In this episode, we look at the uncomfortable contiguity of bartlet the president and bartlet the dad. The surgeon general makes some controversial comments about marijuana, leading to an attack by family values groups and an unsolicited comment by bartlets middle daughter, ellie, to danny concannon that her father wouldnt fire the s. Here you can browse the summaries and transcripts of episodes of the show, and you can also search the entire text of episode transcripts to find your favorite line or quote. On the eve of ellie s white house wedding, a military situation in central asia takes bartlet away from the rehearsal. When he confronts ellie, the president gets a sobering reality check about their. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv. The surgeon general makes some controversial comments about. S02e15 ellie posted on july 3, 20 by mark oshiro in the fifteenth episode of the second season of the west wing, the white house deals with a disaster of a pr move when the surgeon general makes controversial statements about marijuana and a surprising person backs them up. Also vital to this theme is the new doctrine for legislating laid out in the firstseason episode let bartlet be bartlet.
Former cast member rob lowe returns as sam seaborn in this episode, which finds bartlet and his staff making the transition as easy. After the surgeon general mary kay place ignites controversy by declaring a favorable stance on medical marijuana, the situation is worsened when president bartlets daughter ellie. When he confronts ellie, the president gets a sobering reality. A visit to the set of tvs most creative primetime drama by rick kushman february 25, 2001 sacramento bee. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the west wing anytime, anywhere. The west wing was a political drama produced for american tv by the screen writer aaron sorkin, which ran for 156 episodes over seven seasons.
The president returns from tokyo and is met by a wave of controversy after surgeon general griffith says that marijuana should be legalized. In this season, the west wing characters are shown as being more capable of legislating thanks to an increased approval rating described as a temporary bubble due to the shooting that ends the first season. Ellie is the middle daughter of president josiah bartlet and abbey bartlet. Ellie bartlet works as a medical researcher at johns hopkins and in 2001, begins taking an interest in oncology. When he confronts ellie, the president gets a sobering reality check about their relationship. Continuity guide for the west wing television show.
The seventh and final season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from september 25, 2005 to may 14, 2006 and consisted of 22 episodes. During the episode ellie bartlett meets with and receives a wedding gift from the bermudian ambassador. In her selftitled debut episode in season 2, ellie, then a 24yearold medical student at johns hopkins university, causes problems for the administration by saying her father would never fire the surgeon general who also happens to be her. Allison janneys cj cregg remains as brilliant as ever, but josh.
He shall, from time to time jun 22, 2016 jun 29, 2016 1. Family on the west wing has always been a tricky subject. Watch the west wing season 7, episode 9 the wedding. West wing reunion live from atx jun 15, 2016 jun 22, 2016 1.
Jed and abbey bartlet 7x5 ellie bartlet is straight after all. In season one, we saw leos wife finally end their marriage because leo was putting his job first. The bartlets hear ellie s heapful of good and bad news. The 10 worst episodes according to imdb the west wing is a critically acclaimed television show, and it is rare for an episode to be bad. Millicent griffith mary kay place, the surgeon general, is asked whether. The 25 best president bartlet moments from the west wing. During an online chat, the surgeon general comments favorably on the legalization of marijuana. Each has a copy of this weeks script, sorkins 37th since the pilot, a stack of paper half an inch thick, about 10,000 words including stage directions, the cover emblazoned with the presidential seal. Watch the west wing season 5 episode 16 full online for. With rob lowe, dule hill, allison janney, janel moloney. Things are made worse when the presidents daughter, ellie, tells reporter danny concannon that her father would never fire the surgeon general. West wing titles barack obama the real west wing, year 1. The santos campaign has gained ground on vinick over the last few weeks, but with less than two months until the election its not clear. The west wing transcripts search transcripts, summaries.
The first season finale of sports night, titled sports night. The controversy heightens when ellie bartlet tells a reporter th. Each week hosts dave anthony and josh olson watch and then discuss an episode of the west wing. Josh investigates the wisdom of a recess appointment as. All episodes 155 next the surgeon general makes some controversial comments about marijuana, leading to an attack by family values groups and an unsolicited comment by bartlets middle daughter, ellie, to danny. A each episode commonly follows a day or small number of days as members of the presidents staff. Search or browse the west wing transcripts view or search. As the white house prepares for vic and ellie s wedding, bartlet has to. Plus a very special rewrite of the west wing that fixes everything. The west wing season 5 episode 7 separation of powers. February 21, 2001 the president returns from japan to learn that his surgeon general mary kay place has.
In her selftitled debut episode in season 2, ellie, then a 24yearold medical. President josiah bartlet tells his daughter, ellie, played by nina siemaszko, the only thing you ever had to do to make me happy was come home at the end of the day. Toby still keeps in touch with his exwife if only to play politicsand pretty much only when hes told to. This further complicated matters and brought up certain issues that had plagued ellies and the presidents relationship. When a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie s research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to home, and will realizes that theyve all greatly underestimated his boss. February 21, 2001 the president returns from japan to learn that his surgeon general mary kay place has said some things about marijuana that might prove. Jed and abbey bartlet 7x5 ellie bartlet is straight. Then there was somebodys going to emergency, somebodys going to jail, which i wanted to like so much more than i did. Wells has not yet publicly commented on the episode or about the letter from lafferty and sheldon.
