The Telltale Moozadell
| "The Telltale Moozadell" | |
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| The Sopranos episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Dan Attias |
| Written by | Michael Imperioli |
| Cinematography by | Phil Abraham |
| Production code | 309 |
| Original air date | April 22, 2001 |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
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"The Telltale Moozadell" is the thirty-fifth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the ninth of the show's third season. It was written by Michael Imperioli, directed by Dan Attias and originally aired on April 22, 2001.
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Fifteen-year-old Stefani Germanotta, who would later become famous as Lady Gaga, makes an uncredited appearance as a classmate of A.J.'s. She is seated on the swimming pool bleachers, smoking a cigarette.
On Carmela's birthday, each member of the Soprano family presents her with a gift: Tony, a very large and expensive sapphire ring, A.J., a DVD of The Matrix, and Meadow, a gift certificate to a day spa, which she put on her mother's credit card as well as purchasing one for herself. At Carmela's birthday party, Jackie Aprile, Jr. arrives late, just as they are about to sing "Happy Birthday" and apologizes for his tardiness. Afterward, A.J. is invited to a friend's house to spend the night and Meadow and Jackie go out to a movie. In bed, Carmela asks Tony why he did not buy the Mercedes SL that he had been considering. Tony replies that driving that car would make him "look like a douchebag".
Tony continues his affair with the Mercedes saleswoman, Gloria Trillo, who--according to Dr. Melfi and unbeknownst to Tony--has a suicidal past as well as an unhealthy relationship streak. They visit the Bronx Zoo on their next date. As they watch a gorilla, they passionately kiss and eventually end up in a deserted reptile house, where they have sex with their clothes on. On their next outing, they caress on a couch in an upscale hotel room where Gloria finds Tony's gun strapped to his ankle, which fascinates and arouses her. At her therapy session, Gloria is taken aback by Dr. Melfi's questioning, in particular, Melfi's invitation to elaborate on the male voice that was heard during their last phone conversation. At his own session with Melfi, Tony tells her that he has had a very successful week and gives her a bonus on top of his regular payment. Melfi senses that Tony is being dishonest in part, and tries to refuse the extra money, but Tony insists on leaving the cash. Melfi then answers her son's phone call. She confesses that she "hates all them" (referring to her patients) for lying to her. Her son tells her that he needs to buy some expensive books for college and Dr. Melfi looks down at the extra cash Tony left.
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