If I remember correctly it was a study showing that 82% of people would prefer for the federal budget to be used for smaller things as opposed to big projects. (ie) fixing potholes not building bridges or something
Probably has to die with using PUBLIC FUNDING to fix them. I wouldn’t be surprised if 18% of the country believed people should pay to fix the potholes out of their own pocket.
Reminds me of Sayid in Lost 2x3 Told he has to fix a computer in 40 mins, doesn’t ask about the hatch or anything. Just solves his problem as fast as possible for his bros, knowing there must be a good reason.
Two great lines: "If I cook it inside the turkey, isn't there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker." and "I gotta get better at the names."
I suspect the second line was an inside joke from Aaron Sorkin regarding Martin Sheen's notorious trouble remembering people's names. He's more of a face guy.
I just love watching Toby's facial expressions during the last scene. He has no idea why the President is calling a turkey hotline, but he plays along anyway. It's one of the few scenes where he's genuinely tickled by something. "Phil Baharn-D?" xD
That wave he does to stop Jed from continuing his sous-chef story is my favourite touch. Toby was always the President's biggest fan. It's why he argued with him so much when he thought he was wrong. If Leo is Jed's big brother, Toby is his little one.
He did eventually, I would say right when he asked Charlie to quickly get the zip code, because as the President said in the beginning, Toby was the one that told him about the possible danger of undercooking the stuffing.
I hear you, but that's part of what I loved so much about this show - the things they left unsaid. All these juicy moments that they could have utilized but decided not to because it probably would have effectively cheapened the moment and weakened the story. To each their own of course :)
Trust me. She probably wouldn’t. I work at a call centre. A coworker who’s since retired had previously worked at a phone company and spent a half hour helping a guy named Kurt set up his new phone. She was so good at it he called back and talked to her supervisors to compliment her. After the supervisor call, the supervisor came over and said, “Do you know who that was?” My coworker shook her head. All the calls were pretty much the same to her. “You just spent a half hour talking to Kurt Russell, the actor.”
That actually happened to President Kennedy once! Kennedy of course preferred to downplay his Catholicism while in office, to calm down voters who feared he would be taking his orders from the Pope in Rome. The one time he tried to go to confession while in office, the priest recognized his voice, and Kennedy never went to a confessional again.
@@jmnemonic99 Computers are for miscellaneous factoids; Toby can read a situation and solve a problem for you in a timely manner before you can even ask him to. Also, that somehow thumbs up exchange with Charlie. This whole scene is so wholesome
two funniest lines from WW: "is there a chance i could kill my guests -- i'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker." and, from the ainsley hayes meets the president scene, to leo: "how are you doing?" "i'm concerned about peeing on your carpet." "ok -- now so am i."
"Charlie could you pull the fist lady out of whatever she's in right now?" "She's with the women's caucus" "Well put on a helmet and pads and get in there"
I love this scene, but my favorite part of this is this: Bartlet: "This time of the year, there should be a hotline you can call with questions about cooking turkeys; a special 800 number where the phones are staffed by experts." Charlie: "There is." Bartlet: "What do you mean?" Charlie: "The Butterball Hotline." Bartlet: (performs Caruso like eye-wear removal) " ... Butterball has a hotline?"
Fun fact: Per Aaron Sorkin himself on Rob Lowe’s podcast “Literally” (ep 17, 10/14/2020), the voice of the Butterball Hotline woman was none other than Ana Gasteyer from SNL. 🦃
What wait wait you're telling me that is The Illusive Man (TIM) why the hell i didn't make the connection. Now in hindsight i thought that voice sounded familiar it just never clicked until now.
I love the idea of the writers trying to come up with names that are just slightly ….off. Joe Bethersonton and Phil Baharnd are just perfect examples of “not a real name but not definitely a fake name”.
