Carmine Sr. Story - The Sopranos (Boss of all Bosses)

[@hugonongbri8100]

"Why fuck around? Be a better friend to yourself " 😊🥰 Not even Disney could come up with such a beautiful line

[@ceerious]

one of my favorites.

[@Baseballnfj]

Today if Disney made it the quote would be "be a better friend to yourself... unless you're a white male then off yourself."

[@AleA-p1d]

*Shaking your ass* *Shaking your ass*

[@ScorpioLeader-bx8rd]

That was great

[@lennonkeniston4322]

I use it all the time

[@ceerious]

I didnt upload nothin....alright then ill talk to ya

[@SaunKrystian]

Are you saying what I think you're saying?

[@ianmoran2419]

I'm taking a mulligan

[@ceerious]

@@SaunKrystian I didn't say nothin

[@CreamTheEverythingFixer]

@@ceerious Hes a bit of poseur if you ask me...Borko.

[@ceerious]

@@CreamTheEverythingFixer his turf, his audience...

[@IRUNASSULT]

You’re missing all the scenes where Carmine was asking about Paulie. He thought the world of him you know

[@philipmancera2505]

And he couldn't even recognize him.

[@Madisonrvr]

😂😂😂😂

[@botapatineta]

He just confused him with Clarence, his dad was run over by a trolley..

[@Brandon-tb5st]

Johnny TOLD YOU ABOUT ME RIGHT?!!??

[@rubamann]

Paulie Gualtieri? That man is a Saint. Do you know how much money he made for Sal Vitro after that thing with Feech.

[@toaster3822]

The call between Carmine and Tony is one of my favourite scenes of all time. A phone call that makes zero sense unless you "know"

[@ceerious]

"i appreciate your thoughts"

[@ceerious]

i know a guy that talks like that. he makes zero sense to anyone outside of his circle and talks riddles. he feels he has to because people get in trouble for stupid things these days

[@toaster3822]

Its 100% the way he says "I appreciate your thoughts" when Tony catches what hes trying to say

[@theramplocal]

I didn't say nuthin

[@thanksforreadindmyunusuall3346]

I was just thinking the same thing, (this show is so well written.) Carmine says everything and nothing at the same time.

[@whatutalkinboutwillis6122]

The psychiatrist remark was ingenious. Totally cut him down with one comment. “You’re weak and your crew talks”

[@MrRattlebones640]

I believe it was a dig but i also believe he was being genuine when he said “be a better friend to yourself”, why he asked john to take the phonecall.

[@spicypickle889]

@@MrRattlebones640 I highly doubt it. Carmine is using the false-friendly facade to undermine Tony while masquerading as a friend and ally. But he also utilizes the opportunity to reestablish his superiority within the mob hierarchy as Tony is a newly minted boss. More importantly, he's indirectly giving Tony a heads up that Soprano family business is on the street. : "Take care of this for me."Carmine is asserting his dominance by giving him an order to tighten things up while simultaneously maintaining plausible deniability in case the conversation is wire tapped. Carmine was a masterful mob boss and was frequently utilized throughout the series to contrast Tony's terrible leadership.

[@christiancee6333]

He also mentioned Julius Ceasar.

[@fro_e]

How did Carmine even find out about the psychiatrist thing? Paulie?

[@PeterT-i1w]

"your crew talks" - He already whacked Philly Parisi exactly for that, what else was he supposed to do?

[@lucasdamotta]

Interesting how Carmine was the only person alive that could talk to Tony the way he used to. Not long after Carmine Sr. death, Tony´s ego and authority problem just skyrocketed.

[@ceerious]

Carmine kind of reminds me of a "Paul Castellano" type of character. Strictly business, made Johnny Sack (who reminds me of Gotti) mad and Johnny was hurtin financially so he wanted him out. Carmine was probably the best boss.

[@Dan-ys8nk]

@@ceerious Good point. Although, Carmine reminds me of a hybrid of Paul Castellano and Carlo Gambino. Paul was strictly business with his focus on white collar crimes, but Carlo projected a more modest image on the street. When Johnny Sack was coming up as Boss, he was spending big money on cars and expensive trips, but you never saw that with Carmine who was about the money but he wasn't flashy about what he controlled. Anyway, it was great series. One of the best shows ever.

[@ceerious]

@@Dan-ys8nkhmm never thought of the Carlo side. nice point out. i see it

[@jordank91]

I never write a comment but when I see the way Carmine was portrayed, I think of class and respect even in a not so glamorous business. But he did have respect and code, this type of man is a good man. Whether or not you agree, he lived with honor and respect from where he came from

[@KNSKelster]

True. Carmine Sr and Junior were the only ones to get away with that. It’s clear that Tony’s ego and authority problem skyrocketed after Junior’s dementia took over but Carmine’s absence probably made it worse

[@squishysquashy]

"A don doesn't wear shorts." Gandolfini once said on a talk show that he was called up by someone in the mafia and told this. Funny that it made it into the show.

