West Wing - When Ainsley Hayes meets President Bartlett
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2012
- Ainsley Hayes is a Republican but she agrees to work in a Democrat White House because of sense of duty. She's a very interesting character, very funny too... Enjoy!
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"Is your father proud of you?"
What an amazing thing to say to someone who has spent her life dedicated to her work and dreams. Her smile gives away her appreciation for having been asked.
"Don't you have to absolve yourself of the humiliation visited on your family and the House of Atreus?" I wish Sam never left.
"They won't let me smoke inside but you can pee in Leo's closet" one the funniest lines ever on this show!!
Yeah, but that's only because she's "just in her own little Euripides play over there"....(8^P
I seem to remember seeing Toby with a lit cigar (Oh the horror!) at a staff poker game, once...
it is.
but what makes it sorkin: "is your father proud of you?" (and ainsley smiles)
@@op3129 Yup.
She peed like a good girl in that closet. #swoon
One of the funniest lines ever on any show. This entire clip has me crying laughing. Funnier than any of the comedies on TV right now
Bartlett knew exactly what button to push when he asked Ainsley, "Is your father proud of you?"
(Damn, Sorkin is a hell of a writer.)
Nah he was a father himself he knew what the children care and worry about
Martin Sheen is a hell of an actor when he has material this good to work with.
"..you're really in your really own Euripides play over there, aren't ya?" God, such writing...
"I didn't know we had a nightclub down here." Classic!
That sounds like it was completely and totally ad-libed by Martin himself.
pac401, Just one of thousands!
JFK put it in. Clinton upgraded the stereo system. Bush put in a better bar. Obama got a new disco ball. Trump put in a pole and upgraded screens. Biden got a new sofa.
The look on her face when he asks her about her father gets me everytime!
Me too.
And when Leo says The President is asking you to Serve...Oh the writing!!!
Totally disarmed her.
I remember in awe Leo's first interview with Ainsley. What a wonderful piece of writing and delivery from start to finish. This will remain in my heart as the best series in TV history, Game of Thrones or no Game of Thrones. Sorkin is an absolute genius.
Goddamn it, it just did it to me
"ok, well now i am, too" may be my favorite line from the whole series.
The Presidents soft - why? - gives it a run for its money
Man, I wish they'd made her a staple on the show. She was consistently hilarious.
Aaron Sorkin is brilliant! Adding Ainsley Hayes was a stroke of genius. A very capable, principled, but very, very human and likeable character.
The West Wing was the best show ever on television.
The writing, directing, and acting was superb.
Whenever I feel low about our current real life president, I watch a few hours of The West Wing and it lifts my spirits.
The West Wing is what life should be.
The Wurst Wing is the legacy of our present president and his people.
I've wished for 3 1.2 years that Aaron Sorkin would would join the Biden Administration as a speech writer for our current President. President Biden is doing OK, but his speeches could use some polish.
She's is the closet Mr President.
Why?
She thought it was a bathroom.
(beat)
Why is she still in there?
Thats kinda hard to say Sir.
I love the approach to honesty in Aaron Sorkins work. Its ok to mess up, ok to enjoy a mess up, and when faced with an awkward question its ok to fess up to not having the slightest idea.
Honesty cuts both ways it can build you up for glory or set you up for a prat fall. If you can embrace both with equanimity when they are upon you, you can be trusted.
+David Rendall Quite right...
It's a true story that Dee Dee added to the script
Really smart people know that it's OK to admit you don't know something and that fucking up is part of life.
I always laugh at Ainsley's remark about "erasing the humiliation" .....yet not fully realizing that President Bartlett could never...nor would he ever want to.....erase that dancing and singing of the Bossa Nova.....Cheers All
And she honors her father.
"Tell her it's going to be fine"
"Your skirt's on backwards."
Every time I see that I laugh.... every time....
"What's up?" That cracks me up every time...
Bayougirl78 He walks in so smoothly before saying the line. Classic Sheen :)
"Yeah Ainsley, I wanted to say hello, and to mention, you know, uh, a lot of people assumed you were hired because you were a blond Republican sex kitten, and well, they're obviously wrong..."
