Character

Jimmy Stewart

folksy wholesome resolute

Jimmy Stewart enters as a cultural shorthand for the wholesome American everyman. Sam Seaborn impersonates him at Mattress World campaign headquarters, drawling 'Merry Christmas, you 'ol Building and Loan' to nod at the site's ragtag idealism amid a White House ultimatum. This evokes Stewart's role as George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, using his folksy resolve to cut tension between Sam and Will Bailey without Stewart's direct involvement.

2 appearances

Jimmy Stewart's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E6 · Game On

Mattress World: Will's Last Stand (A Campaign of Ideas)

N/A (cultural reference used for levity).

Referenced/impersonated briefly by Sam as a cultural joke ('as Jimmy Stewart') to lighten tension; not an active participant.

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S4E6 · Game On

The White House Ultimatum Meets a Campaign of Ideas

Referenced humorously; provides comic relief.

Jimmy Stewart is invoked by Sam in an impersonation that lightens the mood; the reference functions as a cultural shorthand rather than a literal presence.

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