[@mikef7698]

Mob guy just mixed up Pussy's line about moses wearing short pants and it ended up working out.

[@M.L.official]

Funny coz other mafia people said that that was bullshit lol

[@STONESGAM]

Yes, I heard that story as well. Except mob bosses can wear whatever they want. Carmine was old school and felt that it was undignified for someone in a boss position being a little too casual. Lol

[@bendoveriii8183]

Maybe I’m overthinking it but didn’t Carmine said that to Tony only to undermine his friendship with Johnny which he never liked.

[@iamcase1245]

There's a lot of bullshit stories in Sopranos lore but I believe that the call wasn't true. I was around Jersey and NYC Italians a lot around the time of the sopranos and they dressed alot in basketball shorts, denim shorts and windbreaker outfits. Tackiest shit you can lay eyes on. @@M.L.official

[@SMbased]

"if he was drowning, I'd throw him a cinder block" 😂😂

[@georgedrakopoulos2906]

I just realized this is foreshadowing what happens towards the end of the last season in the sopranos swimming pool. Trying to keep it spoiler free.

[@SMbased]

@@georgedrakopoulos2906 good catch. also pretty sure they sank Puss's body with a few cinder blocks.

[@noway9880]

oh shit!

[@Eric-fb2wp]

​@@SMbasednot really a coincidence as cinderblocks are really popular to Mobsters 😅 as are cement shoes

[@hughiedgar7574]

Carmine was the only true business minded boss in the whole show. He ran Tony through John like a puppet, using Tony's short temper and personal issues to manipulate him constantly. Even with the Ginny joke saga, Carmine didn't really give a fuck Johnny was offended...he just didn't want to lose a dime.

[@militantautist9811]

He wasn't just trying not to lose money, he was gonna ask for 200 grand for that joke to go to Johnny Sack lmao imagine how much he would've kicked up to him for what Carmine saw as just bullshit lol

[@balvinderbance]

@@militantautist9811 or Junior's idea, a piece of Ralph's company. a pretty huge settlement he turned down

[@solohabib7]

Didn’t Ralph want to, never mind.

[@jricks3909]

Again with the money?

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Tony eventually manipulated Carmine via Johnny as well. He definitely turned it around on him.

[@sebtonz1]

Carmine working the three strand comb over. Carmine's barber "Either get a rug or get the fuck over it!" Carmine "A Don doesn't wear a rug."

[@michaelagnew7493]

Man, I have not heard a toupee called a rug in ages...Walt Whitman ova here

[@DimensionsofChange]

It’s funny because Donnie Brasco.

[@ascendant95]

The Patron Saint of "La Cosa Nostra" Frank Sinatra wore a rug. Julius Caesar was an epileptic too. There's no stigmata these days!

[@ricardomoreira1262]

Now that was hilarious!

[@JajaGabor-Elegante]

My grandfather's name is Perfecto. He was 48 and my grandmother was 52 when she had my mom. always dressed exquisitely and immaculately groomed. His arch enemy was Liberace, who had no class and was a mockery of a man and worse of all, wore a bouffant wig. That peeved him off worst of all, because he not only invented the combover, he invented the Brylcreme combover where from the front he looked like he had a headful of hair and from the back three strands of hair, in his mind, covered the whole back of his head. I wish he couldve been here to see Trump!

[@odeleon24]

Carmine was a great man, he was the one who invented KZbin compilation clips

[@ceerious]

😂😂

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

There's no stigmata with it these days

[@odeleon24]

@@Jeff-sp7bg oh so you’re Karnak the great too!

[@smellsuperb1]

Borko vs Pure Kino. Nobody covered the "likes".

[@datboi2dx]

"I didn't invent nothin..."

[@RyanHarris77]

Carmine Sr. giving Tony permission to kill John without uttering a word about it is peak writing.

[@ceerious]

he never talks. even at the dinner. he said "explain the other thing that WANTS talked about." not what HE wants to talk about. and telling Paulie "Who are you again" he knew Paulie 100%

[@SantomPh]

@@ceerious it's kind of impossible that Paulie was an unknown, he was in the DiMeo crew before even Johnny and Tony, fought in the Colombo wars and of course famously held up a truck full of Walnuts

[@ascendant95]

@@SantomPh Must have been Carmine doing his Machiavellian thing. He was probably in his presence at a dinner or meeting less than a year prior lol.

