I love that the impact of Josh's outfit is so strong she stops signing and speaks. It's like she went "I need to convey this myself, not through someone else."
Was dating a lovely lady when I lived in Buffalo. Cute, blonde, smart, and deaf. I told her I loved this character on The West Wing. She knew who I meant right away. I knew the alphabet and a few words, but I had a teacher always ready to practice and got pretty good. I was good enough that when we were at the mall and ran into a bunch of her high-school friends (school for the deaf) we were talking and I was doing well keeping up, but at one point I said to slow down using a non-signing kind of the universal “stop” motion. They all looked at each other and rapidly signed. One signed “You aren’t deaf?” “No” I signed. They all smiled and said [Due to your skill] “We thought you were.” I took that as a compliment.
I know that story well. MANY years ago (capitols intentional) I also had a deaf girlfriend who taught me sign language. It's come in extremely useful over the years, and I love the reactions from deaf people (especially children) when they come across some who isn't deaf but can sign. Personally, I think sign should be taught in all schools as a second language. Her mother (who was blind) also encouraged me to learn Braille. This is an interesting point to make since I have relative good eyesight, yet I'm typing this using as Braille Keyboard (It's a geek thing).
1) i understand the feeling when receiving that compliment and won't bother going into why (i'm a life time outsider)--but it sure is a nice feeling, isn't it? 2) I never learned ASL even though i had the opportunity to (truly stupid on my part). Back in junior high we had a deaf student, and the girls in the class all picked up ASL because they realized they no longer had to pass paper messages anymore. Most times when the teacher would turn their back to write something on the chalk board, the girls would lean back in their chairs to be seen by the others and carry on quite the conversation until they heard the teacher stop applying chalk to board.
"Before you leave Mr. President or Prime Minister, I'd like to introduce you to the Deputy Chief of Staff, one of the most brilliant guys in the building" (opens door).
"You have any idea how dumb I looked in there?" "Yes, but not as dumb as you looked when you tried to outsmart the WH Press Corps." "Thanks heaps for that." "Just keeping it real."
Love the way she says: "it's strong, drink it all" and then he lets it all slop out on his singlet. The line "I'm not even listening to you now" is one I've appropriated for my own use.
It's always wonderful to have an employee who steps up whenever we fall down. if you've ever had one who failed and remained at status quo, you know what i mean. then there's two idiots in the room. that said, i never had siblings growing up, but when Donna insists, "you have a meeting", i recognize that face.
When I see an episode like this, I wish that I became very drunk once in my life. As it is, I cut off drinking when I cannot do Calculus problems in my head.
There is no way a guy so important doesn’t have a spare suit hanging around in his office. People spill things and he works in the White House meeting very VERY important people. Anyone without a spare suit deserves to get fired.
Yeah, also the WH most probably has a wash-machine somewhere... and they have a fitness room, so they have a shower too. But... give a chance to the writers!
no. that comes later in the episode. When Joey demands to see the President. "Look crazy lady, you are not going to see the President". Bartlett walks into his office. "Hello Josh". His face drops and he looks like a complete idiot. "Hello, Mr. President"
Gee I dunno there's so many to choose from. I like Josh's "Secret Plan to fight inflation" debacle. That was rich. Or the Lemon Lyman website buffoonery. So many funny Josh moments.
Josh running to meet Toby after his first disastrous press briefing ranks right up there with his funniest moments. Which is incredible, since he has no dialogue until the end.
Anyone else notices that Josh still smells before he puts the clean clothes on? Why didn't Donna give him a bowl of water and some travel toiletries with the clothes?
I’m going to over analyze this. So when you fall asleep at your desk, you are usually upright, with your head turned to one side or the other. Whether this can cause snoring is beyond me but for arguments sake, let’s also assume Josh didn’t get blackout drunk the night before he fell asleep at his desk. When he passed out in his office in this episode he’s on the ground on his stomach which is a different position. Me personally, I’ve been known to snore while sleeping on my stomach sometimes, and sometimes not. Also given the fact Josh was clearly blackout drunk leads me to believe he was in a deeper more comatose sleep then when you sleep at your desk. Think of it as shutting down rather than just getting a comfortable rest. Is this the reason? Probably not, but it’s a possibility that, whole complex, sounds a lot better than, oh the writers just screwed up for a hilarious comic timed scene with Josh
As someone who's literally seeing doctors about my snoring - it can vary from night to night, many factors contribute to it and pretty much everyone snores after alcohol.
