Object

Josh's Office Visitor Chair

A visitor chair with narrative significance in the hall and involved in specific comedic moments.

4 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

The visitor chair's arm becomes a staging prop — Donna sits on its arm while reading aloud, creating physical intimacy and a domestic rhythm inside the office. It punctuates her informal authority to occupy Josh's space even during crisis.

Before: Unoccupied, positioned beside Josh's desk.

After: Occupied briefly by Donna; she rises to hand Josh a folder and then follows him into the bullpen.

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S1E17 · The White House Pro-Am

Polite Boundaries at the Outer Oval

A mid‑back visitor chair anchors the Outer Oval waiting area: Danny sits in it while awaiting the President, using the informal seating to conduct a discreet, off‑the‑record conversation with Charlie and to project accessibility without overstaying his welcome.

Before: Occupied by Danny; positioned beside Josh's desk–style area in the Outer Oval.

After: Vacated after Danny is escorted into the Oval; returns to idle readiness for the next visitor.

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S1E17 · The White House Pro-Am

Levity Cut Short: The Oval Office Confrontation

A visitor chair anchors stage business: Leo rises from it and leaves; Abbey drops her suit coat over its back on arrival, signaling domestic intimacy and the crossing of private space into institutional setting.

Before: Occupied by Leo while he reads; near the desk in the Oval Office.

After: Empty but with Abbey's suit coat draped over its back as the argument unfolds and the couple later move around the desk.

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S1E17 · The White House Pro-Am

Fragile Truce in the Oval: Marriage, Politics, and Conscience

A visitor chair anchors the physical staging: Abbey drops her suit coat over its back, Leo rises from it, and it absorbs the intimate choreography of arrival, departure, and the exchange of a jacket at the scene's end.

Before: Occupied by Leo while he reads; Abbey's coat not yet on it.

After: Abbey's coat is draped over it briefly; then the coat is transferred to her shoulders as she and Jed leave.

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