The Sopranos - Ralph Gives Jackie Jr A Gun

Ralph Cifaretto gives Jackie Jr a gun and some cooking advice.

[@lohancindy5442]

I’m surprised Jackie jr didn’t put it to his temple and click it a couple times to See if it was loaded or not. He did almost drown at the penguin exhibit.

[@johansmallberries9874]

Give the kid some credit, Jackie jr would look down the barrel to check if it was loaded.

[@gasware4681]

y'all r fuckn hell lmaoo

[@richevans609]

3 inches of water!

[@jrewing6836]

@Peter D And that dude is pre med at Rutgers WTF?.

[@derekborba9574]

3 inches of water I heard

[@DGNYY27]

Jackie only ate the macaroni out of respect for his father

[@hardrocker_9676]

Jackie Jr.: My Fawtha!!

[@majuli8420]

Lol!!

[@christophera1709]

Uh- the golfer?! US Open?!?

[@Milkplus90]

@@christophera1709 You probably disrespected them or something...

[@Shlogger]

naturally

[@djtecthreat]

Jackie Jr: "I need a piece" Ralph: *pulls .38 snub out of the pasta pot* "I cooked this one up special just for you"

[@rickallen6378]

"And out of respect for my father I'll put it in my mouth."

[@The_realJesus]

@@rickallen6378 😂😂😂

[@blackvillain4479]

Chef Boyardee's secret recipe

[@rtg]

Tony would've taken him fishing to get a gun.

[@joemckim1183]

@@rtg That didn't work out so well for Fredo.

[@garyfrombrooklyn]

Jackie's palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There's vomit on his .38 already, it's Ralphie's spaghetti.

[@jimcampbell9566]

amazing !!!

[@raaaaasable]

Absolute Class

[@Kruppt808]

He only got 1 shot.......

[@PrimeBuddha]

He's nervous but on the surface he say who my daddy. He got one shot and his brains is all over the snow

[@phillybatts374]

B Rabbit ova hear

[@teggianosalerno5050]

Ralph was a fantastic character, so many levels and layers to him, and all very believable. Not to mention top notch acting. Miss this show.

[@pottytheparrot310]

@Abort Christ Won him an emmy

[@S0RELOSER]

He stopped stirring way too fast when told what the favor was. Loved the actor & character tho.

[@parthlad]

Joe Pantaliano man... tremendous actor 👏🏽

[@nickcara97]

It’s nice to see the contrast of Ralph making dinner with an apron on like a good stay at home dad, whilst supplying his blockhead pseudo step son with illegal weaponry like an irresponsible professional criminal.

[@matrixmirage2148]

Reminds me of Walter White in his undies with a Colt Double Eagle tucked into it

[@henryjohn529]

*Geddddaaaaouttta heeeeah, your moneys no good heeeah*

[@noname-oe9jy]

Just because you're one doesn't mean you can't be the other too.

[@nickcara97]

@@noname-oe9jy when you’re being both to the very person you’re supposed to be a role model for, one kind of negates the other.

[@Drakonfire286]

@@nickcara97 you're absolutely correct. It doesn't matter if you're an irresponsible criminal, as long you're a good father and teach your kids/step kids how to cook.

[@bryanpassifiume1185]

Ralph’s tip of adding butter and sauce to the spaghetti was actually really good advice. It took my pasta game to a whole new level.

[@thomasbrown938]

Haha hellyeah I use it all the time. And looking back at this now, seems like ralph didn't put enough gravy and butta in the boatload of macaroni he made.

[@rymichaeldudeguy65]

I took his advice from when he’s making eggs and tony kills him. Use sour cream in your eggs instead of milk. It’s pretty good

[@joeroberts2156]

@@rymichaeldudeguy65 I took his advice about letting my kid and his friend play lotr in the backyard, didn't go so well...

[@oldschool5539]

Same here!

[@XrayxRich]

Tell the truth, you use margarine.

[@NWAWskeptic]

"I need a gun, people don't seem to get scared when I ask them if they knew who my father was"

[@garrettchandler1948]

Was

[@pred8r273]

The golfer? US open?

[@Eschatologygroup]

The dude who stared at mannequins and got shot for not following his one ruel

[@gregmalden9809]

When Ralph is cooking, watch out for the cheese grater

[@pdmore123]

Greg Malden 😂😂😂 nice kinky reference

[@buildinit6523]

@@pdmore123 WHAT KINKY...???? THE PARMESAN AND DICK HAIRS DO NOT MIX

[@jpmnky]

Buil Dinit - or all that flaky ball skin.

[@takerdust]

"So Ralphie...was that hippie broad even real?"

[@majuli8420]

YUKK

[@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

Such a touching moment, Ralph was a good man.

[@zacharymunson1105]

She was a huwar

[@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

@@zacharymunson1105 c’mon, you eat beef & sausage by the car load.

