Toby isms Season One

[@tyyip1829]

I was raised on Sesame Street, I was raised on Brideshead Revisited, and I was raised on The West Wing... Thanks for the golden memories.

[@Egilhelmson]

I was too old to enjoy watching Sesame Street, but did watch the first episode of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Toby is probably older than me, though, so how was he “raised” by Sesame Street?

[@Legba85]

You didn’t mention Miss Julia Child. Shame on you. 😂

[@TheAudioman15]

"If I'm going to put you through this preposterous exercise, we're gonna get the names of the damn commandments right"! Hahahahahaha

[@davlynnolan236]

TheAudioman15 and yet he didn't honor thy father is #5 not #3... 3 is don't take the lords name is vain

[@lindaliriel]

@@davlynnolan236 interesting, in Catholicism honouring your parents is number 4. 3 is honour the holy day and 5 is don't kill.

[@saoirsevicteoiria2759]

The order of the Commandments are different in Judaism and Christianity, and I think vary between Christian sects. Pretty sure the First Commandment is the First Commandment everywhere, though. Unusually for WW fans, I actually dislike this scene -- not the fact that there is confusion over the order, or even that someone got something wrong, it's that it's so clearly a set-up for Bartlet's walk-in, because nobody who even vaguely pretends to care about "Family Values" (the political code, not actual values, which pretty much everyone has) in the US would get that wrong. The arguments about posting the Ten Commandments (Protestant Edition) in public spaces was raging around the time this show aired. Richard Schiff's energy and Martin Sheen's embodiment of Bartlet save the scene, but it needs saving. Sam's reveal of what POTUS means is much better, although that's more to do with the constant repetition of the word and Sam's delivery than the scene with Sam. I get it, it was the pilot, rough edges are to be expected, and everything else was incredibly smooth.

[@romulusnr]

@@saoirsevicteoiria2759 Not only are they different order but they're even subtly different. Catholics 9 and 10 are thy shalt not covet they neighbors possessions (9) and wife (10) but for Protestants that's just #10 and they add one about graven images that (hmm i wonder why) Catholics don't

[@BlackDiamond2718]

@@davlynnolan236you got it

[@caitysmollz]

"Toby, are you in here sticking up for Sam?" "Yes, I know it's.. strange, sir, but I'm feeling a certain big brotherly connection right now. Obviously, I'd like it to go away as soon as possible, but..." Sam and Toby's friendship is one of my favorites lmao

[@zbaksh101]

They are the Batman and Robin of speechwriting. ;).

[@titusgilner]

i always saw them as two sides of the same coin. you want toby in the background and you want sam out front, but both are absolute rhetorical sharks

[@rdkatymschannel-dt8mq]

5⁵5555555

[@DDub04]

“Have you fallen on your head? Have you fallen down and hit your head on something _hard_ ?” Richard Schiff’s comedic delivery is great.

[@RosieGaelic]

My favorite thing that Toby ever said is “it does not make my socks roll up and down”.

[@benjaminphilip715]

I was in a horrible car wreck and for the 5 months I was laid up I was able to binge out on this show on Netflix. Some of the best writing ever in television. Toby is awesome!

[@airdriver]

I binged on this show over a period of five months where my grandmother died, my brother had a stroke and was in a coma for three weeks and then my dad died of cancer. I'd get some downtime from all that and work and I would have the DVD already in the player ready to go.

[@sunny71169]

I binge watched this series on DVDs while recovering from a motorcycle accident and multiple orthopedic surgeries. Laughter is truly the best medicine and this show had plenty of great laughs along with some very poignant moments. Kristen Chenoweth was a great add to the cast.

[@lmiller1413]

Hope all of you are feeling better.

[@jamesduggan7200]

I like the way they kept giving Toby new family members: His brother, the astronaut; his father, the gangster; his ex-wife, the congressperson, and then finally the twins.

[@BradyPostma]

It's very hard to see more sides of his personality without bringing family into it. But you can't use the same family member too much, because it's not reasonable that he would be that close to anyone.

[@jamesduggan7200]

​@@BradyPostma Toby is developed to demonstrate how family matters create the motivations which for the other major characters are left largely unexplained.

[@richarda29]

@@jamesduggan7200, quite so. The only other character whose family you see much is the President's: his wife first, then the daughters, individually, his father in a flashback, & his mother & brother are only mentioned in dialogue. Josh's father died during a prologue. C.J.'s father was offscreen nearly the whole time and was only shown in his decline. Sam's father was addressed only in his correspondence. Charlie has a younger sister he somehow found time to care for after the death of his mother. Leo's marriage broke up early in the first season & his daughter's appearances were sporadic.

