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-->'''Mrs. Landingham:''' The president has nothing but free time, Toby. Right now, he's in the residence eating [[ProductPlacement Cheerios]] and enjoying Regis and Kathy Lee. Should I get him for you?

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-->'''Mrs. Landingham:''' The president has nothing but free time, Toby. Right now, he's in the residence eating [[ProductPlacement Cheerios]] and enjoying Regis [[Creator/RegisPhilbin Regis]] and Kathy Lee. Should I get him for you?
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* RuleOfThree: Josh hires back Mandy (and her roommate Daisy) under these conditions:
-->'''Josh:''' Rule number one, she can't punch me. Rule number two, I would prefer it if the two of you didn't get drunk in the middle of the day...Rule number three, and I really can't emphasize this enough, you answer to me and you answer to Toby. My office is drawing up some instructional charts that pretty much outline the chain of command. For instance, you answer to me and you answer to Toby.

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* RuleOfThree: RuleNumberOne: Josh hires back Mandy (and her roommate Daisy) under these conditions:
-->'''Josh:''' Rule number one, she can't punch me. Rule number two, I would prefer it if the two of you didn't get drunk in the middle of the day...[[RuleOfThree Rule number three, three]], and I really can't emphasize this enough, you answer to me and you answer to Toby. My office is drawing up some instructional charts that pretty much outline the chain of command. For instance, you answer to me and you answer to Toby.
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* TranquilFury: President Bartlet at the end, after the plane carrying Dr. Tolliver is shot down and everyone is killed; "I'm gonna blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder." And it is ''chilling'' to watch.
* YouGotSpunk: Senator Russell attempts to cheer Mandy up by telling her this. Mandy's response [[BerserkButton is to threaten to kill him with her shoe]].

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* TranquilFury: President Bartlet at the end, after the plane carrying Dr. Tolliver is shot down and everyone is killed; "I'm gonna blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder." And it is ''chilling'' to watch.
* YouGotSpunk: Senator Russell attempts to cheer Mandy up by telling her this. Mandy's response [[BerserkButton is to threaten to kill him with her shoe]].
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* BreakTheHaughty: A downplayed case, but after being full of swagger on finalising the deal on the 443 bill, Josh first gets nothing more than a matter-of-fact "I heard," from President Bartlet before the topic moves on to something else, and he then mangles the translation of "post hoc ergo propter hoc" in front of everyone, leaving him a bit more humble.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: When Toby makes a remark about Mrs. Landingham's age, she refuses him a cookie when he asks for one - then she turns right around and offers Sam one, to Toby's chagrin.

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* FelonyMisdemeanor: When Toby makes a remark about Mrs. Landingham's age, she refuses him a cookie when he asks for one (see EstablishingCharacterMoment above) - then she turns right around and offers Sam one, to Toby's chagrin.

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* FelonyMisdemeanor: When Toby makes a remark about Mrs. Landingham's age, she refuses him a cookie when he asks for one - then she turns right around and offers Sam one, to Toby's chagrin.



* TitleDrop: After C.J.and the others claim the President lost Texas in the election because of a joke he made about wearing big hats:

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* TitleDrop: After C.J. and the others claim the President lost Texas in the election because of a joke he made about wearing big hats:
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* GoLookAtTheDistraction: [[WalkAndTalk As Leo and Dr. Tolliver are talking about the latter's newborn daughter and his picture of her]], Margaret comes up and chides Leo for adding someone to an appointment. Leo responds by giving her Dr. Tolliver's picture to look at, [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter and she predictably melts]].

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Mandy is upset because Senator Russell makes a deal that effectively neuters his campaign run, so she quits. As it happens, the senior staff is able to convince Leo they need a new media director, so he agrees to hire Mandy, much to Josh's consternation. Vice-President John Hoynes (Tim Matheson) makes a comment about White House policy that seems strained, and when C.J. tries to ask him about it, he blows her off; she covers for him, but Leo sees through this and chews the Vice-President out for it. Sam confesses to Josh and Toby about seeing Laurie; not only that, but he wants to see her again (though not paying for her services, of course), and does so. Finally, Syria shoots down a plane carrying President Bartlet's physician, along with other Americans, and the President, who earlier had talked about how reluctant he was to use force against his enemies, is ready to strike back.

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Mandy is upset because Senator Russell makes a deal that effectively neuters his campaign run, so she quits. As it happens, the senior staff is able to convince Leo they need a new media director, so he agrees to hire Mandy, much to Josh's consternation. Vice-President John Hoynes (Tim Matheson) (Creator/TimMatheson) makes a comment about White House policy that seems strained, and when C.J. tries to ask him about it, he blows her off; she covers for him, but Leo sees through this and chews the Vice-President out for it. Sam confesses to Josh and Toby about seeing Laurie; not only that, but he wants to see her again (though not paying for her services, of course), and does so. Finally, Syria shoots down a plane carrying President Bartlet's physician, along with other Americans, and the President, who earlier had talked about how reluctant he was to use force against his enemies, is ready to strike back.
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-->'''President Bartlet:''' C.J., on your tombstone, it's gonna read, "[[AltumVidetur Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc]]".