[@jamesespinosa690]

RIP Ralph

[@roaming740]

😂

[@AssassinoSighted]

go with the phased plasma rifle in 40 watt range

[@brettdelawyer3593]

Sidious Hey, just what you see, pal.

[@thiccviener825]

Sidious 12 gauge auto loaduh

[@SuperLordGaming]

Deh ooozi nein millameeta

[@osamabad3597]

WRONG

[@downswingplayer9712]

HAHAHAHA

[@ramonalejandrosuare]

Raphie was like the anti-Tony in Jackie Jr's life. Whereas Tony tried to protect JJ from his worst instincts, Ralph only enabled his stupidity. It goes to show the major influence the right (or wrong) type of father figure can have upon a young impressionable mind.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Alex if he really promised Jackie Sr what Tony claimed than everything you just said is bullshit.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Alex, Your comment is bullshit. Being the son of a boss or ex boss sure you will be treated different but he was no threat to Tony at all. Even if Jackie Jr was a member he still would have no claim unless his dad gave it to him before his death. I remember in one mafia book I think one of carlo gambinos sons was a dress maker. Lil carmine was a member and had a crew loyal to him and his dad.So being that it was NY and having his own crew helped out which jackie Jr had neither at least a crew who was all made. Jackie Jr would have to get NY to back him because even if Tony died I cant picture Johnny Sack or Carmine sr or jr picking Jackie Jr to replace him. Tony loved his father/Jackie sr like a brother.Him and Sil and Artie were probably the only 3 people he really loved as friends.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

#1.Jr wasnt a member and didnt need Tony to be one either. He could have got Sack or Carmine to help him get made if he cared that much in NY. He would need NY and/or Sil and the rest of jersey to back him if Tony was dead or he would be fucked like how Richie wasnt made boss of jersey when he got out. You think Sil and Paulie would just be cool with Jackie Jr being the boss instead of one of them? #2.He wouldnt have been a threat anyway just cause he could be a mobster doesnt make him a threat to be boss. Plenty of mobsters in the show could have killed Tony or had him killed so they could try to become boss. The same was true for real life ones where plenty of killers in the mafia never tried to kill the boss to try to replace him. #3.Underestimate his stupidity that poker robbery was a bad idea from the start. A mob boss would be dumb for doing that or giving the ok on that unless it was to an enemy. He didnt do that all to undermine Tony, discretely and indirectly. He did it because Ralph said it might help his name earn respect.

[@cjgiletti6762]

Dan Nolan of course we all know Tony truly loved Jackie Sr and Sil, however, if you really think about it, Artie bucco was Tony's true and only real friend that Tony loved. Everybody who truly knows anything about the mafia knows that it's your best friend who may be the one that ends up walking you out. Artie pointed a rifle at Tony threatening to kill him oh, and Tony didn't do anything about it because they were lifelong true friends that were not mixed up in organized crime together. Additionally, when Tony lent Artie $50,000 and the deal faulted, Tony forgave the debt with the exception of eating for free at the restaurant which didn't even come close to what was owed. Bottom line is Artie was ultimately Tony's true and only real friend that Tony genuinely loved. Additionally, Jackie wanted to be part of the life just like his father, and I agree that doesn't mean he's a threat to Tony because the kid wasn't really even an associate let alone being close to being made. So he would have had a long time to finally make his bones if Tony would have eventually gave his blessing. And because Jackie wasn't a great earner, he more than likely would have just been muscle until he finally matured and maybe started to earn like Chrissy, who is not only an earner but also muscle and brains which is why Tony was going to pass the reins to him until the accident when Tony realized he was still a junkie who nearly killed toni-ann Chrissy's on baby. My disappointment in Ralphie is I like how he tries to help the kid and slowly educate him into learning the life if Jackie really wanted to end up being made, however, it was Ralphie who gave Jack Jr the idea of robbing a card game to up his status which ultimately ended badly. So even though Ralphie initially requested to give him a pass in which Tony agreed and said he'll make sure everybody understands, in the end Ralphie basically turned his back on the kid for his own selfish reasons and Ralphie's own reputation which I thought was pretty fucked-up since Ralphie did many things as I said to slowly educate him into the life and then he turns his back on him and has Jackie whacked even after Tony agreed or was okay with giving Jackie a pass. That's just fucked up to me. But that's La Cosa Nostra, you can't trust anybody in that business. I've done a lot of research and wrote a college paper on La Cosa Nostra and there's nothing glamorous about it whatsoever and you can't trust one single soul not even your best friend or like I've been saying your own stepfather or soon-to-be.

[@carloslugo4526]

+CJ Gidli are you writing a paper on the sopranos. it is just a tv show. you write this stuff like it is real

[@thomasbyrne4116]

Referring to pasta sauce as "gravy" and all pasta as "macaroni" fucking drove me nuts in this show

[@ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

Exactly I kept thinking of mac n cheese when they'd call the pasta macaroni and calling the spaghetti sauce gravy made me think of brown gravy. So, they would have gotten a plate of mac n cheese with brown gravy if they'd of been in the south and ordered their spaghetti like that here. LOL it did drive me crazy they kept calling it that.

