The Sopranos - Hesh Rabkin Story

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[@Whiteboykun]

Season 1 was so magical. The first half or so was basically just It's Always Sunny in New Jersey

[@mothertongue8639]

Ten years in the can, I wanted manicotti. I compromised. I got a rum ham.

[@ikemotosystems1434]

Hey Season 1 is our bread and butter

[@TonyMontana-bu5ys]

The best show ever ! Hands down

[@jonnyb.animationstutorials7119]

Fun Fact: Some of the cast, including Jaime Lynn-Sigler thought the show was a musical, because of the name "The Sopranos". Because of this, HBO wanted to change the name to "Made in New Jersey" but David Chase insisted on The Sopranos.

[@LjubicaServaas]

The writing and directing of the first season is so different. It's still great, but it definitely still feels like it was finding its own identity. Feels really stylish.

[@Cinerary]

It was crap. No need to sugar coat it It feels like a tribute to mafia movies/stories rather than its own thing Gandolfini is the only thing that gave it life to get to the best seasons

[@LjubicaServaas]

@Cinerary lol... okay, maybe it did kinda feel like if a Tarantino fanboy created a low-budget tv version of Goodfellas 😅

[@Sapp440]

A lot of great shows start off rough. Mad Men for example didn't really find it's legs till the end of S3.

[@ericsilver9401]

@@Sapp440Star Wars: the clone wars

[@pm7585]

@@Sapp440 That’s a good example. Took me a while to see why Madmen was so highly rated, glad I stuck with it. The best shows seem to grow in to themselves whereas most fall off trying to squeeze out too many seasons for money

[@inflintity]

“They miss a payment, they start acting like they’re doing YOU a favor if they give you anything, and then you’re gonna spend all your time houndin em.” ~Tony Soprano~

[@ceerious]

one of my favorite quotes because its true. then he starts doing it. lol

[@webnovice2012]

It’s just stutter step

[@genekelly8467]

And look at the way he treats Davey Scattino "our kids go to the same school together"...Tony seemed to enjoy driving Scattino into bankruptcy....@@ceerious

[@Gyrbae]

"Hey remember that time when I paid back that 50 bucks debt? Well now I need you to do ME a favor." - Homer Simpson

[@mrsickwick]

Never EVER loan money to friends.

[@trevmac8362]

Tony's dad mistress lady signing 'Happy Birthday Mr. President' was still the creepiest scene in all of the episodes in my opinion

[@clamcrewcarclub6017]

one of the most uncomfortable scenes in breaking bad as well lol

[@AzathothTheTrueGod]

@@clamcrewcarclub6017They did that because of the Sopranos episode.

[@retroguy9494]

I don't think so at all. She was just an elderly lady imitating that song that Marilyn Monroe sang to JFK which was one of the most well known and famous events to her generation. What I think is even creepier is when Christopher dug up that body and the hair and fingernails had grown or when Christopher and Furio cut up the body in the pork store or when they had Ralph's head in that bag. Those were TONS more creepier.

[@AzathothTheTrueGod]

@@retroguy9494 Different kinds of creepy. But that scene of Tippy singing is widely known as one of the worst/silliest/creepiest scenes in TV. So much so that Breaking Bad copied it. As well as another show but I forgot which.

[@rohunsaigal2576]

It shows Tony realizing his dad wasn’t some lost soul craving intellectual companionship like he tries to imagine himself as, but just another greaseball cheating on his wife with bimbos, which is what Tony is in reality too

[@osman732]

Hesh is played beautifully by Jerry Adler with a warm friendly vibe that makes him seem harmless. But he's not just hanging out with the crew due to their history, friendship and for pure profits. He's there for the action too, Tony even says it at one point. He didn't mind people getting beat up (or worse) over their debts to him. He was a player just like all the other scumbags, he just didn't have muscle like them. For Hesh, the action is the juice. For reasons we couldn't comprehend or codify!

[@haonyoass9556]

The action is the juice. HEAT!

[@Joseph-pt9yn]

He wasn't there for the action, he was there for the rent, the rent!

[@cerberusloyalist5038]

Dude, comments like this are why I love youtube. So many interesting things to read and learn that I would have never put together myself.

[@gavinbrando8255]

In Woody Allen's MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY he's brilliant

[@davidmiller4758]

Lmfao codify? That ain't even a word man. The word he uses is QUANTIFY. you fekkin shlep

[@paulrietveld9837]

If Hesh was Italian he would have been made, no question.

