Leo's look when he walks past CJ and Debbie after she said the line "do you want to bellydance for the joint chiefs or should I?" 🤣🤣🤣
@cameltanker12864 жыл бұрын
The best line of the whole scene; "Father of Daughters, they thought the tea was the least they could do. "
@long-shotlouie4 жыл бұрын
My favourite was "Nancy McNally is waiting and she's already had her bath"
@andrenewcomb37083 жыл бұрын
Nope. The best line is "petty thieves". SOB's who didn't even get allowances. SOB's who were merely 'pets' to daughters who couldn't find a "father".
@spikeep61413 жыл бұрын
Nah - it’s “ *They •Say•* Daughters *Look* for Their Fathers.” •GLARE•
@pault19643 жыл бұрын
I have had there tea it’s very nice in a small glass
@michaelvidal19713 жыл бұрын
What I want to know is how did that look after he said that did not cripple him.
@ebybeehoney3 жыл бұрын
I'm imagining the belly dancing... And "Nancy McNally is waiting and she's already had her bath." PERFECT!
@wuzzaman9 жыл бұрын
"Nancy McNally is waiting and she's already had her bath". One of the best lines of the whole show.
@kingpin69897 жыл бұрын
Right up there with "If the Oscars were like that I'd watch." and "It's an entire generation beyond HEY LOOK YOUR SHOELACES ARE UNTIED!" and "Zoe, I work in a building with the smartest people in the world."
@Leto6175 жыл бұрын
@@thisisme2476 good choice
@rickmatsokotere22514 жыл бұрын
I'd like to bath with Nancy McNally
@kossttamojaan3 жыл бұрын
"I'll tell Liz."
@UNIT2942 жыл бұрын
This show has so many great lines it's hard to pick a single one as the best
@Lisahurst11 жыл бұрын
I am the youngest of 5 girls, my Dad has the patience of a Saint and the heart of a lion - I get it!!
@gerrynightingale90452 жыл бұрын
*Both my parents were a-holes...and so am I to some extent* ( *Had my very own 'Mommy Dearest'* )
@MarionCoatsworthHaye11 жыл бұрын
My daughters are 21 and 8. There's not enough tea in the WHOLE WORLD
@dragonsword73704 жыл бұрын
since public consumption of alchohol is banned in Egypt I think strong Tea was the best they could offer in sympathy.
@laurathornton14564 жыл бұрын
My father was the only boy out of 6 to see 12. He had 5 sisters who lived into their adulthood with 2 living into their 90's and his oldest sister to 101! His father died when dad was 10 and after he was grown, until he married, he lived with his mother and grandmother. He married my mother who was one of 4 girls. They had 2 daughters. He worked in an office with a dozen women. He called his life 'swimming deep in the Estrogen Ocean'.
@paulzammataro71853 жыл бұрын
😄
@howardchambers96793 жыл бұрын
Gin helps. Just saying
@carnivaltym3 жыл бұрын
You are a good man Shan!
@davidkosa5 жыл бұрын
Whatever scene of The West Wing I click on has stimulating dialogue and fine acting.
@mscottveach11 жыл бұрын
has anyone else noticed that martin sheen is pretty good in this role?
@John_May.6 жыл бұрын
I started to catch on after watching the entire series for the 10th time.
@joemckim11835 жыл бұрын
@@John_May. I noticed when I was watching the show week-by-week when it orignally aired in the early 2000's.
@AndSoItGoes244 жыл бұрын
My first clue was that I wouldn’t miss a new episode just a few hours after giving BIRTH! “Yep, baby’s healthy, mama’s healthy. Now, y’all go away...it’s West Wing night!!”
@AndSoItGoes244 жыл бұрын
John May ...I feel better. I thought I was bad for watching it 5-6 times thru; this and “The Newsroom.”
@Beckala673 жыл бұрын
He'd be better than the current one in the actual position.
@marcbarlow809911 жыл бұрын
Ms. Lily Tomlin plays the part of the president's personal secretary perfectly. As someone who takes Gregg Shorthand at 185 wpm and types 114 wpm... I believe I am qualified to say "yes, she has what it takes!" // on a side note: Ms. Tomlin is one outstanding actress and person!
@AegisNova6 жыл бұрын
Marc Barlow 114 wpm? That's gotta be a typo! 😂
@galacruse23185 жыл бұрын
Brian, lots of us type over 110 a minute.
