I’m going to go ahead and totally, 💯 agree with you there. It’s quite a statement though, “the best show in the history of television”, but it is. And the fact that this is one of dozens of special, precious scenes makes it so utterly unique and a joy to watch. This level of writing, apart from TWW I would expect in literature.
"You sit quietly over there and try to resist the temptation to bill me for something." Quite simply some of the best writing ever done for television.
@@royw-g3120 Actually, one of the lines struck me as rather dangerous...and it could be considered racist. Bartlet tells the son, "what...you couldn't find honest work?" The implication that could be taken as a person of color should not be a doctor and should know his place and find more suitable work...like a laborer...
Hal09i or that knowing what people say about the system, and knowing the place they were in and who was the most important person in the room, putting that person at ease and placing their son as important but not as important as the person being honoured.
@@willfoster578 Well I agree with that and that's how I took the line and that's what I believe was the writer's intent. However, the world we live in today misses no opportunity to twist things in to a charge of racism (when it suits them).
@@Hal09i Sorry, I disagree. I don't see how implying that physical labor is more honest than being a doctor could be construed as racist. If anything he is saying that the more "educated" professions are lesser, no where is he implying that a person of color should not be a doctor. But obviously he was continuing to keep his guests at ease.
Not as much as Mr Tatum seeing and hearing Charlie is the Personal Aide to POTUS. In his younger days, he would only been able to dream of holding such a position.
It was these “small” side plots, that really captured the essence of the people, not the position, that these actors portrayed. This show did more with looks and physical reactions, than most shows do with an hour of dialogue.
As revealed by Aaron Sorkin, he had a team of writters that came up with plots, subplots and early ideas. He would just sometimes pick up one of those ideas and turn it into an Emmy (the Arlington Cementery plot) or just used as a subplot for his enjoyment. Sorkin is a hell of a screenwritter, but his team was marvelous too.
This moment was what makes me really want to know that Charlie becomes President one day. That little moment between him and the older guy. I want this sweet old man to have met three Presidents.
Any other person would have written the entire thing off as a clerical error. Charlie went above and beyond to chase down the letter and made one man's day very, very, special.
That's what I loved about Bartlet. He knew what the job would entail and the pressures involved. However, he would always take every opportunity to make a civilian feel special. Another example is when he called Donna's teacher.
Such a moving scene. This old man has his picture taken with the President, and requests a picture with Charlie instead. Pride and gratitude reflected from just one look. And this guy's an extra! The West Wing is unparalleled. Writing, directing, acting. Golden story lines every. single. episode. Jut thank you, Aaron Sorkin. Thank you.
That's bill Cobbs, and he's got about 200 film and TV credits to his name. He was in a little film called "Captiva Island" that I worked on back in the mid-90's. Extremely nice guy. And he just nails the subtlety of this scene.
The Bodyguard, Demolition Man, Star Trek, Night at the Museum, The West Wing, the man has some list under his belt. 90 years old this month and still acting.
I was watching this series at the beginning of my 12 year relationship with my darling Natasha. I was watching it during my early days as a teacher. I was even watching it the night some idiots flew some planes into some buildings. I have just recently begun again with Season 1 episode 1 and Leo McGarry's 9 minute walk and talk through the communications office. I will watch this series until I can no longer mentally understand it.
hanscombe72 the saddest night I have yet experienced it was after 10pm here in Australia September 11 2001, 18th and Potomac was halfway through Mrs. Landingham" car accident happened the NEWS broke of the first Plane... we didn’t get to se the end of the episode until 2 months later the cross over between art and reality was unnerving
@@xgford94 Really something isn't it. As an American, as you can imagine 9-11 hit me hard. At the time I was just being removed as a VFD member due to my health, those firemen where my brothers and sisters.
hanscombe72 I was also watching TWW when some planes flew into those buildings. Greetings from another Australian. I can’t remember the exact episode I was watching though, can you?
I've watched this many times over the years, and I still tear up at the end, when the two men looked at each other with understanding and appreciation of the significance of the moment.
Charlie was always the "Real" guy in The West Wing. He was the only one there who lived outside the world of academia and politics, and could relate and relay how their decisions affected the average citizen. Remember how President Bartlet would ask him about the cost of milk, or how Charlie told him about the Butterball Hotline, or how he would have went to private school if vouchers were a thing?
