1x01 Pilot

Medical: ankle sprain, cane use

Substances: alcohol, marijuana

Isms and Phobias: homophobia, could read as transphobia, racism (antisemitism)

Leo Warning Tracker*: 1

Other Notes: police content (black male police officer, White House security), sex work, Mandy, religious content, children



*Leo Warning Tracker: on a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to handle Leo in this episode. Leo is actually a huge problem for me sometimes; he can directly impact my mental health in ways that make no sense. This scale is 100% based on my personal reaction to him. It is not an objective measure, a predictor of behavior, or anything expected to help anyone else.

1x02 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

“Victory is mine, victory is mine. Great day in the morning, people, victory is mine. I drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land.”

Medical: doctor visit (black male doctor)

Leo: 2

Other Notes: death (nonspecific description), physical violence, Mandy, Hoynes, sex work, people talking with food in their mouth

"After hoc, therefore something else hoc."

1x03 A Proportional Response

“Oh, Leo, when I think of all the work you put in to get to me run, when I think of all the work you did to get me elected... I could pummel your ass with a baseball bat.”

Substance: cigarettes

Isms and Phobias: discussion of racism, homophobia

Leo: 1

Other Notes: sex work, discussion of bombs

1x04 Five Votes Down

Medical: mentions of back problems

Substance: mentions of alcohol, opioids

Leo: 4

Other Notes: relationship troubles, secret service

1x05 The Crackpots and These Women

Medical: therapy appointment (white male)

Substances: alcohol

Isms and Phobias: ableism

Leo: 1

Other: dysfunctional Josh/Donna

1x06 Mr Willis of Ohio

Substances: alcohol, cigars

Isms and Phobias: homophobia, discussion of slavery

Leo: 4

Other: gambling, mentions of death off of screen character

1x07 The State Dinner

Substances: alcohol

Leo: 1

Other: Mandy, sex work, natural disaster (hurricane), law enforcement (FBI, Secret Service, military)

1x08 Enemies

“You guys are idiots, you know that?”
“In our own defense, we do know that.”

Leo: 3

Other: Explicit communication of (not-)dating expectations!

1x09 The Short List

Medical: “near miss” situation

Substance: mentions of alcohol/inebriation, marijuana

Leo: 3

Other: Josh/Donna dysfunctional relationship, retirement due to age, CJ/Danny

1x10 In Excelsis Deo

“Toby, you have a phone call.”
“I’m arguing now. Call back.”

Substance: mentions of alcohol

Isms and Phobias: homophobia, assault, hate crime laws, fatphobia (mentions of weight loss/dieting/body size/shape)

Leo: 7

Other: law enforcement (police, black man), Marines, guns, homelessness, jokes about murder, sex work, death/funeral

1x11 Lord John Marbury

“This is what I do now. I’m a professional hostile witness.”

Substance: discussion of abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs and prescription drugs, smoking

Leo: 4

Other: physical violence, discussion of war, mistrust of senior staff, Mandy, dysfunctional Josh/Donna, Lord John Marbury, evidence of Jed/Leo friendship

1x12 “He Shall, From Time to Time...”

Medical: flu (loss of consciousness, fever, cough, weakness), doctors (male & female, white)

Leo: 6

Other: discussion of war, Abbey Bartlet


President Josiah Bartlet : We meant stronger here right?
Sam Seaborn : What's it say?
President Josiah Bartlet : I'm proud to report our country's stranger than it was a year ago.
Sam Seaborn : That's a typo.
President Josiah Bartlet : Could go either way.

1x13 Take Out the Trash Day

Substance: discussion of alcoholism

Isms and Phobias: homophobia including physical violence and death (off screen), discussion of homophobia by fathers specifically

Leo: 0

Other: PBS debate, discussion of sexual behaviors specifically in teenagers, Danny being noble

1x14 Take This Sabbath Day

Isms and Phobias: mentions of racism

Leo: 2

Other: death penalty discussion, death, religious content multiple religions, Joey Lucas

1x15 Celestial Navigation

Leo: He's driving from Nova Scotia to Washington?
Sam: Yeah.
Leo: How's a person do that?
Sam: Well, my guess is, he'll take the Trans-Canada Highway to New Brunswick, then maybe catch the 1 and take the scenic route along the coast of Maine. 95 through New Hampshire to the Mass Pike, then cut over to the Merritt Parkway 'round Milford.
Toby: There's something really kinda freakish about you, you know that?
Sam: Yeah.

Medical: mentions of disease

Substance: mentions of alcohol, drunk driving

Isms and Phobias: racism

Leo: 3

1x16 20 Hours in L.A.

C.J.: “Pretend you’re talking to me.”
Sam: “I am talking to you.”

Substance: alcohol

Leo: 1

Other: flag burning, Joey Lucas, famous people

1x17 The White House Pro-Am

Medical: death of minor off screen character

Leo: 0

Other: couples fighting, yelling, walking out on each other, insulting

1x18 Six Meetings Before Lunch

“I thought you were trying to drive a wedge between us.”
“I was, but now you’re just boring the crap out of me.”

Substance: alcohol

Isms and Phobias: discuss of racism, actual racism, discussion of anti Semitism and the holocaust, discussion of slavery reparations, discussion of hate groups

Leo: 1

Other: terrible dancing by Josh and Sam, discussion of threats to the first family, reporters being awful, mentions of character death (Noah Lyman)

1x19 Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

Leo: 0

Other: Mandy & the Russell memo