Tony's Phone Call to the Gang - Skins 10th Anniversary

The first introduction to the original gang, as Tony calls Jal, Michelle, Chris, Maxxie and Anwar trying to arrange a party for Sid to lose his virginity at.
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[@JuicyBerry72]

this opening scene is literally genius: introducing the characters, planting the seed of tony's manipulative personality, and showing it all in a lighthearted teen way

[@MarkSkids]

L I T E R A L L Y

[@Oliver-ub4gc]

So true! Couldn't have said it better myself

[@CraigFemboy]

Tony was horrible until his accident. I found it hard to sympathise with him until effy got kidnapped and his accident which permanently changed him.

[@danielebowman]

I actually find it too cringe. I loved the 1st series of SKins (2 was quite good then it turns to crap), but it did have it's "tries too hard to make Tony look sooooo cooooool" moments and forgets to give him depth or character. To the point it actually looks psychotically cruel and misogynistic years later. The series worked by the brilliant writing of all the other characters and their relationships and hardships.

[@kingraptor11]

@@danielebowman I don't know. I think he was always meant to "seem" cool but actually you see how horrible he is

[@blurdynamic9118]

People throw the word 'iconic' around way too much now but this scene really deserves the title of being 'iconic'.

[@sophiasshook416]

yes

[@gracieknox9014]

couldn’t agree more

[@jaycuthbert245]

Your a classic example mate of one of those people that has just thrown around the word iconic over something that couldn't even slightly compare to some truly iconic scenes in the history of film and t.v

[@j.e.b9988]

The start of an era

[@cailun1824]

yup

[@shahanibraga7498]

Tony is a classic attention seeking narcissist. He makes it seem like the phone calls are about his friend Sid, but it's all about him Tony.

[@Klegend1750]

I don’t understand can you explain?

[@whosaV]

@@Klegend1750Tony could care less about Sid getting laid. It’s only for his personal entertainment.

[@ellingtonfeint13]

@@whosaV I mean Tony actually said so, when he mentioned that he can't be friends with a 17 year old virgin.

[@orbitalwarrior]

Gotta love the flip phones. Nostalgia.

[@FyuyuR]

@Pop CornI never really thought about this but now that you mention it, it was actually pretty cool hanging up the phone like that. Had some style to it.

[@stephenmurphy2212]

orbitalwarrior So 2007! 😂

[@deanomcevoy]

Gang shii

[@JayJay-nc7pr]

Ikr 😂😂😂

[@mattis1389]

@@FyuyuR its still cool

[@user-bd6hn]

this scene really showed how manipulative tony was and how much he makes the topic seem about Sid when really it’s all about him he loves the attention lol classic narcissist

[@franklinmarichal]

Genuinely loving attention is definitely not narcissism.

[@user-bd6hn]

Franklin Marichal it definitely is more than 85% of narcissists love being the center of attention because they love feeling admired and powerful also always being in control of everything , which in this case Tony always wanted to be in control of all of his friends like they were property , he even said in an episode he “owned effy” lol.

[@franklinmarichal]

@@user-bd6hn narcissists don't feel any of those ways. You can't feel any of those things through the narcissistic persona. Self love and wanting to be admired and loved by others go hand in hand. No good in narcissism I agree with you there but victims of a narcissist oftentimes away in the opposite direction of supposing that having these and wants and needs (which are necessary for overall personal development and therefore happiness) are bad. Not the case. A narcissist does not possess these sorts of pure wants and needs. They only have ideas of wanting these things but it's not true to them. It's coming out of the persona.

[@franklinmarichal]

@@user-bd6hn ever heard of belonging in a relationship versus wanting to have somebody as your piece of material property? Two diametrically opposed concepts. One is good as can be, the other is evil as can be, but if we use the words "I own you" then we can get lost in the rhetoric instead of looking to the sentiment underlying those words. Nobody is all bad either. They always have some goodness. It's just that with a narcissist the bad is so bad that you can't count on them for anything. Knowing all of these things about a narcissist can give you power in the relationship just you can't be coming from a bad place cus they will use that against you too.