[@Assyrianmikey]

He would of been the Boss if he was a made man!!

[@paulrietveld9837]

@@Assyrianmikey I feel like he would have been the Consigliere over Sil.

[@edwardranno7119]

Hesh was the smartest man out of all of them

[@BoxingGOATEdits]

Seeing how the Jersey crew turned out, he was better off not being made

[@paulrietveld9837]

@@BoxingGOATEdits That's very true. Tbh it's odd that the Lupertazzis didn't looks at taking out Hesh during the war.

[@peacelight9640]

Hesh was an Unofficial Consigliere..

[@BirdGang6]

Not even unofficial, if Tom Hagen can be considered Michael’s consigliere in the Godfather than Hesh absolutely can be counted as Tony’s consigliere

[@gillydasquid8858]

@@BirdGang6to bad that was silvios position lol

[@darionblack4434]

@@gillydasquid8858not in the first season

[@jeremypepper4312]

Yep. Just like Tom Hagen

[@hopoff9968]

Very similar to Meyer Lanskey. It seems whenever there's a successful Italian gangster, there's a jew behind the scenes guiding him. Very smart, all the pros none of the cons.

[@SamuelJamesVideos]

I love how Chris in the beginning just can't conceptualize in his head that someone that they roughed up just doesn't have any more money to give them

[@MikeC08]

T, HIMSELF!

[@FrankMitchell-lh1pl]

Pauly wearing a bullet proof vest for a conference call is pretty funny

[@HereIsZane]

He was getting ready in case shit went down.

[@claudiocorleone7856]

@@HereIsZanePauly is a tough out.

[@XanderShiller]

Hesh always threatening to slap Chris was a funny running gag. "Kid, Whaddaya want a smack"?

[@ceerious]

lmao then he apologized and called him kid 😆

[@heroic7774]

Relax it’s just an expression 😅

[@benbanned1381]

​​@@heroic7774well here's an expression for ya. I want my money in five days or else...

[@L11ghtman]

Tony used his debt to Hesh like a weapon. One of the cruelest bits of Tony’s personality is the way he treated Hesh in the back half of the show. Not that Hesh isn’t a tragic character-being an outsider among outsiders because of his Judaism, and trying to succeed but also knowing and being reminded subtlety almost all of the time that he’s not one of the guys and can never be, puts him in a lot of danger at all times. It’s like swimming with sharks. And once Tony owes him money, because it’s Hesh and not someone like Phil, he instantly loses respect for Hesh and starts to resent him. Tony’s evil really comes through in all those scenes where he makes Hesh feel guilty and threatened, even though Tony is the one in the wrong.

[@scottwillie6389]

Hesh works with murderers and thugs so he has muscle to steal and extort from others. He views Italians as "animals" and Blacks as nothing more than stupid marks that he can easily fleece and take advantage of. Hesh is a scumbag.

[@user-cx8mi7go2i]

One should call it a metaphor for antisemitism

[@f1aziz]

You almost made me feel sad for this criminal thug.

[@forcemajeur.5138]

It's a tv show, but Tony would never have hurt Hesh, I mean in the context of the show there was no reason to. I know Tony's character progresses even more evil than it begins but he shoots the idea down in the car when Bobby and Carlo bring it up, as he is truly hurt Hesh wouldn't come with them because Tony obviously realizes that Hesh scared of him. Hesh was never made to feel belittled until Tony started with the jokes. The rest of the time he was a top earner in the crew as a respected associate and an advisor. He wasn't just some hang around guy or punching bag for everyone.

[@jasonkelman4044]

very well said. well done

[@masspyro5167]

Hesh is a great character. Loved him.

[@watashiiru]

He is a civilian who among beast animals😊

[@BigHorseFilm]

One of my favourite little moments in the whole of The Sopranos is 33:33 when Hesh apologises to Christopher and he waves it off in return. It's a nice little moment showing Herman is a level headed guy, and how much Chrissy respects him.

[@JeffreyGillespie]

Hesh was my favorite character. Classy and SHREWD as FUCK.

[@Matt_Dagostino]

The ice cream truck driver knew what was up 😂

[@sithsoldier98]

That ice cream truck couldn't leave fast enough 😂😂😂

[@ceerious]

🍦

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

It's beautiful 😍 out there!