Millicent griffith godmother eleanor ellie emily bartlet faison, m. Kristen chenoweth appears in the church scenes towards the end of the episode, although she does not have a speaking role. She is the middle daughter of josiah and abigail bartlet. The second season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 4, 2000 to may 16, 2001 and consisted of 22 episodes. Leo wanders into the office at the wee hours of the morning to find sam, asleep on his couch.
The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode featuring interviews with expresidents and. The president martin sheen wings back from a tokyo trade summit, a firestorm of controversy awaits him when surgeon. Based around the workings of the members of the federal government close to the president of the u. May 15, 2006 the west wing, which premiered in fall 1999, was the vision of aaron sorkin, whose genius was reflected in the pilot episode, repeated sunday night just before the finale aired. There were other great scenes, of course, like glenn closes appearance as a nominee for chief justice in the supremes an episode from series 5 in which, again, everything approached a rarelyattained perfection. Unlike her sisters, elizabeth and zoey, ellie followed in her mothers footsteps and went into medicine. Feb 01, 2015 author jeremy grayson posted on february 1, 2015 june 22, 2017 categories television, the west wing tags west wing season 2 6 thoughts on west wing 2. While the speech is being given, dea agents are taken hostage in colombia. There are 154 regular season episodes, plus the special episodes isaac and ishmael and documentary special. Take out the trash day with senator bob casey and liza weil jun 29, 2016. A definitive ranking of every character on the west wing.
The 10 definitive episodes of the west wing the artifice. The west wing 19992006 is a television show about a fictional united states presidential administration, set mainly in the west wing of the white house. Watch the west wing episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Santos is working on campaign strategy, ellie s getting married, abbey is welcoming guests, bartlets making jokes, chin. Bartlets third state of the union the west wing episode guide. Series was created by aaron sorkin and is showing on nbc tv wednesday nights in the 19992000 and 20002001 seasons. About the podcast each week hosts dave anthony and josh olson watch and then discuss an episode of the west wing. President confronts outspoken middle daughter as the president martin sheen wings back from a tokyo trade summit, a firestorm of controversy awaits him when surgeon general griffith guest star mary kay place, mary hartman, mary hartman hints that marijuana should be decriminalized but bartlet is even more incensed over. The president returns from japan to learn that his surgeon general mary kay place has said some things about marijuana that might prove. He is referring to the rival gangs in the stage musical and film west side story. Nbcs the west wing aired its final episode thirteen years ago this week, on may 14, 2006. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron sorkin that aired on nbc from september 22, 1999 to may 14, 2006. In her selftitled debut episode in season 2, ellie, then a 24yearold medical student at johns hopkins university, causes. Cjs father has been mentioned in the past, in episodes like the stackhouse filibuster 2.
The west wing ellie tv episode 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A minor bicycle mishap becomes a minicrisis for his staff, while a remark josh made on tv may get him bounced from his job. For one thing, it had such a different texture than other west wing episodes. The west wing is an american serial political drama television. She graduated from johns hopkins medical school and later became a medical researcher there. Watch the west wing online full episodes of season 7 to. The president arrives from a meeting and brings ellie into the oval office. West wing creator vetoed a bush cameo by rob owen january, 2001 pittsburgh postgazette weve just shot the episode dealing with the state of the union address, he said. Tvc sends protest letter to west wing producer over distorted portrayal by jimmy moore march 5, 2004 gop talon news. I dont know much about the families of the rest of the staff, other than i guess joshs dad died while he was. Here are the worst we could find, according to imdb.
The controversy heightens when ellie bartlet tells a. Watch the west wing online full episodes of season 7 to 1. Ellie with nina siemaszko january 24, 2017 by the west wing weekly in this episode, we look at the uncomfortable contiguity of bartlet the president and bartlet the dad. Griffith told the truth and doctors shouldnt be fired for that.
In the shadow of two gunmen 2 20 hours in america 2 the dogs of war. President bartlets plan to attend his daughter ellie s white house wedding is jeopardized when russia and china mobilize troops over growing chaos in kazakhstan. The end the west wing and all its characters are properties of aaron sorkin, john wells production, warner brothers television, and nbc. Had there been mention of this other daughter in previous west wing episodes. The west wing hd lionel tribbey and his cricket bat and its surely to their credit duration. Landingham and charlie are discussing the movie when ellie shows up in the oval office. The president martin sheen wings back from a tokyo trade summit, a firestorm of controversy awaits him when surgeon general griffith mary kay place hints that marijuana should be decriminalized but bartlet is even more incensed over his meek middle daughter ellies nina siemaszko public assurances that her father would never fire griffith. For the seventh season, regular staff writers were wells, odonnell, noah, eli attie, debora cahn, josh singer and lauren schmidt, while cast member bradley whitford wrote his second episode of the series. After seeing her mother play a doctor on an episode of sesame street to explain her return to the medical profession, ellie decides to make a speech to the. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv guide. Considered one of the bestwritten and most innovative tv series of all time, this political drama depicts a president in his first year in office.
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