The Sopranos - Ralph Reaches Out To Johnny Sack 

Agreed.

He brought up a great point..which Johnny had to bring up again to Tony 🤣

hoowah

hoer mean whore in dutch

That’s literally how we say it here in Brooklyn

...yet he FLIPPED...

@Zachary Jacobson ...you should remember that John was "Old School". In the old days guys were really "whacked" for such comments!#fact. ...

@Zachary Jacobson Johnny Sack was an old school Cosa Nostra mobster, and in the old days, if you would have really publicly joked about the weight of the morbidly obese wife of an underboss, especially an underboss of a Five Families' family, you would have ended up buried in a concrete pillar in a matter of days.

@@attiliooilitta he reminds me on the genovese family how he played around with paulie ralphie even Tony very manipulative he could easily fuck Tony whenever he wanted

@@kirklandsewell6653 he didnt flip. Why does everybody say he flipped? He only plead guilty

None of them did, they never considered people outside their thing as equals. Only Tony ever cared about what happened to Tracee, but that's because he was a bit of a self righteous hypocrite who thought he was above them albeit with a small ounce of humanity. The other mobsters only got angry at Ralph for turning down Tony's drink.

cuz she wuz a hoooowah!

1:35

Yeah but in their morality and code her raising her hands to him is a death sentence alone , she woulda been whacked either way if it was the 40s-60s maybe even later but for sure in that period especially as she wasn't connected

@@driplerthadripper That's why the audience rallied behind Tony. Not because Tony was right under his own rules, but because under that little ounce of humanity he shows his family and animals extended to the victim of a horrific murder, despite the obvious hypocrisy like how Tony would murder jackie jr or matt bevilaqua (arguably both more deserving of death) it never bothered Tony, yet he looked down on his own guys for doing the same. HIs hypocrisy with how Ralphie went too far is something he ended up pointing out before he died, Tony wanted to be the hero, but that's because his ego needed that to cope with his self-loathing.

It goes a bit deeper than that because Johnny never even met the stripper whereas Tony was giving her advice from time to time and he felt she was looking up to him like a child looks up to a parent. Tony has a thing for living beings who cannot defend themselves. Johnny on the other hand just saw her as a random stripper. Hence the different reactions. Obviously how they treat their wives, that's a different thing to me.

Her honour vs being beaten to death? It’s a different league, hell it’s not even the same sport

I think Tony saw Meadow in that girl, that's why he empathized with her.

@@darth856 Yup.

@@chubbychaser00izu innocent woman? She treated her son like shit. She put cigarettes out on him. She is not fucking innocent.

and Paulie's dead father, whatever happened there

@@beachmasterX Was he run over by a trolley? LOL

@@DCFelix67 a trolley full of flag salutin Americans

Carmine knew about Ralph but didn't know Paulie

HAHAHAHAHAH

LOL. His hairdo is hideous.

It's a wig

Yes indeed it is. But it looks awful.

He acted like him too...

Alex Mar I can see that now.

Well that was kind of the point and why Melfi stopped seeing him at the end. Sociopaths use therapy to be better criminals.

You mean Santa Zu?

@@munenenganga2191 the chinese prince mah-chee-aveely

I love sun to zoo.

@@munenenganga2191 no he meaning Quisomodo

but she was a whoah..

Is it ralph's fault she's a klutz?

I think you answered your question about how they sleep at night. True sociopaths.

Remember Dr Melfi reading the studying on treating sociopaths. Sociopaths show what humanity they do have in children and animals. So that's natural to them just as natural as their bad actions.

@Pepi Roni ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cw3V6tWoQsw.html

*WHAT, EVERYBODY'S GOT A FUCKIN' OPINION???*

“You want to commit suicide? Tie your shoes and have a bite of braciole!”

And “A whoah”

He says sucking on a cigarette

Ralph slept with Ginny?

How Johnny uses people of course. The Irony of it is he got Paulie under this thumb by telling him Carmine was impressed by him. While he's wrangling Ralph here because he sees Johnny as his only way to escape the Soprano crew, but he doesn't know that he might've had substantial pull with Carmine if he had talked to him directly.

Good Observation!

Not only a shoulder to cry on, but also making guys like Ralph and Paulie feel indebted to him. Goes a long way in a world built on relationships and conspiracies.

