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{{Infobox Television episode
{{Infobox television episode
| title = Unidentified Black Males
| series = [[The Sopranos]]
| series = [[The Sopranos]]
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| image_size =
| caption = Out with the family, Meadow and Finn talk at a dinner.
| caption =
| season = 5
| season = 5
| episode = 9
| episode = 9
| guests = ''see below''
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| writer = [[Matthew Weiner]]<br>[[Terence Winter]]
| director = [[Tim Van Patten]]
| director = [[Tim Van Patten]]
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| writer = [[Matthew Weiner]]<br>[[Terence Winter]]
| photographer = [[Phil Abraham]]
| photographer = [[Phil Abraham]]
| editor =
| editor =
| production = 509
| production = 509
| airdate = May 2, 2004
| airdate = {{Start date|2004|05|02}}
| length = 59 minutes
| length = 59 minutes
| episode_list = List of The Sopranos episodes
| guests =
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| season_article = The Sopranos (season 5)
| image = Sopranos ep509.jpg
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| image_size = 300px
| prev = [[Marco Polo (The Sopranos)|Marco Polo]]
| prev = [[Marco Polo (The Sopranos)|Marco Polo]]
| next = [[Cold Cuts (The Sopranos)|Cold Cuts]]
| next = [[Cold Cuts (The Sopranos)|Cold Cuts]]
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| season_article = The Sopranos season 5
| episode_list = List of The Sopranos episodes
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* Andrew Eisenman as Priest
* Andrew Eisenman as Priest
* [[Tony Siragusa]] as [[List of The Sopranos characters in the Soprano crime family#Frankie Cortese|Frankie Cortese]]
* [[Tony Siragusa]] as [[List of The Sopranos characters in the Soprano crime family#Frankie Cortese|Frankie Cortese]]
* Angel Cabon as Louie Ramos
*[[Sidney Davidoff]] as Lee Nieman}}
*[[Sidney Davidoff]] as Lee Nieman}}


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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[[Tony Soprano|Tony]] notices [[Tony Blundetto|Tony B]]'s foot injury, which he blames on an attempted assault by several black men. The next day, after [[Johnny Sack|Johnny]] informs him that [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the Lupertazzi crime family#Joseph .22Joey Peeps.22 Peparellii|Joey Peeps]]' killer was limping, Tony nearly passes out from a [[panic attack]]. Upon being confronted, Tony B calmly denies his involvement. Tony, aware of his cousin's tough financial situation, decides to put him in control of an illegal [[casino]] on [[Bloomfield Avenue]] and have him [[made man|made]]. [[Christopher Moltisanti|Christopher]] resents this favoritism.


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At Joey's [[funeral]], Johnny realizes that [[Little Carmine]] engineered the hit as payback for [[Lorraine Calluzzo|Lorraine]]'s murder. He suspects Tony B's involvement because one of his informants saw him near the scene of the killing. In a confrontation with Johnny, Tony invents an [[alibi]] for Tony B which Johnny reluctantly accepts; he threatens consequences if he finds out he's been lied to. In a session with [[Jennifer Melfi|Dr. Melfi]], Tony's panic attacks are traced to his recent encounters with Tony B. He admits the truth about what really happened the night Tony B was arrested in 1986: Tony had a panic attack after arguing with his mother [[Livia Soprano|Livia]] and covered it up with a story of being beaten up by black men. Tony realizes that he has been assuaging his own guilt and shame.
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[[Tony Soprano|Tony]] notices [[Tony Blundetto|Tony B]]'s foot injury, which he blames on an attempted assault by several black men. The next day, Tony learns from [[Johnny Sack|Johnny]] that [[List of characters from The Sopranos in the Lupertazzi crime family#Joseph .22Joey Peeps.22 Peparellii|Joey Peeps]]'s killer was limping. He nearly passes out from a [[panic attack]]. Confronted by Tony, Tony B calmly denies his involvement. Tony, aware of his cousin's tough financial situation, decides to put him in control of an illegal [[casino]] on [[Bloomfield Avenue]] and have him [[made man|made]]. [[Christopher Moltisanti|Christopher]] resents this favoritism.


