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"Toodle Fucking-Oo" is the 16th episode of the HBO original series, The Sopranos. It was the 3rd episode for the show's second season. The episode was written by Frank Renzulli and was directed by Lee Tamahori. It originally aired on Sunday January 30, 2000.

Guest Starring roles

• Vince Curatola as Johnny "Sack" Sacrimoni
• Peter Bogdanovich as Dr. Elliot Kupferburg
• Paul Herman as Peter "Beansie" Gaeta
• Matthew Sussman as Dr. Schreck
• Michele de Cesare as Hunter Scangerelo

Episode recap

Richie Aprile, the late Jackie's brother is paroled from prison after being incarcerated 10 years prior. In his first few days out of jail, Richie manages to reunite and cause problems with old acquaintaces and to put his message out to the other associates that he has returned. The first man Richie pays a visit to is respected pizzeria owner, Beansie Gaeta who was once partnered with Richie for drug dealings and crime. Richie states to Beansie that he wants respect and that he wants what is owed to him. Beansie feels threatened and tells him to back off which causes Richie to hit Beansie in the face with a coffee pot which knocks him down. Richie then throws a chair at Beansie.

Meanwhile Tony is informed by the West Orange police that his daughter Meadow threw a party at Livia's house. In addition to the house being trashed, there were several designer drugs and alcohol found at the scene thus the overdoses of several partygoers. Since the police officer owed Tony a favor, he will not expose what really happened at the party. Meadow and Hunter are then driven home by Tony where he asks what actually happened. Meadow quickly defends herself stating that it was not her fault and that it was supposed to be a small gathering of friends. When Tony and Meadow arrive home, Carmela expects an explanation however Meadow runs up the stairs before she can answer. The following morning, Carmela and Tony want a reason why Meadow would have a party at her grandmother's vacant house and to rule out a punishment. After Meadow comes clean, she gives herself her own punishment by allowing her parents to take away her Discover Card.

At first after hearing Meadow's charade, Janice is in support of her decision since she is beginning to grow independently. When Carmela asks her nicely to not invade in her parenting skills. However when Janice discovers the mess still present at Livia's house with stained walls and vomit on the hardwood floors, she thinks that Meadow is getting away to easy. Tony becomes annoyed at Janice and tells her to stop intruding on how they raise their kids. Tony then leaves when Carmela tells her "MIND YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO MY KIDS!" A hurt Janice then leaves the house.

While eating dinner at a elegant Italian restaurant, Dr. Melfi shares a bottle of wine with some friends and they then proceed to leave. As they depart the restaurant, Melfi sees Tony and asks how he has been. Tony says that he is fine and exchanges the question with her. Melfi recommends a dish on the menu which Tony asks if they are now making small talk. Melfi then leaves saying "toodle-oo". At a therapy session with her therapist, Dr. Kupferberg she is annoyed because she did not want to say that and that she feels different when she is around him. The following night, Melfi has a dream that Tony suffers a car accident while taking a pill of prozac. As Tony crashes the car, music from The Wizard of Oz plays in the background. An alarmed Melfi wakes up from her dream and writes it down in her notebook.

Tony then decides to throw Richie a "welcome home" party after his long prison term. At the party, Richie's debtors all pay him homage with envelopes of money except for Beansie Gaeta. When Richie asks if Beansie is present, Tony tells him to lay off him. Hours after the party, Richie finds Beansie and attempts to shoot him for not showing up to the party. When Beansie feels it is safe, he returns to his car only to find Richie in the adjacent car who comes towards him and runs him over. Beansie is then left laying in an alley severely injured. Tony later visits Beansie in the hospital where his wife becomes very offensive and that the doctor has minimal hope that Beansie will walk again.

On their visit to the mall, Tony tells Richie that Beansie will never walk again and asks if he has any remorse. Richie reminds Tony that no one ever went to see him in jail especially Beansie and that he deserved what happened. Richie then changes the subject by asking how Tony's sister Janice is doing. Later, Richie sees Janice at yoga class where they begin to reminsce and talk about their present statuses. Richie then tries to whoo Janice over by bringing a bouquet of flowers to Livia's bedside. Over sodas, Janice tells Richie that they are both in very different places but Richie insists that they give their relationship another chance.

When Tony goes to change the locks at Livia's, he discovers Meadow scrubbing the floors and tidying up the house as part of her punishment. Tony looks back at Meadow and proceeds to let the locksmith in.

First appearances

• Richie Aprile: The late Jackie Aprile's brother who is paroled from prison after a 10 year sentence.
• Dr. Elliot Kupferburg: Dr. Melfi's colleague and therapist

Trivia

• Although the episode aired third, it was the second to be produced.

Title reference

• The episode's title is a common form of "good-bye". Melfi adds her own twist on the saying after she regrets saying it to Tony.