[@bennyg.6861]

You tried so hard to defend a narcisistic conduct... weird @@franklinmarichal

[@Scooblique]

I had the BIGGEST crush on Maxxie 😭😭 he was the cutest outta them all

[@iso0pus954]

Angelique M ngl same

[@adrianathemess2143]

Same

[@pengwin9727]

same

[@gaby6008]

same

[@lalabear11]

Oh gahd, I kind of just remembered Sketch

[@charlilymo192]

the BEST MOST CREATIVE character introductions. we see a really raw manipulative side to tony straight away and see his relationship with his friends. 1.we see tony is friends with Sid 2.him and Chris both have game 3.Sid does not 4.tony is popular 5.Jal is studious in terms of music 6.Maxxie dances and is just a nice guy 7.Anwar is Muslim and most likely the only one with a stable home life 8.Sid is everything tony is not opposites of sorts. tony is sort of in charge and pisses his dad off while Sid's dad is in charge of Sid. another very clever thing is they don't introduce Michelle as Tony's girlfriend, and even goes as far to hint that he was making her have sex with his friend, this just plants the toxicity of the relationship in viewers minds before they even know it. also the fact that it is all of them on the phone to tony, and he is switching between just shows his place in the centre of the friend group. FUCKING GENIUS.

[@eb0utique]

ONG! You've described this perfectly

[@iliketrains3495]

Also you can tell from Anwar's horrified expression when Tony asks if Chris is gay that he's homophobic

[@Ri57490]

Anwar was a non-practicing Muslim. He commited major sins, such as sex outside of marriage.

[@kedisevenbalk8957]

That's how it all started :')

[@agnieszkaagnes]

Kedi Seven Balık every fucking morning! :D

[@okcoolros4121]

i always wanted a gang of friends like this

[@noors7754]

the only thing i didn’t like ab this show was that the whole perfect gang of friends is a bit unrealistic...

[@thomaswhite2554]

@@noors7754 Yeah, most friends end up being shit in reality

[@Xldldoom0]

Noor Selim But they’re not perfect? That’s what makes it so realistic, they all have their flaws

[@alexanderluna4598]

Trve Calipxzo they all cheated on each other, Tony never cared about his friends unless they were doing what he said, and the only thing keeping them together was drugs and parties. That’s why friends like these either end up dead or drifting away. They’re good for a while when you need to rebel, but they aren’t long lasting.

[@noors7754]

Trve Calipxzo yeah true of course they’re far from perfect individually but i mean their friendship is sort of seen as perfect to me bc like anytime they individually had their inner conflicts or whatever they’d always have their friendship group and they always went out together etc. i never had that.

[@Xldldoom0]

I think they pulled off the best character introduction for a British series in recent years.

[@trrt2719]

Recent?? They have flip-phones for fucks sake

[@Xldldoom0]

@@trrt2719 wow who gives a fuck it was just a comment

[@chillmanwow5203]

I don't miss being a teenager, I don't miss high school , but then I remember/watch this show and suddenly I have the overwhelming nostalgia and urge to go back to being a stupid carefree kid. 23 years old right now and life is so serious and full of obligations :(

[@SideEffects297]

chillman wow I'm turning 23 in 2 weeks. I know how you feel.

[@VM38]

I'm your age, and I literally just left a comment with similar sentiments on another video. These skins clips are dangerous, they're making us all nostalgic and depressed

[@TheTheode]

@Panagiota A. Even if we were to quit our jobs/school and go travel, the nonchalance of those teenage years is gone.

[@scifikoala]

Same, but I remember being a teenager, watching this show, and being like "Man, I wish my life was like this" so its probably more to do with wanting to live in a teen drama than be an actual teenager.

[@alexanderenfloristijburg8211]

@@scifikoala you really nailed the point I was thinking about

[@GNVS300]

I saw this episode first thinking the series would be uplifting and hilarious from this episode. By the fifth episode I was totally wrong

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

GNVS Imagine if Skins was a full-on Comedy instead.

[@GNVS300]

The Stereotypical Evil Mastermind it would basically be the first half of Series 3

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

GNVS I'd say it'd be more like The Inbetweeners.

