The Sopranos - Ralph Tells Jackie Jr A Story

Ralph tells Jackie Jr a story about his father Jackie Aprile Sr and Tony Soprano.

[@nicholas3098]

Jackie is forgetting that: 1. When Tony and Jackie Sr took down the card game their father and uncle were not only part of the family but alive at the time unlike his. Obviously they would run interference with for them because no one's wacking a made guy's son without repercussions. 2. They didn't shoot and kill any made guys or connected people. 3. She was a hewa

[@Dipmanchip]

And they weren’t high as fuck on crank when they pulled their stunt either, unlike these bozos

[@lobsterdfw1]

And... that wasn't Ralphie's kid she was carrying.

[@marekpodworski7835]

Lol, she was a hewa

[@StandWatie1862]

@@balloonfiesta15 The mobs still running strong today. It just merged with the government.

[@keith6591]

@@balloonfiesta15 Case in point, the other two fuckwits who tried to kill Christopher

[@thesuperstar6256]

Ralph forgot to tell them that Tony Soprano and Jackie Aprile Sr. never fired any shots and that they weren't high on drugs when they carried out the robbery.

[@patgogan7324]

Ralph is subtely manipulating Jackie jr here I always assumed

[@The_yeffy1]

i think he knew jackie jr was a little pussy and would fuck it up but maybe Christopher would get killed and Ralph could scores points by giving him up to Tony and also milk the sympathy of his death because Rosalie and Carmella are so close

[@Sumumabitch78]

You are Very stupid,doctor....He had nothing to gain and the whole incident made his life worse which was always gonna happen in case of a stick-up.Ralph had No angle here,they robbed HIS game,he was even too lenient in the end...here,he was just shooting his big mouth...WHY would he want his childhoodfriend and his womans only child dead??? He tried to save Jackie jr.s life.

[@dah0heavy]

maybe? Jackie Jr was a lot less popular I imagine compared to tony and Jackie Sr, remember Tony and company had a lot more backers like Richie Aprile, and Junior Soprano (weird right?) and I don't remember the dates but I think Tony's dad was also still alive, these guys were likely much closer then Jackie Jr is with any of the capos of today, remember Jackie Jr has basically burnt his bridges with Tony and they are robbing RALPH'S CARDGAME, not some other capo who they have no relation to, Ralph has far less reason to care for them then Tony's friends had to care for him. The fact that Jackie Jr's biggest ally was Ralph and they're only connection was he was fucking his mom meant that this probably wouldn't have worked out no matter how it happened

[@firespinguy]

Yes. Richie and Tony's father and Uncle Junior together was all made and influencial. Without these connections Jackie and Tony would've been dead.

[@whatisbestinlife8112]

Ralph: "We got any marshmellows?" Also Ralph: "Here's a story on how you two boneheads can get killed."

[@theramplocal]

She wanted to stick a dildo up his ass and pretend to pimp him out, he said GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE. that whole family is sick

[@basedbane787]

@S T R A N D C A S T there his crew. If they go behind his back do something he told them not to ect anything he's responsible for them. That's why nobody else wanted them

[@niranesho9278]

😂😂😂😂

[@idontknowwhattoputhere.3572]

Which begs the question, did he really know what would happen to them?

[@augustalexander2647]

​​​@@idontknowwhattoputhere.3572i doubt it. That seems out of character for Ralph imo. I do think he was trying to get Jackie involved though. He had no reason to kill Jackie, he usually acts out of purpose

[@jasonyee6533]

“Hey Ralph, that hippie broad even exist?”

[@JackieAprileJr]

My uncle richie says it was janice

[@OldSchoolCurt]

Hey tony my equilibrium is off. I can barely stand. Is it ok if I sit down tony!

[@jasonyee6533]

@@OldSchoolCurt glad you got the joke ;)

[@OldSchoolCurt]

@@jasonyee6533 you were like a brother to me!

[@jasonyee6533]

@@OldSchoolCurt To of all us

[@kyleisbart197]

“He was an OG” Dino was accepted to slip and fall school after this line

[@lornes_only_working_lung]

Lol.great line sir.did Richie drive him there Lol

[@dusk6159]

The mulignana influence goes strong

[@DB-fn3fz]

Full ride scholarship to Slipp & Fauhl Institute

[@thirdworldrenegade]

"Whatever."

[@Professor__S]

We did it on speck.. coz he hit your niece. We're with you now Richie😂

[@TheStopShort]

“We got any marshmallows?” Sure, Ralph, I saw two sitting at that table over there.

[@mikedoss9777]

Those were my father’s marshmallows.

[@BigKahuna.]

@@mikedoss9777 my fawtha

[@KS-xk2so]

Marshmallows is a compliment for those two mooks.

[@Ezio999Auditore]

20 years in the can, grilled cum of the radiator, you get a doctors’ note for that in prison!