[@CLxJames]

What are you talking about? Carline didn’t say anything.

[@nickytommymancinelli8066]

Borko appreciates your thoughts… alright I’ll talk 2 ya…

[@jamesbarker9895]

A boss that old, in such a violent and unpredictable enterprise...you'd want to make sure he never has a reason to dislike you

[@Townesvanwaits]

He nearly had his number 2 guy, a supposed "good friend", whacked over the possibility of losing some income. If I was in his circle I'd be shining his shoes every day. Like fckn mirrors.

[@Retro4Bit]

Paulie understood that. Carmine thought the world of him.

[@SaunKrystian]

We depend on this guy, millions of likes, clicks, and views are at stake

[@ceerious]

again wit the views?

[@ShadowNinja452]

What? Is ceerious the only one who knows how to handle The Sopranos clip uploading? Put Borko in there!

[@Kahnsgambit]

Again with the views

[@johnaustin209]

@@ceerious Name the views or get the f*** over! 🤭

[@RageQuitPros]

​@@ceeriousYeah, again with the views so say a like goal or get the fuck over it!

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Carmine Sr. is my favorite character after Johnny Sac. He had tremendous authority on the show, and his death led to chaos. He held it all together.

[@ceerious]

I said 40, you said 5 and a half which was ridiculous. Carmine was a great character. No BS from him.

[@tonykennedy8592]

Bismarckian

[@JojosupremeIQ195]

He was always alert and smooth whenever he talked. As if he always thought someone was wearing a wire

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

​@@tonykennedy8592That is an apt comparison.

[@victorsforza6213]

​@@tonykennedy8592very allegorical the sacred and the propane . Hehehehehe

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

Also whenever Johnny Sack tells Paulie " He asks about you" i cant help but crack up

[@kingconcerto5860]

Johnny Sack was such an incredible character... Then in the later seasons after Pauly discovered he was being played- "hehehe, Johnny Sack, I always worked really hard to make that prick think I liked him.." or whatever he said 😂😂😂

[@yannick245]

​@@kingconcerto5860 _"Your father was run over by a trolley, right?"_ How sweet! He cared so much for Paulie! Carmine even had his fathers fate in mind. Blabbermouth Paulie was snitching for Sack/New York and by that causing so much trouble. It would've been even more brutal if Johnny Sack revealed him as the source for the Ginny joke. When Tony contemplated if he was going to whack Paulie _(he pulled all the strings together)_ on that boat in Florida, he survived by the skin of his nuts.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Laying the bait

[@kebokev7519]

Played Pauli like a fiddle

[@ascendant95]

@@kebokev7519 Paulie in time probably realized that he did it with honor. Never gave Paulie up on the joke when things got heated, and never told anyone that Paulie was guilty of numerous mini-betrayals. Johnny was playing at a higher level.

[@AB0VETHALAW]

How is borko? He asks about you.

[@ceerious]

give him my love

[@angryanakin]

@@ceeriousI will. He’ll like hearing that.

[@hansolo631]

rofl. The nerve of sack to lay it on that thick and for Paulie to buy it. Marrone

[@aerozppln]

It was between the youtube channels. Real greaseball shit…

[@Birdtendo]

I would eat his shit

[@robkelly7745]

Guy is engraved in TV history, even people that have seen the show once know the phrase, "A Don doesn't wear shorts."

[@militantautist9811]

I heard an actual mobster called James Gandolfini and said that lol

[@antoinesilva1527]

@@militantautist9811 Very fragile ego from that guy, it seems. Some of the most successful bosses in the history of the American CN did, in fact, wear shorts.

[@yannick245]

They released a movie about the actor which played Carmine Sr , Tony _"Lip"_ Vallelonga. It's called _"Green Book"_ and won the Oscar for Best Picture. It's about Tony Lip's experience as a driver/Jack of all trades, for pianist Don Shirley. During the days of racial segregation in the US.

[@RPMac]

​@yannick245 Tony was a friend of mine back in the eighties...was in two plays with him and helped him with his lines for Pope of Greenwhich Village...he was a natural for this role...he played himself...which is what you do if you don't want to schmact instead of act.

[@dylantrippe9072]

Hell no a Don doesn’t wear shorts 🤣

[@michaelharrison3602]

Paulie the biggest snake in the grass in the show

[@ceerious]

yea him and Johnny lol

[@steverogers7601]

Absolutely! Paulie was the worst

[@LostSox]

But he made it through the Columbo wars…

[@Arguments_only]

@@LostSox by the skin of his nuts

[@SatansSimgma]

Never trust anything that can literally fuq itself.

