Donna tries to get an invitation to the congressional christmas party to hear yoyo ma perform. So now to season 2 and still a long way off from the santosobama prophecies. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. Here you can browse the summaries and transcripts of episodes of the show, and you can also search the entire text of episode transcripts to find your favorite line or quote. Sam considers pardon request for cold war spy while a contemptuous toby richard schiff is assigned to meet with a noisy, unruly mob protesting the world trade organization, donna janel moloney asks sam rob lowe to consider fronting an executive pardon for the grandfather of her friend guest star jolie jenkris who was imprisoned for espionage. Season 2 saw the unexplained departure of mandy hampton and donna moss being made a main character, janel moloney becoming a main cast member. Why did the writers producers of the west wing spoil the. There are 154 regular season episodes, plus the special episodes isaac and ishmael and documentary special. If season 1 had a weakness, it was that moira kellys character mandy was not as strong or engaging as the rest of the main cast. The west wing season 2 full episodes watch online guide. Watch the west wing episodes online season 2 2001 tv.
Meeshell apologizes about hitting charlie and the two of them start to talk about what. It won 26 emmys, including four for outstanding drama series. Toby encourages the president to appoint leos controversial sister to a national education post, against leos objections. Season 2 of american television drama the west wing aired on nbc. Nov 22, 2017 season 18, episode 37 by julie parker the thanksgiving episodes of the west wing are classics. The west wing season 2 episode list, summaries and show guide. Posted at forum by aaron benjamin sorkin march 5, 2001. The west wing is often at its best in its holiday episodes. The more photofriendly of the two gets a presidential pardon and a full life at a childrens zoo, and the runnerup. The idealised, liberal portrayal of american politics provided a perfect antidote to the disheartening reality. With rob lowe, dule hill, allison janney, janel moloney. Right now im learning about presidential pardons, white house vacations, the world bank and spies. Collider s own adam chitwood and matt goldberg rank the top 15 episodes of the west wing, one of the best series in the history of television.
Season 2 dec, 2019 the west wing reaches even loftier heights in the second season, from the fantastic use of flashbacks season premiere and season finale. Sam staffs the president in joshs absence and welcomes an old friend home. The second season consisted of twentytwo episodes, the first of which aired on october 4, 2000, and ended on may 16, 2001. Noel season 2, episode 10 noel is a rare west wing episode that almost exclusively focuses on one character, in an attempt to demonstrate how mental scars can be even worse than. Tv show the west wing season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7 download full episodes and watch in hd 720p, 1080p.
The west wing transcripts search transcripts, summaries. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Toby, ever the straight man, wants to focus on the task at hand. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the west wing anytime, anywhere. The west wing tv show season 2 episodes list next episode. Toby meets with world trade organization protesters, and cj meets with a group of cartographers who want the standards for m. The west wing hd lionel tribbey and his cricket bat and its surely to their credit duration. The west wing s second season won the best drama series emmy and golden globe awards. The 20 greatest the west wing episodes of all time rsc.
Small block of cheese day the west wing weekly forever dec 5, 2019 dec 10, 2019 7. Producer aaron sorkin briefly interrupts the series. Watch the west wing episodes online season 2 2001 tv guide. Somebodys going to emergency, somebodys going to jail the. The west wing season 2 the second season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 4, 2000 to may 16, 2001 and consisted of 22 episodes. Toby encourages the president to appoint leos controversial sister to a national education post, against leos.
The first season ended on the cliffhanger of a shooting at an event, and no sign of who had. The west wing is still home to tvs best thanksgivings. Josh investigates the suicide of a pilot with whom he has things in common. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron sorkin that was originally broadcast on nbc from september 22, 1999, to may 14, 2006. President bartlet calling the butterball hotline, cj choosing which turkey to pardon. Meanwhile, toby encourages the president to appoint leos sister to an education post despite leos objections. The second season episode shibboleth is no exception to that rule. In the final season, ziegler is involved in a storyline around a leak of classified. Season 2 episode index the west wing episode guide. Oct 20, 2008 the west wing scene where cj asks the president to pardon another turkey. How bout last week when they took the pardon story, cut in footage of the wto protestors and intoned a pardon enrages a nation. Veronica mars season 1 episode 7 the girl next door.