+SCE2AUX2 ironically, that's exactly why the character was created and Emily proctor was cast. ;)
She did look good though...
Ainsley was gorgeous, smart and strong, a very good character, the interactions between her and Sam were amazing.
At least she won't get accused of being a boring teetotaller! :D
This girl just blew me away. She was so adorable!.I hated that they didn't keep her around longer.
+Other299 Me too!!!
+Other299 any idea why?
+justin bartelen She went on to CSI: Miami after the third season, at least I think that's why
Hated her in that, then again I hated that show but I imagine they paid a lot better so I can hardly blame her.
+justin bartelen sorkin wished he had signed her on fulltime and I can't agree more. She and Sam had such great chemistry and she was so witty and fired off lines lightning fast
Laughed until I cried. I love West Wing. Brilliant!
"You are just in your own Euripedes play, aren't you?" HA!
“That could’ve been worse.”.............”No. probably not.” 🤣🤣🤣
Yes...if it went VIRAL!!!! :D Luckily CZcams was still a few years away.
Well, picking up a prostitute, sleeping with her, and accidentally switching pagers would come close.
Sleeping (euphemism, there) with TWO barely legal fans and getting caught by the gossip mags might have made it even worse.
I love Leo's sense of humor!
Her scream is one of the funniest things I've ever experienced.
That last “Yes, Sir.” and the smile that came with it was probably the sweetest thing ever recorded on film.
Such a daddy’s girl. Love it! Just the thought of her dad Seems so genuine.
Love this show
Anyone else struck by “my assistant went to get me clothes”?
Where in the world does her assistant work? Does she use stacks of document boxes in the hall as a desk?
I love every scene with Ainsley Hayes. But meeting President Bartlett is the best since her meeting with Leo.
In the Eisenhower executive office building EEOB or formally (and sometimes informally) as the Old executive office building OEOB I would guess. That’s where all White House staffers work when there isn’t room for a desk in the WH.
She should have been given a far more important role during the whole show; she is so bright and funny, and these are well among my favourite funny scenes of the best TV series created ever. :)
They were going to offer her a main part, but she took CSI Miami instead (which totally under utilised her comedic talents). There is one episode when a spark of Ainsley crept in in which her character accidentally got dosed with cocaine which was the highlight of season 1. But hey... she got to use a gun in CSI...
@@o0pinkdino0o too bad for us :(
The first time the WH walls were splashed with pink squirrel. Then, you pee in the chief's of staff closet. You made history, Ainsley.
President's initial thoughts: Oh that glass is soooo coming out of your next paycheck...
This damn show... so good, so brilliantly written, paced and acted... and so different from the White House right now. Every now and then, I go watch these clips and tell me our current nightmare will -- with all luck -- be over in 2020. Or sooner.
Hopefully sooner. But yes, this TV series is like an opium pipe to help us forget that orange buffoon soiling the Oval Office, making us dream of how things SHOULD be.
Why do you have to drag your shallow ideology around with you? The show is a fantasy, but I guess it suits clowns like you who live in fantasyland.
@@MrJamberee As opposed to the deep, grave and well thought-out ideology of president Trump, who is totally not a clown and lives in a fact-based, truth-honoring land of reality, I suppose? Interesting.
This best part is when president asked if her father was proud of her and the smile on her face when she answers yes.
I remember when this originally aired, I thought this was hysterical. Many years later and I'm still laughing. Ainsley Hayes characterwas precious.
The first minute of this video is the most adorable minute of television ever.
I have never seen Emily Proctor look so adorable.
I liked at the end when she finally relaxes and just accepts being human, happily admits she is proud, and knows her is too. That of course follows two of the funniest scenes in the series.
I guess no one picked up on the greatest bit of acting ever shown on the planet. BAR NONE. That's when at the last, when asked about her father, the same smile given by very daughter who loves her Dad came over her face. Oft times it isn't the prose or the costume that should draw our attention, but the one universal language that is before us all. Facial expression.