@kathrynstubbs45193 жыл бұрын
@@galacruse2318 As someone who types 25 wpm on a good day, I am in awe!
@jedpittman67392 жыл бұрын
over 100 can be done, but it takes practice.
@gerrynightingale90452 жыл бұрын
*I can reduce any amount of information spoken or written into a single paragraph or in many occasions a single sentence* ( *Political discourse is 'easy-peazy'..."Play nice and share"* )
@Serai36 жыл бұрын
I love that little story. There was some real wit on this show, a rare thing on television.
@allenjenkins068 жыл бұрын
That glare after the look for their fathers line is awesome.
@YouzTube996 жыл бұрын
The post-Sorkin scripts are an interesting study in contrasts. The writers who succeeded him had the challenge of following one of the best in the business. IMO, they fail to achieve his musical rhythm and dazzling counterpoint but in many cases (this is a good example) the dialog flows well and I find the characters personalities better defined. Thanks for posting!
@joemckim11835 жыл бұрын
You do know that when Sorkin was on the show he had a writing staff, he didn't write the whole show by himself.
@AgaPadar4 жыл бұрын
@@joemckim1183 Of course. But a master cook has a lot of kitchen staff, but at the end he decides what the menu will be, which ingredients will be used, how all will taste and look, and in the end he decides if the dish will go out to the guests. He oversees the whole process. And this what the job of the chief writer for a show like this one looks like.
@joemckim11834 жыл бұрын
@@AgaPadar You still have to admit that TWW even after Sorkin left was still better than most of the dreck on TV.
@deBebbler3 жыл бұрын
@@joemckim1183 Dreck? Don't you mean, Donald Dweck?
@deBebbler3 жыл бұрын
@John James Yes. Yes, I do.
@hughdman3 жыл бұрын
My Lebanese wife inherited my daughter. I too am Abu El Banat. The only difference is that it makes me proud.
@douglarsen48013 жыл бұрын
I have great memories of this show. Sadly I never really watched it but my parents did. Plot twist. Now I'm starting to watch it as - Abu El Banat
@elizabethturner24212 жыл бұрын
Don't leave us hanging! How accurate is this scene? 😃 [full disclosure: I am the only daughter]
@Yogasefski Жыл бұрын
Would you like some tea?
@snidelywhiplash11 жыл бұрын
As the father of a little girl, all's I can say is: Word up, Jed.
@groovygirl23 Жыл бұрын
"They say daughters look for their fathers." I could watch Sheen and Tomlin all day
@lionsjourney29 Жыл бұрын
Don't they act together in Grace and Frankie
@dirdib695 жыл бұрын
"Belly dance?" I love the WTF look on Leo's face as he does by.
@Dafmeister19785 жыл бұрын
You'd have a funny look on your face too if someone brought up the prospect of CJ belly dancing.
@joemckim11835 жыл бұрын
@@Dafmeister1978 I would have a smile on my face if I heard that.
@KojinMacJorn5 жыл бұрын
The opening to this video is hilarious. That look Leo gives to those two XD
@rideauxbaldwin607110 ай бұрын
As the father of three grown daughters...this is spot on!
@christopherweber94643 ай бұрын
Mine are 14 16 and 20 ...I've been drinking tea for years
@rideauxbaldwin60713 ай бұрын
@@christopherweber9464 Man, you’re still IN IT! Lol!
@GamingDragonFlower3 жыл бұрын
"My children choose morons, every one." 😂
@miikop3 ай бұрын
They say daughters look for their fathers
@blastermasterguy2 ай бұрын
I mean Zoey LEFT Charlie and he was about as dedicated and devoted as they come so yeah, I'd say so.
@beligerentlondoner11 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to hear more about Ellie's "guitar player with the purple van". We've met most of the other men mentioned.
@gene81724 жыл бұрын
She got over her bad boy phase and started up with the fruit fly guy.
@ArtemisScribe4 жыл бұрын
@@gene8172 how do you know fruit fly guy and the guitar player with the purple van aren't the same person?
@gene81724 жыл бұрын
ArtemisScribe Good point. That’s entirely possible. He did play with a band, Schrodinger’s Cats, a while back.
@gene81724 жыл бұрын
ArtemisScribe But, then again, her and the fruit fly guy only dated for a year before getting married.
