Josh Isn’t Allowed to Speak to the Press Anymore | The West Wing

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Season 1 Episode 15: Celestial Navigation
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[@iandhr1]

Later on Barlett: "Are you telling me that not only did you invent a secret plan to fight inflation but now you don't support it."

[@LennyCole96]

A lesson in owning your words

[@iandhr1]

I love how Danny tried to warn him.

[@robinps52]

“Okey dokey!” Love Danny to bits.

[@mountaineergirl255]

And then gleefully stuck him in it a few minutes later.

[@ScorpiusZA.]

IKR. When a big piranha warns you not to take a swim, maybe one should listen.

[@howardtreesong4860]

There is no warning those who are convinced they have the right on their side because they're not experienced enough to know what they don't understand.

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

@@howardtreesong4860 Compare this to president Trump. "President Trump, do you have a plan to fight to fight inflation?" ""The wall is going to be so big and so beautiful. I'm the best president ever. So unfair. Spank me, Stormy. Have you seen J.D.'s eye liner? It's kind of sexy."

[@claudioveliz9834]

"Okeedokee...". That was the moment we all knew Josh was toast.

[@Shundave]

We need the 2nd part and the meeting the next morning with the President.

[@jasonreid9267]

"Celestial Navigation" is one of my favorite episodes, and this in particular has always been my favorite Josh Lyman mini-story.

[@gordon1545]

"You should answer that. It'll be the Governor of Connecticut."

[@AgentQQ8]

I like how nobody can do CJ’s job because it requires actual people skills.

[@nath-wp7xp]

Trump’s press secretaries would beg to differ.

[@airsouthwestfan]

This scene was one of the funniest and im so glad you showed part of it again just now to make me giggle.

[@jamessanders145]

Tobey's disaster press briefing was funnier though

[@jon-michaelharris5840]

it is like everyone knew this was going to be a train wreck

[@untexan]

“Although I gotta say, telling a reporter his question’s stupid isn’t like a page out of Dale Carnegie or anything.”

[@rogerreese7624]

Danny, "okie dokie" 😂

[@HKim0072]

I've thought of this episode at least 200x in the past 2 years.

[@dlee6014]

"he bummed a cigarette off of me on airforce one two days ago".... any comment Josh? 😟😞☠️😂

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Ill look into it

[@YorkDLance]

Pride goeth before a fall.

[@TheStuport]

Cocky Joshy really scarfed up that Plate Of Crow when all was "said and done"🤣🤣🤣

[@graceskerp]

"Bringing smart ass is our job, amateur." The WH Press Corp

[@TheStuport]

@@graceskerp 🤣🤣🤣

[@demianalexxis7960]

One of the best scenes!!

[@blackspider1405]

Celestial Navigation.. one of the best episodes in the legendary season 1. The best part was after.. CJ, Toby and Sam taking turns killing him.

[@kingseleyjameskanditkor7058]

Agree with you. Celestial Navigation is in my top 5 favorite episodes of TWW. I also loved how everyone kept looking weird at Sam when he was explaining in detail how Mendoza was traveling back home from Nova Scotia.

[@zvimur]

​@@kingseleyjameskanditkor7058 In my head this episode gave Olmos the Admiral Adama role.

[@graceskerp]

POTUS got in a couple of kill shots, "You're telling me you don't support my secret plan ...

[@mikewhite6138]

Despite all the people constantly walking around in the background there really is only like six people that work there. The Deputy Press Secretary exists only in some quantum superposition like Schrodinger's cat.

[@leaf_fan_b3829]

Danny set up Josh nicely

[@TK-ge2gh]

@@leaf_fan_b3829 oh he just picked up after others started with the smoking question.

[@mrjaykaycs]

I recall Josh coming out of the press briefing room, visibly shaken

[@cz2165]

I wonder how long and how many versions Allison Janney tried before she settled on this “woot canal” version.

[@potterpotty01]

Celestial Navigation is one of my favourite episodes of the whole show.

[@TK-ge2gh]

Donna would’ve nailed it!

[@Tazdingo01]

The conversation with Danny absolutely cracked me up!

[@corkyvanderhaven3391]

Easily, one of Josh’s most subtlety, one of the best mid-funnies

[@mikemesser4326]

Josh and Toby. Keep them away from the Press.

[@krissp8712]

*"I had woot kanaw!"*

[@fogartym77]

"Joshooowah!!"

[@JB-xl2jc]

"I can't do the bwiefing! UwU!"

[@Guangrui]

the news cycle that just wouldn't end .......................

[@graceskerp]

Yeah. Whenever the MSM had a slow news day, it would play that clip.

[@wallacerose8663]

Fantastic episode.

[@ValiantValium]

WOOT KANAL

[@JanitorIsBack]

It was so stupid that there was no deputy press secretary

[@timweaver7826]

Hilarious episode.

[@stevenM8282]

Only one of CJs many funny scenes. Allison, a great Actress.

[@moramento22]

A SECWET PWAN TO FIGHT INFWATION!!?!?!

[@kmoore02809]

I had woot canoo

[@GBTCO2b]

Nice close up on the episode specific goldfish bowl.

[@keithduvall812]

This is one of many reasons CJ became chief of staff and not Josh.

[@thomash.schwed3662]

Yes, although, to his credit, Josh did learn his lesson. After all, if he hadn’t, would he have become Santos’ chief of staff?

[@keithduvall812]

@@thomash.schwed3662 yeah he did but still had to be forced by Sam to take a vacation with Donna. Personally I think he'd make a good chief of staff. But his youth makes him high strung.

[@vdoggydogg3922]

This would never happen in real life, they would never be this open with the people. Also there is always someone in the wings to take over.

[@TheOneTrueChris]

Who says, "I had root canal?" Isn't it "I had *a* root canal?"

[@brucetheloon]

Numerically search results on a couple of services seem to be 95% root canal treatment or procedure and about 5% a root canal treatment or procedure. While a root canal procedure may be more correct, the vernacular seems to be root canal. Also, she wasn't able to pronounce an "S", so maybe she had a couple of teeth done and was trying to say WOOT CANALTH

[@TakedaIesyu]

Maybe the "a" was getting swallowed by the cotton.

[@dinahanderson]

😅

[@donmatt74]

West Wing was a glimpse into the smugness of liberals