@@stephenconway2468 That's stunningly well said. I've struggled to describe Charlie as a character ever since I first watched The West Wing, going through categories like secret main character or invisible narrator. Witness is a wonderful way to identify Charlie, because with a little bit of phantasy, it renders the entire show a memory of an old man thinking back to how he started his career, in the days when he worked for the President of the United States.
@@TheGlucoside - I heard that phrase ages ago to describe such characters. A person to draw you in and let you see what is happening. An amazingly simple device....
+Theo Lamp Probably a very true statement....but...when i get knocked around here and there from the Mucked Up World we have, I come here to watch these types of videos so my spirit gets recharged and tommorrow I shall start all over believing in the human spirit once more! Cheers Theo
Hi - Thanks for your reply. Also, check out THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (1995), also written by Aaron Sorkin. And, ONCE (2007). and FLY AWAY HOME (1996) They are all warm, uplifting, and moving movies. Best wishes, Ted
Theo Lamp Love The American President with Michael Douglas, one of my favorite actors too.....I shall also check out the other two as well...seems to me I've either seen Fly away Home or read something about it long ago...Great to chat Ted and TY for the suggestions....Stay Strong!
Thanks again. No need to reply now. Although, I would really like to know how you feel about ONCE, if you get the chance to see it. It was one of my favorite films of the new century. Also know that I don't mind people disagreeing with me. Both movies and music are a personal choice. No one is either right or wrong.
You probably know this, but since it's not mentioned anywhere else, let's educate the kids: The American President was the inspiration for The West Wing, specifically the scene in which President Shepherd questions the Joint Chiefs about the value of a proportional response.
This is such a beautiful segment - and my brain can't help but juxtaposition the honor with which the office was treated and the reverence that was shared by all in this fictional vignette ... and what's happening there now. I find pride welling in me every time I view any portion of this great series - in both absolute and relative terms. God help us through the coming months and years.
Kinda odd when you have father and daughter acting together. But I only realized after the show ended (back when there was no IMDB.com) they actually father and daughter. Just great acting by both of them.
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. All human beings with with special gifts of leaderships and human failings. Still three greatest Presidents of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
I know that this series, which quite honestly I sometimes had a love/hate relationship with, (but after all, isn't that what good TV or movies are supposed to do? Evoke emotion?), is a fictional work of how things should be when it comes to the highest office in the land, but it's a terrible pity that such things don't take place in real life. If they do, (which would be incredibly rare), that it's not just a photo-op piece but a genuine focus on the person, or the moment. It's vignettes like this that make the series endearing.
Do you ever try to imagine someone else in a role? I’m sure if someone besides Dule Hill played Charlie we would have thought he was perfect. But, thankfully, the people in charge of casting DID find the perfect actor. I love every scene he does.
"You got a picture what do I get?" Just that look like "What could I possibly give you? You're the president." No dialogue just the brief look and Bartlett answering the silent question "You were there, you were a part of it." Like the President's in awe of the old guy because he heard FDR's speech in person. Love these little side stories nothing to do with the main plot just little moments.
The West Wing was a great series. Yes it’s naive and innocent in so many ways. But, I think, it represents an America that the American people deserve. And, speaking as an Irishman that the world deserves.
why can't we have folks with decency, humanity, integrity and brains running our government? it saddens me the level of mendacity, ignorance, pride and folly that we have today. i weep for the nation our children will inherit
You need to be a bully and ab a-hole to be successfull in politics, at least partially. Most take it to the extreme. Sure, there is the odd good guy now and then, but they never really go too high up the ladder.
Because most voters have allowed themselves to be turned into brainwashed, propagandized, tribal, partisan robots who vote based on party and personality, instead of ideas. The USA has exactly the leadership it deserves.
My parents were Republicans. I'm in your age group and don't claim a party. Had they lived long enough to see TWW, I'm sure they would have loved it despite the political differences. I know my mom would have, but they were always interested in political science, and didn't get lost in specific arguments at the expense of the bigger picture. I imagine you think that way as well.
You can't be a real modern "republican" and still have the emotional ability to be moved by something like this. Modern "republicans" are only interested in preventing others from achieving the American Dream they think they have a monopoly over. There is _nothing_ that modern "republicans" stand *for* , only things they stand against.
