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Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

  • Episode aired Feb 28, 2001
  • TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
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Rob Lowe in The West Wing (1999)
Drama

On this year's "Big Block of Cheese Day", a college friend of Donna's asks Sam to help her get her late grandfather, accused of being a Communist spy inside the U.S. government, a presidenti... Read allOn this year's "Big Block of Cheese Day", a college friend of Donna's asks Sam to help her get her late grandfather, accused of being a Communist spy inside the U.S. government, a presidential pardon; dealing with the recent revelation that his father had been having an affair fo... Read allOn this year's "Big Block of Cheese Day", a college friend of Donna's asks Sam to help her get her late grandfather, accused of being a Communist spy inside the U.S. government, a presidential pardon; dealing with the recent revelation that his father had been having an affair for the past 27 years, Sam faces off with an F.B.I. agent, and later with Nancy McNally, ove... Read all

  • Director
    • Jessica Yu
  • Writers
    • Aaron Sorkin
    • Paul Redford
  • Stars
    • Rob Lowe
    • Dulé Hill
    • Allison Janney
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    1.2K
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    • Director
      • Jessica Yu
    • Writers
      • Aaron Sorkin
      • Paul Redford
    • Stars
      • Rob Lowe
      • Dulé Hill
      • Allison Janney
    • 2User reviews
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    Rob Lowe
    Rob Lowe
    • Sam Seaborn
    Dulé Hill
    Dulé Hill
    • Charlie Young
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • C.J. Cregg
    Janel Moloney
    Janel Moloney
    • Donna Moss
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Toby Ziegler
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • Leo McGarry
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Josh Lyman
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • President Josiah Bartlet
    Roma Maffia
    Roma Maffia
    • Officer Rhonda Sachs
    Jolie Jenkins
    Jolie Jenkins
    • Stephanie Gault
    Anna Deavere Smith
    Anna Deavere Smith
    • Nancy McNally
    Clark Gregg
    Clark Gregg
    • FBI Special Agent Michael Casper
    NiCole Robinson
    NiCole Robinson
    • Margaret Hooper
    John Billingsley
    John Billingsley
    • Dr. John Fallow
    Jordan Baker
    Jordan Baker
    • Dr. Cynthia Sayles
    Brent Hinkley
    Brent Hinkley
    • Professor Donald Huke
    Christopher Neiman
    Christopher Neiman
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    Kim Webster
    Kim Webster
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    • Director
      • Jessica Yu
    • Writers
      • Aaron Sorkin
      • Paul Redford
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    • Trivia
      Josh mentions to Sam that Lincoln signed a pardon on April 14, 1865, the same day he was shot. Until over a decade after this episode was filmed, historians thought this was true. However, in January 2011, Lincoln researcher Thomas Lowry admitted that he had altered the date of the pardon (which he had "discovered" in the permanent records of the U.S. National Archives) from 1864 to 1865 so that it would seem more historically significant.
    • Goofs
      The geographer states the map maker Mercator was German; he was, in fact, Flemish.
    • Quotes

      President Josiah Bartlet: What plaid-flannel-wearing cheese-eating yahoo of a milkman governor signed that idiot bill into state law?

      Charlie Young: [looks uncomfortable and doesn't answer]

      President Josiah Bartlet: It was me, wasn't it?

      Charlie Young: Yes, sir.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      New York Minute
      Written by Don Henley / Danny Kortchmar / Jai Winding

      Performed by Don Henley

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 2001 (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
      • John Wells Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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