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The West Wing :: King Corn (06x13)

Episode Information

Title:

King Corn

Episode #:

06x13

Production Number:

2T5013

Original Airdate:

Wednesday January 26th, 2005

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Episode Crew
Director:	Alex Graves
Writer:	John Wells (1)

Episode Summary

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Presidential rivals Santos and Vinick meet by chance at an Iowa motel restaurant after a day of campaigning. Earlier in the day, the two candidates, as well as Vice President Russell spoke at the Iowa Corn Growers' Expo, each having to take a stance on ethanol subsidies. By the end of the day, Santos and Vinick come to realize that they both have worthy opponents.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Aaron Ashmore	played	Trevor	Recurring (second appearance)
•Andrew Caple-Shaw	played	Sean	Recurring (first appearance)
•Evan Arnold	played	Ned	Recurring (third appearance)
•Gary Cole	played	Bob Russell	Recurring (15th appearance)
•Ivan Allen	played	Roger Salier	Recurring (17th appearance)
•Karis Campbell	played	Ronna	Recurring (third appearance)
•Patricia Richardson	played	Sheila Brooks	Recurring (first appearance)
•Stephen Root	played	Bob Mayer	Recurring (first appearance)
•Teri Polo	played	Helen Santos	Recurring (second appearance)
•Brent Schraff (1)	played	Kid in the Back
•Chris Coppola (1)	played	Howard
•Danny Hart	played	Banker
•Doug Sinclair	played	Farmer
•Jay Paulson	played	Roger
•Joe Howard	played	Connors
•John Bayliss	played	Johnson
•Kim Fifield	played	Betty
•Miriam Shor	played	Christine
•Scott Wickware	played	Edgars

Main Cast

•Martin Sheen	played	President Jed Bartlet
•John Spencer	played	Leo McGarry
•Allison Janney	played	Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg
•Bradley Whitford	played	Josh Lyman
•Janel Moloney	played	Donna Moss
•Richard Schiff	played	Toby Ziegler
•Stockard Channing	played	Abbey Bartlet
•Dule Hill	played	Charlie Young
•Joshua Malina	played	Will Bailey
•Alan Alda	played	Senator Arnold Vinick
•Jimmy Smits	played	Matthew Santos
•Mary McCormack	played	Kate Harper

Episode Notes

Alan Alda (Senator Arnold Vinick) is now credited as a main cast member.

Featured Songs

Artist	Song Title	Played When
•Johnny Cash	Green, Green Grass of Home
•Patsy Cline	Walkin' After Midnight
•Ryan Adams (1)	Desire

Episode References

At the hotel, Josh has trouble getting his key card to work so Donna comes over to help him. This same situation occured in season 1's "20 Hours in L.A.".

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