August 10, 2001

"What happens is, these wiseguys smuggle in some meat for Emeril's cooking show. They say, 'In return, we want to come over and have dinner with you and watch The Sopranos.' Then, I'm his guest on the cooking show, and the wiseguys ask me to do them a favor... and I'm very uncomfortable."

- Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore, revealing the plot to the second episode of Emeril Lagasse's NBC sitcom, "Emeril". You know how we always wish TV networks would try something daring and different? Let's stop wishing that now, OK?