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The Sopranos: Season 1, Episode 1Pilot (10 Jan. 1999) 8.6
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Gandolfini | ... | ||
| Lorraine Bracco | ... | ||
| Edie Falco | ... | ||
| Michael Imperioli | ... | ||
| Dominic Chianese | ... | ||
| Vincent Pastore | ... | ||
| Steven Van Zandt | ... | ||
| Tony Sirico | ... | ||
| Robert Iler | ... | ||
| Jamie-Lynn Sigler | ... | ||
| Nancy Marchand | ... | ||
| Michael Gaston | ... | ||
| Joe Lisi | ... | ||
| John Ventimiglia | ... | ||
| Jerry Adler | ... | ||
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Tony Soprano is a New Jersey mobster with a complicated life. He's recently passed out as a result of an anxiety attack and begins to see a psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi. Tony's mother is at an age where she should be in a retirement home but she flatly refuses, obviously preferring to nag at her son. His father's brother, Uncle Junior, is planning a hit at a restaurant owned by his high school buddy Artie Bocco. A rival company is edging in on his trash removal business. At home, his teenager daughter Meadow is rebelling against parental authority, especially her mother's. Finally, a family of wild ducks that had taken to living in his backyard pool and who he fed regularly has flown away. Written by garykmcd
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Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Why?
Tony Soprano: Well, because of RICO.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Is he your brother?
Tony Soprano: No. The RICO statutes?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Oh.
[chuckles]
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Of course, right.
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Composed by Fred Neil
Performed by Jefferson Airplane
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In this episode, the pork store used as a meeting place is named Centanni's Meat Market, a real butcher shop in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Producers found an abandoned location in Kearny, New Jersey which was converted into Satriale's Pork Store and used in for rest of the series. See more »Goofs
The ducks in Tony Soprano's swimming pool in the pilot episode are all female. There are several remarks about the group of ducks being a family. No male ducks are within that group. See more »Quotes
Tony Soprano: I gotta be honest with you. I'm not getting any satisfaction from my work either.Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Why?
Tony Soprano: Well, because of RICO.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Is he your brother?
Tony Soprano: No. The RICO statutes?
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Oh.
[chuckles]
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: Of course, right.
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"The Other Side of this Life"Composed by Fred Neil
Performed by Jefferson Airplane
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So, it's the pilot and if you know what's coming up after this, it does rather pale by comparison to the rest of the series but then, it is a pilot. More light hearted, wacky, more odd cinematic camera angles, a very different narrative style to the rest of the series but, even by the half way mark of this pilot it starts to resemble what it is to become, Tony's Looney Tunes Cartoon accent has begun to fade in places and we can almost forget we're watching the 1st episode. It took me a while to give The Sopranos a chance. It was an episode of season 3, the first one I saw in full, that made me want to see it from the start. That was back in 2001. I often think the more comical narrative of this pilot which was probably the subject of many of the early Channel 4 trailers was what put me off for the first few years. That, and the then close resemblance to the then recent film Analyse This. As a first time viewer though, you should not be put off. Within a few episodes you'll see why this is now considered by many as one of the greatest TV shows of all time.