Funhouse (The Sopranos) box. While driving to meet Paulie at the docks, Tony has a final fever dream in which Meadow announces over dinner she is planning to attend Columbia University and Tony tells his family he has bought a new boat. After setting out for a ride on a yacht, Tony confronts Pussy about when he "flipped". Pussy initially denies the accusation, but quickly confesses under pressure. He claims to have supplied them with disinformation, but Tony does not believe him. To break the mood, Pussy shares tequila and brags about the girl he used to have sex with at the clinic
The Sopranos pilot episode which was shot in 1997. Chase directed it himself. They finished the pilot and showed it to HBO executives, but the show was put on hold for several months. During this time, Chase considered asking HBO for additional funding to shoot 45 more minutes of footage and release "The Sopranos" as a feature film. In December 1997, HBO decided to produce the series and ordered 12 more episodes for a 13-episode season. The show premiered on HBO on January 10, 1999 with the pilot episode. "The Sopranos" was the second hour-long television drama series produced by HBO, the