The apostle protection programme


Grandpa Munster over here
I can foresee getting through Season Five at a lick. Episode Two, The Rat Pack, written by Matthew Weiner, directed by Alan Taylor, who I'm sure used to present Mr & Mrs before Derek Batey took over, revolved around the appearance of Tony's cousin, Tony (Buscemi, downplaying his rattiness somewhat), which led to much manly hugging and back-slapping - a useful way to check to see if someone is wired, of course, as much as an Italian-American display of brotherly love. Tony wishes to go straight, put the massage course he did in the joint into practise, and Tony gets him a legit job driving for a Korean laundry firm in the interim. The trouble comes when Tony forgets that Tony is now the boss, and he casually disrespects him in mixed male company. (He also calls Paulie Grandpa Munster because of those magnificient white wings of his, and that goes down badly too. Hey, he was just busting your balls a little bit!) It's amazing how quickly familial love can turn to paranoid distrust. There's a lot of business with a horrible painting of the Rat Pack too, given to Tony as a gift (he doesn't usually like "modern art"), and climactically thrown from a bridge at the end. The significance, of course, is that various people are ratting, including Adriana, who's reaching the end of her informer's tether.








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Thank you, Andrew, for confirming that there was another presenter on Mr & Mrs. I'd become concerned that my memory was playing tricks on me - no one else of my acquaintance remembers the large, dark haired, bald man who also did it. (I assume that's Alan Taylor in the faun jacket, I haven't got round to the Sopranos yet). If you can remember the name of the Mr & Mrs presenter and post it I'd be eternally grateful!
The Mr & Mrs presenter was Alan Taylor. That was his name. (He shares a name with someone who directs the Sopranos, just to clear up any confusion, although he did wear a faun jacket and was bald.)
Thanks again Andrew - I've re-read your entry and realised what you were saying now! I've googled the name and found a picture - happy memories!
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