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- Episode 03x16

Episode: 03x16
Title: The U.S. Poet Laureate
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 227217
First Aired: Mar. 27, 2002

Season 3 » Episode #16 - The U.S. Poet Laureate

The West Wing - 03x16 The U.S. Poet Laureate

Summary: After Bartlet's remarks about a potential Republican presidential nominee, C.J. is dispatched to do damage control. Toby meets with the new U.S. poet laureate to try to convince her to not speak out about the United States' non-support for a land-mines treaty. Meanwhile, Sam cuts Ainsley's vacation short when he needs help spinning Bartlet's remarks; Bartlet thinks about saving a failing company; and Josh is intrigued when he finds out he has an Internet fan-site: LemonLyman.com.

Who appeared in this episode?

President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet	played by Martin Sheen
Amy Gardner	played by Mary-Louise Parker
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury	played by Roger Rees
Dr. Dalton Millgate	played by Hector Elizondo
Sen. Jack Enlow	played by Robin Thomas
D-IL	played by Robin Thomas
Chuck Kane	played by Jerry Lambert (II)
Bar Patron	played by Brian Dragonuk
Marine	played by Aaron Michael Lacey

Episode Quotes

Season 3 / Episode 16: - The U.S. Poet Laureate

Amy Gardner: Canadian, huh?
Donna Moss: Yeah.
Amy Gardner: You feel funnier?
Donna Moss: No, but I am developing a massive inferiority complex.

Season 3 / Episode 16: - The U.S. Poet Laureate

President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Look, obviously we knew that this was going to be a thing, but it doesn't have to be tonight, right?
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury: No, absolutely not. I shall take it up with Gerald.
Abbey Bartlet: Who's Gerald?
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: I'm pretty sure he means Leo.
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury: Hmm. Oh, do you have a new Chief of Staff?
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: No.
Brit. Ambassador Lord John Marbury: Well, then Gerald it is!

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FACT: Lord Marbury calls the Queen "Her Royal Majesty". The Queen is always known as "Her Majesty". Her children and other royals are called "Her/His Royal Highness". The two are never mixed up.
CHAR: Lord John Marbury says he is "England's ambassador" - any British diplomat would have known the difference between Britain and England, and said "British ambassador".
CHAR: At the beginning of the episode, Bartlett asks for the name of the organ that produces hydrochloric acid, and his wife responds "pancreas". The stomach, not the pancreas, makes hydrochloric acid.
CHAR: In the opening sequence, while President Bartlett is working on a cross-word puzzle, he is stumped by a clue about an organ that produces Hydrochloric Acid, or HCl. Abbey responds that it is the pancreas, while it is in fact the stomach.
CHAR: Lord Marbury talks to Toby about a fine Islay whiskey but mispronounces it "iz-lay". A person of Marbury's breeding and education would most likely know that it's actually properly pronounced "eye-lay" if you are from the UK.

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