[@jamesduggan7200]

@@richarda29 Abigail never warmed up to Charlie the way that Jebidiah did.

[@richarda29]

@@jamesduggan7200, who is Jebidiah? The president's first name was Josiah, named after the Bartlet that signed the Declaration of Independence. He never used the name Josiah, either: he went by the nickname "Jed", a contraction of J. Edward Bartlet. And Abby defended Charlie from Jed after Jed caught Charlie as Charlie left Jed's daughter's bedroom "after" her kidnapping.

[@jimbobjimminy]

"I'm supposed to just trust THE GUY ON THE PHONE!?" I am Toby.

[@mrssb9111]

"I'm afraid that's just tough, Mrs. Marsh." Yessss, Toby!

[@ricks.1318]

Richard Shiff Played an EXCELLENT role in the West Wing !!!! I feel NO ONE else could have played the role of Toby ANY BETTER ..... :) :) :)

[@gbolabodba]

You think?

[@gbolabodba]

Fated Circles God Almighty!!! “You think?” Is a famous ‘Sorkinism ‘ that runs in Aaron Sorkin’s works, I thought you’ll appreciate that. Now don’t talk to me like am other people! NB. That’s another ‘Sorkinism’

[@oatmealboy6]

Toby was like the Eeyore of the West Wing.

[@fe5018]

That's so perfect.

[@Legba85]

Leo then is definitely Gopher.

[@richarda29]

@@Legba85, Gopher? There’s no Gopher on Winnie the Pooh. Gopher is from The Love Boat and is nothing like Leo McGarry.

[@Legba85]

@@richarda29 disney.fandom.com/wiki/Gopher_(Winnie_the_Pooh) There is such a character

[@sisenor4091]

Toby is a walking ulcer.

[@NancyGooGoo]

This show will always, always, always remain in a special place in my heart!!!

[@Tazdingo01]

Same here.

[@iandhr1]

Toby: "You think the United States is under attack from 1200 Cubans in row boats." Sam: I am not saying I don't like our chances" Toby: "Mind boggling that we ever won an election."

[@AnArchyRulzz]

"What to do when the Nina the Pinta and the Get-Me-The-Hell-Out-of-Here hit Miami" lmao

[@johnduffy8532]

"Never talk to me during the jackal..."

[@wjmcd703]

Sam's face when Tobey mentions Mendoza is priceless. Like a "funny you should mention him."

[@susiesimmons2796]

Absolutely one of the best actors of all time. Richard Schiff was brilliant as Toby. So sharp, so genuine, and gave everyone a run for his money. West Wing was blessed with so many great actors, and I loved every one of them but Richard Schiff stands out as one of the greats. I so hope that after all these years of WW being "at rest." That everyone one of these actors who brought us so much fine acting and hilarious entertainment, have all found great joy and purpose to their lives before and after WW.

[@therepublicofcynica]

One of? One of how many? Ten? One hundred? One thousand? Using the phrase 'one of' is not only disengenuous, it's ridiculous. Schiff is a competant actor, that's it. Acting is what Daniel Day-Lewis does and I would suggest Schiff could not play a single role that Day-Lewis has.

[@titusgilner]

and then he absolutely nailed his role as Odin in a video game. i mean it's iconic. he played the extremely intellectual jewish politician perfectly and followed with the most legendary portrayal of Odin. what a man. "have you fallen down on your head and hit something hard?"

[@whatever20030]

Almost 20 years old and still would beat most of the new tv shows produced today

[@Tazdingo01]

All of them, IMHO.

[@BradyPostma]

Maybe not better than _The Comey Rule._

[@richarda29]

It would, yes, but listen to A. Sorkin & you'll hear just how hard it was for him to make. It's why he quit network television.

[@whatever20030]

@@richarda29 you see I thought he left season 4 of the west wing due to let’s say personal issues. And it was his experience on the newsroom especially all the reshoots for season 3 that led him to say actually no I am not writing for tv ever again

[@brendastepp5896]

Very true

[@alialmuhanna4938]

“Accidentally ? … … I don’t understand, did you trip over something ???!”

[@Branes51]

I love it. "What's the good of being in power if you're not going to haul your enemies in for questioning.?"

