Shutdown
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| Shutdown | |
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| Season: | 5 |
| Episode: | 8 |
| Written By: | Mark Goffman |
| Directed By: | Christopher Misiano |
| Airdate: | November 19, 2003 |
| Guest Stars: | Gary Cole Michael Hyatt Steven Culp Melissa Marsala H. Richard Greene |
A disastrous fiscal crisis looms when the federal government is shut down after the President engages in a war of wills between the powerful GOP House Speaker over an extra two percent in budget reductions that would trim many of Bartlet's key social programs -- and the Democrats are blamed based on opinion polls. As Leo, Josh and Toby send everyone home, they remain uneasy as the President refuses to compromise -- until he arrives on a bold plan to personally and publically challenge the Republicans in the halls of the Capitol. Meanwhile, Abbey suddenly reappears from her self-imposed exile for a State dinner that she might have to cook herself.
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[edit] Summary
[edit] Cast
[edit] Starring
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
- Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
- Joshua Malina as Will Bailey
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
- and Martin Sheen as President Jed Bartlet
[edit] Special Guest Star
[edit] Guest Starring
- Michael Hyatt as Angela Blake
- Steven Culp as Jeff Haffley
- Melissa Marsala as Marina
- H. Richard Greene as Rep. Robert Royce
- NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
[edit] Co-Starring
- Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
- Devika Parikh as Bonnie
- Kris Murphy as Katie Witt
- Timothy Davis-Reed as Mark O'Donnell
- Steven Pierce as OMB Director
- Paul Mendoza as Congressman Ramirez
- Sarah Benoit as Senator Lindsay
- Tony Pasqualini as Congressman Jaffe
- Ben Siegler as George
- Brandon Barash as Bret
- Joyce Guy as Charlayne
- Linda Bisesti as Dem. Pundit
- Andrew A. Rofles as Rep. Pundit
- Billy Mayo as Secret Service Agent
- Michael Mack as Secret Service Agent Randy
- Jane Beard as Tourist
- Michael P. Bryne as Husband
- Joanne McGee as Wife
- Katya Abelsky as Girl
[edit] Trivia
It is mentioned here that the "British Prime-Minister and his wife are coming to dinner" but by events of "The Dover Test" the British have changed Prime-Minister to a woman, Maureen Graty.
[edit] Goofs
A girl on TV Says that her family came to Washington to see her Grandma and the Constitution. "But the Smithsonian's closed. Now we only get to see Grandma." The Constitution is in the National Archives, not the Smithsonian.
[edit] Quotes
Josh Lyman: Let's go up to the Hill and see 'em. The country's waiting for someone to step up. It should be us.
[edit] References
"The West Wing" Shutdown (2003)
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