Yankee White (23 Sep. 2003)
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" Yankee White (original title)

A naval officer dies on board Air Force One of an apparent stroke after eating with the president. Secret Service, F.B.I. and N.C.I.S all want to take charge of the investigation to determine if it was murder or natural causes.

Director:

Donald P. Bellisario

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (creator), Don McGill (creator),

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Sasha Alexander	...	Agent Caitlin Todd
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard
Gerry Becker	...	Secret Service Agent William Baer
Joe Spano	...	Senior FBI Agent T.C. Fornell
Gary Grubbs	...	Coroner Elmo Poke
Lawrence Pressman	...	Secret Service Director
Gregory Itzin	...	FBI Director
Dane Northcutt	...	Maj. Timothy Kerry
Gerald Downey	...	Cmdr. Ray Trapp
Robert Bagnell	...	Leonard Rish
Gerald McCullouch	...	FBI Agent
Pancho Demmings	...	Gerald Jackson

Storyline

A naval officer dies on board Air Force One of an apparent stroke after eating with the president. Secret Service, F.B.I. and N.C.I.S all want to take charge of the investigation to determine if it was murder or natural causes.

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Plot Keywords:

washington d.c.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Agent Gibbs alludes to a Secret Service agent that was a turncoat in the movie Airforce One. The traitor in that movie was named Agent Gibbs.

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Goofs

In the pilot they land the former Air Force One in Wichita, KS. We see a shot of the coroner's van with Wichita County Coroner emblazoned on the side. But Wichita County is in far west Kansas, about 3-4 hours drive away from the city. Wichita, Kansas is, in fact, located in Sedgwick County in south central Kansas.

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Quotes

Abby Sciuto: Wow Gibbs said Please!

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Connections

References Air Force One (1997)

User Reviews

Best Way to Kick Off A Hit Show!

Know that JAG kicked off NCIS. But this is how the show really developed. As we see the Secret Service in charge of protecting the President and Agent Catlin Todd, who used to be with the USSS.

NCIS wants to view the death of a Major on board the Air Force One. As the USSS, FBI, and NCIS get into jurisdiction friction. Plus all kinds of comic relief over this.

NCIS take over Air Force One and fly away with it. As agent Todd, aka Kate is forced to help out. At first she is a suspect due to her relationship with the Major of the Marines. But after a brief interrogation with Gibbs on board in the Air Force One bathroom, she is proved innocent.

This is one of the rare times we see Gibb's funny humor. But it is a great way of kicking off a hit show still on!