@@rodbingaman6985 Well, I'm fully conscious I'm going to look like an arrogant a**hole, but I feel like I need to say it: Phil Leotardo compromised, he never used the word sacrificed. And Frank Vincent looked like the Shah of Iran, who was a ally of the USA during his time, unlike the regime that followed his downfall. Now, you can think I'm arrogant or you can think I gave you useful information, that's up to you.
For people who haven't seen this episode..... They didn't just kill him because a talking fish confessed to them.... Tony found the wire in Pussy's house.
But the point is that the dream sequence is when his subconscious made him aware that he he'd a strong gut feeling he was unknowingly suppressing out of his love for Pussy, he was in denial. Finding the wire was merely confirming what he knew deep down
Michael my name is Bobby Daniels Sr. I'm a 67 yr old Disabled Veteran I love to hear your comments! I'm almost a shut in you have made my usual boring life a helluva lot more enjoyable and I thank you for what you do please keep up the good work again thank you
My life is usually also pretty boring my friend, even though I'm lucky to not have had injuries so far, still being young, quite good looking and with a good degree. It's all dull and tedious anyways, chasing paychecks every month, not much social life any more, especially since covid struck and killed many things forever. It was not supposed to be like that. You are not missing on that much if I think about that. Most people I know are living boring lives too, although many of them fool themselves that it's actually good, they are afraid to face the facts. Anyways, good luck.
I think anyone who criticises Michael for not being as familiar with the show as they’d like are truly missing the point. The point of these videos isn’t about him being a superfan of The Sopranos, it’s about the insights from someone who actually lived that life. I hope we get more of these episode breakdowns.
Yeah plus he’s a 70 year old man, he’s spent a lot of time in prison, a lot of time doing bad business away from family. He probably wants to spend every min of his life wisely now and not waste hours binging tv shows.
Franzese doesn't seem the type to really watch many movies or tv shows anyway. We're talking about a man who has never even entertained the notion of watching an episode of the Simpsons and was visibly confused when watching a clip from it. He has more important shit to do with his time, always has.
We need a sit down with Michael Imperioli! His performance in the show was absolutely mesmerizing, always thought he had some of the best performances on the show!
@fabRic_jAck season 3 is my favorite but every episode from Employee of the Month to the finale is strong. I just think PB gets too much credit when the episodes around it are just as good if not better
I appreciate you addressing your forgiveness for your brother. I watched his video and felt for him. Addiction is terrible. It's the same as the life you speak of. High ups low downs and destruction and chaos in between. John has so much love. Thank you for allowing the Grace to work through you.
I’m rewatching this with my brother . His first time watching the sopranos and it makes me happy seeing his reaction to this amazing show. Gandolfini is absolutely legendary.
Fans vote 'Pine Barrens' as the #1 episode. I consider myself a Super fan & am hard pressed to name my top 5 favorites. They all have valuable/quotable scenes.
One thing about the Sopranos. One of the BEST things about the writing of this show was that the dream sequences were closer to how dreams actually progress when you dream than any other writing I’ve seen on any show or film, before or after, to this very day.
Normally In LA - Gascon would've had an ATM Card and Apology but wrong shade. Garcetti wouldn't kneel and blame racism as there is no political PROFIT for him in this color pattern .
Seems to be a weird problem in democrat run cities... Apparently they arent arresting people for gun possession in chicago.. san diego isnt arresting anyone for theft from a store under like $900.. And that's only a couple examples in a couple of places 🤷♂️🤔
Wow, the restaurant scene brought back memories. My parents were from Naples. My Dad used to flower and fry zucchini flowers. Wasn’t one of my favorites but the old timers loved it.
A great episode of The Sopranos. The dreams being Tony's subconscious telling him what he didn't want to face. That fish telling him in Pussy's voice that he's been talking to the feds and then he said to Tony: "You knew."
Weirdly this is the exact episode I watch last night , perfect timing Started watching it all again after seeing the trailer for the new movie . Sopranos is still the greatest series of all time,
the surrealism in this episode is haunting. I think its one of the best episodes of all series. Apart from the surrealism, there is this emotion.. I can't describe it.
I think the talking fish is a reference to the euphemism "sleeps with the fishes", subconsciously he'd known pussy was an informant for a long time and hes finally acknowledging he's got to get rid of him and most abstract way possible.
Sopranos was a milestone in tv -history.Lets hope the new series 'Many Saints' gives it more relev -ance like the original HBO series. 👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍🍕🍕🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷👉👉👈👈😎😎🔚🔚🔚🔚🔚
My favorite episode of television ever. The way Tony’s dreams foreshadowed the end of the series, and the grittiness was on another level. My favorite part is when Tony has the fever dream about telling his family he bought a boat, then he comes to as they’re driving to the marina while Tom Petty is playing.
@@rhec_junior_9122 He didn't recognise that the "prettier woman" that was in Melfi's office was the female acting-boss of the Sicilian mafia in the 'Commendatori' episode either.
