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Commander In Chief :: The Mom Who Came to Dinner (01x09)

Episode Information

Title:

The Mom Who Came to Dinner

Episode #:

01x09

Production Number:

109

Original Airdate:

Tuesday November 29th, 2005

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Episode Crew
Director:	Chris Long
Writer:	Joel Fields Alison Cross
Story:	Steven Bochco

Episode Summary

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As Thanksgiving rolls around, Kate Allen, Mac's mother, comes to the White House for the holiday. Mackenzie invites Templeton and his wife for dinner, which Kate insists on cooking. Meanwhile, Rod brings in Richard “Dickie” McDonald, a media consultant, to help with Mac's image and lagging poll numbers. Mackenzie also must decide the fate of a woman on death row.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Angela Gardner	played	Reporter Terry	Recurring (first appearance)
•Anthony Azizi	played	Vince Taylor	Recurring (8th appearance)
•Carmen Nicole	played	Reporter Jill	Recurring (second appearance)
•David Wells (1)	played	Usher Waverly	Recurring (second appearance)
•Hira Ambrosino	played	Laura	Recurring (4th appearance)
•John Sloan	played	Reporter Barry	Recurring (second appearance)
•Kristen Shaw	played	Norah Woodruff	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Mark-Paul Gosselaar	played	Richard "Dickie" McDonald	Recurring (first appearance)
•Natasha Henstridge	played	Jayne Murray	Recurring (7th appearance)
•Peter Coyote	played	Warren Keaton	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Polly Bergen	played	Kate Allen	Recurring (first appearance)
•Rey Herrera	played	Reporter Luis	Recurring (second appearance)
•Samantha Eggar	played	Sara Templeton	Recurring (third appearance)
•D. W. Moffett (1)	played	Mike Stanton
•David Gautreaux	played	Chairman
•Kristen Rutherford	played	Reporter #1
•Matthew Kaminsky	played	Reporter #2

Main Cast

•Geena Davis	played	Mackenzie Allen
•Kyle Secor	played	Rod Calloway
•Jasmine Jessica Anthony	played	Amy Calloway
•Matt Lanter	played	Horace Calloway
•Julie Ann Emery	played	Joan Greer
•Donald Sutherland	played	Nathan Templeton
•Ever Carradine (1)	played	Katheryn
•Caitlin Wachs	played	Rebecca Calloway

Episode Quotes

Member of the Press: Are you sending a signal that running in the next election isn't a factor for you?
Mackenzie: Right now, I'm concentrating on being President, not running for President.

Jim: Must be nice to get a visit from someone who's just here for the turkey.
Mackenzie: You don't know my mother.