Gary

Gary owns Gary's, a tuxedo rental service that outfits White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman for formal events like inaugural balls. Donna references Josh's tuxedo from Gary's during a delivery of tickets, underscoring the behind-the-scenes logistics that enable staff to maintain appearances amid policy crises and interagency tensions. Gary operates outside the spotlight, providing essential support for the administration's public-facing obligations.

3 appearances

Also known as: Gary's

Gary's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S2E3 · The Midterms

C.J.'s 'Gary with a G' Detour

Exuberantly boastful and performative

Launches into self-aggrandizing pitch of his 'Gary with a G' persona on KADR AM, boasts of 900,000 Rocky Mountain listeners, embraces 'hokey' label with Liza comparison, left mid-conversation as C.J. …

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Bartlet's Scriptural Smackdown of Jenna Jacobs

Boastful and jovially insistent

Gary banters boastfully with C.J. about his 'Gary with a G' persona on KADR AM before she excuses herself, standing aside as the room shifts focus to the President's entrance.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Josh Deflects Inaugural Chatter, Reframes the State Department Leak

Not emotionally engaged in the scene; purely functional as a reference.

Mentioned indirectly as the source of Josh's tuxedo; functions as a background vendor that underscores the normal, domestic logistics of ceremonial life.

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Affiliation

KADR AM