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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Marco Polo (The Sopranos)}}{{Infobox television episode
| title = Marco Polo
| series = The Sopranos
| season = 5
| episode = 8
| guests= see below
| airdate = April 25, 2004
| length = 53 minutes
| production = 508
| writer = Michael Imperioli
| director = John Patterson
| photographer = Alik Sakharov
| episode_list = List of The Sopranos episodes
| season_article = The Sopranos (season 5)
| image = Sopranos ep508.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| prev = In Camelot
| next = Unidentified Black Males
}}"Marco Polo" is the 60th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the eighth of the show's fifth season. Written by Michael Imperioli and directed by John Patterson, it originally aired on April 25, 2004. Starring- James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
- Lorraine Bracco as 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
- Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano, Jr.
- Jamie-Lynn DiScala as Meadow Soprano
- Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva
- Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano Baccalieri
- Steven R. Schirripa as Bobby Baccalieri
- Vincent Curatola as Johnny Sack
- John Ventimiglia as Artie Bucco
- Kathrine Narducci as Charmaine Bucco
- and Steve Buscemi as Tony Blundetto
* = credit onlyGuest starring{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|- Ray Abruzzo as Little Carmine
- Tom Aldredge as Hugh De Angelis
- Allison Bartlett as Gwen McIntyre
- Chris Caldovino as Billy Leotardo
- Toni Kalem as Angie Bonpensiero
- Joe Maruzzo as "Joey Peeps"
- Joe Santos as Angelo Garepe
- Paul Schulze as Father Phil Intintola
- Suzanne Shepherd as Mary De Angelis
- Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo
- Frankie Valli as Rusty Millio
- Sharon Angela as Rosalie Aprile
- Will Janowitz as Finn DeTrolio
- Bruce Kirby as Dr. Russ Fegoli
- Matthew Del Negro as Brian Cammarata
- Marianne Leone as Joanne Moltisanti
- Dennis Aloia as Justin Blundetto
- Kevin Aloia as Jason Blundetto
- Rae Allen as Quintina Blundetto
- Jessica Dunphy as Devin Pillsbury
- Garry Pastore as Jerry Basile
- Barbara Caruso as Lena Fegoli
- Samrat Chakrabarti as Dr. Onkar Singh
- Allison Dunbar as Nicole Lupertazzi
- Louis Mustillo as Sal Vitro
- Tony Siragusa as Frankie Cortese
- Erin Stutland as Heather Prostitute
- Philip Larocca as Edward "Duke" Bonpensiero
}}SynopsisAs tensions rise in New York, Little Carmine is recruiting supporters, who he presents with new washing machines. His party boat, recently refurbished, is damaged and sinks. Tony and Johnny meet; Tony agrees to pay for the damage to Phil's vehicle in the recent car chase. To control costs, he has the work done in the late Pussy's body shop, now run by his widow Angie. Phil is uncooperative, and claims there are numerous problems with the car. In response, Tony sends Tony B to the shop with Phil. Tony B says the car is fine, but Phil sticks Angie with the cost of $2,000 to replace a seat. Tony B quietly asks Phil's aide, Joey Peeps, to be helpful. Tony B meets Tony at the Bada Bing to deliver him his cut from the car airbag scheme. He uses the opportunity to ask for more jobs, but his cousin tells him to be patient. Little Carmine's crew begins courting Tony B through Angelo, his old prison buddy. Angelo and Rusty approach Tony B and offer him a freelance job: to assassinate Joey in retaliation for Johnny's hit on Lorraine. Tony B, knowing that Tony wants to keep his family out of New York hostilities, turns them down. Carmela's father, Hugh De Angelis, falls off the roof of her house but is only slightly injured. Carmela plans a large surprise 75th birthday party for him, but tells Tony that he should not attend due to their separation. After Junior ruins the surprise by telling Hugh that he would not be attending his party, Hugh gets involved with the planning . His wife Mary tells him that Russ Fegoli, an old friend of the couple, will be attending with his wife. Mary greatly respects Fegoli, who had a modest career in the Foreign Service. When Hugh gets word that Tony is not invited, he demands that the "man of the house" attend. Carmela reluctantly invites Tony on short notice. When Tony arrives at the party, Mary seems embarrassed by his behavior: he wears a string of raw sausage links like a feather boa, cracks crude jokes, and appears to be puzzled about Fegoli's doctorate. Tony presents Hugh with a Beretta Giubileo shotgun, but Fegoli observes that the best Berettas are not exported. Afterwards, Tony tosses the now-devalued shotgun into the trunk of the