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Overview
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Original Air Date:
22 September 1998
(Season 1, Episode 1)
Plot:
Dejected by his divorce and the state of sports, Casey contemplates leaving "Sports Night". Natalie has a crush on an applicant for an associate producer position. | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
Canned Laughter
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Workplace
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Office
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Sitcom
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Friendship
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Cast
(Episode Cast) (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Josh Charles | ... | Dan Rydell |
 | Peter Krause | ... | Casey McCall |
 | Felicity Huffman | ... | Dana Whitaker |
 | Joshua Malina | ... | Jeremy Goodwin |
 | Sabrina Lloyd | ... | Natalie Hurley |
 | Robert Guillaume | ... | Isaac Jaffe |
 | Kayla Blake | ... | Kim |
 | Robert Mailhouse | ... | J.J. |
 | Greg Baker | ... | Elliott |
 | Timothy Davis-Reed | ... | Chris |
 | Bernard Hocke | ... | Dave |
 | Ron Ostrow | ... | Will |
| Nina Barry | ... | Claire (as Nina Jane Barry) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kim McCall | ... | Technical Switcher Extra (uncredited) |
| Episode Crew |
Directed by | |||
| Thomas Schlamme | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Aaron Sorkin | (creator) | |
| Aaron Sorkin | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| John Amodeo | .... | producer | |
| Brian Grazer | .... | executive producer | |
| Ron Howard | .... | executive producer | |
| Tony Krantz | .... | executive producer | |
| Stephen Putnam | .... | associate producer | |
| Rob Scheidlinger | .... | executive producer | |
| Aaron Sorkin | .... | executive producer | |
| Thomas Schlamme | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| W.G. Snuffy Walden | (music by) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Smokler | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Janet Ashikaga | |||
Casting by | |||
| Paula Rosenberg | |||
| Bonnie Zane | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Thomas Azzari | (as Tho. E. Azzari) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Greg J. Grande | (as Greg Grande) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gloria Levisohn | .... | makeup artist | |
| Sylvia Surdu | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Steve Burgess | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Steve Burgess | .... | first assistant director | |
| Elena Santaballa | .... | second assistant director | |
| John Amodeo | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Karen Lee Holley | .... | property master (as Karen Holley) | |
| Nathan Haas | .... | leadman (uncredited) | |
| Gary Hidalgo | .... | paint foreman (uncredited) | |
| Dorn Merrill Kennison | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Larry Lasota | .... | production sound mixer (as Larry LaSota) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David Demore | .... | camera engineer (uncredited) | |
| Benjamin Spek | .... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Christy Ito | .... | costumer (as Christy Ito-Waller) | |
| Gina Wingate | .... | costumer | |
Other crew | |||
| Dana De Vally Piazza | .... | technical coordinator (as Dana DeValley) | |
| Carmen Herrera | .... | production coordinator | |
| Kate Wright | .... | script supervisor | |
| Shayne Lewin | .... | development (uncredited) | |
| Brenda J. Pulos | .... | script coordinator (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Imagine Television (in association with)
- Touchstone Television
- AXN (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
- Shout! Factory (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2010) (USA) (DVD)
- Digital Dimension computer graphics
- Inter Video video and computer playback
- Larson Sound Center post production sound services
- Major League Soccer soccer game film clip courtesy of
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USA:23 min (DVD)
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
Casey's ex-wife's name is Lisa, the same as Peter Krause's on-screen wives in "Six Feet Under" (2001) and "Dirty Sexy Money" (2007).See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Casey goes into the conference room to call his son, Isaac comes in to tell him to get back to work. The credentials around Isaac's neck disappear and reappear between shots.See more »
Quotes:
Dana Whitaker:Name three things the Knicks need to do to contend.See more »
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