“Funhouse”
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 26
Guest stars	see below
Written by	David Chase and Todd A. Kessler
Directed by	John Patterson
Production no.	213
Original airdate	April 9, 2000 (HBO)
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"Funhouse" is the twenty-sixth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the finale of the show's second season. It was written by David Chase and Todd A. Kessler, directed by John Patterson and originally aired on Sunday April 9, 2000. This article is about the television series. ... Image File history File links Sopranos_ep213. ... David Chase (born David DeCesare—although some sources list his birth name as David Del Cesare—August 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known as the creator and head writer of the highly acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos. ... John Patterson is a well-known name. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... The Knight in White Satin Armor is the 25th episode of the HBO original series, The Sopranos. ... Mr. ... This is an episode list for the crime drama The Sopranos. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... This article is about the television series. ... David Chase (born David DeCesare—although some sources list his birth name as David Del Cesare—August 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known as the creator and head writer of the highly acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos. ... John Tiffin Patterson (April 4, 1940 – February 7, 2005) was a television and film director. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

It was nominated for the 2000 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. An Emmy Award. ...

Guest starring roles

• Jerry Adler as Hesh Rabkin
• Tom Aldredge as Hugh De Angelis
• Barbara Andres as Aunt Quintina
• Peter Bogdanovich as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg
• John Fiore as Gigi Cestone
• Dan Grimaldi as Patsy Parisi and Philly "Spoons" Parisi
• Toni Kalem as Angie Bonpensiero
• David Margulies as Neil Mink
• Sofia Milos as Annalisa Zucca
• Kathrine Narducci as Charmaine Bucco
• Robert Patrick as David Scatino
• Frank Pellegrino as Bureau Chief Frank Cubitoso
• Matt Servitto as Agent Harris
• Suzanne Shepherd as Mary De Angelis
• Nicole Burdette as Barbara Soprano Giglione
• Maureen Van Zandt as Gabriella Dante
• John Ventimiglia as Artie Bucco

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Episode recap

Shortly after Janice's departure, Tony and younger sister Barbara arrive at Livia's home to discuss her permanent living arrangements. When Livia refuses to move in with Tony and Carmela or Barbara, Tony becomes very angry and hands Livia two airline tickets to Arizona (one for herself and for her sister Quintina) and warns her to leave for good. Information Aliases Parvati Wasatch Gender Female Age 49 Occupation Housewife Family Johnny Boy Soprano (father) Livia Soprano (mother) Tony Soprano (brother) Barbara Soprano Giglione (sister) Carmela Soprano (sister-in-law) Anthony Soprano, Jr. ... Information Aliases Ron Spears, Kevin Finnerty, Mr. ... The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Sopranos that are friends or family of the Sopranos. ... Livia Soprano. ... Carmela Soprano née DeAngelis is the wife of fictional mafia boss Tony Soprano and lead female character on the HBO television series, The Sopranos, played by Edie Falco. ... The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Sopranos that are friends or family of the Sopranos. ...