[@johncconnolly1]

Hesh was the linchpin to a lot of important facets to the Sopranos, yet he was understated in the series. Real afficianados realize his importance. This video illustrates that.

[@ceerious]

well said

[@calebsliger4997]

He’s one of the most pivotal players tho he plays in the back ground he is the smartest “gangster”

[@osman732]

I love his back taxes storyline and how it is resolved. It perfectly illustrates so many key character traits (Junior's insecurity and manipulability, Hesh's pragmatism, Tony's loyalty at the time), it organically fills in some of the laws of their world (implications of the boss' absolute power, the importance of perception/saving face, the ritualistic sitdowns). We get a sense of scale of the Jersey operations (revenue wise) that a boss can collect $250k on a whim, we see how tension between different factions plays out, the hidden role of New York's interests, and a worked example of how Junior's reign is being stage-managed by everybody else to placate and nerf him. All flowing naturally from Hesh's unique insider/outsider role in the crew. Easy does it, laddie buck!

[@jamesb6857]

You guys might need to research some geopolitical causes, and effects…. AND affects

[@benbanned1381]

​​@@calebsliger4997in a profession where people die young, beware of the elderly.

[@gaminscorpio3260]

Hesh couldn't have possibly brought up asking for that money at the wrong bloody time....

[@Gusto20000]

There’s never a good time to ask about the debt

[@SuperGrimupnorth]

especially asking a degenerate gambling mob boss

[@benbanned1381]

With a guy like Tony? Any time is the wrong time.

[@timbuckthe2nd642]

How British are you and why is it yes

[@thatpart]

The ending scenes with Tony and Hesh were the best illustrations of Tony's growing sociopathic behavior. Hesh is no innocent - he hung in there chiefly for profit, not friendship. Still, though, that last encounter of there's is palpable.

[@ceerious]

i agree.

[@morganum87az]

I am a bit mixed about the statement alot of people make that he is a sociopath. Based on the with anthony junior he himself in tears holds him and say :"you are allright baby". Complex and violent - Yes. Sociopath - im not sure.

[@natea2247]

@@morganum87az The show even directly tells you he's a sociopath.

[@morganum87az]

@@natea2247 No his mental health professionels. This is why i say he is complicated person. A sociopath would react with pure anger to his son trying to kill himself. He would disgusted by his "weakness". Tony changes when he notices how sad his son was. He was in love with horse, and was devastated about her burning in pain. A sociopath would be angry the lost money. He felt broken and kicked ralphs ass because of him killing his gf. He even knew he had to hide to the real thruth and instead say he disrespected the bing. Some of the same reasons makes us believe john was also complicated. He loved his wife more than anything in this world.

[@natea2247]

​@@morganum87az Yeah, the show blatantly tells you that he is. Dr. Melfi, reading about sociopaths and dropping him is the writer telling you what Tony Soprano is; there was no hope for him, and he did not improve at all, instead using the therapy for his own gain. All these examples you are giving me about Tony feeling emotion do not change anything as sociopaths can feel emotion too. He is not an extreme case of sociopathy for all these little moments you are listing, I can listen to numerous instances of Tony being sociopathic, including lying to everyone all the time, repeatedly cheating on his wife, killing people, beating people, intimidating union officials, stealing millions of dollars, and killing his family and friends because they were no longer of use.

[@andohish27]

God I love that scene with the meeting with Hesh, Johnny Sack and Junior. The mind games and manipulation they're all playing to Junior's continent-sized ego is fantastic.

[@akiva17]

I think Silvio's "He bought horse." is the most underrated funny line in the entire series.

[@ceerious]

😂

[@liltrue8420]

Antisemitism.. Fuc k you too ma man

[@grandnoise1984]

I interpret it as whores or am I wrong in my thinking? Seems like an insult and logical explanation for a guy who ended up penniless due to drug addiction. Plus really tied in later that when Tony killed Ralph over the horse, it was really over the whore.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

You should've seen the pricks face when he seen the *gyatt* 👴

[@MafiaKingfishNOLA]

Who ever heard of Jews riding horses?

