The Sopranos Route 1 Scenes – Trip Post 1

It is New Jersey, summer 1998.[1] New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano, a capo in the DiMeo crime family, has been referred to a psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, after having a panic attack. Tony tells her he is a waste management consultant, but she knows who he is. After Melfi establishes what will and will not fall under doctor-patient confidentiality, Tony begins to partly open up. He has recently been dealing with tensions between his wife Carmela and teenage daughter Meadow, as well as trying to keep Christopher Moltisanti, whom he calls his nephew, in check. Tony's uncle, known as Uncle Junior, resents Tony's rise in the crime family and his own decline. Tony also has a strained relationship with his widowed mother Livia, who is resisting his advice to move into a retirement home. A confrontation with his mother triggers another panic attack, and he returns to Melfi. He tells her about a family of ducks that were living in his swimming pool, but left when the ducklings fledged. Guided by Melfi, Tony realizes he is sad to see them go because he dreads losing his own family; to his consternation, this makes him cry.   In this scene, The guys have a meeting at Centanni's Meat Market.  In real life, this location is the Centanni's Meat Market, in the Elizabeth, NJ. You can learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sopranos_(The_Sopranos_episode) Comment below if you have ever been to this location.

In this episode, “No Show”, which aired on September 22, 2002, Meadow's recent lack of drive, caused by Jackie Jr.'s death, continues to worry Tony and Carmela. She reveals that she hasn't registered for classes because she hopes to travel to Europe with a friend. Tony discusses the problem with Dr. Melfi, who recommends a psychologist, Dr. Wendy Kobler, specializing in adolescents. Kobler encourages Meadow's plans, prompting a protracted family argument where Meadow confronts Tony about his profession; he claims that he did everything he could to save Jackie. She leaves the house and her parents fear she has left the country, but find that she has instead returned to her classes at Columbia University.  Carmela begins flirting with Furio as he makes his morning visits to pick up Tony. Ralphie and Janice's relationship continues, despite Tony's disapproval.  In this scene, Ralph and Vito play basketball.  In real life, this location is known as the Parking lot on Irving St, in Newark, NJ. You can learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Show Comment below if you have ever been to this location.

In this episode, “Fortunate Son”, which aired on March 11, 2001, Christopher Moltisanti is initiated as a made man alongside Eugene Pontecorvo in a ceremony conducted by Tony Soprano. During the ceremony, he sees (or imagines he sees) a raven perched outside the window and fears it is a bad omen. At the party afterward, Paulie gives Chris his sportsbook operation, although Chris will have to give him a portion of his weekly profits. Chris makes some bad judgments in his first week and comes up short. Paulie is unforgiving — he demands payment by the end of the week and imposes an extra payment for the delay.  Jackie Aprile, Jr. has been taking pre-med courses at Rutgers University but is skipping classes and planning criminal activities.  In this scene, Jackie calls his mother from outside the New Linden Deli.  In real life, this location is the New Linden Deli in Kearny, NJ. You can learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunate_Son_(The_Sopranos) Comment below if you have ever been to this location.

In this episode, “A Hit Is a Hit”, which aired on March 14, 1999, Paulie, Chris, and Pussy rob and kill a Colombian drug dealer. They gain a huge amount of cash; as Tony says, a once-in-a-lifetime score.  Chris and Adriana get to know Massive Genius, a wealthy gangster rapper, and Chris arranges a sit-down for him with Hesh Rabkin. Massive says he is acting on behalf of the mother of a deceased black singer whose royalties Hesh stole, and now claims $400,000. Hesh refuses, and later threatens a counterclaim: there is an unauthorized sampling by Massive's record label of a song that Hesh's label still controls. Massive says he will see Hesh in court. When the conversation is over, Tony and his crew jeer at a modern-day gangster who works within the legal system.   In this scene, Chris and Adriana are at the Kansas Fried Chicken.  In real life, this location is the New Orleans Chicken, in the Bronx, NY. You can learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hit_Is_a_Hit Comment below if you have ever been to this location.

In this episode, “Whitecaps”, which aired on December 8, 2002, Tony takes Carmela on a surprise trip to "Whitecaps," a house on the Jersey Shore he is thinking of buying. Tony meets the house's owner, Alan Sapinsly, an attorney, and offers cash in the shortest possible time allowed by law. In this scene, Alan, the owner of Whitecaps, calls Tony Soprano from his office in New York City.  In real life, this location is known as: Lever House, New York, NY. You can learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitecaps_(The_Sopranos) Comment below if you have ever been to this location.