"Technically I outrank yo..." "SO FAR UP YOUR ASS!" God, I love that woman.

CJ Cregg is for me, the strongest female character TV has ever seen. The strength and confidence as well as the human weakness is in the character is breathtaking

@tomtagliente1464

2 жыл бұрын

Watch FALCON CREST on IMDB TV now and see another powerful lady character. Angela Channing (Jane Wyman) is CJ's equal.

@robertsmith9805

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@xeltanni8999

11 ай бұрын

What? You're crazy. Wonder Woman is way stronger!

@1DerangedWarrior

9 ай бұрын

I would suggest Babylon 5. Theres a few in there you would love.

@mattseddon8959

8 ай бұрын

I would compare her to Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan. Strength, along with vulnerability, magnificently balanced.

Allison Janney OWNED this role like no one else could...and like SO FEW actors do!! C.J. for president!!

@judyisbell

4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@Lovelylizzette

3 жыл бұрын

Role of a lifetime

@kratz57x

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with Allison's ownership of this role but prez? "I had woot canowww". 🤪

@MatsThyWit

3 жыл бұрын

...CJ Craig running for office would be an incredible way to reboot The West Wing. I imagine Toby convincing her to run in Ohio, wherevshes from. Being the Leo to her Jed in some congressional race to give the democrats the senate or something. Hell it writes itself.

@windwalker5765

5 ай бұрын

Honestly, story-wise, the one I would expect is Sam. Unfortunately Rob Lowe is kind of a mess...

I can't believe I've forgotten how beautifully and insightfully this show was written and performed. Even with the warts that were inevitable to pop up in the Bartlett Administration, I still find it worthy to aspire to. While Hollywood gets to sweep things under the rug, ignoring some things that do play a key role, the show gives us the insiders views of a presidential administration many of us dream of for our own, all to real world. Whether one agrees with Bartlett's politics, I hope people across the political spectrum can appreciate the importance of genuineness and humility, often on display in this amazing show.

Despite the fact I'm probably 20 years older than her, CJ is who I want to be when I grow up

Allison Janney is one of the most awarded and critically acclaimed actresses in the business. A seven time Emmy winner, an Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG winner, a two time Tony nominee, she has proven what an amazing range she has as a performer. And she had been working steadily as an actress for more than a decade before her big break came at the age of 40 in "The West Wing" in 1999. Which proves that good things come to those who wait......

@siddharthnaagar7028

4 жыл бұрын

You mean 7 time sag awards and 7 time critics choice awards

@woohooboy

3 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthnaagar7028 - Those too.......

@markdaly1648

Жыл бұрын

And bafta and Oscar, for I Tonya. Plus her Emmys for mom

@Elthenar

8 ай бұрын

​@@markdaly1648 She should have won a Grammy for The Jackal.

@edwardness7497

6 ай бұрын

@@Elthenar Milli Vanilli award?

How do I know this is an outstanding TV show? I'm a conservative. Although I have to cringe at many of the Bartlett administration's victories, the show is fast moving, extremely well written, intelligent, thought provoking and engaging. The characters are larger than life yet believable. True excellence in television is rare, and when it comes along it's mesmerizing.

As a Canadian, I loved this series. It portrayed the right human emotions/personalities and frailties. It showed what class, human dignity, empathy etc was meant to be. Excellent work CJ Cregg.

Barlett: An administration of 'intelligence, compassion and commitment.' - If only things were like that now.

@Lovelylizzette

3 жыл бұрын

God, I’d just settle for sanity

@genedameier8746

3 жыл бұрын

Bartlett for President 2020

@sojohnny....8824

3 жыл бұрын

It was kinda of a lame administration

There are (female) ministers in other countries who have credited the inspiration to enter politics to the CJ Cregg character.

@jonathanhibberd9983

25 күн бұрын

If they ever reboot the series, I hope she's the President.

The look on her face when it was announced that she would be Chief of Staff gives me goosebumps every time. Allison Janney is an amazing actress. I've never seen her make a misstep. Her latest work on "Mom" and especially "Masters of Sex" is absolutely stellar. Oh, and she has the best laugh ever.

