The West Wing Take This Sabbath Day (Season 1, Episode 14)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Drama

The West Wing

Take This Sabbath Day (Season 1, Episode 14)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Drama

A drug dealer's appeal of the federal death penalty is rejected by the Supreme Court, which upholds the death sentence with execution scheduled for the following Monday. One of the defense lawyers on the case is Sam's old high school bully...See moreA drug dealer's appeal of the federal death penalty is rejected by the Supreme Court, which upholds the death sentence with execution scheduled for the following Monday. One of the defense lawyers on the case is Sam's old high school bully, and he appeals directly to Sam to involve the president. During a weekend in which he was supposed to be in a yacht race, Sam opts to stay at the W.H. and try to convince his fellow staffers and ultimately Bartlet that the president should commute the sentence. Meanwhile Josh, after a night of heavy drinking at a bachelor party, meets congressional campaign manager Joey Lucas while is hung over. She assails him for having the DNC cut off funding for her candidate, but the decision was deliberate, as the W.H. likes the conservative nutjob currently holding the Calif. seat. Opinions on the death penalty are exchanged throughout the weekend, including those of Quaker Joey Lucas and Toby's rabbi, and Bartlet winds up calling both the Pope and his old parish priest from N.H. for counsel. Written by meebly See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Rob Lowe Sam Seaborn Sam Seaborn See fewer	St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Moira Kelly Mandy Hampton Mandy Hampton See fewer	One Tree Hill (2003)
Dulé Hill Charlie Young Charlie Young See fewer	Psych (2006)
Allison Janney C.J. Cregg C.J. Cregg See fewer	The Help (2011)
Richard Schiff Toby Ziegler Toby Ziegler See fewer	Man of Steel (2013)
John Spencer Leo McGarry Leo McGarry See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Bradley Whitford Josh Lyman Josh Lyman See fewer	Get Out (I) (2017)
Martin Sheen President Josiah Bartlet President Josiah Bartlet See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Marlee Matlin Joey Lucas Joey Lucas See fewer	CODA (2021)
Noah Emmerich Bobby Zane Bobby Zane See fewer	Super 8 (2011)
Janel Moloney Donna Moss Donna Moss See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Bill O'Brien Kenny Thurman Kenny Thurman See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
David Proval Rabbi Glassman Rabbi Glassman See fewer	Mean Streets (1973)
Felton Perry Jerry Jerry See fewer	RoboCop 3 (1993)
Herb Mitchell Justice Justice See fewer	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Renée Estevez Nancy (as Renee Estevez) Nancy (as Renee Estevez) See fewer	Heathers (1988)
Karl Malden Father Thomas Cavanaugh Father Thomas Cavanaugh See fewer	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Devika Parikh Bonnie Bonnie See fewer	Aquaman (2018)
Ellen Sugarman Cantor (as Ellen Sugerman) Cantor (as Ellen Sugerman) See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Melissa Fitzgerald Carol Carol See fewer	Frequency (2000)
Joe Cosgrove Hayes Hayes See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Richard Gross Bailiff Bailiff See fewer	Phenomenon (1996)
Carmela Rioseco Sophia Cruz Sophia Cruz See fewer	Cold Heaven (1991)
Juan A. Riojas Secret Service Agent (uncredited) Secret Service Agent (uncredited) See fewer	The Rock (1996)