars: Brian Baker, Charles Walker, Howard S. Miller, Marcus Eley, Nicholas Hormann, Traylor Howard
10	H. Con-172	2002-01-09
Majority Counsel Clifford Calley makes Leo an offer regarding the MS affair he wants very much to refuse; Josh looks for any excuse to see Amy Gardner; a fired White House photographer has written a tell-all book about the Administration that Sam wants to refute point by point; Charlie gives the President a present that touches him and troubles everyone else. Guest stars: Kinga Phillips
9	Bartlet for America	2001-12-12
The staff and the F.B.I. work to combat a threat to firebomb black churches in Tennessee on Christmas Eve; accompanied by Jordan, Leo testifies before the House committee probing Bartlet's failure to disclose his M.S. during the presidential campaign; Sam and Josh try unsuccessfully to get Leo out of the line of fire of a Congressman on the committee intent on destroying Leo to advance his own political career; surprisingly, Leo receives a last minute reprieve at the hands of the Majority Counsel and the committee Chair. Guest stars: Ashley L. Clark, Carlos Jacott, David St. James, Dennis Haskins, Doug Ballard, Ellis E. Williams, Greta Sesheta, James Handy, Joe O'Connor, Judy Kain, Mark Hutter, Randy Thompson, Steven Gilborn, Thomas Carrington, Todd Waring
8	The Women of Qumar	2001-11-28
C.J. is outraged about an arms sale to secure an airbase lease with a Middle-Eastern country which perpetuates atrocities against its women; the staff anxiously awaits test results to determine the possibility of an outbreak of mad-cow disease; Josh debates a woman's group lobbyist over a treaty's wording concerning prostitution; Toby meets with veterans upset about a Pearl Harbor anniversary exhibition at the Smithsonian; Sam explores the idea of a national seat belt law after Bartlet is sued by a woman whose husband died in an automobile accident. Guest stars: Bill Erwin, Bradley White, Bruce Kirby, Christian Clemenson, Dean White, Dinah Lenney, Elizabeth Liang, Fort Atkinson, James Hornbeck, Kim Sykes, Larry Cox, Michael Canavan, Sid Conrad, Stan Sellers, Ty Burrell
7	The Indians in the Lobby	2001-11-21
Disgruntled that Abbey has decided that the Bartlet's will be spending the Thanksgiving holiday at Camp David instead of New Hampshire, Bartlet takes out his pique by boring everyone within earshot over his plans to cook Thanksgiving dinner, going so far as to call "The Butterball Hotline" to ask questions about cooking the stuffing. Josh works to expedite the return of a 13 year old Georgia boy whose parents sent him to Italy after he murdered his teacher. When Italy refuses to extradite the boy to a death penalty state, Josh makes a deal with the district attorney prosecuting the case, offering him unlimited financial backing for his reelection campaign in exchange for his not seeking the death penalty. Sam struggles with the revised OMB poverty level formula which will instantly create four million new poor people until Bruno finds a way to spin it to the administration's advantage. On Thanksgiving Eve, C.J. tries to find someone, anyone, from Interior to meet with two Stockbridge-Mu Guest stars: Armando Pucci, Dave Hager, Gary Farmer, Georgina Lightning, Jenny Gago, Patrick O'Connell, Shashawnee Hall
6	Gone Quiet	2001-11-14
When an American spy submarine suddenly goes silent in hostile North Korea, Bartlet must decide whether to inform the enemy or attempt a secret rescue operation; Abbey learns her past malpractice suits might compromise Bartlet's criminal investigation; Toby meets with a representative from an appropriations committee who wants to funnel money away from Congress's funding of avant-garde artists. Guest stars: Connie Britton, Dennis Cockrum, Hal Holbrook, Rick Cramer, Valerie Mahaffey
5	War Crimes	2001-11-07
The President has a showdown; Donna lies when she appears before the Congressional committee investigating the President; Leo debates with an old friend about the US future stance regarding the war crimes tribunal; Sam tries to find the logic in a Congressman's proposed legislation to eliminate the penny. Guest stars: Bob Glouberman, Chris Ufland, Gerald McRaney, Keith Pillow, Marcy Goldman, Mary Ostrow, Michael O'Keefe
