100,000 Airplanes
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| 100,000 Airplanes | |
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| Season: | 3 |
| Episode: | 11 |
| Written By: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Directed By: | David Nutter |
| Airdate: | January 16, 2002 |
| Guest Stars: | Mary-Louise Parker Marlee Matlin |
On the night of the State of the Union, Sam has to explain the process of writing the speech and grading reaction to it to a magazine reporter (Traylor Howard) throughout the evening; C.J. arranged the coverage unaware that the reporter, Lisa Sherbourn, is Sam's ex-fiancé; flashing back to the speechwriting process, we see the president dining with several of Abbey's medical colleagues, and they ponder the future of cancer research, motivating Bartlet to ask that a section be added to the SOTU in which he calls for U.S. scientists to find a cancer cure by 2010; the staff, convinced that the Congressional censure is weighing heavily on the president, tries to talk him out of this bold but risky proposal.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Starring
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
- Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
- and Martin Sheen as Jed Bartlet
[edit] Special Guest Star
- Mary-Louise Parker as Amy Gardner
- and Marlee Matlin as Joey Lucas
[edit] Guest Starring
- Traylor Howard as Lisa Sherborne
- Bill O'Brien as Kenny Thurman
- Nancy Linehan Charle as Oncologist
- Howard S. Milller as Oncologist
- Nicholas Hormann as Bobby
- Brian Baker as Rep. John Tandy
- Charles Walker as Oncologist
[edit] Co-Starring
- Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
- Kim Webster as Ginger
- Peter James Smith as Ed
- William Duffy as Larry
- Marcus Eley as Bartender
[edit] Quotes
"Sir, I don't think I need to tell you that the level of respect with which the staff speaks of you doesn't change depending on whether or not you're in the room. . . . Well, there's always a bit of concern about the two Bartlets. The absent-minded professor with the 'Aw, Dad.' sense of humor. Disarming, unthreatening, good for all time zones. And the Nobel Laureate still searching for salvation. Lonely, frustrated. Lethal. . . . The one whose father never liked him because he was too smart. . . . Your father used to hit you, didn't he, Mr. President. . . ?"- Toby Ziegler