[@redlion145]

"You're talking to me during The Jackal? Never talk to me during The Jackal!" LOL

[@paulbattifora7617]

I watched this just to see Toby "take the bait" "You better believe I'm gonna take the bait!" 👍🤣👍

[@hejcoze]

Leo - Chaotic Neutral

[@Tazdingo01]

Love his loyalty.

[@Peacepuppy5]

"Leo, I know I'm in your office, forgive me, BUT NOBODY SAW THIS COMING?"

[@gordon1545]

"There's literally no-one in the world I don't hate right now."

[@MethMojimbo]

"I cultivated that reputation."

[@graceskerp]

Like I got screwed with my pants on. He got some of the best lines in that series.

[@heddalee]

Debbie used the same phrase.

[@graceskerp]

@@heddalee It is descriptive

[@wickedpissa25]

Toby Ziegler is my spirit animal.

[@tommyrussell3130]

Immediately following reading this sprite burned my nostrils by shooting out too quickly. Also, I say yes to your statement.

[@Elidoransgar]

I was about to post the same thing. Team Toby all the way.

[@Crypton16]

I didn't even read this comment and that's EXACTLY what I was thinking

[@bufordpusser424]

5:56..................................(8^P

[@annjohnson994]

Team Toby.

[@nxtwomenfan497]

"What to do when the Nina, the Pinta and the Get Me the Hell Out of Here hit Miami." LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

[@richarda29]

Niña, but still funny.

[@ericfenstermacher5925]

@@richarda29 He repeated the line accurately. Have you not seen the show?

[@richarda29]

@@ericfenstermacher5925, yes, I have. I also know that the ship was called the Niña, meaning "little girl." Just because the character mispronounced it does not obligate me to repeat the mistake.

[@ericfenstermacher5925]

@@richarda29 It's not a mispronunciation, the line is an emphatic reference to the fact that the refugees are so desperate to get to America that they didn't have time to name the rafts they were on. It's meant to be humorous in a dark way and "mispronunciation" implies it is a mistake, which it is not. It is deliberate to call attention to the plight.

[@jeanineross8457]

“ Have you fallen down and hit your head on something hard?” One of the Greatest Tobyism!!!!!

[@EmilyPoeFilms]

My God I miss this show and these people.

[@ellenfisher5750]

Even hearing the theme song at the beginning of these snippets gives me chills. Loved West Wing!!!

[@cynthiahigginbotham9940]

Currently streaming on HBO Max

[@Tommy-76]

"I'm tired of being the field captain for the gang that couldn't shoot straight"

[@Tigerman1138]

I love how Josh surrenders and just agrees 3:26 , kidding around, and says what's the good of being in power if you're not going to drag your enemies in for questioning. I love how CJ snickers and kicks him in the tush to show her laughing along.

[@carnivaltym]

My fav TV series ever! World class writing, acting, characters and plot plus the camera work is to die for.

[@shirleybigham759]

love Toby more than anyone else on this show.

[@bootyman234]

***** I know right? He is the Spock, the Data and Borg of the west wing.

[@Robint04]

My favorite quote from Toby is during Santos election.

[@googoo-gjoob]

xcept Donna. i am _sooo_ smitten with Donnatella.

[@emmess7780]

My favorite Toby quote "Happiness is my default position"

[@Tazdingo01]

Reminds me of his "I'm smiling on the inside." =)

[@lukethompson2714]

Time

[@audremyers422]

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Get me the hell outta here. LOLOLOLOLOL ! Brilliant and hilarious!

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

My favorite: "What? I'm just supposed to trust 'THE GUY ON THE PHONE'?!"

[@bufordpusser424]

5:56.................(8^P

[@albertgaspar627]

Toby is EXACTLY the curmudgeon you need to run the "optics" of any scenario you are in.

[@monex5]

i can quote most of season 1. and season 2. entire episodes..word for word..which is awfully frightening now that i think of it..

[@bootyman234]

monex5 Not really, you have memorized scripts of substance, hats off to you.

[@jimwilloughby]

So, what's the quote where Toby explains to the President that in 8 years, he, the President has about a year and a half to accomplish something?

[@hanscombe72]

What's the good of being in power if you can't bring your enemies in for questioning!

[@op3129]

I'm from the future. that's way less funny in 2019.

[@steampunker7]

@@op3129 It really is. Though CJ giving a Josh a "shut the hell up" nudge like a big sister chastising her annoying little brother at least still gives a smile.

[@op3129]

@@steampunker7 "I outrank you" was notable (for same reason you described)

[@steampunker7]

@@op3129 CJ: SO FAR UP YOUR ASS! Another of my personal favs. Gods I miss this show.