[@mistahwatzitoya3199]

Heh heh

[@villavelli]

Jackie's script "My fawtha"

[@josecano9210]

UPTOPVSXC how he refers to his mother Rosalie, “My fawthas wife”, how he refers to his Uncle Richie “My fawthas brother”, how he refers to Tony “My fawthas bff”

[@TerryHesticles]

Lmfao 🤣 for real

[@JackieAprileJr]

My dog was my fathas dog

[@SuperBigdude77]

@@JackieAprileJr 😅

[@faisalkamal4319]

@@josecano9210 he doesn't say chemosabe He say's my fawtha's cancer

[@huddlechannel2932]

I listened to this story, this fucking Ralph is more creative then Spielberg

[@nickimillennium]

Right? So obvious

[@stproducciones9140]

I like the atmosphere of this scene. Late night/early morning, two young guys listening to an old foxes tales while he sips on some coffee. It's nice.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

Agree, it's the lighting that sets the scene. Mostly dark house around 5 AM, the kids just getting in from being out all night and have the munchies so hammering the spaghetti. Ralph just waking up to start day. A nice scene.

[@timothydavidcurp]

And yet this is the scene where Ralph plants seeds of both these boys' deaths.

[@joshradcliffe8563]

@@ANTHONY0808able I think Ralph was up late too, because when Jackie asked where his mother was Ralphie said, "She's an early riser", implying that she had already gone to sleep.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

@@joshradcliffe8563 Good point Josh and I concur.

[@marvinolds6671]

Coffee? Ralph opened a Swiss Miss chocolate cocoa packet and dumped it in his mug. That is why he asked were there any marshmallows...

[@andasin]

"he was an OG".......(slurp) "whatever"

[@dylankane9709]

FN Anderson LOL

[@jakep1979]

Trip & fall candidate.

[@tucko11]

“ Come on call Carlo “

[@DR-hy6zw]

“If you wanna talk like a fucking mulignan now we’ll send ya to slip and fall school”

[@HHHRulesTheGame]

"Tony soparno....real OG".....(Breathes) "Yeash wateva"

[@sandeepsreehari4687]

Half of Aprile Jr's dialogues: "My fawtha". Half of Moltisanti's dialogues: "I'm sorry T".

[@1badjesus]

I get the impression Ralphie lied about catching the clap...he chickened out.

[@alastairbeaumont9578]

Similar situation to why Tony never went with his cousin on the ill fated hijacking mentioned throughout season 5, perhaps?

[@dontellbenjamin417]

Alastair Beaumont that because tony caught a panic attack and passed out after arguing with his mother. But tony lied a said he got rob and beat up by black guys. Clearly you don’t pay attention.

[@TheGonzoArt]

@@alastairbeaumont9578 David Chase said on the commentary that Ralph was lying. Either he was too chicken or he wasn't invited to come along. Three is better for a card game robbery anyway, one less share for taking time a medicore score, Eddie Bunker (RIP) would agree on that.

[@StufiBuy]

Haha yeah I figured it was some ralphie bs. Still ralphie may be a loudmouth and a strange duck with sex but based on his actions in the series he was no coward.

[@koolaid7809]

Sick profile picture

[@billdavis6978]

Jackie Jr is a sad story. Not just because he was stupid, but he shows more affection to his father after his passing than when he was alive. I suspect this is the case with most father/son relationships. If your Father is still alive and showed you fatherly love, be thankful for the time you still have with him. If he’s passed on, he’s still with you and don’t be afraid to talk to him. He’s most likely still looking out for you. God bless.

[@brownpunk1794]

Charles schwaab ova hea

[@GabrielGarcia-ul9mg]

Jackie Jr just used his father as an excuse to make his way into some sort of mob life. He didn’t really care. If he did care he would’ve finished school like his father really wished.

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

My old man just died 4 months ago. He was a jerk.

[@deancj1]

What Ralph leaves out is the very important fact that Tony was Johnny's son. Otherwise they would of got smoked. Ralph just signed Jr's death warrant over Swiss Miss.

[@JackieAprileJr]

I hated Swiss Miss

[@cabahab2996]

Also times where different too..xxx

[@anthonyiuculano6002]

Not really. Had nobody been shot at, Jackie Jr would have lived. Jackie Sr may have been deceased but junior still would have had Ralph in his corner and the relationship with the Sopranos and the Apriles would have made Tony more hesitant to push the button... not unlike his uncle Junior was with Christopher on Livia's urging.. since nobody had gotten hurt.

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

@@anthonyiuculano6002 exactly! Had nobody got shot or hurt I daresay Tony would have respected Jackie Jr and let him off providing the money was returned to the people involved.

[@tear728]

He didn't really have to leave it out. Jackie was too stupid to see the obvious

[@fuzzbrain913]

All joking aside this is a truly remarkable monologue from Joe pantoliano. Great acting

[@thewkovacs316]

joey pants is nuts...but a brilliant actor

[@mallinzmina3232]

I remembered his monologue a lot, because on one hand, he gives it the necessary drama and steaks and excitement you want from that kind of story, but on the other hand, he also just fix the story off of his fingers casually and quickly because he just got up in the morning and isn’t really looking to get too excited

[@skylightrecords8547]

Foreshadowing Feech La Manna coming back

[@CaptainColdyron222]

I was gonna ask, wasn't that the guy played by Robert Loggia?

[@daniellee1722]

And we can really see why Feech had a hard time showing respect to Tony

[@odessafile75]

@@CaptainColdyron222 Yes

[@italianauthority4243]

Oh wow we gotta fuckin literature genius over here

[@masterexploder9668]

Feech was still salty over that robbery.