[@GNVS300]

The Stereotypical Evil Mastermind yeah but the comparisons do piss me off a bit.

[@lawfulevil7691]

Kinda like real life in a way

[@addisonaddieslytherin4132]

Sid's father omg I'm weak HAHHAHAHAH

[@themainpotato4432]

Addison Addie SLYTHERIN watch The Thick Of It pure hilarious 😂😂

[@TimmyTickle]

@@themainpotato4432 I believe the actor was on some sci-fi show as well

[@themainpotato4432]

Tim Mackie Doctor Who?

[@TimmyTickle]

Spuddy Boiii WOOOOSH

[@inka-on6mt]

@@TimmyTickle yea all i see now is the doctor lmao

[@caitlinjones9083]

maxxie is the cutest baby🥺

[@charlotterapier6700]

he deserved so much better

[@mayajunor-sheppard2715]

this vid is iconic

[@Dartagnan010]

Jesus, now that I've watched this, there's no way I can go back to studying. Skins marathon!!

[@SideEffects297]

DArtagnan010 I have watched skins generation 1 three times already

[@agnieszkaagnes]

Idk how many times I've watched skins since 2008 xD

[@twbtsfan557]

@@SideEffects297 gen 2 is class. You should give it a try, haven't seen 3 yet lmao

[@PietroCover]

me during quarantine

[@aidacailar1126]

I still laugh my ass off when Jal says: "you need someone dead, blind and stupid for that". Lol.

[@OLZEAL]

I remember watching this episode on Mtv back in 2007, now I'm watching it on youtube in 2017.

[@jamretro1336]

Alex. Skins was on MTV? The uncensored British original?

[@OLZEAL]

Savage _Tv Yes.

[@circle2867]

@@jamretro1336 it was on E 4. well it started on e4 anyway

[@20somethingsworld97]

And now it’s 2020

[@jennym777luna]

2021 now lol

[@catalinabonillaparra8706]

Tony Stonem was so cool, so handsome and clever, he was the best character of ALL generations, he is a fucking legend!!

[@connieee5089]

CCC CCC he was an idiot.

[@BossySwan]

He was a sociopath

[@critNnn]

He was a stone cold sociopath g. I rated him but he was not a legend, and he was definitely not the best character. I'd say Chris, Sid, or Cass. Although, I gotta say, in terms of side characters, Sid's dad was 100% the most interesting and definitely my favourite.

[@poppinmollywityobtch]

BOT criteNn sad he died tho

[@mattis1389]

@@critNnn he acted like sociopath in the beginning. Most of season one. But he clearly changed big time. He showed allot of love and care for his ex girlfriend and best friend. You could question h w realistic that big charactere development is. But since the manipulativ and abusiv behavior was a way of just getting attention and admiration for him which went downhill for him in the end. And the fact that he had a life changing accident. You could justify it and its somehow realistic. Anyway i realy like characteres in shows that are the devil in tge beginning and you hate but tgen discover their softer side and the love for others underneath that facade they actually have. So fpr that reason tony is my third favorite charactere. 2. Is sid cause i always felt like he had the heart at the right place and hes just very relatable for me 1. Is cassie cause shes amazing so pure, so unique in a way. Vulnerable. Very honest and outspoken. And brave in a cause she seems always able to speak her mind and be authentic even tho she has so big self-worth issues. Also i like how she just does things and takes kinda impulsiv but emtion based actions. She seems very attuneded to her emotions and isnt afraid to act on them. For example just run away to new york. Of course this has it negative side maybe too it seems but i still like it personally. Also i do think in the end it is actually in her best interest. Since she seems to have found quite some growth and healing in her later life.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

Maxxie's Tap-Dancing Skills are on point.

[@charlotterapier6700]

The Stereotypical Evil Mastermind i *despise* tap dancing but i gotta admit, micth hewer is awesome at it

[@consios]

I cant believe its been 10 years already , wow time flies

[@jeffvic9842]

12 now

[@rahulkemp8347]

@@jeffvic9842 13 NOW!!

