Season 1
(1999)
Cast
as Sam Seaborn
as President Josiah Bartlet
as C.J. Cregg
as Toby Ziegler
as Mandy Hampton
as Leo McGarry
as Josh Lyman
as Charlie Young
Episodes
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 8.1
April 26, 2000
Mandy's old memo about Bartlet administration weaknesses surfaces; Josh tries to get administration nominees appointed …
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 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 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 …