Of course, Tony tops my list and the list of most of us, but who are your other favorites? I liked Ralpjie Cifaretto (Joe Panoliano and Richie Aprille (David Proval) as they brought out the worst in their characters and both had tempers hotter than naplom! Of the regular crew....like Christopher (Michael Imperolli)and of the women........Gloria Trillo (Annabelle Sciorra) was just damn outstanding!

Charlie

Whoops, I swear I posted this to Miscellaneous and how it ended up here..........fuhgedabudit!

At least Tony, Richie and Ralphie all smoke cigars!

Charlie

Don't make me feed youse to da fishes! LOL

Well, here's a cigar relate - does anyone have any idea what kind of cigar Tony smokes in his truck during the opening credits?

As for characters: I always liked Patsy - He's such a mean MF, but is so quiet and mild mannered. . .

CAO MADDIE?

I've also heard it's a CAO Maduro.

Paulie Walnuts.

Just looking at him cracks me up! Some of his idiosyncrasies are too much! The episode where Chrissy and him are "hunting" the Russian...CLASSIC! I don't think the show would be worth watching without him!

I've never seen the show. But now that a bunch of seasons are on DVD I think I'm going to have to watch it.

My boss is vacationing in Hawaii this week. Last Friday she was by the pool and saw the guy that played **** on Sopranos. She and her husband were arguing if it was him or not so she went up and asked. She said he was a really nice guy.

Maria Callas.

Silvio Dante, doesn't get enough lines anymore. Steve Van Zandt overplays him just right. He cracks me up. Paulie is a close 2nd.

"Junior" is my favorite

Not sure about cigar in opening credits, but most of the time he is smoking Montecristo #2's.

Paulie is a great character as he is such a clean freak and the episode "Pine Barrens" where he and Chris get lost in the woods is the best!

Charlie

I know they he and Joey Pants went through a couple of boxes of CAOs last season while they rehearsed their lines. The cigar in the opening credits looks like a natural to me. At least on my crappy TV.

Maddie???? Who the hell said that???? Come on that cigar isnt maddie, and its not boxed pressed!! I like the show, but they havent been that great the passed few weeks, and the one about the dream was just plan BAD!! Hope the last 2 get better!!

GIG'em,

Looks like Tony's pool cigar is a Cohiba. Not Sure what he smokes in the credits. RyJ ???

http://www.sopranoland.com/thegoods/wallpaper/jg_cigar800.jpg 

It looks like a CAO Gold toro or churchill to me. No way it is a maduro.

I thought CAO Gold, too.

Tony of course..... During the executive poker game

he had the kid get a Macanudo for someone. I would have to go back and watch it to remember for who or what season for that matter. A Macanudo at the executive card game????? Nice plug and product placement, but really.

I also liked Big ****, because the name cracks me up and I liked how he went out. He would come into the room and everyone is hey **** or Puss. LMAO.

Big **** was best !

and the CAO site click on the CAO maddie and says "as seen on Sopranos" i think thats where i saw it first.