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A ''faux pas'' causes tensions between Tony and [[Meadow Soprano|Meadow]]'s boyfriend, [[List of characters from The Sopranos - friends and family#Finn DeTrolio|Finn DeTrolio]]. After they make amends, Tony gets Finn a job at a mob-run construction site, where several members of his crew have "[[No-show job|no-show]]" jobs. In the unfamiliar situation, Finn is uneasy. Uneasiness turns into fear after he witnesses a violent encounter between [[Eugene Pontecorvo]] and [[Little Paulie Germani|Little Paulie]] over homophobic jibes. Early another morning, as Finn arrives at work, he accidentally catches [[Vito Spatafore|Vito]] performing [[oral sex]] on a male security guard. Later, Vito tries to coerce Finn into attending a [[New York Yankees]] game with him. Fearing for his life, Finn considers leaving [[New Jersey]], prompting a heated argument with Meadow which lasts the night. Sometime after four o'clock, he proposes to her.
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At Joey's [[funeral]], Johnny realizes that [[Little Carmine]] engineered the hit as payback for [[Lorraine Calluzzo]]'s murder. Johnny suspects Tony B's involvement because one of his informants saw him near the scene of the crime. In a confrontation with Johnny, Tony makes up an alibi for Tony B. Johnny reluctantly accepts the story, but wordlessly threatens Tony if he finds out he is lying. In a session with [[Jennifer Melfi|Dr. Melfi]], Tony's panic attacks are traced to his recent encounters with Tony B. He admits the truth about what really happened the night Tony B was arrested in the 1980s. Tony had a panic attack after arguing with his mother [[Livia Soprano|Livia]] and covered it up with a story of being beaten up by black men. Tony realizes that he has been assuaging his own guilt and shame.


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[[Carmela Soprano|Carmela]] finally decides to [[divorce]] Tony and obtain her share of their assets. Tony is furious when she informs him. Looming over her, he says she is "entitled to shit." Carmela becomes encouraged when she learns that a [[forensic accountant]] could discover Tony's unreported financial assets. After contacting several lawyers, however, Carmela realizes that Tony has already consulted them all to prevent them from taking her case, and no forensic accountant is willing to assess his finances. She becomes tearful looking out the window at Tony floating in the swimming pool, while Meadow on the phone tells her about her engagement.
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A ''faux pas'' causes tensions between [[Meadow Soprano|Meadow]]'s boyfriend, [[List of characters from The Sopranos - friends and family#Finn DeTrolio|Finn DeTrolio]], and Tony. After they make amends, Tony gets Finn a job at a mob-run construction site, where several members of his crew have "no-work" jobs. In the unfamiliar situation, Finn is uneasy. Uneasiness turns into fear after he witnesses a violent encounter between [[Eugene Pontecorvo]] and [[Little Paulie Germani|Little Paulie]] over homophobic jibes. The next day, Finn arrives at work early in the morning, and accidentally catches [[Vito Spatafore|Vito]] performing [[oral sex]] on a male security guard. Later, Vito tries to coerce Finn into attending a [[New York Yankees]] game with him. Fearing for his life, Finn considers leaving [[New Jersey]] for the time being, prompting a heated argument with Meadow, which goes on through the night. Some time after four o'clock, he proposes to her.

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[[Carmela Soprano|Carmela]] finally decides to [[divorce]] Tony and obtain her share of their assets. He is furious; looming over her he says, "You're entitled to shit." During a consultation, Carmela becomes encouraged when she learns that a [[forensic accountant]] could discover Tony's unreported financial assets. After contacting several lawyers, Carmela realizes that Tony has consulted them all to prevent them from taking her case, and no forensic accountant is willing to assess his finances. She becomes tearful looking out the window at Tony floating in the swimming pool, while Meadow on the phone tells her about her engagement.


