Employee of the Month (The Sopranos)

"Employee of the Month" is the 30th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the fourth episode of the show's third season. It was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, and directed by John Patterson, and originally aired on March 18, 2001.

Starring

• James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
• Dr. Jennifer Melfi
• Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano
• Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti
• Dominic Chianese as Corrado Soprano Jr. *
• Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante
• Tony Sirico as Paulie Gualtieri
• Anthony Soprano Jr.
  (voice only)
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano
• Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva
• Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano
• Furio Giunta
• Ralph Cifaretto

* = credit only

Guest starring

Synopsis

She has a dream. She buys a soda from a vending machine with a piece of macaroni; when she reaches into the machine to get it, her hand is trapped inside. A Rottweiler appears and terrifies her. Then the rapist advances toward her. The dog turns and mauls the rapist, who cries in agony. With Kupferberg, she understands the meaning: the dog is Tony Soprano taking revenge on her behalf.

She tells Tony and others she has been in a car accident. When he sees her, Tony is shocked and concerned by her injuries. He tells her he is now ready to see a behaviorist, but she says, "No," and starts crying. Tony goes to her, lays his hands gently on her, and asks what the matter is. She composes herself and asks him to return to his seat. He goes back, but asks, "What? You wanna say something?" After a tense pause, she says, "No."

First appearances

• Ginny Sacrimoni
  : The wife of Johnny Sack.

Title reference

• Dr. Melfi happens to see her rapist's picture on the wall as "Employee of the Month" at a local subshop.

Awards

• The episode's writers,
  Emmy Award
  in 2001 for Best Writing in a Drama Series.
• Lorraine Bracco was nominated for an
  Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for season three. She lost the award to co-star Edie Falco, who submitted the episode "Second Opinion
  ".

• The song played over the end credits is "Fisherman's Daughter" by Daniel Lanois.
• The song that plays while Ralphie and Jackie Aprile, Jr are eating at Vesuvio's is "Speedoo" by The Cadillacs.
• In the scene where Janice Soprano is practicing guitar, she is attempting "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
• In the scene where Dr. Melfi was at the sub shop (before fleeing), Britney Spears' song "Oops!... I Did It Again" is heard.
• The song played in The Bada Bing Club is "
  The Ohio Players
  .
• The song played during the Sacrimonis’ house warming party is "Americano" by the
  Brian Setzer Orchestra
  .

Reference to other media

• Lorraine Bracco's character is raped by Jesus Rossi or J. Rossi. In the film Goodfellas, Lorraine Bracco's character also has a nemesis named J. Rossi (Janice Rossi), with whom her husband is having an affair.

Filming locations

Listed in order of first appearance:^[1]

• Long Island City, Queens
• North Caldwell, New Jersey
• Lodi, New Jersey
• Satin Dolls in Lodi, New Jersey
• Fort Lee, New Jersey
• Verona, New Jersey

References

External links

• "Employee of the Month" at HBO
• "Employee of the Month" at
  IMDb