Top 10 Worst Sopranos Characters of All Time - Soprano Theories

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[@j.l.3685]

He hated Feech so much he didn't even speak on it

[@shawnvogt643]

Fr 💀

[@brianwingnut9531]

he cant even say his name

[@johngilmore697]

Meadow was sc***

[@EmperorMingg]

Jesus Christ, Sopranos Theories, we’re trying to ease your transition here

[@lennongrad13]

Don’t forget Janice traumatizing Bobby’s kids by making them think their mom was a ghost.

[@giobatiashvili5586]

That shit was wild💀💀

[@tinawoodard2184]

Bitch did what?.😮

[@Professor__S]

Rising damp😂. What the fuck was Janice smoking!

[@anthonybruno3183]

She was nuts I was glad Tone finally made things right with June because she was trying to go after his money that he had lying around the house or some crap. She literally turned into an embodiment of her mother, and just like Tone says one problem with Bobby and it would’ve been exile on Main Street, Rolling Stones, fucking truth she saw a good man pushed all the women out of the way and tried her best to get to him even giving him another woman’s lasagna, classic psychopath, I mean who else likes having sex with a gun pointed to there head lol 😂 or Ralph that crazy nutt lol 😂

[@bajorekjon]

She's probably the most manipulative character in a show full of criminal sociopaths

[@idonthaveaname6472]

aj: depressed noah: black coach: touched kids ???

[@apkhbmbgamlkbh1531]

seems reasonable to me

[@TheTransgenderPastor]

​@@apkhbmbgamlkbh1531 says alot about you

[@kawaiimandingo5012]

my brudda dis video is 2 years old and the feech lammana section is silent for a minute and a half

[@theepicgaming5260]

Feech makes him so mad he can't even speak about it

[@gorlab9549]

I never hated Feech, I understood and empathized with him. A mobster that was an original, even sworn into the mafia in Sicily. He went to prison for the mafia, missed all of his best years after spending over 2 decades in the can. Then comes out and sees the kid who robbed his card game all those years ago is now the boss telling him what to do, he tries to make money the way they used to back in his day. But he doesn't understand that the days of busting someones arm in public to get them to play along are gone now, he went away at the top, and came out at the bottom.

[@SiccDeville]

didn't mind that he robbed those cars at the wedding but hated him for beating down Sal.

[@gorlab9549]

@@SiccDeville buddy you’re missing my point, I understand why he acted out I’m not saying he was in the right for it. But I didn’t hate him at all throughout his appearances.

[@SiccDeville]

oh no, i wasn't talking about what you said. i was just pointing out my opinion of him. i should've added "I" at the beginning of my sentence.

[@mcalax5901]

Great points👍

[@skost8825]

I think Feech was the one man Tony feared the most. He wasn't a yes man, played by his own old school rules and was an earner. Plus he did 20 yrs and never rolled, thats loyalty. Given enough time he would of gunned for Tony's spot. He was like the NJ version of Phil.Tony knew this but he also respected him, thats why he had him pinched rather than killed. Foul but strategic move to stay at the top.

[@ahmedissawi4605]

Noah wearing sandals with socks should make him number 1 on this list!

[@rahmanmuhammad9791]

And not shaking the man of the house hand

[@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197]

That, the glasses and the hair. Also the "hes lucky i didnt punch his lights out" cringe line.

[@rahmanmuhammad9791]

@@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197 even if you did punch him Tony would even feel it

[@breadman5048]

Butter head

[@joshschneider3134]

He was the biggest dork ever. Even for the 2000s

[@WilliamBrinkley45]

I literally hated Livia….I had a grandmother that was just like her and as a result the entire family breathed a sigh of relief when she finally passed away.

[@MaehiyaSOLDIER]

Jesus Rossi is my #1 most hated character in The Sopranos. Seen the show 4 times and what he does to Melfi always remains the hardest scene to get through.

[@viniziogutierrezholguin8845]

I see it 5 times.

[@GuidoLuzzi]

i always skip that episode

[@tbell61]

Watching it once is enough for me.

[@Rome274]

Yes I wish she did tell Tony

[@JudgeHolden2003]

It was bad, but not worse than any act of murder on civillains in the show.

[@corylandolt3614]

The #1 best character in the Sopranos is the “Oh, shit!” Penguin Waddle Guy in the very last episode when Phil was clipped at the gas station

[@ndogg20]

They borrowed him from the background extra characters on The Wire.

[@davek12]

Close second place to the school uniform kid throwing up.

[@danjonmills]

ROFL That guy needs to be in an episode of every tv show once a season doing that oh shit, waddle.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Nobody can penguin waddle like my man Hershey Highway Vito

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

I almost thought you meant vito till i got to the end lol

[@chuchorodriguez1893]

Even tho this is about the worst characters . To me the best characters were Chrissys unibrow and Tony’s deep breathing , I really wish they did more with them

[@TheMathiyo]

Artie calvitia was also interesting

[@luisdavid8441]

That nose... it's like a natural canopy

[@kevinw8276]

Did MORE woth them? They were practically members of the SAG

[@jediryan9454]

LOL

[@jediryan9454]

@Wynn Wynn Sadly, I think it was John's ailing health as he gain so much weight during the seasons of the show that caused it. By the end, his heavy breathing issues were so bad.

