I’m a mafia movie buff and am absolutely obsessed with the Life. I have written about it on a number of occasions and am a subscriber to Michael Francese. This man is a jewel, you would love him. He was a Mob Boss but got out and lived to tell the tale.
In my mind fit fat tony achieved what Michael wanted and gained a life outside of the life but after fat Tony's death he was dragged in explaining his softness being that he wasnt a mob boss he was a regular joe trying to swim with sharks
You dont mess with fat Tony unless you want him to TAKE CARE of you he might be a mob boss but he takes good care of his horses He had a stallion and wanted him to mate with a female horse to have babies
Its sad that fat Tony's causing is a replacement and like to believe that episode is not cannon :_) Edit :realised this comment made no sense but basically its sad that fat tony died and got replaced by fit Tony and I wished the episode wasn't cannon
"Whacked by Natural Causes" has to be one of my favorite lines of the series up there with "Marge it takes two to lie, one to lie, and one to listen." Funny you mention Selma's Marriage to Troy, Because in a Fish called Selma It is the only time Joe Mantegna Did not voice the character. Afterwards, he approached them and said, "Look even if you just want him to cough, call me I'll do it." You mention his Name as Marion D'Amico, But his name was originaly William Williams in his first appeance in season 3 My favorite character... Lenny
Can we just appreciate all the hard work The Simpsons theory puts in to make us entertained every week. She has to watch Simpsons episodes, find clips and edit. Thank you.
Great work as always Lydia. Fat Tony was alright guy in my book. He taught Bart how to bartend and even a lesson that crime isn't Great. Plus not many can say they can go toe to toe with the yakuza.
Please do the family tree of Ned Flanders! He must have a fascinating family tree seeing all his family from around the world at the BBQ scene not to mention the Flanders who smokes weed
I Love Joe Mantegna as a Character Actor he has never given a bad performance once, He really brings the character life and makes him more then just a cliche Mob Boss.
"You mean the mob only did a favour so I'd do one in return? For shame Fat Tony" Fat Tony is class. As for fave characters, it's hard as you've got 30 years' worth to choose from. That being said my picks would include Troy McClure, Hank Scorpio, Sideshow Bob, Edna Krapabbel and the "YESSSS" man.
Hell Yeah Lydia! Fat Tony is a personal fave too! An awesome character I can't get enough of! His charisma is only matched by Kelsy Grammar! Now allow my associates to escort you out! " Legs, Louie...advance on them!"
I think it’s because it’s not as racially loaded as the Apu thing. While Italian Americans are still very much their own culture, they’re no longer viewed as a separate ethnicity to target with harassment. Same happened with Irish Americans.
My favourite characters are probably Bart because of his funny lines Homer cause he always strangles Bart Nelson cause of his favourite game Angry Nerds
So many legitimately great moments and one-liners from Tony… - nunchuck strike to the mug, a split second moment of not so much pain, as surprise and annoyance - “Come here you little squi’t!…..” Favorite character - probably Moe. Even as a young kid I instantly connected with him, as I myself am generally annoyed and unlucky, but do tend to hide a kinder side. Plus I always had a thing for loser characters like Meg Griffin, Bud Bundy or Neville Longbottom. They almost never get things handed to them, and the rare occasions in which they come out on top are incredibly satisfying because it is always through hard work and self development.
Great video today, interesting and fun! I would love to see Funko pops of fat Tony and the rest of the Springfield mafia come out someday. you did a great job this year, you put out so many fun interesting videos about the Simpsons that always brought a smile to my face, keep up the great work and great content, it’s always appreciated and enjoyed🍻 happy new year Lydia! Hope you have a great time partying the night away until The clock strikes 12(and long after that, LMAO)!! Good luck next year! Can’t wait to see how far you take your channel and can’t wait to watch more of your amazing Simpsons videos! goodbye 22, i’m done with you. Hello 23, are you ready for me? I would love to see a video biography of the grooviest guy in Springfield disco Stu. 🇮🇹Ahoy SpringfieldIan’s🇮🇹 17:59
I love fat tony. I think he was my early introduction to the Mafia. That lead to other mafia stories. Even to one of my favorite OC villain. But the current Fat Tony feels a shadow if himself I guess I am actually glad it is his cousin because it would be odd when Fat Tony start to work for the police and goes easier on others.
I realized recently that she originally had a New England accent, then lost it. She's a weirdly undeveloped character, especially considering how much airtime Skinner and Krabapel and even Willie got.
Fat Tony is in my top 3 with his own comedic moments and how surprising he’s quite benevolent of a Mob Boss despite the amount of times he’s had Frankie the Squealer sleep with the fishes and threatened many members of the Springfield Community
I'd be afraid of being friends with Fat Tony...not saying he's a bad guy, so much, but dudes got alot of enemies I wouldn't want to be ransomed by! He would be a cool guy to be a Godfather to your daughter too! 😆
At last a Fellow Brit that Loves the Simpsons love your Coverage of Fat Tony’s life story you certainly done your Research 🔬 very well Miss Simpsons Theory I’m impressed tho I’m not to too impressed with Simpsons 30 on words don’t get me wrong I loved the Simpsons since I was 7-8 but they lost the creativity and the comedy you can’t get from the OG Simpsons anymore if anything they became predictable in my opinion that is. Also love your avatar it’s the hottest Sexiest Female Simpsons Character I’ve ever seen 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💗💗💗💗💗💗💗. Just passing on a Complement that’s all 😁😁. Also in regards to your question I honestly don’t have a fave character cause they all make me laugh historically 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Thank you for this Video hope you enjoy the rest of your evening miss 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Kind regards AuraKnight.
