Tony Soprano is no Gary Cooper! 

Bobby is like Gary Cooper, the strong silent type. That's why Tony resented and teased him.

I suspect Gary Cooper might even have been a Varsity athlete.

Furio was more like Gary Cooper than Tony.

I will never understand how anyone could view Tony as the strong silent type or even a symbol of masculinity.

To be fair Tony never said he was The strong silent type, he wanted to be the strong silent type but didn't know that in order to be the strong silent you need to control your emotions and not allow your emotions control you.

It's always hotheads who admire "the strong, silent type." What they mean is that they want OTHERS to be strong and silent and endure quietly while they personally throw tantrums over the slightest little thing.

"NOW WHO CAME IN HERE AND ATE MY SHIT!" Paulie's (silent, gestural) response is priceless. That's the punchline to that exchange. Suddenly Paulie (of all people) is the rational, collected one of the two. Yet again, the genius of the show on display in a totally inconsequential five second comedic beat.

Tony Soprano ‘romantized’ old Hollywood actors and movies. Your assessment of Tony as a ‘complainer extroidineer’ was spot on. The Sopranos remains my favorite TV drama of all time.👏👏

All I know is he never had the makings of a Gary Cooper.

When Tony was talking to Beansie in Remember When, he mentioned that Paulie was like Gary Cooper when he was growing up and that he had changed into someone who never shut up about anything only to Beansie remind him that he was also like that when he was younger. I think one of the reasons why Tony was always critical of Paulie and got more annoyed at him as time went on was because he couldn't live up to the standards young Tony set up for him.

I seriously can't believe I didn't notice this about the show! I always thought it was ironic because Cooper always played characters who were in touch with their emotions. Sure, he wasn't blubbering all over the place but he knew when to express himself. Take for example, High Noon, he spends the majority of that movie seeking out help but getting turned down. He gets desperate. Again, you don't see him breaking down or anything, he keeps his emotions bottled up but you see he's upset and its tearing apart especially since its suppose to be the happiest day of his life - his wedding day!

Just imagine how boring the series would have been if Gary Cooper played the part of Tony Soprano

Out of all the characters in The Sopranos, Furio really represents the strong silent type, Gary Cooper.

this video literally captures all the ironic comedic essence that makes the sopranos so special to watch. thanks bro💯!

RIP James Gandolfini I wonder if he was a Twin Peaks fan.

The point is, Gary Cooper the real Gary Cooper or anybody named Cooper, never suffered like the Italians!

“Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” is the lowest form of film analysis.

I watched this show because of these videos, this is the first one I get to watch actually in the loop 🙏

Every time I hear your voice, I think of this guy named Rummy that makes the best boxing videos.

I think the closest in Tony’s circle to a Gary cooper type may have been furio And furio wound up being disgusted by his indulgence and gluttony almost killed him and almost slept w his wife What would Gary cooper think of Tony soprano?

Tony Soprano never had the makings of a varsity athlete

Most people we look up to, have attributes we recognize as ourselves not having, but wish we did. That's why we look up to them, otherwise I could look up to my own attributes.

This is all true but what you're missing is he brought this up in episode one. I got it, on good authority, in quasimodo's writings no less, that prior to the series, Tony Soprano was the spitting image, both literally and figuratively, of Gary Cooper. Its just once that Melfi got him talking about his feelings, you couldn't shut him up!

Tony's like a weeb when he starts talk when he starts talking about Gary Cooper. Like those kids in middle school who start believing their Goku or Naruto.

Gary Cooper had the makings of a varsity football player.

I think when Tony was playing the Bad Ass Killer and Dispensing Mafia Justice He was closest to someone like Gary Cooper. But in his everyday Life you're absolutely Correct. He was always The First to start Complaining about things and Because He was the Boss or The Breadwinner People just let Him do it.

He was gay, Tony Cooper?

This is a bad analysis, tony admired gary cooper, but not because he thought of himsef as gary cooper, but because he desparately wanted to be like him. He felt inferior because he wasnt like him, and needed therapy to work through his feelings. He knows he isnt like him, and its a source of self hatred for him.

Tony developed a habit of inflicting fear of him on others

Svetlana was the strong silent type. She never let the lack of a leg affect her life. Probably why Tony favored her.

