| "Boca" | |
|---|---|
| The Sopranos episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Andy Wolk |
| Written by | Jason Cahill Robin Green Mitchell Burgess |
| Cinematography by | Phil Abraham |
| Production code | 109 |
| Original air date | March 7, 1999 |
| Running time | 51 minutes |
"Boca" is the ninth episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos . It was written by Jason Cahill, Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Andy Wolk and originally aired on March 7, 1999.
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Uncle Junior goes to Boca Raton, Florida, with his long-time girlfriend and secretary Bobbi Sanfillipo. In bed, she playfully praises his oral sex skills, but he stresses that she must never speak about this to anyone, and reluctantly explains that his associates "think if you suck pussy ... it's a sign of weakness." However, Bobbi has already spoken about her sex life with a woman at her nail salon. Word reaches Carmela, who goes to the same nail salon, and she tells Tony. While playing golf with Junior, Tony makes thinly-veiled vulgar jokes about it. Junior realizes what is happening and contemplates killing Tony. Enraged, he fires Bobbi and breaks up with her.
Tony, Silvio, and Artie invite Meadow's soccer coach Don Hauser to have drinks at the Bada Bing after a victory; they all have daughters on the team and are enthusiastic supporters. When they read in the newspaper that Don is moving to another coaching job, they try to convince him to stay. Paulie delivers a stolen 50-inch TV to Don's house and insists he take it, while Christopher abducts Don's dog and later, as "an animal lover", returns it.
Tony tells Meadow that Don may change his mind about leaving, but she is ungrateful and upset. When he remonstrates, she tells him that Don is having sex with her teammate Ally. Tony resolves that Hauser will never do that again. During their therapy session, Dr. Melfi asks Tony why he thinks punishing Don is his responsibility. Artie tries to show Tony that he is acting for vengeance and his own satisfaction rather than justice; Tony throws Artie out of the Bada Bing, but stays alone drinking, wondering if Artie was right. Later that evening, Tony tells Silvio to cancel the hit on Don, who is arrested. Tony goes home, staggering drunk, and tells Carmela that he "didn't hurt nobody", as Meadow watches from the staircase.
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