2x17 The Stackhouse Filibuster - The West Wing Episode Guide

The West Wing

- Episode 02x17

Episode: 02x17
Title: The Stackhouse Filibuster
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 226217
First Aired: Mar. 14, 2001

Season 2 » Episode #17 - The Stackhouse Filibuster

The West Wing - 02x17 The Stackhouse Filibuster

Summary: The staff, eager to begin their weekend, are blindsided when a stubborn, elderly Senator takes the floor to stage a Friday-night filibuster against the Family Wellness Act bill everyone thought they had in the bag. Toby becomes suspicious when the Vice President, who typically supports the oil industry, suddenly supports a fuel-emission standards bill. Meanwhile, C.J. racks her brain in order to find a ceramic cat statue given to the President by an Egyptian official who expects to see it on his next visit to the White House; and Josh works hurriedly in order to catch his flight to Florida to see the New York Mets' spring training camp.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet	played by Martin Sheen
Vice President John Hoynes	played by Tim Matheson
Sen. Howard Stackhouse	played by George Coe
Winifred Hooper	played by Cara DeLizia
Mark O'Donnell	played by Timothy Davis-Reed
Larry	played by William Duffy (II)
Ed	played by Peter James Smith
Arthur Leeds	played by Randy Brooks
Reporter Bobbi	played by Jana Lee Hamblin

	Season 2 / Episode 17: - The Stackhouse Filibuster Vice President John Hoynes: Toby, the total tonnage of what I know that you don't could stun a team of oxen in its tracks.
	Season 2 / Episode 17: - The Stackhouse Filibuster Josh Lyman: You want to do this? Sam Seaborn: Absolutely. Josh Lyman: Why? Sam Seaborn: 'Cause it's insane. We got over 3,000 reports from federal agencies last year. Agriculture spent $40 million producing 280 reports. Four years of college, three years of law school, I spent 30 bucks at Kinko's. Gimme the thing.

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TRIVIA

The flag hanging behind senator Stackhouse is the Norwegian flag, as first flown in 1899, six years before Norway gained its independence from Sweden.