Isaac and Ishmael

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“Isaac and Ishmael”
The West Wing episode
Episode no. Season 3
Episode 0
Guest stars Ajay Naidu
Michael O'Neill
Jonathan Nichols
Jeanette Brox
Written by Aaron Sorkin
Directed by Christopher Misiano
Production no. 227206
Original airdate
Season 3 episodes
  1. Manchester Part I
  2. Manchester Part II
  3. Ways and Means
  4. On the Day Before
  5. War Crimes
  6. Gone Quiet
  7. The Indians in the Lobby
  8. The Women of Qumar
  9. Bartlet for America
  10. H. Con-172
  11. 100,000 Airplanes
  12. The Two Bartlets
  13. Night Five
  14. Hartsfield's Landing
  15. Dead Irish Writers
  16. The U.S. Poet Laureate
  17. Stirred
  18. Enemies Foreign and Domestic
  19. The Black Vera Wang
  20. We Killed Yamamoto
  21. Posse Comitatus
List of The West Wing episodes

"Isaac and Ishmael" is a non-sequential episode of The West Wing which unofficially launched the third season in 2001. The episode was a response to the 9/11 attacks and was written and filmed within two weeks of that event and aired before the third season officially began.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The main cast introduces the episode out of character by paying tribute to those affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks and informing viewers about what to expect from the delayed premiere of the third season. The cast also makes it clear that this episode doesn't fall in the West Wing continuity. However, some characters make reference to events that occurred within the true continuity of the series.

In the episode, The White House is "crashed" due to a staff member having the same name as a known alias of a person on a terrorist watch list. The lock-down leaves a group of students selected for Presidential classroom stuck in the mess hall with Josh as other staffers -- and the President and First Lady -- drop in to join the discussion about terrorism. Meanwhile, Leo and Ron confront a potential threat from within. The episode tackles issues of race and intolerance

The Ontario-Vermont border is mentioned, despite no such border existing. Vermont borders the Canadian province of Quebec.

For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield plays at the end of this episode.


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