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

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
Kathryn Joosten	...	Dolores Landingham
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper
Gilles Savard	...	Larouche
William Duffy	...	Larry (as Bill Duffy)
Jana Lee Hamblin	...	Reporter Bobbi
Victor Love	...	Reporter Mike
Andy Umberger	...	Stevie
Rose Rollins	...	Suzanne
Robyn Pedretti	...	Candy
J. August Richards	...	Bill
Melissa Fitzgerald	...	Carol Fitzpatrick
Peter James Smith	...	Ed
Mary Kay Wulf	...	Janet
Tammy Tavares	...	Woman
Chuti Tiu	...	Woman #2
Steven M. Gagnon	...	Officer #1
Eric Fleeks	...	Officer #2
Chris Hendrie	...	Businessman
Paul Doherty	...	Aide #1
Neal Moran	...	Aide #2
Bradley James	...	Secret Service Agent Donnie
Brad Van Grack	...	Pedestrian

Directed by
Thomas Schlamme

Writing credits
Aaron Sorkin		(creator)
Aaron Sorkin		(written by)

Produced by
Rick Cleveland	....	co-producer
Robert W. Glass III	....	associate producer
Kristin Harms	....	producer
Michael Hissrich	....	co-producer
Ron Osborn	....	consulting producer
Jeff Reno	....	consulting producer
Thomas Schlamme	....	executive producer
Aaron Sorkin	....	executive producer
John Wells	....	executive producer
Llewellyn Wells	....	producer

Original Music by
W.G. Snuffy Walden

Cinematography by
Thomas Del Ruth		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bill Johnson

Casting by
John Frank Levey		(as John Levey)
Kevin Scott

Production Design by
Ken Hardy		(as Kenneth Hardy)

Set Decoration by
Ellen Totleben

Costume Design by
Lyn Paolo		(as Lyn Elizabeth Paolo)

Makeup Department
Robert Norin	....	key make-up
Jeffrey Sacino	....	key hair
Laverne Caracuzzi	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Greg LaCava	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Robert P. Cohen	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stacy Fish	....	second assistant director
Chris Stoia	....	first assistant director
Shawn Griffith	....	second assistant director: exteriors (uncredited)
Mark Rabinowitz	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Blanche Sindelar	....	property master
Kinney Booker	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Scott De Shields	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Mike Stassi	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Thomas A. Harris	....	supervising sound editor
Dan Hiland	....	re-recording mixer
Walter Newman	....	supervising sound editor
Gary D. Rogers	....	re-recording mixer
Kenneth B. Ross	....	sound mixer
Kevin B. Barron	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Timothy A. Cleveland	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Casey J. Crabtree	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Crabtree	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Kat Craig	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Jessica A. Dickson	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Catherine Flynn	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Deron Street	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Amy D'Alessandro	....	graphic artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Butters	....	gaffer
David Chameides	....	steadicam operator
Marlin Hall	....	key grip
Rick Tschudin	....	camera operator
Stephen Murphy	....	camera intern (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Miller	....	executive in charge of casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ricardo Richard Alvarez	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Lisa Eisler	....	costumer (uncredited)
Carrie Proffer	....	key costumer (uncredited)

Music Department
Stuart Goetz	....	music editor
Ann Kline	....	music supervisor
Michael Mason	....	music production coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Patrick Caddell	....	consultant (as Patrick H. Caddell)
Kevin Halloran	....	location manager
Hilary Momberger	....	script supervisor
Dee Dee Myers	....	consultant
Peter Parnell	....	executive story editor
Paul Redford	....	story editor
Amy D'Alessandro	....	titles (uncredited)

Production Companies

• John Wells Productions
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Fox (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1999) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

Germany:40 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

John Wells Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Bartlet explains the Post Hoc fallacy the shot shows him taking off his glass, the following shot from behind has them on. The shot following and showing his face show the glasses off again.

Quotes:

President Josiah Bartlet: Your wife's beautiful, too. How'd you get her to marry you? Did you trick her or something?

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

She's Lost Control