[@omgtitsrgood]

"I'll tell ya, the thing I like about Moltisanti...he made some mean Satriale sandwiches outta my Uncle Richie."

[@ESFAndy011]

"My Kingdom for a Mortadella!"

[@johnlewisbrooks]

Fucked up! I remember him and Furio stating they'd not eat there for a while lmao!

[@BarakAlmog]

And soft drinks of choice...

[@faisalkamal4319]

You mean his fawthaw brother

[@osamabad]

Did anyone consider that the "hippie broad" Ralph was referring to was Janice Soprano?

[@JamesJohnson-nm5pu]

Hmm possibly, but I think he would've just said "Tony Soprano's sister" especially since he was just talking to them two in private.

[@mimir4965]

I think he was and he didnt refer to her as such because those two were obvious blabbermouths

[@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj178]

I say there was no hippie broad at all, and that Ralph is covering for the fact that was either not invited, or he was too scared. His version of Tony's "two black guys."

[@bullock4211]

He said hippie broad not hippo

[@marceloromero4515]

@@bullock4211 👍

[@thedrewdog]

"Nobody...Chris Moltisanti." That was quick, something tells me Jackie Jr. would have folded under questioning.

[@marvinolds6671]

Nice observation.

[@atlantis5001]

You really are a funny guy

[@martinmcdonagh1889]

@@atlantis5001 funny how

[@estebandominguez141]

"Sometimes I worry about you, Jackie. You may fold under questioning".

[@faisalkamal4319]

Fold He would be bigger rat than ray curto but I think he will get caught with the wire and go into witness protection program

[@darj617]

You know Jackie didn't rinse those plates, probably left them on the table.

[@mk202]

You're the man now Dog Or just dumped them in the garbage.

[@IamtheDesperado]

He did it out of respect for his fatha he always let Ro wash the dishes

[@ce2441]

@@IamtheDesperado He can't go anywhere near a sinkful of water, he might drown

[@IamtheDesperado]

@@ce2441 oh rim shot!

[@TrempBoy2]

I really wish they followed up with the dirty plates plot line. Think we'll ever get a spinoff show about them?

[@frankensteinmurillo446]

"He was an OG" "Whatever" 😂 I love that this exactly how Tony also reacted when he was called a OG out of respect 😂

[@brunoc.3347]

They should have made an full episode with young versions of Ralph, Silvio, Tony and Jackie

[@JamesJohnson-nm5pu]

Yeah that would've been good and interesting.

[@Swan-hz9ng]

Bruno Coelho And Paulie

[@davidozuna479]

Movie coming out next year I think, might have them in it but very young

[@justinwilliams5253]

@@davidozuna479 James Gandolfini's son is playing young tony!!!!!!

[@MacGovernor]

Michael Cera = Ralph

[@larkmacallan4257]

this is the scene that killed jackie jr essentially recommending he do something like tony did

[@GameDestroyerXYZ]

When Tony did it, no one got hurt, at least no one that was made.

[@TheFrostyVision]

+GameDestroyerXYZ Tony and Jackie weren't made either at that time. So you're right no one got hurt. Richie, Johnny, and Junior all stepped in and said you don't touch them. Richie implied that tony and jackie paid feech back though.

[@darkhorse306]

Your right, but you should replace tony with his father

[@josecano9210]

Yeah Ralphie knew that Jackie Jrs dumbass would fuck up and he would definitely be killed as there would be no Jackie Sr. or Richie to get him out of it

[@nuckymancini7013]

U-mustve been @the top of ur fucking class!?!...

[@patrickmccutcheon8860]

"He was an OG." ".....whatever...."

[@tucko11]

Patrick McCutcheon “fuck you this my house . What did this guy have like one fucking song ?! Come on call Carlo.”

[@rsmith7994]

If you wanna talk like a mulignan I’ll send ya to slip n fall school!

[@ramonalejandrosuare]

Jackie Jr. was a great example of how the entire Mafia culture corrupts from father to son. His whole arc after his father's death was shaped by the negative influence that criminal father figure after criminal father figure - from Ritchie, to Ralph to Christopher - had upon his maturation into adulthood. Alone, he's just an dumb impressionable pretty boy. But in this life he's an entitled pawn who will be sacrificed playing a game that's way over his head.

[@HyphyJuice916]

It's crazy to think out of all the people that were in Jackie Jr's life that Tony was the only one who really tried to get him to stay straight.

[@Joe21345]

Its all in the game like Omar said

[@merkins87]

& their thing gets warped with each generation, like copying & copied video tape.

[@ramonalejandrosuare]

@@merkins87 Good analogy.

[@DorianPaige00]

Back to that chess match jackie jr. couldn't handle.

[@Bklyn93]

Also, Feech had been away almost 20 years at this point, and the story Ralphie's telling happened in the 70s--Pretty much ancient history and as far as anyone was concerned, Feech was in jail, basically dead and buried. So it's easy to see why he'd forget his name for a moment--Think of all the Capos and Soldiers who came and went over the years.

[@Top-Kek]

Based profile pic

[@A-RJ]

Wow your comment is ten years old. Are you alive still? Had kids? Ran for president? What’s been going on?

[@seemabongback9250]

Yeah we wanna know. About your life. U alive right?

