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"The West Wing" The Midterms (2000)


Overview

User Rating:
8.3/10   86 votes
Director:
Alex Graves
Writers:
Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (written by)
Contact:
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TV Series:
"The West Wing" (1999)
Original Air Date:
18 October 2000 (Season 2, Episode 3)
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
With the midterm elections coming up, Toby looks for a way to stop hate groups; Charlie and Zoey decide... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Rob Lowe ... Sam Seaborn

Dulé Hill ... Charlie Young

Allison Janney ... Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg

Janel Moloney ... Donna Moss

Richard Schiff ... Toby Ziegler

John Spencer ... Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford ... Josh Lyman

Martin Sheen ... President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet

Elisabeth Moss ... Zoey Bartlet

Claire Yarlett ... Dr. Jenna Jacobs

Rebecca Creskoff ... Sarah Jordan

James Denton ... Tom Jordan (as Jamie Denton)
NiCole Robinson ... Margaret Hooper

Alfonso Freeman ... Andrew Mackintosh
Myles Kilpatrick ... Jeffrey Mackintosh (as Myles Killpatrick)
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Additional Details

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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Company:
John Wells Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Right after President Bartlett spouts off a list of Bible quotes to Jenna Jacobs to illustrate their inapplicability, Sam Seaborn takes a crab puff from her. This is not an isolated gesture of stealing food; Leviticus 11:10 indicates that shellfish are an "abomination", so Sam's action in effect continues the President's argument. Also, Jacobs is wearing a brooch shaped like a crab on her lapel. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Congressional candidate Tom Jordan is described as a graduate of Oberlin College who lived in an all-white fraternity. Oberlin College hasn't allowed its students to join fraternities since its founding in 1833. more
Quotes:
Leo McGarry: We can't afford all the things we want, Sam. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent, 25 December 2006
9/10
Author: ezap-3 from United States

This episode is fantastic. Not only does it show the best duologue and development of character and relationships on the program, but the skewering of the Dr. Laura character was well done. It's not about what faith you believe in, it's a bout how seriously you take yourself. Sorkin presents the clear message that whether you're Muslim or Christian, you can't go around calling people infidels or abomination. If you're going to cherry pick from you're sacred text, why do you have to pick the most negative parts? The part where they all meet with Josh is particularly moving. Sorkin has that perfect mix of funny and serious that you only really see on Scrubs. Not that the shows are similar, but they have stylistic similarities. This episode was a good refrain from the drama of the first and second episode of this season.

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