Big Girls Don't Cry (The Sopranos) Big Girls Don't Cry (The Sopranos) "Big Girls Don't Cry" is the eighteenth episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and is the fifth of the show's second season. It was written by Terence Winter, directed by Tim Van Patten and originally aired on February 13, 2000. "* = credit only" With Furio Giunta now working as a soldier with the Soprano crime family, Tony elevates Paulie and Silvio to "capo" and "consigliere" respectively. While dining at Nuovo Vesuvio, Tony asks Artie to hire Furio as a mozzarella-maker. Artie tells Tony that the kitchen is already fully occupied and
Marco Polo (The Sopranos) After Junior ruins the surprise by telling Hugh that he would not be attending his party, Hugh gets involved with planning the occasion. His wife Mary reveals to him that Russ Fegoli, an old friend of the couple, will be attending with his wife. However, when Hugh gets word that Tony is not invited, he demands 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: Tony wears a string of raw sausage links like a feather boa, cracks crude jokes, and confuses Fegoli's doctorates.