@ArtemisScribe4 жыл бұрын
@@gene8172 true, but they also screwed up the timeline for Liz's daughter who is 12 in episode 1 but still in high school in the final season. They mess up sometimes. I can see them messing up Ellie's timeline easily. She was a tad neglected.
@mezza0016 жыл бұрын
I am still waiting of the next West Wing tv series that will top The West Wing.... so far none come close....
@estel-randir2 жыл бұрын
Madam Secretary was pretty dang close.
@nofirstgonzalez7888 Жыл бұрын
Everyone in this series is PHENOMENAL.
@robertchandler40337 жыл бұрын
"A son is a son 'til he takes a wife, A daughter is YOURS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE"-LOL i WORK IN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP NEAR A COLLEGE AND NOT A MONTH GOES BY THAT i AM NOT HANDED A CELL PHONE to tell dad what is needed on his little girls car -lol love it!
@pault19645 жыл бұрын
Robert Chandler true that two grown up daughters
@johnmarkconnolly64146 ай бұрын
Is this click and clack? lol
@Truckergregg4 жыл бұрын
If only someone would study Jed Bartlett and then run for President, I’d be a happy camper
@khymaaren3 жыл бұрын
Well, Obama happened two years after the show ended...
@MrBraddles31282 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't work. This is a very idealised and unrealistic way of running a country. Nice to dream though.
@liman422 жыл бұрын
@@MrBraddles3128 Unrealistic? It's not hard to imagine smart people working with integrity to run the country.
@MrBraddles31282 жыл бұрын
@@liman42 The key word there being "imagine".
@liman422 жыл бұрын
@@MrBraddles3128 From what I've heard the model for The West Wing was the Clinton administration. Clinton is a Rhodes Scholar and had some very smart people working with him. So did Obama. Their staffs were well qualified for their jobs and I'm sure the conversations were interesting and informative. It's only idealistic in that Barlett is a genius with a good heart and not the stereotypical craven politician. And that's exactly what we need right now.
@ajmalik5693 Жыл бұрын
Leo's face when deb was talking with CJ about belly dancing in front of the chief of joint staff 😂
@destroyer06853 жыл бұрын
Since the topic is daughters I can add that my youngest grand daughter prepped her boy friend before he met me as: my dad is cool, it's grand pa you have to worry about.
@Tigerman11389 жыл бұрын
"The Frog"?! I didn't remember President Bartlet calling Zoey's boyfriend that.
@zachj93597 жыл бұрын
Only 1 t. BARTLET. ur not a true ww fan
@timdingus70557 жыл бұрын
The french guy she dated when she got kidnapped.
@KiplingKat75 жыл бұрын
Yeah, any smidgen of respect he might have had for that rich twerp vanished at that point. Since the Jean drugged Zoe, he's lucky he wasn't thrown in jail for the rest of his life. In gratitude, he goes and trashes Zoe in the press. Dick.
@rehanmemon39695 жыл бұрын
He's a white guy from New England and her boyfriend is a pompous entitled son of a french diplomat. Of course he's gonna call him a from behind his back.
@graceskerp5 жыл бұрын
@@KiplingKat7 Drugging Zoe was the least of his actions. The consequences almost led to a war. "Dick"? You're too kind.
@JK-tn4xp5 ай бұрын
As a father of 3 daughters (22, 16, and 7) I feel his pain. My brother was the one that ended up with sons.
@googoo-gjoob3 жыл бұрын
the *GREATEST* show in the _HISTORY_ of televisions
@dorkmax70737 жыл бұрын
For those wondering, that's a semi accurate translation. However, بنات اب would be be better transliterated as Abu Al B'naat
@oldgoat1426 жыл бұрын
As the father of three daughters, thank you for clarifying that. Maybe I'll make it a bumper sticker, after I learn how to drink tea of course, (which I'm not a fan of). XD
@pault19646 жыл бұрын
There tea is black and sweet
@PerthScienceClinic5 жыл бұрын
For those of us in the cheap seats, is that pronounced significantly differently than the way the President says it?
@rehanmemon39695 жыл бұрын
or Walid al B'naat would also be acurate
@levalpat5 жыл бұрын
your Arabic translation is a little bizaare because Arabic is written right to left... however your script goes from left to right!!!
