- 8.5/101 votes
#1 - Here Today
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2005
The White House is trying to cope with the revelation of the identity of the leaker and Babish's questioning of Toby convinces him that he must get his lawyer. Lou persuades Josh to get Santos to clean house with his campaign staff. Kate finally reaches Charles Frost and confronts him about what he told to C.J. and a few other things about his personality in general. The Bartlets hear Ellie's heapful of "good" and "bad" news.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Peter Noah
- 8.1/1013 votes
#2 - Debts
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2019
As Dr. Marcus Andrews vows to help a good Samaritan who was injured while stopping a sexual assault, Dr. Audrey Lim faces a difficult decision when a young patient’s parents suspect that Dr. Neil Melendez made a mistake. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy fields advice following his disastrous date with Dr. Carly Lever; and Dr. Claire Browne gets a surprise visit from her mother.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Peter Noah
- 8.0/102 votes
#3 - Pink at Night
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2015
Jay tracks down his competition for Laura, while Christina eyes a career change. Lisa cuts a deal with Garo, presenting Jay with an unexpected opportunity.
Director: Michael Morris
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.9/1011 votes
#4 - Influence
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2020
After Dr. Shaun Murphy treats a patient who is a social influencer, he deals with unwanted attention. Meanwhile, the team treats a woman who is in abdominal distress after an at-home fecal transplant; and Dr. Carly Lever’s efforts to separate Shaun from Lea are challenged.
Director: Barbara Brown
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.5/102 votes
#5 - Gaza
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/2004
Donna Moss, Percy Fitzwallace, Andrea Wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the Middle East on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown up. President Bartlet considers possible military targets to bomb in retaliation. In flashbacks, we see Donna becoming attracted to British photojournalist Colin Ayres.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.5/102 votes
#6 - Running Mates
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2006
All eyes are looking forward to the Leo McGarry/Ray Sullivan Vice Presidential debate. Meawhile, Santos is trying not to catch his children's cold and he visits his home in Texas and continues to campaign. Jorge Santos, the Congressman's brother, may cause some problems at a gathering.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.5/102 votes
#7 - Transition
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/2006
Former cast member Rob Lowe returns as a senior political official in this episode, which finds Bartlet and his staff making the transition as easy as possible for the president-elect, who discovers some unpleasant realities about his new job. Meanwhile, a stressed-out Josh realizes that he may need to take some time off after he reaches his breaking point.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.2/104 votes
#8 - Han
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2003
Josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmation, but Ryan reaches out to get him to change his mind; Leo fears that the potential defection of a prominent North Korean pianist will jeopardize secret nuclear disarmament talks; Will and Toby are humiliated when an early draft of a speech outlining their struggle to laud Bob Russell's confirmation is erroneously substituted for the final version; Donna's aunt and uncle from Wisconsin pay a visit, testing Josh's ability to refrain from bad cheesehead jokes during their tour of the White House; the staff struggles over how to language the state of the economy; fearing that the administration is drifting off-course, Toby wants to hand over more responsibilities to Will in order to focus on getting back to their core message.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.1/1017 votes
#9 - Philomena
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/27/2017
The Task Force chases an artful bounty hunter employed to target Red's closest associates. Meanwhile, Ressler faces a moral dilemma when he takes on a new assignment with a former colleague.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.1/1016 votes
#10 - The Cook
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2018
As Liz works with Red to hunt for Tom's killers, she begins to question his motives. The Task Force enlists the help of one arsonist to catch another.
Director: Solvan 'Slick' Naim
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.0/102 votes
#11 - The Warfare of Genghis Khan
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2004
An unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the Indian Ocean; Will is unhappy, but his boss doesn't seem to mind, when a request to beef up the Vice President's issue profile results in Toby's handing him boring, low-level minutae; Josh dismisses a NASA proposal for a manned Mars mission until an agency staffer shows him the error of his ways; a conservative talk show host makes a pathetic attempt to bait C.J. into appearing on his show.
Director: Bill D'Elia
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.0/102 votes
#12 - Things Fall Apart
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/30/2005
Faced with a Democratic party in disarray in the face of the strongest Republican challenger they have ever had, Bartlet asks Leo to take charge of the potentially chaotic Democratic National Convention, while Santos considers a party-unifying vice-presidential offer from front-runner Russell. Meanwhile, the International Space Station is leaking oxygen and a rescue of the three astronauts will be difficult, and Bartlet catches Charlie leaving Zoey's bedroom after a nighttime visit.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Peter Noah
- 7.0/1015 votes
#13 - Don't Call It a Kidnapping
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2023
As new details about the bombing emerge, Kate struggles to see eye-to-eye with Hal. Prime Minister Trowbridge's fiery remarks at a funeral cause a stir.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Writer: Peter Noah
- 6.9/1018 votes
#14 - Gaia
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2016
As Red sets Liz and the Task Force on the trail of an eco-terrorist with a mysterious connection to Alexander Kirk, Tom takes matters into his own hands.
Director: Bill Roe
Writer: Peter Noah
- 6.9/1014 votes
#15 - Keep Your Enemies Closer
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/20/2023
After a sit-down with a Russian ambassador leads to new intel and mixed messages, Kate takes a trip to the Oval Office and reconnects with an old friend.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Peter Noah
- 6.5/102 votes
#16 - The Hubbert Peak
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2004
Hours before the CAFE standards amendment is defeated, Josh succumbs to the lure of test driving a monster SUV while shopping for a Prius and gets into a fender-bender that proves embarrassing to the administration, so he's saddled with heading up a task force on alternative energy sources; after hosting a surprise graduation party for Charlie, Zoey agrees to his taking her out to a thank-you dinner; Annabeth educates Toby on the art of "charm and disarm" in handling the press; Charlie is offered an attractive way out of his employment dilemma; Kate extents a hand of friendship and support to Donna; C.J. gets some crucial insight from Leo on keeping Jed healthy; Margaret's plan to redecorate Leo's former office meets with resistance from her new boss.
Director: Julie Hébert
Writer: Peter Noah
- 6.3/107 votes
#17 - The Ides of March
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2024
A lavish Fourth of July party gives Kate a chance to help Dennison, who sees an opportunity after the prime minister's announcement about Lenkov.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Peter Noah
- 5.7/109 votes
#18 - #privacyplease
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/7/2019
A political attack on Kirkman puts privacy and transgender rights in the spotlight. Aaron weighs a major decision. Wells and Eli track a bioterrorist.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Peter Noah
- 4.3/106 votes
#19 - #truthorconsequences
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2019
On election day, Kirkman turns to his therapist to assuage his conscience about the events -- and his own decisions -- of the momentous prior 36 hours.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Peter Noah
- 1.0/101 votes
#20 - The Ticket
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2001
Greg's stunned when he gets a ticket for running a red light courtesy one of those auto-machines that takes your picture -- until he sees that it took Jimmy's picture while driving his car. Even though Jimmy promises to pay the ticket, Greg is still mad at him for borrowing his car without asking. Christine agrees and everyone arranges a deal to respect each other's property in the future. But Greg is angry when Kim breaks the arrangement by borrowing the Hughes' camera. To make it up to them, Kim decides to get their film developed herself. At the courthouse, Jimmy learns while waiting on line that he can't go to traffic school again because he's already been there once within the last 18 months. Greg, on the other hand, hasn't been... Christine has a cow, but eventually gives in to Jimmy's demands to make him a fake ID with Greg's name on it, or else Jimmy will lose his license for having too many points. Meanwhile, Greg and Kim go to get the film developed, and find out the hard way
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Peter Noah