[@Jaime-eg4eb]

The way he stuffs his face with a boatload of linguini and leaves after Tony says "I appreciate your concern" lol

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

Tony should have known that night when Carmine mentioned to Tony he knows all about his " spells" and the psychiatrist that he had a stool pigeon yapping to NY

[@el34glo59]

100%

[@johnnymays4203]

John played Pauly like the underling...

[@ColinoDeani]

Sure did lmao... the look on his face was priceless when he realized it

[@kevinchandler179]

He sure did!!!

[@atombomb31458]

That scene hurt my feelings

[@ascendant95]

He did..........but did you notice he never gave Paulie up on the joke and never told Tony about Paulie's mini betrayals? He did it in an honorable fashion.

[@islandview96iremember96]

Love how John always respected, loved, and fought for his wife.

[@Mark-ms8gk]

Why fuck around? Be a better friend to yourself... Words to live by.

[@ceerious]

its true. health is all we have.

[@YD-uq5fi]

The two Carmine's were only ever in one scene together : the golf scene.

[@ceerious]

and the funeral

[@natees7662]

Fucking brainless the second.

[@SerraPontosSoc]

Historically Borko always said that Ceerious is nothing more than a glorified uploader.

[@hanklesacks]

Historically, historical things have always come out of war

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

Borko???.. his father was run over by a trolley ??

[@OX1947-LFB]

The hell is this Borko shit I keep seeing?

[@jfr2045]

500.000 subscribers in his family

[@yannick245]

​@@OX1947-LFBA famous uploader of Sopranos clips, from the Balkans. Back in the days, there was no advertising on any Sopranos/HBO clips. And HBO didn't strike them down for copyright infringement. Borko wasn't the first though! I still remember "TonySopranoHD" or "WellHelloDeli". But Borko was communicating with the comment section. He also uploaded South American Telenovelas. Don't ask me what a guy from the Balkans got to do with Telenovelas!

[@michaelharrison3602]

Paulie told New York about hud,the Ginny joke and everything else

[@steverogers7601]

What a gossiping hen lol

[@stephenmccutchen6439]

He yaps worse than six barbers😂

[@lpr5269]

He was angling to join their family. Johnny made him think that would happen.

[@ceerious]

@@lpr5269you think he was anglin to get to be with NY? I thought he wanted to be a boss if Carmine would of hit Tony. Then Johnny would of absorbed the whole thing after he probably outs Paulie to everyone

[@Jumbosalee]

@@ceerious He told about the ginny joke cause tony sided with ralph over the 50k

[@theelightbearer4254]

Carmine was an alpha and an OG; never distracted by cooch and the money came before anything else. A true gangster and businessman

[@REALdavidmiscarriage]

more like a sigma

[@uwp4779]

@@REALdavidmiscarriage nah. it is alpha.

[@nickytommymancinelli8066]

Alphas are leader males but pathetic social muppets easily influenced by pathetic pussy & always craving social gatherings MAKING THEM MUPPETS!!! Sigmas DO NOT GIVE 1 FLYING FUCK RE: PUSSY & OTHER ANIMAL 🐑 COWS EVER PERIOD.

[@nickytommymancinelli8066]

Sigmas are alphas WHO LEFT THE PARASITIC MALIGNANT CANCEROUS PHONY FAKE JOKE CHARADE OF THIS SIMULCAST A NON EXISTENT DIGITAL/RESIDUAL PRISON-PLANE+HELL🌍MOTHER-EARTH… they do not give 1 motherfuck@shred@iota re:people, pussy, etc. ONLY #1 LEADERSHIP.

[@peacewalking__]

Gayest thing I've ever heard anyone say.

[@miguelmont.1111]

During his kingdom there was prosperity and money (most of the time) but when he was out. All things snowball downhill for the Jersey Crew and New York

[@ascendant95]

That same scenario has played out in real life too. In several of the families.

[@davidturk6170]

The actor that played Carmine, in real life was one of the main characters portrayed in the movie The Green Book. He was the driver.

[@yannick245]

He is the main role, Tony _"Lip"_ Vallelonga!

[@kreg27]

Holy cow, I didn’t know that.

[@ItsMisterZFG]

Tony Lip

[@capodeicapi999]

@@yannick245 no way

[@wehavetherecipes]

Very allegorical

[@ineedscissors6176]

One of my favorite throwaway lines in the show is when Tony says “hey count chocula” at around 3:45

[@ceerious]

lmao when i first heard that one 🤣

[@jeffdecker627]

😂 Also...when Carmine asks "Ralph slept with Ginny?". Idk why but everytime I see it I laugh.