@annemariebrzon5113

3 жыл бұрын

Oh the best laugh for sure.. love her

There are few actors that can fully flesh out a role and make you love them so wholeheartedly that that one character they have done is the one that is permanently set in your mind when you think of them. Allison Janney is an excellent actress and has done many great roles but my absolute favorite character she has ever done, was C.J. Cregg. No one else could have done this better than her.

That last line almost made me cry in 2020 at my desk in my office. Mourning how far this country has fallen in the last four years.

@tracyroweauthor

4 жыл бұрын

omg yes! I have been binge watching West Wing ever since 2016 and our descent into hell. It's a reassuring step into a world with a real presidency.

@davidpietarila699

4 жыл бұрын

Go back and watch the series with a more critical eye. The members of the Bartlett administration were every bit as cutthroat, manipulative, and dirty politics as real life, but they were written so well that you became invested in THEM and didn’t notice it when offered amnesty to illegals to get more votes, or used back room deals to stack the federal elections commission, or backstab a fellow democrat to score political points. While I LOVED the show, I think it gave a false sense of well-being of the Democratic Party.

@benrichey2593

4 жыл бұрын

David Pietarila yes I sense your concern for the well-being of the Democratic Party when you talk about ‘amnesty for illegals’. #nopersonisillegal

@paulaporter3554

5 ай бұрын

@@benrichey2593unless you come in and go through the correct channels like my aunt did from Poland for 14 years prior to attaining her citizenship you are in fact illegal. Don’t like it, take it up with our federal laws. Otherwise passports are meaningless so try traveling to other countries including getting into ours without one (without crossing the Rio Grande river).

@paulaporter3554

5 ай бұрын

I watched a scene out of West Wing when Goodman became president due to the 25th amendment and thought clearly Biden is in it for himself, or OBiden ; otherwise the 25th would not only have been in the table a long time ago it would have already happened.

I thought it was just a set of scenes put together but NO! It's a whole bloody feature filmy thing, thanks!

@traceywilson06

4 жыл бұрын

it looks like an extra on the season 7 DVD

I loved this!!! I loved C.J. I can’t believe that all these years later I’m just finding all these videos on what is absolutely one of my favorite shows of ALL time. I just binge watched the whole 7 seasons on Netflix. I enjoyed it even more this time!!!!

A very memorable performance by a very accomplished actress. Watching this compilation, you realise what a very fine cast the programme had (in the unlikely event that you had not realised that previously).

The music always triggers so many wonderful memories of Sunday evenings at 9.00 pm. Warming, intelligent drama. Top,TOP TV and the best series I’ve ever seen.

Having watched the show a gazillion times, and as much as I love the whole cast, I have to say Allison Janney produced the best acting performance out of them all. Chapeau l’artiste !

I loved the fake mass resignation prank scene, that was the moment the guys were all telling her that they were on board and would support her in the new Chief position :)

@gabrielabagala

Жыл бұрын

Yes and no. They fully support her, they think she can do it, but they feel totally uncomfortable, what is very logic since Josh was left "frozen" in his position, and Toby was lowered! Ridiculous, that would never happen in real life without both of them quitting. And something similar happened.. Josh will resign shortly, and the authors didn´t know what to do with Toby, at the point to write a ridiculous plot that made the actor (!) resigned...

One of my all-time favorite TV characters! Allison Janney delivered impeccable performances. Thank you to Aaron Sorkin and company for creating such an outstanding character!!

It still hurts to see John Spencer, I loved him as Leo and he would be so proud of Allison's work on Mom too.

@MichaelDXavier

5 жыл бұрын

Allison Janney was excellent in the play Enter Laughing with Frank Langella, she was super in the film Ice Storm, and you all know how criminally super she was in The West Wing. Aside from the financial incentive of doing the show Mom, it drives me nuts that she's in the show. She rarely has a good script to work from, and it goes downhill from there. I'd love for someone to write a James Burrows-directed sitcom(like Frasier, Cheers, etc) for her, if we can't get Aaron Sorkin to put together a reboot of TWW.