A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The west wing launches its third season with this special standalone episode, designed to address the tragic events of september 11, 2001. Season 2 season 1 season 4 season 3 season 7 season 5 season 6. The episode title refers to the song he is an englishman. Requiem with memories of john spencer from the cast and crew dec 10, 2019 dec 17, 2019 0. But there are two important plots in this episode that elevate it to a new level. The west wing season 4 episode 2 20 hours in america 2 donna teaches toby and josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues. Season 18, episode 37 mcsweeneys internet tendency. Sam discusses the problem of laurie with josh and toby. November 22, 2000 its the week before thanksgiving and a shipload of illegal immigrants from china has just been intercepted. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron.
Somebodys going to emergency, the west wing episode. The senior staff clash with the consultants who are to work on bartlets reelection campaign. It seems like the world is coming to an end every week on the west wing. A visit to the set of tvs most creative primetime drama.
Check out the best west wing thanksgiving moments to. The west wing season 2 episode 21 18th and potomac video. The west wing reaches even loftier heights in the second season, from the fantastic use of flashbacks season premiere and season finale especially, to the character archs. President bartlet is tested by his biggest scandal yet, but the west wing s approval ratings are way up in a second season that is teeming with dramas on. Unfortunately, the first episode opens three years in the future at the bartlet library with the regulars from the final seasons. A minor bicycle mishap becomes a minicrisis for his staff, while a remark josh made on tv may get him bounced from his job. Im drafting this turkey into military service just saw this episode for the first time and i absolutely cracked up. Our belated summer rewind is chicago med star oliver platt in the west wing, and were watching the third episode he appeared in as white house counsel oliver babish. The west wing somebodys going to emergency, somebodys. A true believer in the west wing by nancy haught religion news service march 31, 2001 atlanta journalconstitution. On this years big block of cheese day, a college friend of donnas asks sam to help her get her late grandfather, accused of being a communist spy inside the u. The west wing season 2 episode 21 18th and potomac.
The second season of the west wing aired in the united states from october 4, 2000 to may 16, 2001 and consisted of 22 episodes. After seven tv seasons and two terms in his fictional white house. The second season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 4, 2000 to may 16, 2001 and consisted of 22 episodes. The 10 definitive episodes of the west wing the artifice.
West wing ended in 2006, et is looking back on when we went behind the scenes of c. They spoil all of the plot points left to the viewer. Watch the west wing season 2 episode 10 online noel. The west wing, which premiered in fall 1999, was the vision of aaron sorkin, whose genius was reflected in the pilot episode, repeated sunday night just before the finale aired. The vice president refuses to fall in line with bartlet. At the beginning of the 7th and last season of the west wing, we are just coming into the general election between santos and vinick. Toby looks to pick a fight over school prayer with a recess appointment. Season 2 guide for the west wing tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Robert salutes the stunning work of aaron sorkin, martin sheen and co. It takes the show to an unnecessarily dark place, and wouldve been more suited to 24 than the west wing. Nov 11, 2008 the greatest west wing episodes season 2. In its time, the west wing was a pioneer of the political drama genre, producing an extraordinary number of top quality episodes.
In the life of a tv series, you need an episode like this just to recharge your batteries. The pardon of fictional tribal leader gabriel lesseur discussed in the episode is. The west wing season 6 episode 2 the birnam wood video. In the shadow of two gunmen part 1 in the shadow of two gunmen part 2 the midterms. Nov 22, 2016 it should come as no surprise that the west wing is responsible for some of the best thanksgiving episodes our televisions have ever seen considering the show is all about patriotism and. Jed insists on signing a mountain of christmas cards himself. While a live tv show is broadcast from the west wing following the state of the union, the staff must covertly deal with a hostage situation in colombia. Aug 14, 2012 the west wings finest season 1 and 2 episodes. Producer, director, writer, and cast commentary on 4 episodes featurette. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the west wing. At the beginning of season 2 episode 8 shibboleth, white house communications director toby ziegler richard schiff and his deputy sam seaborn rob lowe are working on the presidents thanksgiving proclamation. In the wake of the shooting, both president bartlet and deputy chief of staff josh lyman have been hit.