The way he says "the shtrong silent tyPe"

when mentioned “Tony didn’t have the best luck with Chinese food” don’t know why but I was dying inside 😂

"Melfi didn't exactly have to twist his arm to get him going." Hhahaahhahaahah!! This is a great video, and very very funny! Thank you.

But he was dreaming of that lo mein all the f**k the way over there!🤬 No one could keep their cool in that situation... not even The Great Gary Cooper ! 🤣

I love Tony more as I get older, I adore what a repellent dirtbag he is

lol i still think there should've been a scene where Melfi starts renting and watching Gary Cooper movies to understand what Tony is talking about!

14:24 gets me every damn time The look on Carmelas face is priceless

Tony like most of us wished he was as tough as the greatest generation was. But, like all of us we fall short of it.

Tony's used to his extreme self-centeredness being facilitated by others. He dislikes other people's feelings because they try to appeal to his empathy, which is severely lacking. This is both the underlying cause and the accelerant of his response; his lack in this regard makes him bad at it and exposing his emotional underdevelopment makes him angry at people (unwittingly) confronting him with it. He punishes them and many people take that to heart. His own feelings are generally mixed in with demands of/pressure on others; he can't just experience an emotion, it has to be put to use (generally to serve himself). It took Melfi a long time before realizing this; in a way she was Tony's emotional hostage. Their dynamic (or rather Tony's aggressiveness mixed with his child-like dependence) made her feel responsible in a way that compromised her own interests, the opposite of what Tony did on a regular basis.

This is my favorite show in the World. My husband says, he sees why. I don't have power or a crew. Thank you for all you do.

Tony is more of a Tyrant, he is a villain really. But a competent mobster, and nobody can deny the dude is a fighter, corageous and many times were other mobsters would hide behind thugs to do their violent biddings, Tony would do it himself. He had guts.

Tony loved Gary Cooper like a brother-in-law.

Just finished rewatching it.🤘😆🤘

I didn't see it the way that Tony saw himself as Gary Cooper. He wanted to be like him and saw attributes in Gary that he himself lacked. That's why he looks up to him.

omg my head exploded when i started the video and thought oh i mustve clicked something from rummys corner

Thank you for actually analyzing his character. Most of these types of videos just summarize his actions and events.

First of all - glad to see you’re still making videos. I’m wondering if, now that you’ve gotten some time + distance from The Return, if you’re willing to revisit some of your theories and make any additions, subtractions, addendums… those videos were *tight.* Second of all - this is a great point about the irony of Tony’s character and how audiences can be deceived. I think there are a lot of people who (consciously or unconsciously) think of Tony as exemplifying the “strong, silent type” simply because he’s a powerful man who is in the habit of getting what he wants. It’s crazy how willing people are to heap praise on men who display these qualities. Mindless! The show-runners were too successful in making Tony likable - the big sin of the Sopranos. If you like Tony too much your swooning may distract you from some of the finer points of the character, like the one WLW makes here.

"He was gay, Gary Cooper?" NO!

Take a shot everytime he says . Tony Soprano was no Gary Cooper

That super dooper threw me off 😂

Robert Mitchum had died recently when they filmed the scene when Janice swatted the mosquito, hence Tony's joke about him being reincarnated. But the Annette Bening connection is very insightful, well spotted.

It’s all linked to gabagool 😂🍖

“Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to _this.”_ A phrase uttered by many a fallen monarch.

Does this guy also do Rummy’s Corner boxing channel?

You forgot about when tony flipped out about the imported provolone

Thanks for the entertaining content Johnny Knoxville.

Gary Cooper was a real come behind kind of guy.

Where has this channel been ALL MY LIFE❤❤❤

Peace! Wow 😮 Lynch…😆😎Bergen County’s Finest deciphering Tony Soprano..from Tenafly to Westwood, NJ…bravo..

He never had the makings of a Gary Cooper.

I stumbled on here by accident, it took me a minute, Rummy's corner! Boxing and the Sopranos, nice!

TOOOOONY'S COOOOORNERRRR Would be an awesome intro lol

It's such a pity that there aren't TV shows like these to analyze anymore. And if they exist, I can't find them 😂

This is Rummy from Rummy's corner! Good to see you have two great interests!

His outbursts are funny as fuck

What hesch said is true, sleep always helps.

