The West Wing: Season 1
Episodes
Pilot
Sep 22, 1999 · 41 min
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
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
Sep 29, 1999 · 38 min
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.
A Proportional Response
Oct 6, 1999 · 41 min
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.
Five Votes Down
Oct 13, 1999 · 41 min
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 marke
The Crackpots and These Women
Oct 20, 1999 · 41 min
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 bu
Mr. Willis of Ohio
Nov 3, 1999 · 41 min
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
The State Dinner
Nov 10, 1999 · 41 min
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
Enemies
Nov 17, 1999 · 41 min
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 ba
The Short List
Nov 24, 1999 · 41 min
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.
In Excelsis Deo
Dec 15, 1999 · 41 min
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 a
Lord John Marbury
Jan 5, 2000 · 41 min
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 da
He Shall, from Time to Time
Jan 12, 2000 · 41 min
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.
Take out the Trash Day
Jan 26, 2000 · 41 min
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 th
Take This Sabbath Day
Feb 9, 2000 · 41 min
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 J
Celestial Navigation
Feb 16, 2000 · 41 min
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.
20 Hours in L. A.
Feb 23, 2000 · 41 min
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 Se
The White House Pro-Am
Mar 22, 2000 · 41 min
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 Con
Six Meetings Before Lunch
Apr 5, 2000 · 41 min
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 voucher
Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
Apr 26, 2000 · 40 min
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
Mandatory Minimums
May 3, 2000 · 41 min
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.
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
May 10, 2000 · 41 min
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
What Kind of Day Has It Been
May 17, 2000 · 41 min
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