The sophomore season finds the white house reeling from an. Cj learns that a special guest at the state of the union has a black mark on his record that could taint the administration. Allison janney must choose between two turkeys for the presidential pardon. While the staff awaits news regarding the injuries to jed and josh, they recall how josh, sam, and toby became. Meanwhile, back at the west wing, leo and others deal with an oil. Nov 23, 2016 west wing ended in 2006, et is looking back on when we went behind the scenes of c. Allison janney deflects press requests on how the assassination attempt has affected the mood in the white house, she knows that nearly everyone bears. She is absent from the second season, and the quality of the drama is enhanced by a closer focus on the more successful creations. Todays summer rewind is chicago med star oliver platt in the west wing, and hes got a lot of work to do. It aired in the united states on nbc, a terrestrial television network. The greatest west wing episodes season 2 quaerentiaold. Nbcs the west wing, which ran from 1999 to 2006, is widely considered one of the greatest tv dramas of all time. Last updated on apr 25, 2018 its never politics as usual inside this oval office.
Tobias zachary toby ziegler is a fictional character in the television serial drama the west wing, played by richard schiff. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron sorkin that aired on nbc from september 22, 1999 to may 14, 2006. The bartlet administration is in chaosan assassination attempt has left the white house not to. Mar 01, 2020 nbcs the west wing, which ran from 1999 to 2006, is widely considered one of the greatest tv dramas of all time. Tww had definitely got in its stride in this season it was gritty and punchy, and still gripping. A fairly ordinary episode concludes with a horrifically upsetting 10minute sequence in which zoe bartlet is kidnapped. American poltical drama series created by aaron sorkin for nbc 19992006. This brilliantly acted series that won 26 emmys was voted the no. In this thanksgiving episode, family drama unfolds between leo and his sister, and c. No praise is too high for this, the second season of the west wing. Constructing two cathedrals featurette with aaron sorkin, tommy schlamme, martin sheen and others. Dozens of chinese stowaways are discovered in a container ship in california. The west wing i get to proclaim a national day of thanksgiving.
Ainsley hayes is afraid to meet the president in person. The second season made frequent use of flashbacks, revealing bartlets campaign for the presidency in the period prior to events covered in the first season. White house thanksgiving ceremonies which include the traditional presidential turkey pardoning. The season progresses in a realistic manner, and although ive been a republican my entire voting life going back to reagans first election against president carter i only hope and pray that the men and women who are actually running my country are doing it with as much intelligence and compassion as the fictional democrats of the west wing.
Quiz questions this category is for questions and answers related to west wing season 2, as asked by users of. For most of the series duration he is white house communications director. Watch the west wing season 2, episode 1 in the shadow of two gunmen. May 15, 2006 it was an orderly transition sunday night as president jed bartlet left office and the west wing came to a graceful end. May 15, 2016 in the shadow of two gunmen season 2, episodes 1 and 2 season 2 started with a bang, literally. A fake documentary episode about the day in the life of c. Watch the west wing season 1, episode 2 post hoc, ergo propter hoc. Season 2 saw the unexplained departure of mandy hampton and donna moss being made a main character in her stead, janel moloney becoming a main cast member. As thanksgiving rapidly approaches, bartlet must decide what to do with 83 chinese citizens who stowed away on a ship bound for california in order to seek asylum from religious persecution. Bartlet gets spooked by a photo op as the dow continues its dive. The role earned schiff the primetime emmy award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series in 2000.
The second season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in. The poor traffic is referenced throughout the west wing universe as well as being a. While the president is not seriously injured, josh is critically wounded. The more photofriendly of the two gets a presidential pardon and a full life at a childrens zoo, and. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv guide. The episode opens with coast guard personnel dealing with an incident in san. Sorkin is delighted that his thanksgiving episode on the plight of persecuted chinese christians sparked morningafter questions about the biblical origins of shibboleth judges 12. The greatest west wing episodes season 2 by quaesitor. The president pardons one turkey and drafts another into military service. President must deal with boatload of chinese christian immigrants on eve of thanksgiving as thanksgiving nears, president bartlet martin sheen has his own hotpotato issue when a boatload of persecuted chinese evangelical christians arrives in california seeking asylum, while a perplexed c. Tv show the west wing season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 full.
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