Third-Day Story

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Before signing the peace accord, Bartlet tells his staff to go after the support of the House and the U.N. Josh and Toby are assigned the task of getting congressional support. Meanwhile, CJ works to confirm international support with the U.N. Security Council. Donna returns to work and Charlie resists taking a college swimming exam that would allow him to graduate.

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

• Armin Mueller-Stahl as Eli Zahavy
• Makram J. Khoury as Chairman Nizar Farad
• and Lily Tomlin as Deborah Fiderer

[edit] Guest Starring

• Steven Culp as Jeff Haffley
• Sam Robards as Greg Brock
• H. Richard Greene as Robert Royce
• Allison Smith as Mallory O'Brian
• NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
• Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
• Dey Young as Congresswoman
• Jim Abele as Congressman Benoit
• Blue Deckert as Congressman Borden
• Richard V. Licata as Congressman Lackey
• Jamie McShane as Leo's Doctor

[edit] Co-Starring

• Mindy Seeger as Chris
• Ben Siegler as George
• Don Snell as Congressman Briggs
• Jeffry Stein as Steward
• Izzy Davis as Staffer
• Marcie Lynn Ross as Treasury Secretary Teresa Browning
• John Colella as Announcer
• Dierdre M. Smith as Nurse #1
• Pam Belanu as Nurse #2
• Bitsie Tulloch as Intern

[edit] Trivia

Armin Mueller-Stahl is given a full Special Guest Star credit despite only appearing on a television set in the background showing news coverage.

Melissa Fitzgerald is given a Guest Star credit for the first time, despite appearing in almost every episode since the Pilot.

"Heavens to Murgatroid!" was one of the favorite sayings (the other being "'Exit stage left!") of the cartoon character Snagglepuss, who originally appeared in 1959 as a minor character on episodes of "Quick Draw McGraw", "Augie Doggie", and "Snooper & Blabber". [1]

[edit] Goofs

• Charlie says that he has to pass a swim test to graduate from Georgetown University. Georgetown has no such graduation requirement and has not in decades.

• In the scene where Josh and Toby meet Speaker Jeff Haffley, in the Roosevelt Room, a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt hangs in the background. When a Democrat is in the White House, the portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt hangs in the Roosevelt room.

[edit] Quotes

Josh Lyman: It's like a torture chamber designed by renegade Keebler elves.

C.J.: "Heavens to Murgatroid!"

President Bartlet: Josh, perhaps you could shed some light on this State Department cable: 'Turkmenistan to U.S.: We didn't order these pizzas'.
Josh Lyman: Bet you're thinking there's a really good explanation for that, sir?

[edit] References

"The West Wing" Third Day Story (2004)
The West Wing: Third Day Story

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