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The West Wing :: Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (01x02)

Episode Information

Title:

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Episode #:

01x02

Production Number:

225901

Original Airdate:

Wednesday September 29th, 1999

*Also Known As:

Tout découle de tout ( France [France 2])

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FR (France 2)	Jul 06, 2001

Episode Crew
Director:	Thomas Schlamme
Writer:	Aaron Sorkin

Episode Summary

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Sam, despite the rest of the staff urging him not to, decides to publicly pursue the call girl he spent the night with. C.J. tries to make the best of the ongoing clash between the Vice President and President over a bill. Meanwhile, President Bartlet hires Mandy Hampton as his consultant and the plane carrying Bartlet’s doctor is shot down, leaving a young African-American Navy captain to substitute as the President’s physician.

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Guest Stars

Special Guest Stars
•Ruben Santiago-Hudson	played	Morris Tolliver
Guest Stars
•Janel Moloney	played	Donna Moss	Recurring (second appearance)
•Lisa Edelstein	played	Laurie	Recurring (second appearance)
•Renee Estevez	played	Nancy	Recurring (first appearance)
•Suzy Nakamura	played	Kathy	Recurring (second appearance)
•Tim Matheson	played	Vice President John Hoynes	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Bedford Lloyd (1)	played	Lloyd Russell
•Merrin Dungey	played	Daisy Reese
Co-Guest Stars
•Andy Umberger	played	Stevie	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bradley James	played	Donnie	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jana Lee Hamblin	played	Bobbi	Recurring (second appearance)
•Kathryn Joosten	played	Delores Landingham	Recurring (second appearance)
•Melissa Fitzgerald	played	Carol Fitzpatrick	Recurring (second appearance)
•NiCole Robinson	played	Margaret	Recurring (second appearance)
•Peter James Smith (3)	played	Ed	Recurring (second appearance)
•Robyn Pedretti	played	Candy	Recurring (first appearance)
•Rose Rollins	played	Suzanne	Recurring (first appearance)
•Steven M. Gagnon	played	Officer #1	Recurring (first appearance)
•Victor Love	played	Mike	Recurring (first appearance)
•William Duffy (2)	played	Larry	Recurring (second appearance)
•Brad Van Grack	played	Pedestrian
•Chris Hendrie	played	Businessman
•Chuti Tiu	played	Woman #2
•Eric Fleeks	played	Officer #2
•Gilles Savard	played	Larouche
•J. August Richards	played	Billy
•Mary Kay Wulf	played	Janet
•Neil Moran	played	Aide #2
•Paul Doherty (1)	played	Aide #1
•Tammy Tavares	played	Woman #1

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
•Rob Lowe (1)	played	Sam Seaborn
•Richard Schiff	played	Toby Ziegler
•Moira Kelly	played	Mandy Hampton

Episode Notes

This is the first appearance of Tim Matheson (Vice President John Hoynes).

Episode Quotes

Mandy: I could kill you with my shoe!

Toby: Sarcasm's a disturbing thing coming from a woman of your age, Mrs. Landingham.
Mrs. Landingham: What age would that be, Toby?
Toby: Late twenties?
Mrs. Landingham: Attaboy.

Sam: About a week ago I accidentally slept with a prostitute.
Toby: Really?
Sam: Yes.
Toby: You accidentally slept with a prostitute?
Sam: Call girl.
Toby: Accidentally?
Sam: Yes.
Toby: I don't understand. Did you trip over something?

Cultural References

Episode Title: Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

The episode title is a Latin phrase that translates as "After this, therefore because of this". In political sciences, it is known as the Theory of Coincidental Correlation, meaning that it's incorrect to assume that one event caused a second event to occur.

Other Episode Crew

• Creator	Aaron Sorkin
• Executive Producer	John Wells (1) \| Thomas Schlamme \| Aaron Sorkin
• Producer	Kristin Harms \| Llewellyn Wells
• Co-Producer	Michael Hissrich
• Production Designer	Jon Hutman
• Editor	Christopher Nelson (1)
• Casting	Barbara Miller (1) \| John Levey (1) \| Kevin Scott (1)
• Unit Production Manager	Jean Higgins
• First Assistant Director	Tony Alder
• Second Assistant Director	Brian Bettwy
• Music	W. G. 'Snuffy' Walden
• Director of Photography	Thomas Del Ruth

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