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  Episode Information  
Title: The Drop-In
Also Known As: Ex-abrupto ( France)
Episode Number: 34
Season: 2
Season Episode #.: 12
Production Number: 226212
Original Airdate: Wednesday January 24th, 2001
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France Oct 30, 2003
Episode Crew
Director: Lou Antonio (1)
Writer: (Unknown)
Story: Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Teleplay: Aaron Sorkin
  Episode Summary  
Leo continues to try to get President Bartlet to back the expensive missile defense system while the President fulfills his Chief Diplomat duties by welcoming foreign ambassadors to the U.S., including the charming Lord John Marbury. Meanwhile, C.J. is sent out to convince a comedian to decline an invitation to a dinner in which the President will be in attendance. Elsewhere, Sam is enraged when Toby adds a "drop-in" to Sam's seemingly perfect speech without his consent.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Special Guest Stars
Roger ReesplayedLord John MarburyRecurring (third appearance)
Guest Stars
David Graf (1)playedColonel Mark ChaseRecurring (second appearance)
Kathryn JoostenplayedDelores LandinghamRecurring (22th appearance)
NiCole RobinsonplayedMargaretRecurring (29th appearance)
Renee EstevezplayedNancyRecurring (11th appearance)
Robert ClotworthyplayedTom 
Rocky CarrollplayedCorey Sykes 
Co-Guest Stars
Devika ParikhplayedBonnieRecurring (19th appearance)
Eric PayneplayedSecret Service Agent (as Eric A. Payne)Recurring (second appearance)
Kim WebsterplayedGingerRecurring (17th appearance)
Kris Murphy (1)playedKatieRecurring (12th appearance)
Melissa FitzgeraldplayedCarol FitzpatrickRecurring (29th appearance)
Randy Brooks (1)playedArthur Leeds (as Randolph Brooks)Recurring (5th appearance)
Timothy Davis-Reed (1)playedMark, ReporterRecurring (third appearance)
Tom Hall (1)playedMike, OfficerRecurring (4th appearance)
Alberto IsaacplayedTada Sumatra 
Brian WattplayedStaffer 
Eliott GoretskyplayedStaffer 
Elkin AntoniouplayedAlice, Bartender (as Elkin Antoniou G) 
Erik Holland (1)playedPeter Hans 
Jodie HansonplayedCaprice 
  Main Cast  
Martin SheenplayedPresident Jed Bartlet
John SpencerplayedLeo McGarry
Allison JanneyplayedClaudia Jean "C.J." Cregg
Bradley WhitfordplayedJosh Lyman
Janel MoloneyplayedDonna Moss
Rob Lowe (1)playedSam Seaborn
Richard SchiffplayedToby Ziegler
Dule HillplayedCharlie Young
  Episode Notes  
Roger Rees (Lord John Marbury) previously appeared in "He Shall, From Time to Time".
 
  Episode Quotes  
Bartlet: Sweden has a one hundred percent literacy rate, Leo. One hundred percent! How do they do that?
Leo: Well, maybe they don't, and they also can't count.
 
Lord Marbury: You've forgotten that it doesn't work.
Leo: You know what I haven't forgotten?
Lord Marbury: What?
Leo: That we opened up a big can of whoopass on you at Yorktown.
 
Josh: You know, can I say this? Why don't we just give the sixty billion dollars to North Korea in exchange for not bombing us?
Bartlet: It's almost hard to believe that you're not on the National Security Council.
Josh: I know, I feel they're missing an important voice.
 
Donna: Is it true that Leo can't stand a guy named Lord John Marbury?
Josh: Why?
Donna: A reporter asked me.
Josh: What's a reporter doing talking to you?
Donna: He's a friend of a friend.
Josh: Leo McGarry has nothing but respect and affection for Lord John Marbury.
Donna: That's what I said.
Josh: Good, because Leo thinks he's a lunatic.
 
  Cultural References  
Global Defense Council

The Global Defense Council, the main topic of Bartlet's speech, is a fictional group that was the main focus of the movie The American President, which was also written by Aaron Sorkin.
 
Bartlet: You know what you are? You are the Charlie Brown of missile defense. The Pentagon is Lucy.

In the Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown would go to kick a football and right before he put his foot out to kick it, Lucy, who would be holding the ball, would pull the ball away and Charlie Brown would fall over.
 
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