S2.E7

The Portland Trip

Episode aired Nov 15, 2000
TV-14
1h

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Timothy Busfield in The West Wing (1999)

C.J. joins the President on a flight to Portland after a wisecrack about Notre Dame; Josh seeks to defeat an anti-gay marriage bill; Sam wants to rewrite an education speech; an oil tanker a... Read allC.J. joins the President on a flight to Portland after a wisecrack about Notre Dame; Josh seeks to defeat an anti-gay marriage bill; Sam wants to rewrite an education speech; an oil tanker appears to be violating UN sanctions; Josh teases Donna over her dating record.C.J. joins the President on a flight to Portland after a wisecrack about Notre Dame; Josh seeks to defeat an anti-gay marriage bill; Sam wants to rewrite an education speech; an oil tanker appears to be violating UN sanctions; Josh teases Donna over her dating record.

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Trivia
Ainsley tries to get a can of Fresca, but they do not keep Fresca in the building. According to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Lyndon Johnson loved the soda Fresca so much he had a fountain installed in the Oval Office that dispensed the beverage, which the president could operate by pushing a button on his desk chair.

Goofs
During the flight, we see a shot of the plane in the air with the caption "Checker Pass Vector - Jet Route 151, Rapid City, South Dakota." The plane is flying over very tall mountains that look like the Rockies or the Cascades. There are hills in South Dakota, but no mountains this big.

Quotes
Danny Concannon: Are you being punished?
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: I'm not being punished. I'm going on the trip.
Danny Concannon: Well, if the whole bus goes off the record, will you tell us why you're going on the trip?
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg: I made fun of Notre Dame.

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West Wing Main Title
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Written by W.G. Snuffy Walden
Performed by Pete Anthony

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5/10

Another weak episode

I suppose it makes sense to address issues that as viewer might not like. This is after all not only a political show but specifically about the president and Congress. Still a usually great writer, he trips all over himself when it comes to his grand standing especially AGAINST the Bible or those that (try to) live according to it. It's fine if his views win, they did after all in real life, but the way it's the only time he can't write a coherent discussion is really quite telling and weakens the show, the characters, the story, and the point he's pretending he's making with this mediocre writing.