[@fraser.8209]

Recently finished the show. Honestly had no idea people hated AJ, I was always sympathetic that the poor guy had to grow up with Tony as his dad

[@test-tl8dt]

they overdid his stupidity and crybaby attitude in final seasons. i liked him a lot until that.

[@mitchhoneycutt6209]

Yeah same, I always thought of both kids and their personalities as just byproducts of being raised by really shit people- I was always sympathetic towards them. Kind of related to them at points

[@penskepc2374]

I think the view on AJ has changed dramatically. When the show was actually airing he was despised as a absolute spoiled brat, but now it seems like there is more of a middle ground on him.

[@carlmcgrath484]

AJ was the biggest piece of shit on the show. Never heard anyone outside of the USA actually sympathise with AJ maybe Americans are just raised differently. In my opinion anyone who thinks that level of disrespect to their parents is justifiable, or that AJ is some ‘poor victim’ is an actual embarrassment.

[@ChrisThomas-hg4ne]

The boy was soft and annoying for various reasons. Every scene he was in was a moody baby, even until adulthood.

[@barbarossa1780]

The “one” we all wished happened was a tearing apart off the guy who attacked Melfi.

[@WallKenshiro]

Ralphie, as fucked as he was in every way, was always insanely entertaining, whereas Richie was just ridiculously caustic, especially after Tony broke his heart with "The Jacket"

[@Buttsley1]

Richie was very entertaining in his own way. He was definitely one of the most realistic mobsters on the show

[@VanillaWahlberg]

Ralphie should've been gutted after he beat a woman to death for his ego. He damn sure deserved it for killing a horse in spite.

[@TiminSE]

" it's the jack-aaaat!"

[@kevdeeA]

@@TiminSE In the words of Pussy "He's full of negative energy". That's how bad Richie was.

[@reubenorange7660]

@@TiminSE you beat me to it

[@Selfloathingmisanthrope]

Jackie Jr's death scene gives getting it from behind from Vito new meaning.

[@danielosterman9676]

Lmao! So true.

[@cardphins68]

The difference this time was when Vito entered Jackie from behind he actually left a hole!

[@BleedHuskerRed2011]

interesting take

[@broughtonparkade5381]

That’s a damn good joke ! 👏👍

[@timyac]

Not sure what you mean, a black guy killed Jackie

[@scottoshea9440]

That scene in the Bada Bing with Artie telling Tony coach Hauser should die was one of the best of the season. The actor that plays Artie is incredible. Surprised I haven't seen more of him over the years

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

Jean Phillipe ques que sei? Answer machine broken ?

[@smellsuperb1]

He's been in a lot of shows since then.

[@HollywoodH4T3R]

He's in the iceman movie

[@PGSpinelli95]

John Ventimiglia

[@jurgengosch3915]

WTF happened to the sound during Feech?

[@user-rk2xi7iw9k]

Livia hands down one of the greatest antagonists in television, her presence is always strong even way longer after she dies.

[@Tourist-Q.]

I'm probably in the minority, but I thought it was odd to have an old woman taking so much space in the show. It was disturbing the dynamic of the show and the dynamic of the Tony Soprano character.

[@TheitaniofRome]

@@Tourist-Q. she was intended to be the head of the family but her irl death cause them.to rewrite.

[@vibinwpsilocybin1424]

Killua would kill Livia 😐

[@hankgonzalez6074]

“BRING THE COOKIES!!”

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

@@Tourist-Q. Livia was the real gangsta if she was born a man or after Feminism she’d be running things.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

I always wondered how Carmella didn't roll her eyes after Noah said, "He's lucky I didn't punch his lights out," Talking about a man who killed people with his bare hands, and I'm sure deep down Carmella knows it.

[@vincentrosethorn4886]

He was the worst.

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Don’t know how Meadow didn’t either she had to have known too.

[@youthofyesterdayrecords]

Yeah but that's not exactly something to be proud of... God, Noah. You are so naieve. My dad is, like, a serial killer.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

@@youthofyesterdayrecords I think subconsciously they know, but convince themselves that there are worst people out there. I mean, what did she think when Vito turned up dead?

[@dmartig1]

One of the funniest moments of the show

[@AlmonMalk]

I’m honestly really surprised Georgie didn’t flip after all the abuse he went through with no promotions. The dude at the very least knew where Emil’s body is buried and probably more

[@koseisan]

I always thought Georgie was a character who was trustworthy and loyal enough to hang around with the guys but too dumb to actually be in the mob. I'm pretty sure he's considered as an "associate".

[@HughGenvoenni]

Mustang Sally is at least an honorable mention, despite only being in one episode. Despicable character, but a testament to the acting abilities of one Brian Tarantina (who unfortunately passed away in 2019). He only has a few acting credits to his name, but had quite the range! He can go from an overtly flamboyant drag Queen in Summer of Sam to a two-fisted tough guy in Sopranos like it’s nothing.

[@usasupersoccer]

For me, Noah is always going to be the worst Sopranos character.

[@DaxSports1]

I wanted one scene where he gets his ass whooped

[@stanzre]

Why

[@aliamjon2550]

AJ is up there as well as meadow

[@Darrylizer1]

I too couldn't stand that smug, self-centered snob.

[@Darrylizer1]

@Shaun Garcia He is one. The difference is that he's educated and comes from money so he has a broader toolkit than murder and intimidation.

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

I loved Ralphie and Richie's characters on the show overall, I thought they were necessary and entertaining

[@BillBraskyy]

You know the story of Pagliacci?

