The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
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- Seasons
- 7
- Episodes aired
- 154
- Latest aired
- S07E22
- Total runtime
- 4d 7h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1999 – May 2000 22 episodes
- Season 2 October 2000 – May 2001 22 episodes
- Season 3 October 2001 – May 2002 21 episodes
- Season 4 September 2002 – May 2003 23 episodes
- Season 5 September 2003 – May 2004 22 episodes
- Season 6 October 2004 – April 2005 22 episodes
- Season 7 September 2005 – May 2006 22 episodes
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S01E01 Pilot
September 22 · 41min find the promo
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The senior members of the White House staff are summoned to the office early in the morning to handle difficult situations: Hundreds of Cubans are on their way across the Atlantic Ocean in search of freedom; and klutzy President of the United States Josiah Bartlet accidentally sprained his ankle riding a bicycle into a tree.
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S01E02 Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
September 29 · 38min find the promo
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The Vice President refuses to fall in line with Bartlet. Sam discusses the problem of Laurie with Josh and Toby. Bartlet hires Mandy as his consultant.
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S01E03 A Proportional Response
October 6 · 41min find the promo
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Still enraged at Morris's death, Bartlet makes a show of deadly force. C.J. is upset about being kept out of the loop about Laurie. Josh hires Bartlet's new personal assistant.
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S01E04 Five Votes Down
October 13 · 41min find the promo
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Five votes keep a very important gun-control bill from being passed and the staff has 72 hours to track down the errant congressmen. Toby is accused of manipulating the stock market by having a friend testify to Commerce on internet stocks. Leo's wife gets fed up with his long hours.
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S01E05 The Crackpots and These Women
October 20 · 41min find the promo
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The staffers spend the day ("Big Block of Cheese day") dealing with private organizations, aka the crackpots. Throughout the day, Sam deals with a UFO nut, CJ gets a proposal to build a wolves-only road, Toby and Bartlet clash over everything, and Josh is overwhelmed by guilt regarding his sister's death.
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S01E06 Mr. Willis of Ohio
November 3 · 41min find the promo
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Toby and Mandy push for a commerce bill with a census-counting provision, with three votes as the deciding factor. Sam tutors CJ on the finer points of the census. Josh & Sam take Charlie out for a beer and are joined by Zoey and Mallory.
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S01E07 The State Dinner
November 10 · 41min find the promo
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The president of Indonesia is honored at a state dinner. The staff deals with Hurricane Sarah, a potential teamster strike, and a raid involving children in Idaho while a reporter flirts with CJ.
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S01E08 Enemies
November 17 · 41min find the promo
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Bartlet and Hoynes argue in front of the Cabinet. CJ fends off Danny's advances when she suspects he's after a big story. Mallory asks Sam out. The staff leaps hurdles to pass a banking bill.
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S01E09 The Short List
November 24 · 41min find the promo
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Bartlet struggles to name a nominee to the Supreme Court when the perfect nominee turns out to be not so perfect. A congressman attacks the staff, claiming that 1 in 3 use drugs.
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S01E10 In Excelsis Deo
December 15 · 41min find the promo
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Toby tries to arrange a proper funeral for a homeless veteran. Josh and Sam try to set up a preemptive strike against Lillienfield, who is attacking Leo because of his prior drug and alcohol problem. CJ tries to get the staff to revisit the hate crimes issue. Bartlet sneaks out to do some last minute shopping.
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S01E11 Lord John Marbury
January 5 · 41min find the promo
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War breaks out between India and Pakistan and Bartlet consults with Lord John Marbury. Toby accuses CJ of being too friendly with the press when she objects to being kept in the dark. The staff realizes that Lillienfield's efforts to bring down Leo are going to get ugly when Josh gets a subpoena.
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S01E12 He Shall, from Time to Time
January 12 · 41min find the promo
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Bartlet collapses before his first State of the Union address. Leo publicly admits to his former alcoholism and drug abuse. Things get interesting romantically for both Sam and CJ. Lord John Marbury helps the staff negotiate an agreement between India and Pakistan.
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S01E13 Take out the Trash Day
January 26 · 41min find the promo
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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 report. Mandy doesn't think a couple should be present at the signing of a new hate crimes bill instigated by the death of their son. Toby contends with some of PBS's detractors.
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S01E14 Take This Sabbath Day
February 9 · 41min find the promo
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After the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution of a convicted murderer, Bartlet has forty-eight hours to decide whether or not to commute the sentence. Josh faces off with Joey Lucas about his staff's not backing her candidate as vigorously as she'd like.
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S01E15 Celestial Navigation
February 16 · 41min find the promo
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Toby and Sam travel to Connecticut to get Roberto Mendoza released from jail; Josh must run a press briefing when CJ has an emergency root canal.
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S01E16 20 Hours in L. A.
February 23 · 41min find the promo
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Bartlet and the senior staff fly to California to attend an important fundraiser. Hoynes must decide whether he will support Bartlet's stance or go with his convictions when the Senate is deadlocked on an ethanol tax bill.
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S01E17 The White House Pro-Am
March 22 · 41min find the promo
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Abbey keeps the staff busy with the fallout when she leaks her personal preference for a Federal Reserve Board appointment and discusses child labor on a talk show, prompting a Congresswoman to offer an amendment which could shoot down the entire international tariff bill. Charlie's date with Zoey is cancelled because of threats by a white supremacist group.
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S01E18 Six Meetings Before Lunch
April 5 · 41min find the promo
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Mendoza is confirmed by the Senate; Mandy needs Toby's help to replace a dead panda bear; Sam angers Mallory when she reads a position paper that he wrote supporting school vouchers; Josh meets with Jeff Breckenridge, who is irritating certain Congressmen with his stance on slavery reparations.
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S01E19 Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
April 26 · 40min find the promo
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Mandy's old memo about Bartlet administration weaknesses surfaces; Josh tries to get administration nominees appointed to the Federal Elections Committee; Sam works to get a better policy on gays in the military.
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S01E20 Mandatory Minimums
May 3 · 41min find the promo
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Andrea Wyatt insists that mandatory minimums be added to a new drug policy the staff is developing; C.J. makes a mistake and sets them back.
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S01E21 Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
May 10 · 41min find the promo
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Bartlet gets closer to making the FEC campaign finance reform-friendly, but his opponents strike back by making Sam's former dalliance with the call girl public knowledge; CJ waits anxiously for the administration's approval rating.
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S01E22 What Kind of Day Has It Been
May 17 · 41min find the promo
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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 shuttle whose doors won't close; Bartlet and the senior staff walk into trouble as they leave a town meeting.