@jimg5669

4 жыл бұрын

Emmy : It hurts to see John in these DVD Extras touting Allison along with scenes from after his passing. It's tough to watch sometimes, both so great in the series. RIP John. :(

@donaldcampbell3043

3 жыл бұрын

I agree it's sad every time I see John Spencer, Leo was such a good character. CJ was a worthy replacement

@jillom6648

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not at all sure why it’s sad to see him. It makes me happy to see him, it brings back such good memories of good performances from the best show ever written. Thank you all🙏🏻

@emmyjo720

3 жыл бұрын

@@jillom6648 Because I was so upset he didn’t live to the end of the series. I saw the episode where Leo has a heart attack after John Spencer had died of a heart attack, it was so well acted but too real

My absolute favorite character on that show!

I know West Wing was a t.v. show but I wish the present administration would follow their example.

@williamsnyder5616

3 жыл бұрын

Well, maybe the NEW administration will do that...

@robinjackson7882

3 жыл бұрын

So many of us do.

CJ Cregg is a beautiful example for females everywhere. She never once gave up her job. I wish there was more female characters out there for girls to look up to instead of a lot of girls look up to Disney Princesses who swoon and majority of them have to have a guy come and save the day. Thank you to the writers and Allison Janney for playing her to show us it is ok to work so hard, and after have love.

I have seen all episodes at least five times and Allison Janney is by far my most favorit actor.

Playboy called CJ a “Sex symbol for the thinking man.” They were absolutely right!

One of my favorite TV shows EVER! I have all 7 seasons and rewatch them at least every 2 years during the election madness. Especially now when our reality feels like it has gone so far off the rails I would love to see Bartlett For President 2020!

Watched the series many times from start to finish... very best part was watching her get promoted to Chief of Staff!!! Could watch it again and again.

@VerbalEnigma

3 жыл бұрын

I will never understand that. She went from disemminating information and spin to making policy, foreign delegations etc. It made no sense. TWW promoting Toby would have made more sense and Toby's role is highly fictional since communication directors don't help steer policy, he'd head speech writer. Just bizarre.

@gabrielabagala

Жыл бұрын

@@VerbalEnigma Totally agree: Ridiculous, that would never happen in real life without both of them quitting. And something similar happened.. Josh will resign shortly, and the authors didn´t know what to do with Toby, at the point to write a ridiculous plot that made the actor (!) resigned...

Wow, such a difference from the current depressing reality.

@genedameier8746

3 жыл бұрын

Bartlett for President 2020

@Erin-Thor

3 жыл бұрын

And.... It. Just. Keeps. Getting. Worse.

@irish_soldier1248

3 жыл бұрын

Depressing for who? My life is going pretty well

@Erin-Thor

3 жыл бұрын

@@irish_soldier1248 - Well then, if YOUR life is going well... what the heck else matters? 225,000 families mourning the loss of loved ones, minorities in an uproar because their lives are less valued than yours, over 3,000,000 people’s lives affected by job loss, lower incomes, medical expenses, etc., but ehh... your fine, then everything’s great! 😳 Seriously?

@michaelperrin2531

3 жыл бұрын

@@irish_soldier1248 Good for you and enjoy, as I believe you only get one run at it.

Oh how I miss this show. CJ was the best and Allison is an incredible actress. Aaron Sorkin- we need more of ur incredible writing on the air waves again. West Wing and all those that helped make it a wonderful show..... Ty & we miss you all!!!!

CJ Craig is the kind of person I'm like, "Yeah. She's pretty cool." And then I immediately go, "oh yeah. CJ Craig is a CHARACTER! She's played by an actress." Such an incredible actress. I never think of CJ as a performance.

Dudes, you got the full eight years and a character arc of unsurpassed richness written by the finest scriptwriter US TV ever had. Don't be greedy.

