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The West Wing S7E2 — The Mommy Problem

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The West Wing•Season 7•Episode 2

The Mommy Problem

7.8/10 · 776 votesOct 2, 200541 min

Ranked #19 of 22 in Season 7•−0.5 vs season avg

Santos and Vinick have to deal with press fallout when it looks like the Bartlet White House is not going to continue the investigation into the press leaks.

Directed byAlex Graves

Written byEli Attie

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Cast9

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Josiah Bartlet

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

C.J. Cregg

John Spencer

John Spencer

Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Josh Lyman

Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

Will Bailey

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Arnold Vinick

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Matthew Santos

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Annabeth Schott

Mary McCormack

Mary McCormack

Kate Harper

Crew5

E

Eli Attie

Writer

A

Alex Graves

Director

Chad Tyler

Chad Tyler

Stand In

R

Russell Denove

Editor

M

Michael Mayers

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The Mommy Problem" is episode 2 of The West Wing season 7. It scored 7.8/10 from 776 votes, ranking #19 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Alex Graves and written by Eli Attie, it aired on October 2, 2005.

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