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The West Wing
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  • Episode aired Dec 15, 2004
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, and Richard Schiff in The West Wing (1999)
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As Bartlet arrives in China for a critical meeting, the President is still suffering the paralyzing effects of multiple sclerosis. Meanwhile, an asteroid is headed for the U.S., leaving Josh... Read allAs Bartlet arrives in China for a critical meeting, the President is still suffering the paralyzing effects of multiple sclerosis. Meanwhile, an asteroid is headed for the U.S., leaving Josh and Leo to deal with the consequences.As Bartlet arrives in China for a critical meeting, the President is still suffering the paralyzing effects of multiple sclerosis. Meanwhile, an asteroid is headed for the U.S., leaving Josh and Leo to deal with the consequences.

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    • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    • Debora Cahn
    • Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
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    • Stockard Channing
    • Dulé Hill
    • Allison Janney
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    • Director
      • Lesli Linka Glatter
    • Writers
      • Debora Cahn
      • Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
    • Stars
      • Stockard Channing
      • Dulé Hill
      • Allison Janney
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    Stockard Channing
    Stockard Channing
    • Abbey Bartlet
    Dulé Hill
    Dulé Hill
    • Charlie Young
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • C.J. Cregg
    Joshua Malina
    Joshua Malina
    • Will Bailey
    Mary McCormack
    Mary McCormack
    • Kate Harper
    Janel Moloney
    Janel Moloney
    • Donna Moss
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Toby Ziegler
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • Leo McGarry
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Josh Lyman
    Jimmy Smits
    Jimmy Smits
    • Matthew Santos
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • President Josiah Bartlet
    Kristin Chenoweth
    Kristin Chenoweth
    • Annabeth Schott
    Gary Cole
    Gary Cole
    • Vice President Bob Russell
    Mary Kay Place
    Mary Kay Place
    • Surgeon General Millicent Griffith
    Ron Canada
    Ron Canada
    • Under Secretary of State Theodore Barrow
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    NiCole Robinson
    • Margaret Hooper
    Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler
    • Walter Sprout
    Cleo King
    Cleo King
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    • Trivia
      The title refers to the possibility of a large asteroid hitting the planet and ejecting vast quantities of dust and ash into the atmosphere. This would significantly reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the earth's surface and cause a long global winter, resulting in failed harvests and famine. A large asteroid is theorized to have caused mass extinction amongst dinosaurs about 66 million years ago.
    • Quotes

      President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet: I'm in one meeting the whole day. All they did was feed me tea made with Tienchi Ginseng and deer horn glue. You see, it's the thing for the nerve damage. But that meant I had to piss every twelve minutes, which is more of an ordeal than it was when I could stand without assistance. The new kid, Curtis, and I are becoming very close.

    • Connections
      References Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Monday, Monday
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      Written by The Mamas and the Papas

      Performed by Bradley Whitford and Janel Moloney

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 23, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • John Wells Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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