If I remember correctly it was a study showing that 82% of people would prefer for the federal budget to be used for smaller things as opposed to big projects. (ie) fixing potholes not building bridges or something
Probably has to die with using PUBLIC FUNDING to fix them. I wouldn’t be surprised if 18% of the country believed people should pay to fix the potholes out of their own pocket.
Reminds me of Sayid in Lost 2x3 Told he has to fix a computer in 40 mins, doesn’t ask about the hatch or anything. Just solves his problem as fast as possible for his bros, knowing there must be a good reason.
I just love watching Toby's facial expressions during the last scene. He has no idea why the President is calling a turkey hotline, but he plays along anyway. It's one of the few scenes where he's genuinely tickled by something. "Phil Baharn-D?" xD
That wave he does to stop Jed from continuing his sous-chef story is my favourite touch. Toby was always the President's biggest fan. It's why he argued with him so much when he thought he was wrong. If Leo is Jed's big brother, Toby is his little one.
He did eventually, I would say right when he asked Charlie to quickly get the zip code, because as the President said in the beginning, Toby was the one that told him about the possible danger of undercooking the stuffing.
Two great lines: "If I cook it inside the turkey, isn't there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker." and "I gotta get better at the names."
I suspect the second line was an inside joke from Aaron Sorkin regarding Martin Sheen's notorious trouble remembering people's names. He's more of a face guy.
@@jmnemonic99 Computers are for miscellaneous factoids; Toby can read a situation and solve a problem for you in a timely manner before you can even ask him to. Also, that somehow thumbs up exchange with Charlie. This whole scene is so wholesome
I hear you, but that's part of what I loved so much about this show - the things they left unsaid. All these juicy moments that they could have utilized but decided not to because it probably would have effectively cheapened the moment and weakened the story. To each their own of course :)
Trust me. She probably wouldn’t. I work at a call centre. A coworker who’s since retired had previously worked at a phone company and spent a half hour helping a guy named Kurt set up his new phone. She was so good at it he called back and talked to her supervisors to compliment her. After the supervisor call, the supervisor came over and said, “Do you know who that was?” My coworker shook her head. All the calls were pretty much the same to her. “You just spent a half hour talking to Kurt Russell, the actor.”
That actually happened to President Kennedy once! Kennedy of course preferred to downplay his Catholicism while in office, to calm down voters who feared he would be taking his orders from the Pope in Rome. The one time he tried to go to confession while in office, the priest recognized his voice, and Kennedy never went to a confessional again.
I love this scene, but my favorite part of this is this: Bartlet: "This time of the year, there should be a hotline you can call with questions about cooking turkeys; a special 800 number where the phones are staffed by experts." Charlie: "There is." Bartlet: "What do you mean?" Charlie: "The Butterball Hotline." Bartlet: (performs Caruso like eye-wear removal) " ... Butterball has a hotline?"
two funniest lines from WW: "is there a chance i could kill my guests -- i'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker." and, from the ainsley hayes meets the president scene, to leo: "how are you doing?" "i'm concerned about peeing on your carpet." "ok -- now so am i."
"Charlie could you pull the fist lady out of whatever she's in right now?" "She's with the women's caucus" "Well put on a helmet and pads and get in there"
Fun fact: Per Aaron Sorkin himself on Rob Lowe’s podcast “Literally” (ep 17, 10/14/2020), the voice of the Butterball Hotline woman was none other than Ana Gasteyer from SNL. 🦃
What wait wait you're telling me that is The Illusive Man (TIM) why the hell i didn't make the connection. Now in hindsight i thought that voice sounded familiar it just never clicked until now.
I love the idea of the writers trying to come up with names that are just slightly ….off. Joe Bethersonton and Phil Baharnd are just perfect examples of “not a real name but not definitely a fake name”.
+Salice McCool - I'm with you on that. Though I loved Josh's intrusion into country size isn't correct yeah big deal, but we aren't where we are; then where are we? Then Donna's big hug for Sam spy checking & being a great guy who at least knows longitude and latitude ___ (enter Donna).
