"All Happy Families..." is the 56th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the fourth of the show's fifth season.
Written by Toni Kalem and directed by Rodrigo García, it originally aired on March 28, 2004 and was the most-watched program on U.S. cable television for the week.
* = credit only In New York, Lorraine and Jason are murdered by Billy and Joey Peeps after they refuse to give their collections to Johnny.
At the card game, Feech's jokes and anecdotes annoy Tony but generate uproarious laughter from his crew.
As a test, Tony makes a feeble joke to the card-players and observes their overly hearty laughter.
Tony then recalls the joke he told at the card game and realizes the only person not laughing was Feech.
Tony sends Christopher and Benny to Feech's house, where they trick him into hiding a truckload of flatscreen TVs in his garage in return for payment, plus a TV for himself.
Dr. Melfi finds that Tony has left a basket of expensive toiletries and a bathrobe in her waiting room.
He recommends that she read Gustave Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary, noting parallels between Carmela and the book's protagonist.
[3] Franco Ricci, professor of Italian studies at the University of Ottawa, found "biting irony" in Carmela watching a scene in the film Frida of the lead character expressing continued love towards an estranged husband, while Carmela remains separated from Tony.
and his friends watch pornography in their hotel room, leading Ricci to conclude: "...love is in the air everywhere in Sopranoland.