Mr. Willis of Ohio

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“Mr. Willis of Ohio”
The West Wing episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Guest stars	Janel Moloney Elisabeth Moss Suzy Nakamura Allison Smith Renee Estevez Al Frann Charley Lang Michael O'Neill Kenneth Tigar
Written by	Aaron Sorkin
Directed by	Christopher Misiano
Production no.	225905
Original airdate
Season 1 episodes
Pilot Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc A Proportional Response Five Votes Down The Crackpots and These Women Mr. Willis of Ohio The State Dinner Enemies The Short List In Excelsis Deo Lord John Marbury He Shall, From Time To Time... Take Out The Trash Day Take This Sabbath Day Celestial Navigation 20 Hours In L.A. The White House Pro-Am Six Meetings Before Lunch Let Bartlet Be Bartlet Mandatory Minimums Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics What Kind of Day Has It Been
List of The West Wing episodes

"Mr. Willis of Ohio" is the 6th episode of The West Wing.

1 Plot
2 Trivia
3 Quotes
4 External link

[edit] Plot

West Wing staffers court votes against a new census-taking methodology amendment and the President's daughter Zoey has an unfortunate encounter in a Georgetown bar. Leo tells the President that he's separated from his wife. CJ asks Sam to help her understand the census. And Donna is confused about why the government won't give taxpayers their money back when a budget surplus is discovered.

[edit] Trivia

The President offers an inane trivia quiz including what fruit has its seeds on the outside (the strawberry); the three words in the English language that begin with dw (dwindle, dwarf, dwell - dwale is incorrectly omitted).
There is no role of caretaker Congressman. If a vacancy opens up, an election must be called as stated in Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution.

[edit] Quotes

Josh: The president's daughter, the chief of staff's daughter, a Georgetown bar, and Sam. What could possibly go wrong?

Donna (to Josh and Sam): Here are your sandwiches.
Josh: Thank you Donna, defending virtue is hard work...Wait a minute, how much were these?
Donna: $12.95.
Josh: But I gave you $20.00?
Donna: Yes, it turns out you gave me more money than was needed. But knowing you, as I do, I'm afraid you won't be able to spend the money wisely...so I've decided to invest it for you.
Josh (to Sam): That's nice, that was a little parable.
Donna: I want my money back...