4	On the Day Before	2001-10-31
When Bartlet vetoes the "death tax", the staff must scramble to keep the veto from being overridden; Josh tries to smooth talk a promising governor who is considering running against the President; Charlie is urged to ask for immunity in his upcoming testimony. Guest stars: Ana Mercedes, Cliff DeYoung, Elizabeth Taheri, John F. O'Donohue, Kevin Tighe, Mary Mara, Richard Saxton, Rick Cramer, Scott Michael Campbell, Steven J. Levy
3	Ways and Means	2001-10-24
The Special Prosecutor sets his probe in motion; Sam and Bruno are concerned about the loyalty of a powerful labor leader; Toby and Josh are preoccupied with a congressional battle over the estate tax; Ainsley fixes up Donna with a Republican. Guest stars: Andrea C. Robinson, Connie Britton, Edmund L. Shaff, Evan Handler, Felix Solis, Lewis Grenville, Max Chalawsky, Miguel Sandoval, Nadia Axakowsky, Nicholas Pryor, Stephanie Cantu, Thom Barry, Tom McCarthy
2	Manchester (2)	2001-10-17
The senior staff clash with the consultants who are to work on Bartlet's reelection campaign; C.J. is concerned that the press senses the Bartlets' marriage could be in trouble; Josh asks Leo to let him use his connection to postpone the FDA's drug announcement; the situation on Haiti comes to a head. Guest stars: Connie Britton, Evan Handler, John Emmanuel, Kris Arnold
1	Manchester (1)	2001-10-10
Bartlet's decision about Haiti falls under scrutiny; C.J. makes a horrible blunder in a press conference and is hounded about the president's health by reporters; the staff disagrees about whether Bartlet should apologize for not revealing his medical condition; Abbey is angry that Jed has decided to run for reelection. Guest stars: Connie Britton, Dayna Devon, Dennis Cockrum, Doris McMillon, Earl Boen, Evan Handler, Jacqueline Torres, Jill Remez, Jim Beaver, John Emmanuel, Kirk Kinder, Lois Foraker, Mark Henderson

Season 2 (show/hide)
22	Two Cathedrals	2001-05-16
On the day of Mrs. Landingham's funeral, the staff deals with a Haitian presidential crisis and the law suit against the big tobacco companies, and Bartlet must decide about running for reelection. Guest stars: Angelo Tiffe, Anna Deavere Smith, Bill Gratton, Christopher Murray, Don McManus, Doris McMillon, E.E. Bell, Jane Lynch, John Bennett Perry, Kirsten Nelson, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Lewis Greenville, Patrick Thomas O'Brien, Robert A. Becker, Trevor Eddy, Wendy Poole
21	18th and Potomac	2001-05-09
The staff prepares for the worst as they make arrangements for the public announcement of the President's condition; Sam and Babish grill Abbey about her medical treatment of the President's MS; a crisis erupts in Haiti; Josh deals with two Democratic senators who won't support the administration's suit against tobacco companies; The staff think that Mrs. Landingham paid too much for her first new car. Guest stars: Ana Mercedes, Eric Payne, Gary Cervantes, John Rubinstein, Peter Michael Goetz, Richard McGonagle, Robert Walden, Roger Ontiveros, Thomas Spencer, Wendy Haines
20	The Fall's Gonna Kill You	2001-05-02
Babish menacingly questions CJ and Abbey about their involvement in the MS cover-up while Josh asks Joey Lucas to create a hypothetical poll the gauge the public's reaction; Sam is happy with a projected smaller-than-expected budget surplus; Donna is the only one worried about a Chinese satellite hurling toward the Earth at 2,000 mph. Guest stars: Ariel Felix, Barry Livingston, Debbie Ann Thomas, Douglas Roberts, Emiko Parise, Jon Wolfe Nelson, Julie A. Koehnen, Katie Rimmer, Lee Wilkof, Lenore Foster, Lucia Vincent, Marlee Matlin, Rosalind Chao, Shannon Nelson, Spencer Garrett
19	Bad Moon Rising	2001-04-25
Bartlet confers with Babish on the legal ramifications of his MS cover-up; Sam has a personal interest in an oil spill off the coast of Delaware; Josh and Donna argue about a loan to Mexico; Toby orders C.J. to flush out a leak in the White House staff, which is far from easy. Guest stars: David Ackert, Emily Procter, Eric Stonestreet, Jacqueline Kim, Jossie Harris Thacker, Michael Mantell, Oliver Platt, Robert Curtis Brown, Scott Atkinson, Scott Lawrence, Shishir Kurup, Tracy Beaulieu