[@danielmzlos1895]

The meow scene is still one of my favorites to this day, I just love the look of disgust on his face before the song is over and he's already planning what to say, the look of my face listening to that shit is the Same too

[@ceerious]

🤣

[@gregbradshaw7220]

Well I uh think it’s…not good

[@mrleonov3803]

Wann be a little more specific?​@@gregbradshaw7220

[@winlover37]

That meow shit was teeth gritting. Ugh

[@wes11bravo]

And the way it was put together, a song that sounded like a legitimate effort yet was cringingly awful - that takes considerable talent. It's like a trained musician deliberately playing or singing off key - counterintuitive and subsequently not easy.

[@brockedwardsmusic]

After watching Many Saints of Newark how right was Hesh about Junior and his insecurities.

[@ceerious]

big time!!!

[@person7568]

Many Saints isn’t canon tho

[@MoveSwiftlyNow-ei1xk]

Many Saints sucks ass

[@1eye1tear95]

​@@person7568yes it is says who

[@doxiedomian]

​@@1eye1tear95Me

[@jackfiechtner4331]

The first season is gold. More light hearted in the first half, but still teasing the S1 finale of Tony taking over and his mother trying to kill him.

[@ultragroove1]

He complains, he talks about me. She didn’t do this. She did that. I gave my life to my children on a silver plattah. And this is how he repays me.

[@danhall9197]

Hesh is a very underrated and overlooked character.

[@ceerious]

yea most conversations never involve him

[@swampduck2609]

“He bought horse” great line

[@georgesouthwick7000]

The character of Hesh was based on Morris Levy, owner of Roulette Records.

[@gregorygermann5975]

I thought it was meyer lansky.

[@shastealyomeal]

​@@gregorygermann5975 That Was Hyman Roth

[@lordbacon3936]

You mean the Baltimore lawyer?

[@jimjam51075]

There were a dozen real-life Hesh's.

[@anakrime93]

He was also based on Art Laboe

[@brisonrohrbach4619]

Hash comes across as a wise, gent, reasonable guy. In actuality he’s a highly intelligent businessman who would’ve been a great politician.

[@theramplocal]

Tha rent! Tha rent!

[@theramplocal]

Tony rubbing the two coins together was too funny. Hesh goes way back w Tony's dad but tony being boss he cld do that and def got laughs. If that was a regular person disrespecting hesh like that I am sure he wld not let that slide, hesh is not mobbed up but still gangster af imo

[@ceerious]

@@theramplocal lmao yea

[@CoreyT127]

@@theramplocalHe’s a major bookie. With millions of dollars. He could simply pay someone to kill you.

[@el34glo59]

😂

[@DrLeroyGreen]

"Between brain and mouth, there was no interlocutor." I only had to hear this line once during the initial broadcast and it was committed to memory.

[@ceerious]

😆

[@chefcorinth]

brother it's "interlockin' her"

[@JordonBeal]

@@chefcorinthLol, no.

[@chefcorinth]

@@JordonBeal fucker what? that is the quote, you're helplessly stupid

[@chefcorinth]

@@JordonBeal Interlocutar isn't even an english word you illiterate clown

[@fuqui035]

I was raised in Paterson new jersey spent 70 years never went to the great falls paseds passed it a million times

[@person7568]

Man that scene with them at the horse stables arguing about oppression is deep, and the ending is just that much more delicious today….

[@ceerious]

💯

[@MattMorris481]

I love it “what’s so hilarious ya fucking parade float”.😂😂😂

[@GuidoLuzzi]

ohhh i'm a captain now! you can't talk to me like that!

[@user-ly6zr7en4x]

“You threw food at Vito……that has to be addressed “

[@MattMorris481]

I don’t know what Vito is so mad at he was nothing when he came into the bakery that day to buy bread.

[@pearlgirl5643]

“Between mouth and brain there was no interlocutor” 😂😂😂 What a sick burn🔥🔥🔥

[@peacelight9640]

The earlier seasons were the best seasons. The back streets and alleys the inner city outside sitdowns.The first 3 seasons were my favorite.

[@yungpableezy69]

seasons 4 and 6 are amazing for me, it's the beginning and later the end of tony, 5 is a little weak tho

[@joshuafult84]

Opposite for me I found 5 to be the best season.@@yungpableezy69

[@balkloth]

@@yungpableezy69the entire tony b storyline is great though

[@FreeOpenTruth]

Wrong! It was just a different flavor. Plus the family is way too small! The Jersey DeCavalcante Family had at least 40-50 made guys. The Demeo's (Sopranos) in the early show really is just a "glorified" crew.

[@StepUpMedia039]

​@@yungpableezy69season 5 is legit my favorite and I watched this show as it aired every year.