You don't wash a suit in the regular washing machine and dryer (unless you want an excuse to trash it rather than Goodwill it). Of course, from now on he will keep at least one emergency suit in his office, like a Barney Stinson or Harvey Specter would.
@@davidweihe6052 Who suggested that it would be with a washboard and a slave singing old minstrel songs? The White House is well equipped for this sort of thing.
The pure bewilderment when he gets told "im joey Lucas" by the interpreter is just priceless
“What in Gods name is happening right now?” Hahaha! 😂
"I have a very delicate system" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽♂️
Bhupinder Mann 😂
"Help me, 'cause I'm..."
Bradley Whitford acting hung over is masterful.
You would think his tolerance to alcohol would prevent hangover seeing as Josh constantly drinks at the keg of glory
I love that the impact of Josh's outfit is so strong she stops signing and speaks. It's like she went "I need to convey this myself, not through someone else."
1:49 Josh letting the coffee spill right back out of his mouth. "It's from yesterday so it might not be hot anymore". LOL!!!
I love that she stops signing for a moment to ask what he’s wearing
When I watched this episode for the first time, the coffee falling out of Josh's mouth had me giggling for 5 straight minutes. 🤣
I love how Joey breaks both her serious mood and professional demeanor and asks incredulously,”What...the *hell* are you wearing?!” 02:55
Was dating a lovely lady when I lived in Buffalo. Cute, blonde, smart, and deaf.
I told her I loved this character on The West Wing. She knew who I meant right away. I knew the alphabet and a few words, but I had a teacher always ready to practice and got pretty good. I was good enough that when we were at the mall and ran into a bunch of her high-school friends (school for the deaf) we were talking and I was doing well keeping up, but at one point I said to slow down using a non-signing kind of the universal “stop” motion. They all looked at each other and rapidly signed. One signed “You aren’t deaf?” “No” I signed. They all smiled and said [Due to your skill] “We thought you were.”
I took that as a compliment.
I know that story well. MANY years ago (capitols intentional) I also had a deaf girlfriend who taught me sign language. It's come in extremely useful over the years, and I love the reactions from deaf people (especially children) when they come across some who isn't deaf but can sign.
Personally, I think sign should be taught in all schools as a second language.
Her mother (who was blind) also encouraged me to learn Braille. This is an interesting point to make since I have relative good eyesight, yet I'm typing this using as Braille Keyboard (It's a geek thing).
Indeed, a very moving compliment to yourself you've documented there.
1) i understand the feeling when receiving that compliment and won't bother going into why (i'm a life time outsider)--but it sure is a nice feeling, isn't it?
2) I never learned ASL even though i had the opportunity to (truly stupid on my part). Back in junior high we had a deaf student, and the girls in the class all picked up ASL because they realized they no longer had to pass paper messages anymore. Most times when the teacher would turn their back to write something on the chalk board, the girls would lean back in their chairs to be seen by the others and carry on quite the conversation until they heard the teacher stop applying chalk to board.
This was the perfect way to introduce a deaf character, so good!
Ever get sucked into a clip and forget you’re not watching entire thing?
Literally every clip I watch
Last I checked, the whole series was on Netflix. So, that's an option.
And then get upset when it doesn't conclude! Lol
Always listen to Donna. A good rule to live by.
TheronC2 Josh wouldn't find his own rear end with a map, a flashlight and a GPS without Donna.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes......
"300 IQ points between them. Without Donna, they'd have to buy a house."
Words of truth
This scene explains why Donna runs everything and leaves Josh to do the boring things like go to the meetings.
That's pretty much the definition of an executive assistant...
I always feel like I can smell the room from seeing Donna's face at 0:10.
Cigarette smoke stale beer and cheap stripper perfume....memories
CJ would've just cackled lol
"Before you leave Mr. President or Prime Minister, I'd like to introduce you to the Deputy Chief of Staff, one of the most brilliant guys in the building" (opens door).
"Zoey, I work in a building with the smartest people in the world."
**Josh falls down sitting in a chair that isn't there**
Arguably the best episode and the funniest moment in the whole series.
