20 Hours in America, Part I

"20 Hours in America" is a double episode of The West Wing (originally running as one two-hour episode, but running as two separate episodes in re-runs, and officially listed as episodes 66 and 67). The episode opens with Jed Bartlet giving a speech in Indiana, while Toby and Josh converse in a field with Cathy (Amy Adams), a farmer who is also a Democrat despite her concerns that neither party holds adequate concern for the plight of farmers. Th... more

"20 Hours in America" is a double episode of The West Wing (originally running as one two-hour episode, but running as two separate episodes in re-runs, and officially listed as episodes 66 and 67). The episode opens with Jed Bartlet giving a speech in Indiana, while Toby and Josh converse in a field with Cathy (Amy Adams), a farmer who is also a Democrat despite her concerns that neither party holds adequate concern for the plight of farmers. They realize that the motorcade has gone without them, leaving them, along with Donna who was sent to fetch them, stranded. Much of the episode deals with the trio's attempts to get home; however, their journey is delayed by several comical mishaps (Cathy's car runs out of diesel, they board the wrong train, they miss their plane due to confusion over time zones, etc.) As their journey continues and Josh and Toby debate campaign strategy (eventually concluding that the election should be about the voters' everyday concerns, and not about Bartlet... less