In this episode, Will says the line "I can't act. I'm a terrible actor." Bradley Whitford (who plays Josh) wrote the script for this episode. Along with the line, the stage directions read: "Will waddles in. The actor playing Will struggles to be remotely honest. Toby ignores the insincere, one dimensional acting of the guy playing Will. Will enters- scene dies. Will does deep background cross that nobody believes and punctures the suspension of disbelief globally." Joshua Malina (who plays Will) said later "Hat tip to Whitford. This was a solid prank. . . I think they made him take [the stage directions] out of the final script, sadly. It was very mean and funny."
After CJ (Allison Janney) talks to the president (Martin Sheen) in the Oval Office, he leaves through an outside door, which is opened and closed for him by a secret service agent. As the president and the trailing agent walk out of sight, the door, which hadn't latched properly, drifts open slightly.
Although credited, Alan Alda, Kristin Chenoweth, Janel Moloney & John Spencer do not appear. Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill & Richard Schiff also do not appear and are therefore uncredited.