What Made Carmine Lupertazzi Different? | The Sopranos Explained

[@CineRanter]

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[@garyfrombrooklyn]

What made him different is that he didn’t own a single pair of shorts 🩳

[@garyfrombrooklyn]

If they do another prequel movie, I hope they show a young Carmine Sr.

[@nancyvillines4552]

I love the story of how that came about 😂😊❤Had to be intimidating though 😅

[@alancarmody8848]

A sopranos commenter doesn’t use emojis

[@mhern57]

​@@alancarmody8848 Ha! That's even better!😂 Funny and clever twist right there😅

[@mhern57]

Even his boxers were full length

[@Ab-vb4in]

What made him different was that he thought the world of Paulie

[@cornerbodega712]

He asked about him.. 😢

[@mhern57]

He sure did! He gave him the old, -Huh? Who the f are you look😂

[@mhern57]

Then he made egg salad out of that poor old lady

[@skatemobster]

Paulie shouldn't of given his love.

[@cornerbodega712]

@@skatemobster he liked hearing that, tho..

[@Overlorddz]

All jokes aside the phrase "Be a better friend to yourself" are words that have actually helped me grow.

[@johnclay2716]

You’re a simple person

[@wafflehouse4239]

​@@johnclay2716grow up

[@Sernival]

​@@johnclay2716 Sometimes all it takes is a simple phrase or word to convey the right ideas to people. Like my friend said when he'd be dieting, he'd just think about how much better his next meal would be if he waited for the right time.

[@Sernival]

Good on you

[@Ezio999Auditore]

Brainless the 2nd, yeah 😂

[@markangelou9368]

No more egg salad remarks… they’re hurtful and they’re destructive

[@smellsuperb1]

Those gherkins 😢

[@calistudent6335]

Too much gherkins

[@Kevin-r6s6o]

😄

[@jamesargent2668]

Oh I eggree

[@smellsuperb1]

​@@jamesargent2668😅😅

[@John-Sacrimoni]

He thinks the world of you also.

[@FreedomLovingFox]

He talks about Cine

[@cornerbodega712]

​@@FreedomLovingFoxTalks? Or aaaaasks?? ((🤌🤌))

[@glowing571]

Answer the f**king thing.

[@Billy-Leotardo47]

he’s talking about billy

[@skatemobster]

Give him my love.

[@A_r78]

5 families and we got this Pygmy thing in Gotham .

[@Immortalangel14]

What is the phuckin UN NOW!?

[@Overlorddz]

yeah that stupid collar feline vasectomy thing you mean

[@pliskin101]

I like the one that says “with some Bliss”

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

@@A_r78 I hate this fuckin shit!

[@samreyes8913]

Sofia "I DID TEN FUCKIN YEARS" Falcone.

[@Cronps]

His leadership skills were like black magic, sick shit.

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

He's a slippery fuck, that one. Him and those big fish lips.

[@BODYBAGxPAT]

Satanic

[@odeleon24]

Satanic!

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

@@odeleon24 He's asking if it's still itching..

[@badddindeed]

All the rest are f*cking queers!

[@WthIsThisRightHere]

Carmine fought and won the battle against egg salad for decades. A man's man. Eventually, Tony Egg had his way though, and Carmine's luck ran out. I'm not crying, you are!

[@Lalvon_Zelpharr]

He was just a kid!

[@squeezmm]

that fucking egg salad, i cant even say his name

[@sallobo777]

Tony Lip the actor, had a very colorful life; aside from being in Godfather, Goodfellas, and the Sopranos. He was the bodyguard for a prominent black musician in the 60's, and he had to protect him during tours in the South. His greatest strength was not his muscles but his ability to reason with people, by talking with wity NYC talk. Tony Lip was so legendary, that they made a movie about him in 2018 called 'Green Book' staring Viggo Mortensen as Tony 'Lip' The movie is like 'Driving Miss Daisy' but the roles are reversed.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

Holy Shit.....thats about him?

[@listrahtes]

I thought the movie did him disservice. He is a hothead there who punches an innocent employee when everything is not the way he wants it. Like an abusive asshole portrayed sympathetic. The real Lip was very different.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

@@sallobo777 dude I had no idea that was about him

[@lorkhel]

didn't know the movie was about him that movie is very good

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

@lorkhel I know right. Adds yet another cool tangent to the Sopranos

[@DBCooper01]

"again with the money thing!" is my favorite scene with Carmine, dude shuts Johnny down in such a cool way

[@porkins_jr719]

New York went from Carmine Lupertazzi to Johnny Sack to Doc Santoro to Phil Leotardo. What a decline.

