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The West Wing :: Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail (02x16)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
Episode #: 02x16
Production Number: 226216
Original Airdate: Wednesday February 28th, 2001
*Also Known As:
  • Journées portes ouvertes ( France [France 2])
10/10 (1 Vote cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
FR (France 2) Nov 13, 2003
Episode Crew
Director: Jessica Yu (1)
Writer: Paul Redford
Aaron Sorkin
 
Episode Summary
 
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It's once again "Big Block of Cheese" Day, and the staff is sent out to meet with organizations that aren't typically heard from at the White House. Toby is assigned to meet with World Bank protesters while C.J. meets with the Cartographers for Social Equality. Meanwhile, after a friend of Donna's enlists Sam's help in getting her late grandfather a pardon; and Bartlet is enraged when complications arise surrounding his choice location for his Presidential library.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Special Guest Stars
Roma MaffiaplayedRhonda Sachs 
Guest Stars
Anna Deavere Smith (2)playedNancy McNallyRecurring (second appearance)
Clark GreggplayedSpecial Agent Michael CasperRecurring (first appearance)
NiCole RobinsonplayedMargaretRecurring (32nd appearance)
Brent HinkleyplayedDonald Huke 
Christopher NeimanplayedOMB Staffer 
John BillingsleyplayedJohn Fallow 
Jolie JenkinsplayedStephanie Gault 
Jordan BakerplayedCynthia Sayles 
Co-Guest Stars
Devika ParikhplayedBonnieRecurring (22nd appearance)
Kim WebsterplayedGingerRecurring (21st appearance)
Peter James Smith (3)playedEdRecurring (11th appearance)
William Duffy (2)playedLarryRecurring (10th appearance)
Free BrooksplayedProtestor #2 
John StrandplayedCop 
Michael Charles VaccaroplayedProtestor #3 
Richard StayplayedTerry Webber 
Shana O'NeilplayedProtester #1 
Shirley JordanplayedFBI Receptionist 
 
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
 
For his work in this episode, Rob Lowe (Sam Seaborn) was nominated for the 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Don HenleyNew York Minute 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Bartlet: What plaid-flannel-wearing cheese-eating yahoo-of-a-milkman governor signed that idiot bill into state law? (pause) It was me, wasn't it?
Charlie: Yes, sir.
 
Toby: How many different ways do you know to kill a man?
Rhonda: How many different ways do I need?
Toby: I like you.
 
C.J.: No cameras.
Toby: You negotiated that?
C.J.: Yeah.
Toby: They agreed to it?!
C.J.: You wanna make out with me right now, don't you?
Toby: When don't I?
 
Toby: In my day, we knew how to protest.
C.J.: What day was that?
Toby: 1968.
Josh: How the hell old were you when you were protesting?
Toby: My sisters took me.
 
 
Episode Goofs
 
In one scene, Barlet places his glasses in his left pocket. Near the end of the scene, Bartlet pulls the glasses out of his right pocket.
 
 
Cultural References
 
John Fallow: ... teach geography using the Peter's projection map instead of the traditional Mercator.

Gerardus Mercator is a 16th century German cartographer who produced several world maps using longitude to aid sea navagation.
 
Josh: If these guys find Brigadoon on that map, you'll call me, right?

Brigadoon is a musical by Frederick Loewe that was made into a motion picture in 1954. The musical tells the story of Brigadoon, a small, Scottish town that only appears for one day every 100 years.
 
Episode Title: Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.

The episode title comes from a line of the song "New York Minute" by Don Henley of The Eagles. The song is also featured in the episode.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
MusicW. G. 'Snuffy' Walden
 
 
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