[@jeffvic9842]

@@rahulkemp8347 lmao, when a coming of age serie (a serie about teenagers) becomes a teenager.

[@Fapazik]

14 😳

[@ChrizzyYeahh]

16 years now, this episode aired on 25 January 2007.

[@diegomelendez6630]

If they ever reunite they should absolutely recreate this scene, with Tony phone calling the gang again.

[@jennym777luna]

Omg they need to do this

[@mindedchaos]

Doubt they would cos 60 percent are all Hollywood actors now

[@diegomelendez6630]

@@mindedchaos They're still friends as far as I know cause they still post on instagram pictures of them together every now and then. So I guess a homemade version could be possible, but I agree its quite impossible they're all in new projects and most of them are very famous now

[@xb2093]

Yes but he can’t really call Chris can he

[@alexvaughan1013]

​@@xb2093They could always retcon it, like The Rise Of Skywalker!

[@GodotOfficial]

Skins Season 1 and 2 were absolutely amazing, I'm not sure why but the seasons after the first two were nowhere near as good

[@jamretro1336]

Season 3 and 4 were the best.

[@musicalmermaid84]

3 and 4 were really good

[@GNVS300]

3 was great. 4 was also good but Effy's episode was complete shit. I feel for series 3 that everyone got a central episode at the right time and they were all in the right place but in pretty much all of the others they were randomly placed.

[@maniendicott8762]

Season 3 and 4 were just as good but the ending was just unnecessary

[@kxs4899]

Season 1 and Season 3 are the best.

[@destinydarrling9276]

Sid’s Father was one of the funniest characters on skins. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@themainpotato4432]

3:00 always makes me laugh 😂😂😂

[@simonmoor8702]

I love the way Tony wakes sid up 😂😂😂

[@FernandoAH]

Wake up Sid you twat!

[@breakawayfromme]

Honestly one of the best opening scenes in any show okay its not super flashy or dramatic but it introduces and sets the tone of the show perfectly

[@dido.the.side.h0646]

Lol Jal and maxxie are the only ones with any self respect XD

[@lalimf305]

"Every FUCKING morning!" Lmfao I can't deal

[@richardayton6862]

I was 16 when this came out. I was the same age as the characters for the first two seasons and it absolutely resonated with me. All of a sudden, house parties became mega and everything felt like it was about us.

[@julianac7387]

that seems really nice :( i’m the same age as them now and my teenage years are kinda being shit

[@thesilentalien6713]

@@julianac7387 yeah same with me

[@loveless-jr6ew]

@@julianac7387 same😃😃😃

[@Wookieeoo]

I watched skins when I was 18 and realised how tragic and boring my teens were 😂 22 now and I think I've got a bit better 🤔

[@jackkelly6890]

@self345 In cities in the UK (not central London) such as Bristol where this was filmed there are a lot of building unoccupied. Often illegal raves happen in these. If there is a house party generally the parents are out for the weekend. Usually a kid who's middle class and go abroad to Paris or Spain for the weekend or whatever - they're usually the first ones to have a house party. Also during the 90s and 00s drum and bass, jungle and rave culture was in full swing. Bristol is the home of drum and bass. Teens taking drugs are becoming a bit less common these days. Still plenty of raves about if you know where to look but it definitely isn't super mainstream like it was.

[@rochelleheremaia]

Effy and Tony were legit the funniest

[@BodaciousWickerman]

Don't forget Posh Kenneth! RAAAHHHHSSSS!!!

[@jaysee3029]

Effy was just annoying

[@burhankhalid288]

Tony is easily the best character from gen 1. His arc is the best.

[@dekuscrubbb2657]

1:51 “that’s unkind”. 😂

[@rosydonut]

Is there anyone on this planet who has blossomed like Dev Patel?

[@blocpartyrocker]

tony was the best character in the entire series not effy sorry not sorry

[@LucasXavier97]

LifeOfTheParty Finally somebody agrees with me!

[@comeoneileen2051]

Agree

[@ironmike2010]

LifeOfTheParty who the fuck says Effy was the best?

