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Pilot - S1-E1

Visible crew/equipment: As Alex, Salvatore and Hesh walk along the bridge, if you watch the right side of the screen you can see a crew member wearing a purple T-shirt and holding a piece of equipment high in the air. (00:39:39)

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46 Long - S1-E2

Visible crew/equipment: Livia tells Tony that Junior was looking for him and that he sounded agitated. It then cuts to a long shot of Satriale's, and at the right side of the screen, we can see the reflection of the boom operator holding up the boom pole/mic.

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46 Long - S1-E2

Visible crew/equipment: When the load of DVD players is brought to Bada Bing, just as the guys begin removing the boxes from the car's trunk, the reflections of the crew and the boom pole are visible on the car's surface.

Super Grover

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Boca - S1-E9

Visible crew/equipment: During the dinner scene, in some of the shots facing Junior, the reflection of the boom operator (wearing a watch) holding up the boom pole/mic is visible on the glass, toward the top left side of the screen. Additionally, in two shots facing Junior (POV beside Carmela's right shoulder), we can see part of a black reflector screen (collapsible type) between Junior and Carmela.

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Isabella - S1-E12

Visible crew/equipment: Livia and Junior have a chat about Tony while waiting in line for a movie matinee. It then cuts to the Soprano house, and in the next overhead shot of Tony sprawled on his bed, we can see the T-mark on the floor near the door. In a moment, Lilliana knocks and enters to remind Tony of his appointment.

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Isabella - S1-E12

Visible crew/equipment: After Paulie and Silvio hug AJ and Meadow at the hospital, when Meadow tells them Tony is with Carmela, we can see the boom pole and mic's moving reflection on the glass, at the top of the screen. Then, as AJ tells Meadow that he doesn't believe it was a carjacking, the mic's reflection dips into view again on the glass.

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Isabella - S1-E12

Visible crew/equipment: While Corrado and Mikey are at Mariolina's wake, just as Corrado says, "Where he spills his guts on some shrink's carpet," we can see the yellow tape mark on the carpet where Corrado had been standing.

Super Grover

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Isabella - S1-E12

Visible crew/equipment: At dinner, when Tony bends down to kiss his mum, the moving boom mic's reflection becomes visible on the glass behind Livia. The reflection of the moving boom pole and mic continues to be seen during the dinner scene.

Super Grover

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Isabella - S1-E12

Visible crew/equipment: When Carmela and the kids exit Tony's room in the hospital, just as Agent Harris walks toward Tony, we can see the reflection of the boom pole and mic on the cabinet glass, near the right side of the screen.

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Big Girls Don't Cry - S2-E5

Visible crew/equipment: When Furio goes into the massage parlour, Furio is going towards the back, and the door on the side gets flung open. You can see that it doesn't open all the way, and tube lights are visible. (00:40:45)

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Big Girls Don't Cry - S2-E5

Visible crew/equipment: Right at the beginning of the episode, Chris pulls over in front of the Bahama Skies tanning salon to pick up his pay. The shot shows him in the car. As he exits the vehicle, the cameraman can be briefly seen in the reflection.

Proshai, Livushka - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: Tony's hair length alternates between a short buzz cut and longer in different shots in the scene where Sil, Paulie and Chris visit him after his mother dies.

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Proshai, Livushka - S3-E2

Question: In the credits a character is shown as "2 to 5 / 7 to 9". Who is this character and what is the significance of her name?

Answer: I'm not sure which person you're referring to here specifically, but the meaning is someone who makes a habit of constantly going to funeral calling hours (normally 2pm-5pm and 7pm to 9pm) for morbid entertainment or gossip purposes (elderly ladies, for example).

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Answer: In "Proshai, Livushka", she's the person talking to Meadow in the hall, while Tony watches, and says to Meadow, "I'm so sorry about your grandmother." She also appears and is credited in s03e05, "Another Toothpick" and s03e13, "Army of One." In s06e18 "Kennedy and Heidi", one of Tony's men points her out (although refers to her as 3 to 5, 7 to 9) and when someone asks why they call her that, he says "she never misses a wake." Although in this episode, Marie Donato is not credited.

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