[@vahgeuvje10]

Is that a f÷=@ng catheter?- Christopher One of the funniest lines in the series.

[@DannyPepprs]

Phil leatardo !! Chrissy- I told you he was a prick!!

[@whatutalkinboutwillis6122]

Tony and Hesh were really good friends until Heah loaned him money. That changed everything

[@ceerious]

i'll never lend a friend i like a large sum of money. doesn't mix well

[@genekelly8467]

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be..for loan oft looses itself and friend"-William Shakespeare@@ceerious

[@ceerious]

@@genekelly8467 great quote

[@StepUpMedia039]

Loan the guy money? Suddenly I'm the schmuck.

[@realityisenough]

With jews u loose

[@timothysader7060]

Hard to believe James Gandolfini was only 37 when the pilot was filmed !! He looked so much older.

[@anakrime93]

He was 15 years younger than Vincent Pastore and looked older than him !

[@LongerLasting]

He was a mere five years older than Michael Imperioli.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

The dialogue...exquisitely written. Incomparable. Oh, and by the way, excellent compilation my friend.

[@ceerious]

❤️

[@derektran9404]

The transition from that Animal Blundetto to the gossip about Adrianna was hilarious.

[@theramplocal]

It's absolutely insane to me that hesh throws in $250, and junior makes a joke abt it. Makes a joke abt it and takes $50k less. Lol dude that is so much money and theyre breaking ballz

[@ceerious]

it is crazy especially in that era

[@Pantsinabucket]

Eh it’s a lot of money, but like all these situations it’s getting spread out down the chain. Tony already remarks that Junior broke down the payout 5 ways. It’s more like $10-20k Junior is giving up on for himself

[@theramplocal]

@Pantsinabucket for sure man, I guess it's alot of money for civilians, these friends of ours make that in a few days lol fuhgetaboutit

[@willorn]

its a jew scene

[@theramplocal]

@willorn hasidim but I don't believe him!

[@ItsDuckSandwichFilms]

"You're lookin at em asshole" Might be my favorite line in the series. It's so fucking funny but it's also so Badass AND scary as hell... Truely masterful writting but with Gandolfini playing it perfect makes it an all timer... Between this and "So what? No Fucking Ziti Now!?"

[@sepo3451]

Still cringing on that meow-song.😂

[@2serveand2protect]

These lines are just PURE GOLD! ...DAMN!... We'll never - EVER - see anything like this series anymore!

[@ceerious]

indeed....sigh...I hope some of the writers get together again some time with a perfect cast again 😔

[@2serveand2protect]

@@ceerious ...yeeeah - it would be nice ...NICE THOUGHT, but we both know what the reality is today..."marvel-superhero movies" and politically correct CR@P on both the "Big Screen" and TV as well... virtue signalling seems to have overtaken everything... INCLUDING quality! Sad but true.

[@lordbacon3936]

We will but none of them will be white & it'll be mostly women

[@StepUpMedia039]

Boardwalk Empire was every bit as great.

[@2serveand2protect]