[@anthonybarnes]

😂

[@serio232004]

Great catch lol

[@mikef7698]

I will never be able to unsee that now

[@sentinel06]

Whatever happened to Borko? The strong silent type

[@ceerious]

he petered out

[@Classichumor4life]

​@@ceeriousHe peterd out?

[@ceerious]

@@Classichumor4life it died on the vine the guy he moved or somethin....

[@alexjaybrady]

He died on the vine!??

[@CreamTheEverythingFixer]

@@alexjaybrady He died on the vine...

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

It's ironic how Carmine Sr. finally died, considering that Johnny Sack spent so many years telling people how 'his health isn't so good' as a way of excusing the fact that he would kill him.

[@ceerious]

yup

[@Eschatologygroup]

This dude was the only professional outta of the whole thing

[@ceerious]

yup. him and old man Bacala

[@larryedwards4933]

Borko: "Again with the uploads?" 😂👏🏽 Ceerious: "Yeah again with the uploads, it's settled Borko. So either name a upload or get the fuck over it!" 😎👌🏽

[@WarrChyld-wg6xz]

The call between carmine and tony was an example of how easily your life can be taken with a simple sounding phone call wow

[@madisonsykes4896]

“If borkos going to benefit from Sopranos uploads I think Ceerious thinks he should too” “Ok we’ll figure something out” “Salud”

[@ceerious]

laughed again at this just now 🤣

[@Syveck]

It wasn’t long ago cineranter had to waiting in the car. AND AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED HE SHOULD STILL BE THERE!

[@potentnyquil]

This is why being in The Mafia is scary. The first scene of Carmine talking about the psychiatrist could be a thinly guised threat to Tony despite him appearing supportive

[@ThefamousMrcroissant]

Could be? It was a very obvious threat. He was trying to put Tony in his place.

[@manuelrendon3531]

A made guy knows you can't just walk up and talk to a boss, always on the clock, no information cant ever come out of a boss's mouth, not even the time of the day.

[@ceerious]

💯 you're right

[@LABoyko]

Paulie was a captain, not a soldier. There may be some leeway in a captain approaching another boss.

[@ChristopherBass-k3b]

Protocol was actually someone else introduces you as a friend of ours. Not made is a friend of mine. Sammy the bull offended a boss by not being introduced. Didn’t think it was his place. He was told it’s always his place. Pauley was apparently never introduced to him or was forgotten. But there is nothing wrong with coming to say hello. But that’s not his boss, so it’s just pleasantries and no business.

[@jesuspernia8031]

Carmine Sr was so underrated. Such a great and effective boss.

[@sabataskull9661]

By far he and Jackie Aprile Sr are the best.

[@macmoney2043]

​@@sabataskull9661jakie aprile sr ?!puleaseee .so Glorifed

[@sabataskull9661]

@@macmoney2043 Ooooooohhh! You are talking about someone's fwatha!

[@macmoney2043]

@@sabataskull9661And i think the world of him 😉

[@Silenced23]

I love the moment when Pauli realizes he's been played and starts having inner panic.

[@FBIStatMajor]

Fun fact: the guy who played Carmine was played by Viggo Mortensen in a biography of a certain part of his life in 1962. That was the Green Book

[@goodevening7284]

You serious?

[@coldeacosmin8652]

Holy shit this show never fails to amaze me with actor choices. And I thought the goodfellas and godfather connections were amazing, this adds another layer

[@sargepent9815]

Yes Ralph told the joke, nut they all made cracks at John's wife. The issue is that Paulie TOLD John when he KNEW how sensitive he was about his wife. He did so deliberately because he felt slighted and he almost started a war. For this reason, I think Paulie had Tony killed at the end of the series. You kinda get a hint of that when he's sitting outside the meat market and the black cat sits next to him

[@jdjd9935]

Paulie was a 🐍

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Nah imo it was someone who knew Eugene. Guy with the Members Only jacket . The jaaaackeet! Tony’s decision not to let Eugene go in the first ep of S6 pt 2 was the one that came back to end him. It wasn’t even a major storyline but that’s what makes it realistic

[@xanderal4386]

nah, it makes more sense than Eugene or patsy, pauile is not the type to betray others for those things, even when he found out johnny was using him, he didn't take action against him in any way, he just ended their friendship. pauile is an idiot, simply put, but he is loyal, everyone in the series had their moments of doubt with tony, silvio included.

[@GoBills_716]

Wasnt black

[@Twitchy1]

There's no way Paulie had Tony killed, he was not actually ambitious. Unless he did it purely out of fear of Tony at that point. But more likely Patsy or NY, and they would not have brought Paulie in to that plot.

