The West Wing cast reunion at the 76th Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 15, marked a momentous anniversary for the political drama. Sunday, September 22, marks 25 years since The West Wing premiered on NBC.
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The West Wing was created by Aaron Sorkin, who wrote nearly every episode before leaving production at the end of Season 5. The series depicted American politics at its most idealistic, with White House staffers working together, scheming, and often bickering in their pursuit of a prosperous future.
In fact, the series was so focused on the behind-the-scenes work of a fictional presidential administration that Martin Sheen's President Jed Bartlet wasn't featured until the end of the pilot episode, one of the episodes we recommend below.
Choosing the 10 best episodes is no easy task, but to paraphrase Bartlet, we do what's hard and we honor what's great.