Butterball Hotline Caller File Joe Bethersonton 11454 Pruder Street (Very Important) Apt 23 RRR Fargo, ND 50504 Additional Consumer Feedback: is a citizen; does radio commercials for...products; killing Thanksgiving guests not necessarily a deal-breaker; presented with thermometer as a gift from the personal sous chef to the King of...Auto Sales, in Fargo (Phil Baharnd)
3:06 - 3:15 - "Well, then we'd have to call it something else, wouldn't we?" Fun Fact: It actually IS called something else. It's called a "dressing". ;)
+Salice McCool - I'm with you on that. Though I loved Josh's intrusion into country size isn't correct yeah big deal, but we aren't where we are; then where are we? Then Donna's big hug for Sam spy checking & being a great guy who at least knows longitude and latitude ___ (enter Donna).
+Nick Schulte - I love it so much for the live stage performance feel to it. It immediately reminds me of Sorkin's scene in The American President when Michael Douglas is trying to order flowers, but with Toby facilitating answers. It was nice to see Toby immediately get involved and enjoy it and poor Charlie. The first time I heard this from another room I just kept hearing Pruder this and Pruder that and thought I was going a bit deaf or he was saying the "Za" part really softly.
This show has been a part of my life for 14 years! I watched the season 1 DVD in one day! I was watching the end of season 2 in Western Sydney the night of 9/11. It was my staple birthday present for years! Just the best show ever!
What kind of King allows his sous chef to give another head of state a thermometer as a gift? "That meal was excellent, just the right temperature. My gratitude to the sous chef." "Oh, please your excellency, please accept this thermometer as a token of remembrance of such an excellent oatmeal temperature."
How does "Bethersonton" have one T? And isn't stuffing cooked outside the turkey called dressing? Minor, minor issues! My favorite scene next to the Prez asking his friend to hire the about-to-be-fired ambassador - "a good man, a fine man, and he'd make an excellent addition to your Board of Advisors." "If I may ask, why is he being fired ?" "Gross incompetence. I'll be right back."
Lol, I thought the same thing about the stuffing...wouldn't the Butterball Hotline expert know that if it's cooked in a casserole dish it's called "dressing" instead? I'm from Louisiana, and we never stuff our turkeys because we fry them instead of baking them....so we have dressing, not stuffing :)
Salice McCool You really should try a proper one sometimes, they are absolutely delicious! The meat stays much juicier than when you bake a turkey, and we inject them with seasonings, so there's lots of flavor throughout :)
+Bayougirl78 I'm from New England, and recall the dressing being baked and served in a casserole dish most often; why, I'm not sure. Would love to taste a properly-fried turkey, sounds delicious! I'm surprised this method of cooking a bird didn't catch on here in the Southwest years ago, as it seems fitting. Will keep my fingers crossed! (I don't cook; I push buttons,)
@@Bayougirl78 My family has always done it outside the turkey, but I've never heard it called dressing. We still call it stuffing, it's an artifact title essentially, like MTV or laptops when not on your lap.
Oh my god, I completely forgot about this scene. What a classic! The name he gives ("And an H in there somewhere"), the "King of Auto Sales," there's just so many hilarious lines rapid-firing in this scene it's impossible to pick a favorite. I think I'll use this scene as an example of this show to people who haven't seen it yet. Can anyone else suggest other good scenes that I can show potential viewers which so perfectly encapsulate this show's vibe?
+Guesswork If you're looking for humor, the opening scene where they're all playing poker and Barlet is quizzing them on all sort of obscure stuff: I've seen it here on YT under "Questions on the West Wing." Or one of my favorites, "Post hoc, ergo propter hoc." There are just so many!
If you're still in the market, I'd suggest his first appearance, and, in a similar vein, Season 2, Episode 3, in which he tears radio host Dr. Jenna James to shreds.
Bartlett - Nah you don’t have that kind of wit. Leo - Yeah. The best “yeah” ever delivered in tv history! Scored 100000 on the “don’t give an F” scale.
I love the exchange between Bartlet and Leo "I thought Toby might be playing with me" "Maybe he is" "But you said you have heard of it" "Maybe I am too" "Nah you don't have that kind of wit"
The Greatest Thanksgiving special ever.I love the phone call and how he corrects the Butterball lady.I love he says he could kill his guest and then he test her on temperature.🤭🤭🤭😊😊😊
Bartlett: Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct? Operator: It can also be baked in a casserole dish. Bartlett: Well, then we'd have to call it something else wouldn't we?
