Pilot

"Pilot" is the first episode of the American serial drama The West Wing. In the series premiere, the White House staff is being called into work in the early hours of the morning to the news that the President of the United States has crashed his bicycle into a tree. They must also run damage control on two public relations issues. After provocation from Christian-activist Mary Marsh, Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman has insulted millions of Chri... more

"Pilot" is the first episode of the American serial drama The West Wing. In the series premiere, the White House staff is being called into work in the early hours of the morning to the news that the President of the United States has crashed his bicycle into a tree. They must also run damage control on two public relations issues. After provocation from Christian-activist Mary Marsh, Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman has insulted millions of Christians by stating, "Lady, the God you pray to is too busy being indicted for tax fraud." Meanwhile, President Josiah Bartlet has crashed his bicycle into a tree in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, much to the enjoyment of the press. Also, Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn spends an evening with Laurie (Lisa Edelstein), not knowing she is a call girl, and then accidentally tells White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry's daughter, Mallory O'Brien, about it. While Marsh and Lyman are discussing an appropriate compensation, in the form of a public... less