The Indians in the Lobby

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While President Bartlet frets about where to spend Thanksgiving -- and how to best cook a gourmet turkey -- C.J. powwows with two Native Americans who are camped in the lobby and promise to cause a media dustup if they can't meet with a bigwig about receiving better public health projects on their reservation. Elsewhere, Josh pulls some political levers as he tries to gain the extradition of a teenaged boy who murdered his teacher and fled to Italy; Toby informs Bartlet of an inexpensive way to improve his polling numbers; and Sam questions a new poverty income index that could spell trouble for the President by classifying millions more people as poor virtually overnight. [1]

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

[edit] Summary

[edit] Cast

[edit] Starring

• Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
• Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet
• 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

• Ron Silver as Bruno Gianelli

[edit] Guest Starring

• Gary Farmer as Jack Lone Feather
• Renée Estevez as Nancy
• NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
• Georgina Lightning as Maggie Morningstar-Charles
• Armando Pucci as Alberto Fedrigotti
• Jenny Gago as Bernice Collette
• Shashawnee Hall as Russell Angler
• Dave Hager as Mark Faragut

[edit] Co-Starring

• Kim Webster as Ginger
• Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
• Timothy Davis-Reed as Mark O'Donnell
• Patrick O'Connell as Bartender

[edit] Notes

The remark Bruno makes about white salmon ("guaranteed to not turn pink") is a reference to an urban legend about attempting to sell something unmarketable. [2]

[edit] Goofs

During the president's call to the Butterball hotline, it is mentioned that the zip code for Fargo, North Dakota is 50504. This is incorrect. The 14 zip codes for Fargo, North Dakota are... 58102, 58103, 58104, 58105, 58106, 58107, 58108, 58109, 58121, 58122, 58123, 58124, 58125, 58126. [3]

[edit] Quotes

[On neighborhood watch cell phone funding]

President Josiah Bartlet: It's too small. I could fund this out of my pocket.

Toby Ziegler: It's $10 million.

President Josiah Bartlet: Leo could fund this out of his pocket.

[about a kid who shot his teacher]

Josh Lyman: His parents, who were in custody, Fed-ex'd him to Rome, which is in Italy.

Sam Seaborn: Are you kidding me?

Josh Lyman: No, it's really in Italy.

[President cooking Thanksgiving dinner]

Operator: Thank you for calling the Butterball Hotline.

President Josiah Bartlet: If I cook the stuffing inside my turkey, can I kill my guests? I'm not saying that would be a deal breaker.

C.J. Cregg: When I came in here, back in the late 50s, there was a purpose to it, but then one thing led to another and I blacked out. I mean, I can hang in there with the best of them, Sir, but somewhere in the discussion of anise and coriander and the other 15 spices you like to use to baste a turkey, I just lost consciousness.

President Josiah Bartlet: You know that line you're not supposed to cross with the President?

C.J. Cregg: I'm coming up on it?

President Josiah Bartlet: No, no. Look behind you.

[edit] References

"The West Wing" The Indians in the Lobby (2001)
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