@@lancer525 you are drastically mistaken if by ""modern republicans" you are referring to those that support Trump...... neither trump nor the vast majority of his supporters are TRUE republicans... they are the true RINOs. Many Trump supporters fall into one of three categories ( or a combinations of the three): 1). people that put winning above principle 2). ignorant of the fact that they are supporting anti-American principles.. or 3). mentally ill.
These are the vignettes that made this show what it was. Totally unrelated to the depiction of the governance or operations of the Oval Office, but demonstrative of the humanity required of it's occupants... We should all remember that every time the voting places are open.
Such a subtle scene, can't believe it but I have tears rolling down my face. Maybe it's what is going down in the country right now, imbues it with a whole other meaning.
The West Wing has a quality in the writing that you can find back only in the american films as they were made up to the 60's: sometimes a lot of talking, but a ot of things going through simple stares. As a matter of fact, the last times I saw that kind of quality in movies was in Bogie's films.
I may not have many that agree with me here, but that's ok. This show made me want to know more about the White House, this show made me hope that our political leaders were like this IRL. This was the first TV show in a long time that I stopped everything to watch. Thank you too you all.
This was just a sweet, little nugget…a throwaway moment in a typical presidential day. What made this show special, as one previous commentator insightfully suggested is: “The scene had nothing to do with the plot and everything to do with what made this show one of the greatest ever broadcast.” Indeed, this nugget told us so much about what she should expect from our Chief Executive!
There is nothing written or said during this scene to explain what I feel is an in stated feeling. When the older gentleman looks at Charlie I sense pride in Charlie (a young black man) being where he is, doing the job he does.
The comment about Spirit of Saint Louis around 2:06 refers to the eponymous train. The original SOSL was the plane. The funny thing is I was talking to an Amtrak employee recently and they told me about the plane, and till that day I had not known about the original plane story. Or maybe excessive watching of TWW had imprinted this story over that.
I'm not an American - and I know which aeroplane made the first solo transatlantic crossing. And that it was flown through a periscope. Do you know who Alcock & Brown were?
This scene has nothing to do with the plot or story, but it is why this is the best show in the history of television.
The scene is crucial - it has to do with their humanity, and that's why you're right about the show.
I’m going to go ahead and totally, 💯 agree with you there.
It’s quite a statement though, “the best show in the history of television”, but it is.
And the fact that this is one of dozens of special, precious scenes makes it so utterly unique and a joy to watch.
This level of writing, apart from TWW I would expect in literature.
Agreed. Above all, Jed Bartlett was a good man. And that's what made him a good President
I hit like on this comment b4 the video even loaded bc that’s how much I Stan this show
Lol, take it easy.
2:10 "Your grandfather was a furnace worker, your father was on the railroads, you couldn't find honest work?" Love those Bartlet quips!
"You sit quietly over there and try to resist the temptation to bill me for something." Quite simply some of the best writing ever done for television.
Yep and just totally baffling to humans living outside the US healthcare system
@@royw-g3120 Actually, one of the lines struck me as rather dangerous...and it could be considered racist. Bartlet tells the son, "what...you couldn't find honest work?" The implication that could be taken as a person of color should not be a doctor and should know his place and find more suitable work...like a laborer...
Hal09i or that knowing what people say about the system, and knowing the place they were in and who was the most important person in the room, putting that person at ease and placing their son as important but not as important as the person being honoured.
@@willfoster578 Well I agree with that and that's how I took the line and that's what I believe was the writer's intent. However, the world we live in today misses no opportunity to twist things in to a charge of racism (when it suits them).
@@Hal09i Sorry, I disagree. I don't see how implying that physical labor is more honest than being a doctor could be construed as racist. If anything he is saying that the more "educated" professions are lesser, no where is he implying that a person of color should not be a doctor. But obviously he was continuing to keep his guests at ease.
When Charlie is having his picture taken, the look of pride on President Bartlett is priceless
Because Charlie did it right, simple act of kindness and that is something to be very proud of
Charlie and the president had such a great relationship.