[@venmxshadows]

Tony was the best in the first gen but Cook was the best in the second fact👌,

[@brightestmidnights]

Stonems are the best

[@James-zy8nh]

I wonder how phones will change in the next 10 Years

[@ivanpb1983]

First generation, best generation.

[@mugshot1970]

Why does sid put his glasses on to listen to the phone?

[@davidamarilla886]

Actually it is a reflex many people with glasses -- including mysel -- have. Whenever I can't hear someone well, I pu my glasses on as if it's going to help.

[@joshuasquashua1999]

@@davidamarilla886 Good point mate, I would imagine it's not too dissimilar to myself turning down the radio as if it will help me see the McDonald's drive-thru menu any better lol

[@Oliver-ub4gc]

​@@joshuasquashua1999 Actually, I think that is dissimilar. The reason you do that is to concentrate; it's hard to read and take it in with music playing in your ear. The comment about glasses was describing a subconscious action which doesn't really have any logic to it.

[@joshuasquashua1999]

@@Oliver-ub4gc Oh right, that makes sense. Everyday's a school day I guess

[@yoshiremixx]

Mug Shot its just like when u turn the tv volume down to help u read something lol

[@stemple11100]

Love how Chris is that laid back and doesn’t give a shit to the point it’s impossible for Tony to manipulate or play games with him

[@Senate300]

My take was that they both bedded the same girls.

[@iliketrains3495]

Chris was pretty much the only one Tony wasn't a dick to in series 1.

[@Senate300]

@@iliketrains3495 The most you see Tony do is flaunt his affairs in front of Michelle and dangle her in front of Sid like a carrot knowing how obsess with her he was. Yet it's hinted he's done worse.

[@m.espino3446]

SUCH AN ICONIC SCENE

[@eclaresmile]

awe I miss them. They were my favorite generation 💛

[@v5q211]

'ICONIC' would be an understatement for this scene.

[@caroline-kx9ke]

im crying so many memories 😭💕

[@bombalisa2724]

Holy shit I love them so much

[@Gaenico]

There's something about this series, is that Gen 1 is perfect, Gen 2 comes close it (they are all great but of course you can't find it as good), and Gen 3 is so weak compared to it that you watch it once, you never come back to it, and even the scenarists did not give a shit damn about it when they made season 7

[@abireeve-jones4536]

Tony : Maxxie can you stop tap dancing I can’t hear my self think ! 😂😂😂😂

[@channelsteve5295]

Nicholas Hoult, Dav Patel, Daniel Kaylua, Jack O'Connell, and Jessica Sula grew up to be in more awesome movies Nicholas in the X-Men movies Dav Patel in Lion Daniel Kaylua in Get Out Jack O'Connell in Unbroken Jessica Sula - Split

[@linseyem92]

Don’t forget kaya scodelario (effy) was in maze runner and pirates of the Caribbean (I know technically she was in the 2nd gen but she was with the first gen too) and joe Dempsie (Chris) went on to do game of thrones

[@FyuyuR]

@@linseyem92 And the actress who plays Cassie is in GoT as well :)

[@alexanderenfloristijburg8211]

@@FyuyuR OMG I never realised that, thanks for improving my life!!

[@fifitrix1489]

Effy was in the new Ted Bundy film with Zac Efron too!

[@dilaydemirel4624]

hannah murray was in game of thrones

[@curquis6615]

what a nice way to start the video: EVERY FUCKIN' MORNING!!!!!!

[@NoName-lw2jc]

‘THE LADS’ 😂😂😂

[@chizitos]

i love the way this scene perfectly introduced the characters and their relationships with eachother, it's just perfect.

[@sheentheexplorer3859]

Watching this because I miss the whole gang

[@penelopehepp2288]

i stayed at the end of the video just for the music

[@Jeerus]

first and second generation is the most fun in my opinion.

[@davidgb92]

This show’s cast have all gone on to better things. Goes to show just how great of a cast this show had

[@xNakiHx]

Why this channels stills uploading videos 😍 Make anothet season god...

