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"What Kind of Day Has It Been" is the 22nd episode of The West Wing, the season finale of the show's first season. It originally aired on NBC May 17, 2000. Events circle around the attempted rescue of a US fighter pilot in Iraq, and the president taking part in a town hall meeting in Rosslyn, Virginia. The episode was written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Thomas Schlamme.
"What Kind of Day Has It Been" is also the name of the first season finales of both the series Sports Night and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, as well as the series finale of The Newsroom, all of which were created by Aaron Sorkin. It was also a quote by Leo in the fourth season episode "Commencement" in the situation room. Sorkin claimed that he took the phrase from Robert Whitehead, lead producer of Sorkin's A Few Good Men, who used to start meetings at the end of rehearsal days by asking this question.
Original Release
05/17/2000
US Release
05/17/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rob Lowe | Sam Seaborn |
Moira Kelly | Mandy Hampton |
Dule Hill | Charlie Young |
Allison Janney | C.J. Cregg |
Richard Schiff | Toby Ziegler |
John Spencer | Leo McGarry |
Bradley Whitford | Josh Lyman |
Martin Sheen | President Josiah Bartlet |
Timothy Busfield | Danny Concannon |
Jorja Fox | Secret Service Agent Gina Toscano |
Directors
Writers
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rob Lowe | Sam Seaborn |
Moira Kelly | Mandy Hampton |
Dule Hill | Charlie Young |
Allison Janney | C.J. Cregg |
Richard Schiff | Toby Ziegler |
John Spencer | Leo McGarry |
Bradley Whitford | Josh Lyman |
Martin Sheen | President Josiah Bartlet |
Timothy Busfield | Danny Concannon |
Jorja Fox | Secret Service Agent Gina Toscano |
Janel Moloney | Donna Moss |
Elisabeth Moss | Zoey Bartlet |
Suzy Nakamura | Cathy |
Michael O'Neill | Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield |
John Amos | Percy Fitzwallace |
Tim Matheson | Vice President John Hoynes |
Kathryn Joosten | Dolores Landingham |
NiCole Robinson | Margaret Hooper |
Melissa Fitzgerald | Carol |
Devika Parikh | Bonnie |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Thomas Schlamme | Executive Producer |
Aaron Sorkin | Executive Producer |
John Wells | Executive Producer |
Rick Cleveland | Producer |
Kristin Harms | Producer |
Julie Herlocker | Producer |
Michael Hissrich | Producer |
Llewellyn Wells | Producer |