18	17 People	2001-04-04
Toby, suspicious that there's something going on with the President, finds out about Bartlet's MS and informs Leo of the legal ramifications; Josh and Donna disagree about the date of their "anniversary"; Sam and Ainsley argue about the necessity of the ERA; staffers struggle to punch-up the speech the President will give at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
17	The Stackhouse Filibuster	2001-03-14
The staff is blindsided when an elderly senator stages a Friday night filibuster to block their Family Wellness bill; Toby is confused when VP Hoynes, a strong supporter of the oil industry, volunteers to give a speech attacking the energy sector; CJ tries to locate a valuable Egyptian cat goddess statue given to the President. Guest stars: Andy Milder, Cara DeLizia, Darren Foreman, David Katz, Dilva Henry, George Coe, Harrison Young, Jessica Pennington, Larry Stahoviak, Lisa Croisette, Pete Leal, Robyn Pedretti, Ron Harper, Shishir Kurup
16	Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail	2001-02-28
It's Big Block of Cheese Day again. Toby meets with World Trade Organization protesters, and CJ meets with a group of cartographers who want the standards for maps changed to be a more accurate reflection of geographical and political reality. Donna asks Sam to look into granting a pardon for a friend's deceased grandfather. Bartlet is having problems selecting a site for his Presidential library. Guest stars: Brent Hinkley, Christopher Neiman, Free Brooks, John Billingsley, John Strand, Jolie Jenkins, Jordan Baker, Michael Charles Vaccaro, Richard Stay, Roma Maffia, Shana O'Neil, Shirley Jordan
15	Ellie	2001-02-21
During an online chat, the Surgeon General comments favorably on the legalization of marijuana. The controversy heightens when Ellie Bartlet tells a reporter that her father would never fire the Surgeon General. Toby asks his ex-wife, a Congresswoman, for her help in strongly persuading Seth Gillette to participate in the Social Security panel. Guest stars: Greg Baker, Greg Wrangler, James Kiriyama-Lem, John Capodice, Mary Kay Place, Ned Schmidtke, Paul Eiding, Robert Knepper
14	The War at Home	2001-02-14
Bartlet authorizes a special ops team to rescue the five DEA agents only to have them caught in an ambush; CJ arranges for the host of "Capitol Beat" to have an exclusive interview with the wronged police officer; Toby must deal with Senator Gilette who threatens to make a third party run for president due to the tone of the changes on social security reform; Sam gives Ainsley another chance to meet the President, but she still fails to create a good impression; Josh finally gets the poll results from Joey; Abbey and Bartlet discuss his running for a second term. Guest stars: Adam Alexi-Malle, Ed Begley Jr., Emiko Parise, J. Michael Flynn, Lee Warren Jones, Marvin Krueger, Patrick Falls, Richard Riehle, Sean Patrick Murphy, Ted McGinley, Thomas Spencer, Tony Plana
13	Bartlet's Third State of the Union	2001-02-07
The President delivers his 3rd State of the Union address, what critics call "the speech of his political career" and ends up angering Abbey by what he does and doesn't say; Josh must work the polling center with Joey Lucas, but a power outage delays the results; Sam attempts to introduce Ainsley to the President with disastrous results; CJ must juggle a live recording of the show "Capitol Beat" being broadcast within the White House and run damage control when a cop has a (possibly undeserved) black mark on his record; Leo and Bartlet must handle the matter of five DEA officials who are taken hostage by Columbian terrorists. Guest stars: Barbara Eve Harris, Corbin Bernsen, Doris McMillon, Jon Hershfield, Keith Mills, Kelly McNair, Larry Carroll, Marvin Krueger, Michael Francis Clarke, Molly Schaffer, Richard Riehle, Sean Patrick Murphy, Susan Krebs, Ted McGinley, Thomas Spencer, Tony Plana
12	The Drop In	2001-01-24
Bartlet has the duty of formally welcoming newly appointed ambassadors from other nations; Leo continues his efforts to get the President to support the "missile shield: defense system", even though the shield doesn't quite work; CJ must ask a popular comedian to turn down an offer to host the Will Rogers dinner; Sam is angered when Toby adds a "drop-in" to Sam's already perfect speech without consulting him. Guest stars: Alberto Isaac, Brian Watt, David Graf, Eliott Goretsky, Elkin Antoniou, Eric Payne, Erik Holland, Jodie Hanson, Robert Clotworthy, Rocky Carroll, Tom Hall
