The West Wing's President Bartlet Discovers the Butterball Hotline

President Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen) of The West Wing tended to have a lot on his mind, and sometimes he dealt with that by fixating on the much less important problems until the big solutions can come to him. 

One of those times involved having searing questions about the proper preparation of a Thanksgiving turkey and its accompanying stuffing. When he openly wishes for some kind of turkey question call center staffed with experts to answer these questions, Charlie Young (Dule Hill) gets the chance to make the president's day by informing him about the existence of the Butterball hotline. 

If you have questions on how to prepare stuffing that is actually stuffed inside the turkey this Thanksgiving, you can learn along with the president as he delightedly calls the hotline and tests their knowledge... while pretending to be Joe Bethersonton, a guy from Fargo, North Dakota. 

The West Wing ran from 1999-2006 on NBC.

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