Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood  (Episode 27)

Season Three opens with the Sopranos going about the daily activities of a typical upwardly mobile American family: Anthony, Jr. is skateboarding, smoking cigarettes and denigrating school authority. Carmela is taking tennis lessons. Meadow is adjusting to her first semester at Columbia and Tony is winning the bread that makes it all possible. They're a typical family, but with one major difference: their every move is being watched by the FBI.

Proshai, Livushka  (Episode 28)

Season Three opens with the Sopranos going about the daily activities of a typical upwardly mobile American family: Anthony, Jr. is skateboarding, smoking cigarettes and denigrating school authority. Carmela is taking tennis lessons. Meadow is adjusting to her first semester at Columbia and Tony is winning the bread that makes it all possible. They're a typical family, but with one major difference: their every move is being watched by the FBI. The Feds have stepped up their efforts to build a RICO case against Tony, even though they no longer have the services of Cooperating Witness 16, AKA Pussy Bonpensiero. Pussy is, as Agent Lipari delicately puts it, "probably compost," the Bureau is going to have to find some other way to get close to Tony. So they get a special warrant to bug the Sopranos' basement, hoping to listen in on any business Tony might conduct there.

Fortunate Son  (Episode 29)

Christopher finds that being a "made" man isn't all it's cracked up to be, as he's forced to take part in a small-time college heist with Jackie Aprile, Jr. to cover his debts to Paulie.

Employee of the Month  (Episode 30)

"My mother's dead and I haven't had a panic attack since then." That's Tony's report to Dr. Melfi. But while Tony may think he's in the express lane to recovery, Melfi knows better. "Are you happy?" she asks. When there's no answer forthcoming, Melfi suggests it's time to bring Carmela into Tony's sessions to provide her perspective on his progress.

Another Toothpick  (Episode 31)

Bobby "Bacala" Baccilieri, Sr. comes out of retirement to deal with a young hothead named Mustang Sally - much to the chagrin of his son and Uncle Junior. At Christopher's insistance, Adriana leaves her job at Nuovo Vesuvio, leaving Artie Bucco to face up to his true feelings about her and wife Charmaine.

University  (Episode 32)

One day Tony's sitting in the Bada Bing when one of the dancers approaches him. Her name's Tracee and she's baked him a loaf of date bread, a thank you for some advice he gave her about her son. Taken aback, Tony explains - gently but firmly - that her gift is inappropriate. "What we have is an employer/employee relationship," he tells her Silvio, intervening, is more direct. "Let's go, Betty Crocker," he says as he shoos Tracee away from the Boss. What's with this girl? She's a twenty-year-old mother who dances naked for a living, but she acts like some kind of Brady Bunch wannabe. Case in point, Tracee borrows three G's from Silvio - for braces, of all things. "Usually it's fake tits they want," Silvio shrugs. And despite Tony's clarification of their relationship, Tracee still follows him around, asking "to be friends."

Second Opinion  (Episode 33)

Is that headline for real? Did Junior actually rat Tony out and hook up with Police Woman? No, no and not in this universe. But while undergoing surgery for his stomach cancer, Junior did have some very interesting dreams. In addition to the nuptials, the FBI offered him a complete cure for his cancer - if he'd testify against Tony. And where was Tony while Junior's subconscious was ratting him out? He was dutifully sitting in the waiting room - with Bobby Bacala and three of Junior's cardigan-wearing cronies - worried sick.

He is Risen  (Episode 34)

It's Thanksgiving week and the only thing frostier than Tony's frozen turkey is his relationship with Ralph Cifaretto. Ralph can't get over the fact that Tony hit him. By so doing, Tony violated one of the biggest taboos of this thing of ours: a made man never hits another made man. "Rules are rules," says Ralphie, and besides, he reasons, "all this over some dead whore?" As Ralph sees it, Tony owes him an apology, at the very least. "The money I put in his pocket...he should hit his knees."

The Telltale Moozadell  (Episode 35)

Romance is in the air in New Jersey. Meadow and Jackie Junior are now dating openly, and while Rosalie Aprile and Tony are delighted, Carmela can't help having reservations. Even though Jackie is every parent's dream suitor - he's polite, he gives A.J. football tips, he cleans their garage - Carmela is concerned that in coming home so often, Meadow's missing out on the college experience. "She should be spending her spare time going to the Museum of Modern Art, not watching T.V. at Rosalie Aprile's," Carmela tells Tony. But Tony's just relieved that Meadow's no longer with Noah. At least, Tony says, referring to Jackie, "He's one of us. "

To Save us All From Satan's Power  (Episode 36)

A somnolent visit with the ghosts of Christmas past lands Tony back on Melfi's couch. Janice decides to host Christmas dinner - if she can find time off from her music making with sleepy boyfriend Aaron. Silvio has a bad dream about some missing Jarlsberg cheese and a dirty rat. With the annual pork-store holiday party approaching, Bacala reluctantly agrees to don the Santa suit that Pussy used to wear.