11	The Leadership Breakfast	2001-01-10
To get real issues to be discussed at a bi-partisan breakfast, Toby makes a deal with a former acquaintance who is the majority leader's new Chief of Staff to strike a bargain and put an issue on the agenda, thereby undermining CJ and setting up the administration to ridicule; The possibility of moving the press corps across the street is briefly explored; Leo and Toby start to face harsh realities about Bartlet's re-election; Josh and Sam build a fire with unfortunate consequences; Leo tells Josh to apologize for him after embarrassing himself in front of a columnist. Unfortunately the embarrassment continues with Sam and Donna. Guest stars: Bruce Winant, Corbin Bernsen, Dude Walker, Felicity Huffman, Kevin Fry, Lesley D. van Arsdall, Marc Goldsmith, Patrick Falls, Rhonda Overby, Tim Williams, Tom McCarthy
10	NoÃ«l	2000-12-20
Josh investigates the suicide of a pilot with whom he has things in common; Donna tries to get an invitation to the Congressional Christmas party to hear Yo-Yo Ma perform; Jed insists on signing a mountain of Christmas cards himself; after a White House visitor has a strange reaction to a painting, C.J. sets out to discover its provenance; following weeks of volatile behavior and an outburst in the Oval Office, Josh meets with representatives from the America Trauma Victims Association and finally deals with the trauma from his shooting. Guest stars: Adam Arkin, Daniel Von Bargen, Deborah Snipes, Eric Payne, Etyl Leder, Gary Cervantes, Greg Wrangler, Kris Murphy, Michael Crider, Paxton Whitehead, Purva Bedi, Robert Noble, Yo-Yo Ma
9	Galileo	2000-11-29
On the eve of Jed's participation in a national television conference with thousands of school children as the Galileo probe arrives at Mars, NASA loses the communication link; Leo contends with a Russian ambassador who denies that a fire has broken out in a nuclear missile silo; C.J. and Sam accompany Jed to a concert where they're each faced with people they'd rather not see; Josh and Donna work on the nomination for the next person to appear on a postage stamp; C.J. wrangles a minor controversy ignited by a leak that Jed doesn't like green beans. Guest stars: Ann Lim, Charlotte Cornwell, Colm Feore, Duffy Epstein, John Carroll Lynch, John Leslie Wolfe, Matthew Dickens, Molly Schaffer, Nigel Gibbs, Nina Hodoruk, Steve Shih, Tom Hall, Troy Ruptash
8	Shibboleth	2000-11-22
Toby encourages the President to appoint Leo's controversial sister to a national education post, against Leo's objections; Bartlet must decide what the do with 83 Chinese citizens who stowed away on a freighter ship and seek asylum on the grounds of religious persecution; CJ has to decide which one of two turkeys the President should "pardon" but then tries to save the other from the chopping block; Charlie is tasked with buying the President a new carving knife which is not as easy as it sounds. Guest stars: Al Rodrigo, Annie Corley, Cameron Daddo, Deborah Hedwall, F. William Parker, Henry O, Ivar Brogger, Joe D'Angerio, John Mariano, John Prosky, Jonah Rooney, Rich Cooper, Sam Anderson, Sharon Omi
7	The Portland Trip	2000-11-15
After ridiculing Notre Dame, C.J. is forced to accompany the President on a trip to Oregon; Toby and Sam struggle to write Jed's education speech for the following day; back at the White House, Josh tries to dissuade a gay Congressman who supports legislation banning same-sex marriages and Leo gets divorce papers, which causes Margaret to worry that he may fall off the wagon. Guest stars: Charley Lang, David Graf, Don Chastain, Gregg Daniel, Michael Cunio, Michael Tomlinson, Richard Hoyt Miller, Timothy Dale Agee
6	The Lame Duck Congress	2000-11-08
The president considers recalling the Senate to push ratification of a nuclear-test-ban treaty. Meanwhile, Donna lobbies new legislation introducing ergonomic standards in the White House; A Ukrainian politician shows up at the White House drunk demanding to see the president. Guest stars: Amy Turner, Brian Stepanek, David Kaufman, Eugene Lazarev, Mike Starr, Richard Tanner, Sima Kostov, Tegan West, Wayne Wilderson