I used to watch this when I was in middle school and after watching that episode I went to my friends house for dinner and they had the exact same singing billy bass 😆 all I could think of was Tony’s face 😂
@@Siobhan11 Haha same here (i was born in 89 and thoose things were everywere when i was in middle school) I always imagine myself going crazy and beating someone with one of thoose. But....I didn’t...Haha
I just discovered Michael 2 days ago. I must have watched over 15 videos since ranging from the life in the mafia to movies. Clearly Michael has lived a good and a tough life. He’s likely see stuff that most of us can only read about or see in the movies. But Michael is so well articulated, well spoken and man is he captivating. There’s just something magnetic about this guy. Look at the list in 1988. He’s the only one at 35 when the rest are in their 60’s. Keep up the great work.
Joe Pistone did that as "Donny Brasco" in real life to a D.A. who knew Joe, because the D.A. was about to make Joe in front of other mobsters. It's in his book.
How about the episode when they had to go find Paulie and Christopher in the Pine Barrens, and Tony giggled hysterically when Bobby B showed up dressed up like Elmer Fudd?
The Dr. Melfi replacement in Tony's dream is the lady who plays the female boss (Annalisa Zucca) in Italy that Tony has to deal with when he goes there with Paulie & Chris. You're welcome! 👍
Out of town due to my Granddaughter having Gallbladder surgery but I wanted to see this. Well worth the time. Wow I can see why and now this particular episode parallels your own life Michael. Thank you from me and your time and please say a prayer for Ashlyn. She is only 13.
Hope your grandbaby is doing okay- have a buddy who's a damn good roper named Lynn Grubb - he had a good horse that got mean as he aged- at a Rodeo one night the horse went to bucking- the stock contractor bought him on the spot and he went on to become a top buckin horse- ole Grubb Worm would hurt you if the pick up man was a little late......
I'm kinda scared to correct him when he called tony's psychiatrist Dr melli instead of Dr. Melfi so I will just say that David Chase made a mistake instead of franzese
First time I had zucchini flowers was in Italy. Had it on pizza with mozzarella and sausage. (No sauce or very little sauce, I can't remember). It was one of the most amazing things I've ever eaten.
I absolutely hated the Italian pizza when we stayed in Italy before coming to the States in 1980. Yes, no matter what lies " Thanos " spreads there was a normal stable time when you spent time in Austria and Italy before coming to America- you couldn't just cross the border and get SSI and free medical care. But back to pizza- I loved gelato and cannoli but pizza... But I have no problem whatsoever with American pizza.
The "other soldier" that Michael speaks of in this clip was Tony's consigliere Silvio Dante (played by Steven Van Zandt). And the beautiful woman who Tony dreamed he was talking to instead of Dr. Melfi was his distant cousin from Naples Annalisa (played by Sofia Milos).
wow too funny.. I was just going to type the same comment, I was watching this and thinking “the other soldier”.. you mean Silvio, one of the primary characters of the show? lol and yeah Annalisa was an important part of his Italy trip!
One of the series’ best episodes. A couple of important points. The boardwalk scenes were shot in Asbury Park. Back then it was very dilapidated but now it’s totally revitalized. The attractive therapist in the dream was the female boss that Tony met in Italy earlier in the series.
During the first lockdown here in England I went back and rewatched every season of the Sopranos. Fantastic series! If I remember correctly wasn't it the Rolling Stones Through and Through used to run the credits at the end of this particular episode?
I’m hooked on every video you put out mate! Love your stories and opinions! You pop up in documentaries and pod casts I watch and listen to and when you do I’m hanging off every word! Safe wishes from Australia!
Great review, as usual!!! I'm re-watching the series, and I just saw this episode yesterday 😀 thanks for sharing how it resonates to you, and how you can see some examples of your life in the series. Stay safe 👊🏻
I could listen to stories about the life for ages, these guys are just so interesting. Their insights into life, their incredibly moving stories of not only getting into the life but leaving. It's far more interesting than just Goodfellas or the Mafia games, it's the real deal, raw info. Love it.
The Sopranos was basically the dying era of life in the Italian American Mafia! I can’t imagine how many memories it brought back to Michael! I know it brought my pop & all his remaining brothers and friends nostalgia! Considering so few made it out alive and or out of prison.
As a child my family had a hotel there. I remember being on the boardwalk at Easter w my Grandfather when the beautiful merry-go-round was there and the boardwalk was crowded w Easter bonnets! I have a small vintage postcard collection. One w the big swan ride there that I remember. It's taken a long time to bring Asbury back.
@@SAMEntalhealth just want to see if u paying attention .yes I’ve had food poisoning in Greece from fish .terrible never had a fish platter ever again .😅
When it comes to your business with your brother, your family, that's exactly what it is....YOUR business, Mr. Franzese. Nobody else has a right to question you for it. Great episode!