[@franco9616]

its undignified

[@TimMosleycar3hur]

I loved it! And furthermore every time I prepare my macaroni and gravy now I do it just like this! That way, the macaroni absorbs the gravy… And not just coats it! Put that in your pipe and smoke it

[@Polostar79]

Apparently this is a Northeastern Italian-American thing

[@atlasking6110]

Same. My family was straight off the boat, straight up NY-NJ guineas, and I *never* heard "gravy" or "macaroni" used, other than "macaroni" was the elbow pasta that the 'medigans used in their mac -n-cheese.

[@AZCaveMan480]

I love how there aren't any ads on Sopranos vids..

[@jace4294]

Andre Sihotang you’re right my friend!

[@Unknownexplorer666]

@Andre Sihotang k

[@whatsgoingon07]

I’m surprise KZbin algorithm hasn’t put a smith&wesson ad on this clip

[@owenb8636]

Grow up guys, someone donated their kneecaps for this clip

[@IronKnee963]

If you don't use Adblocker, there is something seriously wrong with you.

[@demam41]

“Anything you wanna tell me?” “Well, the thing is my father my father my father my father my father my father my father my father my father my father my father - “okay Jackie stfu I get it, here take this damn gun and shut up”

[@marcoantoniolopez6069]

🤣🤣🤣

[@EricA-xd9fn]

my faddah....

[@bmac9090]

Jackie hides the gun in a bread bin. I am sure there's absolutely no chance anyone will use bread in an Italian American household at dinner time....I don't think he had the makings of a varsity criminal.

[@Motoko1134]

isnt that a bread maker?

[@goriflex2441]

He had the makings of a son who respects his fatha

[@Motoko1134]

@@goriflex2441 too bad he sucks at scrabble and everything else in life.

[@goriflex2441]

@@Motoko1134 don't be that bad, he dated Meadow, one of his greatest life achievements, got into medicine school and shot some bad guys

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

Didn't he almost drown in three inches of water?

[@horsekfobster7823]

If Richie was still alive and Jackie Jr asked him for a gun, Richie would shed tears like a proud father 😂

[@blackvillain4479]

He always wanted a son like Jackie lol

[@terranman4702]

Yeah and after they robbed the card game he would have treated him like Matt Drinkwater!

[@kafkaesque3709]

​@chuckbuskeethey'd all probably be dead busting each other's balls lol

[@abeisita2323]

legend has it the macaroni absorbed the gravy...

[@artvandelay837]

I've been doing that trick ever since I saw Ralphie do it.

[@bmillerdrums]

@@artvandelay837 You've been telling people you're an architect too?

[@artvandelay837]

@@bmillerdrums You know I've always wanted to be one

[@czure94]

@@artvandelay837 Does it work? lol

[@artvandelay837]

@@czure94 I like to think it does lol.

[@LiogCeartas]

2 things I learned from Ralphie -add sauce to the macaroni before serving -add a little sour cream to the scramble egg mixture

[@darthkek1953]

I learned the pregnant whore I killed wasn't carrying my baby.

[@superstarreviews9937]

Jackie refused to eat the macaroni because the gravy didnt know who his father was!

[@cardiffchris]

Probably Ralph's warmest scene.

[@starcrafter13terran]

Ralph's warmest scene involved a horse.

[@Emp6ft10in]

Ralph did everything he could to set Jackie up for failure.

[@nuckymancini7013]

He took him under his wing he schooled him the best he could...

[@Emp6ft10in]

@David Sharma - I agree with this statement too. Jackie was determined to go down that stupid path. But Ralphie was an enabler. He was the one that even put the whole, rob a card game, idea into his head.

[@geedee1264]

@David Sharma How tf can he know right from wrong on a basic level when he's been raised by sociopathic murderers? Ralphie gives him a gun ffs! Jackies sin is being a fucking idiot raised by monsters. I wonder if things like Ralph waxing lyrical about his dad becoming a made man by sticking up dangerous card games made him 'determined to go down that stupid path'? Oh and then he gives him A GUN. What did he think he was gonna do with that shoot squirrels?

[@Dizzykitty817]

@@acestriker413 I own guns. I love guns. I would never hand a gun over to a kid who is obviously going to use it to stick up a mob boss. Actually, I would never just hand a gun over to anybody.

[@akatosh2795]

He did it for Jackie's fawduh.

[@tomperri3693]

Puts it in the breadmaker, lol

[@sullivansongz]

Seems his wife never frequents the kitchen

[@robertdominguez6002]

Jackie was not bright

[@anthonyiuculano6002]

Leave the gun, take the bread

[@steveducell2158]

@@anthonyiuculano6002 cannoli

[@user-gx8id5bl2e]

Another, albeit vague but welcome, goodfellas reference.

