the way he gets choked up when he says “andy had the babies” he is fucking incredible

“Where have you been?!?” “I’m not repeating all that again.” God, Richard owns this scene, every second of it.

The small gesture from CJ and Toby trying to keep it together makes me tear up every time. Those two have such a special relationship.

The fact Allison Janney can make us all love CJ the way we do and then play a believable washed-up drunk on Mom is amazing.

0:22 "Youve got a hundred phone message." "I want them to stay in your hand for a moment." I love the way Toby phrases things.

One of the greatest things about this show is how all the characters interact. There’s something genuine about them. Just the way Josh walks up to Toby and hugs him and says “Mazel Tov” is sentiment to how they feel about each other.

Toby’s “yeah, this is sweet but stop making me be mushy” squirm is the best.

Many people say that this show should come back, but I think it was one of those moments in time where the actors, the scriptwriting and all the production talent made this show so brilliant and unique. And like most brilliant moments in life, it's almost impossible to repeat them.

Those last few seconds, you can see Toby's failing to contain his fear. He knows exactly now what it feels like to be terrified to have your children taken away. How he says later that he'd do anything to get them back was his most passionate moment as a new father.

The nonverbal stuff Schiff does. Blows my mind.

Toby the normally grouchy character bringing a ray of sunshine in I'm pretty sure the admins darkest time. Wonderful.

Obviously, there are hundreds of amazing scenes from this perfect show. This might be the most complex and powerful scene of all. These actors are giving us characters who are simultaneously freaked out personally for a friend and his family, while professionally dealing with a crisis we can barely imagine. THEN, throw in the personal joy of twins being born - but that's so perfectly teetering on the brink given the crisis they're all dealing with. Every emotion is so perfectly written and displayed here. There's not an ounce of wasted movement, dialogue, expression, etc. Perfection.

he got choked cus it was the first time that he said out loud 'Andy had baby'. what a brilliant acting

Richard Schiff is God's gift to acting. And to humanity.

Richard Schiff is straight up one of the best actors who ever lived

Richard Schiff is amazing in this scene. Because what they - and we - don't know is he's still continuously debating proposing to Andy and it's just continuously playing in his head what could happen - him marrying Andy, them building a new life together with the twins, possibly more children. Then it all goes topside.

Finally saw Toby Ziegler, the Squidward of the Bartlet White House smile and look so happy because he's a Dad to twins. :D

Richard Schiff is such an amazing actor

the GREATEST show in the h i s t o r y of television.

2:05 that little moment is a work of art

This is one of the most touching scenes on this great show.

I think the 2nd ever episode I watched (the 1st being the one with the debate about pharmaceutical companies charging over the going rate for HIV medicine) was the Season 1 finale. Toby was immediately my favourite character... he's an Eeyore! But when he does express emotion, it's absolutely heartbreaking. When he sees that Josh has been shot, when Andie won't marry him again... they're some of the only times he displays anything resembling a smile!

another little piece of great acting and tv show. long live TWW

love this show

Love this scene!!

So sweet. A great, great show.

Please bring this show back!!!

Allison Janney is a great actress. She makes us think that C.J. thinks Huck is a great name for a boy.

Another brilliant scene is a series with many of them

Three minutes...tears in my eyes...

god, Richard Schiff is such a genius.

Wow! Just ... Wow!

I know it is tantamount to sacrilege to say this, but Toby would've been an outstanding Chief of Staff.

I miss them all so, so much.

I love you Toby

I think it was in this episode that when Toby tells leo that the president need to recused himself by saying that he just meet his kids and is ready to napalm the nation parks to saved his kids

one of the better espiodes

If he knew defense and foreign policy as good as Leo Toby would be an amazing Chief of Staff

the facial expressions of Schiff from full on business to btw i had the twins, i am dad now ! this guy is a legend

Huck and Molly would be about 18 now.

Love the relationship shared by Toby and CJ. Goes all the way back to the day when he went to her house to hire her for the Bartlet for America campaign! I feel that's why CJ kinda was pushing for Jed to give him a presidential pardon in the last episode

Very good!!!

Nobody realizes what an incredible actor Schiff is......

Fantastic ensemble cast and the scene did NOT include John Spencer, Martin Sheen, Janel Maloney, Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill.

Wow, what a contradiction. The pure joy of becoming a Parent vs. the President's child being kidnapped on the same day.

I have the series on dvd: haven’t watched for a couple of years. This reminds me how excellent it was... & is. If the same quality of total production could be repeated, now would a very interesting place to start with?

I don't want anyone in my government that WOUDLN'T take a moment to celebrate a birth. And NO, I don't care what else is going on.

How do you share one of your life’s greatest joys when the nation is facing one of the greatest (meant only in size level) fears?

Huck is a great name for a boy

I have been watching clips... well written well acted... in love with CJ and Bartlett was a thoughtful decisive president... that being said... the characters were often arrogant (which i suppose comes with the job) and condescending. Still i expect the mechanitions of politics in the show are probably very much as it is in the actual political world.

I forget, was this before or after Josh and Toby fist fought in his office?

' mazzeltov'

2:37

Hawk tuah

The later scene where they tell the name of the girl is used to sus out replicants from humans

where, not 'were'

It took Sorkin leaving for the writing to get human

Ughhh why doe they all take it so personal & overly emotional seriously. The only time toby acts like a rational human especially in this situation is when he finally admits bartlett needs to step aside... even though toby is as much against it as josh. They are no way affected by the events of what happened yet they all act like their parent died..... Real people can put aside emotions & power through nurses & doctors do it all the time deal with the now & then when you have a chance in private or at home alone you can act like something happened to a family member yet that isnt a family member or that you know what it's like when it is a family member. That's another thing they all act like it's happening to their child or parent which it's not & acting like they know what the family is going through. Its like someone going though their kid being killed in combat yet people who have never been to combat or experienced that let alone experienced losing someone to combat trying to relate to the people who did.

This is good/ But ....with all this "You do this , and I will do that.", where's the Vice President? Shouldn't he be involved in this?

Some of the best writing ever, most talented cast. Wish someone was doing work thisa good today.

Ginger is badd.

Once upon a time, Huck may have been a great name for a boy, but today that fictional child would grow up being mercilessly teased & called F*ck. Might as well name him Sue (Johhny Cash)... Well, maybe that’s why Toby did it.

Huck is literally the worst name they could have possibly chosen 😅 this seems like a parody.

Most unprofessional scene in the show thus far. I’d love for Jed or Abby to walk in during this scene. 😄

I can’t stand democrats, but damn this was a good series.

This is honestly the stupidest scene in The West Wing to me. If there was ever a time they shouldn’t give a shit about each other’s personal lives it’s then.

Toby’s character was a waste of tape.