Boca
- Episode aired Mar 7, 1999
- TV-MA
- 52m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
8.4K
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The capos discuss what to do about the local soccer coach, while Junior's mouth causes him some embarrassment.The capos discuss what to do about the local soccer coach, while Junior's mouth causes him some embarrassment.The capos discuss what to do about the local soccer coach, while Junior's mouth causes him some embarrassment.
Kathrine Narducci
- Charmaine Bucco
- (as Katherine Narducci)
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
- Jimmy Altieri
- (as Joe Badalucco Jr.)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode revolves around Uncle Junior's penchant for performing oral sex on his girlfriend. The episode's title, "Boca," refers to both the Spanish word for mouth (in Italian it is "bocca" with 2 c's). as well as to the location of one pivotal scene in Boca Raton, Florida.
- GoofsWhen Charmaine is talking to Artie about Coach Hauser in the garden, you hear Charmaine say "The father lives in Europe somewhere, they haven't been able to reach him," but it is obvious by looking at her lips that this is not what she said.
- Quotes
Tony Soprano: Uncle Jun, how was Boca?
Corrado 'Junior' Soprano: Wonderful. I don't go down enough.
Carmela Soprano: That's not what I heard.
- ConnectionsFeatured in De slimste mens ter wereld: Episode #10.21 (2017)
- SoundtracksCan't You Feel the Fire
Composed by Steven Van Zandt
Performed by Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
Featured review
"They made me an offer I couldn't refuse"
After the Goodfellas reference in Episode 8, the show gets more ambitious by directly quoting The Godfather, and in a context that is all but majestic on top of that. And yet, as usual, the result is a masterpiece in televised storytelling.
The person who makes that remark is the soccer coach who has been training the girls' team for years. As many of the Italians have their daughters in the team (Tony, Artie and Silvio among them), they are not very happy to learn he is leaving. Their feelings do change quite quickly, however, the moment they hear he might have abused some of the girls. Meanwhile, Carmela becomes aware of an embarrassing detail in Uncle Junior's sex life and can't resist the urge to tell her husband, who naturally starts mocking Junior right away. Too bad the old fella ain't in the mood for jokes, especially after hearing from Livia that Tony is seeing a psychiatrist.
This is one of the finest hours of The Sopranos, as it juggles an uncomfortable storyline and twisted humor with a precision that's mainly unseen in mainstream TV shows. Rape and child abuse have never been a problem for HBO (the former was featured often on Oz), but this time the incriminating act is not depicted on screen: Meadow's harrowing recollections and her father's gut-induced reaction are more than enough. On the flip-side, the serial's acerbic, adult humor emerges at its most perverse in a conversation between Carmela, Uncle Junior and Tony: "Uncle Jun', how was Boca?" the Soprano boss asks about his uncle's most recent vacation. "Lovely! I don't go down enough." is the answer. "That's not what I heard." Carm comments sarcastically (just to enhance the irony: "boca" means "mouth" in Spanish). Even for a network that made its name with Sex and the City, such a double entendre must have been quite edgy when the episode first aired in 1999; that it works, and instills dread as well as laughter is all due to the careful acting (Dominic Chianese's above all), and the scene stands out as a masterclass in great writing, also for its foreboding aspect (I mean, Junior can't let this kind of insult pass by unnoticed).
Overall, an excellent episode and, ironically given The Sopranos is the best drama series ever produced, a really good laugh.
The person who makes that remark is the soccer coach who has been training the girls' team for years. As many of the Italians have their daughters in the team (Tony, Artie and Silvio among them), they are not very happy to learn he is leaving. Their feelings do change quite quickly, however, the moment they hear he might have abused some of the girls. Meanwhile, Carmela becomes aware of an embarrassing detail in Uncle Junior's sex life and can't resist the urge to tell her husband, who naturally starts mocking Junior right away. Too bad the old fella ain't in the mood for jokes, especially after hearing from Livia that Tony is seeing a psychiatrist.
This is one of the finest hours of The Sopranos, as it juggles an uncomfortable storyline and twisted humor with a precision that's mainly unseen in mainstream TV shows. Rape and child abuse have never been a problem for HBO (the former was featured often on Oz), but this time the incriminating act is not depicted on screen: Meadow's harrowing recollections and her father's gut-induced reaction are more than enough. On the flip-side, the serial's acerbic, adult humor emerges at its most perverse in a conversation between Carmela, Uncle Junior and Tony: "Uncle Jun', how was Boca?" the Soprano boss asks about his uncle's most recent vacation. "Lovely! I don't go down enough." is the answer. "That's not what I heard." Carm comments sarcastically (just to enhance the irony: "boca" means "mouth" in Spanish). Even for a network that made its name with Sex and the City, such a double entendre must have been quite edgy when the episode first aired in 1999; that it works, and instills dread as well as laughter is all due to the careful acting (Dominic Chianese's above all), and the scene stands out as a masterclass in great writing, also for its foreboding aspect (I mean, Junior can't let this kind of insult pass by unnoticed).
Overall, an excellent episode and, ironically given The Sopranos is the best drama series ever produced, a really good laugh.
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- MaxBorg89
- Feb 27, 2008
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- Green Hill Retirement Home, West Orange, New Jersey, USA(Green grove Retirement Home)
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- Runtime52 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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