[@eekleefeld]

Ever since I first watched this scene, I have relied on Ralphie's tip for cooking pasta.

[@guidotarsia3204]

absolutely.

[@xicarus92x]

His sour cream scrambled egg recipe does the trick as well

[@guidotarsia3204]

Kevin Williams don't remember that one! I'm not a scrambled eggs man anyway

[@mccannk]

Italians refer to all pasta as spaghetti and sauce is called gravy.

[@skankhunt5627]

mccannk No. They don't. That was what they called it in goodfellas. Nobody calls it macaroni or gravy. Stupid mob movie bullshit.

[@divinity176]

Rosalie was a real trooper... lost everyone and never grumbled.

[@christofferjenzen78]

She was awesome,a beautiful and really mentally strong lady.

[@frankfurlacker5219]

I can't wait to eat my left over pasta later, I'm gonna eat it Tony Soprano style and pretend that Carmela made it for me,

[@firespinguy]

Frank Furlacker So you are going to make heavy breathing noises while you eat it?

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

+Frank Furlacker monsignor jughead ova heere...

[@frankfurlacker5219]

+Frank Furlacker Great news, I'm eating pasta again tonight, woot.

[@frankfurlacker5219]

Cool.

[@frankfurlacker5219]

I just had more pasta with an artichoke heart pizza appetizer.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Ralph taught me how to properly do pasta. Adding some sauce to the cooked pasta and let it absorb, makes all the difference.

[@williardpienus8014]

You mean gravy

[@GrandChessboard]

It help to keep the pasta from sticking together... I mean macaroni.

[@oc7078]

@@williardpienus8014 no in Italy if its pasta sauce its sauce (sugo). Gravy is the meat juices. also a pizza is a pizza not a pizza pie or a pie diostracane della madonna puttana

[@williardpienus8014]

@@oc7078 you ever had pizza in Italy? I didn't care for it. I guess there's a difference between Italian and Italian-American... It's really so different, like two different ethnicities that can trace common their ancestors.

[@oc7078]

@@williardpienus8014 I'm Italian of course we are different from Italian Americans but we all hail from the same sunny peninsula

[@dandavis8300]

I just noticed, Jackie Jr.'s basically the James Dean character from "Rebel Without a Cause" dropped in the middle of a mob family. Ralphie's apron is what clued me. What we see here is a literary heist.

[@michaelnadler596]

Jackie Jr. saying he didn't know what kind of gun, and asking Ralph for advice is probably the single smartest thing he ever did. Not that it was a smart thing to do, but compared to everything else he ever did...

[@halrold7369]

John Wick had the Sommelier, a professional who through his extensive expertise in firearms gave John Wick the precision weapons he needed to fulfill his task. Jackie Jr. had ralph

[@kafkaesque3709]

​@@halrold7369well he's no John wick I can tell ya that much. Heh heh

[@listentothenightfilms]

"Here, take this gun I've killed a dozen people with..."

[@810wasaninsidejob9]

Imagine if Jackie whacked Ralphie and then went "Thats outta respect for my fawtha"

[@Out-Cast75]

Ralph made so many great scenes Joe played an amazing supporting actor.

[@jshudo44]

Anyone else notice how much of a mess Ralph makes while cooking? I love those small little details within the show.

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

jshudo44 this the same guy who was hittin janice with nail clippings remember lol and takin a vibrator up da azz LOLL he’s a MESSY guy

[@goriflex2441]

I know seeing someone cook in the Sopranos is awesome, makes me wanna go to the kitchen and start some italian crazy pasta

[@Frankybroadcast]

Remember the mess he made cooking eggs?

[@goriflex2441]

@@Frankybroadcast ye, those eggs, whatever happenned there

[@frenzybar7936]

He should've given him a snorkel in case he wanted to visit the penguin exhibit again!

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

Didn't he almost drown in three inches of water?

[@tjstrader7885]

I make my spaghetti like this ever since I saw this episode.

[@MrG0p0p]

How about eggs with sour cream? Toast?

[@edwinbitsoe3051]

TJ Strader Same here,and it's a LOT better than just pouring sauce over the noodles!!!!

[@garybernd3567]

whatsgoingon07 it definitely works. dildo not so much

[@robinatkins1292]

Really? Does it make a true difference?

[@daniellee1722]

Yeah and I bought a razor blade for my kitchen after watching Goodfellas.

[@SarahC-by4cs]

Interesting how in this rare moment of Ralphie acting magnanimously his doing so is pushing someone further down a lifestyle they aren't capable of handling, and ultimately towards destruction. Even at his most kind he's still just a bearer of misery.

[@nihilistcentraluk442]

He is not being magnanimous .He is sleeping with Rosalee Aprile.He is just getting on with the in-laws

[@mercerblackwell]

That gun was hot as hell, guaranteed. Jackie kept it on him even after using it, too. Ralph just wanted to tie up a loose piece so he didn't have to worry about it anymore.

