10.0/101 votes#1 - Save the Mule
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1997
Lindsay is hired by a drug dealer to defend his "mule" who's been caught smuggling drugs over the border. Jimmy takes on a case of a community stricken by cancer. Bobby must decide with whom he wants to pursue a romance.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#2 - Target Practice
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/7/1999
Jimmy represents a couple suing a gun manufacturer for indirectly causing their daughter's death. Jimmy argues that the company targeted advertising at criminals and also circumvented gun laws by selling mail-order build-it-yourself assault weapons. Eugene is stunned to learn his son Kendall is selling drugs.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: N/A
8.7/107 votes#3 - The Foot
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2001
When a bakery owner is killed, it's up to Federico to put the pieces back together. The family considers selling the funeral business altogether to Kroehner.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Bruce Eric Kaplan
8.6/1022 votes#4 - All Due Respect
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 6/6/2004
In the Season Five finale, Tony's crew circles the wagons as Johnny Sack turns up the heat. Carmela counts her blessings. Christopher is freaked out by an unexpected visitor. Benny's connection to the plumber's union comes in handy. A.J. demonstrates his business acumen. Tony ponders whether to execute a 'sacrifice bunt.'
Director: John Patterson
Writer: David Chase
8.5/1031 votes#5 - Funhouse
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/9/2000
In the Season Two finale, Tony has a series of 'fever dreams' that help to shed light on some of his problems--particularly his troubles over Big Pussy.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: David Chase
8.5/102 votes#6 - Mum's the Word
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 4/4/1998
Gary takes Marissa, who poses as an Egyptian princess, to gain admission to an exclusive museum exhibition so that he can save an archeaologist from being killed by an ancient Egyptian stone artifact. Gary pushes the man out of the way only to see that someone wanted the archeaologist killed. The day after, Gary reads in the newspaper that there'll be a fire in the museum, so he checks up on a journalist who was at the museum the night the archeaologist was almost killed. When the eyes are stolen from a cat mummy, a curse is released, causing everyone involved, including Marissa, to fall seriously ill.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: N/A
8.5/1025 votes#7 - Whitecaps
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2002
In the Season Four finale, Tony and Carmela contemplate purchasing a shore house, but a voice from the past threatens the deal. While Uncle Junior breaks out the Hearty Burgundy, Little Paulie and Benny break in a new sound system on the Stugots. With Carmine apparently intent on putting the past behind him, Tony and Johnny Sack weigh their options, carefully.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: David Chase
8.4/1024 votes#8 - Army of One
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/20/2001
Yet another academic misstep by A.J. forces his parents to contemplate military school. Tony orders Ralph to deal personally with the Jackie Jr. situation, and later seems to take Ralph's side in a money dispute with Paulie. Once again, the family gathers in Artie Bucco's restaurant, where Meadow reflects on being a Soprano.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: David Chase
8.3/1010 votes#9 - And Then There Were None
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2001
Grissom and his team investigate a casino heist during which innocent victims were shot, while Catherine and Sara are called to the scene of a murder in a remote part of the desert.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: N/A
8.1/1046 votes#10 - I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/1999
In the Season One finale, Tony is stunned to discover that the attempt on his life may have been ordered by someone very close to him. Later, he must deal with the fact that everyone knows he is seeing a shrink. Christopher is sent to take care of Jimmy Altieri.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: David Chase
8.1/1035 votes#11 - The Happy Wanderer
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2000
David Scatino, the father of Meadow's friend Eric and the owner of a local sports store, gets on the bad sides of both Richie and Tony when he loses big in two poker games. Paying his respects at a funeral, Tony is forced to deal with the presence of Livia.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Frank Renzulli
8.1/1023 votes#12 - Where's Johnny?
