Aired: November 30, 2000 | Season: 2 | Episode: 9

Overview
Runtime: 40m
Directed by: Alex Graves
Written by: Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Falls
Guest stars: Ann Lim, Charlotte Cornwell, Colm Feore, Duffy Epstein, John Carroll Lynch, John Leslie Wolfe, Matthew Dickens, Molly Schaffer, Nigel Gibbs, Nina Hodoruk, Steve Shih, Tom Hall, Troy Ruptash
Description
On the eve of Jed's participation in a national television conference with thousands of school children as the Galileo probe arrives at Mars, NASA loses the communication link; Leo contends with a Russian ambassador who denies that a fire has broken out in a nuclear missile silo; C.J. and Sam accompany Jed to a concert where they're each faced with people they'd rather not see; Josh and Donna work on the nomination for the next person to appear on a postage stamp; C.J. wrangles a minor controversy ignited by a leak that Jed doesn't like green beans.