[@michelewitt2285]

He was a necessary evil 😈

[@cap536]

I thought all of the characters were great and necessary

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

@@BillBraskyy - Of course

[@illwitness]

Can you people believe Richie and Ralphie never shared a scene, or Richie and Phil. Could you imagine the hilarity of these three eating together?

[@johannascott1593]

I'd say these are the most unlikeable characters in the show, not the worst. Characters here like Ralphie, AJ, Janice, and Livia were not only entertaining to watch despite them being so annoying, but were also all such good characters, with arcs, who served important purposes in the story. Livia is actually one of my favorite characters.

[@wat5709]

Ralph is my favorite character. I actually think he’s one of the most likable in a sociopathic way. He was one of the most exaggerated characters and that’s what made him great

[@marijamayer4682]

it´s pretty obvious that he meant worst characters in the sense of these characters having a bad personality. He didn´t mean that these are badly written characters.

[@jjones9822]

Livia was great. Nancy Marchand portrayed the cunning, manipulative old lady to perfection. The woman was literally playing mobsters against each other. Also, Ralph was a great character. You hated him but liked him at the same time. He was a charming psychopath.

[@johnw574]

Meadow should be in a list of the most unlikeable characters

[@DeadSezSo]

Aj had Tony's mental health issues with a whole lot more self awareness and understanding of the real world. That's why he was affected more than Tony by his issues.

[@mirandas8023]

agreed

[@aldovergara9035]

I found the Noah character even more despicable than the many psychopaths in the series. He really annoyed me.

[@jimh4072]

Same here, I despised him from his first scene. 🤮

[@Alpha1200]

Yeah, I agree. Noah was so fucking obnoxious. Every sentence that character spoke rubbed me completely the wrong way and I can't even really put my finger on why.

[@animula6908]

Noah can’t be considered black. For sure.

[@ghostengineer]

Jamal Ginsberg was the most unlikable character in the show

[@eldredjonas4306]

You are so stupid. Tony, chrissy and paulie murdered innocent people.

[@Froyruiz415]

Naw worst character is easily janice. Literally everytime she was on the screen would have me like UUUUGGGGGHHHHHHH

[@broaddusmarines]

Same here.

[@xxczerxx]

It's because she's charmless and a very realistic personality type -- I think most fellas know women with Janice-esque traits. It's a very specific manipulative, scheming personality type that some women have.

[@ElMarcoHoJ]

I kind of liked her up until she stole Svetlana's leg. Then I just wanted to see her whacked.

[@nao__channel]

Thats a funny way to spell Livia

[@WallKenshiro]

But her and Tony's antagonistic chemistry was almost always hilarious.

[@Pharto_Stinkus]

"Worst." You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. Unlikeable, tragic, and pathetic are the words you're looking for. Using the word worst to describe a character in a show implies that they are poorly written, or bad for the show in some other way.

[@jackwill3030]

🤓🤓

[@Three_Sevens]

"Worst" isn't the best word. Most hated is better. The actors did a good job making you didn't the character so much. Many of them were meant to be disliked. Saying the worst implies the actors had a hand in it. Just my opinion

[@christofferjenzen78]

Ralph is without a doubt one of the best characters in a television drama,impeccably acted,wonderfully written. The guy was a remorseless psychopath but that goes for many of them. To put him on the same list as Noah and Jackie jr,is a total kick in the balls. You mix what annoyed us as viewers,what made us despice certain characters on a cellular level and the actions,some reprehensible,of others. This is an odd way to construct a list since it feels like you are just lumping in antagonists we love to hate with shitty characters who just sucked in all possible ways. Lucky for Ralph,he atleast got an Emmy to go with this trauma.

[@BboyZoinks]

Ralph and furio🔥

[@curranfrank2854]

Yeah this list is honestly pretty terrible. If we're going by worst characters from a writing sense people like Ralph, Janice, or Livia wouldn't be here. If we're going by worst people, then Noah Jackie Jr. and AJ wouldn't be here. If we're going by annoying that's subjective ig, but i don't think Butchie and that Coach should be here. This should've been like 3 different videos.

[@lambchopzzzzzzz]

You obviously didn’t pay attention to the beginning where he stated the criteria he based this list on

[@WauwautosaTufGuy]

@@curranfrank2854 is list is more like the Characters he hated not we.

[@houndhog4886]

Ralph was hated by everyone w

[@MichaelTries]

Mikey palmice is my favorite character.. “I’ll cut ya a break. When I throw you off, if you fly away, I won’t shoot you down!”

[@danjones2164]

He would had shot him down anyway.

[@SiccDeville]

"Hi Jack, Bye Jack" and "were you this stupid when i married you" were my two favorite Grab bag Palmice lines.

[@mikec42]

@@SiccDeville I think it was "Hijack, Bye Jack" since it was over hijacking trucks.

[@jediryan9454]

Mikey looked and acted like a mafia guy. He went too soon, we needed at least 2 seasons with him. He was never annoying to me, same with Ralphie. The others were annoying though, but I think Tony's mother had to be annoying for a reason. The others were just annoying to the viewers and I really didn't enjoy their characters.

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

Amen

[@DeadSezSo]

I absolutely loved Janice despite the fact many fans can't stand her. She was a hysterical caricature, Livia 2.0 and she had some memorable and hilarious scenes.