==Title reference==
==Title reference==
Numerous misfortunes that members of the crime family have experienced, usually at one another's hands, are falsely blamed on black males. Four are mentioned in this episode: Tony's absence the night Tony B was arrested; the death of [[Jackie Aprile, Jr.]] in "[[Army of One (The Sopranos)|Army of One]]"; Tony B's foot injury from [[Marco Polo (The Sopranos)|the previous episode]] which he still suffers from in this episode; and the injuries Eugene causes to Little Paulie's head in this episode (Vito said, "What? I think I seen a couple of ''[[nigger]]s'',<!-- Leave the slur name as is per WP:UNCENSORED --> runnin' that way!").
Numerous misfortunes that members of the crime family have experienced, usually at one another's hands, are falsely blamed on [[Black people|black]] men.<ref name=TWOP />{{rp|10}} Four are mentioned in this episode: Tony's absence the night Tony B was arrested; the murder of [[Jackie Aprile, Jr.]] in "[[Army of One (The Sopranos)|Army of One]]"; Tony B's foot injury from [[Marco Polo (The Sopranos)|the previous episode]] which he still suffers from in this episode; and the injuries Eugene causes to Little Paulie's head in this episode (Vito said, "What? I think I seen a couple of ''[[nigger]]s'',<!-- Leave the slur name as is per WP:UNCENSORED --> runnin' that way!").


==Connections to previous episodes==
==Connections to previous episodes==
* Finn was previously associated with an awkward discussion of [[homosexuality]] when he and Meadow defended a [[homoeroticism|homo-erotic]] interpretation of [[Herman Melville]]'s novel ''[[Billy Budd]]'' to Tony and Carmela at dinner in "[[Eloise (The Sopranos episode)|Eloise]]."
* Christopher sang a few words of "[[If I Were a Carpenter (song)|If I Were a Carpenter]]" in the Season 4 episode "[[No Show]]," beginning the opening verse as "If I were a carpenter, and you were a douchebag..."
* Christopher sang a few words of "[[If I Were a Carpenter (song)|If I Were a Carpenter]]" in the Season 4 episode "[[No Show]]," beginning the opening verse as "If I were a carpenter, and you were a douchebag..."
* Little Carmine dismisses suggestions to negotiate with Johnny Sack by saying: "This is not the [[United Nations|U.N.]]" In the episode "[[Where's Johnny?]]", Johnny Sack responded to Tony's suggestion of a power-sharing arrangement: "What's this, the fuckin' U.N. now?!"
* Little Carmine dismisses suggestions to negotiate with Johnny Sack by saying: "This is not the [[United Nations|U.N.]]" In the episode "[[Where's Johnny?]]", Johnny Sack responded to Tony's suggestion of a power-sharing arrangement: "What's this, the fuckin' U.N. now?!"
* In Season 4, Episode 13, [[Whitecaps (The Sopranos)|"Whitecaps,"]] Tony is advised to quickly consult all the best local lawyers so that they cannot represent his wife. He has apparently done so.
* In Season 4, Episode 13, [[Whitecaps (The Sopranos)|"Whitecaps,"]] Tony is advised to quickly consult all the best local lawyers so that they cannot represent his wife. He has apparently done so.
* In the beach scene in this episode, Bichu Rap by [[Titi Robin]] is being played in the background. This song is also featured in Season 5, Episode 1, [[Two Tonys]], where it is being played in Meadow's car when Meadow picks AJ up to go to dinner at Janice and Bobby's house.
* In the beach scene in this episode, "Bichu Rap" by [[Titi Robin]] is being played in the background. This song is also featured in Season 5, Episode 1, "[[Two Tonys]]", where it is being played in Meadow's car when Meadow picks AJ up to go to dinner at Janice and Bobby's house.


