46 Long (17 Jan. 1999)

Christopher Moltisanti and his friend Brendan Filone hijack a truckload of DVD players but unfortunately the truck and the merchandise belongs to a company that is Uncle Junior's protection... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Attias

Writers:

David Chase (creator), David Chase

Stars:

James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Gandolfini	...	Tony Soprano
Lorraine Bracco	...	Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Edie Falco	...	Carmela Soprano
Michael Imperioli	...	Christopher Moltisanti
Dominic Chianese	...	Junior Soprano
Vincent Pastore	...	Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero
Steven Van Zandt	...	Silvio Dante
Tony Sirico	...	Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri
Robert Iler	...	A.J. Soprano
Jamie-Lynn Sigler	...	Meadow Soprano
Nancy Marchand	...	Livia Soprano
Michael Rispoli	...	Jackie Aprile
Al Sapienza	...	Mikey Palmice
Anthony DeSando	...	Brendan Filone
Drea de Matteo	...	Adriana La Cerva

Storyline

Christopher Moltisanti and his friend Brendan Filone hijack a truckload of DVD players but unfortunately the truck and the merchandise belongs to a company that is Uncle Junior's protection. He's not a happy man and it takes a sit down arbitrated by Jackie Aprile to calm things down. Christopher and Brendan don't like the results however. Brendan decides to go off on his own but it leads to a royal mess. Tony's mother has a fire in her kitchen, confirming in the minds of everyone except her that she can no longer live without some type of assisted care. They try a companion but that doesn't work. Tony goes back to plan A but continues to feel guilt over the situation. One of AJ's teacher has his car stolen out of the school parking lot and Tony decides to try and recover it for him. Big Pussy and Paulie are sent out to solve the problem.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | reference to jerry lewis | reference to orville redenbacher | digit in title | number in title

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Harrison, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brad Grey Television, Chase Films, Soprano Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

As Big Pussy is trying to track down a stolen car, he says "I'm fuckin' Rockford over here." This is a reference to The Rockford Files, a show David Chase used to write for.

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Goofs

Tony says he watched The Bank Dick on his new DVD player. The film was not available on DVD at the time. It would not be available on DVD until 2000.

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Quotes

Arnaz: We ain't saying shit until there's an attorney present.
Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: Well, go ahead, make a statement.
[sticks a gun in Arnaz's mouth]
Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: I got fuckin' Johnnie Cochran right here for you!

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Connections

References Kundun (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Bop Hop"
Composed by Arthur Baker and Lati Kronlund
Performed by Brooklyn Funk Essentials

User Reviews

Multiple plots

Tony must deal with Uncle Junior over Chris and his friend Brendan's hijacking of trucks under Junior's protection. At the same time, Tony has to cope with his increasingly senile mother, who sets her house on fire and runs over a neighbor. His confrontation with her over where to send her is priceless. Tony hires a nanny for his mother, who turns out to be Jamaican. When he first meets her, he tells her to lay off the ganja while working for his mom. Lovely. AJ's teacher has his car stolen, so Tony sends the boys out to retrieve it. And so on and so on. Maybe a little too much going on but we start to get a feel for some of the secondary characters, like Sil who has a memorable "Godfather" moment in front of a mirror. Chris makes it plain he is going to be hard to control. A near-great episode, but way too busy