[@jrbleau]

Also, when she whacks Richie, she gets a lot of redemption.

[@rabidrabbitshuggers]

I agree. I loved watching how sick she was, she’s completely void of shame and it’s so entertaining. She’s written and acted so beautifully.

[@wat5709]

That’s how I feel about Ralph. I think he’s one of the most lovable characters on the show. Besides killing the horse, that’s my only complaint

[@DeadSezSo]

@@wat5709 besides the horse? What about the young mother he beat to death? Lol I don't find Janice lovable, I just loved her character. I loved Ralphie as a character too but he is a psychopath and not at all lovable to me lol

[@wat5709]

@@DeadSezSo the young mother? She was a WHOWER! I love Ralph

[@rabidrabbitshuggers]

Janice is absolutely sadistic but she’s SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH

[@shellbacksclub]

How did Father Phil not make the list?! Fail!

[@SiccDeville]

i guess schnorrer don't make the list.

[@miqseri]

Wait his name was Phil? Did he do 20 years in the church or something?

[@joshw.477]

Oooh didn't think of that good one

[@bigalsnow8199]

The Father was OK. He never " KNEW " any of those women ...just " chilled " with them. Give a man his props 👏.

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

@@bigalsnow8199 “he’s a fig, isn’t he? Otherwise I gotta question what I’m Hearing.”

[@Trav81888]

Noah's high dress socks with sandals automatically should have made him #1

[@Luke101]

Christopher not being on this list is actually insane. He’s one of the most violent and despicable people on the show.

[@outerthoughts30]

6:05 to 7:01 got no sound yo. No sound. Ear users beware.

[@tubularbill]

The best character in the series was the Sopranos Refrigerator. That Refrigerator was in more scenes than Tony.

[@Darrylizer1]

Who ate the last piece of chocolate cake?!

[@JuanCarlos-wr8so]

Who the fuck do you think you are slamming the refrigerator door like that?!

[@cameronthomas2737]

The fridge was a made man and he wasn’t

[@JuanCarlos-wr8so]

@@cameronthomas2737 so you gonna argue with me now

[@cameronthomas2737]

@@JuanCarlos-wr8so whoa I’m not gonna make the same mistake perry made

[@MMA_Ruskie]

Noah thinking he could stand a chance against tony in a fight was hilarious

[@Professor__S]

Charcoal briquette.. titsule.. mullinion.. Tony with the encyclopedia of italian slang insults😂

[@hemanthnair1290]

The fade to black in the finale was Jamal Ginsburg finally punching Tony's lights out.

[@Professor__S]

@@hemanthnair1290 the Hasidic homeboy😄

[@cardonull1465]

the way you speak about AJ is fucking insane lmao

[@shanedwan3391]

Sifferetto was hilarious

[@langerd6711]

Cifaretto* 😂😂😂

[@robrob7011]

If Richie and Ralphie were the options for the 3rd spot, then how did Richie not even make the list??

[@isabellamazzola8401]

Right? How did AJ make the list for being depressed and bratty meanwhile Richie beat on women??

[@GiantsFan1734]

Ralphie was in my opinion the greatest villain of the series, he shouldn’t be on the list. He’s an insanely entertaining character

[@lochofmceo]

He doesn't mean they're the worst characters but that they're personalities were the worst.not that they weren't interesting or entertaining.Some of them were the best at being the worst.

[@leog4314]

So true

[@TejanoTigre]

@@lochofmceo exactly. All the are characters are great because the writers did a great job writing them.

[@autodidact537]

Paulie Galtiari was my favorite because he epitomized the amorality of the Mafia made man so perfectly.

[@autodidact537]

@@TejanoTigre The Sopranos is David Chase's baby all the way. Just go back and review some of the "Rockford Files" episodes that he did.

[@papichefitup]

The scene where Ralph was in the emergency room was some best acting of the series

[@orourkeda]

I agree. To be honest, If I were him in that situation, I would have lost my shit too.

[@tigerleoneinc.9282]

Richie Aprile not making the list is crazy…

[@widepootis]

it's just a stutter step

[@teksnotdead902]

Just rewatched season 1 and was surprised how much I liked Mikey Palmice this time around. He really does very little to make us hate him. We hate him because Tony does, and Tony constantly enters a battle of wits with Mikey which he rarely wins. That’s why he had to physically beat him down. Mikey and Junior was a great pair.

[@SiccDeville]

sad to hear Mikey had to give up that nice suit. yeah? he got to attached to it.

[@bigalsnow8199]

Mikey was my favorite character. He wouldn't let the life ( or even Tony) get him down. JR Hung around with worse characters than Tony but Mikey appeared more normal ( less psychotic) than Tony's whole crew.

[@user-tp7mx6vc3t]

Yap mikey was my favourite character as well. Had a buddy in the army who looked just like him .

[@joshuahoover6841]

And why didn't Tony face any repercussions for doing that to mikey? They made such a big deal about him being made and Chris can't touch him AND Ralph later, but Tony literally staple gunned and beat the s*** out of Mikey and not a peep.

[@bigalsnow8199]

Probably because JR. Was his uncle. Micky complains to JR and JR let it go?

[@drummachine86]

I have always perceived Feech card game scene as Tony somehow recognizing that Feech at least has some balls not to be an ass-kisser like others and that this saved him from being whacked and only being sent to prison.