[@eniojaupaj5615]

Yeah I noticed that too also when he talked about the card game heist he couldn’t participate in

[@Whiteboykun]

A) He did ask Jackie if he wanted to talk about it, B) He wanted to give Jackie a pass after the heist but Tony wouldn't hear it, and C) That's not his kid.

[@dr.mungusphd.3162]

Or just getting someone else’s prints on a gun already used in a crime.

[@RyanB1987]

Ralphie was the least psychopathic in this scene of any in the entire show

[@jasoncarswell7458]

Bizarrely enough, his gun advice is 100% accurate. I used to sell guns and I sold a lot of .38 Special snubs to people who didn't feel comfortable racking or clearing a malfunction on an automatic or else needed a pocket gun and didn't want to downgrade in power to .380 ACP. They won't "never jam up" but they're much simpler and more reliable than an automatic. Just make sure you don't need more than 5 or 6 shots...

[@Patrick.Weightman]

This is such horrendous and outright dangerous advice I don't even know where to start. I seriously hope nobody fell victim to your "advice."

[@Pilot3778]

explain bro. I wanna know @@Patrick.Weightman

[@Patrick.Weightman]

@@Pilot3778 TL;DR - it's stupid boomer logic that went out the window decades ago and is very likely to get you killed. Long answer: Because he's advising people handicap themselves under a false guise of comfort and safety instead of imploring them to train and become more proficient with firearms that will surely be a better defense for them and overcoming that fear from the get go. The fact that they say they're "not comfortable" in any regard directly implies they're not terribly proficient with firearms, so his response is to sell them something with EXTREMELY limited ammo capacity that's a nightmare to reload under stress, let alone address a malfunction. If they're not skilled, selling them a gun where you must make every shot count is like taking a kid who just learned how to ride a bicycle and putting them on an early model Honda ATC. It doesn't matter what you sell them if they don't train regularly, because if they can't use it effectively against someone who *CAN* just because they're scared of it, then they might as well be carrying a water gun. Contrary to popular belief, many criminals actively train to clear jams and practice their accuracy very frequently. And with that said, if a civilian is gonna be starting from square one then the correct advice is to sell them any basic semi-auto handgun (like what any basic criminal is gonna pull on YOU if given the chance) and subsequently LEARN to become comfortable with it. Novices are NOT crack shots, and it's frightening someone they trusted to give sound advice told them they would be better off carrying 6 rounds to face somebody carrying anywhere from 15-30 rounds, and more than likely carrying another full mag in their pockets. Similarly it is infinitely easier to rack a slide and chamber another round, as opposed to dealing with a jammed cylinder. Criminals make sure to have as much firepower as possible, and it's outright suicidal advice to tell people they _shouldn't_ do the same in order to protect themselves. It's called "force equalizing". Want a good example? The 1986 Miami-Dade Shootout. It is EXACTLY the situation we're talking about and the result forced an entire FBI office to completely overhaul their arsenal and training tactics, with some surviving FBI agents BLATANTLY telling the public the best thing they can do ditch revolvers and carry as much ammo as they possibly can.

[@Patrick.Weightman]

@@Pilot3778 Look at it this way. Say you were entered into a race against someone driving a Ferrari, and you get to pick any car in the world to use against them at no cost to you. What sounds like the logical choice - learning to drive something equally fast and nimble, or taking your 2001 Camry because it's less to think about? TL;DR - it's stupid boomer logic that went out the window decades ago. Long answer: Because he's advising people handicap themselves under a false guise of comfort and safety instead of imploring them to train and become more proficient with firearms that will surely be a better defense for them and overcoming that fear from the get go. The fact that they say they're "not comfortable" in any regard directly implies they're not terribly proficient with firearms, so his response is to sell them something with EXTREMELY limited ammo capacity that's a nightmare to reload under stress, let alone address a malfunction. If they're not skilled, selling them a gun where you must make every shot count is like taking a kid who just learned how to ride a bicycle and putting them on an early model Honda ATC. It doesn't matter what you sell them if they don't train regularly, because if they can't use it effectively against someone who CAN just because they're scared of it, then they might as well be carrying a water gun. Contrary to popular belief, many criminals actively train to clear jams and practice their accuracy very frequently. And with that said, if a civilian is gonna be starting from square one then the correct advice is to sell them any basic semi-auto handgun (like what any basic criminal is gonna pull on YOU if given the chance) and subsequently LEARN to become comfortable with it. Novices are NOT crack shots, and it's frightening someone they trusted to give sound advice told them they would be better off carrying 6 rounds to face somebody carrying anywhere from 15-30 rounds, and more than likely carrying another full mag in their pockets. Similarly it is infinitely easier to rack a slide and chamber another round, as opposed to dealing with a jammed cylinder. Criminals make sure to have as much firepower as possible, and it's outright suicidal advice to tell people they shouldn't do the same in order to protect themselves. It's called "force equalizing". Want a good example? The 1986 Miami-Dade Shootout. It is EXACTLY the situation we're talking about and the result forced an entire FBI office to completely overhaul their arsenal and training tactics, with some surviving FBI agents BLATANTLY telling the public the best thing they can do ditch revolvers and carry as much ammo as they possibly can.