[@MCPanda6969]

KZbin's gonna try to copyright strike this video, too, but there's nothing they can do. The video's already made

[@narxes]

It was among the corporations, real copyright shit.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Salute 🫡

[@gocanuckurself1]

The dialogue during that phone call is amazing. Carmine says it, without saying it. Brilliantly written.

[@FlakeSE]

He didn’t say nothing.

[@gocanuckurself1]

@@FlakeSE 🤣

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

It was that one strand of combover. He conducted himself as a man with hair.

[@musicalme27]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tytheyoutubeguy8415]

He was the hair apparent.

[@deprime9521]

i’m supposed to get a vasectomy when this is my male hair?

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

@@tytheyoutubeguy8415he could’ve just gone bald. There’s no stigmata these days

[@jaidiquest4913]

"Set a price or shut the f**k up "... that was one of the funniest & cool lines of the show.... 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@teashapal]

It’s actually “name a price, or get the fuck over it.”

[@glowing571]

We argued over how many minutes this video should be. I said 40, Cineranter said 5 and a half. Which was ridiculous..We split the difference.

[@cygnustsp]

Most underrated comment so far

[@antoniogibbs9932]

Carmine's depends blew out when he heard the final numbers...

[@srikarm.2497]

Healthy as a rhino this guy

[@marcob2137]

He was a true, old school boss. A business man who didn't let emotions run his empire. Unlike the glorified crew in Jersey and his fat-fetish underboss...💅

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

She used to be some hoofer, poor thing.. Takes a terrible toll on the joints.

[@ma61king]

The strong, silent type. Like Gary Cooper.

[@shaneoconnell9279]

Theres no stigmata these days liking this video

[@skatemobster]

I did the other day, I'm very happy now.

[@shaneoconnell9279]

@@skatemobster thats good, be a better friend to yourself

[@curtcoeurdelion]

Carmine - he was the strong, silent type!

[@HalfintheBagGolfer]

Very allegorical.

[@mjohnson5030]

16:00 "I remember when little Carmine use to wait in the golf cart. And as far as I'm concerned, he should STILL be there!!" You are gold. Don't ever change. ♥

[@slightrebellionoffmadison]

Carmine thinks a Don should wear a three piece suit while barbecuing.

[@gregpettis1113]

No just not short pants. Maybe some khaki with a polo shirt.

[@mjohnson5030]

@@gregpettis1113 Chino's , versace collered shirt and a leisure jacket. A DON does not wear Khakis and a Polo, Stunad!!

[@antoniogibbs9932]

A wind breaker outfit with the dress shoes on.

[@DevinGrimes]

The Don should have someone else BBQ'ing

[@JFeldman22]

“Be a better friend to yourself” might be the most powerful advice one could give.

[@Ab-vb4in]

The egg salad whatever happened there

[@tomz5704]

WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE? THAT DIRTY ANIMAL, I CAN'T EVEN MENTION THE SPECIES

[@MarkyD1967]

What egg salad? All I smell is fresh cut grass.

[@otmanighoulassen6177]

​@@tomz5704The eating

[@althetriangle2559]

The choking

[@sof5858]

Its sad when they go young like that.

[@dallasdesigner300]

Carmine, he was just a kid

[@RealRockyRoad83]

Carmine is from the old school, he shouldn’t have to explain himself

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

Cine, you're going to build Kino a ramp

[@Ryfael]

Borko said, he'll build a ramp up to Kino's ass, drive Ceerious up there.

[@NighttimeVulture]

one of my favourite characters. never wasted words

[@Ninewave1]

Carmine's best scene is when he turns down Johnny's request to hit Ralph. He only cared about the money that Ralph brought in than the mafia code.

[@Darghov]

He ate 25 hotdogs single-handed!

[@RealRockyRoad83]

He threw a hot dog vendor off the second mezzanine. Too many onions or some shit

[@bookbm]

HBO is giving you the high colonic

[@JvjfjHghxc]

One of my favourite scenes in the show is his conversation with Tony on the phone, where he indirectly orders the hit on Johnny Sac.

[@srb2591]

Me ? I didn't say nothing

[@JvjfjHghxc]

@srb2591 I appreciate your thoughts

[@ronniethornton8548]

What about when he called Tony 5:30 in the morning fully dressed and he was surprised Tony was still in bed undressed. Remember when the feds came and got Tony early in the morning in his underwear.

