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The West Wing

In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I

  • Episode aired Oct 4, 2000
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 43m
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Allison Janney and Shawn D. Woodyard in The West Wing (1999)
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The President is rushed to hospital following a shooting; staffers field questions on protection measures and executive authority. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet ca... Read allThe President is rushed to hospital following a shooting; staffers field questions on protection measures and executive authority. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet campaign.The President is rushed to hospital following a shooting; staffers field questions on protection measures and executive authority. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet campaign.
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1.5K
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  • Director
    • Thomas Schlamme
  • Writer
    • Aaron Sorkin
  • Stars
    • Rob Lowe
    • Dulé Hill
    • Allison Janney
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  • Director
    • Thomas Schlamme
  • Writer
    • Aaron Sorkin
  • Stars
    • Rob Lowe
    • Dulé Hill
    • Allison Janney
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    Rob Lowe
    Rob Lowe
    • Sam Seabornas Sam Seaborn
    Dulé Hill
    Dulé Hill
    • Charlie Youngas Charlie Young
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • C.J. Creggas C.J. Cregg
    Janel Moloney
    Janel Moloney
    • Donna Mossas Donna Moss
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Toby Ziegleras Toby Ziegler
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • Leo McGarryas Leo McGarry
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Josh Lymanas Josh Lyman
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • President Josiah Bartletas President Josiah Bartlet
    Stockard Channing
    Stockard Channing
    • Abbey Bartletas Abbey Bartlet
    Timothy Busfield
    Timothy Busfield
    • Danny Concannonas Danny Concannon
    Tim Matheson
    Tim Matheson
    • Vice President John Hoynesas Vice President John Hoynes
    Elisabeth Moss
    Elisabeth Moss
    • Zoey Bartletas Zoey Bartlet
    Michael O'Neill
    Michael O'Neill
    • Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfieldas Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield
    Jorja Fox
    Jorja Fox
    • Secret Service Agent Gina Toscanoas Secret Service Agent Gina Toscano
    Anna Deavere Smith
    Anna Deavere Smith
    • Nancy McNallyas Nancy McNally
    Kathryn Joosten
    Kathryn Joosten
    • Dolores Landinghamas Dolores Landingham
    NiCole Robinson
    NiCole Robinson
    • Margaret Hooperas Margaret Hooper
    Daniel von Bargen
    Daniel von Bargen
    • Air Force General Ken Shannonas Air Force General Ken Shannon
    • Director
      • Thomas Schlamme
    • Writer
      • Aaron Sorkin
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    Storyline

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    A pair of skinheads open fire as the President leaves a lecture theater, causing panic, chaos and injury. As the drama at the George Washington Hospital unfolds, C.J. and Leo field questions about exactly who is in charge while the president undergoes surgery, and Toby is asked about Secret Service protection measures. Flashbacks show the birth of the "Bartlett for America" campaign: Josh is courted by Leo; on his way to see Bartlett speak in New Hampshire he stops off to visit Sam at his Manhattan law firm; Toby is drinking at a bar, convinced he will be fired for advice he's given Bartlett. —Murray Chapman
    • man wearing a hospital gown
    • falling into a swimming pool
    • flashback
    • multiple sclerosis
    • campaign issue
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    • Trivia
      In the DVD commentary it is mentioned that when shooting the scene in which Donna learns about Josh's serious injury, Richard Schiff, instead of using the line in the script, told Janel Moloney, playing Donna, that "Bradley Whitford died", prompting her absolutely devastated expression in the scene.
    • Goofs
      The controversy regarding the 25th Amendment and who was "in charge" while the President was in surgery surrounds the failure of the President to sign a letter transferring power to the Vice President. The 25th Amendment also provides that the Cabinet may determine that the President is unable to discharge the duties of his office and transfer power to the VP without this letter. Before being anesthetized, the President instructs Leo to assemble the Cabinet. The entire premise that nobody was "in charge" is false.
    • Quotes

      [at a Q&A in Nashua, NH; a dairy farmer complained that Bartlett voted against a bill that hurt the farmer's pocketbook "to the tune" of 10 cents a gallon]

      President Josiah Bartlet: Yeah, I screwed you on that one.

      Questioner #2: I'm sorry?

      President Josiah Bartlet: I screwed you. You got hosed.

      Questioner #2: Sir, I...

      President Josiah Bartlet: And not just you. A lot of my constituents. I put the hammer to farms in Concord, Salem, Laconia, Pelham, Hampton, Hudson. You guys got rogered but good. Today for the first time in history, the largest group of Americans living in poverty are children. 1 in 5 children live in the most abject, dangerous, hopeless, back-breaking, gut-wrenching poverty any of us could imagine. 1 in 5, and they're children. If fidelity to freedom of democracy is the code of our civic religion then surely the code of our humanity is faithful service to that unwritten commandment that says we shall give our children better than we ourselves received. Let me put it this way: I voted against the bill because I didn't want to make it harder for people to buy milk. I stopped some money from flowing into your pocket. If that angers you, if you resent me, I completely respect that. But if you expect anything different from the President of the United States, you should vote for someone else.

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      Featured in The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)
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      West Wing Main Title
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      Written by W.G. Snuffy Walden

      Performed by Pete Anthony

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 23, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros. Television
      • John Wells Productions
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    • Runtime
      43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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