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- Episode aired Jan 17, 1999
- TV-MA
- 50m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
9.8K
YOUR RATING
Tony is getting fed up with his mother. Brendan Filone acts against Tony's wishes. Salvatore and Paulie try to track down A.J.'s teacher's stolen car.Tony is getting fed up with his mother. Brendan Filone acts against Tony's wishes. Salvatore and Paulie try to track down A.J.'s teacher's stolen car.Tony is getting fed up with his mother. Brendan Filone acts against Tony's wishes. Salvatore and Paulie try to track down A.J.'s teacher's stolen car.
Anthony DeSando
- Brendan Filone
- (as Anthony Desando)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst appearance of Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva, Chris Moltisanti's long-time girlfriend. She was also in the series pilot but portrayed an unnamed restaurant hostess, which was explained by making Adriana a hostess.
- GoofsThe plot references a Buick driven by Livia, but the actual car she's driving is an Oldsmobile.
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Silvio Dante: [imitating Al Pacino] Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999)
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Captain Teeb's
Tony deals with problems that come from multiple directions in both families.
This is a wonderfully humorous episode that also sets the scene for the plot and character arcs of series 1.
The pre-credits introduction scene is a simple exchange of banter between a number of characters watching a current affairs show discussing the state of the Mafia. I think I laughed at virtually everything that came out of everybody's mouths. It might just be that it appeals to my humour or it is fantastically written comedy. However, it sets the tone for the rest of the episode.
The comedy is mostly character driven, but it is relentless and right up my street. Tony, Livia, Junior, Paulie, Pussy, Silvio, Christopher, and Georgie all have excellent moments. All actors deliver fantastic performances, particularly James Gandolfini and Nancy Marchand.
As a story, it slow burns by kicking off Tony's problems with both his mother and uncle in a fairly understated way. They seem relatively small at this point, but you can see the stress levels rising and how things have the potential to spiral out of control. It makes you want to find out what's coming next. Some of the psychological themes relating to parent-child relationships start being explored very well here.
I also like the subplot involving Mr Miller's car. This is not just amusing as a concept but it gave Big Pussy and Paulie some memorable scenes, particularly in the coffee shop.
For me the overall story is not quite strong enough to make it a perfect episode, but the consistency of humour elevates it to a pretty high standing. I rate it as 9.5/10 but round upwards.
This is a wonderfully humorous episode that also sets the scene for the plot and character arcs of series 1.
The pre-credits introduction scene is a simple exchange of banter between a number of characters watching a current affairs show discussing the state of the Mafia. I think I laughed at virtually everything that came out of everybody's mouths. It might just be that it appeals to my humour or it is fantastically written comedy. However, it sets the tone for the rest of the episode.
The comedy is mostly character driven, but it is relentless and right up my street. Tony, Livia, Junior, Paulie, Pussy, Silvio, Christopher, and Georgie all have excellent moments. All actors deliver fantastic performances, particularly James Gandolfini and Nancy Marchand.
As a story, it slow burns by kicking off Tony's problems with both his mother and uncle in a fairly understated way. They seem relatively small at this point, but you can see the stress levels rising and how things have the potential to spiral out of control. It makes you want to find out what's coming next. Some of the psychological themes relating to parent-child relationships start being explored very well here.
I also like the subplot involving Mr Miller's car. This is not just amusing as a concept but it gave Big Pussy and Paulie some memorable scenes, particularly in the coffee shop.
For me the overall story is not quite strong enough to make it a perfect episode, but the consistency of humour elevates it to a pretty high standing. I rate it as 9.5/10 but round upwards.
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- snoozejonc
- Feb 2, 2022
Details
- Runtime50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 1.78 : 1
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