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The West Wing: Season 1

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22 episodes · premiered Sep 22, 1999

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  1. Episode 1: Pilot Sep 22, 1999 · 41m The senior members of the White House staff are summoned to the office early in the morning to handle difficult situations: Hundreds of Cubans are on their way across the Atlantic Ocean in…
  2. Episode 2: Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc Sep 29, 1999 · 38m The Vice President refuses to fall in line with Bartlet. Sam discusses the problem of Laurie with Josh and Toby. Bartlet hires Mandy as his consultant.
  3. Episode 3: A Proportional Response Oct 6, 1999 · 41m Still enraged at Morris's death, Bartlet makes a show of deadly force. C.J. is upset about being kept out of the loop about Laurie. Josh hires Bartlet's new personal assistant.
  4. Episode 4: Five Votes Down Oct 13, 1999 · 41m Five votes keep a very important gun-control bill from being passed and the staff has 72 hours to track down the errant congressmen. Toby is accused of manipulating the stock market by…
  5. Episode 5: The Crackpots and These Women Oct 20, 1999 · 41m The staffers spend the day ("Big Block of Cheese day") dealing with private organizations, aka the crackpots. Throughout the day, Sam deals with a UFO nut, CJ gets a proposal to build a…
  6. Episode 6: Mr. Willis of Ohio Nov 3, 1999 · 41m Toby and Mandy push for a commerce bill with a census-counting provision, with three votes as the deciding factor. Sam tutors CJ on the finer points of the census. Josh & Sam take Charlie…
  7. Episode 7: The State Dinner Nov 10, 1999 · 41m The president of Indonesia is honored at a state dinner. The staff deals with Hurricane Sarah, a potential teamster strike, and a raid involving children in Idaho while a reporter flirts…
  8. Episode 8: Enemies Nov 17, 1999 · 41m Bartlet and Hoynes argue in front of the Cabinet. CJ fends off Danny's advances when she suspects he's after a big story. Mallory asks Sam out. The staff leaps hurdles to pass a banking…
  9. Episode 9: The Short List Nov 24, 1999 · 41m Bartlet struggles to name a nominee to the Supreme Court when the perfect nominee turns out to be not so perfect. A congressman attacks the staff, claiming that 1 in 3 use drugs.
  10. Episode 10: In Excelsis Deo Dec 15, 1999 · 41m Toby tries to arrange a proper funeral for a homeless veteran. Josh and Sam try to set up a preemptive strike against Lillienfield, who is attacking Leo because of his prior drug and…
  11. Episode 11: Lord John Marbury Jan 5, 2000 · 41m War breaks out between India and Pakistan and Bartlet consults with Lord John Marbury. Toby accuses CJ of being too friendly with the press when she objects to being kept in the dark. The…
  12. Episode 12: He Shall, from Time to Time Jan 12, 2000 · 41m Bartlet collapses before his first State of the Union address. Leo publicly admits to his former alcoholism and drug abuse. Things get interesting romantically for both Sam and CJ. Lord…
  13. Episode 13: Take out the Trash Day Jan 26, 2000 · 41m Josh and Sam are able to make a bargain to keep Leo from going through a hearing, at the expense of a new sex education report. Mandy doesn't think a couple should be present at the…
  14. Episode 14: Take This Sabbath Day Feb 9, 2000 · 41m After the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution of a convicted murderer, Bartlet has forty-eight hours to decide whether or not to commute the sentence. Josh faces off with Joey…
  15. Episode 15: Celestial Navigation Feb 16, 2000 · 41m Toby and Sam travel to Connecticut to get Roberto Mendoza released from jail; Josh must run a press briefing when CJ has an emergency root canal.
  16. Episode 16: 20 Hours in L. A. Feb 23, 2000 · 41m Bartlet and the senior staff fly to California to attend an important fundraiser. Hoynes must decide whether he will support Bartlet's stance or go with his convictions when the Senate is…
  17. Episode 17: The White House Pro-Am Mar 22, 2000 · 41m Abbey keeps the staff busy with the fallout when she leaks her personal preference for a Federal Reserve Board appointment and discusses child labor on a talk show, prompting a…
  18. Episode 18: Six Meetings Before Lunch Apr 5, 2000 · 41m Mendoza is confirmed by the Senate; Mandy needs Toby's help to replace a dead panda bear; Sam angers Mallory when she reads a position paper that he wrote supporting school vouchers; Josh…
  19. Episode 19: Let Bartlet Be Bartlet Apr 26, 2000 · 40m Mandy's old memo about Bartlet administration weaknesses surfaces; Josh tries to get administration nominees appointed to the Federal Elections Committee; Sam works to get a better policy…
  20. Episode 20: Mandatory Minimums May 3, 2000 · 41m Andrea Wyatt insists that mandatory minimums be added to a new drug policy the staff is developing; C.J. makes a mistake and sets them back.
  21. Episode 21: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics May 10, 2000 · 41m Bartlet gets closer to making the FEC campaign finance reform-friendly, but his opponents strike back by making Sam's former dalliance with the call girl public knowledge; CJ waits…
  22. Episode 22: What Kind of Day Has It Been May 17, 2000 · 41m The staff deals with the crisis of an American pilot who was shot down in Iraq; Toby's brother is in danger on a space shuttle whose doors won't close; Bartlet and the senior staff walk…