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Sports Night S1E4 — Intellectual Property

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Sports Night•Season 1•Episode 4

Intellectual Property

7.8/10 · 165 votesOct 13, 199822 min

Ranked #21 of 23 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Casey's jealousy over Dana and Gordon leaves him kicking fire hydrants and hearing phantom flies. Dan faces repercussions from the network for his birthday present to Casey.

Directed byThomas Schlamme

Written byAaron Sorkin

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Seasons2

Cast6

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Dan Rydell

Peter Krause

Peter Krause

Casey McCall

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Dana Whitaker

Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

Jeremy Goodwin

Sabrina Lloyd

Sabrina Lloyd

Natalie Hurley

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Isaac Jaffe

Crew2

Thomas Schlamme

Thomas Schlamme

Director

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Intellectual Property" is episode 4 of Sports Night season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 165 votes, ranking #21 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Aaron Sorkin, it aired on October 13, 1998.

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