[@bookbm]

Great video Carmine was the father that Tony needed

[@dantean]

I have to confess, I ALWAYS loved Carmine Lupertazzi for all the reasons stated here. Brilliantly conceived by the writers, he was superbly played by actor Tony Lip in his greatest role. Thanks for this.

[@aheroictaxidriver3180]

The shorts comment, it was among the Italians. It was real greaseball shit.

[@milkywayrocks]

Him leaving his family without a succession plan led to civil war that damaged his legacy.

[@ZomegJ]

What made Carmine different was that he knew everything from Tony wearing shorts and Paulies dad getting ran over by a trolley.😂😂

[@hubblito]

Great video. This is the type of Sopranos content we deserve

[@louis3141]

That bacon strip combover was ridiculous 😂

[@gocanuckurself1]

Carmine was made. Tony’s shorts weren’t. 🤷‍♂️

[@rufuspipemos]

We had to sit back and take it.

[@xSwagnarok]

You know Quasimodo predicted all of this

[@cliffbungalow9373]

No one‘s getting clipped!! Sends chills because it could just as easily go the other way

[@SmilingSynic]

What made Carmine different was that his original name was Frankie the Wop. He used to hang out with Henry Hill, Tommy DeVito, Frankie Carbone, Jimmy Conway, and the rest of the Cicero crew. Smartly, he changed his name to Carmine Lupertazzi and became a mob boss, and the rest is history. Badda Bing!

[@danthemancushecan]

"That one’s a slippery fuck, huh? Him and those big fish lips of his." - Corrado "Junior" Soprano.

[@sole__doubt]

Really good one CR. Id stop playing with fire and just use still photos instead of video clips. HBO has your number my man. ;)

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

"With those big fish lips" and his name is Tony Lipp.

[@JohnMoog-ug6bk]

Julius Caesar had mini-strokes, not epilepsy. My respect for Carmine Lupertazzi as a classical historian just plummeted.

[@CrazyGuyoftheWest]

It's a matter of contention of course, but back in pagan Rome epilepsy was considered a blessing from the Gods and epileptics often became priests. It's assumed that Caesar either played up an actual condition, like you say "mini-strokes" or fabricated it entirely for prestige amongst his peers. It's worth noting that Caesar was elected Pontifex Maximus, so it would make sense to claim to have this condition.

[@TalkingTorah613]

Its funny i always thought that the whole reason that Tony had that dream about Carmine Sr in season 6, is he had the same nickname as his wife Carmela, both can be called Carm. So in his dream he switches out one for the other. Seems like a natural dream thing and makes for a surreal dream moment. But now i think its deeper than that, seeing what Carmine symbolized to Tony and really to all of them.

[@AO_Rourke]

One of Ghengis Khan’s successors was Kublai Khan (grandson). He went on to expand the mongol empire significantly and created the Yuan Dynasty in China.

[@dg6099]

George Swab ova here

[@AO_Rourke]

I just didn’t want him going into the unknown not knowing

[@michaelharrison3602]

Khublai Khan realised that war costs everyone money .when people are fighting they're not earning. If two different cities are planning to go to war he would tell them that if they do he will make war on them and they will definitely lose 😅

[@pinkushatejar]

I always turn on your videos and when I hear several malapropisms I have half a second of confusion, until I remember you somehow manage to slip Paulie-isms in there so completely naturally it's easy to miss, always makes me laugh lmao

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

This puts me in mind of a conversation I had with my cousin and best mate... I'm writing a screenplay about his many adventures, some of them are WILD! He's a very senior officer in the Australian special forces command (SOCOMD) and he's a different kind of officer. See he rose to his position through a highly decorated and intensive record of combat, in several theatres of operation and a bunch of his boys have told me, on many occasions, "I would follow that man through the gates of hell, he is the finest soldier I've ever had the privilege of serving with." And he really did command one of the most effective modern special forces squadrons in the world. They were legendary in the early 2000s. He remarked one day, when I brought that up in one of our recorded conversations, "A good leader amongst men of war never aims to be the leader; he'd never choose it if given the choice... However it's through the trials of war when the leader becomes obvious to everyone, himself included and he knows what he must do. There's no election, no discussions, it's just clear who's in charge, even to an outsider observing the team, and that dynamic never needs mentioning. I always wanted to be a soldier, a tier one soldier and I'm living my dream; but I never wanted to be a C/O. That just kind of happened. It humbles me every day to serve with my men, men who would do anything for me and have literally run through fire at my say so. If I needed to assert myself as their commander, I would be no commander at all. They chose the hierarchy and I am forever at their service. It is NEVER the other way around in a strong team." He's the wisest man I've ever met and teaches me how to run a successful company myself. Albeit in a very, very different field. Food for thought.