@@StepUpMedia039 "Boardwalk Empire" was great! - very true. I'm guessing the main difference is that "Boardwalk" started as a major project from HBO from the get-go, with a multi-million dollars budget. "The Sopranos" was "the hit of the century" but it started as low-budget project, and few were expecting it to score big. I still rank this one little "higher", but there's no denying that the early 2000 had some of the finest series ever! PS. I've always thought that two actors from "B.E." would have been great in the "Sopranos" aswell (even though the "Soprnos" came earlier!). Vincent Piazza ("Lucky" Luciano in the "Boardwalk") and that other guy who played "Gyp" Rosetti (I always forget the actor's name! - he played a minor role in "The Irishman") - they were just f**ng BRILLIANT! - THEN - Michael Shannon, Michael Pitt and Ivo Nandi were also great. SOME of them were in both series like the guy who plays "Butchie" here (Johhny Torrio in "B.E.") ...or "that f**ng animal Blundetto"! - he makes me hyperventilate and feel like I'm closing to a heart-attack each time I try to say his name!... 😄 PS. If you look at the "Sopranos" cast - almost all of them within the first two seasons were "cheaper" or "B-series Actors". Michael Imperioli and "Paulie" Sirico were known (but not "big") for minor roles in some "mob"-movies ("Goodfellas", HBO's "Gotti" & others) - but NONE OF THEM - NOT ONE! - was any "superstar"! They even took guys like Steve Van Zandt, who was - basically - a musician, trying to do "something different" - all because they couldn't cast any "estabilished" actors for FINANCIAL REASONS. Then! - ALL OF THEM! - after just 3 seasons - were so well known, that you if you wanted to cast them in a movie, you'd have to spend millions. Look at Vincent Pastore, whom they killed in the - as far as I recall - second (?) season, but (in one way or the other) he always "loomed over" them all, in the later episodes (each time they watched the sea ...there he "was"! ). "Sopranos" was such a hit & it made such a "splash", that when it landed, they had to phone him (Vince Pastore) back and pay him additional fees, JUST TO PREVENT HIM for asking more money from the studio, later on in the years, even though he wasn't even actively playing any role no more! 😂 ...and THEY WERE RIGHT! - he could have done it easily! They scored a return with a 30 or 40 x "factor, on the intial budget, for Heaven's Sake! Within a few years Vince Chase - a guy almost no one knew - became "a huge name", and when they proposed a MOVIE - they gave him the steering wheel and "carte blanche" for any money-cheque! He could have written ANY number he wanted for the "Saints Of Newark"! ...IMAGINE THAT! ...AND ...for one reason or another ...I just didn't like the movie!... Watched it TWICE and STILL cannot bring myself to like it.

[@wobblertv8083]

Bookeem woodbine ...forshadowing his Mike milligan character in Fargo season 2

[@brianbernstein3826]

Ice cream driver went home crying when he saw Pus toss that full cone into the river. A very hurtful move

[@drophatinc]

Hesh is one of the most interesting characters on the Sopranos. I always liked him. Smart as a fox.

[@BradyJoelGibson]

And loves his bagels 🥯 topped with lox 😅

[@thesunris]

He was a Jew

[@leosaura1993]

Hesh was the smartest one in the series.

[@user-nonamenooo]

- No sh*t - Yes sh*t

[@hibbidyjibbidyy]

jr was one of the few people that called olivia out, and used her advice

[@patschoenherr7497]

I loved Hesh, he had such a great story in the show. Very interesting character, he almost reminds me of an uncle.

[@ceerious]

I did too. I wish he was on contract. would of been a big player on the show

[@liltrue8420]

He's here for the rent , the rent , the rent!!! 😂

[@Lava91point0]

The change rubbing was unbelievably shitty lol, friends for years, and then He’s treating Hesh like a donkey.

[@CraigGrande]

I love how Livia was actually the boss for a bit there

[@CHEDDAHD]

The 24:08 cut to Tony scuddling away w/ his money 🤣🤣

[@TellMeWhenImTellingLies]

Sad that Tony couldnt be more respectfull of Hesh. Hesh helped tony out and tony shit all over him. Just like he did with janice when janice finally got close to mastering her anger issues. And Tony did when Chrissie got sober. Tony was kinda childish

[@joeblough261]

That's how he is! Like a dog wit two bones

[@tinaferr]

Just like his mutha

[@ypesh]

Thanks for this!! 🎉

[@Avalanche_Hockey166]

I really needed this Tonight. Christ almighty I’m so grateful this show was created. It’s simply #1. Thank you for making this video. I’ll watch whenever you post if you keep this up brotha.

[@robstearns7080]

I was glad to see Jerry Adler as Hesh; he was on Northern Exposure too

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

This is just one character that proves the rewatch ability of the sopranos. Every single character is in a big or small scene that plays an important role in the plot of the story

[@reimourrpower9357]

Massive G's faceoff with Hesh was one of the show's most compelling plotlines. I can appreciate that it was left open-ended but I would have liked to see where the conflict and Massive's lawsuit would have gone.

[@user-oj8op1qt4o]

I just can't stop watching these videos.

[@2serveand2protect]

"IF ONLY HIS MOTHER WOULD'VE TAKEN THIS ADVICE!" HA!HA!HA!HA! ...I forgot about that one! Ha!hahaha! 🤣🤣🤣😂 Wooow! Some "flashback"! 😂 Thanks to this video you uploaded, now I know what I'm gonna be watching the whole Christmas! All the "Sopranos" episodes starting from Season ONE ep. ONE forward! 😄

[@ceerious]

great choice. im gonna rewatch soon as well 😃

[@louislepage5111]

Never realized how much this character means too this series 😮

[@dj54philly]

Gotta love Funky Green Dogs - Fired Up playing in the background... Mob discussions in the back of the club was such a norm in the 90s/ early 2000s. Def miss those days

[@ceerious]

the best days

[@genekelly8467]

Gotti and his crew met at the Ravenite Social Club..all importnt discussions were conducted outsde (hands covering mouths).