[@aeae3314]

@@A-RJ there was this old moustache named... Old_Fashioned_Guy. Now, what the hell Old_Fashioned meant -- who the fuck knows, but... He was made on the other side, so, you know, he was, um, an original

[@kostarossides5062]

​@@aeae3314 He was an OG

[@TraumaER]

*Sopranos is the only TV show ever where they actually eat the food during scenes LOL!*

[@slayerhuh404]

So that's why everyone in the cast gained like 10 pounds per season!

[@richarddenny5340]

especially Vito and Bobby Bacala

[@wrestlefanrecordings6958]

Plothole: Ralph says that when they were kids they had a crew: Tony, Jackie Sr., Silvio, and himself. In Many Saints of Newark, Sil is clearly a grown man while Tony is still a kid.

[@tipperary1082]

That's a many saints of Newark problem

[@NT-qb3zl]

Many saints is a shit film, pretend it didn’t happen

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

The reason i couldn't take the movie seriously, honestly thats an insult to the lore

[@childofluv]

That didn’t make sense to me, i always thought Tony Pussy and Sil grew up together. The movie suggests otherwise

[@NT-qb3zl]

@@childofluv exactly… and where the hell was ralphie? Lmao

[@CanadianGuerrilla]

1:20 I love the use of mafia lingo here. "Mustache" refers to the old term "Mustache Pete", used to distinguish Sicilian or other Italian mafiosi - who had been made in and committed their first killings in Italy before coming to America - from their American-born compatriots.

[@CanadianGuerrilla]

@@aduantas Interesting; the term must have evolved in some places over time to mean old mafia veterans. Or this is another example of malapropisms/misuse of verbiage in the show hahah

[@BlueSkullFish]

@@aduantas is he? Ralph states in this clip that he was made on the other side. He could have been born in Italy and come over as a young man

[@joshuabrooks4907]

Joe Pantoliano is a very underrated actor. He's also very good at playing characters that you really want to see get their comeuppance.

[@PoweredByAudio]

I cheered when he got his in “The Matrix”

[@Nonaggress]

Lots of guys are good at making you hate them. Joe's talent is making you kind of like him first, so when you realize you want to whoop his ass you're even angrier for it.

[@swa7169]

"He wanted it, so he stepped up and took it." Some surprisingly good advice from Ralphie. If you want something in life, you can't just wait around for it to drop in your lap. You have to go out there and fight for it.

[@sammotta7787]

The fact that they didn't show this moment in the movie is an absolute travesty.

[@Pocket-Calculator]

The whole movie is an absolute travesty.

[@joelllugo8410]

The sequel will show it because Tony will be much older, The sequel will show the card game with Feech.

[@user-tr6sz4pf8e]

too busy filming David Chase's cuck fantasies.

[@luigivincenz3843]

@@Pocket-Calculator the movie was a BLM infomercial. There was nothing Sopranois' ish in it. They sold the movie as "Tony Sopranos beginning his mafia career". but it was the OPPOSITE. I skipped thru most if it. David Chase knew he couldn't write the Sopranos now with this woke environment..

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

​@@luigivincenz3843woke virus infected you, apparently.

[@ishashawty]

what i find interesting about this scene is that you can tell ralph feels as if his shortcomings in the business are directly linked to his missing part in the robbery, that’s why tony and jackie went farther than he ever did in their careers. in reality, as good of an earner as he was, he was a demented psycho - more than anyone else in a world where those traits are not uncommon.

[@SK-bk3yh]

And that was the beginning of the end Jackie Jr. He basically gave them the blueprint on how to get whacked

[@osamabad]

Ralph had no idea what Jackie was gonna do. He was simply telling him a story. Besides, this pathway in his life didn't start with Ralph. It started with his uncle Richie.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Maybe maybe not, it’s left open to interpretation like a lot of things on the show.

[@CanadianGuerrilla]

It started with his FAWTHA

[@d0nKsTaH]

Ralph was a devious asshole. He knew exactly how hard Jr wanted to be in with the crew... So he told him that story deliberately.. hoping that Jackie would attempt it. In fact, he even let him know where the card game is... and when it was always played. Hence he set up a disaster waiting to happen.

[@nickimillennium]

Ralph deliberately set up Jackie Jr. It’s very obvious. Even David Chase said he likely wasn’t invited to the robbery. So why would he bother to tell this story when he wasn’t even invited to go unless he had an agenda?

[@acat6145]

@@d0nKsTaH Ralph is not an evil mastermind he wouldn’t go through this convoluted route if he really wanted Jackie dead he would’ve gone for a much simpler route and besides that why would he do this to Jackie

[@effortlessawareness8778]

Nevertheless I'm shocked that Jackie Aprile and Anthony Soprano weren't reprimanded punished or even whacked by Feech La Manna for robbing a made guy's game. They made the threat to kill to take money right. I think the 1 very Important factor that Ralph didn't mention was that Jackie & Tony had Johnny Boy Soprano, Corrado Junior Soprano, & Richie Aprile representing them and this implicitly guranteed Jackie&Tony immunity, giving them untouchable status long before having their stripes. The only ones who didn't partake in the robbery were Ralph Ciffaretto and Silvio Dante. Both men from what we know didn't have brothers or fathers or family members with stripes. That's why Silvio and Ralph didn't partake in the robbery because if shit hit the fan and one of them ended up shooting someone they would get capped and if it went smoothly they didnt have the protection that Jackie & Tony had and they woukd certainly be hunted and get at least a pretty bad beatdown for partaking.

