West wing season 1 episode summaries

The west wing series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. If youd like to elaborate on the summary or recap just add a. The west wing post hoc, ergo propter hoc tv episode. In his first term as president, josiah bartlet and his eager group of staffers.

Sample entry episode 19 season 1 ep 19 let bartlet be bartlet first aired. Were not gonna lock it in the basement or brush it with a new coat of paint. The west wing was created by american writer and producer aaron sorkin, who served as a writer and executive producer for the show until its fourth season 2003. She is absent from the second season, and the quality of the drama is enhanced by a closer focus on the more successful creations. First season episodes of aaron sorkins the west wing. The staff scrambles to respond to pages telling them that the president has been in an accident hes fallen off the b. Josh trumps a potential democratic challenger in a masterful political move and then hires the challengers chief of staff and exgirlfriend mandy hampton. The 10 definitive episodes of the west wing the artifice. In the series finale, the bartlet administration prepares to leave the west wing.

But is it a product of its time, or does it still stand up today. The west wing transcripts search episode dialogue, summaries, and titles of all episodes of the west wing tv show seasons 1 through 6. There are 154 regular season episodes, plus the special episodes isaac and ishmael and documentary special. The west wing transcripts search transcripts, summaries. Buy stickers featuring the more memorable quotes from the show, as well as bartlet for president bumper stickers. The west wing season 1 episode list, summaries and show guide.

The west wing unofficial continuity guide is a tribute to nbcs award winning tv show and to the writing of aaron sorkin. The west wing season 1 episode summaries, episode guide and tv show schedule. Among the last moments of this particular year are sam seaborns wellintended relationship with a callgirl, the breakdown of white house. Episode airdate written by 1 pilot 22 september 1999 aaron sorkin there are. Main index season 1 episode index season 1 information index. Search or browse the west wing transcripts view or. Bartlet negotiates for the return of a spy plane is forced down over russia. The west wing tv show season 2 episodes list next episode. The west wing creator and executive producer aaron sorkin wrote the script. Thomas schlamme the presidents doctor and other americans are killed when their plane is shot down in the middle east. The west wing tv series 19992006 plot summary imdb. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron.

When the newly elected president reneges on a promise, frank underwood and his wife claire decide to sever all. All eyes are looking forward to the leo mcgarryray sullivan vice. I knew who the man was, and had heard many a tale of the glory of the west wing and had even caught a stray episode or two, in passing, that my roommate would watch in reruns, but somehow i had avoided everything. Watch the west wing episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. During its first four seasons, when aaron sorkin coproduced the program and wrote most of its episodes, the west wing was a popular and critical. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the west wing anytime, anywhere. Still enraged at morriss death, bartlet makes a show of deadly force. Among the last moments of this particular year are sam seaborns. Presidential advisers get their personal lives hopelessly tangled up with professional duties as they try to conduct the business of running a country. The west wing season 1 episode 3 a proportional response. No praise is too high for this, the second season of the west wing. The west wing launches its third season with this special standalone episode, designed to address the tragic events of september 11, 2001.

Nov 06, 2018 collider s own adam chitwood and matt goldberg rank the top 15 episodes of the west wing, one of the best series in the history of television. The third season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 3, 2001 to may 22, 2002 and consisted of 21 episodes and 2 special episodes. Isaac and ishmael season 3, episode 1 the west wing was always careful to avoid actual political issues, happy to exist in its own parallel universe. Search or browse the west wing transcripts view or search transcripts and summaries. The crackpots and these women carissa pavlica at september 22, 2017 4. Josh hires charlie to be bartlets new personal assistant. Unlike probably every other person alive, my first experience with aaron sorkin came a few years ago, when i started watching studio 60 on the sunset strip. The shows sixth and seventh seasons depicted the presidential election campaign for bartlets successor, which featured candidates matthew santos, a democratic texas congressman played by jimmy smits, and arnold vinick, a. Josh interviews a candidate to replace ainsley hayes.