I was delighted to see that while the task of making America great, a close second was the proper preparation of turkey via the very knowledgeable staff operating the Butterball Hotline
I know it’s not in keeping with the style of the show. But it be funny if there a post credits scene with a guy going to his mailbox with 11454 written on it, checking the mail, pausing and saying “who’s Joe Bethersenken?” Shrugs and opens it and finds a coupon for 50% off a butterball turkey and a ‘thank you’ note for his customer feedback.
The most disconcerting thing about this whole scene is that only 82% of people are in favor of fixing potholes.
the other 18% are those that just want to watch other's suffer
or they don't believe in potholes
@@elizabethk605 If 2020 is anything to go by, they probably think it's a liberal hoax.
If I remember correctly it was a study showing that 82% of people would prefer for the federal budget to be used for smaller things as opposed to big projects. (ie) fixing potholes not building bridges or something
Probably has to die with using PUBLIC FUNDING to fix them. I wouldn’t be surprised if 18% of the country believed people should pay to fix the potholes out of their own pocket.
@@Rushinator1 I, for one, am very much opposed to dying using public funding.
The greatest advert Butterball ever received.
cshubs wait it’s a real thing
@@alperenbulbul6367 It is indeed!
This is how product placements are done right.
@@joemckim1183 And they have saved many a Thanksgiving. Bless them.
Didn't know it was real till I looked it up. And it's still here! It has truly stood the test of time.
I love that Toby has no idea what's going on but instantly gets on board.
That's the mark of a problem solver
that's how bros work..
they don't ask, they just wing it out magnificently
It’s the rule of in the room if one of your people starts something crazy they back them up
I feel like his instincts went "ah, shenanigans afoot"
Reminds me of Sayid in Lost 2x3
Told he has to fix a computer in 40 mins, doesn’t ask about the hatch or anything. Just solves his problem as fast as possible for his bros, knowing there must be a good reason.
“Zip Code Fargo, North Dakota. Right now” - love that Toby just knows what to do, without any idea what is happening
But the zip code he gave isn't Fargo, it's not even a real zip code!
@@schnapps77 Obviously
"God, I'm sorry, I love my country!"
Just brilliant. Everything about this is just brilliant.
Jim Dandy lôo
Oh you’re no fun.
Jim Dandy ...it is an Emmy winning show you jackass
One of my favorite episodes.
Two great lines: "If I cook it inside the turkey, isn't there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker." and "I gotta get better at the names."
Have you seen Betty White with the census taker? Brilliant ad lib on a name
"I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker."
One of my favorite lines from that President.
I suspect the second line was an inside joke from Aaron Sorkin regarding Martin Sheen's notorious trouble remembering people's names. He's more of a face guy.
I love how Bartlet had to pivot to the king of auto sales because he couldn't resist flexing about his accurate thermometer. Cracks me up every time.
Actually, he did resist. He just forgot that he wasn't supposed to be the President of the United States in that split moment.
It's the idea that the King of Auto Sales of Fargo, ND has a personal sous chef that gets me!
@tobyparadis9364 The man can sell a car like anything!
"Can I have your name?"
"Im a citizen!"
Fuck yes.
how do you do fellow human
@@NeoAnguiano Hello, I too am very human. How has it gone for you recently fellow human?
And how can I help you Mr Citizen? Or May I call you Ima?
I just love watching Toby's facial expressions during the last scene. He has no idea why the President is calling a turkey hotline, but he plays along anyway. It's one of the few scenes where he's genuinely tickled by something.
"Phil Baharn-D?" xD
That wave he does to stop Jed from continuing his sous-chef story is my favourite touch.
Toby was always the President's biggest fan. It's why he argued with him so much when he thought he was wrong.
If Leo is Jed's big brother, Toby is his little one.
He did eventually, I would say right when he asked Charlie to quickly get the zip code, because as the President said in the beginning, Toby was the one that told him about the possible danger of undercooking the stuffing.
I heard "Barnhardt"
Toby had that amused smile on his face. he was trying not to laugh out loud.
I gotta get better with the names.