@epramos68003 жыл бұрын
Mrs fiderer was a excellent replacement to mrs landingham
@tjthill3 жыл бұрын
I mean, you had to be asking yourself "how the hell are they going to follow *that* act?"
@montieluckett7036 Жыл бұрын
The most humorous scene in the whole series.
@MrLucky35762 жыл бұрын
I have three nieces, my brother in law used to brag openly, at family gatherings no less, that he was quite the popular with the ladies before he settled down with my sister. Now he has 3 daughters...
@1pknail11 жыл бұрын
It could be Vic, the guy she eventually married. He was in a band (Schrodinger's Cats), though perhaps that was before they would have known each other.
@lukassnakeman5 жыл бұрын
If abu means father, does that mean alladin, an orphan, literally calls his pet monkey and only companion of who knows how many years, “dad”???
@badrinarayanan41925 жыл бұрын
It's Apu not Abu
@JasmineEleonora5 жыл бұрын
@@badrinarayanan4192 I don't think so. Apu is the proprietor of the Kwik e Mart in The Simpsons.
@joed52074 жыл бұрын
It's pretty common Arabic name.
@blackhawkswincup2010 Жыл бұрын
Tell me about it. My wife and I have five daughters. All of 'em brainiacs, and made me look silly very regularly. Two are RNs, two are SpEd teachers, and one owns her own bookkeeping business. Dad couldn't be prouder or happier.
@artemartem11344 жыл бұрын
As great as the dialog in this scene is, what I noticed most was the agent casually following the president down the halls of the White House as soon as he steps out of the Oval Office. No acknowledgement, nothing, just casually following the leader of the free world down the halls of one of the most secure building in the world you know, "just in case".
@The.Stalker3 жыл бұрын
I have two girls, 7 and 5. I refer to myself as Abu el Banat.
@jacksonwidaman82614 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite scenes
@arcar665 жыл бұрын
can't believe we're still talking about Sudan!!
@BrianEllinger-hh4rm22 күн бұрын
I've heard that twice now......🤔
@samjones82113 жыл бұрын
What is the episode where he hires Debbie becuase she wouldn’t tell on the Vice President?
@Slvrdrgn77d3 жыл бұрын
It was the Presidential Personal Person that she wouldn't tattle on. Season 4 Ep 2, which was 20 hours in America ( part 2) was the name of the episode.
@winstonwolf67912 жыл бұрын
He actually hired her mainly because during all the commotion with "wanna dwink of wa wa" guy and after he chased her almost to the exit door, she remembered a bunch of obscure market report stuff someone said in the oval. The way he hired her by looking at someone and just pointing at her while she looked confused was a great ending to the scene.
@mljones6553 жыл бұрын
I love anyone who speaks in parables!
@eventingirl0016 жыл бұрын
I want this brought back. Have some people return back to the series and have a new cast of characters. Maybe connect this with The Newsroom.
@elisolomon87412 жыл бұрын
As the father of 3 "Banat", I understand.
@TigDegner3 жыл бұрын
As a father of twin girls: quit whining, Mr. President. Its the best job in the world.:)
@mansoorahmad14898 жыл бұрын
American President. Expectation: Jed Bartlett. Reality: Donald Trump. There is a meme right there.
@zachj93597 жыл бұрын
dumbo. Bartlet. 1 t!
@FutureReverberations5 жыл бұрын
@jimmyfly If you're talking about Trump then not really. He's a small minded, small handed, red headed, troll.
@rickcastellon90905 жыл бұрын
Jimmyfly ask 800,000 unpaid workers if they would rather have Obama or Dump in the WH.
@galwitprifor0015 жыл бұрын
@jimmyfly evidence please?
@galwitprifor0015 жыл бұрын
@jimmyfly OK. Post a link to a document or a website with the recorded calls.
@NeuroDeviant4214 жыл бұрын
“loving kindness and good will toward men”?! Have you met a American Christian?!
@jimmoores78834 жыл бұрын
Tbe thing is, this is meant to be pitying for another reason. It's not 'oh, aren't daughters difficult, hahaha', it's 'you don't have sons you only have worthless daughters, you poor bastard'. Kind of makes it less charming.
@richardsuggs81084 жыл бұрын
I am the father of daughters.
