Leo McGarry
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Search complete. 8 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Leo McGarry".
Sep 7, 2026
Kayla McGarryGUEST
Yes.
Dylan GilliganHOST
Right? Are you related to Leo McGarry, the chief of staff for the President of the United States?
Kayla McGarryGUEST
I am not related, and my mom's maiden name is Rittenhouse, so I get a lot of questions on that, too.
Dylan GilliganHOST
uh me and christina are on our second time through of uh west wing and leo mcgary is the uh chief of staff
JonHOST
It's like that guy, the movie, right? You know what I mean? You know, like when you said like, oh, that's that guy.
JonHOST
Like your everyday film fan probably doesn't know Michael Biehn or John Spencer, Leo McGarry, but like they're like, oh yeah, that's that guy from West Wing.
JonHOST
A couple of other fun that guys that I noticed.
JonHOST
Bokeem Woodbine, who I'm actually having a hard time picking like what, Cause he's a, that guy I'm having like a hard time picking what movie I or show I know him from.
John IrelandHOST
You've got to fire Bradley Woodford, and he did something stupid.
John IrelandHOST
And Leo McGarry, who is his boss, comes up to him.
John IrelandHOST
He goes, let me tell you a story.
John IrelandHOST
He says, yeah.
Riley HamiltonHOST
They named him Little Leo, short for Leonardo.
Riley HamiltonHOST
And when asked what the inspiration for the name was, they said he was lovingly named after John Spencer's character in The West Wing, Leo McGarry.
Riley HamiltonHOST
But I think it'll be a while before he's bossing around Sam Seaborn and Josh Lyman.
Riley HamiltonHOST
Congrats, Yvonne and Nick.
Riley HamiltonHOST
Amy, do you ever wish Leo McGarry was running Turtle Time?
Amy ScarlataHOST
I haven't watched Westworld in, like, Westworld.
Amy ScarlataHOST
That's how far removed I am from the West Wing.
Riley HamiltonHOST
They're similar.
Nalani Pearl HernandezHOST
I don't know if you've ever seen West Wing.
Nalani Pearl HernandezHOST
So West Wing, um, the chief of staff, Leo McGarry, is an alcoholic, and during the entire course of the, um, the seasons, he does not drink until there is one point where he does.
Nalani Pearl HernandezHOST
But he was explaining to someone who kept offering him a drink and offering him a drink, um, why he didn't drink.
Nalani Pearl HernandezHOST
He's all, "I'm a, a, an alcoholic." And they said, "Oh, it's just one drink." He's all, "But that's the thing.