[@brockedwardsmusic]

The way Johnny played Paulie by pretending Carmine Sr knew anything or cared about him needs to be studied

[@ceerious]

seriously. someone else said too, Carmine had better advice for Tony in 5 mins then Melfi in 6 seasons

[@flochforster22]

The funny thing is Johnny tells Ralph that Carmine doesn’t know him when Ralph suggested to switch families. Carmine absolutely knew Ralph, he was making millions off of him and Ralph was ultimately more important to Carmine than Johnny himself. Then Johnny tells Paulie that Carmine asks about him when Carmine had no idea who Paulie was at all 😂

[@renzopeterson153]

He's more creative than Spielberg.

[@Syveck]

Very allegorical. A stigmata of sorts, whatever happened there.

[@joed9849]

Borko: Our family been doing business for HBO with the Sopranos in peaceful and prosperous way

[@ceerious]

i wanna keep it that way

[@seanfleming7206]

Take care of this for me.​@@ceerious

[@thomassaehler9038]

There are millions of dollars at stake

[@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078]

Sopranos has been my favorite show since day 1 it was on the air. I’ve watched it twice more after it closed on HBO. I only say that to provide context for what I’m about to say… Finding out that the actor who portrayed Carmine Sr in Sopranos was the Italian driver/bodyguard character in the movie Green Book blew my mind.

[@ceerious]

ill take a look at that movie

[@John-lp5xh]

​@@ceeriousdon't, it's anti whyte , and exaggerated beyond comprehension

[@nicolasm.orellana4177]

I knew him like one of capos from Sonny Red side whacked for faction of Sonny Black. Love Donnie Brasco movie

[@VolcanicAkuma555]

Tony Lip (Carmine Lupertazzi Sr.) was also in Godfather Part I. Look in the background when Don Corelone greets Don Barzini at the party.

[@ianmangham4570]

Ikr ,awesome isn't it ,great movie

[@FromThe36thChamber]

I love Johnny face at 5:09 right when Carmine asks “Ralph slept with Jenny?” 😂 it falls bc he knows right at that point there’s no way he’s gonna go for it

[@MichaelEarl-d1d]

"CCNY vs Kentucky 1951, nobody beat the spread. I bought a black Fleetwood!" Might be the funniest story in the whole show and it's one line. Hits every single time LMAO

[@ceerious]

i use that line. ill mix up the words a bit for my friends. show has unlimited quoteables. im gonna get extremely creative. check out my shorts too. the edits i love them lol

[@STONESGAM]

"Yeah, again with the money" -Carmine Lupertazzi

[@Max-fb5bm]

Love when Vito makes the Emmy caliber performance remark, considering The Sopranos won 2+ Emmys.

[@ceerious]

great catch 😉

[@LostSox]

They had those in jokes all the time.

[@AlexCastro1]

this comp is making me want to re watch the show so bad. i just finished watching the whole show again for the 7th time a week ago. those early season were legendary

[@SweetJonz]

8:11 “Fucked up thing is I don’t even like Ralph. ‘F he were drownin’, I’d throw ‘im a cinder block.” 🤣

[@getitover1]

Crazy to think that Carmine Sr. was Tony Lip in real life (Green Book). he must have lived some life.

[@pjl7592]

In my opinion still the best TV ever made.

[@ceerious]

mine too

[@jungshin87]

its #1. #2 is debatable, but this is #1.

[@downtoearthproductions]

It's #2. The Wire #1

[@jungshin87]

@@downtoearthproductions season 5 and the mysterious serial killer killed it

[@downtoearthproductions]

@@jungshin87 Sopranos is #2 simply because the ending wasn't that great. That's why I slightly have The Wire as #1.

[@neilrobson3064]

The most powerful character in the Sopranos - by a mile…..

[@cikosphysicaltherapist6017]

Carmine Sr, was a wise and practical man. He was willing to accept the changing times , i.e seeing a Psychiatrist and taking care of mental health. John loves his wife and defended her to know end, also he's probably the only one without a mistress

[@jeffscheiner1553]

Bobby Baccala too.

[@STONESGAM]

Carmine was all about the bottom line financially which is what a mob boss should be even though he's a criminal. Without the big bucks and union control the Italian Mafia wouldn't be much different than your average street gangs doing low level street crimes. He seemed to be hesitant to use violence unless it was disrupting business or someone truly was breaking some major rules. Even then, he would be more likely to tax the person who broke the rules if that person was important for business or a big earner rather than clip him.

[@IIIIIIII]

" if he were drowning, i'd throw him a cinderblock" lol, fucking hilarious.

[@BookshelfQBattler]

In the beginning of the show, Tony said he admires Carmine, how he made so many good decisions that he was able to be a mob boss yet live to a ripe old age and stay out of the can and out of the ground. Tony wanted to eventually structure things so that he could give all orders through Chrissy and limit his exposure like how Carmine gave his orders through Johnny Sack. It would have been interesting if the show would have ended like that, though I guess Tony wasn't deserving of that reward.