You expressed my exact feelings far more eloquently than I ever could! Bravo!
She looked the EXACT same way when she talked about gun ballistics with Horatio Caine. She is NOT THAT good!
@@heleneschenbacher8512 I beg to differ. That kind of acting (and I am talking about her entire run in the series) is not a coincidence. You have to be a talented actor to deliver like that. And she doesn't kill her pets, either!
I just like that fact that they referred to Euripides in this segment.
Aston P Y Kwok Great! Now I have to look up Euripides. Know the name, but that’s all. And I was having so much fun watching these clips...
"That could have been worse.... No, probably not." Said with a straight face. Simply amazing.
Sam tends to be pretty wordy, so it's always great when he lands a moment with a shrug instead
"I'm not the teetotaler you think I am." God that show had great writing.
"Tell her it's gonna be fine."
"You're skirt is on backwards."
LMAO
*Your
*your
It´s *your* fucking skirt.
How the fuck are you old enough to be on a computer and yet you fail to understand such a simple, basic thing?? You´re a disgrace.
Take it easy. It's just a typo.
Erwann Kermanac'h, fuck you with your “take it easy” bullshit. Never once has saying “take it easy” or “calm down” done anything but piss people off more. The amount of idiots that weren’t taught the difference in Primary School, or just simply don’t care, gets me SO fucking angry.
@@MrBraddles3128 Agreed.
Every time I hear more ‘stuff’ regarding our current administration I watch ‘WW’. It cleanses my soul and in some way gives me hope for a future that will renew the pride of our beautiful USA.
Bartlet: What's *up*.
i love how in the first meeting, the president says exactly what sam tells him to, and did not consider changing it up based on the context.
Thanks for putting this together. Ainsley was always hilarious
I loved her character. I wish she had been in even more episodes. I'm a lifelong Democrat but Ainsley Hayes was so charming, intelligent, cute, vulnerable, accessible, bright, and able to speak so clearly for the other points of view that she almost made me wish I a Republican!.........almost. :)
Your always welcome over here in the enemy camp lol
I’m not American but if I was I’d be a republican. But like ainsley I would be honoured to serve a good president like Jed Bartlett, or Jack Kennedy.
She depicted a Republican before the age of MAGA Republicans. Republicans were once just a party that had a different idea about what America's goal should be and how to get there. They weren't yet the party of endless lies and a threat to our democracy.
Oh man, this video brings so many memories! I'm hitting my DVD collection hard tonight!
I love how they always had some kind of weather going on in background. The rain reminds me on my visit to DC.
After so long, I had forgotten why Ainsley Hayes was wearing a bathrobe at all, and in the basement of The White House no less.
She sat on a freshly painted bench if I recall correctly but it's been a while.
If only Republicans and Democrats could get along as well as they do in this show.
When it comes to bombing other countries, they seem to get along very well.
I've this scene prolly 50 times. love it!!
Ainsley Hayes - one of the all-time greatest characters in television history... and pretty easy on the eyes as well.
For a split second at 1:24 you can see Sam's reaction and it's just that kind of "OH NO" face because he knows what the president is about to say and how ironic and sarcastic it's going to sound
For being the smartest show it was also one of the funniest !!
why oh why did they let sam and ainsliey's characters go? they had so much chemistry.
Rob Lowe didn't like the attention on Martin's character. Not sure about the girl.
theapparatus The girl, Ainsley Hayes, played by actress Emily Proctor, left to take a starring role in CSI: Miami.
db4ip, wasn't really worried about it but thank you. I was just trying to help sandman out. :)
If I remember correctly, it's because of an accident with her dress...
Rib Lowe wanted a lot more money. They should have paid him.
Ainsley Hayes was just one of many incredible characters this wonderful show just couldn't find a place for because it was bursting at the seams with incredible characters. When I see people say they wanted more of her, I always wonder who's spot they would have her take.
One of my favorite moments of the show
One of the best moments in tv history
Sam: that could have been worse.