@VerbalEnigma

3 жыл бұрын

I have to disagee. We got five years, and then the last two were ... as much as I love Alan Alda, not even he could save the west wing when every episode became the same story over and over.

How superb is this?.. wonderful and I still love the series.

This is a great programme coming from America

I love Allison Janney as CJ, But I also love all of the other players in this great ensemble cast. Everything about TWW is almost as perfect as it can get. Acting, script & well placed comedy relief. Maybe the greatest drama in the history of TV. Although it is a totally different type of show, my favorite ensemble cast in a comedy was WKRP in Cincinnati.

@amazedoncemore4079

6 жыл бұрын

One of the few shows in the history of television that had the perfect cast ensemble and brilliant writing.

Allison Janney is PERFECTION...in action...time & time again!!

My favorite character in the series. Thoroughly appreciated the C J Cregg cold open for the Not the WH Correspondents Dinner. It also ripped my heart out with nostalgia for a more noble time.

This was a beautiful video. CJ Cregg is a champion for so many, evn today. Thank you for this.

An outstanding character, c'mon, who doesn't love CJ? :) (Thanks for posting!)

West Wing is/was my all-time favorite TV show.

@VerbalEnigma

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. It is mine too. If you haven't listened to the West Wing Weekly podcasts you need to!

ALLISON JANNEY, "Queen of the Acting Universe"!!

CJ was the only senior advisor to not screw up and take Bartletts wrath. She could call him out on any topic and he would totally understand where she was coming from.

Thank you. I hadn’t seen this before. Good to know we can do better🙏🏻

Everyone loves Claudia Jean

This was great! Loved it! Thank you!

the *GREATEST* show in the _HISTORY_ of television

A friend offered me his season 1 DVD set years ago I was hooked! Got my parents hooked

It is time for Sam Seaborn to run for President.

@robertchandler4033

7 жыл бұрын

i would vote for the grinder

I’d vote for Jeb Bartlet..... or CJ! In reality, anyone other than Trump, or Pence gets my vote.

The whole cast was perfect. What a wonderful show.

I miss this show so much..

best role ever for a female , and she nailed it

This and GOT has to be the best ever series on tv....

America says a woman might not be qualified to be president or Chief of Staff....and yet here we are with a reality show host who told America to inject bleach into our lungs. 🙄

@richarddarlington1139

3 жыл бұрын

Well! Fancy meeting you here, Ro. I often find myself thinking of what the Biden administration will look like. Because, once this whole thing is over, a lot of people will be updating their resumes...and looking for lawyers.

Such a wonderful actress and one of the best characters ever.

One of the most fascinating TV roles for a actress in recent memory. Peggy in Mad Men was another one as well as Elizabeth in The Americans.

Thank you for sharing this show. Yes, I hope there will be a woman Chief of Staff. And a woman President of the US as well.

Allison Janney is incomparable, what a talent

Adore this show and all the characters but cj loved her maybe the most .. what a role to play.... epic.. Alison is a fabulous actor!!

How could I forget how much I love her character?

CJ was my favourite character on the show.

Take CJ out of "The West Wing" and everything falls apart. Allison Janney was perfectly cast. She is one of the best female actresses of our time.

Allison Janney is the greatest actress ever

This show was so great because it had so many great characters.

Fantastic show.

When I look at what is in the White House now (Huckabee-Sanders) I feel like screaming, "Give me back my fantasy!"

@stormwatcher59

5 жыл бұрын

IKR? Sometimes after I hear her speak, I have to jump over to Netflix just so CJ can restore balance to my brain!!!

@linzzyy

5 жыл бұрын

this - this is what I think every time I hear SHS speak

@murderhill1947

5 жыл бұрын

@Jim Dandy Really? You think that being in the state we now exist in is preferable to an Aaron Sorkin produced fictional TV show about how the American administration might be portrayed is okay? Preferable? Better? You like Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, McConnell, Lindsey Graham and so on? Allow me to express my contempt for you and the thirty seven percenters who show up in polls that support trump that I call Dumb and Dumber. I'll take children over dumb and dumber every day.