+Nick Schulte - I love it so much for the live stage performance feel to it. It immediately reminds me of Sorkin's scene in The American President when Michael Douglas is trying to order flowers, but with Toby facilitating answers. It was nice to see Toby immediately get involved and enjoy it and poor Charlie. The first time I heard this from another room I just kept hearing Pruder this and Pruder that and thought I was going a bit deaf or he was saying the "Za" part really softly.
3:06 - 3:15 - "Well, then we'd have to call it something else, wouldn't we?" Fun Fact: It actually IS called something else. It's called a "dressing". ;)
This show has been a part of my life for 14 years! I watched the season 1 DVD in one day! I was watching the end of season 2 in Western Sydney the night of 9/11. It was my staple birthday present for years! Just the best show ever!
Butterball Hotline Caller File Joe Bethersonton 11454 Pruder Street (Very Important) Apt 23 RRR Fargo, ND 50504 Additional Consumer Feedback: is a citizen; does radio commercials for...products; killing Thanksgiving guests not necessarily a deal-breaker; presented with thermometer as a gift from the personal sous chef to the King of...Auto Sales, in Fargo (Phil Baharnd)
The Greatest Thanksgiving special ever.I love the phone call and how he corrects the Butterball lady.I love he says he could kill his guest and then he test her on temperature.🤭🤭🤭😊😊😊
What kind of King allows his sous chef to give another head of state a thermometer as a gift? "That meal was excellent, just the right temperature. My gratitude to the sous chef." "Oh, please your excellency, please accept this thermometer as a token of remembrance of such an excellent oatmeal temperature."
I was delighted to see that while the task of making America great, a close second was the proper preparation of turkey via the very knowledgeable staff operating the Butterball Hotline
How does "Bethersonton" have one T? And isn't stuffing cooked outside the turkey called dressing? Minor, minor issues! My favorite scene next to the Prez asking his friend to hire the about-to-be-fired ambassador - "a good man, a fine man, and he'd make an excellent addition to your Board of Advisors." "If I may ask, why is he being fired ?" "Gross incompetence. I'll be right back."
Lol, I thought the same thing about the stuffing...wouldn't the Butterball Hotline expert know that if it's cooked in a casserole dish it's called "dressing" instead? I'm from Louisiana, and we never stuff our turkeys because we fry them instead of baking them....so we have dressing, not stuffing :)
Salice McCool You really should try a proper one sometimes, they are absolutely delicious! The meat stays much juicier than when you bake a turkey, and we inject them with seasonings, so there's lots of flavor throughout :)
+Bayougirl78 I'm from New England, and recall the dressing being baked and served in a casserole dish most often; why, I'm not sure. Would love to taste a properly-fried turkey, sounds delicious! I'm surprised this method of cooking a bird didn't catch on here in the Southwest years ago, as it seems fitting. Will keep my fingers crossed! (I don't cook; I push buttons,)
@@Bayougirl78 My family has always done it outside the turkey, but I've never heard it called dressing. We still call it stuffing, it's an artifact title essentially, like MTV or laptops when not on your lap.
Oh my god, I completely forgot about this scene. What a classic! The name he gives ("And an H in there somewhere"), the "King of Auto Sales," there's just so many hilarious lines rapid-firing in this scene it's impossible to pick a favorite. I think I'll use this scene as an example of this show to people who haven't seen it yet. Can anyone else suggest other good scenes that I can show potential viewers which so perfectly encapsulate this show's vibe?
+Guesswork If you're looking for humor, the opening scene where they're all playing poker and Barlet is quizzing them on all sort of obscure stuff: I've seen it here on YT under "Questions on the West Wing." Or one of my favorites, "Post hoc, ergo propter hoc." There are just so many!
If you're still in the market, I'd suggest his first appearance, and, in a similar vein, Season 2, Episode 3, in which he tears radio host Dr. Jenna James to shreds.
I love the exchange between Bartlet and Leo "I thought Toby might be playing with me" "Maybe he is" "But you said you have heard of it" "Maybe I am too" "Nah you don't have that kind of wit"
Bartlett - Nah you don’t have that kind of wit. Leo - Yeah. The best “yeah” ever delivered in tv history! Scored 100000 on the “don’t give an F” scale.
Bartlett: Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct? Operator: It can also be baked in a casserole dish. Bartlett: Well, then we'd have to call it something else wouldn't we?