I love how the most powerful man in the world is afraid of his personal chef
I would be. He's the one person who could poison the president and get away with it.
Dude, chefs be crazy.
@@ninjadarthjuju117 he could certainly poison him….
Getting away with it doesn’t sound likely.
I think you meant, he could poison him successfully.
@@2batgirl And they are good with KNIVES…
Never get on the bad side of the person who makes the food. First rule of camping in a group
"And while he didn't deserve it, he will someday soon."
Ah, at heart, Bartlet is first and foremost a dad.
I love the look of awe and excitement on the President's face when Charlie tells him about the hotline.
'MERICA.
I love my country.
A nice touch at the end would have been "You have a good thanksgiving Mr. President" from the hotline staffer. Like she got wise to the voice.
She didnt identify him. Nice try...
@@brianpugh6707 "Would have been" Reading comprehension.
I hear you, but that's part of what I loved so much about this show - the things they left unsaid. All these juicy moments that they could have utilized but decided not to because it probably would have effectively cheapened the moment and weakened the story. To each their own of course :)
Trust me. She probably wouldn’t. I work at a call centre. A coworker who’s since retired had previously worked at a phone company and spent a half hour helping a guy named Kurt set up his new phone. She was so good at it he called back and talked to her supervisors to compliment her. After the supervisor call, the supervisor came over and said, “Do you know who that was?”
My coworker shook her head. All the calls were pretty much the same to her.
“You just spent a half hour talking to Kurt Russell, the actor.”
That actually happened to President Kennedy once! Kennedy of course preferred to downplay his Catholicism while in office, to calm down voters who feared he would be taking his orders from the Pope in Rome. The one time he tried to go to confession while in office, the priest recognized his voice, and Kennedy never went to a confessional again.
I wonder if Butterball still gets calls from people saying they're Joe Bethersonton at 11454 Pruder St in Fargo...
Hahahahahahaha!
Or those damn imposters over on Pruder Ave.
...and how on Earth is Bethersonton spelled with ONE T. LOL
I used it this year !!
@@joelheller8822Did the Butterball expert play along or what?
"I'm a citizen!" Kills me every time.
"Zip code, Fargo North Dakota, Right now."
This is why you keep Toby in the room.
or a computer
@@jmnemonic99 Computers are for miscellaneous factoids; Toby can read a situation and solve a problem for you in a timely manner before you can even ask him to.
Also, that somehow thumbs up exchange with Charlie. This whole scene is so wholesome
Or just a cell phone now :)
Also: “It was a gift from the personal sous chef to the King of...”
Toby raises a hand
“...auto sales in Fargo.”
The way Barlet's eyes just light up when he hears about the Butterball hotline, it's like Christmas has come early for him.
two funniest lines from WW:
"is there a chance i could kill my guests -- i'm not saying that's necessarily a deal-breaker."
and, from the ainsley hayes meets the president scene, to leo:
"how are you doing?"
"i'm concerned about peeing on your carpet."
"ok -- now so am i."
"Why were you in the closet?"
"I had to pee."
"They won't let me smoke inside but you can pee in Leo's closet."
"Charlie could you pull the fist lady out of whatever she's in right now?"
"She's with the women's caucus"
"Well put on a helmet and pads and get in there"
"Ginger, get the popcorn! Sam's getting beaten up by a girl!"
I love this scene, but my favorite part of this is this:
Bartlet: "This time of the year, there should be a hotline you can call with questions about cooking turkeys; a special 800 number where the phones are staffed by experts."
Charlie: "There is."
Bartlet: "What do you mean?"
Charlie: "The Butterball Hotline."
Bartlet: (performs Caruso like eye-wear removal) " ... Butterball has a hotline?"
3:15 "If I cook it inside the Turkey, is there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that's necessarily a deal breaker."
Fuckin' awesome!!
Golden Boy mn
Fun fact: Per Aaron Sorkin himself on Rob Lowe’s podcast “Literally” (ep 17, 10/14/2020), the voice of the Butterball Hotline woman was none other than Ana Gasteyer from SNL. 🦃
"God, I'm sorry, I love my country." The Illusive Man, ladies and gentlemen.
