By clicking one of these links, you can see a summary and transcript of every episode of Season 1 of The West Wing.
Directors, writers, and air date can be found in the table below these links.
Season 1 – Episode 1 – “Pilot”
Season 1 – Episode 2 – “Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc”
Season 1 – Episode 3 – “A Proportional Response”
Season 1 – Episode 4 – “Five Votes Down”
Season 1 – Episode 5 – “The Crackpots And These Women”
Season 1 – Episode 6 – “Mr. Willis of Ohio”
Season 1 – Episode 7 – “The State Dinner”
Season 1 – Episode 8 – “Enemies”
Season 1 – Episode 9 – “The Short List”
Season 1 – Episode 10 – “In Excelsis Deo”
Season 1 – Episode 11 – “Lord John Marbury”
Season 1 – Episode 12 – “He Shall, from Time to Time”
Season 1 – Episode 13 – “Take Out the Trash Day”
Season 1 – Episode 14 – “Take This Sabbath Day”
Season 1 – Episode 15 – “Celestial Navigation”
Season 1 – Episode 16 – “20 Hours in L.A.”
Season 1 – Episode 17 – “The White House Pro-Am”
Season 1 – Episode 18 – “Six Meetings Before Lunch”
Season 1 – Episode 19 – “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet”
Season 1 – Episode 20 – “Mandatory Minimums”
Season 1 – Episode 21 – “Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics”
Season 1 – Episode 22 – “What Kind of Day Has It Been?”
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | “Pilot“ | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin | September 22, 1999 | 475151 |
| 2 | 2 | “Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc” | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin | September 29, 1999 | 225901 |
| 3 | 3 | “A Proportional Response” | Marc Buckland | Aaron Sorkin | October 6, 1999 | 225902 |
| 4 | 4 | “Five Votes Down“ | Michael Lehmann | Teleplay: Aaron Sorkin Story: Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. and Patrick Caddell |
October 13, 1999 | 225903 |
| 5 | 5 | “The Crackpots and These Women“ | Anthony Drazan | Aaron Sorkin | October 20, 1999 | 225904 |
| 6 | 6 | “Mr. Willis of Ohio” | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Sorkin | November 3, 1999 | 225905 |
| 7 | 7 | “The State Dinner” | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin & Paul Redford | November 10, 1999 | 225906 |
| 8 | 8 | “Enemies” | Alan Taylor | Teleplay: Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno Story: Rick Cleveland, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. & Patrick Caddell |
November 17, 1999 | 225907 |
| 9 | 9 | “The Short List” | Bill D’Elia | Teleplay: Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell Story: Aaron Sorkin & Dee Dee Myers |
November 24, 1999 | 225908 |
| 10 | 10 | “In Excelsis Deo“ | Alex Graves | Aaron Sorkin & Rick Cleveland | December 15, 1999 | 225909 |
| 11 | 11 | “Lord John Marbury” | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Teleplay: Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell Story: Patrick Caddell & Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. |
January 5, 2000 | 225910 |
| 12 | 12 | “He Shall, from Time to Time…“ | Arlene Sanford | Aaron Sorkin | January 12, 2000 | 225911 |
| 13 | 13 | “Take out the Trash Day” | Ken Olin | Aaron Sorkin | January 26, 2000 | 225912 |
| 14 | 14 | “Take This Sabbath Day” | Thomas Schlamme | Teleplay: Aaron Sorkin Story: Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. & Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin |
February 9, 2000 | 225913 |
| 15 | 15 | “Celestial Navigation” | Christopher Misiano | Teleplay: Aaron Sorkin Story: Dee Dee Myers & Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. |
February 16, 2000 | 225914 |
| 16 | 16 | “20 Hours in L.A.” | Alan Taylor | Aaron Sorkin | February 23, 2000 | 225915 |
| 17 | 17 | “The White House Pro-Am” | Ken Olin | Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. & Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin | March 22, 2000 | 225916 |
| 18 | 18 | “Six Meetings Before Lunch” | Clark Johnson | Aaron Sorkin | April 5, 2000 | 225917 |
| 19 | 19 | “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet“ | Laura Innes | Teleplay: Aaron Sorkin Story: Peter Parnell and Patrick Caddell |
April 26, 2000 | 225918 |
| 20 | 20 | “Mandatory Minimums” | Robert Berlinger | Aaron Sorkin | May 3, 2000 | 225919 |
| 21 | 21 | “Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics” | Don Scardino | Aaron Sorkin | May 10, 2000 | 225920 |
| 22 | 22 | “What Kind of Day Has It Been“ | Thomas Schlamme | Aaron Sorkin | May 17, 2000 | 225921 |