[@ceerious]

you're right

[@sabataskull9661]

Carmine Sr had a lot of more self control than Tony. Even his son is more level head,there is a popular theory than Carmine Jr is the final victor using Butchie , Paulie and Patsy.😅 A revenge for the death of Rusty Milio, his friend.😮 For Patsy's brother death , Phil's death and many things. By the end Tony lost respect of his own crew, even Benny complains in the hideout. Paulie is a survivor and after the boat trip, he was not very fond of Tony. Anyway, the moment Carmine Sr dies, is the chaos for New York and that pigmy thing in New Jersey😂 Carmine is the show Vito Corleone, and Tony by the end , is more like Nicky from the Casino film. Out of control and a liabity to all, a degenerate gambler, and a sure target for the FBI with Carlo' s testimony. If Tony dies, every one in mafia win security.

[@peterthosegriffins666]

Paulie and Carmine had such a great friendship. On an unrelated note, I sure hope Paulie can take more betrayal

[@mauromartiniano1893]

How Is borko? Tell him he is in our prayers etcetera

[@ceerious]

his life is about motrin these days

[@TheTrooper506]

Title should have been called "The Don that Never Wore Shorts ~ The Carmine Lupertazzi Story"

[@theprofessional155]

I wonder if Carmine knew John was plotting against him .

[@ceerious]

no way.

[@maksimalyst]

​@@ceeriouswell, that dude is a big fan, i often see him in soprano's clips. Good videos about gta 4 by the way

[@ceerious]

@@maksimalyst ty ty

[@gutterbois]

Tony called Johnny Sac "Count Chocula" 😂😂😂

[@ceerious]

top 20 line in those 86 hours

[@tomjones5650]

Carmine looked.like Frankenberry.😅😂😊

[@philipmancera2505]

​@@tomjones5650then who's BooBerry?

[@ifyoudisagreeyouarewrong]

@@philipmancera2505 Massive Genius

[@ObiWanShinobi67]

He looked just like him with the brown suit and hair. 😂

[@possessedslig]

It's heartwarming that Johnny is always so concerned about Carmine's health

[@ceerious]

healthy as a rhino

[@philipmancera2505]

​@@ceerious🦏

[@retroguy9494]

No matter how many times i see it, I still get a kick out of Carmine with that spaghetti hanging out of his mouth and the way he sucks it in with that slurping noise! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@ceerious]

😭😭😭😂

[@susieq360]

Sounds like you're a Johnny Cakes man. 😅

[@figuures6098]

A don doesn’t slurp noodles

[@ceerious]

@@figuures6098 that scene will forever be engraved in my mind 😭😂

[@Savage-Henry]

@@ceeriousa&e used to have the sopranos on a loop in like 2010 after the show ended and they had little short interviews and Aida turturto was talking about how great of an actor the women who played Tony’s mom was because she’d be complaining during a dinner scene like she always did and she said something like “she was just so believable she’d be talking and the food would be falling out of her mouth” like all her little actions and mannerisms just made you dislike her that much more.

[@IowanMatthew683]

By the way, if you didn’t know, the actor playing Carmine - Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga - is the guy who in real life was the driver of the black musician in the movie Green Book.

[@ryancampbell7667]

The egg salad was made, and Carmine's shinebox wasn't. We had to sit there and take it.

[@Jp19981]

I was among the salads and the italians. Real mediterranean shit.

[@veryrarevibes]

Crazy how you can watch these and they hold up as their own little episodes, love how it makes you question, "damn what happened to Ralph?" Very allegorical.

[@vasvas8914]

I like how John and Carmine both told Tony to whack each other without saying a word about it

[@anthonycruciani939]

Carmine gave Tony better advice in 5 minutes than that quack Melfi did in years.

[@ceerious]

big time

[@shuroom57]

Yeah, but she had better legs, my friend, madonn' !

[@el34glo59]

Lol yeah how brilliant. Be a better friend to yourself😂

[@anthonycruciani939]

@@el34glo59 That comment was more meaningful than anything that quack Melfi told him.

[@aaaanxiety]

But Melfi had a huge Rack and a delicious hiney 👅🔥

[@MUFCSINCE90]

1:49 When Johnny Sac says "Carmine asks about you" to Paulie 😂

[@MurrayTrapp]

Why is trying to “bait” pauly

[@MUFCSINCE90]

@@MurrayTrapp I don't understand?