I'm now picturing the Illusive Man calling the Butterball hotline
if only the west wing was built near a dying star instead of the Potomac River.
What wait wait you're telling me that is The Illusive Man (TIM) why the hell i didn't make the connection. Now in hindsight i thought that voice sounded familiar it just never clicked until now.
@@chasekiddy8864 That would be a hell of a view.
I love the idea of the writers trying to come up with names that are just slightly ….off. Joe Bethersonton and Phil Baharnd are just perfect examples of “not a real name but not definitely a fake name”.
Oh yes. I got one for you: Zickafoose. Actual customer name.
The operator at the end should have said...thank you, Mr President
For the second time in my life, I mourn the fact that Bartlet is not my president.
Only the second? I do it on damn near a daily basis.
"Is there a chance I could kill my guests? I'm not saying that is necessarily a deal breaker." and Toby's expression.
Jo Betherson....ton, I do radio comercials for.......products
It's funny because that sounds exactly like something Tennant would say
Joe Bethersonton. He added an extra syllable like George Constanza.
Bartlet (one T) for President in 2020
But without an h in there.
If I ever go into witness protection, I want my name to be Joe Bethersonton.
I watch this scene around every Thanksgiving.
+nn thayer same
Watching it now.
This and Alice's Restaurant
The king of auto sales in Fargo has a personal sous chef???
Even funnier, this implies he has at least a head chef as well!
Well he is a king.
@@WilliamSmith-vo8zu People drive from 2 or 3 states away to be cars in Fargo.
@@WilliamSmith-vo8zu The man can sell a car like, well like anything.
Well if you're the King of Auto Sales in Fargo, you'd better have a personal sous chef!
They should have had her end the call by saying "Have a good Thanksgiving Mr. President."
If only someone had commented this 7 months before you did.
His face and the way he takes off his glasses after Charlie tells him about Butter Ball just screams "...mother of god..."
This scene makes me howl laughing every time. Such good writing and delivery.
"That was excellent, we should do that once a week" Brilliant!!!!
Zip code Fargo North Dakota. Now. Favorite part right there.
I've watched this scene once a year for god knows how many years and I still crack up every time.
Butterball sure got its money's worth out of product placement fees on this episode...
Or they're just referencing a well known service. Not EVERYTHING is product placement.
Butterball Hotline Caller File
Joe Bethersonton
11454 Pruder Street (Very Important)
Apt 23 RRR
Fargo, ND 50504
Additional Consumer Feedback: is a citizen; does radio commercials for...products; killing Thanksgiving guests not necessarily a deal-breaker; presented with thermometer as a gift from the personal sous chef to the King of...Auto Sales, in Fargo (Phil Baharnd)
The man can sell a car well like anything.
Only one T though. ua-cam.com/video/zQsvcs9IB8A/v-deo.html
Funniest thing I've seen today. I'm at work and trying not to snicker aloud.
HAHAHA
man i have not laughed this hard in years.
thankyou
Gotta get better at the names.
Watching this scene has become as much a part of our Thanksgiving tradition as listening to Alice's Restaurant. We laugh so hard everytime.
I watch it right after the WKRP turkey drop
I love Tobey's deadpan delivery.
"You think people should care where I have Thanksgiving?"
"I know I don't give a damn."
The writing is superb, and the delivery... damn that was a good show.
If you really want to torture yourself. Start S1E1 on Netflix. You will forget to eat, bathe...feed the dog. This show is unreal.
Rewatching the complete series right now. This is the 15-ish time and it never gets old or boring.
3:06 - 3:15 - "Well, then we'd have to call it something else, wouldn't we?"
Fun Fact: It actually IS called something else. It's called a "dressing". ;)
I need the next season of Fargo to center on the friendship between Joe Bethersonton and Phil Baharnd.
why the west wing is the best show ever on tv
"That was excellent. We should do that once a week."
Sigh...one of the BEST TV shows, and a terrific scene. Miss you, West Wing!!
"I gotta get better with the names..."
That might be my favorite bit from the show.
+Nick Schulte Even better than when CJ does the jackal?
+shoussam Don't forget Big Block of Cheese Days! The society that wants to change maps is amazing.