car. Later, as the guests begin to leave, Mary apologizes to the Fegolis for Tony's conduct. Carmela is furious at her mother's snobbery, commending Tony for his gift to her father and his good treatment of the guests. As Artie leads the younger guests in a game of Marco Polo, Tony and A.J. grab Carmela and throw her in the pool. After everyone else is out of the pool, Tony and Carmela find themselves alone. A few kisses in the pool lead to the two of them spending the night together. He leaves while she is still asleep. Tony B admires and envies Tony's wealth and family. He finds his sons are dissatisfied with their own home after they had so much fun at the Sopranos'. He is shocked to find they stole something from A.J., claiming he would not miss it. The next morning, Tony B calls Rusty and agrees to do the hit. He finds Joey in his car outside a New York brothel where he has just collected a payment, and shoots him along with the girl, a prostitute, he is giving a lift to. Tony B's foot is injured when the vehicle rolls over it, and he limps back to his car to make his getaway. Deceased- Joseph "Joey Peeps" Peparelli: shot by Tony Blundetto on Little Carmine's orders
- Heather: prostitute with Joey Peeps; shot by Tony Blundetto
Title reference- After Hugh's birthday party, a game of Marco Polo breaks out in the Sopranos' pool.
- Marco Polo is an example of the high Italian culture Mary De Angelis seeks to emulate.
References to previous episodes- Sal Vitro is seen landscaping at the Sacrimoni residence per the deal that was set up in the episode "Where's Johnny?".
- Tony says to Fegoli, "A doctor in the house? That's good, because somebody usually goes down at these affairs." In Season 1, Episode 1, "The Sopranos", Tony had a panic attack while barbecuing.
- In Season 4, Episode 1, "For all debts public and private", the late Carmine told Tony, "A don doesn't wear shorts." Tony is wearing shorts.
Other cultural references- The movie Junior is watching when Bobby enters is the Fellini film, La Dolce Vita. Junior references the opening scene, in which the statue of Jesus is flown over Rome by helicopter, with the comment: "You could tell it was a dummy!"
- When Tony arrives at the house for Hugh's party, he responds to Carmela's complaints about his tardiness by reciting, "Pins and needles, needles and pins". This is a line from a ditty frequently recited by Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners, which in turn references the nursery rhyme: "Needles and pins, Needles and pins. When a Man marries his Trouble begins."[1]
- Johnny Sack buys a Maserati Coupé and takes Tony for a drive.
- At Angelo's urging, Tony B does a Jackie Gleason impersonation for Rusty, who does not seem to be impressed.
- The restaurant where Angelo, Tony B, and Rusty (played by Frankie Valli) meet is The Four Seasons Restaurant (temporarily closed for relocation as of March 2018), formerly inside the Seagram Building in New York, a subtle nod to Valli's famous band.
- The sign for the Bada Bing says "Holyfield vs Lewis, Sat Nov 13". This is a reference to the rematch between heavyweight champions Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, which took place on Saturday, November 13, 1999.
Music - The song on the radio in the opening scene is Mason Williams' "Classical Gas".
- The song played over the end credits is "Bad n' Ruin" by Faces, it's also played at the Bada Bing, when Tony S and Tony B have their meeting.
- The song playing on Sal Vitro's radio as he tends to Johnny Sack's garden is "Come Go With Me" by The Del-Vikings.
- One of the songs played at Hugh's birthday party is "Bandstand Boogie", best known as the original theme of American Bandstand.
- Another song played at the party is "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" by Perez Prado.
- The song played toward the end of the party while Tony S is talking to Tony B is "Allegheny Moon" by Patti Page.
- The song being played on saxophone when the party is closing is "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael.
- Toward the end of the episode, as Joey Peeps is about to leave the brothel with Heather the prostitute, Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" (from 1986's Slippery When Wet album) is playing in the background.
References1. ^{{cite book|author=J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps|location=London|edition=2 |year=1843|title=The Nursery Rhymes of England: Obtained Principally from Oral Tradition|page=122}}
External links- "Marco Polo" at HBO
- {{IMDb episode|0705262|Marco Polo}}
- {{tv.com episode|the-sopranos/marco-polo-312310|Marco Polo}}
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