[@billymarino4452]

I may be over analyzing things but I always assumed Silvio was the getaway driver. You can't pull a scheme like that and NOT have a set of wheels and someone in the driver's seat ready to get you away. If that's the case, he technically was involved but didn't carry a piece. Maybe that's why Ralph didn't bother to mention him in his story.

[@alialjabr7251]

Billy Marino I can see tony running to the car with the money and asks Silvio to drive quickly. Sil: don’t rush me sunshine you’ve been rushing me all fucking night : )

[@isaacsilverman9976]

🤷‍♂️ its not real 😀

[@AJ-is5ut]

And if ifs and buts were candy and nuts it would be Christmas everyday of the year.

[@jabarhenv5933]

Silvio's dad was a made man too he just died years and years ago

[@bw5888]

He taught me how to make spaghetti so the macaroni absorbs the gravy instead of just coats it. The most crucial part is that you put the pasta back in the pot, you add a little gravy and a little butter. Then you put the fire back on for 45 seconds and stir it up real nice.

[@faisalkamal4319]

Clemenza ova here

[@hankgonzalez6074]

He also sliced the garlic with a razor blade so thin, that it would dissolve in the pan. Bobby Flay ova heah!!

[@rammbostein]

ooah you forgot the part with the snub nose 38, c'mon

[@vahn_legaia]

This scene set their death sentences.

[@Thaizeo]

No, Them killing a made man and shooting someone when all they had to do was rob them did

[@codyvandal2860]

@@Thaizeo Sunshine wasn't a made man, just a dealer.

[@nihilistcentraluk442]

@@Thaizeo doesn't matter much.They robbed made guys

[@nickimillennium]

@@Thaizeo he planted the idea in their head for them to do a robbery knowing that they were too stupid to pull it off.

[@tonybalsamo8673]

Ralph gives Dino rhe same response that Tony gives the rapper in the hospital when they use the term ‘OG/Original G’: “Whatever.”

[@GhostTower]

Because it's the same writer(s) having the same negative outlook on a culture he clearly doesn't wish to understand.

[@MundaneThingsBackwards]

@@GhostTower Because the writers have the exact same views as their characters, right? Fucking lol. These are italian mobsters not black history professors.

[@patrickstevens984]

Jackie Jr. sounds like an Italian male version of Megan McCain with how often he says, "my fawtha"

[@JR-ju3kj]

That's because just like her with being John McCain's daughter and constantly riding his coattails,he had no actual identity for himself outside of being his father's son.

[@10hopalongcassidy10]

Anyone else kind of get the feeling that the part where Ralph says "I got the clap I couldn't go" was bullshit. Sounds like he pussed out back then and gave that reason. But the way he says it sounded really phony.

[@onbored9627]

Assuming the story was true, how would you word it so that people wouldn't think you were just too scared to go?

[@cfinley81]

@IRISH LAD It was Tony and Jackie Aprile, Sr.

[@geordiejones5618]

I think its also kind of a meta thing. Ralph's character didnt exist until this season, but has known these guys for years, so it give him that extra layer of separation as to why Tony/Silvio weren't close with him anymore.

[@josiahlomas7388]

The hippie broad was Janice soprano

[@torontoBluejays87]

Man Feech was in the mob in the old country first? Never realized that plot timbit. Pretty sad how he ended up given his prestige and respect he had.

[@danlorett2184]

@Vinnie Provolone He was sold out because he kept stepping on Tony's toes.

[@kingofweedswood]

He said he was made on the other side, New York

[@eijiniizuma6184]

"other side" means Italy

[@kingofweedswood]

eiji niizuma any insight into that or you just speculating?

[@eijiniizuma6184]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWGyo62ca5uZaqM In the clip where Paulie is promoted to capo Tony informs him that Furio "our friend from the other side" is coming over aka Italy the same phrase "our friend from the other side" is referenced when Paulie introduces Furio to johnny sack

[@jrez8225]

I loved the character of Ralph in this series.

[@torinwulfren9463]

He was an OG! *sips* Whateva...

[@alanhorowitz3796]

The dialogue of this TV show is unmatched.

[@alincondrea4593]

Ralph was smart not to participate in that robbery. Tony had his father, uncle and Dickie all made guys and heavyweights, nobody would have touched him. Jackie had his brother Richie in the life he would've come out and speak for him. I'm not sure what connections Silvio had but he was already around Paulie and Tony's relatives so that must carry some weight. Ralphie had nobody. Feech would've made an example out of him.

[@fleetadmiralperry5739]

Thank god Ralph told us this story BC Feech Doesn’t Like To Talk About It

[@stillcovalent]

One thing I learned from the Sopranos is that wise guys don't like mulignan slangs like 'OG' or 'homie'

[@spicypickle889]

"There was this old mustache named... Feech LaManna. He was *made* before the electric light and in his day spending time in the can entitled you to earn."

[@briansheridan5208]

Jackie and his friend saw Goodfellas and Casino way too many times and wanted to be Joe Pesci.