That’s crazy because I literally just watched the clip where they had the sit down about Ralph for what he said about Ginny. Carmine said Ralph is not getting clipped because he’s a good earner. Carmine did recognize Ralph but Johnny was being smart in making it seem as if carmine doesn’t know him. Good observation

same with the way he tells tony that capo was ralphs idea & that he "threw cold water on it" then he tells ralph "he's delighted you wanna see him" after tony says "I dont wanna talk about this with anyone again" 😭😭😭 "he indicated he's very open to talking." 😂

Pills are a lot easier

Because that would put Johnny's life in danger just hearing about it and Ralph then doing it. Especially if Ralph was dumb enough to do it - and tried to use Johnny as a shield. Taking down a boss without the okay from Carmine, would have been a death sentence for both of them.

@@godfather4377 and that's assuming that Ralph would even be able to pull off killing Tony

'suicide would be quicker' is also letting him know hed tell Tony about it before it ever happened

Turn down a drink he wasnt thirsty!!

Not to mention the toll it takes on the lawn and patio pavers.

I dont think making jokes was on Ralph's mind in this scene. He had way more serious things on his mind, like whether he was going to stay alive.

Bro same 😂

0:20 probably where he came up with that joke. Lol

Something about her having a 90 pound mole on her ass

Yep,she was pretty.

A complete weakness on his part. He couldn't get over the fact that others regarded her as obese and to be honest, disgusting.

@@robertchflynn To truly love someone unconditionally regardless of their size, whilst being one of the best mobsters...thats a strength. But his emotional attachment to what the arseholes like Ralph said about her, that was where he let his usual sharp self down. Who care if people thought she wasnt attractive...he loved her....was all that mattered.

He was the only one that actually loved his wife out of all of them that had wives

@@enlighteneddoggo5803 Moment of silence for all the women out there whose husbands got fat, bald and limp during marriage

The smoothest!! 😎

I don't know but I always loved The Smoking Scenes on Mad Men. From The Pilot Episode to The Meetings, To Happy Hour there was also a Sophistication about it. Also, there was a Scene on The UK Soap Opera EastEnders where Karen Taylor sends Tiffany Butcher and her Sister Whitney Dean to Jail for drug dealing. When she sees them going off to the Police Station she flicks her Cigarette away. Also remember how Doughboy & Ricky's Mother flicked The Cigarette when he got sent to Juvenile Hall for stealing in Boy In The Hood.

samath kem The man made lung cancer look sexy.

You're easily impressed

He's a smooth criminal

Carmine knows who Ralph is but johnny sac doesnt want him to know that. Probably doesnt want someone earning good money hanging around his family either

Don't forget Carmine protects Ralph from Johnny. He's definitely aware of who he is

Ma io io ho ho collezionati di un uomo e un altro paese europeo e non è che la tua foto di ieri a Milano il

At the point of this clip, the esplanade project wasn’t being done. So Ralph wasn’t making M’s for Carmine yet. Carmine didn’t know who was Ralph was

@@paramountprp8442 exactly .. iz when Ralph made that joke about Ginny is when Carmine knew him by den ..

Always with the drama ;)

Well the show is a drama

@Fishing Again with the drama? JoM

"Always with the Sceanrio's".

No actually the real mob was like this, some families like under Carlos Gambino and Thomas Lucheess it was no nonsense run like a corporate 500 companies, while others was like a goddamn bloody sitcom. A la Soprano s

Played them both like violins

SpikeFlea Johnny always played both sides well. Played Paulie like a classical violinist.

Rusty Kuntz playing Pauline is pretty fuckin easy. Especially if you’re from New York with some power. Paulie is a complete moron

A great advisor and tactician, but a terrible boss

@@O.G.H. He was too emotional and sensitive, like Tony. Very bad traits for a boss.

The New York guys value business and money above everything. That's why they betray Phil in the end, his war against NJ is bad for business, and that's why even IF Tony dies in the ending, it wouldn't be NY since they would have no real leader in NJ to do business with, therefore they would lose a lot of money over killing one guy.

@@h.s6352 Absolutely. Plus Phil was a piece of shit. He even threatened Butch right at the end when he was on the phone with him.

H. S Read about Angelo Bruno's case. After Carlo Gambino passed away, The Chin ordered Angelo Bruno's murder to take over his rackets in Atlantic-city. That's the way they work. Btw, Johnny tells Ralph that the all Sopranos, Johnny Boy, Junior and Tony are difficult people to work with. And remember what Butch said? Hit the top 3: Tony S, Sil and Bobby B. And do the business with what's left - Paulie. A puppet kind. Give him a tittle and share profits and he will do anything you say to do.