Please. Talking about how some people wouldn't approve of him forgiving his brother is a humblebrag. He's really saying, "Look what a great guy I am for forgiving my brother even though he betrayed our father." If he didn't want it to be our business he wouldn't talk about it publicly all the time.
@@mehardin All I'm saying is, its his business how he handles it. The man is not on a "humblebrag" brigade. Try not to overthink it so much. It's really not that deep...
Ive binge watched this about 4 times......on the couch for days, straight through with rewinds of the best scenes so I dont miss a word. I may have to sign up for HBO MAX to get Saints ......
When I graduated from High School my mother got me a cake, but she didn't know what to put on the cake. She asked her coworker a man,"what does a teenager boy want on his cake?" He said, "boobs". So my mom got a cake with a girl who had a bikini top. LoL
For some reason I took it personal when Michael says "So Tony gets in touch with Paulie Walnuts. And that other guy" 🙄 Sil was a great character, not only that but Consigliere to Tony when Tony took over the family lol.
That weight when a friend is not really a friend, terrific episode, I can see how you identify yourself in a kind of similar situation Michael big hug from Barcelona. Looking forward to watch the sitdown with Vincent Pastore
7:35 Yeah I caught that too. It was in Asbury Park, not Atlantic City. To be fair Michael Franzese isn't from Jersey, so he wouldn't know. I think he's from Long Island.
Kathy, do you hit the "Skip Intro" option when you watch the show? Just asking because at the very end of the intro, as Tony begins to exit his vehicle, "the Soprano's" pops onto the screen in big white letters.
@@johnnyboy7256 I can honestly say that i dont have a favorite season. I really liked all of them. However, 1,3 and 5 i enjoyed a little bit more than the others.
I meant no disrespect of my previous statement asking how are you still alive. You have accomplished something big though my friend getting out and being able to live your life without anything happening. My hats off to you now.
The end sequence to this episode was a masterpiece, the comparison between the mob living their glorious lives at the expense of ordinary people who have to live in fear and misery. It was such a well made sequence. I’m glad The Sopranos highlighted that throughout the series.
Season Two of The Sopranos is hands down the best season of it period. I’m looking forward to “The Many Saints of Newark”, hopefully you are giving some thoughts on giving a reaction to trailer.
I am curious to see if in the new movie there is a storyline with Artie. They were best friends as kids and in one episode, I can't remember when though, where it was discussed that Artie was actually the troublemaker when they were kids.
@@MistyMountainVideo I LOVED Charmagne!! Not only was she super hot but she was the only truly good, honest woman on the show. Meadow had a good heart overall but was hypocritical in many ways.
he DID know the tickets weren't legit, but he thought they were safe. They werent stolen, they were bought fraudulently during a bust-out under the guise of a promotional item. Just before he dies, Big Puss actually mentions he'd informed the FBI about "the scatino bust-out", so he got caught because of him.
I'm loving these sopranos episode breakdowns. Best acted show of all time. It's a show about being a man and a human being that used the mob as a vehicle.
Signor Franzese, the whole series is worth the watch and rewatch from many different perspectives. Life lesson learned from every episode and I’m sure your viewers (myself included) would greatly enjoy your spin on critical episodes having viewed all episodes up until that specific episode. Saluti’
Great story Michael. I know how it was when my mother was the boss around the house. My mother would beat my ass for pissing off my sister (little miss goody two shoes), then she would say wait until your father gets home. I couldn't wait he took pity on me, asked If mom already beat my ass and I told him she did. He then said If she asked, tell her I did too. She was the greatest and so was he. Miss them both. Hope you and the family had a good 4th.
Michael congratulations on having so many subscribers I have been on your channel since the early days, have you only watched the sopranos for the first time recently I remember you saying you never watched it when it was on TV the first time, thanks Mark
@@Inubiz now that ya mention it, they do look very much alike. I dont know how well it would work out for him to play a younger Sonny Franzese unless its a smaller role for the character. I only say that based on the fact that people will likely see him as Sonny but will think of him as Tony's dad Johnny Boy Soprano.
Tank you Michael for your sit downs amd its realy intresting for me to lessen to your stories about the mob famelies and mob movies. In Sweden we dont have that kaind of mob activiti. Thanks four your informstion about the Amerikan mob. Ingvar from Sweden!
Mike talks about his gas scam like uncle philly talks about his 20 years in the can.
Well, Michael Franzese is not as angry as Uncle Philly Leotardo. Actually, nobody is, except Rodrigo Duterte, maybe.
Im sure he sacrificed too. He most likely did the same thing in a tissue as the Shaw of Iran. Lol
@@rodbingaman6985 Well, I'm fully conscious I'm going to look like an arrogant a**hole, but I feel like I need to say it: Phil Leotardo compromised, he never used the word sacrificed. And Frank Vincent looked like the Shah of Iran, who was a ally of the USA during his time, unlike the regime that followed his downfall.