==Other cultural references==
==Other cultural references==
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* Paulie refers to Finn as Shaggy, due to his resemblance to the [[Scooby-Doo]] [[Shaggy Rogers|character]].
* Paulie refers to Finn as Shaggy, due to his resemblance to the [[Scooby-Doo]] [[Shaggy Rogers|character]].
* Vito tells Finn that he looks like [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]], the lead guitarist for [[Aerosmith]].
* Vito tells Finn that he looks like [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]], the lead guitarist for [[Aerosmith]].
* Eugene Pontecorvo and Patsy Parisi asks Finn whether [[Mike Tyson]] or [[Muhammad Ali]] would win a boxing fight if both were in their prime, a question which Finn is afraid to answer for fear of angering Eugene and causing another of his violent outbursts.
* Eugene Pontecorvo and Patsy Parisi ask Finn whether [[Mike Tyson]] or [[Muhammad Ali]] would win a boxing fight if both were in their prime, a question which Finn is afraid to answer for fear of angering Eugene and causing another of his violent outbursts.
*Lee Nieman, one of the divorce lawyers Carmela calls, is played by real-life lawyer [[Sidney Davidoff]] who was famously one of the 20 names on [[Nixon's Enemies List]] (and, as of May 2021, one of the last two living people on the list).<ref>{{Citation|title=Talking Sopranos Episode #62 w/Alec Baldwin (Celebrity Superfan)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uAYrPwpR5k|language=en|access-date=2021-05-31}}</ref>
*Lee Nieman, one of the divorce lawyers Carmela calls, is played by real-life lawyer [[Sidney Davidoff]] who was famously one of the 20 names on [[Nixon's Enemies List]] (and, as of May 2021, one of the last two living people on the list).<ref>{{Citation|title=Talking Sopranos Episode #62 w/Alec Baldwin (Celebrity Superfan)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uAYrPwpR5k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/9uAYrPwpR5k |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-05-31}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==Production==
==Production==
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== Music ==
== Music ==
* The song played over the end credits is "[[If I Were a Carpenter (song)|If I Were a Carpenter]]" sung by [[Bobby Darin]].
* The song played over the end credits is "[[If I Were a Carpenter (song)|If I Were a Carpenter]]" sung by [[Bobby Darin]].
* The song played during the scene where Meadow and Finn are at the beach party is "Bichu Rap" by [[Titi Robin]]. This song is also heard in the earlier Season 5 episode [[Two Tonys]].
* The song played during the scene where Meadow and Finn are at the beach party is "Bichu Rap" by [[Titi Robin]]. This song is also heard in the earlier Season 5 episode "[[Two Tonys]]".
* The song played while Silvio and Paulie are arguing at the Bing is "Choker" by [[Fireball Ministry]].

==Reception==
[[Television Without Pity]] graded "Unidentified Black Males" with an A+, praising the "balance [of] mob stories with the family stories in a way that was sorely lacking last year."<ref name=TWOP />{{rp|11}} Regarding the scene where Finn and Meadow describes their futures, Television Without Pity described Finn as "liberal and patronizing" and "clueless about romance".<ref name=TWOP>{{cite web|author=Aaron|title=Unidentified Black Males|url=http://televisionwithoutpity.com/story.cgi?show=44&story=6615&limit=&sort=|date=May 8, 2004|access-date=November 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815132438/http://televisionwithoutpity.com/story.cgi?show=44&story=6615&limit=&sort=|archive-date=August 15, 2004|url-status=dead|pages=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040815132438/http://televisionwithoutpity.com/story.cgi?show=44&story=6615&limit=&sort= 1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20050510102526/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/story.cgi?show=44&story=6615&page=4&sort=&limit= 5], [https://web.archive.org/web/20051123143756/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/story.cgi?show=44&story=6615&page=10&sort=&limit= 10], [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/story.cgi?show=44&story=6615&page=11&sort=&limit= 11]}}</ref>{{rp|1, 5}}

