The Short List

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“The Short List”
The West Wing episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 7
Guest stars	Timothy Busfield Janel Moloney Holmes Osborne Mason Adams Ken Howard Edward James Olmos
Written by	Aaron Sorkin & Dee Dee Myers (story) Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell (teleplay)
Directed by	Bill D'Elia
Production no.	225908
Original airdate
Season 1 episodes
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List of The West Wing episodes

"The Short List" is the 9th episode of The West Wing.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Plot
2 Trivia
3 Quotes
4 External link

[edit] Plot

President Bartlet considers candidates for an open seat on the Supreme Court, and a publicity-seeking Congressman accuses the West Wing staff of drug use. The star candidate for the Bench is suddenly in question when an anonymous tip indicates that he may not believe in a Constitutional right to privacy, prompting a second look at the runner up candidate.

[edit] Trivia

At the time of airing, there are not 1,300 White House employees as CJ suggests, but 3,300.

[edit] Quotes

Leo: Where is C.J.?
CJ: Right here.
Leo: You should wear a bell around your neck, you know that?

Toby: We've been doing this for a year. All we've gotten is a year older. Our job approval's 48%, I think that number's soft and I'm tired of being the field captain for the gang that couldn't shoot straight.

Leo: Put the ball in the hole Toby.
Toby: It's done.
Leo: No it's not, so don't do anything to screw up this up.
Josh: Leo...Knute Rockne...sometimes I get them confused...