SGTE,SGTJ Leo's Cheese Speech

[@misslegacyatheart]

"A little thing called team morale. You gotta make people feel good about themselves." *Opens door* "Alright, shut the hell up! I fired more people than you before breakfast!" Best line ever!!

[@FriscoDojenia]

Absolutely amazing! 🤣

[@brit1958ian]

Margaret's timing with the head shake and nod is perfect :-)

[@paulhenderson7612]

+brit1958ian Amen- such an underrated character- "One egg is an eouf was a classic, as well as forging the President's signature!

[@ianmcinally5110]

I loved the story she told about the muffin emails bringing down the White House servers and Leo shouting out "enough, i tried to hang in for some time etc etc"

[@tyson31415]

Margret (and sometimes Donna too) was also standing at the door when he yelled for her. She was like Radar from M.A.S.H.

[@BrianRollinsVO]

I don't think the "bit players" on this show got enough credit. The acting was Class A all the way down to the extras.

[@KaloyanPanov]

Fucking Leo McGarry! Of all his amazing moments, it is this one that shows how much patience he actually has, never once raising his voice and in the end, after all the smart remarks have been exchanged, still delivering his Block of Cheese speech.

[@katesatriani]

Love though how Toby comes in on a rant and just takes over cutting through Leo! Brilliant acting!

[@amydanko7318]

I LOVE IT! Margaret's head shake and head nod were absolutely PERFECT, and Toby/CJ's banter, and Josh and Donna, and the attempted trades, and Leo was the BOSS throughout (and not just because he literally WAS everybody else's boss as the Deputy Chief of Staff). Thanks for posting this!

[@TomalakGeretkal]

not Deputy

[@kelli217]

Yeah, Josh was the Deputy Chief of Staff (for Strategic Planning).

[@Karthos1000]

"And a wheat thin the size of lake Tahoe." Love it. :)

[@cubswin3838]

Notice that the other staffers don't throw Margaret under the bus despite her shaking her head "no". I get the sense they're all in it together versus Leo! Haw-haw!

[@Marcus.Robinson]

Love how everyone groans immediately when Leo says “Andrew Jackson..” 😂

[@Tahkaullus01]

"Alright! Shut the hell up everybody! I fired more people than you before breakfast!" Hell of a team morale speech there Leo.

[@kevaninthe4135]

For a drama The West Wing at times made me laugh more than comedies did. Great writing can do that.

[@TheDiggster13]

I really want to think that despite disliking it as a staffer, Josh carried on this tradition as CoS

[@Legba85]

But I’m sure he called it Total Crackpot Day. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sairin13]

In memory of Leo he kept the tradition and gave the speech, even had platters of cheese brought in, not two tons though

[@n.d.1315]

I know I prob know this, but humor me... What does CoS stand for?

[@TheDiggster13]

Chief of staff

[@n.d.1315]

@@TheDiggster13 thanks!

[@groovygirl23]

I adored John Spencer.

[@annabethgrace5432]

Love Margaret in this scene.

[@MrZAP17]

+Annabeth Grace Was there ever a scene that Margaret was in where she wasn't great?

[@Kalentros]

She's the one character I wanted to see leave the series and get her own spinoff.

[@brainwasher9876]

"Andrew Jackson"--*groans*

[@kevincarroll3914]

"You wanna make out with me right now, don't you?" "Well, when don't I?" I legit had this exchange with a friend one time.

[@Fourthson100]

Yeah, who wouldn't?

[@yashcfc4]

With all the incredible actors here, NiCole Robinson steals the scene with just a shake of the head. Brilliant!

[@davcantor35]

Oh, the funniest part is not even spoken. Margaret is the funniest West wing character even without speaking!

[@angelicalicari8355]

Josh's delivery on the Wheat Thin comment makes me wish that he and Matthew Perry had had scenes together. Their dry humor would've been so compatible.

[@windfury1980]

It is a bit late, and not sure if you're aware but they did have a whole series together on another Sorkin show called "Studio 60". I really liked that show as well but it only got 1 season as it kinda got screwed by a writers strike that year that killed any momentum it had.

[@valhoback]

I absolutely loved Studio 60 - Matthew Perry & Bradley Whitford were magic together! I hate that it only got one season.. I know if given more time it could have been huge. I can't even find it anywhere.. is it on a streaming service that anyone knows of?

[@RinJackson]

They did have scenes together, though. Unless you meant more scenes together...

[@Dabhach1]

Fuck. I wanted to hear more about the cheese.

[@micafofita]

After CJ Margaret is my favorite character.She is really awesome!!!

[@JoshuaVogel79]

This was the most well-written series of all time.

[@sherainharricharan8805]

Love this clip. Josh + Donna, Toby/CJ banter... *sigh*

[@madelynphillips5228]

"And a Wheat Thin the size of Lake Tahoe"

[@Bnio]

No cameras at a rally...different times. And this was only 15 years ago.

[@graceskerp]

That scene: a masterpiece of snark and sarcasm. "And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe"

[@andreghouse6069]

Toby, "My sisters took me."

[@markhenderson9801]

The only person who I could pull that line off

[@elayan333]

The first two lines.. Oh God so much awesomeness xD

[@GraceT]

You guys gotta watch the map video where cj meets with the cartographers for social equality. It's life-changing

[@albertgaspar627]

i would quit retirement and return to work if there ever was an office with dialogue and snarkery such as this....