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-->'''President Bartlet:''' C.J., on your tombstone, it's gonna read, "[[AltumVidetur "[[GratuitousLatin Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc]]".
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* FatalFamilyPhoto: Poor Morris probably thought he was on a show where flashing around a picture of his wife and newborn baby wouldn't get him killed. Poor Morris thought wrong.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Josh swaggers into Mandy's office to offer her the job of media director for the White House, Mandy ecstatically sighs out "Josh!" and goes towards him in a way that suggests this is going to be a romantic, or at least happy, reunion. Then, she snaps out "Took you look enough!" and hits him in the chest.
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* BadassBoast: Leo makes it clear that he will not tolerate any division between President Bartlett and Vice President Hoynes.
-->'''Vice-President Hoynes:''' You're a world-class political operative, Leo. Why shouldn't I keep doing what I've been doing?
-->'''Leo:''' Because I'll win. And you'll end up playing celebrity golf the rest of your life.
-->'''Vice-President Hoynes:''' How long do you expect me to stick around here and be his whipping boy?
-->'''Leo:''' Give this President anything less than your full-throated support, and you're gonna find out exactly how long.
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-->'''Toby:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny I don't understand; did you trip over something]]?

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-->'''Toby:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments I don't understand; did you trip over something]]?
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* TemptingFate: Josh is sure to insist at every possible opportunity that anyone but Mandy should be considered for the media consultant job. Guess who is immediately and unanimously agreed upon (by everyone but Josh) as the only possible candidate for the job.
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sry, forgot to post an edit reason. Recap pages are Spoilers Off by default; additionally, tropes names shouldn't be spoiler-marked.
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Mandy is upset because Senator Russell makes a deal that effectively neuters his campaign run, so she quits. As it happens, the senior staff is able to convince Leo they need a new media director, so he agrees to hire Mandy, much to Josh's consternation. Vice-President John Hoynes (Tim Matheson) makes a comment about White House policy that seems strained, and when C.J. tries to ask him about it, he blows her off; she covers for him, but Leo sees through this and chews the Vice-President out for it. Sam confesses to Josh and Toby about seeing Laurie; not only that, but he wants to see her again (though not paying for her services, of course), and does so. Finally, Syria shoots down a plane carrying President Bartlet's [[spoiler: physician]], along with other Americans, and the President, who earlier had talked about how reluctant he was to use force against his enemies, is ready to strike back.

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Mandy is upset because Senator Russell makes a deal that effectively neuters his campaign run, so she quits. As it happens, the senior staff is able to convince Leo they need a new media director, so he agrees to hire Mandy, much to Josh's consternation. Vice-President John Hoynes (Tim Matheson) makes a comment about White House policy that seems strained, and when C.J. tries to ask him about it, he blows her off; she covers for him, but Leo sees through this and chews the Vice-President out for it. Sam confesses to Josh and Toby about seeing Laurie; not only that, but he wants to see her again (though not paying for her services, of course), and does so. Finally, Syria shoots down a plane carrying President Bartlet's [[spoiler: physician]], physician, along with other Americans, and the President, who earlier had talked about how reluctant he was to use force against his enemies, is ready to strike back.



* [[spoiler: SacrificialLamb]]: [[spoiler: Dr. Morris Tolliver]].

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* [[spoiler: SacrificialLamb]]: [[spoiler: SacrificialLamb: Dr. Morris Tolliver]].Tolliver.



* TranquilFury: President Bartlet at the end, after [[spoiler: the plane carrying Dr. Tolliver is shot down and everyone is killed]]; "I'm gonna blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder." And it is ''chilling'' to watch.

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* TranquilFury: President Bartlet at the end, after [[spoiler: the plane carrying Dr. Tolliver is shot down and everyone is killed]]; killed; "I'm gonna blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder." And it is ''chilling'' to watch.
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* TranquilFury: President Bartlet at the end, after [[spoiler: the plane carrying Dr. Tolliver is shot down and everyone is killed]]; "I'm gonna blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder." And it is *chilling* to watch.

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* TranquilFury: President Bartlet at the end, after [[spoiler: the plane carrying Dr. Tolliver is shot down and everyone is killed]]; "I'm gonna blow them off the face of the earth with the fury of God's own thunder." And it is *chilling* ''chilling'' to watch.
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Has nothing to do with familiarity with in-universe fiction.


* GenreSavvy: Mandy immediately knows Josh is there to hire her because of what happened with the Ryder Cup.
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-->'''Staffer #2:''' It's an Italian opera by [[RichardWagner Wagner]].

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-->'''Staffer #2:''' It's an Italian opera by [[RichardWagner [[Music/RichardWagner Wagner]].
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Senator Russel mentioned in this episode is Lloyd Russel, Bob Russell is a Congressman who later becomes VP and runs for President. To my knowledge, Lloyd Russel never comes up again.


** And Bob Russell hasn't completely given up on running for President...

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