Now, you can think I'm arrogant or you can think I gave you useful information, that's up to you.
You are correct on both, good sir. And thank you for pointing out my error in spelling, even though im fully aware of who he was.
I’d say more so how Ralph robbed Demeo for the jacket
"Get the weights..."
Michael: Boy, that takes me back. 😂
LMAO... as the FBI's watching this "Ladies and gentlemen, we got him" 🤣
Lmfaoa
So funny! Michael's teenage memories of dead bodies going overboard in chains and weights. Good times! LoL
@@one0onelion248 now FBI would need to find a specific body in the ocean, and tie Michael being involved.
I’m yelling at you and you don’t like it …
For people who haven't seen this episode..... They didn't just kill him because a talking fish confessed to them.... Tony found the wire in Pussy's house.
Yup, in a cigar box's false bottom i believe. Yeah not just cause of the dream 😆
But the point is that the dream sequence is when his subconscious made him aware that he he'd a strong gut feeling he was unknowingly suppressing out of his love for Pussy, he was in denial. Finding the wire was merely confirming what he knew deep down
THANK YOU! He definitely did due diligence to figure it out first.
@@porridge_raider no rony noticed when they was talking when eating and he was explaining the phone card scam tony noticed he was talking like a cop
Michael my name is Bobby Daniels Sr. I'm a 67 yr old Disabled Veteran I love to hear your comments! I'm almost a shut in you have made my usual boring life a helluva lot more enjoyable and I thank you for what you do please keep up the good work again thank you
You have an awesome last name
My life is usually also pretty boring my friend, even though I'm lucky to not have had injuries so far, still being young, quite good looking and with a good degree. It's all dull and tedious anyways, chasing paychecks every month, not much social life any more, especially since covid struck and killed many things forever. It was not supposed to be like that. You are not missing on that much if I think about that. Most people I know are living boring lives too, although many of them fool themselves that it's actually good, they are afraid to face the facts. Anyways, good luck.
Thank you for your service, sir. TH-cam is good like that 😀
I think anyone who criticises Michael for not being as familiar with the show as they’d like are truly missing the point. The point of these videos isn’t about him being a superfan of The Sopranos, it’s about the insights from someone who actually lived that life. I hope we get more of these episode breakdowns.
Yeah plus he’s a 70 year old man, he’s spent a lot of time in prison, a lot of time doing bad business away from family. He probably wants to spend every min of his life wisely now and not waste hours binging tv shows.
@@siddhant... he's 70? Wtf
I find it hilarious myself! I'm sure he's a busy man.
Franzese doesn't seem the type to really watch many movies or tv shows anyway. We're talking about a man who has never even entertained the notion of watching an episode of the Simpsons and was visibly confused when watching a clip from it. He has more important shit to do with his time, always has.
“He called her , Dr Melli” lol Dr Melfie lol like MILF except melt
We need a sit down with Michael Imperioli! His performance in the show was absolutely mesmerizing, always thought he had some of the best performances on the show!
Not too hard to play a hothead. Yell and throw stuff.
He was the hair apparent
Mr. F. Respectfully, We need this.
@@wadewilson8011 and 2 years later your still wrong
@@doggface22 right? this guy is talking outta his ass
Please do "Pine Barrens" next Mr.Franzese.
The best Sopranos episode in my opinion.
yeah. we learned that even interior decorators can have messy apartments
Pine Barrens is overrated
@fabRic_jAck season 3 is my favorite but every episode from Employee of the Month to the finale is strong. I just think PB gets too much credit when the episodes around it are just as good if not better
Great suggestion. I would like to know if Mr Franzese has seen any paranormal encounters in his lifetime.
@@BostonsF1nest what's so overrated about? It's a perfect episode
I appreciate you addressing your forgiveness for your brother. I watched his video and felt for him. Addiction is terrible. It's the same as the life you speak of. High ups low downs and destruction and chaos in between. John has so much love. Thank you for allowing the Grace to work through you.
I love these and Micheal is such a pro presenter. Needs his own TV show.
This is better than a TV show for him.
He has 100% creative control and keeps 100% of the profits. Plus he cant get fired one day
And he can get guys like us no show jobs on set hehehe.
What do you think this is?
@@Britton_Thompson not the navy 🤷🏾♂️
He is getting his own tv show
I’m rewatching this with my brother . His first time watching the sopranos and it makes me happy seeing his reaction to this amazing show. Gandolfini is absolutely legendary.
One of the absolute best episodes, arguably the best of the series
Its probably my favorite episode
Tony found out through a dream right?
Whitecaps>>
Definitely my favorite episode.
Fans vote 'Pine Barrens' as the #1 episode. I consider myself a Super fan & am hard pressed to name my top 5 favorites. They all have valuable/quotable scenes.
One thing about the Sopranos. One of the BEST things about the writing of this show was that the dream sequences were closer to how dreams actually progress when you dream than any other writing I’ve seen on any show or film, before or after, to this very day.
Michael Deserves Millions of Subscribers
Why did it take me so long to find Michael reviewing The Sopranos? These videos are superb - I can listen to him talk all day.
"Today with the laws in New York, he'd be out in 5 minutes." Sad but true.
Normally In LA - Gascon would've had an ATM Card and Apology but wrong shade. Garcetti wouldn't kneel and blame racism as there is no political PROFIT for him in this color pattern
.
Seems to be a weird problem in democrat run cities...
Apparently they arent arresting people for gun possession in chicago.. san diego isnt arresting anyone for theft from a store under like $900..
And that's only a couple examples in a couple of places 🤷♂️🤔
No he wouldn't be, he's the wrong shade.
No doubt
@@hammerthor6441 but he does have the money
Sylvio as Michael from Godfather 3: “ Our true enemy has yet to reveal himself “
They already have. 🤣
Wow, the restaurant scene brought back memories. My parents were from Naples. My Dad used to flower and fry zucchini flowers. Wasn’t one of my favorites but the old timers loved it.
A great episode of The Sopranos. The dreams being Tony's subconscious telling him what he didn't want to face. That fish telling him in Pussy's voice that he's been talking to the feds and then he said to Tony: "You knew."
Weirdly this is the exact episode I watch last night , perfect timing
Started watching it all again after seeing the trailer for the new movie .
Sopranos is still the greatest series of all time,
Watched it the same day as you Uncle Philly
My favorite line in the Show is AJ asking, “So what?! NO FUCKING ZITI?!
the surrealism in this episode is haunting. I think its one of the best episodes of all series. Apart from the surrealism, there is this emotion.. I can't describe it.
I think the talking fish is a reference to the euphemism "sleeps with the fishes", subconsciously he'd known pussy was an informant for a long time and hes finally acknowledging he's got to get rid of him and most abstract way possible.
Sopranos was a milestone in tv
-history.Lets hope the new series
'Many Saints' gives it more relev
-ance like the original HBO series.
👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍🍕🍕🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷👉👉👈👈😎😎🔚🔚🔚🔚🔚
@@armanddebella7594 many saints is a movie not a series
My favorite episode of television ever.
The way Tony’s dreams foreshadowed the end of the series, and the grittiness was on another level.
My favorite part is when Tony has the fever dream about telling his family he bought a boat, then he comes to as they’re driving to the marina while Tom Petty is playing.
I'm heartbrroken that Michael does not remember Silvio :(
The most loyal & loveable character
right.... and did he say dr milli? does this guy even watch the show
@@rhec_junior_9122 He didn't recognise that the "prettier woman" that was in Melfi's office was the female acting-boss of the Sicilian mafia in the 'Commendatori' episode either.
@@NoirFan84 not Sicilian mafia it’s the Neapolitan mafia “The Camorra”
@@assafsamuel7119 Whatever, it's her, that's the point.
World class presenting. Thank you so much Michael.
Mike wait until Tony see's the Big Mouth Billy Bass singing fish... hilarious.
I used to watch this when I was in middle school and after watching that episode I went to my friends house for dinner and they had the exact same singing billy bass 😆 all I could think of was Tony’s face 😂
@@Siobhan11 allright salud!
now go home and get ya fuckin shinebox!!!
Our true enemy...has yet.....to reveal himself. That dream seqience is awesome.
@@Siobhan11 Haha same here (i was born in 89 and thoose things were everywere when i was in middle school) I always imagine myself going crazy and beating someone with one of thoose. But....I didn’t...Haha
Duh
That's the Asbury Park boardwalk. My mother in law used to live a few blocks from it.
This is great Mr. Franzese! I love when you do reviews of The Sopranos episodes. The best show ever! 🙏🏼❤️
I just discovered Michael 2 days ago. I must have watched over 15 videos since ranging from the life in the mafia to movies.
Clearly Michael has lived a good and a tough life. He’s likely see stuff that most of us can only read about or see in the movies.
But Michael is so well articulated, well spoken and man is he captivating. There’s just something magnetic about this guy.
Look at the list in 1988. He’s the only one at 35 when the rest are in their 60’s.
Keep up the great work.
another great sitdown Michael. I loved it. can't wait for Vinny Pastore!
You should have 8 million subscribers or more! Love anything you do. You were born for this.
After i came back from vacation yesterday seeing you make me feel less depressed . Thank you ! 🙏
The best episode is when Tony grabbed that guy on a boat by his nuts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
you wanted to get involved, now you're involved!
I make business, she's nice girl.
Joe Pistone did that as "Donny Brasco" in real life to a D.A. who knew Joe, because the D.A. was about to make Joe in front of other mobsters. It's in his book.
How about the episode when they had to go find Paulie and Christopher in the Pine Barrens, and Tony giggled hysterically when Bobby B showed up dressed up like Elmer Fudd?
...or when Tony was going to suffocate his mom with a pillow at the home, and he threatened her-- what acting! He scared me through the TV!
Thank you for having a forgiving heart, Mr. Franzese. God bless you and your family.
17:00 "you were like a brother to me" perfectly in sync LMAO
Thanks again for reviewing Sopranos Michael. My alltime favourite show.
The Dr. Melfi replacement in Tony's dream is the lady who plays the female boss (Annalisa Zucca) in Italy that Tony has to deal with when he goes there with Paulie & Chris. You're welcome! 👍
Actually it's not. It's another Italian women who was an exchange student living next door at Cusomano's crib.
@@Superpity07 no,he is right it was Annalisa in the dream; he even told Melfi that she reminded him of her after he met Annalisa earlier in Season 2.
Sofia Milos was a stone cold fox in The Sopranos, and she still is to this day.
@@Superpity07 wrong. Watch it again
Zucca is squash/zucchini in Italian relating back to the flowers they were eating....
Out of town due to my Granddaughter having Gallbladder surgery but I wanted to see this. Well worth the time. Wow I can see why and now this particular episode parallels your own life Michael. Thank you from me and your time and please say a prayer for Ashlyn. She is only 13.
Hope your grandbaby is doing okay- have a buddy who's a damn good roper named Lynn Grubb - he had a good horse that got mean as he aged- at a Rodeo one night the horse went to bucking- the stock contractor bought him on the spot and he went on to become a top buckin horse- ole Grubb Worm would hurt you if the pick up man was a little late......
It was a Indian restaurant, and Tony ate lot of spicy food there... Also Artie bucco tells tony about Indians and Indian food Great episode btw
That ghee will fuk you up if your not used to it
He went to both. Indian place first. Then arties
But Dr.Cusamano said that the Indian food most likely wasnt the culprit.
I'm kinda scared to correct him when he called tony's psychiatrist Dr melli instead of Dr. Melfi so I will just say that David Chase made a mistake instead of franzese
I think thats more of a cute nick name rather than a mistake.
My guitar induced calluses cause me to hit the wrong key all the time. ..
@@andrewkulinski8883 oh oh-
@@andrewkulinski8883 are you the famous ice man?
@@davidrice3337 yes I am
I need to start filling my wardrobe with these shirts. This one in particular
I love Michael Franzese's shirts. So classy!
First time I had zucchini flowers was in Italy. Had it on pizza with mozzarella and sausage. (No sauce or very little sauce, I can't remember). It was one of the most amazing things I've ever eaten.
I absolutely hated the Italian pizza when we stayed in Italy before coming to the States in 1980. Yes, no matter what lies " Thanos " spreads there was a normal stable time when you spent time in Austria and Italy before coming to America- you couldn't just cross the border and get SSI and free medical care. But back to pizza- I loved gelato and cannoli but pizza... But I have no problem whatsoever with American pizza.
The "other soldier" that Michael speaks of in this clip was Tony's consigliere Silvio Dante (played by Steven Van Zandt). And the beautiful woman who Tony dreamed he was talking to instead of Dr. Melfi was his distant cousin from Naples Annalisa (played by Sofia Milos).
wow too funny.. I was just going to type the same comment, I was watching this and thinking “the other soldier”.. you mean Silvio, one of the primary characters of the show? lol and yeah Annalisa was an important part of his Italy trip!
@@JoeKnowsWorst actual mob guys probably don't watch these in the entirety because he lived the life. He doesn't need to watch it
Thank you
One of the series’ best episodes. A couple of important points. The boardwalk scenes were shot in Asbury Park. Back then it was very dilapidated but now it’s totally revitalized. The attractive therapist in the dream was the female boss that Tony met in Italy earlier in the series.
Yea and it's Dr. Melfi not Meli, lol
No really. You don’t say :/
Annalisa Zucca
During the first lockdown here in England I went back and rewatched every season of the Sopranos.
Fantastic series!
If I remember correctly wasn't it the Rolling Stones Through and Through used to run the credits at the end of this particular episode?
I’m hooked on every video you put out mate! Love your stories and opinions! You pop up in documentaries and pod casts I watch and listen to and when you do I’m hanging off every word! Safe wishes from Australia!
Hmmm just saw a Searay boat. Wow Michael. I'll have to take a Dramamine tablet for seasickness lol.
This is one of the best episodes!
This is one of my favorite episodes. Junior peaking out the window had me laughing so hard.
Great review, as usual!!! I'm re-watching the series, and I just saw this episode yesterday 😀 thanks for sharing how it resonates to you, and how you can see some examples of your life in the series. Stay safe 👊🏻
I could listen to stories about the life for ages, these guys are just so interesting. Their insights into life, their incredibly moving stories of not only getting into the life but leaving. It's far more interesting than just Goodfellas or the Mafia games, it's the real deal, raw info. Love it.
I just watched this episode yesterday. Great breakdown as always Mike!
The Sopranos was basically the dying era of life in the Italian American Mafia! I can’t imagine how many memories it brought back to Michael! I know it brought my pop & all his remaining brothers and friends nostalgia! Considering so few made it out alive and or out of prison.
Another great episode! The boardwalk scene was actually Asbury Park. Was there this beautiful Independence Day weekend.
As a child my family had a hotel there. I remember being on the boardwalk at Easter w my Grandfather when the beautiful merry-go-round was there and the boardwalk was crowded w Easter bonnets! I have a small vintage postcard collection. One w the big swan ride there that I remember. It's taken a long time to bring Asbury back.
Thank you 💛 Michael for another interesting and very fun to watch episode of the Sopranos! Love the show, everything about it. ❤
Loving your videos Michael. Your production quality is top notch
@@michaelfranzese everything you touched turned to gold so let this be one of them lol
@@SAMEntalhealth just want to see if u paying attention .yes I’ve had food poisoning in Greece from fish .terrible never had a fish platter ever again .😅
When it comes to your business with your brother, your family, that's exactly what it is....YOUR business, Mr. Franzese. Nobody else has a right to question you for it. Great episode!
Please. Talking about how some people wouldn't approve of him forgiving his brother is a humblebrag. He's really saying, "Look what a great guy I am for forgiving my brother even though he betrayed our father." If he didn't want it to be our business he wouldn't talk about it publicly all the time.
@@mehardin All I'm saying is, its his business how he handles it. The man is not on a "humblebrag" brigade. Try not to overthink it so much. It's really not that deep...
Finally found the entire series on Saturday at walmart! Been watching it since Saturday evening!!
Its an amazing show
Enjoy
I remember it being on Tv when I was around 15. I'm 35 now lol
Ive binge watched this about 4 times......on the couch for days, straight through with rewinds of the best scenes so I dont miss a word. I may have to sign up for HBO MAX to get Saints ......
That fever dream scene screwed with my head SO bad. I could not fall asleep for hours.
When I graduated from High School my mother got me a cake, but she didn't know what to put on the cake. She asked her coworker a man,"what does a teenager boy want on his cake?" He said, "boobs". So my mom got a cake with a girl who had a bikini top. LoL
Men are just men. Nothing wrong with that
Cool Mom
@@martinmena4625 tell that to the feminazis
@@davidrice3337 you're missing the point. The guy meant Tits, Bare tits not with a bikini top on.
@@peterarmstrong6730 that's great!
One my favourite episodes, along with pine barrens.
For some reason I took it personal when Michael says "So Tony gets in touch with Paulie Walnuts. And that other guy" 🙄 Sil was a great character, not only that but Consigliere to Tony when Tony took over the family lol.
That weight when a friend is not really a friend, terrific episode, I can see how you identify yourself in a kind of similar situation Michael big hug from Barcelona. Looking forward to watch the sitdown with Vincent Pastore
Michael: “I had 40 of my friends there”
Me: Can’t even think of 40 people I know..
Join the mob
It's a more social environment...
I have 104 friends
They are not real friends
@@paulfitzpatrick6290 *on fb
That sopranos scene on the boardwalk was in Asbury Park not Atlantic City.
Respect from Yonkers Michael!! 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yonkers? What are you? Lost?
Must of been at Red Robin’s
@@daniellopez-dj7em How would you know where Vito was unless you had a hardon for Vito?!!
@@TheLAKERSareGodsTeam I responded to your comment and you still didn’t get my meaning you need to go to slip and falls school
@@daniellopez-dj7em you're gonna build Beansie a rayyy-amp.
The dream scenes was not in AC, it was in Asbury Park, NJ!!
7:35 Yeah I caught that too. It was in Asbury Park, not Atlantic City. To be fair Michael Franzese isn't from Jersey, so he wouldn't know. I think he's from Long Island.
@@alexibarona5807 Would be nice if Mike did some research before saying AC?
@@KingNewJersey True, he could of found out first. He probably just thought it was AC, since Atlantic City has always been mob'up.
Lol, was gonna comment the exact same thing. Asbury, not AC. ;)
It could've just been a slip o the tongue.
I loooovvve the Sapranos. I could binge watch them over and over!
Kathy, do you hit the "Skip Intro" option when you watch the show? Just asking because at the very end of the intro, as Tony begins to exit his vehicle, "the Soprano's" pops onto the screen in big white letters.
Just kiddin' around with ya by the way ;-)
@@johnnyboy7256 1,3,5
@@johnnyboy7256 I can honestly say that i dont have a favorite season. I really liked all of them. However, 1,3 and 5 i enjoyed a little bit more than the others.
I meant no disrespect of my previous statement asking how are you still alive. You have accomplished something big though my friend getting out and being able to live your life without anything happening. My hats off to you now.
The end sequence to this episode was a masterpiece, the comparison between the mob living their glorious lives at the expense of ordinary people who have to live in fear and misery. It was such a well made sequence. I’m glad The Sopranos highlighted that throughout the series.
Sitting here watching you talk, Michael, half the time I feel like your therapist. Hope these sessions help.
One of my favorite episodes I watched this one the other day I’ve rewatch this series five times! Love this show and you’re content
One of the best episodes of Television ever made.
Yesss Soprano Mondays!!!!!!!! Keep em coming!!!!!!
Season Two of The Sopranos is hands down the best season of it period. I’m looking forward to “The Many Saints of Newark”, hopefully you are giving some thoughts on giving a reaction to trailer.
I thought S3 was the best. My favorite though was S4.
I am curious to see if in the new movie there is a storyline with Artie. They were best friends as kids and in one episode, I can't remember when though, where it was discussed that Artie was actually the troublemaker when they were kids.
Yeah I love 2 as well. 4 and 6b also
@@MistyMountainVideo I LOVED Charmagne!! Not only was she super hot but she was the only truly good, honest woman on the show. Meadow had a good heart overall but was hypocritical in many ways.
Awesome Work Michael Franzese!!👍👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
he DID know the tickets weren't legit, but he thought they were safe. They werent stolen, they were bought fraudulently during a bust-out under the guise of a promotional item. Just before he dies, Big Puss actually mentions he'd informed the FBI about "the scatino bust-out", so he got caught because of him.
Pussy gave them Webistics as well as the Scatino bust-out. That was way more than enough to warrant a death sentence.
We, as viewers, know this way before he tells Tony. Him and Skip Lipari discuss it in Skip's car.
@@meekeeboy you're right, that slipped my mind. Good memory!
This is hands down my favorite channel on TH-cam these days.
Surprised there was no mention of Tony finding the tape recorder on Pussy’s dresser in the cigar box/jewelry box.
My hear literally sank in that scene
Mike didnt watfch the show, everything he mentions is surface level observations of a clip he saw online
It's almost as if he hasn't actually seen the episode, huh?
Your a good guy Sir Michael.You did a very admirable move in life by being forgiving
I'm loving these sopranos episode breakdowns. Best acted show of all time. It's a show about being a man and a human being that used the mob as a vehicle.
@@bossshxtonly breaking bad was great but it would've never happened without the sopranos and that's been confirmed
I just came across this channel, instantly addicted. I could listen to you all day
I think Vinny deserved an Emmy Nomination for this episode. Definitely deserved it.
I could listen to you talk for hours, Mike. God Bless
4th July is my birthday, hope all the Americans had a great weekend, love from Ireland! 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 🎂
☘️
I'm in Ireland too.
Signor Franzese, the whole series is worth the watch and rewatch from many different perspectives. Life lesson learned from every episode and I’m sure your viewers (myself included) would greatly enjoy your spin on critical episodes having viewed all episodes up until that specific episode. Saluti’
Tony knew the tickets were from a scam. It’s from the sporting goods store
Great video, thanks for sharing Michael
Great story Michael. I know how it was when my mother was the boss around the house. My mother would beat my ass for pissing off my sister (little miss goody two shoes), then she would say wait until your father gets home. I couldn't wait he took pity on me, asked If mom already beat my ass and I told him she did. He then said If she asked, tell her I did too. She was the greatest and so was he. Miss them both. Hope you and the family had a good 4th.
I just got two ass kickings lol
Food poisoning is similar to a bad hangover lol
Love the content Michael. God Bless you brother!!!
Michael congratulations on having so many subscribers I have been on your channel since the early days, have you only watched the sopranos for the first time recently I remember you saying you never watched it when it was on TV the first time, thanks Mark
It's actually the boardwalk in Asbury Park New Jersey
This is correct
I enjoy your authentic point of view
Hey Michael! I hope you and your loved ones had a great 4th of July weekend!! God Bless from The Bronx 💯👊🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@michaelfranzese hey Michael get Jon bernthal to play your dad in a movie. He looks just like him!!!
@@Inubiz now that ya mention it, they do look very much alike. I dont know how well it would work out for him to play a younger Sonny Franzese unless its a smaller role for the character. I only say that based on the fact that people will likely see him as Sonny but will think of him as Tony's dad Johnny Boy Soprano.
Wow Mr Franzese. This was hard hitting. Very informative. Thank you. God bless you and keep you always.
The editing is on a very good level. You're more creative than Spielberg.
Thanks Michael, and God bless !!
Every five years, Michael franzese looks like a completely different person
Tank you Michael for your sit downs amd its realy intresting for me to lessen to your stories about the mob famelies and mob movies.
In Sweden we dont have that kaind of mob activiti.
Thanks four your informstion
about the Amerikan mob.
Ingvar from Sweden!
Your life and the way you tell these stories is Amazing