College (The Sopranos) College (The Sopranos) "College" is the fifth episode of the first season of the HBO television drama series "The Sopranos", which originally aired on February 7, 1999. It was written by co-producer James Manos Jr. and series creator/executive producer David Chase and directed by Allen Coulter. The episode was rated as the best of the series by "TIME" magazine, and was ranked #2 on "TV Guide"s list of "Top 100 Episodes of All Time". "* = credit only" Tony takes Meadow on a trip to Maine to visit three colleges she is considering. Having looked at Bates College they then
Mergers and Acquisitions (The Sopranos) that he understands. Meanwhile, Carmela is infuriated when she discovers a broken false fingernail - it was Valentina's - in Tony's clothes. She takes two bound stacks of Tony's hidden money and invests it with several stockbrokers. Tony realizes what's happened and walks downstairs, where Carmela is reading the newspaper. While Carmela makes coffee, the two ask each other if they have anything to talk about, and both say no. Words are unspoken. The phrase mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as