I think it's Obviously why fit tony replaced fat tony is a lemon idea because life gives you lemons make orange soda. Because joe mantega likes the character and was mad they killed fat off. It's like Peter Cullen getting back up optimus prime and killing him 2 times (g1 movie and dark awakening) would you see characters killed and replaced to come back?
I don't know what it is about Fat Tony's design, but every facial expression he has makes me laugh. Also, you gotta respect a mob leader who has no issue doing grunt work alongside his henchmen. No matter what bodies need to be disposed of, or what crime needs to be commited, Fat Tony is down in the trenches with his men. No wonder his guys are usually so loyal. Most business managers and ceos could learn a thing or two from my favorite mobster.
Hey Lydia I have an idea. Since Fat Tony is your favorite Simpsons character, how bout you do a video of your top 10 Fat Tony episodes. I think that would be a nice one. If your interested my favorite Fat Tony episode is "The twisted world of Marge Simpson."
Here’s a challenge for you: do a Waylon Smithers Jr Timeline! I think it would be very interesting because not alot of attention is brought to him. When people get asked about him their first thought are “oh yeah that kiss-ass gay guy” at least, thats been my experience.
Lydia said in another comment/answer here „He’s coming up!“, so I think that will happen soon. He has always been and is one of my two favourite characters (together with Mr. Burns), so I‘m really looking forward to that, too =) Do you know the RU-vidr TheRealJims? He‘s doing - among other things - character History videos; they‘re similar to Lydia‘s Timelines, but while she presents them chronologically from a character’s childhood to present day to their potential future, TheRealJims looks at a character from their first appearance all the way through the many seasons to the present day to see how they have evolved and been used on the show. He‘s got a video about Smithers, too, (with over half a million views, btw, so it got quite some attention :-) I can really recommend it, just keep in mind (if you’re also watching recent seasons) that I think the video is from two years ago, so stuff from e.g. S33’s “Portrait of a Lackey on Fire” isn’t featured, but pretty much anything else important.
I thought we finally got some Wendell appreciation but Fat Tony is truly my favorite as well. I thought it was strange how he married Selma but with this video, I discovered it was his cousin Fit Tony (well, Fat Fit Tony) 😂
Great timeline and pick for your favourite character! Fat Tony's a top 10 maybe top 5 of mine. Regarding Fit Fat Tony/Fat Tony. I really don't get why they did this. They're literally identical it just makes it look like they killed off the original Fat Tony to fill up runtime. Pity that they did this because if they used the runtime for something else it would've been perhaps my favourite Modern Simpsons episode
Lydia: My favourite character is Wend... (* Finds herself surrounded by armed Legs and Louie, Fat Tony approaching up front. *) ...Uh, Fat Tony... My favourite is Fat Tony! Fat Tony: (* Slips Lydia a $100 bill, pats her cheek. *) Damn right, it is... Also, I have my suspicions they just killed Fat Tony off and replaced him so they could have the joke about him already being married when he got together with Selma later that season. 'Cause The Real Housewives of Fat Tony couldn't have been made without Donnie Fatso getting rid of the original widower Fat Tony.
Another example i can think of is when g1 starscream died played by Mr burns himself, late chris Latta he voiced starscream again as a ghost as g1 cannon twice but when beast wars came in doug Parker brought starscream back as his ghost again sadly Latta died when beast wars aired around 94 but starscream was back in the future. He didn't go back to his body because he couldn't find it it. Prehistoric earth is different from 1984 timeline and since he was sent to past via by time rip he went to the past when he went. If he did go to his body he'll kill himself in the past and wiping his future. But not getting ahead but let's off topic if an actor plays a beloved character to the actor and fans, they'll naturally get mad and to sugar the lemon the bring back the character in a canonical way to be back instead remove the actor and replace the character to voice like maude she asked for more cash, heard no so killed her, brought back as noncanons/flashbacks and that's how characters are brought back and continuing the timeline I'm sure comic book guy can partly, brutally honest disagree
I’ve been waiting for this do you know there’s not that many episodes does it really do feature on fat Tony that I have watched so this is gonna be nice
I’m building a building for my Lego city as I am watching us and it reminds me of my old guy mafia that I was building in my city so when I’m watching this I can do a timeline of my city
A couple months ago I rewattched the Simpsons. Took me a couple weeks. But I was surprised to hear that they thought of calling Michael Fat Tonys nephew after the change in an episode.
They shoulda briught Fit Tony in, had him look like Fat Tony from all the eating, THEN kill Fit Fat Tony with Fat Tony alive. Corny as hell but I miss the REAL Fat Tony.