[@rashadgreviews1868]

According to Many Saints of Newark, Sil was up there with Paulie, Puss, and Dickie...Here, him and Tony around the same age 🤔

[@serjherman]

Timeline got fucked up

[@mynameisnotimportant2854]

Paulie I’m predicting is at least 20 years older than Tony since paulie was born around world war 2

[@nodo8592]

Agree, makes no sense🤨

[@75aces97]

Clearly the actors playing Sil, Paukie, and Pussy were 10+ years older than Gandolfini. The original show sort of implied these guys were vaguely the same age, and way back when viewers just sort of accepted casting and story oddities with an "okay, fine then." But by the time we get to stuff made after 2010, post Cinemasins, producers are self conscious about hecklers who are going to watch these things anyway. Writers rethink and overthink details to stem off people who point out discrepancies in old movies and shows.

[@DummyYEEEAAHHHHH]

One day I'm gonna count how many times Jackie Jr says "my fawtha".

[@JaeLCR13]

Ralph essentially sealed the fates of Jackie Jr. and two of his friends right here

[@ivanomartinez]

The most important part of this is the lesson about the dishwasher

[@johnnytightlips7878]

Ralph planting a seed to both of these slip and fall candidates..

[@emperorclovis8348]

nothing beats leftover macaroni just heated up a bit.

[@jeremydyar7566]

Some olive oil on top before you nuke it

[@PennyHardaway24]

pasta u stupid caker

[@darthkek1953]

@Greg Pettis you missed the reference, in the gives-a-gun-to-Jr scene he calls spaghetti macaroni.

[@joefelice5062]

Or olive oil in a pan, fry it a little - some gets crisp. Ma used to do it that way God rest her soul.

[@Mr.Jtea3]

@@PennyHardaway24 ok your definitely a poser

[@tonyortiz5696]

Cant wait until the saints of newark to actually see this unfold

[@Goosavich]

I was hoping it would be in the movie too. It was not.

[@ultrustic]

No mention of it in that movie

[@SuperPhilliesphan10]

If there’s a sequel we would most likely see it then

[@vitobucatini51]

What we got instead was a movie version of the Mafia 3 videogame

[@justingilliland5314]

God Jackie was a punk! Real life bro. One of those jersey shore dudes.

[@moonlitebrite9317]

@Keaton Castillo And the reason he fetishized the mafia is because he had "father figures" like Ralph who mythologized a story about Jackie sr. and Tony.

[@JR-ju3kj]

That's what I see when I look at him.One of the dudes from Jersey Shore.

[@MessrDookie101]

I get the feeling this was like a master stroke deception by Ralphie. First he hears Jackie Jr. talking about how great Chris is, who's trying to scalp him from Ralph's crew, and then he offhand mentions a story Jackie can't resist. Then he starts going off about how his Dad got made for doing something that frankly sounds improbable. How would ripping off a made guy make you? How would you even be able to arrange sitdowns with a small crew nobody cared about without walking into a trap? It doesn't sound right, but to dumbass Jackie Jr. it sounds inspiring and cool. Remember this is the kid who plays Scrabble words like "ass" and "poo." Ralphie couldn't have probably dreamed how beautifully this little act of manipulation would pay off. Not only would Jackie Jr. get himself killed, Ralphie would be the one who got to make the order. Ralph knows Jackie thinks he's a loser old man so he plays up the loser card to convince him he's nothing to worry about, too. The stars kinda aligned on that one.

[@davidmiller4758]

he played scrabble w ass n poo?lol

[@kkgt6591]

Yeah and at the end of the conversation, he asks him to rinse the plates, implying that he is not respected and make him angry.

[@nickimillennium]

@@kkgt6591 It’s also a hint to Jackie’s state of mind and Ralph’s intentions. This is a kid who has to be reminded to rinse plates off and can’t use a dishwasher right. No way could he pull off a robbery.

[@emperorclovis8348]

ralphie plants the seed so jackie jr tries to take down the card games only to sign his own death warrant.

[@TheGonzoArt]

@Jaegar Ultima I beg to differ that he wanted them dead. I think he was planting seeds to see if they had the balls and brains to pull off a heist that involved some worthy adversaries (made guys) Especially since it was his own card game no less. The card game being his and with his title of Captain, Ralph could have given those guys a pass had no one gotten hurt or killed (Poor Sunshine)

[@TheGonzoArt]

My apologies, sir, i was respectfully disagreeing with emperor, not yourself ;)

[@patrickmorrissey3084]

@Jaegar Ultima Ralph had no way of knowing that anyone would have gotten shot let alone killed.

[@rob_3417]

@Jaegar Ultima he wanted rose and the house not the kid. He set it up

[@nickimillennium]

Yep.

[@kar12894]

ralph was so sly...he definitely presented this story to coax them into trying it

[@Shade571]

He didn’t make it up though, Richie brought it up to Tony in season 2 Tony: What did you ever do for me Richie: what did I do, remember when you and my kid brother stuck up Feech Lamanna’s card game, Feech was made before the electric lights, if it wasn’t for me, you two guys would’ve gotten a vicious beat down to say the least

[@tedof87]

Ralph didn't benefit in anyway from it.