[@fe5018]

3:29 CJ kicking Josh makes me so happy

[@steampunker7]

Noticed that too. They always had a great big sister/little brother dynamic.

[@fe5018]

@@steampunker7 exactly.

[@NOWAYNOTME91]

my favorite lines from Toby is when he's defending Sam and he tells the President that Sam and Laurie didn't have that type of relationship except once and "he didn't know what was happening." lmfao.

[@AFN2750]

blukulele he really did trip over something...

[@sambull493]

I can't wait to see Richard Schiff's performance as Odin in God of War Ragnarok.

[@jimmy2k4o]

I’m sorry?

[@themripley]

"Could I get you to try a little harder in there"? "Sure, because right now I'm not trying at all".

[@groovygirl23]

Perhaps the most fascinating in series filled with fascinating characters. Brilliant writing. Brilliant performance.

[@aristotle736]

Toby was a cranky ol bastard and I LOVED IT .

[@KCH1027]

"the Nina, the Pinta, and the Get Me The Hell Outta Here...." So very good.

[@andreghouse]

Thank you, very nicely put together. I thin you could also have added when Toby and Charlie are being bailed out of jail during their visit to California to bring support for Sam. When the police officer says, :Sign here, here, here, and here. Initial here, here, here, here, here, here, here......: And Toby goes, excuse me, I think they are getting em to buy a house. Hilarious!! But this is good without it. Congratulations on a job well done.

[@toobasaurus23]

It's so hard to pick a favourite character in this show. My Dad thinks he's like Leo, he's really like Toby. My Dad thinks I'm like Josh, and I agree. Mum thinks I'm like Will. My Mum thinks she's like CJ, but we all agree she's Abigail Bartlett.

[@zvimur]

Are you fortunate enough to have a Mrs Landingham (Old or Young) in your family?

[@jbrhel]

"Go outside, turn around three times and spit! GO! GO!

[@edbarrett3620]

I think my heart would explode if the stars aligned and I found myself with the ability to say “I serve at the pleasure of the president”.

[@somebuddyX]

"Have you fallen on your head?! Have you fallen down and hit your head on something hard?!"

[@Lulu5771]

I love Toby !!!! Well, really Richard Schiff. ❤️

[@ji94552]

"You're gonna try to reform her?"LOL

[@WilliamJohnson-ml7ij]

After west wing I will watch Richard Schiff play anything

[@Judesmood118]

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Get me the Hell Outta Here 😆

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

"There's a little thing called... what?" "Tempting fate?" "Tempting fate!" So funny!

[@wickedpissa25]

Toby Ziegler is my spirit animal.

[@romulusnr]

"What's the good of being in power if you're not gonna haul your enemies in for questioning?" He's being sarcastic but he's fucking right

[@Egilhelmson]

Why Democrats should be banned from government office.

[@jonnnyren6245]

All I can say is that Toby is the real life human equivalent of Squidward Tentacles. Or sort of. Yet still, Toby is an amazing human being just like Richard Schiff is an amazing human being...

[@lexdunn4160]

Loved this show.

[@Mommommommommom]

“Are you talking to me during The Jackal?! NEVER TALK TO ME DURING THE JACKAL.”

[@christopherarnold3610]

Honor thy mother and father is actually the 5th commandment for Jews, Calvinists, and Orthodox Christians. It’s the 4th for Lutherans, Samaritans, the Latin Church and Catholicism. So neither Toby nor the guy he’s lecturing are correct here, sorry Sorkin.

[@downhomesunset]

Are you talking to me during the Jackal

[@penelopekramer4065]

Thank you Jason for doing this! This is such a great thing.

[@rudycompton5366]

My favorite show....I love all the characters. But Toby is my favorite.

[@WindowsVistaRTM2006]

1:31 Toby if he doesn’t win a boss race in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode R.

[@deborahsullivan9765]

It was absolutely a hoot when, on an episode of Mom in a fantasy/dream scene, “Toby” is shown walking the halls of the West Wing once again along side Allison Janney, this time portraying the President.

[@ji94552]

I would love to see the come-back of this show.

[@noneofyourbusinesss93]

“I’M SUPPOSE TO JUST BELIEVE THE GUY ON THE PHONE!?!!”

[@roddaman7545]

Reflecting on this show, you realize that, on their very, VERY worst day this crew was far better than our current ACTUAL administration on their very best day. Yes it's fiction and yes it's idealized but the benchmarks for competency addressed are real and the gargantuan gap between that competency and the performance of the current White House is just as real. It's good to be reminded of how it should be.