[@KingDramaTV]

Jorgema Crema 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xNakiHx]

Not joking i wanna know why :(

[@KingDramaTV]

Jorgema Crema sharing the same feeling with you. I'm really just laughing, trying not to cry. #WeNeedMore

[@xNakiHx]

Veo que no soy el único pues :D

[@KingDramaTV]

Mira que no me ha quedado más remedio que quedarme con la música. Esta super chevere. Pero como que un reencuentro de las generaciones ya grandes estaría super! Mi favorita es la primera, ese primer amor nunca se olvida.

[@Mod-rw9cw]

One of the best programs I've ever watched !!!!

[@radical6905]

Peter Capaldi swearing really adds to this

[@stormyhoney9660]

i still love maxxie

[@marilynmonhoe5164]

Chris’s answerphone cracks me the fuck up

[@deanomcevoy]

Skins season 1/2 and 3/4 were the best

[@g43s]

One of the best series intro song ever imo

[@BodaciousWickerman]

One of the best ever Skins scenes.

[@eb0utique]

1:35 BYE TF

[@eb0utique]

1:47 ASWELL

[@glitterjapon]

“Goodbye Tewney”

[@kedisevenbalk8957]

please mak another season and new season;Let's get to know what is maxxie tonu michelle sid cassie anwar please make new season sorry ım turkish my english is soo bad

[@simplery_]

hope this series continue

[@isnowyazn]

The roots of where it all started.

[@hasimroeis936]

Tony is amazing

[@luminositiy4653]

Though it was a reunion :(((

[@inmyrestlessdreams.]

Ugh i miss gen 1. Currently rewatching gen 2 and while its good its just not the same..

[@sidneyphillips6022]

Lol i love maxxie so much

[@BucyKalman]

How would imagine that this opening sequence would become an iconic moment of British TV?

[@jmenceladus1332]

good old days with the flip phones!

[@hayleighmckeown542]

can we all collectively agree to not acknowledge gen 3 was made

[@rebeccasanny1317]

I like gen 3

[@ju1cypee158]

I watched first episode and was like... Nope

[@gracexo753]

iconic

[@pip6293]

god im good

[@perksofbeingawallflowerent4229]

with this channel keeps uploading videos somehow gives me that little hope for Skins season 8 to start soon

[@a.santoscosta]

That scene ❤💘

[@thirt33nlove]

this is my favourite scene in all of skins also 3:13 the peoples on the bus reaction

[@barbaratalamoni5686]

lovely

[@yunusemregallagher4966]

good old days

[@Batmanthe3rd]

I only watched original first 2 series, I feel like watching the rest would be like a completely different thing

[@kinbari9021]

Nostalgie

[@stitches255]

tony trying to talk to maxxie while she’s tap dancing in the background of the call has me dying

[@tudormiller8898]

Love those flip phones. Motorola RAZR.

[@Meepurself]

First generation was the best the second generation was awesome the third was crappie and boring

[@musicdealer4942]

25.10.2019 somewhere Russia. i am chilin in a party , and show teens this series in eng ! perfect - like my english hah

[@bleachisgoodforurhealth9946]

He remembers me so much about light yagami

[@Luna-ho3wj]

I missed these days

[@marianamartinez9688]

I miss flip phones

[@lucky9381]

"Could we watch?"

[@livviolet9361]

ICONIC 😤

[@ginevra3352]

nostalgia

[@rahulkemp8347]

LEGENDARY

[@oasis4everever]

First watched skins when I was a 9th grader back in 2009. Still love it

[@JayJay-nc7pr]

Reminds me of my sixth form days in the mid to late 00s 😉good times, the last era when teenagers were proper teenagers before social media took over

[@callumwebb4927]

I’m convinced Social Media will go out of fashion in ten years time

[@eaint6889]

that last bit was so unnecessary lol why are adults like this

[@JayJay-nc7pr]

@@eaint6889 because it’s the truth that’s why, if you’re offended you didn’t have to comment.....

[@twokindsofovenfries32]

ICONIC

[@thegoldenthread-greatstori6795]

Tony was a menace lol

[@milkcult8052]

I’m so sad there was an end to this.

[@NeedleWorkerMore]

He didn't call Cassie. Meanwhile cass Tony didn't call me. Wow. Lovely.