🤣 i was searching for puttin' on the ritz to hear that part of the song when it played in your video. ❤

Why tf my fav boxing youtuber here all of a sudden

It’s so funny watching the show while reminding yourself Tony thinks he’s a silent type

Why the writing on the Sopranos was so good. Irritability, frustration, and anger outbursts are common symptoms of depression.

Thanks for your work, great video and editing

If it wasn't for David Chase's restraint in not hamfisting storytelling, I would imagine that child Tony was put in front of a television by Liv. He was raised by Gary Cooper and Robert Mitchum just as AJ sought guidance from the Godfather in response to Junior with Tony and whatever happened there. Tony at that enlightened stage when he tells AJ it was just a movie, I would like to think that Tony was not only telling AJ to grow up but himself as well. But by the time Tony hit the enlightenment stage in his arc, he already set everyone to the mindset of dealing with the Tony from the past and so he had to respond like that. To him, he had no choice but to relapse into something worse as the series was coming to a close.

He wasn't Michael Corleone either.

Tony possessed every single flaw in human character. His lack of impulse control and his hypocrisy were the worst though.

Tony never had the makings of gary cooper

He was Tony Soprano, Gary Cooper?

Ecclesiastes 7-10 "Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions."

Yet another funny and intelligent analysis. I need to watch High Noon again, again.

Tony once called Paulie “Gary Cooper” and I liked to think when he found out Paulie was always a talkative person that’s when he realized his expectations were tampered, and started questioning about where the Gary Cooper like people are.

The black cop, that wrote Tony up for speeding never said a word, but did his job. Never took the baiting. Even when he got suspended from his job and TS taunted him at the garden center. Not a word. What really irked T, was when he tried to tip the guy....he looked right at Tony's eyes and walked away. Officer Leon Wilmore was the strong silent type.

The never ending attempts at avoiding feelings. Can't be done. There are better ways then avoidance.

Yo you gotta be Rummy right? Love your voice

Six degrees of separation with Kevin Bacon

I’m currently showing the Sopranos to my partner for the first time, and the fact that they are unable to see Tony for who he is is actually astounding. Maybe it’s that we’re only on season three but I feel like by this point they should be seeing it. I was wondering how long it took you guys to realize how bad Tony was?

The smoke turkey and orange juice was a fair trigger. Man out earning all day you deserve the small concessions

Great video!

He was gay Tony Soprano?

@LYNCH... something that's bothering me on my 67th watch thru. The last few episodes, Tony gives the Phil hit to Bobby, the one that was botched, but u turn around and Paulie and patsy are handling it. What's up with that?

Thank you for this video, Patsi fucking Parisi over here

He never had the makings of a Gary Cooper

Wow, Wow Lynch Wow!, Wow! To be fair, I'd bitch about MY mother, too, if I were Tony Soprano.

How many times has tony lost his mind and flipped out and then we see the rest of the crew just standing around like wtf was that about. Also I’m not defending Ralph cause he’s a sick bastard and I could definitely see him killing the horse for the insurance money but at the same time tony has no right to be flipping out on him and saying how it’s weird that he doesn’t seem too bothered by it I mean at the time Ralph’s kid was in the hospital in really bad shape so even a good guy wouldn’t really care about a horse cause all he would be worried about is his son so is it really that surprising that Ralph of all ppl seems unbothered.

Didn’t know Butch started his own Soprano’s analysis channel

You know who was the strong silent type? My girl Svetlana 😍

Rummy's Corner has a Sopranos channel??? Mind = Blown!

You know who Gary Cooper is? He is Tony Soprano's Shadow. Tony is a puer aeternus that is overwhelmed by a devouring mother. He romanticises and fantasises about a man of action like Gary Cooper but he himself never converts this dream into a reality. The qualities he sees in Gary Cooper he actively resents and becomes jealous of in figures like Furio and Bobby. Instead he throws temper tantrums and addles himself with food, alcohol, drugs and women. A Don Juan who has no routine and discipline and cannot commit to something wholeheartedly.

Rummy? Is that you?

Hello, great video. I wanted to ask something. How do you think a showdown between Tony Soprano and Daniel Plainview would go? I mean, in a showdown of words. And while we are at it, in a no holds barred street fight?

Tony Sopranos Gary Cooper is the modern man's Ryan Gosling.

Dude, we didn’t need 17 minutes of video to agree with you that he’s no Gary cooper. 😂😂 But there were some good scenes you showed!! 👍🏽