Best part about that scene is how Steve Schirripa got James to laugh that hard authentically. He wore a huge rubber dildo strap on and walked around the corner. Tony's reaction of falling over laughing is what they filmed when it happened.
@@deanfarr3249 Both fat, but beyond that, I'm not seeing the similarities. Bobby was a gentle, genuine guy. Big Pussy was ultimately embittered and deceptive...
Really? He was always the same, the only reason he climbed the ladder is because he married his sister and then he was an ungrateful bastard, good thing he got killed
" I dont think you should talk to me this way " Bobby says this so calmly with no aggression or fear . Just ultra cool , confident and collected . You can't help but admire him .
How can people be this imperceptive? Bobby's a terrified child in this scene. Cool, confident and collected are the last words anyone should use to describe him here. He's not a babbling impulsive idiot, sure. He's smarter than he appears. But he's not quiet and cool out of confidence. He's being completely dominated.
@@MrTheGuitarNerd Of course he was terrified, but not because he was a natural coward. He was on the losing side walking into a situation alotta them dudes don't walk out of. But the way he addressed Tony in that room did a show a confidence that came through later when he beat Tony's ass.
I can’t recall the exact quote but another one in this vein that I love is when Tony runs Phil off the road and is all “Jesus Christ sir, are you okay?” Lmao
@@haroldsmith7044 definitely Phil. I remember it for the joke, as well as the build up, Phil pretends not to see Tony, so Tony chases him down with Rock The Casbah blaring on his SUV’s radio, iconic lmao
You can see how Bobby Bacala went from being totally disrespected as in this scene to third in line behind Silvio. Bobby was a goodfella. Not a drug addict (Christopher). Not a rat (Pussy). Not a loudmouth (Ralphie). Just a good family man who did what he was told to do. A criminal, of course, but he was the most standup guy in a family full of sociopaths.
jayteegamble Sil did what he was told when he killed Ade. That, and she was a rat. While that doesn't mean she deserved to die, she knew the consequences if they found out she was an informant.
What I really liked about Baccala was that, even in his very first appearance, he knew how to respectfully but firmly "talk back" to Tony. Here he does it by telling him Tony has no business talking to him like trash; when he gets promoted at the start of Season 4, he tells Tony right to his face that Tony should have made the decision to promote him way earlier. Not to mention he pummeled Tony's ass after warning Tony to watch himself. Face it - for how awkward and bumbling he started out, Baccala became one of the coolest Sopranos characters.
His dad was a big time gangster and killer, 'the f'n Terminator", who worked for Tony's uncle Junior. He was equal to Tony socially in all ways except for being a boss. He probably knew Tony from childhood.
@@joshuajarod1909 How old is Bobby 42,43? You think that 4 years don't count, Tony was shot and his body got major psychical trauma he will never fully recover, plus there was throwing rug if that shit wasn't there Bobby would end on the floor
@@kevinkibble8342 i mean, he was one of the main characters in season 4-6.. couldnt really do much more unless they axed the stupid vito gay substory which ate up like 3 episodes
The whole line is great. How Bobby doesn't understand the salad dig from Tony. Then he leans up on the car, like why would you lean up on the bosses car?
“Already let me say for him: thank you” Bobby is so earnest. He knows how to show humility, gratitude, and even stick up for himself and family. Tony was wise to make him underboss.
Bobby was pure class. Loyal, knew his place but dependable as Monday follows Sunday. The way he died was one of the true tragedies of the show. Brilliant character. Acted to perfection.
One of the best characters in the show. I always sympathize with a quiet guy who just wants to be left alone but the whole world seems to not let him be
this is another example of the great depth of this show. The evolution of Bobby from a bumbling rival that Tony didn't even take seriously and dismissed as a glorified errand boy for Uncle June, to being Tony's top confidant. And not just overnight or unexplained between seasons, but over time and small, gradual changes. Which is one of the reasons I think Bobby was probably one of the most well-liked characters. The realism of the transition even more so than his likable personality.
Tony never respected Bobby. Even less so when he married his sister. Tony always shit on Bobby. Especially near the end of the show. he was never a close confidant.
It's true that Tony shat on Bobby largely due to his sister, Tony even admits that and can't even explain why he does it himself but towards the end of the show he clearly was one of tony's top advisers, usurping Paulie's position and was being groomed for leadership over Christopher.
I always like Bobby . I have to give him credit for his calm collected manner and the way he comes right out with " I don't think you have reason to speak to me this way " Even with the 4 main heavies staring him down and getting abused by Tony, he still kept his cool and spoke up for himself.
Loved the interactions between Bobby and Tony! Bobby probably doesn't come to most peoples' minds when they think of the Sopranos' best characters, but he was a huge part of the show (no pun intended).
The thing with Bobby is that he's stable. And by the standards of the mafia, he's *relatively* uncorrupted by his line of work (he has actually never whacked someone at the start of the show despite the fact that his own father was known to be a legendarily-proficient hit man). Aside from gluttony, Bobby doesn't really have any of the vices we see the other mobsters demonstrate. He's a loving and devoted husband to his wife and father to his children. He's unique among his fellow mobsters by not taking a mistress. And he doesn't really have the same degree of personal problems that cause the downfall of others. He's not entitled like Feech La Manna or Richie Aprile. And he doesn't have the kinds of insecurities that bring others down such as Christopher's perpetual inferiority complex. Bobby is probably one of the most sincerely tragic characters on the show. He starts off as a happy, successful family man. He has a close relationship with his loving wife and children. And slowly but surely he loses everything.