5	And It's Surely to Their Credit	2000-11-01
Leo tries to make Ainsley's arrival as painless as possible, despite resistance from her new boss and several other White House staffers; Donna helps with the President's weekly radio address; C.J. tries to derail a retiring General's attempt to speak out against Bartlet; Sam gives Josh ideas on how to deal with his insurance company. Guest stars: Daniel Roebuck, Jack Shearer, John Larroquette, Karen Lockhart, Paul Perri, Steven Flynn, Tom Bower
4	In This White House	2000-10-25
To investigate the cost and availability of AIDS medication needed in Africa, the White House plays host to representatives of American pharmaceutical companies and the president of an African nation; C.J. accidentally leaks information to a freshman reporter; after Sam is shown up by an amateur Republican operative on a television program, Jed decides to hire her. Guest stars: Bill Stevenson, Brigid Brannagh, Jerry Sroka, Len Cariou, Lorenzo Callender, Michael Cavanaugh, Michael Chinyamurindi, Molly Schaffer, Sam Jaeger, Sean Patrick Murphy, Ted McGinley, Tom Gallop, Tom Hall, Tracy McCubbin, Zakes Mokae
3	The Midterms	2000-10-18
While Josh recovers from bullet wounds there's a noticeable tension among some of the White House Staff. Toby is gung-ho to go after extremist groups in light of the attack. Charlie withdraws from the first family after learning more about the shooting. Bartlet's mind is preoccupied with a small time school election because of an old rivalry. CJ mangles physicist by referring to them as psychics as Josh listens from his sick bed. A subplot involves a reception for radio talk show hosts. Dr. Jenna Jacobs, whose doctorate is in English Lit., is one of those attending. Sam encourages a friend to run for office, unfortunately it doesn't go as he intended. Guest stars: Alan McRae, Alfonso Freeman, Claire Yarlett, Franc Ross, Jamie Denton, Jesse Corti, Myles Kilpatrick, Rebecca Creskoff
2	In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (2)	2000-10-04
With the accomplice in custody, it's revealed that the intended target was Charlie, not Bartlet. The staff still awaits news about Josh, and recalls how C.J. and Donna came to join the Bartlet campaign. Guest stars: Allen Garfield, Andy Brewster, Chad McKnight, Ernie Lively, Garrett Wright, Grace Zabriskie, Harris Mann, Jody Wood, Larry Carroll, Lauri Hendler, Penny Griego, Peter White, Richard Saxton, Sean Moran, Warner Saunders
1	In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (1)	2000-10-04
While the staff awaits news regarding the injuries to Jed and Josh, they recall how Josh, Sam, and Toby became involved in the campaign three years earlier; Leo, Toby, and C.J. deal with inquiries on Secret Service protection policies, as well as the absence of executive authority while Jed was in surgery. Guest stars: Andy Umberger, Anna Deavere Smith, Daniel Von Bargen, Elisabeth Moss, Jim Ortlieb, Jorja Fox, Kathryn Joosten, Michael Bryan French, Michael O'Neill, NiCole Robinson, Pamela Gordon, Peter White, Tim Matheson, Timothy Busfield

Season 1 (show/hide)
22	What Kind of Day Has It Been	2000-05-17
The staff deals with the crisis of an American pilot who was shot down in Iraq; Toby's brother is in danger on a space shuttle whose doors won't close; Bartlet and the senior staff walk into trouble as they leave a town meeting. Guest stars: Christopher Dukes, Derek Triplett, Emidio Antonio, George McDaniel, Larry Stahoviak, Linda Burden-Williams, Lisa Croisette, Steven M. Gagnon
21	Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics	2000-05-10
Bartlet gets closer to making the FEC campaign finance reform-friendly, but his opponents strike back by making Sam's former dalliance with the call girl public knowledge; CJ waits anxiously for the administration's approval rating. Guest stars: Austin Pendleton, Bruce Wright, Conrad Bachmann, David Huddleston, Don Chastain, Justin Colvin, Lawrence Pressman, Lisa Edelstein, M.G. Mills, Reiko Aylesworth, Sherry Houston, Thom Gossom Jr.
