Take Out the Trash Day

"**Take Out the Trash Day**"
"Take Out the Trash Day"
The West Wing episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 13
Directed by	Ken Olin
Written by	Aaron Sorkin
Cinematography by	Thomas Del Ruth
Editing by	Tina Hirsch
Production code	225912
Original air date	January 26, 2000
Running time	41 minutes
Episode chronology
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Last updated March 05, 2025

"Take Out the Trash Day" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of The West Wing .^[1] It originally aired on January 26, 2000. The episode sees characters finalize a hate crime bill and was inspired by the murder of Matthew Shepard.^[2] It made prominent the phrase of the same name.^[3] Vulture.com ranked the episode number 141 in a list of all 150 episodes.^[4] The Daily Beast ranked the episode number 102 in a similar list.^[5]

References

↑ "The West Wing: "Take Out The Trash Day"/"Take This Sabbath Day"". AV Club. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
↑ Odom, Dani Kessel (August 13, 2023). "12 West Wing Storylines With Real-World Inspirations". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
↑ "Take Out the Trash Day – the perfect opportunity to bury bad news". The Guardian. December 18, 2015. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
↑ Jackson, Matthew (September 23, 2024). "All 150 Episodes of The West Wing, Ranked". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
↑ "Every Episode of 'The West Wing,' Ranked Worst to Best". The Daily Beast. October 30, 2024. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

External links

Take Out the Trash Day at IMDb

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[1] "The West Wing: "Take Out The Trash Day"/"Take This Sabbath Day"". AV Club. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[2] Odom, Dani Kessel (August 13, 2023). "12 West Wing Storylines With Real-World Inspirations". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[3] "Take Out the Trash Day – the perfect opportunity to bury bad news". The Guardian. December 18, 2015. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[4] Jackson, Matthew (September 23, 2024). "All 150 Episodes of The West Wing, Ranked". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[5] "Every Episode of 'The West Wing,' Ranked Worst to Best". The Daily Beast. October 30, 2024. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

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