@@WorldWar2freak94I wouldn't say his downfall was because of his hobby, every mob guy had a routine, he just happened to be buying model trains and they knew that's where he could be expected to be
1-tony was drunk 2- tony still isnt 100% from the septic shock his body went through 3- bobby sucker punched him and got the jump on him 4- carmella jumped on tony back and tony was distracted and also he had to readjust his foot work to push her off 5- tony slipped on the rug no way can bobby ever own tony in a fair fight.....NO WAY.....
What you say is true but even if Tony was 100% fit and those things had not happened, I think it would be a really even fight. Bobby was fuming in that scene. His inner warrior came out.
“I don’t wanna say nothing Tone” that little phrase alone has single-handedly saved me from a wide range of difficult situations in my professional life
Throughout the series Bobby always showed balls when it came to dealing with Tony. He never let Tony intimidate him. Paulie, Silvio, Patsy, Pussy, etc. Tony bullied all those guys, Bobby was the only guy who consistently (but respectfully) pushed back and held his ground with him. I think when you think about it, they were both kind of like Uncle Jun's adopted sons, so maybe that is where the familiarity comes from and that is probably why they became so close after a while.
I Bramblebush Heroin is bad for you. You've must been passed out during all seasons. Booby was Pinata to everyone. Only time he stood up against someone was the fight with Tony. Because he was "family guy". Bobby was a likeable character in Sopranos because he was never nasty and he always did back up. You must be really stupid if you deduced total opposite of what Bobby was in Sopranos.
El: I guess we have different takes on what respectfully standing up to somebody means. To me it means stating your case but not starting an argument or a fight over it. Bobby often did this, especially with Tony.
I like the one where Bobby and Vito are standing talking with their giant bellies facing each other and Paulie cracks "it looks like one of those diet ads. before and way before".
"What do you mean?" "What do I mean? I mean get off my car before you flip it over you fat fuck!" LOL! One of my favorite scenes from the entire series...and that says a lot.
I love the progression in the relationship of Tony and Bobby. Early on, Tony doesn't respect him, he mocks him alot and doesn't give two fucks about his opinion. He treats him as a beat opponent for being with Junior. But as the show goes along, Tony loses confidence in almost everyone else in his crew, but he respects Bobby and spends time with him and his family, something he never did with his other crew members. By the end, Bobby and Sil are the only two Tony can really rely on and that's why they get popped in the war. Without them, Tony's leadership is tenuous at best
The exact point is Pine Barrens, he sees Bobby as a smart and rational individual (wearing hunting gear so it’s not suspicious they’re in the woods) and starts looking at Paulie and Chrissy as fuck ups instead of hei impenetrable muscle
@@rohunsaigal2576 I think it's more than that. Bobby does what he's told. Most mobsters would feel belittled if they were tasked with being a nurse to Junior, but Bobby takes it as a learning opportunity. When he asks to do more collections / jobs for the family he says it's not about the money but because he wants to do more for the family, showed initiative and being able to be a go-getter When it's time to make his bones he gets it done even though it rips his soul apart When his opinion is asked its valuable and thought out, when it's not asked, he shuts up. Tony respected Bobby so much that he took the beating of his life from him and didn't even have him killed over it, which is exceptional. You can't beat up a made guy, especially not the boss, and just walk away.
Jeff Brown I didn't know but I assumed. It might have been better without. He looks like he's having a severe bowel obstruction and that his stomach is grossly distended.
Chris AA LMAO!! .. Funny how Bobby may have been the only cast member to, "lose," weight as the seasons progressed. The rest of the cast seemed to gain pounds by the episode; especially, Tony, who actually looks svelte here, compared with his humongous girth by the end of Season 6.
King: Good point! I forgot about Vito slimming down toward the end. The rest of the cast mostly added pounds over the years, except for Bobby's fat suit loss.
Man, Tony's fat jokes are funny but you can sense the hurt in Bobby's voice at the end. It's clear his feelings were pretty hurt. But after all he is involved in the mob business so cry me a river.
I wonder what it's like when the casting director says "We need a guy who's grossly overweight to the point that another guy calls him a fat fuck. You're perfect for the role!"
Tony watching the train go past before meeting with Bobby is so ironic, a nice little touch which some people might not have picked up on, little shit like that only reinforces how brilliant the show really was.
@@Motoko1134 Wow, I forgot I wrote that. I purposely eliminated the “g” because Tony doesn’t actually pronounce it in the scene but I think the system auto-corrected “standin’”and turned it into two words.
“I think it’s time for you to start to seriously consider salads.” “What do you mean?” “What do I mean? I mean get off my car before you flip it over you fat fuck.” This scene always gets me.
Seeing this scene and just how Tony treated Bobby throughout the show and then Bobby eventually beating Tony’s ass was one of the most satisfying moments of the series by far
I busted my ass of on the last one, loved the series for this. It’s the bald honestly in life with make u think different. Thank u for the lots of lessons
you should seriously consider to cancel netflix and get HBO. you can watch the very few good things before but then just save the money, 99% of Netflix is just bad
I knew some of these guys thru business, and most are like Bobby. Working hard, with families, kids, not psychotic. Pleasant to talk with. Those types don't make good cinema though, so Bobby was the totem nice guy.
I never understood Tony's dislike of Bobby.Bobby was a good,honest,loyal guy.never had any outside drama and never brought any heat from the cops or feds