[@deeg8849]

12:15 Carmine Jr.'s only true witty line ever (to set up his Dad)

[@ceerious]

he said it cause of the son comment ticked him off

[@happycompy]

What'd they resod that green?

[@ho2cultcha]

absolutely the best acting on television! every single character lives in their own world and we get to witness it.

[@JoyBoyGiorno]

MORE "STORY OF" VIDEOS please, youre my fav up and coming youtube channel.

[@ceerious]

definitely alot more comin out.

[@JoyBoyGiorno]

if you wont do it for me, do it out of respect for my fawtha@@ceerious

[@stephenmartinek8315]

This show always makes me hungry.

[@hopoff9968]

You gotta love how Paulie was about to make his bid for boss if "something" were to happen to Tony, and Carmine doesn't even know who the fuck he is😂

[@vincentadultman6226]

Carmine knew Paulie's father was run over by a trolley, even Paulie didn't known that!

[@jamiepreston1490]

Carmine not having a clue who Paulie was and the look on his face was priceless. The look on his face told the whole story.

[@FromThe36thChamber]

7:28 this is probably an insanely stupid take, but I genuinely think this scene has gradually become my favorite from the show. Like the first time I saw it I probably didn’t even really get it and thought it was weird, but now I just appreciate Carmine performance so much

[@Mansini77]

It’s definitely my favorite from that season. It’s funny and kinda chilling at the same time.

[@slappytheclown4]

If you die of old age a free man after spending your life as a mob boss, you're either the luckiest man alive or one of the smartest.

[@ceerious]

yup.

[@TReeves92]

He remembers Tony as a kid and his Father (whom he truly respected and came up with.) His character was easily the most accurate depiction in my opinion and I could sense both killer and gentle mentor in his acting.

[@SirDistic]

12:54 Johnny: "I remember a time when you use to wait in the golf cart. And as far as I'm concerned, YOU SHOULD STILL BE THERE."

[@therealjd4life]

Carmines death caused chaos in season 5 6 and 7 it led to many deaths, Lorraine and her boy toy Jason, Joey Peeps, Angelo, Billy Leotardo, Tony Blundetto, and many more ....Carmine would have kept a lid on his family especially with Phil and Johnny

[@CenterZero_DeadSecurity]

"Answer the fuckin' thing."

[@giancarlo7782]

The “Whitman’s sampler” line gets me every time. 😂😂😂

[@mikef7698]

Same, know I'm getting one for Xmas too

[@joootooobboosheet2486]

"Ralph slept with Ginny?" LOL, Carmine's delivery always kills me with that line.

[@raymondfryar1533]

Carmine looks and sounds like authority. Don't see him very often.

[@tjg801]

Paulie got played big time.

[@ceerious]

thats what he gets lol

[@july9566]

Screw Paulie , dude was a snake , almost got everyone killed ..

[@davidwebster4871]

Carmine definitely had the makings of a varsity athlete

[@clootscalhoun9481]

Carmine Sr, very pragmatic, very allegorical.

[@PoweredByAudio]

23:20 Of the dream sequences this one was the most unsettling one for me

[@ceerious]

imagine them filming it. probably hysterical laughing

[@PoweredByAudio]

Big time, no doubt. What I realized makes me uncomfortable is how Carmine sounds like a scared kid “being alone”.

[@paulandhisguitars]

The actor who played carmine snr in his younger life was a chauffeur and "bodyguard" for piano player Don Shirley, and was portrayed by viggo mortenson in the movie Green Book.

[@ryanv3015]

It's amazing that

[@Shaythe]

Borko’s the only one who knows how to run KZbin? Put ceerious in there…

[@Melquisedec91]

The're millons of views at stake! Again with the views?

[@paur196]

Yess again with the views is settled either like or get the fck over it

[@ignaciogodoy7095]

Johnny Sac play Paulie like a broken record

[@hillybanson]

"what'd they resod that green?" Johnny's meager attempt to pivot the conversation makes me chuckle everytime

[@cathalk3903]

Paulie worrying that they sent little Paulie to trash carmines restaurant. Paulie knew carmine thought the world of him 😂😂

[@kgg9642]

A Don doesn't wear shorts

[@nserekoraymond8593]

These clips are amazing 👌 Respect to you compiling them

[@ceerious]

Appreciate it

[@frankensteinmurillo446]

"Tell him he's in our prayers ,etc." I fucken love Carmine Sr. I been using thay line since ive heard it😂

[@ceerious]

lmaoooooooo

[@ermin6327]

tonys greed and stubbornness was on another level, a awful boss

[@ceerious]

name me a great boss that wasnt greedy though lol. (in that line of work)

[@k.y3551]

Tony’s greed was fuled by a gambling problem. There was no way he was going to Be a good boss