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THE FALL'S GONNA KILL YOU

Original Airdate 05-02-01 Rebroadcast 08-22-01

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From TVGuide.com:
White House counsel Oliver Babish (Oliver Platt) menacingly questions C.J. and Abbey (Stockard Channing) about the President's MS cover-up. And Josh enlists Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) to take a hush-hush poll on it. Meanwhile, new estimates project a smaller-than-expected budget surplus---and that cheers staffers; and a Chinese satellite has fallen out of its orbit and is hurtling to earth at 2000 mph, and no one's concerned but Donna (Janel Moloney).

From NBC:
While White House counsel Babish (Oliver Platt) methodically grills staff members on their prior knowledge of the President's (Martin Sheen) multiple sclerosis condition, Josh (Bradley Whitford) secretly commissions pollster Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) to conduct a hypothetical survey of public opinion before making the announcement. Meanwhile, Sam (Rob Lowe) is happy to learn of a lowered surplus estimate that will reinforce the administration's case for a revised tax cut; Josh seeks more funds to support the overwhelmed Justice Department in its prosecution of tobacco companies; Donna (Janel Moloney) seems to be the only one concerned about the blazing earthfall of a failing Chinese satellite.
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Credits

Teleplay by Aaron Sorkin
Story by Patrick H. Caddell
Directed by Christopher Misiano

Rob Lowe as Sam (Samuel Norman) Seaborn Deputy Communications Director
Dulé Hill as Charlie (Charles) Young Personal Aide to the President
Allison Janney as C.J. (Claudia Jean) Cregg Press Secretary
Janel Moloney as Donna (Donnatella) Moss Assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff
Richard Schiff as Toby {Zachary} Ziegler Communications Director
John Spencer as Leo {Thomas} McGarry Chief of Staff
Bradley Whitford as Josh (Joshua) Lyman Deputy Chief of Staff
Martin Sheen as Jed (Josiah) Bartlet President of the United States
     
Stockard Channing as Abbey (Abigail Ann) Bartlet M.D. First Lady
Oliver Platt as Oliver Babish White House Counsel
Marlee Matlin as Joey (Josephine) Lucas Pollster
Lee Wilkof as Martin Connelly Assistant Attorney General
NiCole Robinson as Margaret Assistant to Chief of Staff
Rosalind Chao as Jane Gentry  
Spencer Garrett as Richard Will  
     
Douglas Roberts as Congressional Aide #1 Henry
Lucia Vincent as Congressional Aide #3 Helen
William Duffy as Larry  
Peter James Smith as Ed  
Debbie Ann Thomas as Speechwriter  
Barry Livingston as Speechwriter #2  
Emiko Parise as Abbey's Aide #1 Carrie
Julie A. Koehnen as Abbey's Aide #2  
Ariel Felix as Bobby  
Shannon Nelson as Staffer #2  
Jon Wolfe Nelson as Dale Bracket Sign Language Interpreter
Katie Rimmer as Waitress  
Lenore Foster as Staffer  
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Media Quotes

Laura Glasser coming to me with, ... "Man made objects fall out of the sky at a rate of one per week, do you think there's anything you can do with that?" - Aaron "Benjamin" Sorkin

Posted at mightybigtv.com Forum
By Aaron "Benjamin" Sorkin
July 22, 2001

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