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The West Wing :: The Debate (07x07)

Episode Information

Title:

The Debate

Episode #:

07x07

Production Number:

2T6207

Original Airdate:

Sunday November 06th, 2005

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Episode Crew
Director:	Alex Graves
Writer:	Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.

Episode Summary

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Santos and Vinick go head-to-head in a live, primetime debate. Two versions, one for the East coast and one for the West coast aired, moderated by Forrest Sawyer and hosted by Ellen Degeneres.

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Guest Stars

Special Guest Stars
•Janeane Garofalo	played	Louise "Lou" Thornton	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Patricia Richardson	played	Sheila Brooks	Recurring (5th appearance)
•Ron Silver	played	Bruno Gianelli	Recurring (13th appearance)
•Teri Polo	played	Helen Santos	Recurring (8th appearance)
•Forrest Sawyer	played	Himself - Moderator
Uncredited
•Ellen DeGeneres	played	Herself - Host

Main Cast

•Janel Moloney	played	Donna Moss
•Richard Schiff	played	Toby Ziegler
•Stockard Channing	played	Abbey Bartlet
•Dule Hill	played	Charlie Young
•Joshua Malina	played	Will Bailey
•Alan Alda	played	Senator Arnold Vinick
•Jimmy Smits	played	Matthew Santos

Episode Notes

Kristin Chenoweth (Annabeth Schott), Allison Janney (C.J. Cregg), Mary McCormack (Kate Harper), John Spencer (Leo McGarry), Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman), and Martin Sheen (President Jed Bartlet) do not appear in this episode.

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