20	Mandatory Minimums	2000-05-03
Andrea Wyatt insists that mandatory minimums be added to a new drug policy the staff is developing; C.J. makes a mistake and sets them back. Guest stars: Bruce Weitz, Chris Conner, Diana Morgan, Diana Nadeau, John de Lancie, Karolyn Nishioka, Kathleen York, Marlee Matlin, Michael Luckerman, Paul Laurence, Paul Provenza
19	Let Bartlet Be Bartlet	2000-04-26
Mandy's old memo about Bartlet administration weaknesses surfaces; Josh tries to get administration nominees appointed to the Federal Elections Committee; Sam works to get a better policy on gays in the military. Guest stars: Aaron Lustig, Andy Buckley, Charles Noland, David Brisbin, James DuMont, John Amos, Kathryn Joosten, Kim Webster, Kris Murphy, Melissa Fitzgerald, NiCole Robinson, Paul Provenza, Richard Penn, Ted Marcoux, Timothy Busfield
18	Six Meetings Before Lunch	2000-04-05
Mendoza is confirmed by the Senate; Mandy needs Toby's help to replace a dead panda bear; Sam angers Mallory when she reads a position paper that he wrote supporting school vouchers; Josh meets with Jeff Breckenridge, who is irritating certain Congressmen with his stance on slavery reparations. Guest stars: Carl Lumbly, Christopher Wynne, Erin LeShawn Wiley, Heather Dawn, Jorja Fox, Kenneth Choi, Kimiko Gelman, Lindsay Sloane, Todd Sandler
17	The White House Pro-Am	2000-03-22
Abbey keeps the staff busy with the fallout when she leaks her personal preference for a Federal Reserve Board appointment and discusses child labor on a talk show, prompting a Congresswoman to offer an amendment which could shoot down the entire international tariff bill; Charlie's date with Zoey is cancelled because of threats by a white supremacist group. Guest stars: Amy Aquino, Brandon Hammond, Catherine Schreiber, David A. Kimball, Joe O'Connor, Jorja Fox, Julie Pop, Kathleen Garrett, Laura Henry, Nadia Dajani, Richard Fancy, Roger Eschbacher, Rolanda Watts, Valeri Ross
16	20 Hours in L.A.	2000-02-23
Bartlet and the senior staff fly to California to attend an important fundraiser; Hoynes must decide whether he will support Bartlet's stance or go with his convictions when the Senate is deadlocked on an ethanol tax bill. Guest stars: Bart Braverman, Bill Bolender, Bob Balaban, Chris Hogan, Christopher Shea, David Hasselhoff, Franklin Dennis Jones, Giovanni Sirchia, Jay Leno, John de Lancie, Jorja Fox, Juan A. Riojas, Mary-Kathleen Gordon, Robert Pine, Veronica Webb
15	Celestial Navigation	2000-02-16
Toby and Sam travel to Connecticut to get Roberto Mendoza released from jail; Josh must run a press briefing when C.J. has an emergency root canal. Guest stars: Bob Thompson, CCH Pounder, Diana Morgan, Edward James Olmos, Jacqueline Torres, Jason C. Morgan, Kelly Fialing, Kris Narmont, Robert David Hall, Vaughn Armstrong, Victor Love
14	Take This Sabbath Day	2000-02-09
After the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution of a convicted murderer, Bartlet has forty-eight hours to decide whether or not to commute the sentence; Josh faces off with Joey Lucas about his staff's not backing her candidate as vigorously as she'd like. Guest stars: Carmela Rioseco, David Proval, Ellen Sugarman, Felton Perry, Herb Mitchell, Joe Cosgrove, Juan A. Riojas, Karl Malden, Noah Emmerich, Richard Gross
13	Take Out the Trash Day	2000-01-26
Josh and Sam are able to make a bargain to keep Leo from going through a hearing, at the expense of a new sex education report. Mandy doesn't think a couple should be present at the signing of a new hate crimes bill instigated by the death of their son. Toby contends with some of PBS's detractors. Guest stars: Dakin Matthews, Jacqueline Torres, James Handy, Larry Sullivan, Linda Gehringer, Liza Weil, Ray Baker, Sheryl Arenson, Timothy Busfield
12	He Shall, from Time to Time...	2000-01-12