Underrated comment! I forgot about how John lost his shit when the tables were turned...."again, with the money"

Good catch

I hear they get involved with a racehorse together!

And they had Breakfast at Ralph's house!😂

@@rickbaker4163😂😂

He didn't want to get ash on that nice astro turf. He couldn't give a shit about the real grass lol

Lol I noticed that too

As much as the guys at Johnny's housewarming said he spent on landscaping, he's gonna make those guys earn it, lol.

nature got him back with the cancer.

I thought I was the only one who caught that lmao

Yeah that's interesting that later on in the show it's Ralph that Tonys trying to keep Johnny Sack from killing

No honor among well dressed greaseballs....

@@MrUser10001 esse e you

They're all low lives in the end.

It's all about the money he makes for them...

Watch him get arrested at his daughter's wedding.

@@donarthiazi2443 aye, when it comes to daw-derz all betssss are awfff

@@tombaron5607 Gotta go wit Phil on dis wun Tone

Shagrat65 lol how many did have Johnny sact as a confidant and none of them ever reached Carmine’s radius lol Paulie Ralph lol 😂 Johnny was a smooth talking fuck who truly did and said things just to further his goals not a fuck about loyalty truly a chessmaster

He said it without the exckamation point, which gave the line extra strength.

@jessesam Funny, it proves how Sac was such a manipulative scumbag. He told Ralph that Carmine doesn't know who he is but he does & told Paulie Carmine knew who he was but he didn't. This is also why he moved to New Jersey and than told Tony he isn't interested in sticking his beak into his business but he did.

@mcharleau admit it, the shinebox and varsity athlete jokes add depth as well.

Tells paulie... Carmine's thinking of yeahs,

“If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him” Sun Tzu

@@pd9971 Sun Tazoo?

He was definitely changing during the show. He became more narcissistic, if you notice how every time he had a conversation with anybody he can’t wait to tell you his problems and makes you listen but once he’s done and somebody else starts telling tony about there problems he just brushes them off and says something like “we all got problems” ...tony is a lunatic haha

Made it clear? Melfi's Italian colleague is absolutely specific and to the point that speech therapy does not help sociopaths and actually "help them to become better criminals". It is not implied. It is stated.

"Most guys I know read prince machiavelli."

That's weird considering they didn't ban smoking indoors at that time too.

@@Ensenoman8 Ginny sac wanted him to quit

@@djpalme11 Ah I see. Forgotten about that.

@@djpalme11 nicotine is an addictive substance!

@@yaboyreege7158 that's what it says on my pack of smokes

Or Feech Lamanna. And even Furio wanted him dead at one point because he was in love with Carm.

They would have murdered each other also.

Convenient story writing, need a new plot line when others close, pull someone they never even talked about in previous seasons out of jail or miami

😂

@@conortong2243 they did talk about Ralphie in S2 if I remember correctly

3 years to later C. She wasn’t carrying his child lol

D: It was the coke

And that's why you were passed the fuck over...

E: She didn't appreciate Gladiator movies.

F. That horse was a fucking huwa!

Eh they weren't really negotiations, both parties just needed to blow off steam and throw each other an obvious bone (apology + forgiveness). Johnny Sack talked them out of stupid impulsive threats (clipping each other) and mediated in order to ensure his family's interest while maintaining influence in Soprano family affairs.

Woooow!!! Amazing how I knew both scenarios but never looked @ them together like how you put it 👍🏾

That's funny

Amen. I was upset when he died.

And it was his first acting job

Fuck who

@@MrBlick76 he didn't die lol

Yeah, Johnny Sack is definitely among the most strikingly realistic characters for me.

Silvio and christopher knew how to dress

+lord geoffrey Still can't beat Johnny Sac. Even in his casuals.

He was the Alphonse Gangitano of the sopranos

+Le Monarchiste nah Jerry Torciano from the Lupertazzi mob was the best dressed. Silvio and Ralph had some good outfits too.

@117997470810554740986 Agree about Gerry and Ralphie (especially when he's wearing his suits with ascots) but about Silvio, I'm not, too flashy in my opinion. Johnny Sack costumes were always sober.

nope, Carmine was. He didnt care about any of that personal bullshit as long as it brought money, which is the reason these gangsters exist: to bring money

Johnny *was* prior to the Ginny stuff. After that his character did a huge 180 and started making rash judgements based on personal grudges which was completely out of character IMO and one of the few times I thought The Sopranos writing was iffy. Like the other commenter said, Carmine Sr. was truly the best mobster in the show. Smart, tactical, and kept any personal feelings completely out of it. For him and only him it truly was just business.

