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The West Wing S3E20 — We Killed Yamamoto

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The West Wing•Season 3•Episode 20

We Killed Yamamoto

8.2/10 · 1,039 votesMay 15, 200241 min

Ranked #9 of 21 in Season 3•matches the season avg

While Jed, Leo and Fitzwallace grapple with terrorism and moral absolutes, Josh and Amy grapple with each other over a welfare-reform bill; Donna represents the White House at a North Dakota state-party caucus whose goal is to remove the word "North" from the state's name;

Directed byThomas Schlamme

Written byAaron Sorkin

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Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Josiah Bartlet

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Sam Seaborn

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

C.J. Cregg

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Toby Ziegler

John Spencer

John Spencer

Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Josh Lyman

Dulé Hill

Dulé Hill

Charlie Young

Janel Moloney

Janel Moloney

Donna Moss

Crew7

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Writer

Thomas Schlamme

Thomas Schlamme

Director

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Eli Attie

Story Editor

T

Thomas Del Ruth

Director of Photography

L

Lauren A. Schaffer

Editor

A

Alex Graves

Supervising Producer

P

Paul Redford

Producer

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Episode Summary

"We Killed Yamamoto" is episode 20 of The West Wing season 3. It scored 8.2/10 from 1,039 votes, ranking #9 of 21 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Aaron Sorkin, it aired on May 15, 2002.

Next: E21 · Posse Comitatus Best of Season 3