[@keefriff99]

Interesting idea...never thought of that. My thought was Tony instantly realized that Feech had no respect for him or his crew, considering them all "kids" who should automatically kiss their elder's ass. I think he was sent back to prison just out of respect for his age and who he was in the past.

[@tomh.2405]

Homer: "You mean the mob only did me a favor to get something in return? Oh, Fat Tony! I will say good day to you, sir." Fat Tony (looking abashed): "Okay. I will go." (Steps out into alley, then does a double-take) "Hey, wait a minute." Don't know why, just thought I'd throw that in here...

[@cfuller43]

Awesome information between 6:05 and 7:00. I had wondered so much about the ending and what it meant. You NAILED it exactly! Makes everyone and everything fall into place! 💯 Mystery solved!

[@penskepc2374]

Mikey Palmice is probably one of the most liked characters actually, easily my top 3 favorite mobsters of the show and the fact he was only in one season was a travesty, Chase Agrees. This is a total miss for this topic.

[@Raider1377]

I couldn't agree more. He was actually my favorite character on the show and accomplished that in only one season.

[@HelloMyFriend_]

Mikey never graduated "Slip and Fall School".

[@trevenialewis8980]

Mikey was comedy relief

[@benriffle104]

Mikey had fuckfaceitis

[@nathandixon2048]

I effing love Mikey myself, hes one of my favorite things about season 1, i think its because he had the best acting performance behind him, Al Sapienza had some damn good comedic delivery and i feel he made that character a lot better than he was supposed to be, and I wasn't too upset with his death because i think he got an entertaining and satisfying out

[@19kilo241]

Jesus Rossi. Anytime I watch this show with someone who hasn't seen it before they're always screaming "TELL HIM" to the screen at Dr. Melfi during the final scene of his episode.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Yeah im the same but it would have ruined Melfi if she had told him

[@fernandosegovia8806]

That scene might be Melfi's best, she truly showed who she was there.

[@wylieecoyote]

The audio dropped out on Feech and came back at the end of that segment.

[@TheBasedGreeg]

Is something up with the video? The section with Freech had no audio besides the last 30 seconds of it lol

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

I felt sorry for Livia in the flash back when she has a miscarriage that almost kills her but her husband Tony’s Dad decides to stay the night with his Goomah instead and gets Tony to help lie for him. I’m still wondering as to why she only kept stuff of Tony’s though in her old age. Some where deep in her she must’ve still considered him her favorite child for actually sticking around

[@rustykuntz94]

That was maybe her only sympathetic moment, agreed you def felt bad for her in that scene

[@baymaxc1647]

I agree with you, I’ve known people like Livia in my life, very Sad when you have a spouse u love and they totally disrespect you daily

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

@@baymaxc1647 as toxic as Tony and Carmella marriage was I couldn’t see Tony ever doing this to Carmella in her hour of need.

[@keiclera6596]

to be fair, even before the miscarriage, Livia threatened to poke Tony's eyes out with a fork for annoying her, and refused to get out of the rich mafia lifestyle when Johnny Boy planned to escape from it all, keeping her husband and kids in a dangerous lifestyle because she wants to keep being rich. She had always been a a bit of a nut

[@WallKenshiro]

Johnny was a saint!

[@dickcheney6422]

How, how HOW did Valentina not make this list? Also, half of these characters were great well written characters. If your argument is “They’re there because they’re unlikeable”, almost ALL of the characters are unlikeable. Even the lovable Bobby kills an innocent man.

[@Thetommywestphalluniverse247]

Yeah the mechanics of this ranking are wtf

[@MaquiladoraIII]

Couldn't agree more. Ralphie, for instance, was a human turd of the highest order but was a fantastic character. I reckon the worst crime for a character to be in the Sopranos is boring or poorly acted.

[@leog4314]

@@MaquiladoraIII 🙌

[@janellejulianajoy]

@@MaquiladoraIII This. I looked forward to seeing him.

[@christofferjenzen78]

@@MaquiladoraIIIRalph was far from boring or poorly acted so thats not why he is on the list. But agree, Joey pants was brilliant as Ralph,its a classic role.

[@Lite727]

Ralph was the best villain in the entire series. Characters like him reminded us despite his flaws Tony Soprano is the ultimate anti hero and there are certain things he will NEVER tolerate. Ralph was a deeply disturbed psychopath who was able to see how ugly and disgusting the world really is and instead of being repulsed by it he chose to laugh at it as it was almost funny to him. And its hinted at several points a lot of it stems from sexual abuse he dealt with as a child. He and all his twisted perversions was almost like a serial killer pretending to be a gangster. Just an absolutely horrifying character and menacing villain. Ps. He was the only gangster that wasn’t a hypocrite which I don’t know if it is a good thing or not. Tony tried to play house and act as if he is a sane person when in actuality he was of the same kin as Ralph just not as unhinged. Ralph embraced the criminal element and was content being a murderer and scumbag. He didn’t try to live a double life or play house pretending he’s a normal husband and father which essentially got Jackie jr killed. He was totally fine with who he is which made you almost in a strange way admire that Tony at least was able to distinguish he was a criminal enough to play a facade.

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

Great picks! Loved this video! Please make a Part 2!

[@jhawthorne78]

wait a minute Artie's the one that talks him out of killing the coach

[@NFournaridis]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqDRl4dvfrmrns0 Artie changing his mind played a big part in convincing Tony not to kill the coach.