Kenny is like a hockey referee. You forget he's there until he gets in the way.
1:25 LMFAO, that was the funniest part of this clip. l almost died laughing with Josh's comeback!
That switch from signing to speaking was hilarious
Marlee Matlin is the bomb. Miss when she was big and always appearing in things.
oh man this is a perfect clip.
"it's from yesterday so it might not be hot anymore"
And the EPA is seriously considering banning it
"You have any idea how dumb I looked in there?"
"Yes, but not as dumb as you looked when you tried to outsmart the WH Press Corps."
"Thanks heaps for that."
"Just keeping it real."
You will know when you have become a professional when you have at LEAST one time where you completely understand this moment.
Its like Monday morning in the Navy when your ship is in the yards
God, that coffee bit gets me all the time! LOL!!!
I love the first-person for Joey's intro.
This is a good scene for many reasons but the agency given to each character is impressive.
"I got stuck at Dupont Circle again."
That a callback to The American President? It was the movie that inspired the show, after all.
Neither Presidents Sheppard or Bartlet ever got an answer as to what was the virtue of a Proportional Response :)
Ooo I didn’t know that!
Really?
Probably.
"Joey lucas is a woman?"
"Yes"
"And she's deaf?"
"Yes."
Cool.
Poor Donna, she has to deal with him. God Bless Assistants like her.
...I wish I had a Donna in my life.
One of my absolute favourite episodes.
This dialogue is priceless.
it's scenes like this that made me love Josh!!!
Love the way she says: "it's strong, drink it all" and then he lets it all slop out on his singlet. The line "I'm not even listening to you now" is one I've appropriated for my own use.
V Kuchichana And the sound... bloh is priceless
A-shirt. Not a singlet. It would be a singlet if it had trunks attached to it.
Jaz - How do you know it's NOT a singlet?!
@@JazGalaxy. U.S. here……..we call it a sleeveless undershirt.
I'd love to see a deleted scene where Josh tries to get into the Weet Wing drubk 😂
I remember when this scene first aired. Was probably the hardest I've ever laughed at anything on tv, except SNL (1st/2nd seasons).
Fawne Brown I was intrigued to the great Marley Matlin here. I love both her and the character.
It's always wonderful to have an employee who steps up whenever we fall down. if you've ever had one who failed and remained at status quo, you know what i mean. then there's two idiots in the room. that said, i never had siblings growing up, but when Donna insists, "you have a meeting", i recognize that face.
This episode .. and "I am the Lord, your God".. are the scenes that hooked me into WW. I binged all 7 seasons in 5 days.
Is that even physically possible?
Becky Hobson
I couldn't do that. I tried.
Howw
Pilot episode and that was so majestic how he said that.
"I have a very delicate system" 🤣🤣🤣
I first thought this episode is in top 5 then maybe top 10 then 20 then......so many great episodes.
Good thing Bartlet, Leo or CJ weren't there to witness this.
They will know and they'll never let him forget it.
And Sam seamora
Leo would've understood. Maybe even approved a little.
Dude...what about Toby?!
When I see an episode like this, I wish that I became very drunk once in my life. As it is, I cut off drinking when I cannot do Calculus problems in my head.
Josh and Joey were so cute together
One of these days the stream will be about something I actually watch!
We all need someone to say "thank god" to when they Donna our Josh.
Drinking coffee doesn't sober you up, it just makes you a wide-awake drunk 😅
Oh brother, that was an awkward meet-cute. If not for Donna, I definitely would have shipped those two back in the day.
Omg I was laughing so hard I was crying.
1:48 .... I could watch that scene a thousand times and laugh every time.
There is no way a guy so important doesn’t have a spare suit hanging around in his office. People spill things and he works in the White House meeting very VERY important people. Anyone without a spare suit deserves to get fired.
Yeah, also the WH most probably has a wash-machine somewhere... and they have a fitness room, so they have a shower too. But... give a chance to the writers!
2:32 best part
Funniest Josh moment ever
no. that comes later in the episode. When Joey demands to see the President. "Look crazy lady, you are not going to see the President". Bartlett walks into his office. "Hello Josh". His face drops and he looks like a complete idiot. "Hello, Mr. President"
Omar Elkoton I like, back when we had answering machines, Josh yells into Sam’s to tell him he needs to staff the president.