[@TheJeanean]

I lost it when Margaret shook her head.

[@sped3989]

"You wanna make out with me right now, don't you?" "Well, when don't I?" This is my most favorite exchange in series.

[@walrtbstudios5430]

Well, it’s CJ. Who wouldn’t?

[@green_dragon_knight]

This is my favourite too! Toby and Cj have so much chemistry

[@DaveTingwaldd]

I just watched this episode again today. I love the bit with the Cartographers for Social Equality. lol

[@jesusthroughmary]

"No, I'm wondering where France really is."

[@emthatyourefuse2494]

"Well, when don't I?" ... 😳

[@melm6089]

I love the Bg Block of Cheese speech

[@melm6089]

This is the only time Toby mentions his sisters; in later seasons there's a lot made about his brother, David, but he only mentions his sisters in this episode.

[@mollylea2643]

At least one of them was mentioned in “Holy Night”.

[@darinjohnston6314]

Ah....Big Block of Cheese Day.....good times, my friends, good times indeed!

[@typacsk]

It sounds like something out of Parks and Recreation.

[@chevin0]

Leo- the next person to interrupt my cheese story can find a new job, see if I am bluffing. Ask Larry at the coffee shop if I'm bluffing.

[@Marcus.Robinson]

"So now you have two choices: meeting with an unruly mob or meeting with lunatic mapmakers" LOL

[@bmw128racer]

"A Wheat Thin the size of Lake Tahoe." 😂🤣😂

[@kelvinktfong]

I’m sure this tradition continued when C.J. and Josh were Chief of Staff

[@xaenon]

Damn I miss this show.

[@hanscombe72]

Nah. “This is an environment of welcoming and you should get the hell out.” Michael Scott. That’s a line.

[@bulbus7062]

Knowing Andrew Jackson, there is literally a 0% chance he never fired a bullet into that block of cheese

[@Sylvander1911]

You knew Andrew Jackson? Are you really Ronald Reagan in disguise?

[@wskylar21]

0:57 is all of us just going with the flow

[@carymccall]

This was a huge missed opportunity for Josh Lyman’s line to be “and a triscuit the size of Lake Tahoe.” IYKYK

[@pierreblaise9433]

Leo only have one motivation speech and Is never allow to finish it

[@ericmcconnaughey2782]

Toby's meeting with the unruly mob was pretty cool. They were all against free trade, and he beats them into silence by simply telling them free trade prevents wars. Somebody post that scene, if possible. Thanks.

[@RobotMetalhead]

Yeah, that scene aged so well. How's the free trade with China going?

[@theenigmaticmrwu]

How do you make a two ton block of cheese? Seems like it would be the size of a small car.

[@typacsk]

I'm glad you asked! :D Jackson's wheel of cheese actually only weighed 1400 pounds (0.7 tons), but it was 4 feet in diameter and 2 feet thick. Picture three of those, or one cheese wheel about 7 by 7 by 2 feet.

[@kelvinktfong]

Total crackpot day

[@darlene8130]

Margaret! lol

[@stephen2583]

gotta love Margaret

[@mxplixic]

"It was there for the hungry, it was there for the voiceless, it was there for the lactose intolerant." :)

[@shadowthoughts7959]

Toby's got spice XD

[@cards0486]

I always love this scene and the story. But wouldn’t two tons of cheese start to mold sitting there in the heat?

[@albertgaspar627]

then it would be bleu cheese :)

[@mikedavis8872]

That's a big wheat thin😕

[@stephencronin1080]

Foy-Err or Foy-Ayy?

[@maryroark469]

lololol

[@Crlarl]

Leo's voice sounds too high.

[@driggs7906]

Census

[@Unclefire]

WTF? I wanted to hear about the block of cheese. The goofy thing about this show is how Margaret seemed so odd and potentially not even qualified for her position.

[@MindyTunnell]

This is too fast. Everyone's pitch is off.

[@paulbeauregard1598]

eat the cheese and pass the gas and move on

[@bbaker4117]

A better story about Andrew Jackson is when some guy tried to assassinate him, but both pistols he brought misfired; and Jackson whopped his ass with his walking stick. He's almost as badass as President Donald J. Trump, but not quite. #MAGA #AmericaFirst #TrumpForever #PopulismYeaYea

[@flyboy152]

Captain Bone-Spurs. Yes, a draft dodger is so badass. 🙄

[@thomash.schwed3662]

In other news, a certain city in north Florida really needs to change its name. Granted, I realize that Mr. Big Block of Cheese was the first governor of Florida, but why name your town after a louse who forced people to leave their homes and pushed them halfway across the country? Furthermore, weren’t we supposed to change the picture on the $20 bill? Then again, I suppose that idea went by the boards, like going metric.

[@thomash.schwed3662]

@@flyboy152You’re right except he’s actually Private Bone Spurs.

[@bbaker4117]

@@thomash.schwed3662 if you love metric so much, move to Canada 😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂

[@bbaker4117]

@@flyboy152 your boy missed his shot

[@Serai3]

and we wonder why Democrats are considered out of touch...

[@colinmerritt7645]

Not sure what you mean, chum. I'll take "There was this block of cheese .." over "There were good people on both sides at Charlottesville."

[@Serai3]

@@colinmerritt7645 Wow, the point of my comment went right over your head. And at an impressive speed, too.