@@mschwes5376
The guy wanted a picture with charlie. They are more than a little late responding. He wanted a photo of FDR
Not as much as Mr Tatum seeing and hearing Charlie is the Personal Aide to POTUS. In his younger days, he would only been able to dream of holding such a position.
Exactly. This type of scene is the kind I love between those characters. The storyline with the carving knife is another one that I adore.
The look the older gentleman gives Charlie at the end is priceless! So knowing, so grateful to see Charlie doing what he is doing.
Pretty cool that in 2008 people like the older gentleman got to see someone like Charlie doing Bartlett’s job
@@Meanie74 All implied. That takes some confidence in the writing, the actors, the film makers, etc.
100%. This show is jam packed with so much of that! This is my single favorite show of all time. Just brilliant. ❤
Excellent comment...
It was these “small” side plots, that really captured the essence of the people, not the position, that these actors portrayed.
This show did more with looks and physical reactions, than most shows do with an hour of dialogue.
As revealed by Aaron Sorkin, he had a team of writters that came up with plots, subplots and early ideas. He would just sometimes pick up one of those ideas and turn it into an Emmy (the Arlington Cementery plot) or just used as a subplot for his enjoyment. Sorkin is a hell of a screenwritter, but his team was marvelous too.
The way they captured the sensibilities of the moments, making them so believable, made me wish our own politics was like that.
This moment was what makes me really want to know that Charlie becomes President one day. That little moment between him and the older guy. I want this sweet old man to have met three Presidents.
Love that take. Oh, make it so.
2:11 "Grandfather was a furnace worker, father was on the railroad...you couldn't find honest work?"
LOL
Sit over there and resist the temptation to bill me for something. :)
The father, every day, getting on his son "You work hard in school so you don't have work your body hard like me or your granddad. You become a DR!"
Any other person would have written the entire thing off as a clerical error. Charlie went above and beyond to chase down the letter and made one man's day very, very, special.
According to Martin Sheen this actually did happen. A letter posted to FDR was received by Jimmy Carter who arranged a photo op.
typical, perfect Bartlet- "you got pictures, what do I get? you were there, you heard the man speak" always wanting to know more, that's my guy.
If only we had a president like this one
That's what I loved about Bartlet. He knew what the job would entail and the pressures involved. However, he would always take every opportunity to make a civilian feel special. Another example is when he called Donna's teacher.
@@Lovelylizzette We should demand this of all our officials. We forgot that somewhere along the way...
Such a moving scene. This old man has his picture taken with the President, and requests a picture with Charlie instead. Pride and gratitude reflected from just one look. And this guy's an extra!
The West Wing is unparalleled. Writing, directing, acting. Golden story lines every. single. episode. Jut thank you, Aaron Sorkin. Thank you.
He's no "extra" - he's a fine actor who's done a lot of good work over the years.
Demolition Man.
The look at the end between the two, is an old man seeing what the child version of himself dreamed, come to life in Charlie.
Amen. Best show ever
That's bill Cobbs, and he's got about 200 film and TV credits to his name. He was in a little film called "Captiva Island" that I worked on back in the mid-90's. Extremely nice guy. And he just nails the subtlety of this scene.
The Bodyguard, Demolition Man, Star Trek, Night at the Museum, The West Wing, the man has some list under his belt. 90 years old this month and still acting.
Not anymore.
Yeah, another great one gone, I'm glad he got to see his 90th birthday though.
"You sit quietly over there trying to resist the temptation to bill me for something." God I love this show.
Brilliant writing, brilliant acting! The West Wing is without a doubt the greatest television show of all time.
I was watching this series at the beginning of my 12 year relationship with my darling Natasha. I was watching it during my early days as a teacher. I was even watching it the night some idiots flew some planes into some buildings. I have just recently begun again with Season 1 episode 1 and Leo McGarry's 9 minute walk and talk through the communications office. I will watch this series until I can no longer mentally understand it.
As will I.
@@robinmaynard1640 so say we all.
hanscombe72 the saddest night I have yet experienced it was after 10pm here in Australia September 11 2001, 18th and Potomac was halfway through Mrs. Landingham" car accident happened the NEWS broke of the first Plane... we didn’t get to se the end of the episode until 2 months later the cross over between art and reality was unnerving
@@xgford94 Really something isn't it. As an American, as you can imagine 9-11 hit me hard. At the time I was just being removed as a VFD member due to my health, those firemen where my brothers and sisters.
hanscombe72 I was also watching TWW when some planes flew into those buildings. Greetings from another Australian. I can’t remember the exact episode I was watching though, can you?