The revelation that Vito Spatafore was a closeted gay man has been analyzed by critics. George De Stefano found it to be the "boldest subversion" in ''The Sopranos'' regarding gender.<ref>{{cite book|last=De Stefano|first=George|chapter=A 'Finook' in the Crew|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfP243s2dTkC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA115&dq=sopranos+%22Unidentified+black%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=sopranos%20%22Unidentified%20black%22&f=false|page=115|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|year=2011|isbn=978-0-8131-3012-5|editor-last=Lavery|editor-first=David|editor-last2=Howard|editor-first2=Douglas L.|editor-last3=Levinson|editor-first3=Paul|title=The Essential Sopranos Reader|via=Google Books}}</ref> Franco Ricci, professor of Italian studies, observed a "bridge between his publicly straight and privately gay natures" that "flaunts mobster proscriptions."<ref>{{cite book|last=Ricci|first=Franco|title=The Sopranos: Born Under a Bad Sign|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzPOAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA154&dq=%22Born+under+a+bad+sign%22+%22Unidentified+black%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwierr7ThoCKAxW-HjQIHVX6JtMQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Born%20under%20a%20bad%20sign%22%20%22Unidentified%20black%22&f=false|page=154|publisher=University of Toronto Press|year=2014|isbn=9781442668829|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/index.html#/the-sopranos/episodes/5/61-unidentified-black-males/index.html "Unidentified Black Males"] at [[HBO]]
*[http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/index.html#/the-sopranos/episodes/5/61-unidentified-black-males/index.html "Unidentified Black Males"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818123846/http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/episodes/index.html#/the-sopranos/episodes/5/61-unidentified-black-males/index.html |date=2016-08-18 }} at [[HBO]]
*{{IMDb episode|0705290}}
*{{IMDb episode|0705290}}


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"Unidentified Black Males"
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 9
Directed byTim Van Patten
Written byMatthew Weiner
Terence Winter
Cinematography byPhil Abraham
Production code509
Original air dateMay 2, 2004 (2004-05-02)
Running time59 minutes
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"Unidentified Black Males" is the 61st episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the ninth of the show's fifth season. Written by Matthew Weiner and Terence Winter, and directed by Tim Van Patten, it originally aired on May 2, 2004.

Starring

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Guest starring

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Synopsis

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Tony notices Tony B's foot injury, which he blames on an attempted assault by several black men. The next day, after Johnny informs him that Joey Peeps' killer was limping, Tony nearly passes out from a panic attack. Upon being confronted, Tony B calmly denies his involvement. Tony, aware of his cousin's tough financial situation, decides to put him in control of an illegal casino on Bloomfield Avenue and have him made. Christopher resents this favoritism.

At Joey's funeral, Johnny realizes that Little Carmine engineered the hit as payback for Lorraine's murder. He suspects Tony B's involvement because one of his informants saw him near the scene of the killing. In a confrontation with Johnny, Tony invents an alibi for Tony B which Johnny reluctantly accepts; he threatens consequences if he finds out he's been lied to. In a session with Dr. Melfi, Tony's panic attacks are traced to his recent encounters with Tony B. He admits the truth about what really happened the night Tony B was arrested in 1986: Tony had a panic attack after arguing with his mother Livia and covered it up with a story of being beaten up by black men. Tony realizes that he has been assuaging his own guilt and shame.

A faux pas causes tensions between Tony and Meadow's boyfriend, Finn DeTrolio. After they make amends, Tony gets Finn a job at a mob-run construction site, where several members of his crew have "no-show" jobs. In the unfamiliar situation, Finn is uneasy. Uneasiness turns into fear after he witnesses a violent encounter between Eugene Pontecorvo and Little Paulie over homophobic jibes. Early another morning, as Finn arrives at work, he accidentally catches Vito performing oral sex on a male security guard. Later, Vito tries to coerce Finn into attending a New York Yankees game with him. Fearing for his life, Finn considers leaving New Jersey, prompting a heated argument with Meadow which lasts the night. Sometime after four o'clock, he proposes to her.

Carmela finally decides to divorce Tony and obtain her share of their assets. Tony is furious when she informs him. Looming over her, he says she is "entitled to shit." Carmela becomes encouraged when she learns that a forensic accountant could discover Tony's unreported financial assets. After contacting several lawyers, however, Carmela realizes that Tony has already consulted them all to prevent them from taking her case, and no forensic accountant is willing to assess his finances. She becomes tearful looking out the window at Tony floating in the swimming pool, while Meadow on the phone tells her about her engagement.