[@redhood444]

Nah he was just talking and trying to get on Jackie good side bringing up. Great story about his pops

[@ryank170]

What would he have possibly gained?

[@redhood444]

@@ryank170 yep he legit just got headaches from this pissing off tony got member of his crew killed another member of tony crew shot almost got Chrissy killed mot to mention the fallout with Ro…

[@worstcaseontario12]

If Dino wants to talk like mulingan, we’ll send him to slip and fall school

[@allstarmexican]

Slip and fall university

[@richardhoffman5769]

traditional gender roles he could make his way into the Slip and Fall Grad program.

[@HotBoxTrucking]

dino? the golfer?

[@raymondacbot4007]

that little dialogue about the dishwasher is what made this show feel real

[@naysay02]

This is such amazing storytelling within amazing storytelling.

[@jordanwesley1700]

That hairpiece is glorious

[@KPho150]

Many saints of newark obviously forgot about this scene. They put Sil in Dick Moltisante crew, I thought that was his dad when I first saw the fucking thing.

[@billbixby6138]

Me too i immediately thought of this scene once i realized it was sil

[@elgringolocoMaldonado]

"He was an OG!!" "Whatever" 😂😂😂

[@floppy12k]

To me Ralph was like Scar in The lion king, he kept on manipulating Jackie. Giving him a gun, manipulating him into this... He wanted his demise

[@10hopalongcassidy10]

Why would Ralph want Jackie to die? How does that benefit him in anyway. I saw giving him a gun and bringing him along on collections as him trying to bond with Jackie because he knew Jackie didnt like or respect him. Not a chance he wanted Jackie to fuck up because he knew it would reflect badly on him.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

He was obviously lying about the reason he didn't go as well. He pussed out or didn't think it was a smart move.

[@seantriplesevyn8152]

he didnt want his demise.....ralph was an insecure man.....mentorship makes insecure men feel good. It was to gratify his own ego not to hurt jackie jr

[@harrywakatipu2547]

Only the bravest of lions rob card games of made men.

[@princesstinklepanties2720]

I dont think so, ralph is like a negligent parent letting their kid lick power sockets

[@DAKINS896]

Christopher was atleast 32 when he was made...In contrast, Tony was made at 23 and Captainn at 28

[@Spartan1337]

Books were closed

[@yannick245]

Chris was older. He's supposed to be born in 1969.

[@eijiniizuma6184]

naw the pilot has Chris as being 19yrs old

[@DAKINS896]

@@eijiniizuma6184 no it doesnt dude. Chris is 7-8 years younger than Tony in the show and was around 30 when show started.

[@DAKINS896]

@@eijiniizuma6184 the episode in season 5 he talks about them being kids together him Tony and Tony B and the uncles farm Upstate and how they were older and would pick on him. No one picks on cousinsomeone 15 + years younger than them

[@doorswhofan]

I'm thinking it's doubtful that the takedown of Feech's card game will be depicted in The Many Saints of Newark, sadly: The movie is only supposed to cover the period from 1967-1975. The heist likely took place in the very early 80s.

[@JohnPaul-el7qd]

I've always wondered if Ralph really caught the clap as he claimed, or if he just backed out because he didn't have the courage to go along

[@isaacsilverman9976]

🤷‍♂️ since its not real I’m guessing neither 😆

[@rohunsaigal2576]

100% lying about the clap either he chickened out or they didn’t ask him

[@Basedarenas]

I hope we see this in the prequels they're about to have.

[@cicolasnage5684]

God I hope this is in Many Saints Of Newark

[@Dragonblack90]

Agreed

[@MASKEDMAN712]

Hopefully but I also think it was a bluff-story to get Jackie Jr. and co. to do something stupid and it worked.

[@Dragonblack90]

@@MASKEDMAN712 Tony admitted that him and Jackie's fahddud did do it

[@Zdog122]

@@MASKEDMAN712 No it was legit, this story was mentioned again by Feech Lamana himself later in the series.

[@Rutherford_Inchworm_III]

I wish they'd done more with the Swiss Miss Chocolate Sensation. I felt there was a lot of significance there. Maybe we'll see it again in Many Saints of Newark.

[@G18999]

0:39 he was so excited. He mumbled "my fawtha" in his sleep!

[@stabbedoutt962]

jackie jr loves his daddy so much

[@WinterS0lstice]

"Connected or not..Him me & Tony..gonna rob him" Tony had Johnny Boy & Junior Soprano, as well as Uncle Dicky Moltisanti and Pauli G. an unmade young man couldn't possibly be MORE connected.

[@reubena7854]

for some god damn reason i didnt think of that. his dad is the boss!

[@mysouthjerseylife]

I love how this happened seasons before they brought the actual Feech into the fold

[@shinobu2394]

man i hope we get to see the crew he mentioned here plus tony b in the new movie cus the show really implied that these guys grew up together and started climbing the ranks together

[@normanjoseph8884]

That was the greatest line about the dishwasher it’s so true

[@weazels]

Ralph was very wise gangster

[@jesuselchristo1252]

1:38 then 1:41 LOL

[@thatsnotchocolat]

David Harrison That isn’t terrible acting.

[@Jamie-kv9eg]

David Harrison That was the whole point. It was suppose to sound dopey because these idiots thought they were slick and gangsters.