Gee I dunno there's so many to choose from. I like Josh's "Secret Plan to fight inflation" debacle. That was rich. Or the Lemon Lyman website buffoonery. So many funny Josh moments.
Josh running to meet Toby after his first disastrous press briefing ranks right up there with his funniest moments. Which is incredible, since he has no dialogue until the end.
@@ZachsMind But did the president have that plan? Because Josh sure as hell didn't support it.
Wonder what President Bartlet would say if he walks into Josh’s office this moment... gonna be a helluva scene
....."rough morning Josh? I remember those days...now respect the white house and never do this again..." :)
Lol sounds about right
Would it rival Ainsley Hayes post-drinking and dancing?
"LEO!!"
People tend to forget that Marlee Matlin who plays Joey is the first and afaik only disabled woman to win best actress at the Oscars.
i like josh and donna but josh and joey was just THE ship
Poor Josh can't ever catch a break!
I loved Joey and Kenny.
Always keep an extra suit in your office, and some wet wipes, and please a toothbrush.
So true
And toothpaste!
"I'm not even listening to you now."
In the top 5 scenes of all of them....
2:21. We've had days where we wake up and wonder that.
This is why I love Josh
He serves at the pleasure of the president
With or without a hangover lolol
GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY!
Best sequence ever! Written and acted.....
Here's a tip:
Keep minimum spare clothes at any job.
Learned this when as a kid I threw up on my teacher.
One of my all-time favorite moments from TWW. ---------------------------WolfSky9, 72 y/o
Funniest scenes in a series ever!
The White House has its own bowling alley but it doesn't have in-house dry cleaning? Who washes the president's clothes?
Been dry all day here..
For a guy with a shitty diet and no time to exercise, Josh is in really good shape
On Netflix now! 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
I think Marlee Matlin is pretty spot on.
How do you not love Josh?
On a Hawaiian pizza, yes
D'aww. Why did it take Josh and Donna eight seasons to bang? She dotes on him.
My spouse is Josh in the mornings.
I need a Donna.
Who's Zuzu? His name is Zuzu?
Anyone else notices that Josh still smells before he puts the clean clothes on? Why didn't Donna give him a bowl of water and some travel toiletries with the clothes?
Drunk at work just cancel all your meetings
Why was he snoring here but not in the first episode when he slept at his desk?
I’m going to over analyze this.
So when you fall asleep at your desk, you are usually upright, with your head turned to one side or the other. Whether this can cause snoring is beyond me but for arguments sake, let’s also assume Josh didn’t get blackout drunk the night before he fell asleep at his desk.
When he passed out in his office in this episode he’s on the ground on his stomach which is a different position. Me personally, I’ve been known to snore while sleeping on my stomach sometimes, and sometimes not. Also given the fact Josh was clearly blackout drunk leads me to believe he was in a deeper more comatose sleep then when you sleep at your desk. Think of it as shutting down rather than just getting a comfortable rest.
Is this the reason? Probably not, but it’s a possibility that, whole complex, sounds a lot better than, oh the writers just screwed up for a hilarious comic timed scene with Josh
As someone who's literally seeing doctors about my snoring - it can vary from night to night, many factors contribute to it and pretty much everyone snores after alcohol.
I am worried that if i learn sign, my hands would hurt from talking too much.
The White House has a laundry room.
Sean Webb
She took them to a 1 hour cleaners
You don't wash a suit in the regular washing machine and dryer (unless you want an excuse to trash it rather than Goodwill it).
Of course, from now on he will keep at least one emergency suit in his office, like a Barney Stinson or Harvey Specter would.
@@davidweihe6052 Who suggested that it would be with a washboard and a slave singing old minstrel songs? The White House is well equipped for this sort of thing.
S*** just got real!
02:14
*bleh*
how White House security allowed a drunk man in is the mystery.
Probably had his White House security ID duct taped to his face when he first got there...😂😂
2:20
Marlee Matlin is a treasure
This all foreshadowed Pelosi. Oh, God.
I feel like I’m the only one that hates her character
Hey Wokies - THIS is how you make amazing fantastic awesome female characters. Donna, Margaret, Ainsley, CJ, Joey. Mrs Landingham etc etc...