"The West Wing" The Black Vera Wang (2002)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Chris Misiano

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (writer)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

8 May 2002 (Season 3, Episode 20)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The President and Leo deal with reports of a planned terrorist attack, but more shocking is who is behind it. Sam receives an anonymous package with bad implications for the campaign. C.J. chafes under her Secret Service protection. |

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

Cast

Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
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:
John Amos	...	Percy Fitzwallace
Maggie Baird	...	Ms. Carney, Network News President #3
Gerry Becker	...	Network News President #1
Patrick Breen	...	Kevin Kahn, Ritchie's Communications Director
David Burtka	...	Intern Bruce
Timothy Davis-Reed	...	Mark O'Donnell
Melissa Fitzgerald	...	Carol Fitzpatrick
Penny Griego	...	TV Reporter
Mark Harmon	...	Agent Simon Donovan
Michael Holden	...	Network News President #4
Ivy Jones	...	Martha, Office of Protocol
William James Jones	...	Secret Service Agent Jamie Dawson (as William J. Jones)
David O. Katz	...	Assistant
Thomas Kopache	...	Assistant Secretary of State Bob Slatterly
Ralph Meyering Jr.	...	Civilian Tom
Kate S. Palmer	...	Assistant
Devika Parikh	...	Bonnie
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper
Leon Russom	...	Network News President
Richard Saxton	...	TV Reporter
Ned Schmidtke	...	Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
Ron Silver	...	Bruno Gianelli
Steve Tom	...	General Hodges, Army Chief of Staff
Kim Webster	...	Ginger
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Hogan Cregg

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

John Wells Productions

Trivia:

When Sam is talking on the phone to Kevin Kahn about meeting for lunch, he asks: "Old Ebbitt's?" This is a reference to Old Ebbitt Grill, a restaurant located near the White House which has been a favorite dining place for political insiders since 1856.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Leo says that a list of possible terrorist targets in the US now includes "Fort Myer in Maryland". Fort Myer is located in Arlington, Virginia.

Quotes:

Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: There's no way you're letting me walk out the door, so what is it we're doing?
Agent Simon Donovan: I'm sorry?
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: What's your plan for me?
Agent Simon Donovan: I don't have a plan.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: You're gonna let me drive myself home?
Agent Simon Donovan: No. I've got your spark plug. Is that what you meant?
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: You've got my spark plug?
Agent Simon Donovan: And the battery. Also the fuel pump, starter relay, timing belt, the ignition fuse, and, well, also the engine I guess.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: Did you leave me anything?
Agent Simon Donovan: Wiper fluid.

Movie Connections:

References "Rocky and His Friends" (1959)

Soundtrack:

Don't Know Why