[@humdrumfeast]

@@simonwright6163 yes he is

[@rickrolledtruth5834]

DISCLAIMER: PLEASE BE A DIE HARD SOPRANOS WATCHER BEFORE CHALLENGING SOMETHING FROM THE SOPRANOS

[@guidoluzzi66]

Yes he does it because of Charmine.

[@kevinmach730]

@@rickrolledtruth5834 I am a die hard fan and I don't remember this scene either. Part of that may be, however, because as the show refined itself and got better over the years, it made the earlier seasons hard to watch. I mean, Vito standing in line to get doughnuts behind Chris as he yells at the kid working there- acting like they don't know each other. Those little errors and dialog issues were more polished as time wore on. So I didn't tend to watch season 1 and 2 as often.

[@rjamesyork]

My least favorite would probably be the Employee of the Month.

[@motorwayt-s628]

All my homies hate the employee of the month

[@tbell61]

I can’t even watch that episode.

[@fouronesix8294]

I skip that episode every time I re-watch the series

[@michaellalli7693]

The best scene in the entire series is Janice shooting and killing Richie Aprile.

[@RalphieMaysGhost]

borko: We dont run clips with no volume, its embarrassing

[@nickstone1587]

undignified

[@millhousemillard2140]

Mikey Palmice is one of the best characters lol he was a legend

[@colmcooney6835]

I thought he was a great villain, and I wished they kept him on longer

[@darrynmurphy2038]

Even from beyond the grave he tainted Christopher, Paulie, and Tony with his phony warning about 3o'clock

[@millhousemillard2140]

@@darrynmurphy2038 it wasn't phony. Tony got shot by the m.o.g. coming out the bathroom at Tony's 3 o'clock

[@darrynmurphy2038]

@@millhousemillard2140 I know all about the symbolism, including the whole 3 attempts on his life, and Meadow's 3 parking attempts. However, have you considered that the likeliest explanation for 3 o'clock really is just Mikey trolling the people he hates from beyond the grave

[@clintzuleger8918]

“Take a Midol, Bitch!!!” ……. Husband of the Year.

[@tjsbbi]

I think the gabagool should get an honorable mention. I'm convinced it was an FBI informant. It had access to many of the meetings where stuff went down. Agent Goddard's stops at Satriales was a cover for their meetings. Not to mention it knocked Tony out on more than one occasion.

[@frankieC1023]

It`s spelled Cappocollo,these dopes pronounce it gabagool

[@danjacobs8545]

Janice was one of the most interesting characters! Mad as a hatter she kept things interesting

[@patdonovan330]

The “our daughters go to the same school” guy

[@jbigs65]

I’d like a part 2 pretty please. The children of Tony’s generation in the show could fill an entire list 😂😂.

[@KutWrite]

Also the youngsters in the series' present day.

[@CynicalBastard511]

4:49 Wearing sandals while sitting on the bed. That's enough reason to not like Noah.

[@chillallthekildren]

How does a character not liking another character for being black a reason for that character being black? Yes pretentious yes a cheater yes manipulative but how does tony not liking him because of his ethnicity make him a bad character?

[@chadcleary7821]

I actually like Mikey. I hated Artie a lot of the time. I never could decide why.

[@widepootis]

I hate artie because he's basically what I would be like if I were part of the show, mikey is pretty cool too

[@Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover]

That guy who played Butch also played in two episodes of the Rockford Files years ago. James Garner once said he was the worst actor he ever worked with.

[@dant4802]

When Ralph killed Tracey I began to deeply despise his character

[@ronaldlymm7248]

He betrayed them all in the Matrix also 😭

[@byteresistor]

She was a hoaw! She fell.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Yeah that wasn't funny

[@xbacongrizzler6929]

I think everybody did at that point

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

1. she was a hoaw, and 2. that wasn’t his kid she was carrying

[@Chinchilla2310]

Your definition of “worst” needs a bit of an explanation. Most of these characters played a pivotal role in the plot and provided a lot of entertainment.

[@aguy559]

Yep. Consider the fact that AJ was on here, but Coco wasn’t.

[@geneseofootball1915]

It was explained IN the video

[@Chinchilla2310]

@@geneseofootball1915 I know. Just thinking “Evil” or “antagonistic” would’ve made more sense.

[@Myfavoritecuties]

Main villains: Mikey Palmice & Chucky Signore (Season 1) Richie Aprile (Season 2) Jackie Aprile Jr. & Dino Zerilli (Season 3) Ralph Cifaretto (Season 4) Raquel & Billy Leotardo (Season 5) Phil Leotardo (Season 6)

[@nobshistoryengineering4421]

This is a weird list... It's not "worst" it's more so like, most annoying. Worst implies the character would be poorly written or poorly acted...

[@wickeddeadchick]

I love this list but where did you hear about Noah cheating with Caitlyn? I know she was in his room all night and that's why he messed up his paper. I think she was being as manic as she usually is, talking about whatever came to her mind and pulling out her hair. That doesn't sound like a sexy time leading to cheating. But Noah was a total asshole.

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Caitlyn has bipolar disorder so they also go through swings of incredibly horny and Caitlyn was beautiful when not have breakdowns. But it’s not openly stated though left to interpretation

[@dannysart3990]

It's like the Russian. Leaves the viewer wondering?

[@Darrylizer1]

I never though Noah did anything with Cailyn, she annoyed him more than anything else.

[@robhaskins]

Maybe he had sex with her to get her to stop talking.