Sam: no, probably not
Oh my God.... this made me pee on the carpet ! LOL... I forgot how good of a show this was !! I never watched this show when it was on TV, but checked out season 1 from the library years back, and I was hooked after 2 episodes. Finished one episode and couldn't wait to start the next !
I don't think Rob Lowe gets enough credit for his comedic acting. He's brilliant when dead serious but his reactions when caught off guard (blond republican sex kitten) followed by wooden movements and tripping over his words always makes me laugh
"Why were you in the closet?" . . . "I had to pee." I burst into laughter years ago when I watched the series and again today. And if I watch it again tomorrow . . . I'll bet at least half of the viewers laugh too.
I love Ainsley Hayes and all that scene in meeting the President
"your own little Euripides play"... I miss intelligent TV so much.
Sam: tell her it’s going to be fine
Leo: your skirt is on backwards
What a troll lol
I went to watch this and discovered that this is really "THE WEST WING S02E13 Bartlet's Third State of the Union - Season 2 - Episode 13"
That chemistry was wonderfully good! Still dismayed by her leaving the show for CSI Miami.
I was sorry to see her character written out of the show. She was GREAT!
There's a goldilocks point where it's nicely sentimental but doesn't stray into cheesy. The makers of this show struck that mark accurately and consistently.
I love these scenes...
A Joey Heatherton pull. Nice.
great scenes!
One of the best characters in the show!
President Seaborn and the First Lady...
I always wished the show would've focused more on a romance between these two rather than always being about Josh and Donna. That got boring so fast. Sam and Ainsley were always interesting, especially since they clashed so much but obviously had chemistry!
I love Ainsley's scenes, She is one of my favourite characters
I always loved the House of Atreus, i sadly had to explain that to a few people, but once they got it, they chuckled
Season 2, Episode 13 - Bartlet's Third State of the Union
It's a hilarious scene from a great series. Too bad they don't write things like this anymore.
I forgot how sarcastic this show was. LOL!!
What’s up? - Jed Bartlett
So adorable. She should've stayed and been a main cast member.
TV budget. There was no budget to keep her as a regular guest star on the show. A real shame.
@@cdjhyoung Honestly they could’ve left Will out after Sam left and then had Ainsley stay.
It seems the appreciation of talent and expertise are gone. Those were the days, eh?
That's just about perfect.
I never get tired of the patented (or should be) Sorkin variations of "OK."
This clip is missing a key part which makes it even funnier.
Before this scene, Sam briefs the President and assures him that Ainsley was "not a blonde Republican sex kitten" and that he should tell her to "keep up the good work".
So, when the President uses Sam's exact words the first time he meets Ainsley, that's why he gives Sam that smirk before walking away.
Brilliant!!!!!!
Her scream is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Terrific !!!
Ainsley is such a cute character here.
Priceless :)
Ainsley is the physical embodiment of vanilla ice cream.
Great scene!
Bartlett: What's up?
Jed is the President we wish we could have.
"Okay... Now I am too"
President Bartlett took a paternal interest in Ainsley and wanted her to serve because she spoke to the argument not the personality.
This is a great clip, but there's an important piece missing. That is, in the lead up to the scene in Ainsley's office, Sam asks the President to say a few encouraging words to Ainsley when they meet. Sam used the same phrases that the President used, which meant that the President was mocking Sam, too. This clip would be even funnier with that earlier scene.
I agree indeed... My mistake.
She is not only wasted on CSI....but CSI Miami....omg.....even silk stalking was better.
I bet if I ever got to meet a President, something like this would happen.
i'd scream if it were trump
Her character was typical of many on The West Wing, they'd be there for a few episodes and then you 'd never really see them again, with no explanation as to where they went or if we'd ever see them again. One day you'd be watching and realize hey, what ever happened to this one or that one. Funny scene though.
It happens with all the TV series: the actors/actresses who don’t have a contract for x years are free and if they have a better offer... they leave. Emily Procter left for CSI Miami.
How many Ainsleys are part of WH staff starting Jan 2017? Too many, I'm sure; all making their Daddies proud.
After the first few scenes, they really didn't know what to do with her character.