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Tony gets a new headache when unruly capo Richie Aprile is released from prison and is less than keen with the way he’s running things., Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) tests her parents’ disciplinary muscle by partying in her grandmother’s vacant house; an old-school mafioso (David Proval) gets down to business after 10 years in jail; Dr. Melfi is troubled by a chance meeting with Tony. Hunter: Michele DeCesare. Dr. Kupferberg: Peter Bogdanovich. Beansie: Paul Herman. Dr. Schreck: Matthew Sussman. Dr. Melfi: Lorraine Bracco., Meadow tests her parents’ disciplinary muscle by partying in her grandmother’s vacant house; Dr. Melfi is troubled by a chance meeting with Tony; an old-school mafioso gets down to business after 10 years in jail; Tony learns about Richie’s visit to Junior; Beansie contests Richie and later encounters an attack; and Tony warns Richie for the attack., Meadow tests her parents by partying in her grandmother’s vacant house; an old-school mafioso gets down to business after 10 years in jail; Dr Melfi is troubled by a chance meeting with Tony., A lethal new character joins the Soprano family in this episode of the original cable series, directed by Lee Tamhori. Mob boss Anthony Soprano (James Gandolfini) receives a call from the police, but it’s not his illegal activities they’re concerned with; his daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) has thrown a party at the unoccupied house of Tony’s mother, Livia (Nancy Marchand), and one of her teenage friends has overdosed on drugs. Tony and his wife, Carmela (Edie Falco), feel powerless to control their daughter, and give her only a token punishment, but Carmela is infuriated when Tony’s sister, Janice (Aida Turturro), attempts to intervene with some unwanted child-rearing advice. Richie Aprile (David Proval), the hair-trigger-tempered brother of deceased boss Jackie Aprile, is released from prison after ten years, embittered over his loss of power. He pushes for the position and money he feels rightfully belong to him, but Tony urges Richie to be patient. Although he’s indebted to Richie, pizza shop owner Beansie (Paul Herman) refuses to knuckle under and pay tribute, so Richie viciously runs over him in a parking lot, then backs up over Beansie again, crippling his one-time friend. Richie struggles with his inner demons at yoga class, where he runs into Janice, a former flame. Richie seeks to stoke the fires of romance with Janice again by visiting her and her mother, Livia (Nancy Marchand), at the hospital. Tony’s cold to Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) when they bump into each other at a restaurant, and Melfi is haunted by her cheery “Toodle-oo” to the powerful mob boss. “Toodle-Fucking-oo” originally aired January 30, 2000.