Bartlet collapses before his first State of the Union address; Leo publicly admits to his former alcoholism and drug abuse; things get interesting romantically for both Sam and C.J.; Lord John Marbury helps the staff negotiate an agreement between India and Pakistan. Guest stars: Austin Tichenor, Christopher Kriesa, David Spielberg, Harry Groener, Madison Mason, Marvin Krueger, Roger Ontiveros, Roger Rees, Ronne Troup
11	Lord John Marbury	2000-01-05
War breaks out between India and Pakistan and Bartlet consults with Lord John Marbury; Toby accuses C.J. of being too friendly with the press when she objects to being kept in the dark; the staff realizes that Lillienfield's efforts to bring down Leo are going to get ugly when Josh gets a subpoena. Guest stars: Bill Stevenson, Charles Hoyes, Christopher Kriesa, Clyde Kusatsu, Colin Gray, Dafidd McCracken, David Doty, Erick Avari, Gary Cervantes, Iqbal Theba, J. David Krassner, James Hong, John Diehl, Roger Ranney, Roger Rees, Ryan Cutrona, Tom Hall
10	In Excelsis Deo	1999-12-15
Toby tries to arrange a proper funeral for a homeless veteran; Josh and Sam try to set up a preemptive strike against Lillienfield, who is attacking Leo because of his prior drug and alcohol problem; CJ tries to get the staff to revisit the hate crimes issue; Bartlet sneaks out to do some last minute shopping. Guest stars: Becky Woodley, Christian Copelin, Lance Reddick, Morina Pierce, Paul Austin, Reiner Schöne, Tom Quinn
9	The Short List	1999-11-24
Bartlet struggles to name a nominee to the Supreme Court when the perfect nominee turns out to be not so perfect; A congressman attacks the staff, claiming that 1 in 3 use drugs. Guest stars: Diana Morgan, Edward James Olmos, Holmes Osborne, Ken Howard, Kris Narmont, Mason Adams
8	Enemies	1999-11-17
Bartlet and Hoynes argue in front of the Cabinet; C.J. fends off Danny's advances when she suspects he's after a big story; Mallory asks Sam out; the staff leaps hurdles to pass a banking bill. Guest stars: Charley Lang, Colin Gray, Robyn Pedretti, Seth Walker, Shirley Y. Scott
7	The State Dinner	1999-11-10
The president of Indonesia is honored at a state dinner; the staff deals with Hurricane Sarah, a potential teamster strike, and a raid involving children in Idaho; a reporter flirts with C.J. Guest stars: Ariono Suriawinata, Colin Gray, David Rasche, Dennis Cockrum, Jacqueline Torres, Jeff Williams, John Kapelos, Nelson Mashita, Peter Kors, Rod Porter, Sal Landi, Steve Rankin, Tyler Bowe, William Lucking
6	Mr. Willis of Ohio	1999-11-03
Toby and Mandy push for a commerce bill with a census-counting provision, with three votes as the deciding factor; Sam tutors C.J. on the finer points of the census; Josh & Sam take Charlie out for a beer and are joined by Zoey and Mallory. Zoey faces a potentially dangerous situation when she goes out for the evening. Guest stars: Al Fann, Blake Shields, Charley Lang, Eric Balfour, Gathering Marbet, Greg Wrangler, Juan A. Riojas, Justin Urich
5	The Crackpots and These Women	1999-10-20
The staffers spend the day ("Big Block of Cheese day") dealing with private organizations, aka the crackpots. Throughout the day, Sam deals with a UFO nut, CJ gets a proposal to build a wolves-only road, Toby and Bartlet clash over everything, and Josh is overwhelmed by guilt regarding his sister's death. Guest stars: David Fabrizio, Elizabeth Moss, Guy Boyd, Juwan Howard, Michele Marsh, Nicholas Cascone, Nick Offerman, Rachel Singer, Sam Lloyd
4	Five Votes Down	1999-10-13
Five votes keep an important gun-control bill from being passed and the West Wing has 72 hours to track down the errant congressmen; Toby is accused of manipulating the stock market by having a friend testify to Commerce on internet stocks; and Leo's wife gets fed up with his long hours. Guest stars: Cynthia Abeln, Hanna Cheek, Jackie Mari Roberts, Jay Underwood, Jillian Armenante, Julia Pearlstein, Mark Blum, Mia Tate, Michael McGuire, Mongo Brownlee, Paige Taylor Adams, Penny Griego, Sara Botsford, Sheila Frazier, Thom Barry, Victor Love
