Luckily Charlie knew the POTUS would eventually actually dig in and be Presidential. Try that with someone else and they might throw a tantrum about it being fake news.
Later on Charlie has to go into the room and wake the president up, does so by jostling him. Jed grabs him and says "Are you aware that you are committing a federal crime right now?" To which Charlie responds; "I'll take my chances with the feds, Mr. President."
It’s all fascinating stuff on a certain level. But it makes no sense that Charlie is functioning as a single parent while working this kind of job. It is simply not tenable based on his apparent lack of a support system, limited compensation, and wildly unpredictable hours. I always thought this was an aspect of Charlie’s life that they showed love to but didn’t truly flesh out…probably because it was impossible.
@@SaiSivakumar Als his mother was a police officer killed in the line of duty, so I would like to imagine that their family gets a lot of support from the union and her colleagues, but I don't know how common that is.
@westmcgee9320 Charlie's sister is only a few years younger than him, about 14 or 15 at the start as she goes off to college herself in the fourth season. So Charlie's likely not having to do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry, just making sure they've got a roof over their heads and food on the table.
And, of course, it continues. "I'm tired, I'm cranky, and my wife's in Argentina. Let's get this over with." Who knew I could relate so deeply to a (fictional) president?
He took a lot of AP classes in high school. I remember him talking about it with Sam in one episode. Sam was impressed that Charlie had amassed enough credits to be a junior in college by the time he enrolled.
@@Vesperitis I know you're being tongue-in-cheek, but its the truth. Give a young person adult responsibilities and some teaching in how to organize (or set a real good example on how to live like an adult and not an immature one), and they get a lot done in one day (at the expense of being a kid) or they drown under all the workload.
1:10 I had Martin Sheens exact same reaction after my first night working the night shift at my first job. Worked from about 9pm to 6am, went home, and got into bed. A little less than two hours later I got a phone call from one of my coworkers that someone had called out sick and I had to go right back to work. "Who the hell is this and what could you possibly want?"
You american, right? This is totally illegal in many countries, especially in Europe. Per law, there must be 8 hours in between shifts. Even when a coworker is sick.
My favorite scene of this episode. I'm watching this series with family, on Season 1 now. I looked it up and can't believe this show is from TWENTY (20) years ago - 2000!
I really want a time machine right now so I can do this as a prank to my friends during my much younger years....see how long for them to say, "Hey! Wait a minute!"
@@christopherpardell4418 No...it's nightmare for Trump, since the job is so exhausting, but a blessing for the rest of the country. If he hadn't improved economy and acted so fast on covid19, we would be having a lot more problems than some minor riots.
ScarlettM WOW. Never ceases to amaze me how utterly ignorant and oblivious Trump supporters and Fox News watchers can be. Proof that you are not only unaware, but incapable of discerning just how embarrassed you OUGHT to be by your support of an abject failure. A criminal, A con ma, and the tool of a foreign despot. In fact he BUNGLED the response to the pandemic... not only disbanding the White House office that was put together specifically tp Deal with pandemics... not only in his ignorant promotion of a false ‘cure’ that he lied about taking. But ALSO in his inability to lead and his support of defiance of the guidelines put in place BECAUSE his administration did NOTHING for 3 full months. And BTW- today’s unemployment is at a record high- thanks to Trump’s imbecility and the treasonous morons who support him.
@@christopherpardell4418 Ah, the familiar liberal rant - emotions, emotions, paranoia, emotions....zero facts. You have this inflated sense of self, thinking that just because you call the President all those things, that's somehow a valid argument or any sort of proof of your point of view. And if you try thinking for yourself and research everything you said here, you might be surprised. For instance, President did not lie about taking hydroxychloroquine, he did actually take it; he never claimed it to be a cure; his administration did a lot to help Americans - like push through the first relief package (even though Dems tried to stop it, to mismanage the funds), also provided extra hospitals, equipment and doctors to cities most in need. There's a lot of information on President's accomplishments, look them up.
I realize that this is a TV show and I realize there are some truths to it...but for this scene alone, I have no idea why anyone would want to be President.
In the ole in days candidates were suppose to appear to be reluctant to seek the office. They were often made to look like they had be drafted and were eager to do their duty and return to whatever it was they were doing before taking on the burden.
Former RA here and ResLife is EXAAACTLY like that. Having to call the director of ResLife at 3am because some idiot freshman was in the hospital after skating down a hand rail and cracking their face half open...but the good news was that their bottle of Jim Beam was intact...ahhhh, the memories.