I've watched this many times over the years, and I still tear up at the end, when the two men looked at each other with understanding and appreciation of the significance of the moment.
well said. the looks between Charlie and the old man are done so beautifully that it didn't feel like they were acting
Head and shoulders, the best TV series ever.
The more I watch these clips and full episodes on Netflix, the more I think Aaron Sorkin really did a number on us. Man...
“Oh no you meant that as a good thing”. Love that respectful stabs he takes at the doctor
Charlie was always the "Real" guy in The West Wing. He was the only one there who lived outside the world of academia and politics, and could relate and relay how their decisions affected the average citizen. Remember how President Bartlet would ask him about the cost of milk, or how Charlie told him about the Butterball Hotline, or how he would have went to private school if vouchers were a thing?
He was the witness. An essential person that drew you into the scene.
He looked at Charlie as the son he never had.
@@stephenconway2468 That's stunningly well said. I've struggled to describe Charlie as a character ever since I first watched The West Wing, going through categories like secret main character or invisible narrator. Witness is a wonderful way to identify Charlie, because with a little bit of phantasy, it renders the entire show a memory of an old man thinking back to how he started his career, in the days when he worked for the President of the United States.
@@TheGlucoside - I heard that phrase ages ago to describe such characters. A person to draw you in and let you see what is happening. An amazingly simple device....
Also donna
What an absolute moment in your life. The look he shared with Charlie at the end was priceless.
Humble,proud and polite. A beautiful scene played by beautiful actors.
This is one of those scenes that makes me cry every time I see it. Its so beautiful and powerful.
While I may not always respect the holder of the office I always respect the office because of this show.
The West Wing - A show about humanity & relationships - that just happens to feature politics.
+Theo Lamp Probably a very true statement....but...when i get knocked around here and there from the Mucked Up World we have, I come here to watch these types of videos so my spirit gets recharged and tommorrow I shall start all over believing in the human spirit once more! Cheers Theo
Hi - Thanks for your reply. Also, check out THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (1995), also written by Aaron Sorkin. And, ONCE (2007). and FLY AWAY HOME (1996) They are all warm, uplifting, and moving movies. Best wishes, Ted
Theo Lamp Love The American President with Michael Douglas, one of my favorite actors too.....I shall also check out the other two as well...seems to me I've either seen Fly away Home or read something about it long ago...Great to chat Ted and TY for the suggestions....Stay Strong!
Thanks again. No need to reply now. Although, I would really like to know how you feel about ONCE, if you get the chance to see it. It was one of my favorite films of the new century. Also know that I don't mind people disagreeing with me. Both movies and music are a personal choice. No one is either right or wrong.
You probably know this, but since it's not mentioned anywhere else, let's educate the kids: The American President was the inspiration for The West Wing, specifically the scene in which President Shepherd questions the Joint Chiefs about the value of a proportional response.
The way Jed looms at Charlie while his picture is been taken is one of pride
Proper television made with love and care... taking it's time...
No matter my mood, the day I had, sometimes I come back to this clip and always warms my cockles.
This is such a beautiful segment - and my brain can't help but juxtaposition the honor with which the office was treated and the reverence that was shared by all in this fictional vignette ... and what's happening there now. I find pride welling in me every time I view any portion of this great series - in both absolute and relative terms.
God help us through the coming months and years.
Sorkin is a genius. Man, the storytelling.
the *GREATEST* show in the _h i s t o r y_ of television.
i'm guessing that was Renee's longest scene.
Kinda odd when you have father and daughter acting together. But I only realized after the show ended (back when there was no IMDB.com) they actually father and daughter. Just great acting by both of them.
Always makes me cry a bit - "Where you going?"
I rewatch the whole series on election years. Hope springs eternal...
Some of the best television... Wish we had the same now...
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
All human beings with with special gifts of leaderships and human failings.
Still three greatest Presidents of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Charlie Young for President ... lets go West Wing we need more seasons !!
Now that would be something. Everyone back - this time working for Charlie.
