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The West Wing :: The Drop-In (02x12)

Episode Information

Title:

The Drop-In

Episode #:

02x12

Production Number:

226212

Original Airdate:

Wednesday January 24th, 2001

*Also Known As:

Ex-abrupto ( France [France 2])

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FR (France 2)	Oct 30, 2003

Episode Crew
Director:	Lou Antonio (1)
Story:	Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Teleplay:	Aaron Sorkin

Episode Summary

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Leo continues to try to get President Bartlet to back the expensive missile defense system while the President fulfills his Chief Diplomat duties by welcoming foreign ambassadors to the U.S., including the charming Lord John Marbury. Meanwhile, C.J. is sent out to convince a comedian to decline an invitation to a dinner in which the President will be in attendance. Elsewhere, Sam is enraged when Toby adds a "drop-in" to Sam's seemingly perfect speech without his consent.

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Guest Stars

Special Guest Stars
•Roger Rees	played	Lord John Marbury	Recurring (third appearance)
Guest Stars
•David Graf (1)	played	Colonel Mark Chase	Recurring (second appearance)
•Kathryn Joosten	played	Delores Landingham	Recurring (22nd appearance)
•NiCole Robinson	played	Margaret	Recurring (29th appearance)
•Renee Estevez	played	Nancy	Recurring (11th appearance)
•Robert Clotworthy	played	Tom
•Rocky Carroll	played	Corey Sykes
Co-Guest Stars
•Devika Parikh	played	Bonnie	Recurring (19th appearance)
•Eric Payne	played	Secret Service Agent (as Eric A. Payne)	Recurring (second appearance)
•Kim Webster	played	Ginger	Recurring (17th appearance)
•Kris Murphy (1)	played	Katie	Recurring (12th appearance)
•Melissa Fitzgerald	played	Carol Fitzpatrick	Recurring (29th appearance)
•Randy Brooks (1)	played	Arthur Leeds (as Randolph Brooks)	Recurring (5th appearance)
•Timothy Davis-Reed (1)	played	Mark, Reporter	Recurring (third appearance)
•Tom Hall (1)	played	Mike, Officer	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Alberto Isaac	played	Tada Sumatra
•Brian Watt	played	Staffer
•Eliott Goretsky	played	Staffer
•Elkin Antoniou	played	Alice, Bartender (as Elkin Antoniou G)
•Erik Holland (1)	played	Peter Hans
•Jodie Hanson	played	Caprice

Main Cast

•Martin Sheen	played	President Jed Bartlet
•John Spencer	played	Leo McGarry
•Allison Janney	played	Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg
•Bradley Whitford	played	Josh Lyman
•Janel Moloney	played	Donna Moss
•Rob Lowe (1)	played	Sam Seaborn
•Richard Schiff	played	Toby Ziegler
•Dule Hill	played	Charlie Young

Episode Notes

Roger Rees (Lord John Marbury) previously appeared in "He Shall, From Time to Time".

Episode Quotes

Bartlet: Sweden has a one hundred percent literacy rate, Leo. One hundred percent! How do they do that?
Leo: Well, maybe they don't, and they also can't count.

Lord Marbury: You've forgotten that it doesn't work.
Leo: You know what I haven't forgotten?
Lord Marbury: What?
Leo: That we opened up a big can of whoopass on you at Yorktown.

Josh: You know, can I say this? Why don't we just give the sixty billion dollars to North Korea in exchange for not bombing us?
Bartlet: It's almost hard to believe that you're not on the National Security Council.
Josh: I know, I feel they're missing an important voice.

Donna: Is it true that Leo can't stand a guy named Lord John Marbury?
Josh: Why?
Donna: A reporter asked me.
Josh: What's a reporter doing talking to you?
Donna: He's a friend of a friend.
Josh: Leo McGarry has nothing but respect and affection for Lord John Marbury.
Donna: That's what I said.
Josh: Good, because Leo thinks he's a lunatic.

Cultural References

Global Defense Council

The Global Defense Council, the main topic of Bartlet's speech, is a fictional group that was the main focus of the movie The American President, which was also written by Aaron Sorkin.

Bartlet: You know what you are? You are the Charlie Brown of missile defense. The Pentagon is Lucy.

In the Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown would go to kick a football and right before he put his foot out to kick it, Lucy, who would be holding the ball, would pull the ball away and Charlie Brown would fall over.