Later, Tony discusses a calling card credit scheme with Silvio Dante and Big Pussy Bonpensiero at Artie Bucco's restaurant, immediately after eating at an Indian restaurant. During the night, Tony dreams that he is walking on the boardwalk in Asbury Park and meets up with Paulie Walnuts, Silvio, Christopher Moltisanti, Hesh and Philly "Spoons" Parisi. Tony has just received word that he has six months to live from a terminal illness and accepts the information as if he had already known this and come to accept it. His friends further inform him that he is going to kill himself instead, to which his friends commend his bravery and appreciate the favor he will be doing them, sparing them all those doctor visits. Silvio hands Tony a container of gasoline which Tony douses himself with, and then ignites a Zippo. Christopher asks, "What if these doctors are wrong?" Tony only gets a split second to process this information, and the gasoline explodes before Tony could even close the Zippo. Tony then quickly awakes to vicious diarrhea and vomiting. 1987 France Telecom telephone card. ... Silvio Manfred Dante (often just Sil), played by Steven Van Zandt, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. ... Information Gender Male Age Late 40s (Deceased) Occupation Former owner of Bonpensiero body shop Title Former Soldier in the Gualtieri crew in the DiMeo Crime Family Family Lino Bompensiero (father) Edward Duke Bonpensiero (brother) Spouse(s) Angie Bompensiero Children Kevin Bompensiero (son) Matt Bompensiero (son) Terry Bompensiero (daughter) Joey LaRocca... Information Aliases Artie Gender Male Age late 40s Occupation Restaurateur Title Owner and head chef of Nuovo Vesuvio Relationships Charmaine Bucco (wife) Children Chiara Bucco (daughter) Melissa Bucco (daughter) Arthur Art Bucco III (son) Portrayed by John Ventimiglia Created by David Chase Arthur Artie Bucco, played by John Ventimiglia, is... Map of Asbury Park in Monmouth County, NJ, along the Atlantic Ocean (also see: full-state map). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Information Aliases Chris Maccaviti Chris Moltivani Gender Male Age 30s (Deceased) Occupation Nightclub owner Movie producer Title Capo of Soprano crew Family Joanne Moltisanti (mother) Richard Dickie Moltisanti (father) Carmela Soprano (cousin) Tony Blundetto (cousin) Spouse(s) Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti (wife) Adriana La Cerva (ex-fiancee) Children Caitlin (daughter) Relatives... The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series The Sopranos that are associated with the Soprano crime family (formerly known as the DiMeo crime family). ... A lit 1968 slim model Zippo An open full-size Navy Zippo A closed black crackle Zippo A Zippo dismantled for fueling 133ml Zippo Lighter Fluid A Zippo lighter is a refillable, metal lighter manufactured by Zippo Manufacturing Company. ... Types 5-7 on the Bristol Stool Chart are often associated with diarrhea Diarrhea (in American English) or diarrhoea (in British English) is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent watery, loose bowel movements (from the Greek word διάρροια; literally meaning through-flowing). Acute infectious diarrhea is a common cause... Emesis redirects here. ...

The following morning, Carmela believes that her husband has received food poisoning from Artie Bucco's restaurant and contacts its owner. When Artie arrives at the Soprano home, he and Tony argue about the quality of his food and Artie quickly learns that Tony ate at an Indian restaurant, which could have also caused sickness. Eventually, Artie calls up Big Pussy to see if he is sick as well. Tony then goes into a delirium after receiving a house call from Dr. Cusamano and eventually falls asleep. Tony then begins to dream about having sex with Dr. Melfi during a therapy session. Foodborne illness or food poisoning is caused by consuming food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites. ... The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Sopranos that are friends or family of the Sopranos. ... This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ...

Later, at Dr. Melfi's, Tony goes off on a racist rant against Indian people and also against his mother, on which Dr. Melfi challenges him. Tony stubbornly refuses to delve into his own mind, and tells her of his sexual dream with her before he storms out.

Tony has one final "fever dream", involving him speaking to Big Pussy, who has taken the form of a fish: this dream-version of Pussy hints "You know I'm working with the government, right?" and makes tongue-in-cheek reference to "sleeping with the fishes". After this point the confusion of whether or not Tony was truly awake steadily becomes clear. In the morning, Meadow reveals she is going to Columbia University. Tony and Silvio later go to Pussy's house, and invite him to go boating with them. Searching Pussy's room, Tony finds Pussy's wire—proof that Pussy is indeed an FBI informant. Meadow Mariangela Soprano, played by Jamie-Lynn Sigler, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. ... Alma Mater Columbia University in the City of New York is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... A bug is the common name for a covert listening device, usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...

