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First Aired: Feb. 28, 1999 on HBO

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Season 1 » Episode #08 - The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti

The Sopranos - 01x08 The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti

Summary: The talk of the town is the indictments that are scheduled to come down and how Tony and his associates are going to deal with them. Christopher later becomes upset because when the associates were named on television, he was not one of them. Meanwhile, Livia decides it's the perfect time to tell Junior that Tony is seeing a psychiatrist.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Junior Soprano	played by Dominic Chianese
Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero	played by Vincent Pastore
Silvio Dante	played by Steven Van Zandt
Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri	played by Tony Sirico
A.J. Soprano	played by Robert Iler
Richard La Penna	played by Richard Romanus
Mikey Palmice	played by Al Sapienza
Larry Boy Barese	played by Tony Darrow

Episode Quotes

Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero: [to Christopher] You know who had an arc? Noah.

Tony Soprano: All right. You'd better give me your jewelry.

Tony Soprano: Hey, they know we can't produce receipts. You want 'em stealing this stuff from us?

Tony Soprano: Come on.
Carmela Soprano: I'm not giving you my engagement ring. This isn't stolen! [beat, then frown] Is it?
Tony Soprano: No! [beat] What do you think I am?

Larry Boy Barese: Oh, Mama Livia. Come sta, darling?
Livia Soprano: Listen to him with that 'my darling'. I am nobody's darling.
Larry Boy Barese: [to Tony] This one here, she never disappoints, I tell ya that.
Livia Soprano: Are you still seeing your other women, Lorenzo?
Carmela Soprano: [pulls her away] Come on, Ma. Let's mingle.
Tony Soprano: Sorry. The older she gets the worse she gets.

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Mistakes/Goofs

Goof (revealing mistake): When Chris gets to the bakery store, number 29 is up. Four customers later, the number on the wall is still 29 instead of 33.

Trivia

The first appearance of Agent Harris.
Christopher (Michael Imperioli) shoots a bakery clerk in the foot because he perceives him to be disrespectful. In Goodfellas, Imperioli's character was shot in the foot for the very same reason.
During the dinner scene, to illustrate the negative perception of Italian Americans in America, Rick explains to Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) that most Americans cite 'Goodfellas (1990)' if asked about Italian Americans. Bracco played Karen Hill in Goodfellas and was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance
Joseph R. Gannascoli appears as a bakery customer named Gino. In season 2, he would begin appearing as recurring character Vito Spatafore.