Character

Cher

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Cher surfaces in Josh Lyman's simile to Amy during a West Wing call that interrupts her date with Peter Harlow. He compares the call's awkward intimidation to 'going out with Cher and Sonny calls,' invoking her past high-profile relationship with Sonny Bono. The reference injects quick humor into their policy talk on Ritchie's family attack, highlighting staffers' reliance on pop culture shorthand to ease work's intrusion into private life.

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Cher's Journey

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S4E5 · Debate Camp

Date Interrupted — Amy Crafts the Family Line

Not applicable; invoked as a touchstone for humor and social embarrassment.

Referenced in Josh's simile ('going out with Cher and Sonny calls') as cultural shorthand to explain why he should remain off-camera; no active agency in the scene.

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S4E5 · Debate Camp

Call on a Date: Amy Frames the Family Argument

Referenced with warmth and humor; the invocation carries levity rather than emotional weight.

Cher is invoked as part of Josh's simile — a cultural shorthand used to describe the awkwardness of a famous-other's phone call interrupting a date.

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