[@BirdGang6]

Hesh is in my top 3 of all characters! I thought he was so well written from start to finish!

[@patrickmoylan5983]

I love the first season.

[@mattparish4451]

Heshie was one of the most interesting characters in The Sopranos, hands down. I'm not sure if he'd be top three but he's definitely a great character with a crazy interesting story about being a Jew in the music business and taking advantage are the young black kids, like what happens a lot in reality.

[@MikeGervasi]

Happened to NWA

[@DannyPepprs]

😆🤣@@MikeGervasi

[@pinkpotatoz]

@@MikeGervasi except if Jerry had tony and Paulie, Suge woulda went for a boat ride.

[@BradyJoelGibson]

​@@pinkpotatozJimmy Iovine is way more gangster then Suge

[@pinkpotatoz]

@@BradyJoelGibsonyeah I mean he moves like that in the industry but gangsters stay in the trenches. Jimmys just an ice cold brilliant Executive/producers

[@DJ-wp2lk]

Christopher and little Carmine were literally two peas in a pod, same IQ, same way with words 😂😂😂

[@Dushmann_]

It's every character. Every character is perfectly written. This show is unbelievable.

[@Onyyyxx]

That song Christopher played Hesh sounded so terrible 😂

[@hanslanda58]

A hit is a hit , THAYS not a hit

[@TheZenithphoenix]

I think the song was better than that, and how would that guy understand what would appeal to the youth anyway?

[@CoreyT127]

@@TheZenithphoenix I was 20 when that episode aired. And the entire youth thought it sucked then!🎉

[@Reprodestruxion]

I liked it: Meow!

[@bz255]

Were they singing "Meow?"

[@smellsuperb1]

The Jewish son-in-law is the same actor who played on "Law and Order" for many years as a defense attorney.

[@ceerious]

didnt know. thanks!

[@XanderShiller]

He looks familiar. I was an extra on Law for a few years. The amount of work that goes into that set is remarkable.

[@ceerious]

@@XanderShiller wow awesome!

[@KangwithoutaKangdom]

Is that Mariska Hargitays husband

[@mattparish4451]

If Tony had left the hit go down in Artie's restaurant, it probably would have made it way more popular. Like umbertos clam house, that place was famous and everybody went there from all over just because of the history of there being mob hits in there. 😂

[@ceerious]

agreed

[@GuidoLuzzi]

and sparks steakhouse

[@fooman530]

yeah but they're mob guys themselves who eat there so i dont imagine they'd want to be outed or anything

[@findersmith4]

every one knew the mob ate at the best places So yes, Artie would benefit from the hit at his place@@fooman530

[@AzathothTheTrueGod]

Yea. Better than destroying the place.

[@grahamroy910]

I love Tony and massive g having a moment together over the price of lawyers.

[@CHIEFKIEF8888]

this show is so good it’s fucking ridiculous

[@Cbart23]

Don’t want you eating cat food.

[@genekelly8467]

Shows how dangerous Tony had become-stiffing Hesh would cause big problems for the Capos who were out loansharking money-if Hesh shut them off, that would impact Tony's take. A bad situation.

[@el34glo59]

What a prick Tony was for acting like that. Because Hesh has money it means Tony shouldn't have to pay him back? What a jagoff

[@The_Drippin_Don]

32:58 Chris' line always cracked me up :🤣

[@ceerious]

lmao me too

[@el34glo59]

😂😂. Follows up with I told you he was a prick!

[@MCristian1988]

Paulie puts on a bulletprof vest and grabs his gun for a phone call :)))

[@Whiteboykun]

Have you not seen Kung Fury? You can shoot people through the phone!!!

[@Davidgordano]

The Sopranos just keeps giving....

[@ceerious]

always

[@sappermade6012]

Jews and Italians!! Very close together !!!

[@GuidoLuzzi]

Same corporation different departments

[@dhlhthriwdhskissos9606]

Out of all his scenes , I loved that he played the uno reverse card to the thug that used the race card !