[@Patrick.Weightman]

@@Pilot3778Comment disappeared so reposting. TL;DR - it's bad boomer logic that went out the window decades ago. Long answer: Because he's advising people handicap themselves under a false guise of comfort and safety instead of imploring them to train and become more proficient with firearms that will surely be a better defense for them and overcoming that fear from the get go. The fact that they say they're "not comfortable" in any regard directly implies they're not terribly proficient with firearms, so his response is to sell them something with EXTREMELY limited ammo capacity that's a nightmare to reload under stress, let alone address a malfunction. If they're not skilled, selling them a gun where you must make every shot count is like taking a kid who just learned how to ride a bicycle and putting them on an early model Honda ATC. It doesn't matter what you sell them if they don't train regularly, because if they can't use it effectively against someone who CAN just because they're scared of it, then they might as well be carrying a water gun. Contrary to popular belief, many criminals actively train to clear jams and practice their accuracy very frequently. And with that said, if a civilian is gonna be starting from square one then the correct advice is to sell them any basic semi-auto handgun (like what any basic criminal is gonna pull on YOU if given the chance) and subsequently LEARN to become comfortable with it. Novices are NOT crack shots, and it's frightening someone they trusted to give sound advice told them they would be better off carrying 6 rounds to face somebody carrying anywhere from 15-30 rounds, and more than likely carrying another full mag in their pockets. Similarly it is infinitely easier to rack a slide and chamber another round, as opposed to dealing with a jammed cylinder. Criminals make sure to have as much firepower as possible, and it's outright suicidal advice to tell people they shouldn't do the same in order to protect themselves. It's called "force equalizing". Want a good example? The 1986 Miami-Dade Shootout. It is EXACTLY the situation we're talking about and the result forced an entire FBI office to completely overhaul their arsenal and training tactics, with some surviving FBI agents BLATANTLY telling the public the best thing they can do ditch revolvers and carry as much ammo as they possibly can.

[@somethingvod5866]

just a family dinner, giving your nephew a hot .38 while teaching him to cook pasta

[@skylightrecords8547]

I watched the third season again and was reminded of how stupid Jackie is throughout the entire thing. It starts with him waltzing into Vesuvio's with a chip on shoulder and mouthing off to Tony. He constantly wises off to his mother and Ralphie, cheats on Meadow, commits petty crimes, pushes his buddy to deal ecstasy in Christopher's club, drops out of school and then rips off the card game. You knew it was over when Tony beats him up and tells him "you bottomed out." Before that Tony was still considering where to put Jackie as he refused to go the straight route, and he says this when Jackie stops by on Christmas eve to visit Meadow. But with that beating all cards were off the table. For me Ralphie tries to school him, but kind of steers him in the wrong direction at the same time because I think deep down he doesn't really appreciate him because he lacks any respect and intelligence. The foreshadowing of when he talks about ripping off Feech La Mannas poker game, which gave his crew respect on the street compels Jackie to rip off Ralphie's game.

[@Swan-hz9ng]

SkyLight Records Yeah if he was smart ge would've took more advantage of Ralphie banging his ma and might of started making some good money.

[@kemperboyd4494]

too complicated, he had to change his routine from "my fatha" to "my stepfatha"

[@Swan-hz9ng]

Kemper Boyd Lol " Do you know who my stepfatha is ".

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

Didn't he always drown in three inches of water?

[@sullivansongz]

Was half expecting Scorcese's mother to appear at some stage

[@2811JPR]

Why does nobody ever acknowledge how absolutely massive Jackie Jr. is? Jesus, I know he's an idiot but you gotta give it to the guy

[@rogetprice920]

I know look at those guns and pectorals.

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

Didn't he almost drown in three inches of water?

[@hollahabibi1897]

he lifted weights n ate alot of protein out of respect of his fawtha

[@joeking3860]

Upon rewatching I really just love how Jackie's character and arc can be summed up so perfectly by the theme song of this show

[@justbreakingballs]

Wheres my arc?

[@pred8r273]

​@@justbreakingballsyou know who had an arc? Noah

[@ATFADL]

Ralph: what are you looking to get? Jackie Junior: I don't know, what would really fuck up a card game hold up?

[@ubelmensch]

Ralphie's pasta recipe is enough to serve at least 1 Ginny

[@chirostandard1111]

Jackie looking like he’s been hitting the shrug bar

[@SmilingSynic]

Ralphie doing his best Emeril impression here.

