Eppur Si Muove

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The President explodes when a rival conservative congresswoman seeks to torpedo funding for a controversial medical study by the National Institute of Health by exposing the fact that Bartlet's daughter Ellie is working there as a scientist. Meanwhile, as Toby searches for the internal White House leak that led to Ellie's press scrutiny, Josh works to convince an old college friend to stay the course for his blocked confirmation as a judge on the 6th Circuit federal court. Elsewhere, C.J.urges Abbey to increase her public profile as the First Lady and a working doctor. Part of her plan includes educating children about medicine via a public service announcement with Big Bird, Elmo, Rosita and Zoey.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Cast 2.1 Starring 2.2 Special Guest Stars 2.3 Guest Starring 2.4 Co-Starring 3 Trivia 4 Goofs 5 Quotes 6 References

[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 Stars

• Gary Cole as Bob Russell
• and Lily Tomlin as Deborah Fiderer

[edit] Guest Starring

• Nina Siemaszko as Ellie Bartlet
• Melissa Marsala as Marina
• Brian Kerwin as Ben Dryer
• Michael Gaston as Eric Hayden
• Deirdre Lovejoy as Lisa Wolfe
• NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
• John LaFayette as Dr. Louis Foy
• and Cherry Jones as Barbara Layton

[edit] Co-Starring

• Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
• Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
• Kevin Clash as Elmo
• Fran Brill as Zoe
• Carmen Osbahr as Rosita
• Joseph Mazzarino as Muppet Doctor
• Alice Dinnean Vernon as Rosita's Right Hand
• Paul McGinnis as Elmo's Right Hand
• Penny Griego as Anchor
• Anthony Giangrande as Gary
• Doug Tompos as Bentley's Aide

[edit] Trivia

During the filming of this episode, PBS also filmed Stockard Channing, Allison Janney, and Lily Tomlin dancing to the song Boogie Woogie Sheep for their special "Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On," which first aired on Sunday April 4, 2004. [1]

Stockard Channing previously featured on Sesame Street in "The Number Painter" sketches

[edit] Goofs

Many of the staff claim to be huge Muppets fans, yet they have trouble distinguishing between the Muppets and Sesame Street. It's obvious that Abby appears on Sesame Street (as the skit involves Elmo and Big Bird), yet they continually refer to the show as "Muppets" (even despite Abby lecturing Debbie about the difference between the two). Further, this episode was set in 2004, several years after "Muppets Tonight" ceased production.

[edit] Quotes

Leo McGarry: I'm sorry but can we really justify spending $800,000 on 'A Bio-Cultural Approach to the Study of Female Sexual Fantasy and Genital Arousal'?
Toby Ziegler: How can we afford not to?

Charile Young: I'm crazy for Muppets. I'm just trying to act cool.

Ellie Bartlet: Thomas Jefferson said 'We must not be afraid to follow the truth wherever it may lead'. Scientific truth ennobles us. It tells us who we are, where we've been and where we're going. I believe the truth will only be found when all the scientists are free to pursue it.

Elmo: Wait a minute! Didn't you give up your medical license? Do you have a diploma you could show Elmo?

[edit] References

"The West Wing" Eppur Si Muove (2004)
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