2x01 In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1 - The West Wing Episode Guide

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- Episode 02x01

Episode: 02x01
Title: In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 226201
First Aired: Oct. 04, 2000

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The West Wing - 02x01 In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1

Summary: As the staff awaits the news on the condition of Bartlet and Josh after the shooting, they reflect on how Josh, Sam, and Toby became involved in the campaign years ago. Meanwhile, the media demands details on the shooting while the staff deals with a military crisis in Iraq after a fighter pilot's aircraft is downed.

Who appeared in this episode?

President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet	played by Martin Sheen
Danny Concannon	played by Timothy Busfield
Vice President John Hoynes	played by Tim Matheson
Zoey Bartlet	played by Elisabeth Moss
Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield	played by Michael O'Neill
Agent Gina Toscano	played by Jorja Fox
Nancy McNally	played by Anna Deavere Smith
Dolores Landingham	played by Kathryn Joosten
General Shannon	played by Daniel von Bargen

	Season 2 / Episode 1: - In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1 Woman in Bar: [regarding the Presidential primary] I gotta tell you, I didn't even know Bartlet was running. Toby Ziegler: Yeah, well, we keep that secret pretty good.
	Season 2 / Episode 1: - In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1 Dr. Whitaker: I need to ask you some questions, Sir. Do you have any medical conditions? President Josiah Bartlet: Well, I've been shot.

[More Quotes]

MISTAKES/GOOFS

DATE: In a flashback scene, Josh uses a Verizon pay phone. Verizon didn't exist at the time that the flashback was taking place.
MISC: In the DVD commentary it mentions that, during the original airing, Janel Moloney's named was misspelled. It was corrected in future airings and on the DVD release.
FAKE: When the Secret Service busts in on the VP receiving the USC volleyball jersey, the press flashes reveal the blue backdrop only a couple feet beyond the patio doors.
PLOT: After discovering that the President has been shot, the secret service rush to secure the Vice President, who is meeting with the USC women's softball team. But the President was shot after 10 p.m., and the visit with the Vice President would not be scheduled for that late in the day.
CONT: While the story of this episode and the following one includes Sam pushing CJ to the ground, CJ is in fact pushed to the ground by an unknown person while Sam is standing by.

TRIVIA

In the DVD commentary it is mentioned that when shooting the scene in which Donna learns about Josh's serious injury, Richard Schiff, instead of using the line in the script, told Janel Moloney, playing Donna, that "Bradley Whitford died", prompting her absolutely devastated expression in the scene.
The law firm where Sam Seaborn works is the John Wells Production building.
Sam Seaborn played by Rob Lowe (I) works at Gage Whitney Pace law firm in the flashbacks. Rob Lowe's character in the "The Lyon's Den" (2003) also worked at the Gage Whitney Pace law firm.
The hospital set seen in this episode and part 2 are the same sets used in "ER" (1994).