The West Wing - The Butterball Hotline

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The West Wing - The Butterball Hotline

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Күн бұрын

At Paley Fest NY on October 4, 2019, Aaron Sorkin, creator of "The West Wing," tells why he included a subplot about the Butterball Hotline in a Thanksgiving-based episode.

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@steves2694 Ай бұрын

I miss my boys, was a tough scene. And giving the homeless veteran a proper funeral touched my heart.

@edscott2433 Ай бұрын

The timeline in the dialogue was way off.

@Pollyanna012 14 күн бұрын

One of my favourite episodes

@crawfb Ай бұрын

I can't think of many other TV shows that has so many great and memorable moments as The West Wing.

@skittlesandfriends5710 11 күн бұрын

The ending of Excelsis Deo is one of the most emotional scenes on the show with the background of a funeral at Christmas time, The scene at Arlington was made with the full co-operation of the United States Department of Defense, who liked the message of the script and wanted to do what they could to help.they provided a full Marine Honor Guard and Navy Chaplain and The fourth person attending the funeral is the superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery John C. Metzler Jr., appearing as himself

@pamelaesparza1586 Ай бұрын

I love the episode where CJ had to ask Bartlett to pardon a second turkey 😂🤣😂

@deekorbel5259 Ай бұрын

Loved the Butterball hotline episode. My fav thing is Bartlett had a staffer who could give him the zip code of a random city at the drop of a hat.

@tphillips37 Ай бұрын

Yeah, but how hard is it to give someone your home zip code? lol

@bloodymarvelous4790 Ай бұрын

Joe Bethersonton 11454 Pruderstreet Appt. 23-R 50504 Fargo, ND

@casey6556 Ай бұрын

And a communications director who’s on the ball enough to have no idea what’s going on yet the good sense to call the ZIP code guy

@amyhull754 Ай бұрын

I LOVE that it was Toby who called to get the zip code. I love Toby.

@macdonaldukah1680 Ай бұрын

Sorkin created enormous beauty and wonder with The West Wing.

@mjedge808 Ай бұрын

“Shibboleth” is my favorite

@chrisbodley8958 Ай бұрын

Atheists here, love that episode people should have the freedom to worship how they choose if it causes no harm to others.

@lovesmusic0845 Ай бұрын

My favorite TV show of all time. Best characters ever created, amazing dialogue and wonderful acting. Some of their funniest moments were some of their most memorable.

@mariewild7128 3 күн бұрын

Watching it for the 3rd time...best show ever

@Will-nl6il Ай бұрын

The Easter eggs of west wing showing up in Newsroom is fun.

@jefftaylor4328 Ай бұрын

Such an amazing show. I'll admit... I may finish the last episode of the last season and before I know it, I'm back to another run of the series starting with S1 E1. It's just too good not to want to re-experience the phenomenal characters, dialogue, challenging circumstances, fantastic cameos and recurring guests over and over again. Currently, I'm on S5 E22... once again. lol 🤣 It wasn't until the second run through (many years ago) that I truly realized how much I adored the character of Donna Moss. Many of her scenes with Josh and others were priceless.

@lilenedutoit7358 Ай бұрын

Same here, I watched the whole series from start to finish in one month and then just immediately started re-watching again from season one😂its just that good!

@Ozefan2580 Ай бұрын

"I want my money back."

@joan783 Ай бұрын

My favourite is the first Thanksgiving one, with the turkeys. Laugh every time!

@marilynmonroe6130 Ай бұрын

Look on CJs face !!!😅😅😅😅

@danielh1830 Ай бұрын

I'll watch anything Alen Sorkin writes.

@lizacelarek617 Ай бұрын

Amen. Write another for this time. 3:10

@kristigiles7846 Ай бұрын

So many many wonderfully written and acted scenes, I can't pick just one. Intelligent, thought provoking, funny and with heart.

@timhorn0511 Ай бұрын

It is still hard for him to talk about John Spencer's death. He was special.