I like to think that having a new run with Sam as the President and Charlie his Chief of Staff in Leo's role would be amazing.
That last look. That few seconds speaks volumes. Nothing says more about a scriptwriter than when they say it all with no words.
Dule Hill just has so much class as Charlie Young.
The best television show ever. Period. Paragraph. End of conversation.
golfnut1220 - Could not agree more!
One of my favorite scenes from the entire show. TY for uploading.
I know that this series, which quite honestly I sometimes had a love/hate relationship with, (but after all, isn't that what good TV or movies are supposed to do? Evoke emotion?), is a fictional work of how things should be when it comes to the highest office in the land, but it's a terrible pity that such things don't take place in real life. If they do, (which would be incredibly rare), that it's not just a photo-op piece but a genuine focus on the person, or the moment.
It's vignettes like this that make the series endearing.
A beautiful moment in a show filled with beautiful moments.
Do you ever try to imagine someone else in a role?
I’m sure if someone besides Dule Hill played Charlie we would have thought he was perfect.
But, thankfully, the people in charge of casting DID find the perfect actor. I love every scene he does.
"We're gonna get some food"! Wonderful.
it would not have been McDonalds either . . .
So many years had gone by and this is still one of, if not the best TV shows ever.
Bartlett was so proud when Mr. Tatum asked to take a photo with Charlie
"I am sorry, I am married to one.... oh, you meant that as a good thing...."
I’m not crying I’m not crying I’M NOT CRYING I’M NOT CRYINGGGGG WAHHHHHH THIS IS TOO SWEEEEEETTTT
"You got a picture what do I get?" Just that look like "What could I possibly give you? You're the president." No dialogue just the brief look and Bartlett answering the silent question "You were there, you were a part of it." Like the President's in awe of the old guy because he heard FDR's speech in person. Love these little side stories nothing to do with the main plot just little moments.
The West Wing was a great series. Yes it’s naive and innocent in so many ways. But, I think, it represents an America that the American people deserve. And, speaking as an Irishman that the world deserves.
why can't we have folks with decency, humanity, integrity and brains running our government? it saddens me the level of mendacity, ignorance, pride and folly that we have today. i weep for the nation our children will inherit
You need to be a bully and ab a-hole to be successfull in politics, at least partially. Most take it to the extreme. Sure, there is the odd good guy now and then, but they never really go too high up the ladder.
@Houston Safe And Lock Team Have faith. We haven't completely lost our way just yet. Faith in ourselves and those yet to come.
Because most voters have allowed themselves to be turned into brainwashed, propagandized, tribal, partisan robots who vote based on party and personality, instead of ideas. The USA has exactly the leadership it deserves.
Get the vote out and we will!
There was All In The Family, Mash and The West Wing. The best writing on Television.
I forgot about this. Such a wonderful experience this must have been
There are just some scenes that stick with you. This is one of those scenes.
There were so very many, in the West Wing.
@ maemaree33
"I like to think Charlie would be President one day with First lady Zoe Bartlet-Young by his side."
I was having the same thought
Such a great scene. I love this show. I miss it.
I am a 67 year old white republican and this scene is wonderful, brings tears to my eyes.
Yup, the West Wing did a wonderful amazing job at showing emotion from people dedicated to serving their nation in government.
My parents were Republicans. I'm in your age group and don't claim a party. Had they lived long enough to see TWW, I'm sure they would have loved it despite the political differences. I know my mom would have, but they were always interested in political science, and didn't get lost in specific arguments at the expense of the bigger picture. I imagine you think that way as well.
You can't be a real modern "republican" and still have the emotional ability to be moved by something like this. Modern "republicans" are only interested in preventing others from achieving the American Dream they think they have a monopoly over. There is _nothing_ that modern "republicans" stand *for* , only things they stand against.
@@lancer525 you are drastically mistaken if by ""modern republicans" you are referring to those that support Trump...... neither trump nor the vast majority of his supporters are TRUE republicans... they are the true RINOs.
Many Trump supporters fall into one of three categories ( or a combinations of the three): 1). people that put winning above principle 2). ignorant of the fact that they are supporting anti-American principles.. or 3). mentally ill.