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2004
Tony's power-sharing plan doesn't fly with Johnny Sack, who makes his point through a bookie named Lorraine Calluzzo. Out on parole, Feech La Manna crosses Paulie in his attempt to break into the landscaping business. Tony gets a roommate. Junior looks into the past while testing the patience of those closest to him.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Michael Caleo
8.0/101 votes#13 - Lock-Up
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1998
Sammo and Tyrell go undercover to infiltrate a gun-smuggling operation run by prison inmates.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Carlton Cuse
8.0/1024 votes#14 - No-Show
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2002
With Paulie in jail, Christopher becomes acting capo, but he gets off to a bad start with Patsy. Still troubled by Jackie Jr.'s death, Meadow contemplates taking a year off from college to travel. Meanwhile, Adriana is in a bind after ending her friendship with Daniele, and Silvio discusses a misunderstanding at a Newark riverfront construction site.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: David Chase
8.0/1021 votes#15 - Marco Polo
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/25/2004
Friends and family gather at the Sopranos' for a not-so-surprise 75th birthday party for Carmela's father, Hugh. Meanwhile, Johnny Sack shows off his new wheels, Phil Leotardo pulls into Pussy's old place for some auto repairs, and Tony B. considers accepting a familiar job on the side.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Michael Imperioli
8.0/1051 votes#16 - Meadowlands
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/1999
Jackie Aprile's health worsens, forcing Tony to make a tough decision. Meanwhile, Anthony Jr. learns the true nature of his father's job in 'waste management.' Also, Tony hires sleazy police lieutenant Vin Makazian to investigate Dr. Melfi's background.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Jason Cahill
7.9/1028 votes#17 - Employee of the Month
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/18/2001
Dr. Melfi's attempts to steer Tony into behavior-modification therapy take a detour when a personal crisis gets in the way. Meanwhile, Ralph Cifaretto finds a way to endear himself to Jackie Jr.--but not to Tony.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
7.7/1024 votes#18 - Watching Too Much Television
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/2002
Tony and the gang throw Paulie a Bada Bing bash after his release from jail, but it doesn't take long for old tensions to resurface. Carmela's cousin Brian throws out a hypothetical investment scenario that Tony and Ralph attempt to turn into reality with the help of Assemblyman Zellman and a black community leader.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Terence Winter
7.7/103 votes#19 - Thief of Budapest
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1985
MacGyver travels to Budapest to meet with a Russian double agent who is in possession of a watch containing information about other Russian spies. However, before MacGyver can take the watch, the agent is killed and the watch is stolen. Now MacGyver must work with the Gypsies to get it back.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Terry Nation
7.6/1030 votes#20 - Bust Out
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/19/2000
Richie meets with Tony to complain about his end of the garbage business, then meets with Junior to complain about Tony. Later, Tony orchestrates the 'planned bankruptcy' of David Scatino's sporting-goods store while Scatino's wife introduces Carmela to her handsome widowed brother.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
7.4/108 votes#21 - Day of the Dead
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/2003
Rita Sue teaches a newcomer a few tricks of the trade. Balthus is nervous about Tommy Dolan's allegations. Lodz gets approval from Management to help Ben.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Toni Graphia
7.3/107 votes#22 - Everybody's Favorite Bagman
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1990
The mugging of a councilman leads the detectives to arrest a mobster, who in turn leads Stone and Robinette to corrupt city officials.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Dick Wolf
7.2/106 votes#23 - Ingram, TX
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2005
Dolan continues his quest to get to the bottom of the Ministry arson. Gabriel gets into the act with Ruthie, who experiences another supernatural vision. Ben happens upon some distant relatives.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#24 - Kiss of the Sabre
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1984
Robin's friend and aspiring writer Betty comes to the estate for a quiet place to overcome her case of writer's block as she works on her mystery adventure novel. In short order, she convinces Higgins to hand over the keys to the Ferrari and to relocate Thomas to the main house while she works in the guest house, much to Thomas's extreme displeasure. After Thomas is forced by a lack of transportation to let her observe his investigation of a hit-and-run insurance case, she begins to churn out a story inspired by Thomas's case, featuring Thomas as dashing international investigator Sebastian Sabre, Higgins as his faithful servant Boris, T.C. as his pilot Winston, Rick as club owner Swift, and herself as Sabre's glamorous girlfriend Collette. Her wild imagination unwittingly breaks open Thomas's investigation and plunges them both into danger.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Jay Huguely
6.0/101 votes#25 - The Crystals
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/5/1981
Buck, Wilma, and Hawk are confronted with a bizarre riddle on an alien planet they are exploring for crystals to power the Searcher. Part of the riddle is the connection between a young woman and an eerie, mummy-like creature they encounter on the planet. Meanwhile, on the Searcher, the android Crichton believes he has discovered the link -- one that is crucial to the success of their mission.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Bob Mitchell
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"Save the Mule" is the best rated episode directed by John Patterson. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 11/15/1997 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Target Practice".