3	A Proportional Response	1999-10-06
Still enraged at Morris's death, Bartlet makes a show of deadly force; C.J. is upset about being kept out of the loop about Laurie; Josh hires Charlie to be Bartlet's new personal assistant. Guest stars: Andrew Shaifer, Chad McKnight, Christopher Kriesa, George McDaniel, Hunter von Leer, Jack Montoya, Marvin Krueger, Rose Rollins, Victor Love
2	Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc	1999-09-29
The Vice President refuses to fall in line with Bartlet; Sam discusses the problem of Laurie with Josh and Toby; the plane carrying President Bartlet's doctor, a naval officer, is shot down en route to Jordan; Bartlet hires Mandy as his consultant. Guest stars: Andy Umberger, Brad Van Grack, Chris Hendrie, Chuti Tiu, Eric Fleeks, Gilles Savard, J. August Richards, John Bedford Lloyd, Merrin Dungey, Neal Moran, Paul Doherty, Robyn Pedretti, Rose Rollins, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Steven M. Gagnon, Tammy Tavares, Victor Love
1	Pilot	1999-09-22
In the series premiere, the White House staff is being called into work in the early hours of the morning to the news that the President of the United States has crashed his bicycle into a tree, much to the enjoyment of the press. The staff must run damage control on this and a gaffe by Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman who, after provocation by Christian activist Mary Marsh on a televised debate, quips "Lady, the God you pray to is too busy being indicted for tax fraud." Also, Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn meets and spends an evening with Laurie (Lisa Edelstein), not knowing she is a call girl, and then accidentally tells White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry's daughter, Mallory O'Brien, about it. Guest stars: Allison Smith, Annie Corley, Diane Michelle, Elizabeth Greer, F. William Parker, Hamilton Mitchell, Kathryn Joosten, Lisa Edelstein, Marc Grapey, Marcus Boddie, Marlene Warfield, Molly Schaffer, Ossi Taylor, Suzy Nakamura, Tressa DiFiglia, Wendell Wright, Wendy Blair

Season 0 (show/hide)
3	The Debate (East Coast)	2005-11-06
Santos and Vinick battle it out in primetime live. Forrest Saywer the moderator poses questions and attempts to ensure that the candidates remain within bounds. Ellen DeGeneres guest hosts the show on behalf of American Express and their new credit card. This is the live feed for the East Coast, as opposed to the West Coast feed which was used for the syndication and dvd releases. Guest stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Forrest Sawyer, Janeane Garofalo, Patricia Richardson, Ron Silver, Teri Polo
2	Documentary Special	2002-04-24
This documentary special interspersed clips from several episodes in the series with interviews of former occupants of the real West Wing, including Presidents Ford, Carter and Clinton and members of their staffs. Guest stars: Betty Currie, Bill Clinton, Davis Gergen, Dee Dee Myers, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Gene Sperling, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Karl Rove, Ken Duberstein, Leon Panetta, Marlin Fitzwater, Paul Begala, Peggy Noonan
1	Isaac and Ishmael	2001-10-03
While the White House is in lock down, Josh and the staff try to put the events of 9/11/01 in context for a group of gifted high schoolers. Guest stars: Ajay Naidu, Arjay Smith, Ben Donovan, Chastity Dotson, Cyd Strittmatter, Dan Horton, Frantz Turner, Jeanette Brox, Jonathan Nichols, Josh Zuckerman, Kristine Woo, Marcus Toji, Mongo Brownlee, Susie Geiser, Willie Gault

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