SOPRANOS, THE: EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH (TV)
Summary
One in this darkly comic, dramatic series centering around the crime empire and family life of Tony Soprano, a modern-day Mafia boss. The episode begins with Irina calling Tony, begging him to get Janice to give back the prosthetic leg she stole from Irina's sister. Next, Melfi's on-again, off-again husband Richard chastises her for considering taking Tony back as a patient. Worried, Melfi goes to her therapist Elliot where she determines that she must be "charmed by a sociopath." Tony goes to see Janice, asking her to give back the leg and telling her to beware of "the Russians." Meanwhile, Ralphie and Jackie Jr. go out for a night of bonding which ends with the two of them beating up a delinquent "customer" and stealing his money. The next day Tony is surprised to find out that Johnny Sack has moved into new digs in New Jersey. Then, Melfi tells Tony that she thinks it is time for him to move on to another therapist. That night, as Melfi leaves her office, she is raped in the parking garage stairwell. The rapist is found, but, shockingly, the police let him walk. Meanwhile, the Russians pay a forceful visit to Janice, prompting her to retrieve the leg from the bowling alley locker where she was hiding it. The episode ends with Melfi having nightmares about her rapist, and considering employing Tony to assuage her fears.
This selection from the Alan Gerry Cable Collection has been made available by the Gerry Foundation, Inc.
Details
- NETWORK: HBO
- DATE: March 18, 2001 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:52:45
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:65319
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Organized crime - Drama
- SERIES RUN: HBO - TV series, 1999-2007
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Brad Grey … Executive Producer
- David Chase … Executive Producer, Created by
- Robin Green … Executive Producer, Writer
- Mitchell Burgess … Executive Producer, Writer
- Ilene S. Landress … Co-Executive Producer
- Todd A. Kessler … Producer
- Terence Winter … Producer
- Henry J. Bronchtein … Producer
- Martin Bruestle … Producer
- Gregg Glickman … Associate Producer
- Gianna Maria Smart … Associate Producer
- John Patterson … Director
- James Gandolfini … Cast, Tony Soprano
- Lorraine Bracco … Cast, Dr. Jennifer Melfi
- Edie Falco … Cast, Carmela Soprano
- Michael Imperioli … Cast, Christopher Moltisanti
- Dominic Chianese … Cast, Corrado "Junior" Soprano
- Van Zandt, Steven … Cast, Silvio Danto
- Tony Sirico … Cast, Paulie Walnuts
- Robert Iler … Cast, Anthony "AJ" Soprano, Jr.
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler … Cast, Meadow Soprano
- De Matteo, Drea … Cast, Adriana La Cerva
- Aida Turturro … Cast, Janice Soprano
- Federico Castelluccio … Cast, Furio Giunta
- Joe Pantoliano … Cast, Ralphie Cifaretto
- Peter Riegert … Cast, Assemblyman Zellman
- Richard Romanus … Cast, Richard La Penna
- Shaun Toub … Cast, Arouk Abboubi
- Peter Bogdanovich … Cast, Dr. Elliot Kupferberg
- Vincent Curatola … Cast, Johnny Sack
- John Fiore … Cast, Gigi Cestone
- Sharon Angela … Cast, Rosalie Aprile
- Oksana Babiy … Cast, Irina Peltsin
- Jason Cerbone … Cast, Jackie Aprile, Jr.
- Will McCormack … Cast, Jason La Penna
- Van Zandt, Maureen … Cast, Gabriella Dante
- Denise Borino … Cast, Ginny Sack
- Gary Evans … Cast, FBI Tech #1
- Traci Godfrey … Cast, Edwina Fowley
- Zabryna Guevara … Cast, Clerk
- Glenn Kessler … Cast, FBI Tech #2
- Steven Kunken … Cast, ER Doctor
- Jill Marie Lawrence … Cast, Detective Piersol
- Mario Polit … Cast, Jesus Rossi
- Katalin Pota … Cast, Lilliana Wosilius
- Bobby Rivers … Cast, News Reporter
- Igor Zhivotovsky … Cast, Igor Parnasky