Bartlet's Third State of the Union
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| Barltet's Third State of the Union | |
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| Season: | 2 |
| Episode: | 13 |
| Story By: | Allison Abner & Dee Dee Myers |
| Teleplay By: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Directed By: | Christopher Misiano |
| Airdate: | February 7, 2001 |
| Guest Stars: | Stockard Channing Emily Procter Marlee Matlin Corbin Bernsen Tony Plana Richard Riehle Ted McGinley Bill O'Brien Glenn Morshower Gregalan Williams Barbara Eve Harris |
There's electricity in the air as the President (Martin Sheen) addresses the Congress for his third State of the Union address -- which was intricately composed by Toby (Richard Schiff) -- and while Josh (Bradley Whitford) anxiously tracks public response via a phone poll, a crisis looms when five American drug agents are taken hostage by Colombian rebels.
C.J. (Allison Janney) must also deal with allegations that a cop the president singled out as an example was accused of excessive force against a black suspect.
As Josh spearheads the sampling efforts, he crosses paths with sassy pollster Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) and they renew their sexual chemistry. Elsewhere, Bartlet earns Abbey's (Stockard Channing) ire when his speech omits mention of her passionate issues, including violence against women while an important cable TV political show host (Ted McGinley) sets up in the White House for a live post-speech analysis. But the real reason for Abbey's anger may not just be the omission of her issues, it may be that Bartlet has broken some sort of deal they had made before he became president.
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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 Stars
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet M.D.
- Emily Procter as Ainsley Hayes
- and Marlee Matlin as Joey Lucas
[edit] Guest Starring
- Corbin Bernsen as Congressman Henry Shallick
- Tony Plana as Mickey Troop
- Richard Riehle as Jack Sloan
- Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Landingham
- NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
- Ted McGinley as Mark Gottfried
- Bill O'Brien as Kenny Thurman
- Glenn Morshower as Mike Chysler
- Gregalan Williams as Robbie Mosley
- Barbara Eve Harris as Gretchen Tyler
[edit] Co-Starring
- Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
- Kim Webster as Ginger
- Devika Parikh as Bonnie
- William Duffy as Larry
- Peter James Smith as Ed
- Mindy Seeger as Reporter Chris
- Bradley James as Secret Service Agent Donnie
- J.P. Stevenson as Reporter Jonathan
- Kelly McNair as Pollster
- Jon Hershfield as Pollster #2
- Keith Mills as Edgar Finney
- Sean Patrick Murphy as Floor Manger
- Ralph Meyering Jr. as Tom
- Molly Schaffer as Staffer
- Thomas Spencer as Jeff
- Marvin Krueger as Officer #2
- Michael Francis Clarke as Congressman David Satch
- Doris McMillon as Newscaster Sandy
- Larry Carroll as Newscaster #2
- Susan Krebs as Gail Schumer
[edit] Quotes
- Abbet Bartlet: We made a promise, we made a deal. When did you decide you were going to run for a second term? . . . That's all that tonight's speech was about.
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