[@Rick_Riff]

Title should be the "best worst characters" of Sopranos. With your Pure kino interview you said you "hated" Richie but didn't specify. Some characters were bad and unwatchable like Felstien and Noah. Others, like Richie and Ralph were very entertaining antagonists. There's a difference but it seems they're merged in this video.

[@b-loblack6743]

This is amazing, thank you.

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

Why is the audio muted during your number 7 pick (Feech Lamada?

[@rustykuntz94]

In no order Janice, Jackie Jr, AJ, Butchie, Coco, Dr’s Kennedy & Russ Frogoli, Allen Sapinsly, Mr Wegler, Sssssskip Lapari

[@rustykuntz94]

Oh Shit forgot about Mustang Sally

[@rahmanmuhammad9791]

@@rustykuntz94 Good list. If Jackie was a good person he could have graduated medical school making six figures even married meadow. But he had to throw it all the way. The soprano and aprile name.

[@histguy101]

Skip Lipari? Why?!

[@RT-gv6us]

Glad to see the AJ Soprano made the list. While the actor did a great job portraying the role, AJ as a character was dull, stupid, and spoiled. I liked him in Season 1 but then things quickly started going downhill after that.

[@Dave-jm3zf]

So what? No f*ckin ziti now? 🤣

[@Zack_410]

He's a spoiled upper class kid, that's all. No one was meant to like him really.

[@egonzales6127]

He's the better of the 2 kids. I was hoping the daughter would get herself.clipped but they just kinda faded her ugly annoying ass out slowly. The son at least kept his spot for most part

[@luminaaemor1293]

@@Zack_410 that’s not true. AJ is way more than just a spoiled kid. There’s a ton of depth to AJ and the way he was raised by Tony and Carmella. They really failed him and everyone just blames AJ for being lazy when he didn’t have much of a chance with the way his parents treated him. There’s even a detail where Tony brings up what colleges AJ wants to go to and AJ happily says Harvard or West Point. Tony quickly says he’ll never make it into either and it just puts AJ down. Next time this is brought up a while later Tony says AJ wanted to go to West Point but AJ doesn’t even remember he wanted to go, only that he knew he’d never be able to make it in. There’s so much more depth and the creators did not write him with the idea that no one should like him

[@robhaskins]

He was so whiny, I couldn't stand him. Irredeemable.

[@NerdxFerguson]

Did the audio cut out during the Feech La Manna portion of this video?

[@Gooch74]

Yep, sure did!

[@DualityOttawa]

We're not gonna talk about the quiet number 7?

[@tomgabriel5150]

Butchie"s character had to be patterned after the bully's sidekick, in the Christmas Story movie. Same mannerisms and characteristics, the movie the character was known as Grover Dill.

[@MrRoboto81]

Holy shit I hadn’t thought about that. Very true!

[@patrickkotz2142]

Yeah! He was Phil's toady.

[@SiccDeville]

he looked so much like Joe Pesci.

[@CommanderLongJohn]

Butchie always reminded me of Sammy Gravano

[@keefriff99]

Ha, the one with the raccoon cap? That's a great point. I never minded Butchie. He doesn't belong on the list.

[@bryanmejia4826]

Vito's waddle was one of the most underdeveloped characters in the entire series, they really should've done more with him.

[@guidoluzzi66]

I wasnt sleeping! I was resting my hips. I was suppose to have surgery!

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

His hips never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@Professor__S]

Vito greasing the union took it's till on his hips😂

[@demit189]

Nope, gotta disagree on AJ. He was a victim of his parents neglect/abuse, admittedly moreso from tony.

[@adamsangry]

You knew Livia was a piece of garbage in Season 2 when Janice told her that she was going to take her home and Livia said she wanted to go back to “the other place” (Green Grove).

[@shellbacksclub]

worst/most annoying character was Sunshine! "victory has a thousand fathers , defeat is an orphan!"... bang!

[@ronoccc]

Haha bang. Just couldn’t shut up

[@johansmallberries9874]

He was pushing it for sure, but he could control a card game

[@laurencemurray5584]

Very bad boys. Very bad.

[@algblessed1975]

I love Mikey"Grab Bag" Palmice. His fights with his wife were hilarious. The best sub characters

[@nicole-wp8hg]

does the audio cut out for anyone for about a minute after the 6 minute mark?

[@MrHellsing76]

I'd argue Janice is the worst, as Livia took decades to be the bitter, crazed, and despicable wretch of a human she was, Janice was as bad from the get go, and only came back to see her mom, witht he intention to murder her for inheritance, whereas Livia manipulated Junior into taking a shot at her son, over the course of a season or two she viewed as mistreatment.

[@youtubegoogleb]

Gabagool was the best character

[@joshuahoover6841]

Better than Tony's breathing?

[@keithharper1470]

I think the overall hate for Noah is he's just a smarter Jackie Jr. Both grew up spoiled and entitled, arrogant with a false tough guy image of themselves. What separates the two is Noah has a brain and future plans and. The last we hear about Noah is he got into a fellowship with the UN. Jackie Jr on the other hand wanted someone to do the work for him. Meadow was doing his papers and then he gets upset when he flunks out. Ralphie told him what's Tony supposed to do go to Rutgers and break some guys knees because he won't read a book. Jackie Jr attitude can't be completely blamed on Ralph his uncle Richie shares the blame as well by including him in the business.