@michaelmuldowney8 16 күн бұрын

The DVD commentary with John Spencer on “Bartelt For America” is absolutely heartbreaking. Also - for the record the longest living goldfish was 43 years !

@rootsandwingsboutique 13 күн бұрын

Would you happen to know where I can get a new copy of the complete DVD set? Amazon only has third party ones, and Target has it for $112 but that's a little too steep for me.

@FelixSalazar 10 күн бұрын

My favorite holiday episode? Shibboleth. Bartlett gifting Charlie his knife. I still get tear eyed... I'm not crying. You're crying...

@lindamerrill928 17 күн бұрын

In Excelsis Deo will always slay me. Mrs. Landingham's little voice saying "Tobey - I want to go to". oy.

@rebeccafoster-faith6647 Ай бұрын

Now someone needs to make a supercut with all the goldfish in the background

@katiewilder531 25 күн бұрын

That actually exists. Someone who was really bored documented the bowl from every single episode with a rough guess on what was in the bowl.

@krystleklearcentral 27 күн бұрын

I’m going to have to rewatch just to spot the props in the fish bowl

@nata3467 Ай бұрын

Best show ever ... incredible cast and writing

@untexan Ай бұрын

(takes off glasses) Butterball has a hotline??

@stevenberliner7964 Ай бұрын

God, I take back what I said. I love my country!

@kwerk2011 Ай бұрын

Joe Bethersonton and Phil Beharnd approve this comment.

@righteousham 17 күн бұрын

Bartlet for America remains one of my absolute favorite episodes of television ever. That whole show was magical at times and I remember yearning for that kind of experience in reality.

@petermiddo Ай бұрын

Dear Mr Sorkin, Please do a reboot of TWW with Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe) as the Presidsnt. You already set it up in the Episode where president Bartlet is playing chess with him in Sam's office. PLEASE MAKE THIS, IT WILL BE ADORED. thanks, Middo A fan,

@tphillips37 Ай бұрын

I would love this!

@petermiddo Ай бұрын

Season 3, episode 15 - Hartsfield's Landing. (Look at the whole board)

@lizacelarek617 Ай бұрын

YES 6:29

@alistairbell3935 Ай бұрын

I'd rather have a West Wing/This Is Us sequel with Sterling K. Brown as President Pearson, Sam and Josh in Congress, and some new characters filling the West Wing. Maybe get Melissa Fitzgerald back to play the new Press Secretary, and Justin Hartley as Kevin doing fundraising a la Clooney.

@rootsandwingsboutique 13 күн бұрын

There was an article with Rob Lowe and he didn't paint a good picture of his time on West Wing, so he probably wouldn't do it. Josh for President, Charlie for VP.

@paganguy77 2 күн бұрын

I was impressed how many in the audience knew the goldfish's name!

@rootsandwingsboutique 13 күн бұрын

I wish the entire interview could be put on youtube. I love West Wing so much.

@Pollyanna012 14 күн бұрын

Now I have to watch all over again to look closer at the goldfish bowls ! 😂

@Bobalicious Ай бұрын

As soon as I get back to work, I'm getting 'The West Wing' on DVD.

@charleslord2433 13 күн бұрын

I bought it starting in Season 6 and have the entire set. Worth every penny!!

@MikesTropicalTech Ай бұрын

For such an educated and worldly man, I was surprised several times when Bartlet just had no clue about something.

@pigs18 17 күн бұрын

We all have our blind spots. The most brilliant person I ever met couldn't work a VCR to save his life.

@samfisher6606 29 күн бұрын

"Extraordinary person in an ordinary situation" is how you get the best Superman stories too.

@marilynmonroe6130 Ай бұрын

PHIL BEHARND, KING OF SALES!!

@mytmyt 7 күн бұрын

To see Sorkin get choked up at the memory of John Spencer, fourteen years after his death. Got me a bit verklempt myself.

@jacobduncan2142 Ай бұрын

Lol. If taken care of properly, goldfish can live 10-15 years, so it's not unreasonable for CJ to think Gail may have been the same fish for the entire series run. Lol. 😊

@theaccidentalsenior Ай бұрын

We need to start playing this show again on TV so people can see how governments should be run, the challenges they face, and how we do not need a dictator like Trump.