@dig-i-talj1m475

Жыл бұрын

You'd be floored by what is trotted it out now a days LMAO

Allison Janney brought so much character to the role of C.J. Cregg. The West Wing is my favorite show ever and C.J. is one of those reasons.

Given that John Spencer died in Dec 2005, during the end of season 7 this must have been put together sometime during season 6 and 7. Great to hear what "Leo" thought of her!

My boyfriend, who's going through a hard time, is named Chris and his middle name is Jason. I call him CJ with such great admiration and love. I hope he works through it and comes back to me

@ninabriesch4184

5 жыл бұрын

hope he is doing better by now

Delightful. Must confess to having had a thing for Ms Janney ever since I first clapped eyes on her in the West Wing. Seeing these clips however reminds me of how brilliantly Martin Sheen fitted into the role of President. He WAS President Bartlett. When he, the actor, speaks of ‘the administration‘ it’s with affection, as if it were the real thing. If only. Look what you’ve got now.

@genedameier8746

3 жыл бұрын

Bartlett for President 2020

When Trump is in jail, he should only have reruns of the West Wing on tv. Hahaha

The show gives you hope in the people in Washington, even when you know there is none

i am late to the party and have seen it more than 3 times but i have to say it. 4 more years! 4 more years!

One of the best characters on the show.

Claudia Jean Cregg was and will forever be one of the best characters ever written!

Crap, crap, crap, crap ! I should have known NOT to watch this. Now I have to go binge watch every freaking episode on Netflix A G A I N !! And when I say again, I mean, this will be literally no joke my fifth time in a year. Every . Freaking. Episode. Oh well !

@stevenbennett3805

3 жыл бұрын

Every Memorial Day weekend I open up the West Wing DVD box set and binge watch. My wife accompanied me during one of these binges. After that she will only join me on the couch if I promise not to mansplain things in the show. I promised. However, and you should have guessed there would be a however, I did quiz her on things. How many electoral votes needed to win? If the two Senators from each state account for 100 electoral votes and the 435 members of the House account for 435 electoral votes, where do the remaining 3 electoral votes needed to make up the 538 electoral votes (538/2=269)+1=270 electoral votes needed to win, come from? After 8 years of this I've run out of questions and she still holds me to the mansplaining promise. Not sure who won.

@princessoffire1107

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenbennett3805 This reply makes me smile :) It's such a touchy subject lately, but I'm a Republican who adores this show and honestly, I know Bartlet is a Democrat, but the show is so well written, there is hardly any proof they are either R or D. I saw this "Reaction" video the other day of a guy doing a reaction to the Gap Band's Party Train video... he's black and was loving the video and stopped it, misty eyed and in awe and said " Look at that diversity ! " ( referring to the crowds in the video and how everyone was getting along.... I felt so sorry for him and for the younger ones today. That is how we were ! That's how I grew up ! Even in the south, there was NO racial bs . We just had fun together and all that. I won't attack any person for their political beliefs but I do know one thing, and no pundit or MSM told me to think this. This is not the same Democratic party I grew up with. It's not near the same as is portrayed in the WW. It just breaks my heart that the further we get away from the racial tensions in the 60s and such..... it seems we're regressing instead of progressing.

@airfish8216

3 жыл бұрын

It's been 3 months since I binged this show, 3 months to long. Time to sit back an enjoy

@emraldeyz1

3 жыл бұрын

But you'll laugh and cry and remember what it is like to be inspired by an administration.

Jeb Bartlett would never have allowed cocaine into the White House.

CJ was my favorite character. She was the one that could stop the bus then have it roll on its side fast.

Debbie looks so clean in real life!!

Such a brilliant series with so many standout performances, and you could definitely say Allison's was one of if not the best. Don't know how much of that was how the character was written but CJ always seemed to be perhaps the best person in the Bartlett administration, good, kind and just without being overbearing (generally). I wish there were series this well written and acted today, but nothing seems close these days.