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

Did that stick?... I dunno why YT didn't like it, had to edit it a couple times 🙄 Sheesh

[@tigerbytes2399]

Please tell me that "Dysentery in the ranks" was an intentional play on words 🤣

[@ramirostryker]

It’s a quote from the Sopranos

[@gurjitparmar1498]

@Cineranter, glad to see you are back to uploading...maybe all that business with KZbin was just a stutter step

[@ststst981]

He may have been "from the old school" but he was so effective because he wasnt ego and tradition first, he was money focused first and foremost. Johnny, Tony, and Phil were so ego oriented and lost sight of the business. He was cunning and every move was about lining their pockets. Phil was waging war because Tony pissed him off. Tony killed off or lost respect from his captains because of his ego and uncontrollable bad habits

[@garousolos7690]

3:33 tywin was like a medieval mob boss

[@JRMAV1]

Carmine was playing 4D chess while everyone else was playing checkers.

[@angelsjourney18]

Get that egg salad out of his mouth! 😂

[@Ab-vb4in]

And put it in a to go box for ginny!

[@TheMercyfulEmperor]

I'm so pleased you mentioned the golfing scene, it is my absolute favourite, as it shows Carmine in his natural habitat - refusing to get played by others. He notices his son and John forming a united front, especially when the two share a glance, when Carmine mentions sunscreen, and Little Carmine mentions the sunblock. I always saw that as the two thinking they knew him and could play him. I always felt Carmine Sr. fumbled his first drive deliberately, to split the two up from a position away from them, a little higher up. I always felt Carmine's anger at the end was put on, to emphasise that he is the boss and John can't weasel his way to control him.

[@kevinoday3716]

I think Johnny Sack poisoned Carmine’s egg salad

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

Decisive as he was, I'd have been proud to call him my own father.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

The fundamental question is..Would Little Carmine be as effective as a boss like his dad was, and he WOULD be, even MORE so, but until he is, it's gonna be hard to verify that he thinks he'll be as effective....🤔 (Little Carmine got all the best lines)

[@Giants4641]

And sir you failed to mention one of the subtle funniest lines in the whole show " Ralph slept with Ginny?" That shit killed me. And still to this day that scene is great

[@ryanlion512]

A Tywin Lannister reference my estimation of this man just Fucken skyrocketed.

[@justinmcgeorge8439]

Let me tell you a couple of three things, CineRanter always pays his debts.

[@FreddyRuger-b6s]

5 fuckin course meal and we got this egg salad thing

[@Ab-vb4in]

Could you imagine if we had a scene with both Phil and carmine 😂

[@daviddanielsson3643]

"I did 20 f-in years!" "You're being unreasonable, Phil!"

[@tytheyoutubeguy8415]

"Get the fuck over it." - Carmine Sr.

[@smellsuperb1]

Could you imagine that? If we had a scene with both Phil and Carmine?

[@Ab-vb4in]

@@smellsuperb1 be quiet albert

[@tytheyoutubeguy8415]

@@smellsuperb1 Could you imagine that? If we got scene with both Phil and Carmine, and one week later, they're dead?

[@lambdaweaponscache5394]

Carmine never let his emotions dictate his actions- that’s what made him a great boss. He had the growth of his business in mind as all great businessmen do. He negotiated in every action he took, but not at the coast of his operations- he wouldn’t let Jimmy get whacked until his earnings fell off, and presumably would have had the same done to Ralph. While he very understandably put profit first, he was ultimately a gangster mastermind and gave his men their dues in time.

[@robertbusek30]

I think the one time we see Big Carmine lose his temper is his attack on the ball washer on the golf course. After that, he’s all business again.

[@wookieboss2643]

I think he had a great deal of respect and some fear of tonys potential. Always calm and respectful, stand up guy . When there is a bone to pick about sharing the profits from Zelman he has Johnny do the talking . Himself staying with only friendly relations because he knew Tony's rage potential and trying to strongarm him wouldn't be good for business. And he was right , he nearly got clipped over holding his 40percent and ultimately had to concede. That's one comment to his son about Tony's was a genius move to invoke his true feelings on the matter , and to see John's reaction. Genius wid those Slippery fish lips of his

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

Im not usually a big fan of analysis but you are really interesting

[@Void7.4.14]

One thing that never made any sense to me was how NY referred to the North Jersey family as "The Soprano Family". There's obviously situations where it makes sense to call em "the Sopranos" or something like that after Junior/Tony took over, and it seems like the Sopranos have been central to the family for at least a couple generations, but they're still the DiMeo Family. Family names don't usually change with a new boss. Especially once they start beefing, it would make sense to separate the problematic Sopranos from the DiMeo Family as a whole. But maybe I'm tweakin.