[@therahrahman]

I really hope they reference this in the prequel Sopranos movie

[@KYoung2]

Jackie Jr's downfall begins right at this moment.

[@novak1015]

Lets go before the crank wares off

[@TheGabe92]

Nah, it began way earlier, around when Tony found him getting a lapdance.

[@br3akstuff]

This scene is the crowning achievement of Sopranos Product Placement

[@dang2320]

I always thought that Ralph was lying about being sick. Think about it from Ralph's perspective. Feech was going to be so mad and embarrassed that he got robbed that he would want blood. For sure, nothing would happen to Tony and Jackie Sr on account of their family connection. So the blame would fall and him and Silvio. To my knowledge, neither had a family member who was a made guy. So he probably thought why risk it.

[@Publicenemy85]

Yeah I got that impression too.

[@sergiomendoza4850]

It’s so cool hearing Ralph talk about the old days, it makes me so unbelievably excited for the many saints of Newark which I’m sure is going to be great. It’ll also be interesting to watch it without any worry that our characters will be killed. We know exactly where they all end up so it should be pretty interesting.

[@Whiteboykun]

This didn't age well.

[@sergiomendoza4850]

@@Whiteboykun nope lol

[@rmggng]

@@Whiteboykun LMAO!

[@magiccookies420]

God what a missed opportunity

[@SteveV74]

Hello from the future…the movie was a bomb of a missed opportunity, sad when they go so young.

[@Breen.Machine]

This was a devious setup by Ralph

[@houseviceroy]

I hope theres a scene in the upcoming prequel that shows this story on Tony holding up the card game with Jackie sr.

[@xCARNAGE_ASADAx]

I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch who Jackie's father was throughout the show.

[@jamesmorant1406]

Jackie Aprile from season 1 he was the boss then he died of cancer then Tony became the boss

[@talbertobarbossa75]

The golfer?

[@jamesmorant1406]

@@talbertobarbossa75 😂

[@JackieAprileJr]

He was a guy who was mentioned a lot by his kid out of respect

[@Bigfrank88]

Ralph wasn’t invited to rob the game

[@eijiniizuma6184]

ralph didnt exist in the series lore until he was introduced in season 3

[@bluecord85]

I miss this damn show so much. And Oz. Cant wait for this movie

[@miami8089]

Ralph is a good story teller

[@EldestBoy]

The real tragedy is Ralph didn't find his marshmallows.

[@BazingaBeatlesClan]

This scene right here, blows Many Saints of Newark apart, and not in a good way. 1. He lists himself, Jackie Aprile Sr, Tony, and Silvio, as running their own crew as kids, doing small scores. In the movie, Silvio is at least 10-15 years older than Tony, with Pussy and Paulie all there in the real Soprano crew already, and around the same age as well. 2. With Silvio being in the real Soprano family already like the movie suggests, adding onto his age problem like I mentioned, and how he treats Tony the night Dickie is wacked, and how he acts, that version of Silvio would never be running scores on pot and other things, with three kid/teenagers who were not made. 3. Also with being kids / teenagers, when is this Feech story supposed to happen? Five minutes after Many Saints? Tony was already almost out of high school by the end of the film, this story should have already happened, and the appearance in the show was that Tony was already in the family proper when Dickie is killed. 4. She was a who-ah

[@trer24]

I think Silvio is in his early 20s in MSoN, so maybe only 5-6 years older than Tony. That is a big difference when you’re a teenager… but not so much as you get older. Say Tony, Ralphie, Jackie Sr, were 21…Silvio is only 26-27…they could still be in the same crew. Paulie is most definitely 10+ years older than Tony and he’s in his crew. Plus, “‘kid” is throw around and doesn’t always mean literal kid. Phil Leotardo calls his 47 year old brother, Billy, a “kid”. MSoN did have some issues, but I don’t think Silvio’s age was one of them. Plus in real life, Steven Van Zandt was 10 years older than James Gandolfini and also was bald in real life…

[@BazingaBeatlesClan]

@@trer24 I get that, but in the show, it is established that him and Tony are almost the same age, went to school together, and he says "I have known you since you were a kid Ton". They have Tony as 13 then 18 in MSoN. This story makes it sound like they all got in together, Silvio is made already when Tony is 13.

[@twomasta]

The movie is shit but it wasn't meant to be accurate. This became apparent when the change they time frame making chris a baby and tony dam near an adult.

[@bg8545]

Those late night talks over hot cocoa are gonna be a treasure

[@xabbitz6148]

I love how Jackie Jr doesn’t realize that Tony had the protection of both his Father and Uncle who were most likely Capos at that point and Jackie had the protection of Richie who at the very least was made at that point.

[@channelname5345]

I love how they bring feech into the show later and he gets his card game back, only for tony to show up and basically rob it again with jokes

[@nicolasclermont893]

Amazing

[@reallifelebowski4732]

I laughed like Hell when Sunshine was quoting some old philosophical saying and these dim wits blew him away 😂

[@MOONSIP2]

RIP Paul Mazursky

[@timsolis4706]

I don't care if that spaghetti was warm or cold, I could eat that for weeks...

[@chrise8275]

Was it ever mentioned again that Ralphie has the powers to summon boxes of marshmallows out of thin air?