[@richarddarlington1139]

They tried very, very hard to "get it right." Enough even to include the flaws. Bartlet's MS, Leo's rehab. And yes, this show should be a firm reminder of what the founders had in mind when Thomas Jefferson wrote that document we call The Declaration of Independence. "Some people see things as they are and ask, "Why?" I see things as they could be and ask, "Why not?" JFK

[@richarda29]

@@richarddarlington1139 That was RFK.

[@kenzieduckmoo]

He didn't win the popular vote But he won the election The majority of Americans didn't vote for him! He was sworn in! I was standing 10 feet from the chief justice!

[@phyllispetras3369]

The uploader forgot this!!!!!Sheen: "And get your asses out of my White House"

[@barbarawalsh2875]

Actually it was get your fat asses out of my White House

[@PeterSedesse]

Best part, Toby complains that their approval rating is only 48%. It is a fictional story, and even when they try to make it sound bad, that didn't go as low as Trump is. Trump has yet to get as high as that.

[@stephaniemajors7697]

The third commandment is thou shall not take the Lord’s name in vain. Toby said we’re going to get the commandments right and proceeds to quote them wrong. Honor thy father and mother is the fifth commandment.

[@irishguy051]

Have you fallen down and hit your head on something hard?

[@dee_dee_place]

My ex-boss threw that 'New York sense of humor' crap at me during my first annual review with her. I should have gotten her fired right then & there because the company we worked for was a Catholic-based Clinic/Hospital system.

[@AFN2750]

The best part I think is how Toby is such an ass, and you don’t blink an eye, but then he does something nice, like with Mendoza and the cops, or sam and Laurie and it just cracks my cold hard heard

[@1burnman]

i will always love this show i did then and i do now

[@akm5376]

NEVER TALK TO ME DURING THE JACKAL!

[@kimberleymorris8052]

Just ordered this on DVD the complete season of 1-7

[@jimbobjimminy]

Am I supposed to just trust THE GUY ON THE PHONE?! Spit my drink everywhere

[@avolto4822]

"This is why you have a reputation as a pain in the ass." "I cultivated that reputation" "Could I get you to try harder?" "Sure, cause right now I'm not trying at all" This is good writing

[@lukethompson2714]

We were navigating by the North Star which turned out to be the delta shuttle from LaGuardia

[@claudiagalvez6824]

Toby! Amazing character!

[@annjohnson994]

God i LOVED Toby!

[@lukethompson2714]

Ann Johnson we were navigating by the North Star which happened to be the delta shuttle from LaGuardia

[@tolopo99]

Toby is a model for all working professionals

[@DrownedInExile]

"The greatest army in the history of the world" "When we say that, who are we comparing ourselves to? The Visigoths adjusted for inflation?"

[@sundayakpan2663]

Great Family conversation

[@CKyIe]

But "honor you mother and father." is the 5th (or 4th for some denominations) commandment. I never understood why they made Toby get that wrong...

[@mattdelaplane2014]

Toby had some of the funniest lines

[@CantBeShook]

There needs to be a season 2 compilation. And a season 3 compilations. And a season 4 compilation. And a seaso..............you get where I'm going with this right?

[@takumifujiwara8100]

EDDIE CARR? YOU SURVIVE THE T-REX?! IM SO HAPPY

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

“CJ for a little while you’re gonna have to write it down!”

[@davlynnolan236]

"Honor thy father" is not the 3rd commandment... it's the 5th, the 3rd commandment is don't take the lords name in vain

[@steampunker7]

Notice the "Reverend" doesn't correct him though (continuing the theme that he doesn't know the proper order either) and it's Bartlett's booming "I AM THY LORD GOD! THOU SHALT HAVE NO GODS BEFORE ME!" from off screen that shuts everyone up. Those were the days.

[@EmilioReyes_97]

"Am i not to thrilled about you questioning my loyalty just there" .....0_0

[@step5732]

Toby is awesome!

[@Legba85]

People used to compare me to Toby when I was 16. I didn't know what the hell they were saying but by watching this, I can say there isn't anyone on this planet I don't hate because they were right. LOL.

[@michaelweber4705]

4:52 made an appearance in season 4.

[@Batlise]

Honor thy father ( and mother) is actually the 5th commandment

[@AmrRivers]

I've seen all kinds of isms they is, Toby isms, Josh isms, and Ricky isms

[@AFN2750]

“I don’t understand did you trip over something?”

[@melissasalazar1436]

Toby is so damn cool!