The West Wing Cookie Jar

Wisecracking Nicknames

The relationship between the characters on this show are one of the reasons I tune in every week. They are realistic in the way they portray how coworkers can tease each other without it literally becoming a federal case! Here is a look at some of the wisecracks and nicknames they've made to one another and a few other people who have visited The West Wing.

Jed Bartlet

'crazy lunatic' ~ according to Toby (1:5)

'Wink Martendale' ~ according to Toby (1:6)

'pumpkin' ~ according to Abbey (1:17)

'gumdrop' ~ according to Abbey (1:17)

'babe' ~ according to Abbey (2:5)

'jackass' ~ according to Abbey (2:14)

'Bartlet the Inert' ~ according to Sen. Stackhouse (2:17)

Leo McGarry

'Fred Astaire' ~ according to Abbey (1:7)

'adle-minded Machiavellian jerk' ~ according to Mallory (1:8)

'chicken' ~ according to Bartlet (1:17)

'Leopold' ~ according to C.J (2:3)

'The Charlie Brown of missile defense' ~ according to Bartlet (2:12)

'Gerald' ~ according to Lord John Marbury (2:12)

'wussy' ~ according to Bartlet (2:14)

Josh Lyman

'elitist Harvard fascist missed-the-Dean's-list-two-semesters-in-a-row yankee jackass' ~ according to C.J (1:3)

'lucky' ~ according to Mandy (1:3)

'da man' ~ according to Sam & Toby (1:9)

'da men' along with Toby & Sam ~ according to himself, Mrs. Landingham, Toby & Sam (1:9)

'funny boy' ~ according to Bartlet (1:10)

'keystone cops' along with Sam ~ according to Leo (1:10)

'abbott and costello' along with Sam ~ according to Leo (1:12)

'chicken' *heard as chicken sounds* ~ according to Donna (1:16)

'baby' ~ according to Donna (1:19)

'James Caan' in the Godfather ~ according to himself (1:20)

'Monsieur de Toqueville' ~ according to Joey Lucas (1:21)

'pal of mine' ~ according to C.J (2:3)

'mi amore' ~ according to C.J (2:3)

'deputy downer' ~ according to Donna (2:7)

'Fred & Ethel' ~ along with Sam according to C.J (2:11)

'her spin boys' ~ along with Sam and Toby according to C.J (2:17)

'prince of passive aggressive behaviour' ~ according to Donna (2:18)

Toby Zeigler

'vanna' ~ according to Josh (1:1)

'Byron' ~ according to Bartlet (1:5)

'Mr. Zeigler from the Coney Island Killjoy' ~ according to Bartlet (1:5)

'paranoid nudnik' ~ according to C.J (1:5)

'da men' along with Josh & Sam ~ according to himself, Mrs. Landingham, Josh & Sam (1:9)

'skippy' ~ according to Bartlet (1:12)

'buddy' ~ according to Josh (1:15)

'pokey' ~ according to Andrea Wyatt (1:20)

'the guy who shows Pacino how to make tomato sauce' in the Godfather ~ according to Josh (1:20)

'Funk & Wagnalls' ~ according to C.J (1:21)

'her spin boys' ~ along with Sam and Josh according to C.J (2:17)

'the Batman and Robin of speechwriting' ~ along with Sam according to himself (2:20)

C.J Cregg

'paranoid Berkley shiksta feminista' ~ according to Josh (1:3)

'ma'am' ~ according to Josh (1:5)

'kitten' ~ according to General Ed Barry (2:5)

'Toscanini' ~ according to Toby (2:8)

'princepesia' ~ according to Lord John Marbury (2:12)

Sam Seaborn

'Samuel' ~ according to C.J (1:3)

'Princeton' ~ according to Toby (1:6)

'da men' along with Toby & Josh ~ according to himself, Mrs. Landingham, Toby & Josh (1:9)

'keystone cops' along with Josh ~ according to Leo (1:10)

'Abbott and Costello' ~ along with Josh according to Leo (1:12)

'Galileo' ~ according to Toby (1:15)

'skipper' ~ according to Mallory (1:18)

'chicken *heard as chicken sounds' ~ according to C.J (2:4)

'the master' ~ according to Ainsley (2:6)

'Fred & Ethel' ~ along with Josh according to C.J (2:11)

'her spin boys' ~ along with Toby and Josh according to C.J (2:17)

'the Batman and Robin of speechwriting' ~ along with Toby according to Toby (2:20)

Charlie Young

'Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, Charlie Chaz' ~ according to C.J (1:18)

'chicken' ~ according to Zoey (1:18)

'sweetie' ~ according to Mrs. Landingham (2:14)

'chip, chipper, Gilligan' ~ according to C.J (2:17)

'sparky' ~ according to C.J (2:17)

Donna Moss

'poet laureate Donnatella Moss' ~ according to Josh (1:16)

'Norma Rae' ~ according to Josh (2:6)

'Ado Annie' ~ according to Josh (2:18)

Abbey Bartlet

'sweet knees' ~ according to Bartlet (2:5)

'Lady MacBeth' ~ according to Bartlet (2:19)

'hot pants' ~ according to Bartlet (2:20)

Mrs. Landingham<

'cattle hustler' ~ according to Bartlet (1:2)

'Mrs. L' ~ according to Josh (2:21)

'Bob Cratchet' ~ according to Bartlet (2:21)

'Mammy Yokum' ~ according to Bartlet (2:21)

'Fannie Mae' ~ according to Bartlet (2:21)

Danny Concannon

'rebel rouser' ~ according to C.J (1:7)

'fishboy' ~ according to C.J (1:10)

'freak boy' ~ according to C.J (1:13)

'mi compadre' ~ according to Josh (1:15)

'nimrod' ~ according to C.J (2:6)

'pal' ~ according to C.J (2:6)

Ainsley Hayes

'blonde leggy fascists' ~ according to Lionel Tribbey (2:5)

'kid' ~ according to Leo (2:5)

'Gracie' ~ according to Sam (2:13)

'Phyllis Schlafly' ~ according to Sam (2:18)

Joey Lucas

'lunatic lady' ~ according to Josh (1:14)

'fine lookin' woman' ~ according to Charlie (1:20)

'tonto' ~ according to Josh (2:13)

Other Characters<

Mallory ~ 'baby' ~ according to Leo (1:8)

Lord John Marbury ~ 'Lord Fautleroy' ~ according to Leo (1:11)

Al Keifer ~ 'the guy who runs into the 7/11 to get Satan a pack of cigarettes' ~ according to Toby (1:16)

Ron Erlick ~ 'skippy' ~ according to Bartlet (1:17)

George Washington ~ 'tight ass little priss' ~ according to Bartlet (1:18)

Al Keifer ~ 'Mr. Good News Happy Guy' ~ according to Sam (1:20)

Zoey ~ 'sweetie' ~ according to Bartlet (1:22)

Zoey ~ 'my musical director' ~ according to Bartlet (1:22)

General Ed Barry ~ 'Captain Queeg' ~ according to Toby (2:5)

Vascilli Kononov & Guest ~ 'Boris and Natasha' ~ according to Josh (2:6)

Vascilli Kononov ~ 'the man who came to dinner' ~ according to Josh (2:6)

Vascilli Kononov ~ 'Dr. Zhivago' ~ according to Leo (2:6)

The Pentagon ~ 'Lucy' ~ according to Bartlet (2:12)

Senator Stackhouse ~ 'horses petoot' ~ according to Bartlet (2:17)


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