Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1999)

Cast

Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
Rob Lowe

as Sam Seaborn

Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet
Martin Sheen

as President Josiah Bartlet

Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
Allison Janney

as C.J. Cregg

Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
Richard Schiff

as Toby Ziegler

Moira Kelly as Mandy Hampton
Moira Kelly

as Mandy Hampton

John Spencer as Leo McGarry
John Spencer

as Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
Bradley Whitford

as Josh Lyman

Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
Dulé Hill

as Charlie Young

Episodes

Pilot poster

Pilot 7.4

September 22, 1999

The senior members of the White House staff are summoned to the office early in the morning to handle difficult situati…

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc poster

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc 7.1

September 29, 1999

The Vice President refuses to fall in line with Bartlet. Sam discusses the problem of Laurie with Josh and Toby. Bartle…

A Proportional Response poster

A Proportional Response 7.9

October 6, 1999

Still enraged at Morris's death, Bartlet makes a show of deadly force. C.J. is upset about being kept out of the loop a…

Five Votes Down poster

Five Votes Down 7.8

October 13, 1999

Five votes keep a very important gun-control bill from being passed and the staff has 72 hours to track down the errant…

The Crackpots and These Women poster

The Crackpots and These Women 7.6

October 20, 1999

The staffers spend the day ("Big Block of Cheese day") dealing with private organizations, aka the crackpots. Throughou…

Mr. Willis of Ohio poster

Mr. Willis of Ohio 7.9

November 3, 1999

Toby and Mandy push for a commerce bill with a census-counting provision, with three votes as the deciding factor. Sam …

The State Dinner poster

The State Dinner 6.7

November 10, 1999

The president of Indonesia is honored at a state dinner. The staff deals with Hurricane Sarah, a potential teamster str…

Enemies poster

Enemies 7.7

November 17, 1999

Bartlet and Hoynes argue in front of the Cabinet. CJ fends off Danny's advances when she suspects he's after a big stor…

The Short List poster

The Short List 8.0

November 24, 1999

Bartlet struggles to name a nominee to the Supreme Court when the perfect nominee turns out to be not so perfect. A con…

In Excelsis Deo poster

In Excelsis Deo 7.1

December 15, 1999

Toby tries to arrange a proper funeral for a homeless veteran. Josh and Sam try to set up a preemptive strike against L…

Lord John Marbury poster

Lord John Marbury 8.0

January 5, 2000

War breaks out between India and Pakistan and Bartlet consults with Lord John Marbury. Toby accuses CJ of being too fri…

He Shall, from Time to Time poster

He Shall, from Time to Time 7.9

January 12, 2000

Bartlet collapses before his first State of the Union address. Leo publicly admits to his former alcoholism and drug ab…

Take out the Trash Day poster

Take out the Trash Day 7.7

January 26, 2000

Josh and Sam are able to make a bargain to keep Leo from going through a hearing, at the expense of a new sex education…

Take This Sabbath Day poster

Take This Sabbath Day 8.0

February 9, 2000

After the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution of a convicted murderer, Bartlet has forty-eight hours to decide …

Celestial Navigation poster

Celestial Navigation 8.2

February 16, 2000

Toby and Sam travel to Connecticut to get Roberto Mendoza released from jail; Josh must run a press briefing when CJ ha…

20 Hours in L. A. poster

20 Hours in L. A. 7.6

February 23, 2000

Bartlet and the senior staff fly to California to attend an important fundraiser. Hoynes must decide whether he will su…

The White House Pro-Am poster

The White House Pro-Am 6.6

March 22, 2000

Abbey keeps the staff busy with the fallout when she leaks her personal preference for a Federal Reserve Board appointm…

Six Meetings Before Lunch poster

Six Meetings Before Lunch 6.9

April 5, 2000

Mendoza is confirmed by the Senate; Mandy needs Toby's help to replace a dead panda bear; Sam angers Mallory when she r…

Let Bartlet Be Bartlet poster

Let Bartlet Be Bartlet 8.1

April 26, 2000

Mandy's old memo about Bartlet administration weaknesses surfaces; Josh tries to get administration nominees appointed …

Mandatory Minimums poster

Mandatory Minimums 7.8

May 3, 2000

Andrea Wyatt insists that mandatory minimums be added to a new drug policy the staff is developing; C.J. makes a mistak…

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics poster

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics 6.8

May 10, 2000

Bartlet gets closer to making the FEC campaign finance reform-friendly, but his opponents strike back by making Sam's f…

What Kind of Day Has It Been poster

What Kind of Day Has It Been 8.4

May 17, 2000

The staff deals with the crisis of an American pilot who was shot down in Iraq; Toby's brother is in danger on a space …