[@mtb5431]

I kinda missed Finn. He left kinda abruptly and he was the only one of Meadow’s BFs I actually found likable.

[@Alistair_McCullom]

People keep on saying they wish Tony killed this unlikeable character or this got a worse fate, but was I the only one hoping AJ actually went through with it?

[@batchagaloopytv5816]

i cant imagine how the Sopranos woulda went if the actress playing Livia didnt die from cancer irL

[@jcarlovitch]

You forgot detective Mike Hunt for calling Paulies mom.

[@DizzyDaDon]

You big trippin bro, Butch was my man and he did a brilliant job in The Sopranos

[@HyphyJuice916]

Livia as #1 is pretty accurate. Has anyone see Many Saints of Newark??? Vera Farminga plays her perfectly.

[@gmseven]

The most annoying characters to me were Carmela aj and meadow. It wasn't their fault though. They had their heads so far up their asses like the snake eating his tail. I understand it's because Tony kept them in the dark and totally insulated from the true nature of his work however it was still so annoying how they would protect tony and put people in their place in situations where they have no idea that Tony is a pure sociopath who Robs,kills,steals, and destroys lives. They're so spoiled and removed from reality it's nauseating at times. But the actors did a great job

[@MoskHotel]

10: Jackie Jr clearly had a life of being a civilian, but chooses not to, since the death of his father and the disappearance of his uncle, Ritchie. In season 3, Jackie Jr became more arrogant, prideful and indulged in his urges. And thanks to Ralphie, Jackie gotten himself into a situation that put him on Death’s doorstep. Kinda realistic when it comes to the son of a mob boss trying to follow his late father’s footsteps in the worst way possible. 9. Just boring and uninteresting. Enough said. 8. Mikey Palmice was ok. Half the time, he was a shit-grinning mook with fuck-face-itous, but other times, he was an absolute yesman for Uncle Junior. 7. Feech was a very interesting, old mobster. Yeah, he had short screen time, but was quite an engaging character. And yes, he showed signs of not obeying Tony’s rules and causing trouble out of ridiculous reasons, like Ritchie Aprile did. As for the screen time, David Chase originally wanted Feech to be in the show longer, like with Phil. However, Robert Loggia had trouble remembering his lines, due to his struggling memory. Because of this, Feech was written to be sent back to prison again. 6. Don Hauser was disgusting enough for the audience to hate him. Both with the relatable issues of paedophilia and self-harm are a great way to have the audience to react with the characters. 5. Butchy was kinda underwritten, not as interesting as Phil or Johnny Sack and he’s an irritable prick. 4. I always hated AJ. Absolute ungrateful little turd who didn’t wanna better himself before he became suicidal. He barely even developed throughout the series. 3. Ralphie was a real sociopath who indulges in such violent actions, never cared for anyone, except for his own, until his son, Justin, got critically injured. Since then, there was a small chance of redemption through Ralphie, but when he killed Pie-O-My, that was the last straw. I personally enjoy watching Ralphie, since he was fun to watch, whether it was him being a maniac or being a wise-ass. 2. I never liked Janice for being a massive, two-faced liar. Always pretends that she’s a better person, yet we never see that. I personally wished she died instead of Bobby. Janice is just really unlikeable. 1. As much as I hate her, Livia was very interesting for a few reasons. - Her passive-aggressive behaviour and mood swings came from growing up in the Great Depression. - Her awful treatment of her children, Tony and Janice, are the reason why they became who they grow up to be. - She planned to have her own son whacked when she found out that Tony’s seeing Dr. Melfi. - Always took advantage of people and manipulated them, such as Artie, as well as sharing her pessimistic views of the world with AJ. The actress who played Livia very well to hate the character. Rest in piece Nancy Marchand.

[@RogueBoyScout]

Jackie Jr. accepts your review of his character, outta respect for his father...

[@MoskHotel]

@@RogueBoyScout I’m glad to hear. Just because I know his character and motive, doesn’t mean I like him. I personally wish that his uncle Ritchie was included in one the list, so more respect would go to his brother, God rest his soul…

[@skipads5141]

#9 Noah wasn't uninteresting and boring. He was a massive douche who drew the interest of millions to punch his face.

[@ibrown3KC]

Just finished watching Season 3 again. And I totally think Gloria Trillo not only belongs on this list, but should be in the Top 5. I mean, she's quite literally the younger incarnation of Tony's mom. But perhaps even more annoying and manipulative and cunn(t)ing.

[@kevinf8439]

Not really. Tony's mom had narcissistic personality disorder and maybe borderline. Gloria was bipolar if I remember correctly.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Her character was really weirdly inconsistent. Women like that wouldnt be scared to the point of shaking of a man pointing a gun at them.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

@Happy Thoughts im thinking more of the scene with patsy parisi and the test drive

[@swampula]

Gloria, what a beautiful woman!

[@hithere4719]

Livia raised two productive members of society despite her gangster, womanizing husband getting himself killed. Gloria was more like Tony’s dad. Gloria could never achieve an orgasm in the throes of carving roast beef in the kitchen. If you say another thing about Livia, I’ll sew your ass to a hole in the ground, understand?

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

Livia is the classic "wretched mother"...a nagging, fault-finding, dwelling-in-the-past harpy.....listing her as the number one most despised character nails it.

[@SAMEntalhealth]

"Ya making a big fuckin mistake hea" lolll