Malapropisms in The Sopranos

Compiled by By Jack Brummet

"She's an albacore around my neck." - Johnny Soprano, about his wife Livia

"Create a little dysentery in the ranks" -Christopher Moltisanti

"We're in a f***ing stagmire." - Little Carmine Lupertazzi

"Alright, sure. Go ahead. I'm a little miffled but yeah. . ." - Tony Soprano

"My friends have abandoned me. I've been f***ing ostrified." - Little Carmine Lupertazzi

"I agree with that Senator Sanitorium. He says, if we let this stuff go too far, pretty soon we'll be fucking dogs." - Tony

"There's no stigmata connected with going to a shrink" - Little Carmine Lupertazzi

"What with the passing of Vito Senior and all that entrails..." - Tony

"I was prostate with grief." - Tony

"Quasimodo predicted all of this." -Bobby Baccalieri [referring to Nostradamus]

"A guy like that is going out with a woman, he could technically not have penissary contact with her Volvo" - Tony

"You know, Sung Tizzoo! The Chinese Prince Matchabelli!" - Paulie Gualtieri [Sun Tzu and Machiavelli]

"From now on, keep your antidotes to local color, like Dinoflow or Maguire sisters. Otherwise, SHUT THE F*** UP!   There's an old Italian saying: you f*** up once, you lose two teeth." - Tony

"He's an old-fashioned kind of guy - very allegorical." - Little Carmine Lupertazzi

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Is Tony Soprano alive?

David Chase finally coughs up the truth seven years later (god: it's been that long?). I knew it.  See the short article here on Uproxx.  This is the last frame of the series, just before the screen suddenly cuts to black.

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FBI Agent Harris warns Tony Soprano about "that problem in Brooklyn"

By Jack Brummet

This is a great piece of dialogue, and a pivotal moment in the next-to-last episode ("The Blue Comet") of The Sopranos--this, and the last episode, "Made In America." are two of the great moments of television, ever. . .

FBI Agent Harris: "Remember that thing I told you about that was supposed to happen last year?  Your problem with Brooklyn?  It's on again, possibly.  You.  Maybe people close to you.  If it was really solid you would have been warned officially by the Newark office.  But my colleague in Brooklyn. . .the one with the collaborator.  The snitch is implying the wheels have already been set in motion."

Tony:  Implyin'.

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The Soprano Borgata, Poll-watching on election day

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Six and a half Seasons of The Sopranos in nine minutes

It's a little bit snarky, but good. One guy's rundown of the entire story arc of The Sopranos. In nine minutes.



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A video compilation of every death in The Sopranos

If you watched all seven seasons of The Sopranos, this is like a little refresher course on all the twists, turns, and chicanes of the plot over the years. Since virtually every death was a key plot point, this is an interesting summation of one aspect of the show that alludes to some of the others.

There were some incredible murders in the series, including, finally, most of the characters except Paulie, Tony, Tony's family, and some of the soldiers in Sacrimony/Leotardo and Tony Soprano's crime families.

Stephen Clarke-Willson pointed out that some people felt burned by the way the series ended. If you want to see last moments of the show (and a remixed version), click here. I loved the ending, and don't think I would have changed a thing. The fade to black (without music, for the first time in the show's history) was an incredible way to round things out, although I can see why some people wanted to show tied up with a neat bow.


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The final frame of The Sopranos

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The final scene from The Sopranos (and a remixed version)

I already miss the show. As for the "controversial" ending. . .I loved it. I thought it was apt, and great, down to the last detail. Here is the last scene, followed by a remixed version of the last scene.




And the remix:

Who is "Carlo" on the last Soprano's episode?

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Many people are puzzled by the reference to Carlo on the final episode of The Sopranos. Carlo Gervasi apparently becomes an informant after his son is busted. Several references in the last show allude to Carlo's upcoming testimony against Anthony. This is not the Carlo who was killed earlier in the series. Carlo Gervasi, played by Arthur J. Nascarella.

Carlo Gervasi first appears in Season Four, as a captain of Jimmy Altieri's old crew (Jimmy you may remember was also disposed of as a rat). Gervasi runs the Bloomfield Avenue casino, and was part of the Soprano family's port hijackings. In Season 6, Carlo attended two celebration dinners at Nuovo Vesuvio, first when his cousin Burt Gervasi becomes a made man and a second when he attends Christopher's bachelor party.

After Vito's murder, Gervasi is given all of his construction action. He stated once that he wanted Spatafore "dragged behind his car." When Tony decided that Spatafore had to be killed, Silvio (Steven Van Zandt) suggested Gervasi for the job because of his views. Carlo later avenged his family's honor in a memorable episode by stabbing Fat Dom for making jokes about Spatafore's murder and implying that Gervasi was also gay. He freaked out and stabbed him in the back room of Satriale's Pork Store with Silvio also getting sucked into the action. Tony Soprano discovers them waiting to dispose of the body and was angry because of the murder's possible blowback. Gervasi takes charge of disposing of Gamiello's body and even drives to Connecticut to deposit his head in a storm drain, if you remember that scene earlier in the season. You actually did see Carlo a great deal, but the glimpses were usually fleeting.

In the series finale, Gervasi's son is picked up by the FBI for drug-dealing. When Carlo fails to show up for a meeting with Paulie Walnuts, he warns Tony that he may be cutting a deal. Soprano's attorney confirms that someone is, in fact testifying before a grand jury and that indictments are forthcoming. In the final scene, Tony tells Carmela that Carlo is testifying, thus confirming that he turned informant to keep his son out of jail and possibly out of revenge for the murder of his cousin.
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The Entire Sopranos Story In Seven Minutes - The Last Season Starts A Week From Today!

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The final season of The Sopranos begins one week from today. In honor of that, Joe Sabia has put together a videomontage of all six seasons, outlining the story in seven minutes. Nice work Joe!

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