I felt like Johnny Sac was one of the most real portrayals of a true high ranking mobster in the show

@@JohnLutherable Carmine died of old age as a free man. John also died of natural causes but he did while wearing an orange jumpsuit.

Sacks is mostly portrayed as being frustrated with Carmine senior and being on the verge of whacking his boss. Sacks is very clever and can scope out opportunities. But he has severe temperament issues and if angered on issues of prestige can fall into spirals of unnecessary self destruction.

Rick P it might save your life

Rick P 😄

He was wrong believe me he knows

She was a HUAAAH

David: "Tony I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm just havin some bad luck." Tony" "Yeah? It just got worse!" 🖐🏻💥

I didn’t catch that

@TheWoodIsPoo remember when Sack wants Ralphie dead? Carmine says he brings millions of dollars to their family as well as Jersey, so he is against it, not simply because he has the esplanade, but he does exceptionally well in this racket despite not being a capo.

he doesn't appeciate Ralph, Just the money

Sack always did this. True slimeball and they'd believe his every word.

Johnny...? Talked to me about what?

Not only that, we know that Carmine wants Ralph in the business. What Johnny Sack did here was put Ralp in debt to NY, have control over the shared projects and get Tony to not even suspecting the whole manipulation (He told Tony that Ralph wanted to compromise, told Ralph Tony wants want too and suddenly both want to compromise on the terms that fit Johnny). It shows that the smart mobsters do read "The Prince" and learn.

Carmine throws cold water on John's request to sanction a hit on Ralph one year later. Carmine knows who he is when there's millions of dollars at stake!

Was it turkey or turkey sandwiches?

@@meanmachine3453 she said they another turkey left

David Alan Coe?

"There was a lot of wine that night"

Now go home and get your treadmill!

Real psychopathic trait. Self destructive.

he probably got off on getting himself out of jams with his lying & manipulation too; his whole life was a prank call on someone

He might have thought that gangsters who kill people all the time, sometimes for purely personal reasons, wouldn't mind him doing the same to someone who was dead the moment she hit someone as connected as Ralph.

Too angry/no self control.

It was the coke.

"Hewer"

Definitely a great character. Great acting

The thing with his wife and pissing on one of Ralphs crew was not proper.

I’m like that now I play people off against each other and take everything for myself

Tough, you can almost feel the humidity from the video, so it should be alright 😂😂

Had to look up what Hoofer was. A Professional Tap Dancer? Ginny??? Yeah right! 3000 boxes of Twinkies ago maybe.

​@@Stuart267Hence USED TO BE

Damn Cypher.

@@pistolpete8231 lmao I loved him

@@Daniel-ke7jn He was one of the best characters.

In everything he does.

Richie, Ralphie, and Tony B were all kind of dark , Richie being the worst....he was old school crazy.

Jell melroy Yeah. Sun Tizu is like this Chinese Prince Machiavelli.

@TheRealist 811 That was Paulie, right before he got out of his car and hit that landscaper with a shovel lol

words to live by for trolls and pranksters everywhere

Only thing is just about everybody on the show is "of choleric temperament."

Dr Melfi turned on Tony to Sun Tzu

...PILLS are a LOT easier!

Except Jimmy in goodfellas

I smoke cool like that.

@@Band_Aid_Man_ Nobody cares about you xD

@@Riftheros But I love you. take care.

Basically another way of saying "this is beneath Carmine".

@Jaegar Ultima Carmine actually wanted Ralph.

That was just Johnny being manipulative, lying to both Ralph and Paulie to get them acting the way he wanted them to.

Johnny sack doesn't want to be stuck dealing with ralphie when carmine dies

deeply sinister character.

Wonder what he was actually after here.

"A little dysentery in the ranks"

He really is great. His intention is purely financial here and he plays it so well with both Ralph and Tony.

Played Em both like a deck of cards in Vegas baby !

Only a smoker would understand ...

It's to not get ash on his pants or clothes. Definitely not about littering or the environment

So you think your better than me 😂😂

He learned that from Pussy B

Sack was trying to keep the capos all happy so he could take over and absorb NJ if something ever happened to Tony. Tony realized this when they planned the hit on carmine sr. Sack agreed to 60/40 in Tony’s favor with no counter offer. He took it so Tony would do the hit then he could turn around and blame it on Tony . Since Tony had the beef with the HUD scam he would be the most likely suspect .

