"The West Wing" Holy Night (2002)

Director:

Thomas Schlamme

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (writer) ...

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

11 December 2002 (Season 4, Episode 10)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Toby's estranged father appears in his office a couple of nights before Christmas. Leo and Jed find themselves trying to fix problems as well as their consciences. |

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | A Cappella | President | Political | Secretary

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Jan. 7

8:00 AM

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Holy Night

#4.10

Cast

Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Joshua Malina	...	Will Bailey
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry Adler	...	Jules Ziegler
Adam Arkin	...	Dr. Stanley Keyworth
Chirag Badlani	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Timothy Busfield	...	Danny Concannon
Devin Caughey	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Chuck Colman	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Timothy Davis-Reed	...	Mark O'Donnell
John Diehl	...	Claypool
Stephen Elliott	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Brian Fimoff	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Melissa Fitzgerald	...	Carol Fitzpatrick
Trent Ford	...	Jean Paul
Bob Honstein	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Steve Ireland	...	Ron
Danny Jacobs	...	Jules Ziegler in 1954 (as Danny A. Jacobs)
Jimmy Johnson	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Harry Karp	...	Zev
Talley Lambert	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Dave Lerman	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Elisabeth Moss	...	Zoey Bartlet
Dave Mount	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Kris Murphy	...	Katie Witt
Devika Parikh	...	Bonnie
Patricia Prata	...	Princess of Spain - White House Christmas celebration w / Yo Yo Ma
Alex Reznik	...	Jacob
Kevin Sladek	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Vikram Swamy	...	Whiffenpoofs Member
Kim Webster	...	Ginger
Courtney Williams	...	Whiffenpoofs Member

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Yiddish

Color:

Color

Trivia:

Toby's father looks at a framed newspaper clipping on his office wall. This particular newspaper photo was used as a plot device in the first season when Sam and Toby are sent to rescue the Supreme Court nomination from jail.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The introduction to the episode puts Toby's birth on Decembr 23, 1954, and shows his father working for Murder, inc. around that time. Murder, inc. actually operated from 1934 until 1940, when top lieutenant Abe "Kid Twist" Reles turned informer.

Quotes:

Claypool: How pregnant is your ex-wife?
Toby Ziegler: As I understand pregnancy, it's a binary state. You either are or you aren't.

Soundtrack:

Holy Night