Silvio, Tony and Pussy meet up with Paulie Walnuts at the dock, and they sail out together. On the boat, Tony confronts Pussy, and asks how long it has been since he "flipped." Pussy at first denies the charge of informing, but quickly confesses under pressure. He claims not to have given any major information to the Feds, but Tony does not believe him. Silvio excuses himself, claiming to be seasick.

Pussy asks for tequila, and Paulie pours Jose Cuervo for Tony and Pussy. Silvio returns, as Pussy brags about the girl he used to know at the clinic in Puerto Rico. Tony asks if she was real and Pussy retreats to a corner, resigned to his fate. Then, as he asks to be allowed to sit (after his three consecutive shots of Tequila kick in), he claims his inner ear balance is off. He asks several times if it's okay for him to take a seat, clearly overwhelmed and starting to panic. Tony, Paulie and Silvio shoot him to death, honoring his wishes to not be shot in the face. Paulie removes his jewelry, and together they bind his body in chains and weights, then throw him off the back of the boat. Various brands of tequila Tequila is a spirit made primarily in the area surrounding Tequila, a town in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, 65 km northwest of Guadalajara and in the highlands of Jalisco, 65 km east of Guadalajara. ... Jose Cuervo is a brand of tequila produced by The Jose Cuervo Especial brand has the highest sales out of any tequila in the world. ... Inner ear The inner ear is the bony labyrinth, a system of passages comprising two main functional parts: the organ of hearing, or cochlea and the vestibular apparatus, the organ of balance that consists of three semicircular canals and the vestibule. ...

Hours later, Carmela receives a phone call from Livia, who is being detained in Newark Airport security for possessing stolen airline tickets. Within minutes, FBI agents arrive at the Soprano home with a search warrant and ask to search the residence and cars. An agent reveals he has already searched Tony's car and found the stolen tickets. Tony is placed in handcuffs and is taken to FBI offices for questioning. Tony becomes unbalanced at a point and almost falls, appearing weak in front of the FBI agents. One agent takes the opportunity to point out that mob boss Tony Soprano is "weak in the knees". Instead of his usual bravado to the agents, he angrily tells them he's got food poisoning, and is led into a holding cell for a brief period of time. Tony quickly contacts his lawyer, Neil Mink, and is released on bail in time for Meadow's graduation, which will be held the next day. Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA Airport Code EWR; ICAO Airport Code KEWR) is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. ... The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series The Sopranos that are associated with the Soprano crime family (formerly known as the DiMeo crime family). ...

The following day at Meadow's graduation ceremony, Tony proudly watches his daughter accept her diploma. At the graduation, Tony tells Christopher that he is proposing him to get his "button" and become a made man. The episode ends with a montage of Tony's two families celebrating Meadow's graduation, interspersed with the images of the various illegal enterprises through which Tony makes his fortune. Carmela looks for Tony among the guests, finding him standing by himself in a corner of the living room, slowly lighting a cigar. The shot fades into a shot of the ocean at sunset, the waves crashing on the shore. For the 2006 computer game, see Made Man (computer game). ...

First appearances

The episode marks the first appearance of:

• Aunt Quintina: Younger sister of Livia Soprano.
• Pasquale "Patsy" Parisi: Soldier in the Soprano/Gualtieri/Moltisanti crew and twin brother of the early deceased Philly "Spoons" Parisi.

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Deceased

• Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero: murdered by Tony, Silvio, and Paulie for being an FBI informant. His body was tossed into the ocean.

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Title reference

• In Tony's dream, he is on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, near a funhouse with the famous wide-eyed clown painted on it known as "Tilley".
• Also, when Livia calls Tony from airport security, Carmela hands the phone over with the phrase "the fun never stops".

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Music

• The song played throughout the episode is "Thru and Thru" from the 1994 album Voodoo Lounge by The Rolling Stones (and sung by Keith Richards).

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Awards

• This episode was one of two viewer's choice winners on A&E. It is widely considered to be one of the best episodes in the entire series. It is also considered to be one of the most depressing episodes in the entire series.
• James Gandolfini won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in this episode.