Title reference

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Numerous misfortunes that members of the crime family have experienced, usually at one another's hands, are falsely blamed on black men.[1]: 10  Four are mentioned in this episode: Tony's absence the night Tony B was arrested; the murder of Jackie Aprile, Jr. in "Army of One"; Tony B's foot injury from the previous episode which he still suffers from in this episode; and the injuries Eugene causes to Little Paulie's head in this episode (Vito said, "What? I think I seen a couple of niggers, runnin' that way!").

Connections to previous episodes

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  • Christopher sang a few words of "If I Were a Carpenter" in the Season 4 episode "No Show," beginning the opening verse as "If I were a carpenter, and you were a douchebag..."
  • Little Carmine dismisses suggestions to negotiate with Johnny Sack by saying: "This is not the U.N." In the episode "Where's Johnny?", Johnny Sack responded to Tony's suggestion of a power-sharing arrangement: "What's this, the fuckin' U.N. now?!"
  • In Season 4, Episode 13, "Whitecaps," Tony is advised to quickly consult all the best local lawyers so that they cannot represent his wife. He has apparently done so.
  • In the beach scene in this episode, "Bichu Rap" by Titi Robin is being played in the background. This song is also featured in Season 5, Episode 1, "Two Tonys", where it is being played in Meadow's car when Meadow picks AJ up to go to dinner at Janice and Bobby's house.

Other cultural references

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  • When Tony tells his cousin there was a witness to the "Joey Peeps" murder who saw a man limping away, Tony B quips the murderer could have been Long John Silver.
  • Paulie refers to Finn as Shaggy, due to his resemblance to the Scooby-Doo character.
  • Vito tells Finn that he looks like Joe Perry, the lead guitarist for Aerosmith.
  • Eugene Pontecorvo and Patsy Parisi ask Finn whether Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali would win a boxing fight if both were in their prime, a question which Finn is afraid to answer for fear of angering Eugene and causing another of his violent outbursts.
  • Lee Nieman, one of the divorce lawyers Carmela calls, is played by real-life lawyer Sidney Davidoff who was famously one of the 20 names on Nixon's Enemies List (and, as of May 2021, one of the last two living people on the list).[2]

Production

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Music

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  • The song played over the end credits is "If I Were a Carpenter" sung by Bobby Darin.
  • The song played during the scene where Meadow and Finn are at the beach party is "Bichu Rap" by Titi Robin. This song is also heard in the earlier Season 5 episode "Two Tonys".
  • The song played while Silvio and Paulie are arguing at the Bing is "Choker" by Fireball Ministry.

Reception

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Television Without Pity graded "Unidentified Black Males" with an A+, praising the "balance [of] mob stories with the family stories in a way that was sorely lacking last year."[1]: 11  Regarding the scene where Finn and Meadow describes their futures, Television Without Pity described Finn as "liberal and patronizing" and "clueless about romance".[1]: 1, 5 

The revelation that Vito Spatafore was a closeted gay man has been analyzed by critics. George De Stefano found it to be the "boldest subversion" in The Sopranos regarding gender.[3] Franco Ricci, professor of Italian studies, observed a "bridge between his publicly straight and privately gay natures" that "flaunts mobster proscriptions."[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Aaron (May 8, 2004). "Unidentified Black Males". pp. 1, 5, 10, 11. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Talking Sopranos Episode #62 w/Alec Baldwin (Celebrity Superfan), archived from the original on 2021-12-22, retrieved 2021-05-31
  3. ^ De Stefano, George (2011). "A 'Finook' in the Crew". In Lavery, David; Howard, Douglas L.; Levinson, Paul (eds.). The Essential Sopranos Reader. University Press of Kentucky. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8131-3012-5 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Ricci, Franco (2014). The Sopranos: Born Under a Bad Sign. University of Toronto Press. p. 154. ISBN 9781442668829 – via Google Books.
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