@ronaldjones3982 жыл бұрын
That was a good one, a man who has Daughters
@josephrmancini3877 Жыл бұрын
I need glasses Quota
@NxDoyle4 жыл бұрын
2:35 Lexor, Egypt? How did that take end up being the keeper? That's the second time in as many days I've seen a dodgy take make the final cut. There's a short piece from about 20 years ago featuring a whole bunch of A-list actors reading the Declaration of Independence. During the portion critical of King George, Kevin Spacey says "inestimitable" instead of "inestimable".
@lancer525 Жыл бұрын
Don't speak much, do you? As someone who has done professional voiceover work for over 30 years, I assure you, even the very best of the best mispronounce a word from time to time. It happens. I know a lot of other voiceover actors who wish they were as good during the rest of the week as you think you are on Sunday.
@tk5800thesecond11 жыл бұрын
awwww, I'm out of the loop here
@jeffreypeace2696 Жыл бұрын
Apparently in this White House one is qualified if one can talk really fast.
@JasonWeakley11 жыл бұрын
omg its a TV show, stop tolling the KZfaqs!
@fratdawgg2311 жыл бұрын
Martin Sheen would make a good president. LoL
@Serai36 жыл бұрын
Especially because he in no way wants the job.
@randallbanks15896 жыл бұрын
Quoting Douglas Adams. It is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
@sabrewolf41295 жыл бұрын
I doubt that as he is speaking written dialogue, Bartlett is a character.
@pbdye16075 жыл бұрын
The man's a great actor, but speaking frankly, Charlie and Emilio are trainwrecks, and it evidently has a lot to do with their father being a drunk. He's certainly aged well, but never forget that actors are malleable and deceptive creatures by nature. Also, don't forget that the same man who played President Barlett *also* played President Stillson in The Dead Zone.
@Tigerman11385 жыл бұрын
pbdye and an aide in “The American President.”
@olliephelan7 жыл бұрын
Whos "Hoynes" ? The chap he mentions in the Cathedral ....."You get Hoynes" ??? Anyone ?
@Jeffko787 жыл бұрын
Vice-President
@olliephelan7 жыл бұрын
J-F Bradley So what did he mean by that ? Kill him ? Or that Hoynes still belongs to god ? ------------------------------------------------- Its all blatantly based on The Book of Job . Did ye see that ? Literally word for word . Job was the gods (the worlds) most loyal of gods servants on Earth . By implication , that the US President is the most righteous of gods people - so righteous that god tested him by instructing satan to test him with affliction (MS) , attacks , and the death of his wife , then his daughter ......at which point Job (and the President) confronts god directly , one to one . Thats why hes shown speaking Latin ; an exclusively religious language that generally ,only Priests know. Its a great scene , but not for entertainment .
@RegentPrime7 жыл бұрын
He was saying that he wouldn't run for President again and that he would let Hoynes run instead, but after the scene where he talked with Mrs. Landingham's "ghost" he decided to run again anyways. That and he got the MS long before he decided to run for President. And his speaking latin was explained by him being a devout Catholic earlier in the season.
@rehanmemon39695 жыл бұрын
He meant to say, if you're not pleased, then I give up. Hoynes will be his preemptive successor.
@graceskerp3 жыл бұрын
@@RegentPrime Re Latin. Also he considered becoming a priest until he met Abby.
@josephrmancini3877 Жыл бұрын
Sufficient faith I love ❤️ Geico
@cmcjss7 жыл бұрын
luv it
@williambrown40907 жыл бұрын
The Vice President
@DT-hp8de10 жыл бұрын
LOL @ people thinking Sheen would be a good president from this seeing this show. His lines are written people! lol
@kshahkshah10 жыл бұрын
umm.... which president in recent memory has written his own speeches? Every single thing any career politician says is written and orchestrated in advance.
@DT-hp8de10 жыл бұрын
Touche
@rickyd08219 жыл бұрын
whistlerbrk Ignoratio elenchi
@DT-hp8de8 жыл бұрын
lol ok
@kdhlkjhdlk7 жыл бұрын
Trump's words can't be written because he can't read.
@lennarthagen3638 Жыл бұрын
Kremlin version of west wing wow
@pault19642 жыл бұрын
My wife is number 4 out in 5 in 5 years parents are masochists,
@patricktatum7867 жыл бұрын
honyes is the vice president that Bartlett does not like he leaves because of a scandle