😩😩😩😩

@@Tubemusic99 nah that's more like Paulie than Ralphie. Lol

@@castortroy7704 very true. paulie had that tendency.

Erk ... The worst & most disgusting for me

He was killed? thanks for ruining it for me.

Let me handle this, i'll take this guy apart at the joint's while he's consious !

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Lmao they’re all filthy liars it’s hilarious...”he came at with a chainsaw, I have a right to defend myself Tone” - Paulie

Or when he told Ralphie over the phone that Tony was 'delighted to see him'. He's such a snake

Absolute boss

No way Carmine didn't know Paulie, they've both been in the game for decades

@@ennuiblue4295 he thinks very highly of him I've heard

This extends to season 4 even. He tells Ralph that Carmine has no idea who he is (which is a lie, they share construction and he oversees millions) and later tells Paulie that Carmine asks about him despite really not knowing who HE is. Tony and Johnny Sack had the best instincts.

@@geordiejones5618 Yep. That's why they were bosses. I always considered Johnny to be the only real threat (non Fed) to Tony.

Fucking Sack moved to Jersey to stick his beak in.

@@ionthegravity2 Lil Carmine was a threat too he was behind Joey Peeps death which is like saying FU to Johnny Sack.Both Sr and Jr prefer money and peace over violence but both were always a threat.

well written scripts and actors who acted, means a lot these days.

She was a Whooaaah

Tony brought it on himself when he smacked Ralph

He didn't ask for it though

A she hit him B she was a hooah

Ralph was still a shit regardless of that whooaa

last time Tony was delighted was when he found a cannoli under his chair that he'd forgotten about

"He's DELIGHTED you want to see him" ...What's this? A fuckin' tea house party? 😄

Ralph ultimately lost his life in bad boys 3

hey he quit when he went to the can

Kael Key No he didn't, lol.

kingssuck06 - Cypher died way before that in Matrix

There's a scene in like S3 or S4 that ends with just a shot of Johnny smoking a cigarette, and then we hear funeral bells over top to start the next scene.

Ralph makes a shit ton of money and goes to johnny for everything. It was easily worth it to keep a capable guy alive who gives you all the news of whats going on in Jersey.

@@wowthatsawesome2762 Exactly, Tony wanted to prevent Ralph from getting to close to New York. It was one of the initial reasons he denied Ralph for captain and put in Gigi

And- that wasn't my baby she was carrying.

@@liamfitzgerald2414 Was the fucking coke, I should have never started with that shit.

@@FollettoLuk fooking Miami. It's everywhere

D- Logan That was after Ralphie was put in charge of the Esplanade, not during this scene.

I don't get it

he wants safe pasage to carmine. where tony cant touch him after he joins new york

And also he was relishing in the fact that Ralph was running scared and desperate.

Goodfella's Pauli didn't have to walk for nobody para-phrase....

Wasn't Ralph such a kind, caring person.

Dangerfinder treasureseeker That's a big part of why Johnny was so offended. For Ralph to have so little respect after Johnny interceded on his behalf.

It's because he was stupid.

It was the coke

Tony still killed him lol

@@villavelli Carmine should've just sanctioned the hit on Ralphie in the first place then Tony wouldn't have to deal with losing that horse

I have found that speaking your mind does no good anyway, most people are mindless robots and will just stare at you like an idiot if you talk to them with any kind of knowledge or insight.

Startled by the soundless starlight May dreams arrive when intended

Truth is, there are no rules. Never have been. So why put so much stock in it? Every manmade institution is just that-manmade. In the real physical world, a $500 bill is worth almost nothing compared to a bologna sandwich. We should all start standing up for what we really believe. The pain and embarrassment would be temporary, the positive change in the world would be permanent. Now go home and get your fuckin shinebox.

We can't speak our minds cause we are all different... so we all have different minds that don't see alike... so we have to find something that we can agree on... which aint much...

name spoken like a g.

Ben L :/

Can somebody over lay that in this scene it would be epuc

@Jason Voorheese LMAO Come on man. Even the lamest shinebox comment merits a chuckle.

C, that wasn't my shinebox she was carrying

Poor execution

C'mon CI-TEH!!!🙌💙

@@ryanschultz4119 CTID