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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Life on Mars
    9.2/10(3 votes)

    S4:E21

    On his first day at work, Joe Quincy pieces together three news leaks and uncovers a scandal which forces Hoynes to resign.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Game On
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    S4:E6

    Bartlet, Leo, Josh, Sam and C.J. pull a practical joke on Toby; Sam's mission to end the Wilde campaign leads him to make a career-altering decision; Jordan backs up Leo as he deals with the Qumari; Toby continues to press his case with a resistant Andrea; and Bartlet cleans Ritchie's clock in their debate.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Dead Irish Writers
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E15

    Concern arises over the medical board's decision on Abbey's actions in treating Jed's M.S.; Sam tries to get a Senator he doesn't like to pass a bill for a super-conducter that he doesn't even understand; Amy tries to influence Josh; Lord Marbury explains to Toby why a member of the IRA cannot be invited to the White House; Donna receives shocking news when the Secret Service won't give her clearance to attend Abbey's birthday party.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S2:E16

    It's Big Block of Cheese Day again. Toby meets with World Trade Organization protesters, and CJ meets with a group of cartographers who want the standards for maps changed to be a more accurate reflection of geographical and political reality. Donna asks Sam to look into granting a pardon for a friend's deceased grandfather. Bartlet is having problems selecting a site for his Presidential library.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Enemies Foreign and Domestic
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S3:E18

    The revelation that a Russian company may be building a heavy water reactor in Iran puts Jed in a difficult position as he prepares to meet with the new Russian president; Jed orders the Secret Service to protect C.J. when she receives death threats after making a comment at a press conference about the deaths of Saudi girls; Leo wants to find a way to help a major campaign contributor whose company is faced with a massive product recall; Charlie ponders the mystery of a strangely out of context letter written to the President.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - She's Mine
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    S3:E7

    Harvey and Stephen clash over Ava's case; Harvey and Jessica strategize; Louis gets Rachel's help with a broken contract.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Take This Sabbath Day
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S1:E14

    After the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution of a convicted murderer, Bartlet has forty-eight hours to decide whether or not to commute the sentence. Josh faces off with Joey Lucas about his staff's not backing her candidate as vigorously as she'd like.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - Privateers
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E18

    Toby's old friend approaches him ready to blow the whistle on his employer's violations of environmental laws; staff pranks abound on Amy's first day at the office; Abbey charges Amy with the task of convincing the President to threaten a veto on a foreign aid bill containing an abortion gag rule provision; claiming that Abbey's ancestor was a pirate rather than a privateer, a prominent member threatens to mount a boycott of the D.A.R. dinner at which Zoey will be inducted until Will, C.J. and Amy devise a plan to defuse the situation; at the behest of Jean Paul, Zoey sends Charlie a "Dear John" email, but Charlie refuses to accept the brushoff and declares his love for Zoey; Donna is less than thrilled when Josh assigns her the job of shadowing a possible security risk at Zoey's D.A.R. induction; Will takes one for the team in putting an environmental and political face on the destruction and deaths which resulted from the melting of an Alaskan glacier.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Leadership Breakfast
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    S2:E11

    To get real issues to be discussed at a bi-partisan breakfast, Toby makes a deal with a former acquaintance who is the majority leader's new Chief of Staff to strike a bargain and put an issue on the agenda, thereby undermining CJ and setting up the administration to ridicule; The possibility of moving the press corps across the street is briefly explored; Leo and Toby start to face harsh realities about Bartlet's re-election; Josh and Sam build a fire with unfortunate consequences; Leo tells Josh to apologize for him after embarrassing himself in front of a columnist. Unfortunately the embarrassment continues with Sam and Donna.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - Separation of Powers
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S5:E7

    As Chief Justice Ashland's health problems continue to mount, Joe Quincy, Ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire; as C.J. prepares Zoey for a sit-down interview about her kidnapping, Abbey reveals that her relationship with her husband is still strained; Jed refuses to be held hostage by the Republican in the budget negotiations.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - On the Day Before
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S3:E4

    When Bartlet vetoes the "death tax", the staff must scramble to keep the veto from being overridden; Josh tries to smooth talk a promising governor who is considering running against the President; Charlie is urged to ask for immunity in his upcoming testimony.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Warriors
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    S1:E11

    The nation reels from the aftermath of the shooting on the steps of the Capitol while Emily struggles with the knowledge there may be a traitor in the White House. Agent Wells grapples with her decision to reveal what she knows about the conspiracy behind the Capitol bombing.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Game On
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E11

    Elizabeth, Henry, and Isabelle work together to find former Secretary of State Vincent Marsh’s secret bank account, but soon uncover that one of Elizabeth’s staff members already has access to it.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - The Necessary Art
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E20

    While Henry is in Russia giving a lecture on fundamentalism, Elizabeth must navigate tricky political waters when a Russian nuclear submarine vanishes in American waters. Also, Stevie breaks up with her older boyfriend.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - The Portland Trip
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    S2:E7

    After ridiculing Notre Dame, C.J. is forced to accompany the President on a trip to Oregon; Toby and Sam struggle to write Jed's education speech for the following day; back at the White House, Josh tries to dissuade a gay Congressman who supports legislation banning same-sex marriages and Leo gets divorce papers, which causes Margaret to worry that he may fall off the wagon.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - The Ninth Seat
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    S1:E17

    As President Kirkman struggles to put together a new Supreme Court, FBI Agent Hannah Wells goes undercover and discovers much more than she ever could have imagined. Seth Wright has to contend with journalist Abe Leonard, who returns from the Middle East with an explosive story.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Confession
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    S1:E3

    President Kirkman and his staff work to keep a high-level security breach of the White House a secret just as he’s about to give his first television interview. The FBI continues to investigate the Capitol bombing but Agent Hannah Wells starts to develop her own theories about who was really behind the attack.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Results
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    S1:E8

    On the eve of the country voting to elect a new House of Representatives, an unexpected development forces Kirkman to consider cancelling the elections entirely. News about Majid Nassar’s death leaks out, and Kirkman has to handle the fallout.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Morale, Welfare and Recreation
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E12

    The Unit is called in to consult on a bomb planted in an Atlanta bank, but they soon learn that the bomb might be nuclear. Meanwhile, Bob and Kim decide to take a much needed vacation, but Kim soon discovers that Bob has whisked her away on a mission and wants her to help him out.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Blame Canada
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    S1:E5

    When Elizabeth faces the daunting task of negotiating with Iran over their escalating nuclear program, she is determined to deal with the situation in a peaceful manner, despite the President's position of using military action. Meanwhile, Jason has new admiration for his father when he interviews him for a school report.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Equilibrium
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    S2:E4

    Tensions rise between America and Mexico when a Mexican citizen is shot during a border dispute regarding Mexican trade imports. Kirkman and his staff must work quickly to resolve the situation and create a new trade deal.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - The State Dinner
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    S1:E7

    The president of Indonesia is honored at a state dinner. The staff deals with Hurricane Sarah, a potential teamster strike, and a raid involving children in Idaho while a reporter flirts with CJ.

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    Writer:Paul Redford

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - The White House Pro-Am
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    S1:E17

    Abbey keeps the staff busy with the fallout when she leaks her personal preference for a Federal Reserve Board appointment and discusses child labor on a talk show, prompting a Congresswoman to offer an amendment which could shoot down the entire international tariff bill. Charlie's date with Zoey is cancelled because of threats by a white supremacist group.

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Paul Redford Ratings Summary

"Life on Mars" is the best rated episode written by Paul Redford. It scored 9.2/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/30/2003 and is rated 0.6 points higher than their second-best episode, "Game On".