Character

Mr. Finch

endearing humorously named nostalgic

Mr. Finch counts among President Josiah Bartlet's family cats from his children's youth. Bartlet names him alongside Mrs. Wilberforce during a basement hallway chat with Leo McGarry, joking about the 'stupid names' his kids picked. The anecdote cuts tension before a pivotal Situation Room decision on a humanitarian mission, exposing Bartlet's lighter family reminiscences amid crisis leadership.

1 appearances

Mr. Finch's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

1 moments

S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Eleven Minutes — Bartlet Clears the Mission

N/A for the cat; the invocation produces mild amusement in Bartlet.

Referenced in Bartlet's hallway anecdote as one of his childhood cats (Mr. Finch), used to humanize Bartlet briefly before the decision — not present as an actor in the operation.

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