"Sir, I need you to dig in now. It wasn't a nightmare. You really are The President."
I love that line
Luckily Charlie knew the POTUS would eventually actually dig in and be Presidential. Try that with someone else and they might throw a tantrum about it being fake news.
@@davidhoffman1278 Or couldn't put a coherent sentence together without a teleprompter and wanting his jello.
@@ictpilot nailed it. And thAt was funny and well written Mr. Hoffman
@@rhapsodyinglue8758 Screw Hoffman. Anti-trump.
I love how he calls the operator and she responds with, "Hey babe."
Charlie must of got the draws 😂 🤣
He was tapping so much white house ass
lack of sleep on his part
Sounds like an older lady. It was said with affection, but not sexual desire.
@@hothotheat3000 sometimes that mature poon hits different m.
I like when Bartlett asked Charlie later in the episode, "You've been to sleep yet?" Charlie, "No, sir." Bartlett, "Good." That was hilarious.
Later on Charlie has to go into the room and wake the president up, does so by jostling him. Jed grabs him and says "Are you aware that you are committing a federal crime right now?" To which Charlie responds; "I'll take my chances with the feds, Mr. President."
this whole episode was a laugh a minute. but this scene is priceless. Poor Charlie
Of all the dynamics between characters on this show, the relationship between Jed and Charlie was one of the best to watch.
"It's 6:30 AM."
"In the morning?!"
(President Bartlet) In the name of everything holy could you want right now?
Beatin only by Josh’s 11:30 in the morning? 11:30 in the afternoon?
“Have you been to sleep yet?” “Since when?” “Since yesterday.” “Good one, Helen.”
😂
It’s all fascinating stuff on a certain level. But it makes no sense that Charlie is functioning as a single parent while working this kind of job.
It is simply not tenable based on his apparent lack of a support system, limited compensation, and wildly unpredictable hours.
I always thought this was an aspect of Charlie’s life that they showed love to but didn’t truly flesh out…probably because it was impossible.
@@westmcgee9320 I headcanon that someone at the White House (probably Josh) saw to it that Charlie and his sister were well taken care of.
@@SaiSivakumar Als his mother was a police officer killed in the line of duty, so I would like to imagine that their family gets a lot of support from the union and her colleagues, but I don't know how common that is.
@@whyiaskyou President's bodyman comes with more perks than pay, I would think.
@westmcgee9320 Charlie's sister is only a few years younger than him, about 14 or 15 at the start as she goes off to college herself in the fourth season. So Charlie's likely not having to do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry, just making sure they've got a roof over their heads and food on the table.
And, of course, it continues. "I'm tired, I'm cranky, and my wife's in Argentina. Let's get this over with."
Who knew I could relate so deeply to a (fictional) president?
I’m amazed that Charlie did this job, with all its time requirements, take care of his sister and still somehow find time to graduate from college.
Hopefully, he was able to be exempt from a lot of classes because of the nature of his job. At the very least, I hope his GE's were waived!
He took a lot of AP classes in high school. I remember him talking about it with Sam in one episode. Sam was impressed that Charlie had amassed enough credits to be a junior in college by the time he enrolled.
ah, the energy of youth. truly wasted on the young.
@@albertgaspar627 but not wasted on Charlie😁
@@Vesperitis I know you're being tongue-in-cheek, but its the truth. Give a young person adult responsibilities and some teaching in how to organize (or set a real good example on how to live like an adult and not an immature one), and they get a lot done in one day (at the expense of being a kid) or they drown under all the workload.
There is nothing more blissful than eight hours sleep followed by rolling over and doing two more , followed by the breakfast of your choice .
“I’m tired, I’m cranky, and my wife’s in Argentina.”
- President Bartlett
"Sir, I need you to dig in now. It wasn't a nightmare, you really are the president" shoot me dead LOL
1:10 I had Martin Sheens exact same reaction after my first night working the night shift at my first job. Worked from about 9pm to 6am, went home, and got into bed. A little less than two hours later I got a phone call from one of my coworkers that someone had called out sick and I had to go right back to work. "Who the hell is this and what could you possibly want?"
You american, right? This is totally illegal in many countries, especially in Europe. Per law, there must be 8 hours in between shifts. Even when a coworker is sick.
mikaku: 11 hours in Sweden.
I used to work 10 PM-10 AM loading trucks for FedEx. I know those calls well. "who is this? GO AWAY! LET ME SLEEP!"
