For All Debts Public and Private - References To Other Media

References To Other Media

• Junior is shown watching the movie Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison.
• Out of frustration with Murf's habit of withholding important information until coaxed to share it, Junior snaps, "What is this, Mother May I?", referring to a children's game.
• During the scene wherein Carmela approaches Tony about finances, the movie playing on the television is Rio Bravo, a 1959 Western starring John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. In the scene that Tony is watching, Martin and Nelson sing a duet, "My Rifle, My Pony and Me". This song is used at the end of the future episode "Pie-O-My".
• At Lt. Haydu's house, Chris is shown watching Magnum P.I.
• When Paulie is on the telephone at prison, The Jerry Springer Show is seen on the television.
• During the scene wherein Janice and Ralphie are snorting cocaine in the bathroom, Janice comments "Oh Bartleby, Oh Humanity" in reference to the drama surrounding Jackie Jr's death. This is the last line from Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener".