Avon Barksdale

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2010
  • Avon Barksdale's first encounter with police.
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  • @sniper-go8cf
    @sniper-go8cf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1714

    This was the best ford excursion commercial ever

    • @k12rising
      @k12rising 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Only a yankee doodle dandy boomer would buy one of those today.

    • @The40Glock1
      @The40Glock1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@k12rising df does that mean lmao

    • @ebolahh_same8610
      @ebolahh_same8610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@k12rising still a beast of a ride don't hate

    • @dawizz98
      @dawizz98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @UCUkj-e7VH7LYK6XwFv9SgFw No bro it’s a piece of shit

    • @cinquedark5ivekamau800
      @cinquedark5ivekamau800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@k12rising 🤣

  • @carolinamendez97
    @carolinamendez97 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    RIP Lance Reddick. Phenomenal actor & legendary scene!

  • @jdsmith542
    @jdsmith542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1141

    A graphic example of why Avon was still free. Avoided drugs, drank in moderation, had his head in the game 24/7.

    • @nonofyourbuzyness2824
      @nonofyourbuzyness2824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Shame he started slamming in the war with marlo but stopped again

    • @13Gangland
      @13Gangland 2 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      @@nonofyourbuzyness2824 It wasn't even the war that got him, it was his second in command, Stringer, the guy he had complete trust in in the beginning of the series, that betrayed him, only because his own ego got hurt from Clay Davis robbing him blind. Stringer was from the street, but his heart wasn't in the game, and wanted to be more ambitious.

    • @ColtKiller818
      @ColtKiller818 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah stringer didn’t want to be a bum like the rest of them.

    • @BennyNegroFromQueens
      @BennyNegroFromQueens ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He was a golden glove champion. That's where his discipline came from.

    • @ColtKiller818
      @ColtKiller818 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@BennyNegroFromQueens Many athletes are bums

  • @moriellymoproblems7842
    @moriellymoproblems7842 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3307

    The most bad-ass finger wave since the T-1000.

    • @abc123abc97
      @abc123abc97 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      MoRiellyMoProblems lmfaooo

    • @ap5017
      @ap5017 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      MoRiellyMoProblems since Charizard vs Magmar.

    • @DuncanUdaho67
      @DuncanUdaho67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This and Babu Bhatt.

    • @DEVILSBELONGINHADES.
      @DEVILSBELONGINHADES. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😆😂😆😂😂😆😂

    • @starwarsroo2448
      @starwarsroo2448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Got that Gremlin on the wing vibe from Twilight Zone

  • @garrisonthad
    @garrisonthad 6 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    The way Daniels eyes light up with surprise and awe when he finally sees Avon. Priceless

  • @stonemartian8913
    @stonemartian8913 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1489

    I was flipping tha channel 1day & came across this scene, went & bought tha whole season.

    • @Anzomax2
      @Anzomax2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Stone Martian smart man

    • @nutzhangn4008
      @nutzhangn4008 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      the scene where michael turns down marlo’s cash & he’s confronted popped up on my homepage, watched a couple clips & a week later went & bought all 5 seasons. dvd store was having a sale what would’ve been $125 came to about $60

    • @khanimran1238
      @khanimran1238 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Once u see the wire ya hooked

    • @1986svs05
      @1986svs05 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Once you see the wire your wired, no,no, your plugged..idk

    • @khanimran1238
      @khanimran1238 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same happend to me i was wired an pin eyed looking fa da nex fix

  • @YouArentSlick
    @YouArentSlick 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3948

    Maybe if these guys weren't driving so aggressively and locking up their brakes every stop, he wouldn't have noticed

    • @mathiso01
      @mathiso01 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      Honald Trinton lol, they tend to do that.

    • @MachineGunMouth
      @MachineGunMouth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      Honald Trinton Avon would have noticed regardless...

    • @justagree
      @justagree 6 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      Honald Trinton ... nah how about theyre the only ones on the ROAD. no cars but them!

    • @fanchonmelcarr9188
      @fanchonmelcarr9188 6 ปีที่แล้ว +391

      He already knew they were following him that's why he started driving. Think about it he never drives he doesn't even have a license. This was just to make them show themselves.

    • @Mr.IhaveTime
      @Mr.IhaveTime 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      So true 😂😂😂😂😂💯💯💯

  • @Woozee_
    @Woozee_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3137

    Seems like Avon knows the streets better than the Police do

    • @HotChocTalk
      @HotChocTalk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +400

      Very symbolic statement. I think what you stated sums up this scene beautifully.

    • @JOHNSTIER23
      @JOHNSTIER23 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Think?

    • @jerry85g7
      @jerry85g7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      That's his job

    • @Philly-tt3we
      @Philly-tt3we 5 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      Of course he lives there they just visiting

    • @ryansaunders65
      @ryansaunders65 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      As he should...

  • @osmannoor2042
    @osmannoor2042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3191

    Keep in mind how the entire show revolves around a Chess scheme. In this scene, the little guys think the King is cornered, but the King is free to move in any and every direction and gets away.

    • @1manarmy434
      @1manarmy434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Well said

    • @johnnycee9325
      @johnnycee9325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      DON DEMARCO!
      🔥🔥🔥

    • @1chienandalou
      @1chienandalou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Daniels even says I hold two positions - and all this just to take a look. Early days of the wire…

    • @nvkulk
      @nvkulk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      This is such a brilliant analysis...

    • @aquemini154
      @aquemini154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      holy shit

  • @Tobeyonehello
    @Tobeyonehello 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1231

    god damn. avon was such a fucking boss

  • @goatboytone1
    @goatboytone1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    I'm just a gangster I suppose...

    • @S.T.E.E.Z.Y
      @S.T.E.E.Z.Y 7 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      And I want my corners

    • @komuncents2172
      @komuncents2172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      More dan a nigga can spend...

    • @crax3854
      @crax3854 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And I want my corners

    • @teddyraccs7607
      @teddyraccs7607 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im jussa gangsta I spozshhh

    • @claybenjji8466
      @claybenjji8466 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Komun Cents w

  • @flightofthebumblebee9529
    @flightofthebumblebee9529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1019

    The fact that Avon had no criminal record or even driver's license for them to ID him by is pure gangster. He even later used his "no priors" reputation to get released from a 7 year bid after only 2 years.

    • @frankbaiamonte3158
      @frankbaiamonte3158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      But my question was why didn't they just pull him over for driving without an ID?

    • @lordoffaiyum9727
      @lordoffaiyum9727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      @@frankbaiamonte3158 weak charge and they did not want that. Avon mentions it in a later seen. Police don't want stupid weak charges and blowing wire taps over that. Hence pissed when cheese had killed a dog over a person cuz it blew their wire

    • @joshcastleman563
      @joshcastleman563 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@frankbaiamonte3158 Avons a huge criminal, they want to get him for more then just a license

    • @bigpump7985
      @bigpump7985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      The fact that the Pohlice couldn’t even get a picture of the man in s1 makes him a way better gangster than Marlo imo

    • @franchise5527
      @franchise5527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@bigpump7985 Avon & Marlo both cool as hell in their own respective manners.

  • @timothyslaughter476
    @timothyslaughter476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    The way the wire kept the character of Avon Barksdale kind of a mystery was brilliant. They made him a presence without really to much screen time initially. In effect Stringer was the focal point in the first season until the end. But once we got to see Avon after his release from prison the dude was an absolute tour de force. I mean this guy was so cool, so raw, so unbelievably Baltimore it was mind boggling. Seriously that character made the show in my opinion. Shocking screen presence. Still my favorite character and there were a bunch on that show.

    • @thatoneguychad420
      @thatoneguychad420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came here looking for the finger wag and the walk out of jail.
      Avon was so G.

    • @timothyslaughter476
      @timothyslaughter476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thatoneguychad420 g.. in every sense of the word... brilliant casting of wood harris....he delivered the goods...great dialog.....wardrobe....just nailed it......swag for days

    • @thatoneguychad420
      @thatoneguychad420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@timothyslaughter476 yeah man. Tbf pretty much the whole casting was on point. Such a good show.

    • @timothyslaughter476
      @timothyslaughter476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thatoneguychad420 best ensemble of actors in one series ever, period.....I'm with ya

    • @GreenRiver72
      @GreenRiver72 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah dog, and the contrast between him and the other players who didn't measure up.

  • @folkengames
    @folkengames 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1686

    Just a sec. This clip is a triumph of sound design. Avon and his trucks stereo are like Jaws here, with his theme announcing his proximity and giving you a sense of dread and awe subconsciously. The echo off the buildings, the bass thumping when he’s barely close enough to hear, all of this was carefully crafted. It even has a “we need a bigger boat” moment at the end. Every person who worked on the Wire was great and firing on all cylinders every day.
    The tone even changes at the end to tell us he’s gotten away (Doppler effect). Master class in audio, this segment.

    • @Pops34100
      @Pops34100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      What's the name of the song he's playing

    • @flipierfatalbina4757
      @flipierfatalbina4757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@Pops34100 Rock the Nation by Michael Franti & Spearhead. You know them from "Hey I Love You"

    • @Jerrybk6
      @Jerrybk6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Tobias Merriman thanks for writing this

    • @skiptracerbob
      @skiptracerbob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Great shout with the Jaws comparison. Hadn't considered the sound design before in this scene, but it stands to reason as the show uses sound very intelligently throughout.

    • @missbelled6700
      @missbelled6700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Guess I'm watching it all again...

  • @DEBONAIRMAN
    @DEBONAIRMAN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +875

    ''Tryin' to twist me up in MY 'hood? Don't think so, playboy''

    • @deb7457
      @deb7457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      DEBONAIRMAN RIGHT??! 💯

    • @groupiesdannyglover1078
      @groupiesdannyglover1078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

    • @jamesriley5305
      @jamesriley5305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@deb7457 Makes me think of in the movie Casino when Joe Pesci has to swap like 4 or 5 whips in underground garages in Las Vegas to get the tails off him. He knew all the spots just like Avon except Avon did it all in the Ford Excursion lol

    • @jordanbryant5035
      @jordanbryant5035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Avon is westside, those are east side streets he was driving on

    • @jayquellin4543
      @jayquellin4543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It’s spelled pleighboi

  • @Tuna685
    @Tuna685 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1685

    Lol. Avon Mutombo.

    • @MossB87
      @MossB87 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yula Gee 😂

    • @8ninetilNfinity
      @8ninetilNfinity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      LOL!

    • @jjss3055
      @jjss3055 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Lol I was looking for this comment

    • @xxAlchem1stxx
      @xxAlchem1stxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      W

    • @nelstar4676
      @nelstar4676 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      what does this even mean?

  • @Robkrs10
    @Robkrs10 11 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    Only a Boss would wave his finger at Police.... Casually and never loses his cool.

  • @brian27610
    @brian27610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +963

    lmaooo avon ran that red light just because he knew he could, none of the cops would've risked their sting op for a red light ticket

    • @davidvan30
      @davidvan30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      He took a right on Red you can do that

    • @brian27610
      @brian27610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Redditmemes the sign says ‘no turn on red’

    • @davidvan30
      @davidvan30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@brian27610 during 7-4, its legal

    • @drewalton4644
      @drewalton4644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tru point taken

    • @kylenielsen5341
      @kylenielsen5341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Sydnor said he jumped the light. The sign says no turn on red between 7 and 4 (school hours), so it must be between 7 and 4. He's baiting them and wouldn't have minded being stopped for a minor traffic violation to get a good look at them.

  • @blacknite8060
    @blacknite8060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    Marlo needed muscle with him at all times lol Avon was comfortable moving around by himself because he had everyone's respect as well as being feared.

    • @_meangreenjersey973
      @_meangreenjersey973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      This is 1 scene Avon always had somebody with him

    • @thesaint8400
      @thesaint8400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      At one point it shows him completely paranoid, getting Wee Bey to move along anyone in the proximity of his house. Then he'd run to the car.

    • @blacknite8060
      @blacknite8060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@_meangreenjersey973 no he would leave himself open all the time at his barbershop. There are plenty of times he sent the soldiers out by themselves and he stayed at the funeral home or strip club. Marlo had somebody at all times except the card game.

    • @stephenbishop3004
      @stephenbishop3004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@_meangreenjersey973 only once the beef was on

    • @nt7594
      @nt7594 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t talk like some dumbshit, marlo was more than capable of handling business by himself

  • @dannijay952
    @dannijay952 9 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    Avon is an OG!!

  • @frankwallace5174
    @frankwallace5174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    avon barksdale one of the greatest fictional characters ever
    wood harris was beyond amazing
    and that’s Saying a lot, considering how many great performances were on the show

    • @meechiking5943
      @meechiking5943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      the character avon Barksdale is based off of the real Baltimore druglord Avon "bodie" Barksdale nothing fictional about it

    • @frankwallace5174
      @frankwallace5174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh ok thank you
      heard something about that wasn’t sure it was factual.

    • @AhmeMisa
      @AhmeMisa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@meechiking5943 Avon was based on many criminals, but mainly was based on drug kingpin Melvin Williams who did a role in the show as the Deacon

  • @cre8ed
    @cre8ed 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1246

    Avon played the shit out them boys

    • @grownsimba8120
      @grownsimba8120 9 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Dude's a legend

    • @CoreyCotner
      @CoreyCotner 8 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      +Seeing bro this scene was some GOAT shit forreal. Finessed em hard afffffff

    • @jettisone
      @jettisone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      +Seeing evan blasting even blasting music the whole time, making it easier to find him, but they couldn't lol

    • @drewalton4644
      @drewalton4644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's hard to due now or days trust

  • @FirmlyGrasp
    @FirmlyGrasp 9 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    AVON THE KING

    • @larrymcjones
      @larrymcjones 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Come at the king you best not miss...

    • @finnjones2028
      @finnjones2028 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omar was definitely the king along with Brother mouzone

    • @PRAYIMAKET
      @PRAYIMAKET 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That there my friend is a top shotta dough!!

    • @MrPimptastic1
      @MrPimptastic1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      King stay the king.

    • @haerfgvbag7050
      @haerfgvbag7050 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Avon > Marlo. Any day.

  • @tonywilliams12
    @tonywilliams12 7 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    Beautiful scene. They were way to aggressive in pursuit

  • @tharealjules3415
    @tharealjules3415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    The finger wave is classic

    • @mjturner916
      @mjturner916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Makembe Mutombo style

  • @IRON5
    @IRON5 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    The Avon finger wave has to be. One of the top iconic scenes in this series.

  • @King402Omaha
    @King402Omaha 12 ปีที่แล้ว +692

    Marlo was just a ruthless sociopath...Avon had his moments but overall I agree was much more of a king/leader when it came down to it...his boys took prison sentences like it was nothing for them (most anyways)...even when they get raided at the end of s3 the one guy tries to take the blame for all the guns...Marlo became so powerful because he just killed everyone...rather than be respected and feared he was happy just being feared which lasted a little while but not forever

    • @MrPimptastic1
      @MrPimptastic1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Which is why Avon could hustle $100k from Marlo behind bars.

    • @dylangallagher143
      @dylangallagher143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      'Ain't no sense in ruining a good safe.'

    • @MrPimptastic1
      @MrPimptastic1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @Colby Martinez False.

    • @DreadPages
      @DreadPages 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @Colby Martinez
      No reason to. Marlo had to retire or go to jail. So he sold the connect. Avon would've kept the connect and made bank while serving his time.

    • @theqrazylady273
      @theqrazylady273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Marlo is like sunny from bronx tale feared vs respected

  • @TheDMB411987
    @TheDMB411987 7 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    When i first watched the series i thought seasons 3 and 4 were the most enjoyable. Then watching it a second time i realized the best was the first. No other season shows the trenches of the drug trade/war. Once all the other angles were introduced it was lost in the fray but season 1 shows the street level view so masterfully.

    • @HotChocTalk
      @HotChocTalk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Seasons 2 and 4 were very difficult for me to process. I love the show in general and will definitely be rewatching. I have been studying the show so that I can have a better understanding once I watch it again.

    • @mattwell7236
      @mattwell7236 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Julia Lyons the show gets better and better the more you rewatch imo. I missed a lot of key stuff and was confused by some things my first time around but once you know and love the characters everything connects the next time you watch it. S2 and S4 are the best seasons behind S1. I too think S1 was the best and S5 get unjust hate it was just as good as the others imo.

    • @deb7457
      @deb7457 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Matt Well I agree with everything you said!💯

    • @shockeydunlap8858
      @shockeydunlap8858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The best writer was gone for season 5

    • @ryansaunders65
      @ryansaunders65 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely

  • @rightknowledgeman
    @rightknowledgeman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Dikembe Mutumbo would be proud. Daniels! go home and get your shine box!

    • @ram1only144
      @ram1only144 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      gregory hudson 😂😂😂😂good1

    • @shawn2004grad
      @shawn2004grad 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "Not in my house." Dikembe Mutumbo

    • @nelstar4676
      @nelstar4676 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what does this even mean? who's this Dikembe guy?

    • @deb7457
      @deb7457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NELSTAR HS A retired NBA player.

    • @andreinybakken9252
      @andreinybakken9252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Damn, nobody doing research on historical NBA players past Shaq, Magic and Jordan, this some shameful shit right here.

  • @johnnyrobinson8168
    @johnnyrobinson8168 7 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    Understand that this is just Hollywood but if you got some middle aged white and black guys driving around in the same car in Baltimore, that has 5-0 written all over it!

    • @Itzsfo0
      @Itzsfo0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      but its pretty accurate - i mean its fiction, its a tv show nobody disputes that but many other aspects are pretty spot on.

    • @larrymcjones
      @larrymcjones 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Yeah as far as “Hollywood” goes the wire is one of the most realistic series ever made. Of course nothing can be perfect. And addressing the white and black thing there are plenty of white cops, criminals and junkies in most urban areas

    • @floorpuncher3280
      @floorpuncher3280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Maybe Avon’s white

    • @mackinshizzaveli4202
      @mackinshizzaveli4202 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They’re police or drug addicts

    • @Renegade-jk4ux
      @Renegade-jk4ux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Big Jay this was actually filmed in Baltimore for real. This was no Hollywood set.

  • @aaronr2098
    @aaronr2098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    The police always trying to play those away games

  • @KP-dv7nw
    @KP-dv7nw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The wire is an absolute masterpiece , think I've watched each season at least 4 times .

    • @cdub828
      @cdub828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Shid try ten times

  • @isakyttredal1064
    @isakyttredal1064 10 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Avon is so badass

  • @BronzeBullBalls
    @BronzeBullBalls 12 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    It's the first time that they actually get a visual on Avon Barksdale. Before this, they never knew what he looked like because he didn't have a criminal record and he was well insulated at the top of his mob. One of the cops saw him at the basketball game (east side vs west side) and told Daniels that he might be the Avon they are looking for.

    • @asokahanderson122
      @asokahanderson122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      No, Lester finds a boxing poster of him from a gym.

    • @BronzeBullBalls
      @BronzeBullBalls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@asokahanderson122 Yes, because a picture of you at 18 years old is probably what you look like now when your in your 30s and 40s.

    • @asokahanderson122
      @asokahanderson122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      BronzeBullBalls You were still corrected, also he does look the same😂

    • @Joeri20cm
      @Joeri20cm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Didn't a couple of cops saw him at the basketbal game against prop Joe?

    • @yep9462
      @yep9462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Joeri20cm IIRC they specifically had to ask people in attendance which one was Avon

  • @nitro935
    @nitro935 8 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    Sydnor alerted Avon when he backed up over the intersection

    • @newerest1
      @newerest1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He couldn't have though, Avon came down that street later. He couldn't have seen Sydnor from that angle.

    • @markelabanks4808
      @markelabanks4808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was just sitting there so something had already alerted him

    • @madgavin7568
      @madgavin7568 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think Avon was alerted when he saw the Crown Vic just sitting in front of him. Anyone with a brain back then knew a Crown Vic was almost always a Police car.

  • @dropsixteentvtv4149
    @dropsixteentvtv4149 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Its funny because even the pedestrians notice they're cops with how they're driving.

  • @holdemehha
    @holdemehha 12 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Actually, they already got a picture of Avon from Lester, but ya this is the first time when they saw him in person.

  • @rayaqin
    @rayaqin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    this scene is so well shot, powerful visuals

  • @deucetrue46
    @deucetrue46 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    They made the mistake of tryna get Avon in his own environment he know then streets too well

  • @555nadira
    @555nadira 12 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I always love this scene, just watching Avon drive around by himself. You saw how important he was to the cops & they could't touch him.

  • @ginacleveland7995
    @ginacleveland7995 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    That finger wag will NEVER stop being funny!🤪🤣🤣

  • @JeriDro
    @JeriDro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Song:
    Rock the Nation - Michael Franti

  • @BlitzkriegRap
    @BlitzkriegRap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Who's watching The Wire again in quarantine?? :)

  • @greycat111
    @greycat111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    That finger wag is legendary

  • @GoGetYourShinebox
    @GoGetYourShinebox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Before this Daniels was seriously underestimating Avon. It was this moment where Daniels realised just who he was up against. There’s that scene after this when Daniels returns to the office and tells McNulty he now realises Avon is better than he thought

  • @HEAVYDIAPER
    @HEAVYDIAPER 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Come at the King you best not miss...
    They missed.

  • @the6thfloor33
    @the6thfloor33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    What this cast of actors did will never be forgotten or outdone.

  • @TheOlskool4ever
    @TheOlskool4ever ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Baltimore scenery hasn't changed. These episodes were filmed damn near 20 years ago and you could walk down these same streets today and it would look the same 😢😢

  • @anmolnegi1450
    @anmolnegi1450 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This has to be the best barksdale scene

  • @pac21989
    @pac21989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    wood harris played this character so well

  • @jeffreyeverette7057
    @jeffreyeverette7057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gotta love Avon!!! Probably my favorite character on the show.

  • @ryansaunders65
    @ryansaunders65 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was one of my favorite parts of the show... Classic.

  • @ogmcleman4303
    @ogmcleman4303 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Watching these clips made me forget how good the wire is,the best show ever made to date! 🐐🔥❤️

  • @KINGDAVID230
    @KINGDAVID230 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Avon was my favorite Kingpin

  • @faaumu
    @faaumu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    I always think it's a good thing Daniels is the one who saw Avon.. If it was herc or carv they would've drove by pointing with jaws dropped

    • @TheSoldier0fortunE
      @TheSoldier0fortunE 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      It had to be Daniels, boss meets the boss and realises he might have to get his hands dirty on this case.

    • @323areafoo7
      @323areafoo7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣

    • @karthigeyankumaraguru9693
      @karthigeyankumaraguru9693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂 😂

    • @redhood444
      @redhood444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If it was herc he would’ve started shooting

  • @Sladeofdark
    @Sladeofdark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    one of my favorite scenes from this series.

  • @CGJUGO80
    @CGJUGO80 8 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    nothing compares to season 1 of the wire

    • @TheBarbahaba
      @TheBarbahaba 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      +Ibn Khairuddeen (ابن خير الدين الألباني)‎ i actually prefered season 3 for some reason but both were top notch

    • @lRomez
      @lRomez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Season 4

    • @lRomez
      @lRomez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Season 4

    • @FoodLiquorCool
      @FoodLiquorCool 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      except 3.....or 4....

    • @S.T.E.E.Z.Y
      @S.T.E.E.Z.Y 7 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      A lotta people say 3/4 but I always liked Season 1 best

  • @Batben01
    @Batben01 7 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    2:57 I'm going to do that every-time someone try to cut me off on traffic.

    • @1josh4
      @1josh4 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @Raphie009
      @Raphie009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I kid you not. I saw The Wire two years back and ever since then, did this whenever folks would try to cut me off.
      I also do it whenever cops drive behind me trying to screen my plates. I switch lanes, brake to match their speed, then wave the Avon finger in their face.

    • @nomamesdawg985
      @nomamesdawg985 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nigga that’s Tyler with a mustache tf you mean hahaha

    • @EVILWAFFLE543
      @EVILWAFFLE543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Raphie009 try that in NY and they will pull u over for sure

    • @Raphie009
      @Raphie009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@EVILWAFFLE543 I wouldn't drive in NYC. Too much traffic.

  • @the6thfloor33
    @the6thfloor33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Greatest show ever made. It was too real for TV.

  • @bbrs925
    @bbrs925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favourite, if not my favourite scenes in the whole show

  • @mrjohnson8343
    @mrjohnson8343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I think this was a major turning point for the Lieutenant. He left earlier saying "In Narcotics, we make cases off of following perps." In this moment, he realized he wasn't dealing with some low or even mid-level player but Avon Barksdale, a sophisticated kingpin who won't fall easily.
    Notice how Marlo could never ride solo in the whip, even at the PEAK of his reign.

  • @MightyDR
    @MightyDR 13 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of the coolest scenes in the series

  • @newerest1
    @newerest1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This was such a tension full scene when you originally watch season 1. They didn't even know who Avon was, he was a ghost for so much of the series.

    • @ambientvirtual
      @ambientvirtual 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This was still one of the only times before they arrested him that they actually spotted him on the street

  • @dtogo4286
    @dtogo4286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great scene, Avon was on top of the world at this point

  • @MVegas
    @MVegas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You cant beat him in the streets. Avon knows the streets very well

  • @actionjackson9000
    @actionjackson9000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    This is how I drive every time I leave the house ; ]

  • @samwall5189
    @samwall5189 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The show was so smart with the limited screen time for Avon in the first season. He was as much a mystery to us as the cops. Fucking brilliant. Wood Harris was the GOAT in this role! Not only the top dog but a great balance of humor with the character too. That finger wag is not only bad ass…it’s pretty funny too 😂

  • @democracyrespecterilovedem8607
    @democracyrespecterilovedem8607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I WANT MY CORNERS

  • @kijungpaik8515
    @kijungpaik8515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:04 that super subtle look of humiliation and defeat was great acting

  • @megajayetv131
    @megajayetv131 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Koldest scene ever... And tht song he bumpn jus sealed the deal...This shit is chess not checkers 💯

    • @larrymcjones
      @larrymcjones 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Megajaye Tv “rock the nation” love the song choice it sounds tougher being used as background audio here

  • @bigbiz800
    @bigbiz800 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    when luitenant Daniels sighed and said "he never made it out of chase" it was at that moment he knew they fucked up. lol

    • @bigbiz800
      @bigbiz800 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      and notice the name of the street "chase". fucking brilliant.

  • @bosschedda_
    @bosschedda_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Avon was 2 steps ahead of em

  • @Caliactive365
    @Caliactive365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was basically a who can brake hardest and tire screech the loudest/longest contest

  • @wisdomisgangster3113
    @wisdomisgangster3113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The real Avon:"You couldnt come to my hood unkown unless you wanted to get hit by a pizza"
    Interviewer:"Pizza is that like drugs?"
    Avon:"No thats a sewer top gettin thrown off the roof at you"

    • @cdub828
      @cdub828 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea until Omar started trying to get at him

  • @kounzzz504
    @kounzzz504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favourite scenes

  • @Jordanime
    @Jordanime 8 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Everyone on this show has a Tahoe Chevrolet.

    • @dylanmorgan2752
      @dylanmorgan2752 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      American cars are so fucking massive and these huge streets have like 2-3 people on them just sat there and no traffic except one drug lord and a few dipshit cops, idk is it like that everywhere or just Baltimore.

    • @KINGDAVID230
      @KINGDAVID230 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      its a good ass vehicle. I owned one lasted years i wrecked it. Avon was in a Ford though

  • @mohdeisa91
    @mohdeisa91 10 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Avon is gangsta!!

  • @Marko3123
    @Marko3123 9 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Notice they have Avon in the bigger suv .also the bosses driving the big fancy trucks ....symbolism at it's finest ...

    • @thereallifez
      @thereallifez 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      and notice how the drug kings and crews had ether ford or Nissan models, and cops had ether gm or Chrysler models, some crownvicts not to many tho

    • @mojo3398
      @mojo3398 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      thereallifez slim charles is always driving in some gmc truck

    • @larrymcjones
      @larrymcjones 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The Ford excursion is the biggest ever mass produced SUV if I’m not mistaken it’s so fitting for Avon to be driving it. Makes Daniels SUV look tiny in comparison

    • @Officia1PTG
      @Officia1PTG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Larrymcjones car was factory produced at like 30’ shits like a limousine on 4x4 aha

    • @jimduggan8962
      @jimduggan8962 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thereallifez huh... you can see at 0:48 they show Avon's Ford and then switch to the cops also driving a Ford.

  • @trooparline2688NBNY
    @trooparline2688NBNY 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This scene was priceless. Good thinking Avon Barksdale.

  • @I_Get_Computers_Puting
    @I_Get_Computers_Puting 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The Real Mayor of Baltimore. He knew the streets so well even the police couldn't play tag with him.

  • @targetegrat
    @targetegrat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love this scene. Notice that Avon's truck is extra large also a symbol to the power and influence he has in the streets.

  • @catchasmurf762
    @catchasmurf762 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Funny how it looks like Santangelo next to Daniels at the end doesn't even notice Avon just drove past them 🤣

  • @terrillistreality2191
    @terrillistreality2191 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite Avon scene😎💯

  • @hudsdog
    @hudsdog 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite scene from the show!

  • @Highflyerone
    @Highflyerone 12 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This was at the beginning when they were getting that unlimited OT + cars

  • @aymandc
    @aymandc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    one of the most bad ass scenes in the show by far the first time i watched it i was like DAMNNNNNNNN

  • @garywright7109
    @garywright7109 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Avon was my favourite on here

  • @shanecurtis1974
    @shanecurtis1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was my favorite scene for a while

  • @mattwell7236
    @mattwell7236 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Notice the 1st season had those crazy camera angles they ditched in the later seasons. Was probably some new age cinematography shit in 2002 lol.

  • @JH-dr4xo
    @JH-dr4xo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    0:35 the guy standing in the tan shirt is one of my all time favorite Wire actors.

  • @allaware1971
    @allaware1971 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been looking for this video since I first saw it years ago.
    At the end, you could tell they had to keep the windows up because their eyes showed smiling at how cool that was

  • @jayizzett
    @jayizzett 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    damn these scenes are fire

  • @cloud218
    @cloud218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Things like “he’s going East in Oliver” is where I would fail. I would say something along the lines of “he’s going left of Oliver.” I have no sense of directions like that

    • @dmcrun3572
      @dmcrun3572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s why Bunny Colvin gave his rookie patrolmen compasses

  • @mmcneil777
    @mmcneil777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:52 - All-time classic scene...Daniels intensity matched up against King Avon...

  • @kingdlo365
    @kingdlo365 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow it’s amazing that almost every clip of the wire on TH-cam has atleast a million views

  • @Saturdayz_In_The_Fall
    @Saturdayz_In_The_Fall ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We all came for 2:58 💯😂 Avon was the one you needed. He saw through everyones bullshit unlike Stringer

  • @blakeslide6919
    @blakeslide6919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Damn, those tahoe's used to look so good when they were new.

  • @dylancampbell1909
    @dylancampbell1909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One of my favorite TV show scenes EVER. I cried laughing the first time. Such a G

  • @Mark-zx6od
    @Mark-zx6od 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my favorite scenes in television

  • @anthonylee3356
    @anthonylee3356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just watched this scene three times lol.