@@ubbeus 11 hour in UK too
We're so ass backwards
"I mean what...in the name of everything holy could you WANT RIGHT NOW?"
"Sir, it wasn't a nightmare, you really are the president." DULE! DULE! DULE!
one of my favorite scenes of all time. Also my favorite ever tv episode.
This episode is what I used as mental comfort food. My ex knew if I had a bad day we were eating quesadillas and watching this episode.
"Who the hell is this!?" I loved that line
Tigerman1138 “And what could you POSSIBLY WANT?”
"Sir, I need you to dig it now. It wasn't a nightmare. You are really are The President".
I think he said dig in.
Charlie really is one of a kind!😆
President Bartlett - "I'll get up now."
Narrator - He, in fact, did not.
My favorite scene of this episode. I'm watching this series with family, on Season 1 now. I looked it up and can't believe this show is from TWENTY (20) years ago - 2000!
"It wasn't a nightmare, you really are the President."
"Alright...I'll get up now."
My favorite episode ❤
LoL Love it. Boy oh boy.....miss old TV.
"I'll get up now." Lies!
In Morgan Freeman's voice, "No the president did not get up at that time.
Dule Hill was so brilliant in this!
I really want a time machine right now so I can do this as a prank to my friends during my much younger years....see how long for them to say, "Hey! Wait a minute!"
That's probably my favorite Charlie scene.
This is one of my favourite scenes
"Sir, I need you to dig in now. It wasn't a nightmare. You really are The President." Probably what is said to Trump.
nah, it is a variation of what I am telling myself every day...
Except it IS a nightmare...for the rest of us.
@@christopherpardell4418 No...it's nightmare for Trump, since the job is so exhausting, but a blessing for the rest of the country. If he hadn't improved economy and acted so fast on covid19, we would be having a lot more problems than some minor riots.
ScarlettM WOW. Never ceases to amaze me how utterly ignorant and oblivious Trump supporters and Fox News watchers can be. Proof that you are not only unaware, but incapable of discerning just how embarrassed you OUGHT to be by your support of an abject failure. A criminal, A con ma, and the tool of a foreign despot.
In fact he BUNGLED the response to the pandemic... not only disbanding the White House office that was put together specifically tp Deal with pandemics... not only in his ignorant promotion of a false ‘cure’ that he lied about taking. But ALSO in his inability to lead and his support of defiance of the guidelines put in place BECAUSE his administration did NOTHING for 3 full months.
And BTW- today’s unemployment is at a record high- thanks to Trump’s imbecility and the treasonous morons who support him.
@@christopherpardell4418 Ah, the familiar liberal rant - emotions, emotions, paranoia, emotions....zero facts. You have this inflated sense of self, thinking that just because you call the President all those things, that's somehow a valid argument or any sort of proof of your point of view. And if you try thinking for yourself and research everything you said here, you might be surprised. For instance, President did not lie about taking hydroxychloroquine, he did actually take it; he never claimed it to be a cure; his administration did a lot to help Americans - like push through the first relief package (even though Dems tried to stop it, to mismanage the funds), also provided extra hospitals, equipment and doctors to cities most in need. There's a lot of information on President's accomplishments, look them up.
I realize that this is a TV show and I realize there are some truths to it...but for this scene alone, I have no idea why anyone would want to be President.
In the ole in days candidates were suppose to appear to be reluctant to seek the office. They were often made to look like they had be drafted and were eager to do their duty and return to whatever it was they were doing before taking on the burden.
0:46 I think Helen has a crush on Charlie...
Can you upload the part where Charlie shakes Bartlet and he threatens to call the FBI?
+Rudy Juarez I'll take my chances with the feds sir it's 7
This is one of my favorite episodes, except for the ending.
I wanna have workplace relationships where people refer to me as "Babe"
Pork rendering plant?
In the morning?
But to be fair the president has an easy commute to work and none of his staff are going to point out if he is a moment or two late.
Working in reslife is very much the same
Former RA here and ResLife is EXAAACTLY like that. Having to call the director of ResLife at 3am because some idiot freshman was in the hospital after skating down a hand rail and cracking their face half open...but the good news was that their bottle of Jim Beam was intact...ahhhh, the memories.
Charlie tries to help a soldier with her food stamps
Sir, it's 6:30am - In the morning? 😂
What's Gus doing on another TV show?
Another TV show is how Charlie got to be Gus.
Trump getting that call "WTF, it is three hours since i woke and made my first tweet"
LBJ held meetings while he was on the toilet.
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