The staff, eager to begin their weekend, are blindsided when a stubborn, elderly Senator takes the floor to stage a Friday-night filibuster against the Family Wellness Act bill everyone thought they had in the bag. Toby becomes suspicious when the Vice President, who typically supports the oil industry, suddenly supports a fuel-emission standards bill. Meanwhile, C.J. racks her brain in order to find a ceramic cat statue given to the President by an Egyptian official who expects to see it on his next visit to the White House; and Josh works hurriedly in order to catch his flight to Florida to see the New York Mets' spring training camp.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 17 of The West Wing resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The West Wing Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1
• s02e02 - In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 2
• s02e03 - The Midterms
• s02e04 - In This White House
• s02e05 - And It's Surely to Their Credit
• s02e06 - The Lame Duck Congress
• s02e07 - The Portland Trip
• s02e08 - Shibboleth
• s02e09 - Galileo
• s02e10 - No
• s02e11 - The Leadership Breakfast
• s02e12 - The Drop
• s02e13 - Bartlet's Third State of the Union
• s02e14 - The War at Home
• s02e15 - Ellie
• s02e16 - Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
• s02e17 - The Stackhouse Filibuster
• s02e18 - 17 People
• s02e19 - Bad Moon Rising
• s02e20 - The Fall's Gonna Kill You
• s02e21 - 18th and Potomac
• s02e22 - Two Cathedrals

The West Wing Show Summary

In a unique glimpse of the inner-workings of Presidential politics, The West Wing takes viewers inside the White House and follows the lives of the staff as they help President Jed Bartlet make the crucial decisions that shape the nation and the world around it. Working closely with the President are close friend and Chief of Staff Leo McGarry; Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman; Josh's assistant Donna Moss; Communications Director Toby Ziegler; and his Deputy, Sam Seaborn; Press Secretary C.J. Cregg; First Lady Abbey Bartlet; and Charlie Young, Bartlet's Personal Aide.

As season 6 unfolded, the show shifted its focus from the current administration to the Arnold Vinick vs. Matthew Santos race for the presidency, presidential election, and transition to the new administration from the Bartlet administration.