+Mr. ZAP The Cartographers For Social Equality certainly had >me< wondering right along with C.J.
+Salice McCool - I'm with you on that. Though I loved Josh's intrusion into country size isn't correct yeah big deal, but we aren't where we are; then where are we? Then Donna's big hug for Sam spy checking & being a great guy who at least knows longitude and latitude ___ (enter Donna).
+Nick Schulte - I love it so much for the live stage performance feel to it. It immediately reminds me of Sorkin's scene in The American President when Michael Douglas is trying to order flowers, but with Toby facilitating answers. It was nice to see Toby immediately get involved and enjoy it and poor Charlie. The first time I heard this from another room I just kept hearing Pruder this and Pruder that and thought I was going a bit deaf or he was saying the "Za" part really softly.
Perfect time of the year to rewatch this. Loved the Butterball Hotline scenario. I feel a WestWing binge coming on.
I had forgotten just how much I loved this show.
Phil BAHARND?
I gotta get better with the names.
One of my favorite (of many) West Wing moments. What a tremendous series!
Thanks for posting this. It’s one of my favorites !!
This show has been a part of my life for 14 years! I watched the season 1 DVD in one day! I was watching the end of season 2 in Western Sydney the night of 9/11. It was my staple birthday present for years! Just the best show ever!
Happy thanksgiving everyone. Watching this on thanksgiving has become a tradition for me.
Wonderful. Just wonderful. Thank you for posting.
Some of the best product placement in the history of television.
What kind of King allows his sous chef to give another head of state a thermometer as a gift? "That meal was excellent, just the right temperature. My gratitude to the sous chef." "Oh, please your excellency, please accept this thermometer as a token of remembrance of such an excellent oatmeal temperature."
Butterball has a hotline? My favorite scene of the series.
One of my top 5 favorite West Wing scenes.
Wait a minute; "Bethersonton" has only one 't'? Smooth, Jed. Smooth. : )
+Jesse Berman It could be Bedhersonton -- ð instead of þ, essentially.
+Jesse Berman I figured he was just clarifying about the lone "t" in the later part of the name.
I've wondered about that for years!
There's also an H in there too.
Maybe its Bethersondon, that way it could have 1 T and a H
How does "Bethersonton" have one T? And isn't stuffing cooked outside the turkey called dressing? Minor, minor issues! My favorite scene next to the Prez asking his friend to hire the about-to-be-fired ambassador - "a good man, a fine man, and he'd make an excellent addition to your Board of Advisors." "If I may ask, why is he being fired ?" "Gross incompetence. I'll be right back."
Lol, I thought the same thing about the stuffing...wouldn't the Butterball Hotline expert know that if it's cooked in a casserole dish it's called "dressing" instead? I'm from Louisiana, and we never stuff our turkeys because we fry them instead of baking them....so we have dressing, not stuffing :)
+Bayougirl78
I had fried turkey once; sadly, our host had burnt it nearly to a crisp. Would love to taste a properly-fried version!
Salice McCool
You really should try a proper one sometimes, they are absolutely delicious! The meat stays much juicier than when you bake a turkey, and we inject them with seasonings, so there's lots of flavor throughout :)
+Bayougirl78
I'm from New England, and recall the dressing being baked and served in a casserole dish most often; why, I'm not sure. Would love to taste a properly-fried turkey, sounds delicious! I'm surprised this method of cooking a bird didn't catch on here in the Southwest years ago, as it seems fitting. Will keep my fingers crossed! (I don't cook; I push buttons,)
@@Bayougirl78 My family has always done it outside the turkey, but I've never heard it called dressing. We still call it stuffing, it's an artifact title essentially, like MTV or laptops when not on your lap.
NOW I'm ready for Thanksgiving.
The amount of awesomeness in this scene just cannot be put in words
The quote at the end makes the entire exchange worth it! "That was excellent! We should do that once a week!" LOL!
Oh my god, I completely forgot about this scene. What a classic! The name he gives ("And an H in there somewhere"), the "King of Auto Sales," there's just so many hilarious lines rapid-firing in this scene it's impossible to pick a favorite. I think I'll use this scene as an example of this show to people who haven't seen it yet. Can anyone else suggest other good scenes that I can show potential viewers which so perfectly encapsulate this show's vibe?