@karenp4667 Ай бұрын

It’s on HBO max. I’m on season 6

@Baccory Ай бұрын

2nd best fantasy series ever (Newsroom being the first, but I don't disagree if you think WW is better than NR, it's just my personal preference).

@user-gh3vw2oj1b 29 күн бұрын

@@BaccoryI feel like calling it a fantasy is a bit of a disservice. Its a political drama. Game of Thrones is fantasy

@oharaf33 20 күн бұрын

@Baccory I liked the Newsroom but thought it was a little too smug for its own good. Some great scenes in it and good performances. It was probably a few years too early though. The WW is far better IMO.

@Baccory 20 күн бұрын

@@user-gh3vw2oj1b My comment was a joke you utter genius. It's a play on the double meaning of "fantasy" being both the literary (and now movie/television) genre and an idealised version of reality. The joke that went completely over your head being that the journalists and politicians with their morals and ability to affect change portrayed in Newsroom and West Wing can't exist in real life.

@arnoldchristine2020 15 күн бұрын

In June Before Biden stepped down my son and I began watching it because we needed inspiration…now We have Harris and Walz

@lightlantern Ай бұрын

Sterling K Brown Is Available He Is The Actor Aaron Wanted As His Next POTUS!!

@marilynmonroe6130 Ай бұрын

Gotta look whats in the goldfish bowl!!

@robertbarnes4666 16 күн бұрын

loved this show i'm still stuck on the concept of a governor for dc

@oliverwinton1333 7 күн бұрын

Seeing him sidelined by even the _mention_ of John Spencer is quite difficult to watch. Clearly the man meant a lot to him

@sharkracer Ай бұрын

"We don't have a king." Not yet you don't.

@alistairbell3935 Ай бұрын

As of July 1st we do :(

@davidweihe6052 15 күн бұрын

Actually we did. Gerald R. Ford was named Leslie King, before he took his stepfather’s name. Also, JFK was somewhat similar to one, with Jackie as Queen.

@CharlesMok Ай бұрын

So the Butterball Hotline lost to Carmen's House of Flowers?

@Anonymousguy12345 Ай бұрын

"We don't have a king." *SCOTUS has entered the chat*

@CuriousEarthMan Ай бұрын

I just read goldfish can easily live two, three or more decades! And sadly, Sorkin needs to update his remark made at 0:42

@tphillips37 Ай бұрын

If we're not careful, we'll have a king. Vote Blue to be sure we don't.

@mikeh720 Ай бұрын

For someone so gifted at writing dialog, he has a rough time expressing his thoughts! We need another Sorkin show - stat. It's been too long. Bring back Sam (or maybe a Bartlett daughter?!) as President or get back on the news room floor. If I have to watch the train wreck of reality, I'd like to balance it with something actually entertaining. Aaron's politics and mine may not align 100%, but he does write such compelling shows that intertwine the real-world very well.

@lekoman Ай бұрын

Sorkin wrote a really excellent stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird that's been touring. You might look to see if it will tour near you sometime soon. Worth a watch! He even worked some Sorkinisms into it!!

@Ishai1 20 күн бұрын

hmm, someone should tell Sorkin goldfish can definitely live that long, it's just that usually it's a kid's pet which means they forget to feed it (or as the movie cliche goes, the parent messes up when the kid is away)

@bazzakrak Ай бұрын

Now where do we find the whole video???

@jefftaylor4328 Ай бұрын

Currently, MAX(HBO) is streaming the entire West Wing series... along with the mini series Newsroom by Aaron Sorkin as well.

@bazzakrak Ай бұрын

Yeah I know that @@jefftaylor4328 but that is not the video that I am talking about, you see the video they are showing a clip of there is from their own PaleyFest show, and that is the video that I am asking for. I cant see how you can midunderstand that it is very obvious that it is not the West Wing series I am asking for neither the Newsroom.