She was such impressive character on TV

Such amazing writing

Oh to hear Spencer speak again ❤😭

I love her character as much as I love the series!

C J for president.

A great job by AJ in a great series. I can't see her being more memorable in any other role, ever. Every actual White House Press Secretary I've ever looked at has somehow only been a fraction of CJ Cregg

MOST AWESOME SHOW ..

I stumbled across WW through KZread since I do not even own a TV set. MY GOD, this show and THE NEWSOOM are glaring exceptions to the utter wasteland on the American BOOB -TUBE. The whole cast, the writing, the making of Aaron's shows is STELLAR. They are also what I want of my Exefutive Branch. The character written as JED BARTLETT is the diametric opposite of the Whitehouse under the current and last clowns who parked their glutimus maximus in the Chair in The OVAL Office.. Lest we think these " leaders" actually did their jobs, the current and previous Presidents were and are controlled by a single group which manifests itself as the major political party leaders. In the next election, I might write in JED BARTLETT, WILL MACAVOY, or possibly AARON SORKIN !

She was written this way!

Here are my top 5 favorite characters from the show 1. Toby 2. CJ 3. Josh 4. Leo 5. Charlie

Love her. And Toby. ❤

CJ got an Oscar cool!!

@seamus1956

4 жыл бұрын

Allison Janney got an Oscar for I, Tonya, but CJ got her 6 Emmy nominations and 4 wins. Best Supporting Actress in a Drama in 2000 and 2001, Best Actress in a Drama 2002 and 2004.

Watch this with closed captions on

Only one of very few mistakes made in the West Wing, but by this time Sorkin was well and truly gone. I love the CJ character but Press Secretary to Chief of Staff?? No way. In my opinion the best suited person and character for that role would have been Nancy McNally. Did Nancy ever stuff up? I can't recall even once. She was a great character and a very strong and powerful personality. Having her as Chief of Staff would have been very fitting.

@Regifloat222

8 жыл бұрын

But why would Bartlett ever want to take McNally off of her job? I don't even think McaNally's character would take the job

Allison Janney and John Spencer are absolutely my two favorite performances on this show. CJ Cregg is just the best. The writing of the show is very witty and it comes off as smarmy in some of the characters, but CJ Craig is incredibly likable because of her performance.

"Only one name". How completely Leo knew his people.

It's been 7 years and we're still waiting for a female Chief of Staff and a female President. I'm hoping for a VP this year, but it needs to improve. Women make up 51% of the electorate. You're voting for men. What is the problem? Make it happen.

@alwenke212

Жыл бұрын

in 2023 we have had a woman VP for just more than two years and the sky hasn't fallen yet. dam I miss that show!! I think that was the last network tv show that I watched.

@alwenke212

Жыл бұрын

the way the radical right are carving up women's rights/ human rights I think we need a lot more people like CJ

@JoelWelter

Жыл бұрын

@@alwenke212 Agree.

@JoelWelter

Жыл бұрын

@@alwenke212 The short run of "The Newsroom" was a great show, too. Written by Aaron Sorkin, of course.

I love this show and I love Allison and the character of CJ. I didn't like the story line that made her Chief of Staff. Josh was Deputy and should have gotten the position. I know it was done for the show so Josh could move on to run the Santos campaign etc... I just think there were better ways to do it.

@gabrielabagala

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. At the very least there should have been a conversation between Josh and Barlet and/or Leo telling him "Josh you should be the new chief of staff, but we ask you to please stay aside to prepare the campaign for the new president" (or something like that) . Josh was the most experienced person and also "the smartest" (said loads of times during the show). Moreover, Josh and Toby are higher up the ranks than CJ, they could never make the decision to put her in that position so easily.

Would love to see full episodes . Probably never happen .

Mark Harmon... Wait a minute!? So West Wing not only has a Sesame Street Crossover, but also a NCIS crossover?!!!!

@tracyroweauthor

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Harmon's character was supposed to become her regular boyfriend, but then he was cast in NCIS, so they killed him off. So, sorta yes and no