+Guesswork The one where he pardons the turkey ("soft on turkeys") from the same episode is also a great example.
+Guesswork
When Leo interviews Ainsley Hayes
+Guesswork If you're looking for humor, the opening scene where they're all playing poker and Barlet is quizzing them on all sort of obscure stuff: I've seen it here on YT under "Questions on the West Wing." Or one of my favorites, "Post hoc, ergo propter hoc." There are just so many!
The 'secret plan to fight inflation' in the first season.. Josh and Barlett are gold!!
If you're still in the market, I'd suggest his first appearance, and, in a similar vein, Season 2, Episode 3, in which he tears radio host Dr. Jenna James to shreds.
"Butterball has a Hotline? Yes Sir! Are you Kidding me? No! God I'm Sorry I love my Country!" LOL Classy!
My favorite line in this scene has to be:
Is there a chance I might kill my dinner guests? Im not saying that's a deal breaker.
"Phil Baharnd?" Slays me every time.
Bartlett - Nah you don’t have that kind of wit.
Leo - Yeah.
The best “yeah” ever delivered in tv history! Scored 100000 on the “don’t give an F” scale.
I love the exchange between Bartlet and Leo
"I thought Toby might be playing with me"
"Maybe he is"
"But you said you have heard of it"
"Maybe I am too"
"Nah you don't have that kind of wit"
This scene is immensely rewatchable.
This is probably my favorite comedy episode of the West Wing.
Imagine the President prank-calling a random business once a week. I would SO vote for that candidate!
...I think we got that.
yes we've got the crank caller
pjabrony he did prank phone call once pretending to be his own employee or something.
Gotta love that guy.
Proof anybody can be president.
That there is one of my two single favorite moments in this show !!
The Greatest Thanksgiving special ever.I love the phone call and how he corrects the Butterball lady.I love he says he could kill his guest and then he test her on temperature.🤭🤭🤭😊😊😊
hahahaha "ooh yeah, it was presented to me by..." I miss this show!!
Bartlett: Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct?
Operator: It can also be baked in a casserole dish.
Bartlett: Well, then we'd have to call it something else wouldn't we?
If it's on the side it's called dressing. Inside the turkey it's called stuffing
I can't believe that this is mi favorite scene in the all show.
It's nice to know that the King of Auto Sales in Fargo has his own personal Sous Chef.
“...I’ve gotta get better at the names” one of the best lines in that scene.
Have to revisit this clip every year at this time and send it to a bunch of people. Fun fact, the Butterball lady is voiced by Ana Gasteyer.
I can't believe it wasn't until now that anyone knew that was Ana Gasteyer...
I was delighted to see that while the task of making America great, a close second was the proper preparation of turkey via the very knowledgeable staff operating the Butterball Hotline
Essential viewing for Thanksgiving!
I just love everything about this clip. 😃
Phil Baharnd fuckin gets me every time. Can't breathe, tears streaming down my face... every fucking time.
One of the best product placement integrations in the decade if not all time.
This is one of favorite scenes from the show. I wonder if her supervisor told her when she get of the phone that she spoke to the president.
And we wonder why there was worry about looking out over this magnificent vista…
Man I miss president bartlett
Phil Baharnd
They left out the part where they put him on hold XD This is so funny and I just can't even
I think it would have been perfect if it ended with the Butterball hotline lady saying "Glad to help, Mr. President"
Rewatching this TV show for the umpteenth time. And I have to say this is the funniest scene in all 7 seasons.
"I'm not saying that's necessarily a dealbreaker" hahahah
Slow day at the White House, apparently.
Thank goodness for the interwebs these days :-)
I know it’s not in keeping with the style of the show.
But it be funny if there a post credits scene with a guy going to his mailbox with 11454 written on it, checking the mail, pausing and saying “who’s Joe Bethersenken?” Shrugs and opens it and finds a coupon for 50% off a butterball turkey and a ‘thank you’ note for his customer feedback.