These are the vignettes that made this show what it was. Totally unrelated to the depiction of the governance or operations of the Oval Office, but demonstrative of the humanity required of it's occupants... We should all remember that every time the voting places are open.
its scenes like this that put my faith back in humanity and this Christmas season.
This yet another example why this series was the best.
I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hmmm... what a very good television show it was. Congratulations to all involved for enriching the lives of its viewers.
ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE SCENES💙👍👍👍👍
Such a subtle scene, can't believe it but I have tears rolling down my face. Maybe it's what is going down in the country right now, imbues it with a whole other meaning.
I like to think Charlie would be President one day with First lady Zoe Bartlet-Young by his side.
That's how it plays out in my head
Charlie was his son. They loved and protected each other day in and day out. It was awesome watching their relationship grow
don't forget to lower the sound of your laptop when going to another video...
LOL, with me an ad came on when the video ended and the sound scared me.
Thanks!!
good reminder, saved _my_ ears so thanks
Bill Cobbs is great in this scene. A fantastic actor.
+Kasino80 He always seemed to bring an extra special "something" to any work he was involved in....Cheers
The man is an American treasure.
The West Wing has a quality in the writing that you can find back only in the american films as they were made up to the 60's: sometimes a lot of talking, but a ot of things going through simple stares. As a matter of fact, the last times I saw that kind of quality in movies was in Bogie's films.
This is what our Presidents should be. Thanks West Wing.
That sad thing is that so many aren't. It always felt like Obama had wad watched TWW.
We had a President like this, once upon a time.
Yes. Love the President’s sense of humour. 😂
From a janitor who mentored a kid with a golden retriever to the white. Well I’ll be damned.
Heard a judge spilled beer over his wife watching him play.
When this show was good it was *very* good.
I can never get over President Bartlet's dad humour: "Oh you meant that as a good thing."
I know im being sappy, but the one thing that couldve made this scene more perfect would be one of them asking charlie to sit and join them at the end
Pretty sure this show will stick with people forever.
the definition of real recognise real
Charlie's look at the end. That's why i work where i do.
Watch WW on its original run and it wasn't until about 2 years ago I learned that thats actually Martin Sheens daughter in the show.
kraxus03 Don’t feel bad, I wasn’t much better. I had seen her name in the credits but was never sure which one she was...
Lovely little nugget of a storyline,
I absolutely love this scene,so cool!!!
At this time, the single "thumbs down" was likely given by Robert Ritchie...
beautiful scene
I may not have many that agree with me here, but that's ok. This show made me want to know more about the White House, this show made me hope that our political leaders were like this IRL. This was the first TV show in a long time that I stopped everything to watch. Thank you too you all.
I love Charlie.
How presidents (and their staff) should be.
Love this scene
Honor, grace, integrity ❤
This was just a sweet, little nugget…a throwaway moment in a typical presidential day.
What made this show special, as one previous commentator insightfully suggested is: “The scene had nothing to do with the plot and everything to do with what made this show one of the greatest ever broadcast.”
Indeed, this nugget told us so much about what she should expect from our Chief Executive!
There is nothing written or said during this scene to explain what I feel is an in stated feeling. When the older gentleman looks at Charlie I sense pride in Charlie (a young black man) being where he is, doing the job he does.
This scene is like all the others in the west wing. Brilliant and Beautiful. I struggle to find a scene in the series thats not worth watching.
Jade Thornton I’ll tell you one. I absolutely hate CJ lip syncing that stupid song.
I stand corrected.
Omg I'm grinning from ear to ear.
The comment about Spirit of Saint Louis around 2:06 refers to the eponymous train. The original SOSL was the plane. The funny thing is I was talking to an Amtrak employee recently and they told me about the plane, and till that day I had not known about the original plane story. Or maybe excessive watching of TWW had imprinted this story over that.
I'm not an American - and I know which aeroplane made the first solo transatlantic crossing. And that it was flown through a periscope. Do you know who Alcock & Brown were?
This show was nothing less than an acting, writing and directing tour de force.
I'm not crying, _you're_ crying.
This is a great scen🤓🇸🇪
This show had the tendency to tug at one’s heartstrings.
This right here…this is how it should always be in the Oval Office: smart, respectful, kind, compassionate, empathetic, and welcoming.
According to an interview with Martin Sheen, this is based on a true story.