Paulie stopped a guy from smoking, help another guy from a tree, and negotiated a business deal all within 5 mins. A true role model for America's youth
There's so much in this scene that kills me: Paulie listening contentedly to the audiobook of Sun Tzu, Paulie at first acting as if he's backing down with his hands in the air, the shovel whack and the wallet plundering, the lawnmower theft, and (to me funniest of all) attempting to shut the trunk lid on an object obviously way too long to allow it to close.
@@utsavkataria96 😂 hilarious given how much of a character Pauline is but then you remember that he’s one of the few and in a good spot by the end of the series. Maybe he was applying the teachings of Sun Tzu?
@Deke1 yep, he was a certified gangster involved in activities he himself didn't want to talk about apparently, since most of the info I've got on him is based on information from..."other sources" My man was not a saint that's for sure
Love this scene. I met Paulie at a fundraiser the week after this aired so I go up to him and say hey I need some landscaping done and he responds you got a fucking shovel. We both laugh and we take a picture together. Cool guy.
The funniest bit is that he lied to his friends he had been reading books by Sun Tzu based on Tony's recommendation, and then this scene reveals that he just listens to the audio version. I laughed my ass off when I saw this scene, him nodding with the smile and all. lol
Affected Area Well. "When to fight and when not to fight". He backs off just to come back and ambush them. That's Paulie's way to pick his fights i guess ;)
Damn, you guys always point out details I miss. What a show. Also, I love how it says "know when to fight and when not to fight"...and Paulie proceeds to ignore the advice lol
The genius of David Chase; the little old lady on the sidewalk watching Paulie putting the lawnmower in his trunk is another example of Chase adding colorful depth to his writing.
It's so ridiculous lol, stealing a lawnmower to sell for what, 40 bucks? I'm a broke ass machinist I wouldn't take the damn thing for free, not worth the hassle
@@Barry-v3r He probably meant more realistic looking violence like this, or the scene with Sal Vitro getting his arm stomped on. Violence meant to look painful, as opposed to something like Home Alone.
I love how paulie asked for 1200, and tony said 1000 and then goes to his moms gardener and said, "i got you 500 for your broken arm" paulie the cheapest mobster
This work of art, The Sopranos, would never be the same without him, the best supporting character in tv series ever, Tony Sirico aka Paulie Walnuts (July 29, 1942 - July 8, 2022) rest in peace man and thank you for everything 😪
I love him listening to Sun Tzu in the car….then completely ignoring most of what he probably just heard lol !! I could watch Paulie clips all day. Dude takes the freaking mower hahaha!!
Sounds like something from the Flintstones or Bugs Bunny or one of those other badass cartoons. The only thing missing were the birds chirping and the stars over his head.
Well a rabbit punch is the most dangerous illegal move in combat sports for a reason. So a rabbit shovel shot is lethal no matter the shovellers age. Just look and listen too that 1:09. Youd be lucky if you died because if you lived youd be a vegetable. And the 2nd guy falls 20 feet out of a tree.
There’s a reason why us old guys are old. It just goes to show about safety on the job site. Never leave your tools just lying around. Some one could get hurt.
Actually he did exactly as instructed. He waited until the big guy's back was turned before smacking him in the head with a shovel. "He will win who knows when to fight."
Paulie has fear of supernatural stuff. In "first person" situations (or "close combat" if you would) he got his dose of courage. Source: how he treated the colombians in Florida.
Actually, Paulie was following Sun Tzu's point that "Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness." Paulie took advantage when Jimmy's back was turned and then smacked him in the skull with a shovel.
I know I shouldn't laugh as it's extreme, but I find it hilariously satisfying how Gary LaManna gets that smug attitude more or less beaten out of him (felt a bit bad for Jimmy, though). He thought Paulie wouldn't do fuck all, just 'cos his uncle is a big bad member of the old school mafia from Italy.
i loved it when Paulie picked up the shovel and hit the guy with it lol. he walking away with the loan mower and guys on agony there. Paulie was hilarious.
Yes! I can't believe that you're the only one to comment about that little touch here. I was laughing at the slapstick violence up to that point, that I just about choked at how hilarious it was watching him make a halfassed attempt to do what was so obviously impossible with the trunk lid.
The guy makes millions of dollars a year. Still steals the fucking lawnmower. Gangster through and through. It's not about the money, it's about sending a message.
Paulie reminds me of a guy in our neighbourhood. He was untouchable. Even the cops wouldn't arrest him. An absolute psycho. He terrorised the neighbourhood for years, until a couple of guys turned up at his house one day and shot him. We all reckon the police arranged it. Still, nice and peaceful now.
I like how he’s listening to Sun Tzu art of war audiobook saying know when to fight and avoid it when you don’t need to. Then he starts an entirely avoidable fight lol
Paulie stopped a guy from smoking, help another guy from a tree, and negotiated a business deal all within 5 mins. A true role model for America's youth
Yeah, helped himself with the lawnmower and the cash, he’s also good at finances and asset acquisition 🤣
Not bad for a guy who gets treated like he has a load in his pants.
Heh heh heh
He proves with hard work and morals you can achieve your dreams.
Paulie? His name is Clarence. Heheh
Paulie is lucky he was able to defend himself when that guy jumped off the tree and came at him with the chainsaw.
The Jersey Chainsaw Masscre
Nah the guy with the chainsaw came down far too fast!
It really was a self defence situation
Guy fucking lunged at us!