[@willvandeusen7130]

Ralph was good to Jackie Jr

[@DoubleH313]

This scene is very Godfatheresque in so many ways (scene when Clemenza gives Michael the gun)

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

❤

[@JukeboxJack777]

I can't believe nobody on the first page of comments has brought up how hilarious it is in the last second of the video when Jackie puts the gun in the breadmaker. LOL GUNS DON'T GO IN THERE ITS FOR MAKING BREAD

[@Retro-Future-Land]

+John Emmrich I think it's Chase's way of hinting Jackie isn't a rising star.

[@DCFelix67]

Or that he wanted to use the gun to make some "bread." Also, maybe he knew that his mother wouldn't look there because she wasn't going to make bread before he had a chance to move it.

[@Deathwish777]

you dont make bread in a bread box, you store already made bread in it.

[@TheFlorisJ]

It's something his 'fatha' used to do, you wouldn't understand

[@rogetprice920]

Well i don't see why Jackie Jr needed a gun when he had those two muscular guns right there.

[@countalucard4226]

Two words that make that scene authentic. “Macaroni and Gravy”

[@OscarMaris]

"You can have this 38. Look at this. It's nickel plated, 👋 snub nose..."

[@johnleary1356]

"ain't that a little honey? See this, they use in Africa for killing elephants"

[@diogeneslantern18]

@@johnleary1356 I want to use Scorsese's quote about a .44 whilst he is waiting in the car, but I'm not in the mood to be put on a watch list today.

[@1badjesus]

"MACARONI'S READY!" *puts gun in bread bin

[@andrewvelonis5940]

Notice that, did you

[@MUFFINHEAD1985]

it's not a bread bin, it's worse, a bread maker.

[@nodiggity9472]

@@MUFFINHEAD1985 And its not macaroni, it's spaghetti.

[@jasonstephens6984]

Jackie: “How much do I owe you for it(gun)? Ralph: “Forget about it….”. (his life)

[@TimMosleycar3hur]

“Macaroni’s ready!” Thank you Ralphie, for teaching me how to do my pasta up the right way! I’ll never go back to the old way

[@ianmeadows1821]

I do mine with fresh made meatballs and italian sausage

[@TimMosleycar3hur]

@@ianmeadows1821 That sounds great too bro! 🤤

[@joemckim1183]

I wonder if Jackie Jr. had any soft drinks of choice to wash down that pasta.

[@quinnrollen]

Joe Pantoliano played one of the greatest villains in tv history.

[@EldestBoy]

Ralphie is such a good father figure, Jackie Jr surely has a bright future with him around.

[@rasnac]

I just saw a Sopranos clip a while ago and now I can't stoıp watching these clips one after another. I didn't realize how much I have missed this show.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

but he put the pistol in a bread maker. jackie never had the markings of a chef

[@dannyc7227]

Jackie has a wonderful father figure in Raphie… Ralphie gave him some wonderful culinary tips, advice on self-defense, and a wonderful gift! All out of the kindness of his heart. I don’t want to say Ralphie is a great father figure but 🤷‍♂️

[@worstcaseontario12]

I love how Ralph didn’t have one handy in his kitchen next to his scrambled eggs when Tony beat the shit out of him

[@patrickkenney2259]

Because he gave it to Jackie

[@Blackkey034]

@@patrickkenney2259 different house

[@OhioPaulDE]

I'm with Ralph when it comes to adding a small amount of "gravy" and butter to the pasta, but goddamn he is beating that pasta up stirring it like that.

[@diogeneslantern18]

By the mess he makes alone, it is very obvious that Joe Pantoliano doesn't actually cook at home, he just got told what to do for the show.

[@Mr.Jtea3]

That wasn’t 45 seconds Ralph.

[@arleygomez465]

"now this is the most crucial part, you put the grilled cheese back on the radiator..."

[@paulgiarmoleo1309]

You want to compromise I jacked off in a grilled cheese

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

I love that this Ralph's version of being a supportive Step Dad

[@STONESGAM]

This show was too good to be true. I can't believe this actually aired on tv.

[@timaldrich1246]

Awww Ralph was a great father figure

[@realazduffman]

Ralph should be on "Next Food Network Star"

[@Lith333]

It would be fun to watch. Especially if he had guests or co-hosts he could be obnoxious too.

[@mikeservello4394]

"Shineboxes are ready "

[@1badjesus]

don't know why but i always come back to this scene. love it.

[@billyshead1339]

Ralph had that James Cagney vibe. Loved this show.

[@rcnelson]

Smart choice, the .38. Decent power, doesn't stovepipe, limp-wrist, or jam. Doesn't need to be racked or the safety taken off. Will feed any kind of .38 Special ammo, while semi-autos can be particular.

[@yeungscs]

+Austin McMahon You ever consider one of those Makarovs chambered in .380 ACP?

[@thatonewiseguy287]

Yeah, it's a pretty good choice. Still nothing beats a 45.