In the season premiere, flashbacks reveal how the president will officially. While josh bradley whitford and sam rob lowe deal with the political fallout from the attacks on leos john spencer previous addictions, toby richard schiff matches wits with. About careers press contact terms of use privacy policy. Inside the lives of staffers in the west wing of the white house. 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. Advanced search watchlist sign in the west wing tv series 19992006 poster. Thomas schlamme beepers inform the senior white house staff that the president ran a bicycle into a tree and is injured. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv guide. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv. Names of the celebrity guest stars episode specific trivia.

The third season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 3, 2001 to may 22, 2002 and. Oct 02, 2017 on the west wing season 1 episode 7, while the administration prepares for and suffers through a state dinner, the us continues to erupt around them. When the newly elected president reneges on a promise, frank underwood and his wife claire decide to sever all allegiances and toss the rules out the window. You can also track your episodes and add them to the watchlist. Chapter 1 is the first chapter of the first season, as well as the first episode in general. The white house is locked down after a gunman on the street fires shots into the west wing. Toby tries to warn sam away from his friendship with the call girl, but to tobys horror, sam seems intent on reforming her. But i have to say that by season 4 i was the odd great episode apart getting rather weary of aaron sorkins increasingly familiar tropes. Fictional democratic president josiah jed bartlet suffers no fools, and that policy alienates many. Meanwhile, bartlet, in a bulletproof vest and with extra secret service protection, throws the ceremonial first pitch of the major league baseball season. Plot summaries and detailed cast lists for all 155 episodes of the series can be found at the west wing episode guide.

Former cast member rob lowe returns as sam seaborn in this episode, which finds bartlet and his staff making the transition as easy. Search or browse the west wing transcripts view or search. Home the episodes season one first season dvds available. View the full list of popular shows on the tv calendar and add them to your favourites filter. It aired on february 1, 20 along with the rest of season 1. The west wing is basically an episode guide to the first two seasons of the best show on television. The continuity guide grew as the series continued so some sections like the. If season 1 had a weakness, it was that moira kellys character mandy was not as strong or engaging as the rest of the main cast. Season 2 guide for the west wing tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. It premiered on april 24, 2016 and ended on june 26, 2016. John amos percy fitzwallace, aaron lustig jerry graham, david brisbin ken, richard penn blakely, james dumont major thompson, ted marcoux. Gemma revisits the first season of political drama the west wing. The west wing tv show season 1 episodes list next episode.

Josh faces the possible loss of his job after an onair insult of a political opponent, which toby tries to prevent by having josh make a personal apology. With rob lowe, moira kelly, allison janney, richard schiff. The first season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the. The west wing staffers are introduced as each learns via phone or pager that the president was in a cycling accident. The first season, which begins in the middle of bartlets first year in office, is loaded with images of a west wing stuck. Selina does whatever it takes to win the presidency following a historic tied election, and fends off competition from her manipulative running mate. Texas postquarantine go topless jeep weekend results in feral bacchanal, nearly 200 arrests. Collider s own adam chitwood and matt goldberg rank the top 15 episodes of the west wing, one of the best series in the history of television.

The first season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from september 22, 1999 to may 17, 2000 and consisted of 22 episodes. Season 1 guide for the west wing tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. A minor bicycle mishap becomes a minicrisis for his staff, while a remark josh made on tv may get him bounced from his job. Season 1 of american drama series the west wing aired on nbc television network. For me season 1 was the best i just fell in love with it within minutes of the first episode.

Our only connection to this television series is our irreverent reverence. Producer aaron sorkin briefly interrupts the series. Fan guide for the west wing television show created by aaron sorkin and showing on nbc tv wednesday nights in the 19992000 and 20002001 seasons. Sams fling the previous night with laurie, who unbeknownst to sam is a. Season 1 episode index the west wing episode guide. Meanwhile, sam seaborn rob lowe, the troubleprone deputy communications director, unknowingly spends the night with a call girl lisa edelstein and then. In his first term as president, josiah bartlet and his eager group of staffers battle day to day issues and attempt to pass legislation through back channels and dealmaking. Rob lowe as sam seaborn, deputy white house communications director. Pilot post hoc, ergo propter hoc a proportional response. May 15, 2016 isaac and ishmael season 3, episode 1 the west wing was always careful to avoid actual political issues, happy to exist in its own parallel universe. Josiah bartlett, played by martin sheen, presided over his fictional west wing from the fall of 1999 to the spring of 2006.