"The West Wing" On the Day Before (2001)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Chris Misiano

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (teleplay)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

31 October 2001 (Season 3, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

While the w.h. is hosting a gala dinner for Nobel Prize winners, Leo and the president learn of a suicide...

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Stockard Channing	...	Abbey Bartlet
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Anna Deavere Smith	...	Nancy McNally
Kevin Tighe	...	Gov. Jack Buckland, D-IN
H. Richard Greene	...	Rep. Robert Royce, R-PA
Cliff De Young	...	Rep. Kimball, D-TN
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Donald Dolan

Runtime:

44 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Company:

John Wells Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: A military advisor refers to AH-64 Apache attack helicopters as "Douglas AH Apache Longbows". The correct designation is the "AH-64D Apache Longbow". The "AH" simply indicates that it is an attack helicopter but does not signify the type. F-22 fighters are never referred to as Lockheed-Martin "F" Raptors and the Apache would never be simply called an "AH". Furthermore, Douglas Aircraft Company merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 (creating McDonnell Douglas) long before the Apache helicopter even existed. So referring to the manufacturer as Douglas is a significant misnomer. The Apache was originally produced by Hughes, then by McDonnell Douglas, and is currently built by Boeing (and had been for several years before this episode aired). So at the time it would have been correctly identified as a Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow. And while McDonnell Douglas would probably still be acceptable, it's doubtful a military expert would ever refer to the Apache as having been made by Douglas.

Quotes:

President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: You know what we're starting with tonight?
Josh Lyman: No, sir.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Hot pumpkin soup with cheese gnocchi and a chèvre brioche.
Josh Lyman: Was anything you just said food?