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The West Wing :: The Crackpots and These Women (01x05)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: The Crackpots and These Women
Episode #: 01x05
Production Number: 225904
Original Airdate: Wednesday October 20th, 1999
*Also Known As:
  • Les Fêlés et toutes ces femmes ( France [France 2])
9.7/10 (3 Votes cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
FR (France 2) Jul 20, 2001
Episode Crew
Director: Anthony Drazan
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
 
Episode Summary
 
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The staff must deal with several problems throughout the course of a day, including UFOs and smallpox. The senior staff meets with several interest groups referred to as "the crackpots". Josh becomes shaken when he receives a card that instructs him where to go in case of a nuclear attack. Meanwhile, Toby and President Bartlet clash over plans for a trip to California and Bartlet prepares for a press conference.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Elisabeth Moss (1)playedZoey BartletRecurring (first appearance)
Janel MoloneyplayedDonna MossRecurring (5th appearance)
Renee EstevezplayedNancyRecurring (third appearance)
Sam LloydplayedBob EnglerRecurring (first appearance)
Suzy NakamuraplayedKathyRecurring (4th appearance)
David FabrizioplayedJonathan Lacey 
Guy BoydplayedStanley Maxwell 
Nicholas CasconeplayedLoomis 
Nick OffermanplayedJerry 
Rachel SingerplayedMarge 
Co-Guest Stars
Kathryn JoostenplayedDelores LandinghamRecurring (5th appearance)
Melissa FitzgeraldplayedCarol FitzpatrickRecurring (4th appearance)
NiCole RobinsonplayedMargaretRecurring (5th appearance)
Juwan Howard (1)playedMr. "Rodney Grant" Collins 
Michele Marsh (1)playedEconomist 
 
Main Cast
 
Martin SheenplayedPresident Jed Bartlet
John SpencerplayedLeo McGarry
Allison JanneyplayedClaudia Jean "C.J." Cregg
Bradley WhitfordplayedJosh Lyman
Rob Lowe (1)playedSam Seaborn
Richard SchiffplayedToby Ziegler
Dule HillplayedCharlie Young
Moira KellyplayedMandy Hampton
 
Episode Notes
 
This is the first appearance of Elisabeth Moss (Zoey Bartlet).
 
This is the first episode to feature the theme music that will be used for the rest of the series.
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Marian AndersonAve Maria 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Toby: It’s “Throw Open Our Office Doors To People Who Want To Discuss Things That We Could Care Less About ... Day”.
 
C.J.: There's an article I want you to read in The New Yorker.
Josh: What's it about?
C.J.: Smallpox.
Josh: The disease?
C.J.: No, the dessert topping, Josh.
 
Bartlet: Ten years ago, the Federal budget had a deficit of 22 billion dollars but the national debt rose from 5.2 trillion to 5.4 trillion in the same fiscal year
Economist: You knew those figures in your head?
Leo: The President's startlingly freakish that way.
 
Sam: Because there are levels, and an order to our Air Force Command, and to jump from a radar officer to the Commander in Chief would skip several of those levels.
Bob: Like what?
Sam: Like the Pentagon, and, you know, perhaps therapy.
 
Bartlet: Do you want to play or do you want to write my eulogy?
Toby: Can I be honest with you?
 
Sam: What can I do for you, Bob?
Bob: In a nutshell?
Sam: So to speak.
Bob: We'd like the White House to pay a little more attention to UFOs.
Sam: Are we paying any attention at all right now?
Bob: No.
Sam: Thank God.
 
C.J.: More people get killed each year getting change out of a vending machine than get killed in a wolf attack. Number of people killed last year retrieving change from a vending machine: four. Number of people killed by a wolf attack: zero.
 
Josh: (to Leo) Is today total crackpot day?
 
Josh: What did you want to talk about?
Leo: First off (he slaps him on top of the head) That's for total crackpot day.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorAaron Sorkin
Executive ProducerJohn Wells (1)  |  Thomas Schlamme  |  Aaron Sorkin
ProducerKristin Harms  |  Llewellyn Wells
Co-ProducerMichael Hissrich
Production DesignerJon Hutman
EditorChristopher Nelson (1)
CastingBarbara Miller (1)  |  John Levey (1)  |  Kevin Scott (1)
Unit Production ManagerJean Higgins
First Assistant DirectorTony Alder
Second Assistant DirectorBrian Bettwy
MusicW. G. 'Snuffy' Walden
Director of PhotographyThomas Del Ruth
 
 
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