A Good Day
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| “A Good Day” | |
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| The West Wing episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 127 |
| Written by | Carol Flint |
| Directed by | Richard Schiff |
| Guest stars | Kristin Chenoweth Mark Feuerstein Steven Culp Mako Jack Conley NiCole Robinson Nathan Brooks Burgess Seth Adkins Landry Allbright William O'Leary James Lashly |
| Production no. | 2T5017 |
| Original airdate | March 2, 2005 |
| Season 6 episodes | |
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| List of The West Wing episodes | |
"A Good Day" is episode 127 of The West Wing. This episode was said to have played a hand in defeating Tony Blair's government in the British House of Commons on January 31, 2006, in what became known as the "West Wing Plot".[1] The plan was allegedly hatched after a Conservative Member of Parliament watched the episode.
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[edit] Plot summary
Congressman Santos masterminds a plot to vote down Republican legislation in the House that would de-fund the President's program for stem cell research. A group of middle school children who are part of the Future Leaders for Democracy visit the White House and seek out Toby to discuss lowering the voting age. Kate has to deal with an impending invasion of Canada. President Bartlet is less than happy to be meeting with his old rival from Japan, with whom he shared the Nobel prize.
[edit] Humour
One of the most vocal child leaders from the Future Leaders for Democracy is given the oppourtunity to sit in on a press conference with The President of the United States. The President calls upon him for a question and asks for his name. "Cody Zucker" he replies - a name very similar to White House Communications Director Toby Ziegler whom Cody shares similar qualities.
[edit] References
- ^ "West Wing Plot" The Daily Telegraph. 2 February 2006.
