Object

Wooden Eggs (Event Prop)

A small set of hand-sized wooden eggs used as logistical props during White House event prep. Smooth, varnished surfaces and modestly varied sizes make them easy to count and sort by touch. Staff handle the eggs directly while calling out quantities and confirming which eggs are 'regular,' with C.J., Donna, and Carol inspecting and moving them in a corridor-sized beat of choreography.

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Purpose

Serve as event props and logistical counting tokens to organize and verify egg allocations for a White House function.

Significance

Acts as a tactile anchor for staff routines: the eggs focus attention on mundane, controlled details even as larger crises and political conflicts converge, signaling the staff's insistence on order amid chaos.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E19 · Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

Counting Eggs, Managing Mandy, and Josh at the F.E.C.

The wooden eggs are referenced as primary event props: Donna specifies there will be 25,000 wooden eggs in addition to 7,500 'other' eggs. Their mention establishes the scale of the event and provides the concrete detail C.J. needs to orient the staff amid simultaneous personnel issues.

Before: In inventory/planning lists awaiting placement for an upcoming White House event; counts are known to staff but being verbally confirmed.

After: Still in inventory/planning status; their classification has been clarified (wooden vs. regular) and the small logistical question is closed.

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