"The West Wing" Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (1999)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Thomas Schlamme

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (written by)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

29 September 1999 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Josh trumps a potential Democratic challenger in a masterful political move and then hires the challenger's...

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Moira Kelly	...	Mandy Hampton
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Morris Tolliver
Lisa Edelstein	...	Brittany 'Laurie' Rollins
Merrin Dungey	...	Daisy
Renée Estevez	...	Nancy
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Lloyd Russell
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Suzy Nakamura	...	Cathy
Tim Matheson	...	Vice President John Hoynes

Runtime:

Germany:40 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

John Wells Productions

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After Sam finds the call girl Laurie, she explains to him that she has broken some State laws, but claims to have never broken any federal laws. However in pilot she is shown in bed smoking marijuana which is a federal offense.

Quotes:

Sam Seaborn: About a week ago I accidentally slept with a prostitute.
Toby Ziegler: [pause] Really?
Sam Seaborn: Yes.
Toby Ziegler: You accidentally slept with a prostitute?
Sam Seaborn: A call girl.
Toby Ziegler: Accidentally?
Sam Seaborn: Yes.
Toby Ziegler: I don't understand. Did you trip over something?

Movie Connections:

References "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989)

Soundtrack:

She's Lost Control