[@liltrue8420]

That subtle "it's not much better now" from Tony is amazing

[@ceerious]

its still not imo... lol

[@robertmcling2103]

Hesh asking Vince Vaugn-berg "when does it become cheaper for him NOT to pay me?"

[@jaysmith3546]

Are we just gonna ignore that fly joke. Omg that was actually hilarious.

[@zerocool1ist]

Hesh was like Tonys unofficial second.

[@ceerious]

yep. If Jerry Adler had a contract would of been awesome to have him in more than he was.

[@peacelight9640]

I feel the same...Consigliere

[@paulmurphy3406]

This was excellent- great summary

[@Currentlyunavailable.973]

21:43 they find Salvatore’s Christmas outfit 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@genekelly8467]

Thanks! I found Hesh to be a very interesting character..I never knew exactly his role in the family. Hesh was funny..he could be like a kindly Jewish uncle-but he had no problem using violence.

[@ceerious]

he was the "bank"

[@topscorer212]

It’s called an associate. He has some money and they have the muscle to collect. That vig just carries the interest. It does jack shit on the principal. And 1.5% a week is still 78% apr. Which is why hesh wasn’t worried about the vig. Tony had made him far more through the years.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Hesh's tribe is more powerful than Tony's. This is why he's treated as a made man without being Italian. That power dynamic goes back to Luciano, always secondary to Lansky.

[@alainportant6412]

Hesh's tribe scammed the Italians out of all their rackets in NY, Vegas and Florida once they didn't need them anymore. The tribe managed to put their men in the white house when the Italians couldn't. Then they took over the garnment market, pr0n, construction, loans, gambling and so on. Of course, they used Giuliani, an Italian to pull the trigger on his own community, because that's what you get when you negotiate with those desert people.

[@krtlkid]

Tony mentions boat is usually a bad sign

[@meenism]

Fun Fact: The scene that starts at 38:25 when Hesh and Eli just finished getting Chinese food and Eli gets run over by a car….thats not NY. That’s Central Ave. and Congress in Jersey City Heights, NJ. I used to live down the block from there. And there really is a Chinese food restaurant there that’s pretty damn good. It’s crazy cus Ive watched this series several times and I never noticed that scene.

[@jasoncenami]

How I have watched the entire video and not another person has liked it or commented is insane. This is amazing work, truly amazing. Thank you for such an amazing piece of work

[@SaunKrystian]

They’re only playing it Elvis Country I guess.

[@jkg7297]

Where is that ?@@SaunKrystian

[@ceerious]

@@jkg7297 anywhere where there aint no "" or italians

[@hippo-potamus]

Charles Schwab over here.

[@SteveV74]

Yeah well…….Varsity Athlete……so there!

[@hippo-potamus]

Who wrote the star-spangled Banner? Martin Luther King. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American Colonies? Martin Luther King.

[@ceerious]

why dont you take your quotations book.... 😆

[@theramplocal]

@ceerious in this house Christopher Columbus is a hero!

[@fjccommish]

@@theramplocal That's what Chris's boyfriend said too. Ooooooooooooh! I'm just breaking balls here.

[@deanjohn433]

Hesh was a clever businessman and in his own way loved Toni but in the end Toni destroyed that friendship has he destroyed all his relationships really even with his family and I think Toni knew once he killed Phil that New York would come after him it was just when

[@georgesouthwick7000]

The character of Hesh was based on the life of Morris Levy, founder of Roulette Records.

[@claudej.montgomery9421]

Tony didn’t owe Hesh money. He saved him from Junior’s $500k tax

[@JoeBilello1969]

It took me a few watches but I grew to absolutely hate nearly every single character on this show and some of them would probably be surprising. For instance, i thought that Tony's wife Carmella was such a disgusting human being as were their children, I actually thought less of Carmella than Tony himself 😮

[@ceerious]

the more you watch and gain wisdom in life, yes, im with you, i don't like any of them if this was real life either. they were very hypocritical and savage

[@matthewlangdale]

I just wanna know how much he's kickin up to Borko for these streets

[@ceerious]

zilch

[@ExcavationNation]

Great video as always.

[@ceerious]

appreciate you ❤️

[@lolloltimes2]

Paulie taking his bullet proof vest off, saying "they call themselves gangsters, fucking deppresing"....

[@tomcostello5876]

Don’t you find it weird every one knew about the hit on little pus makes you think he probably heard about it right