[@lightfeather9953]

Probably one of those things where dialogue is altered to something the audience will better understand.

[@narxes]

He was gay, Carmine Lupertazzi?

[@Ab-vb4in]

He could probably get a note from his doctor

[@Randarrradara]

NOOOOOOHH

[@dg6099]

AIDS!!

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Rusty Millio, too, I think

[@miguelsandigo1755]

Why do you say that

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

Here's the difference in the cunning. When Carmine uses cunning he wins, but when little Carmine stretched the limits of his cunning all the happens is he causes dysentery. He undercuts Tony who could have really been an ally out of pettiness and he makes more of an enemy of John. Everyone loses.

[@robertbusek30]

Little Carmine never had the makings of a varsity mob boss. The difference between him and everyone else is that he comes to realize this fact and walks away from the throne, which ended up saving his life…

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

@robertbusek30 It's too bad because for a brief, shining moment after his father died, and he moved back up to New York.....the Wet T-Shirt Contests in Florida were actually above board and fair.

[@rustykuntz94]

Carmine Sr just loved to show he was the Alpha & always in control & on top of everything. Even at the one dinner when Garside street & Zelman is brought up, Carmine has to correct Johnny’s grammar….”minimally expected.”

[@silentnavarino]

“My cousin told me Carmine had invented Egg shaving”

[@M_Lev]

Ralph slept with Ginny?

[@Dungeon_of_Rap]

That opening quote is perfect for the Greek too 💯

[@DaveSCameron]

I just reckon he was a fantastic actor. Respects.

[@bigal8752]

That egg salad made him different.

[@masonswild]

Listening at work, plotting how to become the boss 😂

[@garrisonsgorrillaz1]

This is,a very good channel.Thank you for your excellent work.

[@brettmajors69karaoke]

Love the videos and Carmine Sr. Was the best boss though I feel little carmine played his way into the leadership by the end albeit behind the scenes.

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

I didn't say nothin'.

[@Ab-vb4in]

I didn’t say nothin

[@willistheillest1571]

I appreciate your thoughts

[@josephhaas7413]

Are you saying what I think you’re saying?

[@Ezio999Auditore]

We gotta clip Borko?

[@deshaunreid7728]

Carmine would have went to jail Mink said the indictments would have reached him if he didnt die

[@squeezmm]

those indictments, whatever happened there?

[@AbdulGabagool83]

Tony’s lawyer mentions that when a Jimmy Petrille flipped it would have gone all the way to Carmine Sr so ya he would have been fugged

[@whhhhhhhhh]

That quote at the start is great

[@wethecaptainnow8111]

Healthy as a fucking rhino this guy

[@wyatthill6252]

What are we the fuckin UN now?!?

[@logoutofmyaccountweirdo]

17:50 i guess everyone justt ignored that ending bit or most don't watch till the end.

[@Mynamesbong]

I think when carmine okays the hit on Johnny to tony and says ‘alright then’ im sure tony does the exact same thing later on

[@goldensoundofsilence]

This was a good video, cheers!

[@jaidiquest4913]

I would have loved to see a chess game between Carmine Lupertazzi & Twyine Lanister... "A battle of Wits vs Power 🤔

[@lance690]

Luscious Johnny Valiant played his bodyguard on the show

[@kaljic1]

Carmine Sr. was some crafty dude.

[@Ijpg456]

I wouldn't say the quote applies to upper echelon mob guys, they're protected and shielded from the street, compared to a regular enforcer, Carmine was boss for over 50 years or so. The worst he'd deal with are RICO trials

[@Saveyourbs]

He was a boss of passion.

[@CrashoutsDaily]

I just watched the 2004 Red Sox documentary on Netflix and I never realized how much Joe Torre looks like Johnny sack

[@billymabum3514]

Carmine is probably too old to give a f about 2 strippers

[@Stayinoutoftrouble]

Great video and Carmine was one of the best characters.

[@iahmed]

That’s an off colour review of Carmine, I suggest you should be taxed.

[@Tyler-tn2kq]

He’s showing that if anyone is gonna use his son, it’s him