[@thiccviener825]

R C Nelson you guys are idiots. Glock 19 is the perfect gun

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

Model 36 is my CCW

[@roody716]

This scene reminded of the scene in the Godfather when Clemenza was showing Michael his recipe.

[@lazylion420]

there's never been a show which LOOKS like it SMELLS better than the Sopranos... to this day, the best food on television

[@WxM3008WxM]

"You can have this one... its the one I use for my weird sex games"

[@georges3348]

Ralphie, a captain whose loyalty is under question, gives a cooking lesson to Jackie Jr., son of a don. Everybody recognizes the reference to Clemenza and Michael in The Godfather. But it goes further. Ralphie gives Jackie a gun for use in a daring and improbable scheme that, if successful, promises to change the family permanently and propel the son to the top. One gun is hidden behind the tank of a toilet. The other is hidden in a bread machine. There is apprehension about whether the gun will work. The plotters worry about whether transportation is secure and consider calling the whole thing off. Both plots result in a tense conversation at a table that results in the son shooting and killing someone who is challenging him, the killings framed by the challenger's head landing on the table. However, the lead character in one scheme shows his strength while the other shows his weakness. One aspires to a role to which he thinks he is entitled and tries to use the scheme to get there. The other wants to avoid leading more than anything but engages in the scheme for the sake of the family. Both go into hiding after the shooting. One eventually returns as the leader of the family while the other is shot outside a housing project in Boonton, bleeding onto a pile of snow. In the end Ralphie does not possess the family loyalty and strength of a Clemenza and Jackie Jr. definitely does not demonstrate the smarts and savvy of a Michael. I don't think they could have set up a better contrast to show what makes a legendary leader.

[@georges3348]

Here is another one. Both McCluskey and Sunshine die spouting aphorisms that point ironically to the conflict that each highlighted son is experiencing. McCluskey says "When you gotta go, you gotta go." Sunshine says "If you can keep your head when others about you are losing theirs ..." and never gets the chance to finish.

[@ShadowGeo117]

im gay

[@JeffreyGillespie]

I love how specific the writing is. That’s not macaroni but that’s what they’d call it at home. 👌

[@patrickkenney2259]

Nope. They definitely wouldn't call it that in Italy.

[@pointsoflightradio9785]

@@patrickkenney2259 They're in Jersey. Americanized Italians

[@Nash9r]

Jackie could never cook a complicated spaghetti sauce like that without his father.

[@bmann14k]

Love how every mob movie/series has cooking scenes

[@starguy2718]

Hey, mobsters gotta eat too!

[@joeroberts2156]

Italians: "and we put a little ragú/sugo right at the end so that the sauce coats the pasta but you can still taste it coming through." Ralphie: "That way the macaroni absawwwwwwbs the gravyyy"

[@C3R341K1LL3R]

hey that’s how we say it in jersey, you got a problem with that?

[@purplesword5536]

That's true love n caring courtesy of Ralph ciferetto...

[@CGFIELDS]

Hides it in the bread maker 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@Micolashcage1]

1:10 "Dont hold 15 neither"

[@alinm4844]

"38 don't jam", Cutty

[@deathrager2404]

dont hold 15 neither. slim charles

[@connorlacy5085]

Ralph was a good character, one of the best in this show

[@8darkknight472]

He puts two scoops of tomatoe sauce for that big pot of spaghetti 😂😂😂😂

[@mattmac1271]

It’s for flavor

[@paulzapodeanu9407]

That's enough spaghetti for at least 20 people.

[@Ted1775]

Ralph's Pasta. You never know when Jackie Jr. might have to cook for 20 guys someday.

[@rogetprice920]

Well i would like for Jackie Jr to cook for me.

[@starguy2718]

Ralph is a lot skinnier than Clemenza.

[@bettyf8616]

What a nice man...he didn't even take his money for the gun. What a guy

[@Del-Canada]

Ralph always had the makings of a varsity spaghettiteer.

[@starguy2718]

But, can Ralph make grilled cheese, on a rad-e-ator?

[@alecrozsnaki5647]

I love how i get cooking tips from the Sopranos

[@fbi2141]

idk why this scene is so Italian, like the mobster guy cooking italian food and giving the kid a gun lol

[@spencer9093]

The only reason Ralph wouldn't take Jackie's money for the gun was out of respect for his fawtha

[@TippiGordon]

Gotta say, as much of a prick as Ralph was, he knew how to prepare pasta. Mixing the sauce and the cooked pasta over heat makes even simple spaghetti so much better.

[@keokivanblyenburg47]

20 fuckin years

[@jacobleb420]

I love how he calls the spaghetti macaroni.

[@btwarner2124]

What a good father figure

[@aliceinmadseason2319]

Ol ralphie 'the wig' cifaretto

[@wjatube]

Always hide your piece in a box. Preferably the kinds that shine.