He had a right to
"If your enemy approaches you with a chainsaw, you have a right to defend yourself." -Sun Tazooo
lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Quasi Modo
"Be the Chainsaw" Jet Laggy
The Chinese prince Matchabelli
Tzu
There's so much in this scene that kills me: Paulie listening contentedly to the audiobook of Sun Tzu, Paulie at first acting as if he's backing down with his hands in the air, the shovel whack and the wallet plundering, the lawnmower theft, and (to me funniest of all) attempting to shut the trunk lid on an object obviously way too long to allow it to close.
Paulie listening and nodding lol
It's even better when you remember that Paulie was talking all about Sun Tzu about the art of war.
@@utsavkataria96 😂 hilarious given how much of a character Pauline is but then you remember that he’s one of the few and in a good spot by the end of the series. Maybe he was applying the teachings of Sun Tzu?
@@pvblivscornelivsscipio That's a post that only a huge fan of the show could put up.
Thanks!
And the little old lady looking at him before he drives away.😂
One of the better scenes Paulie was involved in. RIP Paulie, you will be missed. Great actor.
He was the real deal.
'He wasn't acting, that's the real man....
@Deke1 yep, he was a certified gangster involved in activities he himself didn't want to talk about apparently, since most of the info I've got on him is based on information from..."other sources"
My man was not a saint that's for sure
HE JUMPED OUT THE TREE AND COME AT ME WITH A CHAINSAW.
+Papa Gangster
"I got a right to defend myself....heh, heh"
+Papa Gangster lmao..
+scdevon lol....u r funny..lol
+Papa Gangster Thats actually the hilarious line after this scene lol
Too funny
Love this scene. I met Paulie at a fundraiser the week after this aired so I go up to him and say hey I need some landscaping done and he responds you got a fucking shovel. We both laugh and we take a picture together. Cool guy.
What's even better about him is that he was actually in the mob and did time for various crimes. He's the real deal.
@@joshuanewcombe8454 what....is that true....?
@@rafitohornero3850 yea it is
@@rafitohornero3850 yes
And I’m playing shortstop for the Mets.
I love this scene. Especially Paulie, a made guy, stealing the lawnmower to probably sell it for 50 bucks. Hustler to the core.
I think he gets it from the his mom and her friends. Remember them stealing the Sweet n' Lows a few episodes before this?
The best is when he's in that Starbucks chain and he looks at the coffee maker and just fumes with anger and steals it.
Ya can't knock the hustle my friend.
and Paulie's a capo also...real hustler to the core
Sociopathic
0:54
"Cause I said so, that's why".
Pure Tony Montana moment for my man Paulie walnuts.
The end is pure gold; the mower doesn’t fit in his trunk, so Paulie's like: "Close enough, I gotta run!" 😂
Paulie nodding and smiling during the Sun Tzu part is the funniest shit I've ever seen
The funniest bit is that he lied to his friends he had been reading books by Sun Tzu based on Tony's recommendation, and then this scene reveals that he just listens to the audio version. I laughed my ass off when I saw this scene, him nodding with the smile and all. lol
Affected Area
Well. "When to fight and when not to fight". He backs off just to come back and ambush them. That's Paulie's way to pick his fights i guess ;)
Damn, you guys always point out details I miss. What a show.
Also, I love how it says "know when to fight and when not to fight"...and Paulie proceeds to ignore the advice lol
Paulie was by far the best and funniest guy on the show.
@@tymongoji well he didnt fight when they were focused on him he fought when he had the element of surprise. So yeah he followed the advice and won
The way Paulie puts his hands up when they say take a walk is priceless
Definitely. It’s these little things that we love. The way you hear the guys on the floor groaning in agony as he drives off...
Yeah. Paulie's hands were the best actors on the show. I wish they did more with them.
🤟🏼
Thats italian stuff
I wish Paulie had his own spin-off series.
I love how the guy is attempting to cut the tree towards the electric lines lmao. Paulie is a hero and saved a few houses from losing power.
I'm sure that was Paulie's concern, lol
why dont you take a walk, huh...
And the only thanks he gets? Guy comes at him with a chainsaw...
No PPE either.... Fucking hacks.
The climber wouldn’t tie himself off not use a groundsman but then the scene wouldn’t of worked lol
The genius of David Chase; the little old lady on the sidewalk watching Paulie putting the lawnmower in his trunk is another example of Chase adding colorful depth to his writing.
He wrote about 3 episodes
@@johnweenus3939lol I often wonder about that considering what he brought out and called a sopranos film
It's so ridiculous lol, stealing a lawnmower to sell for what, 40 bucks? I'm a broke ass machinist I wouldn't take the damn thing for free, not worth the hassle
very observant. the sacred AND the propane.
Only Tony Sirico could prortray violence as being amusing. You will be dearly missed Mr. Sirico - RIP.
Joe Pesci - Goodfellas
@@MauroC74 or literally any slapstick comedy
@@Barry-v3r He probably meant more realistic looking violence like this, or the scene with Sal Vitro getting his arm stomped on. Violence meant to look painful, as opposed to something like Home Alone.
It probably helped that he was a junior wiseguy in another time…
Only mafia can do that
Stealing the lawn mower at the end of the scene was just classic sopranos genius. Damn, I miss this show.
Paulie probably threw the lawnmower away. He only took it because he could.
GREAT WRITERS AND EVEN GREATER ACTORS
I REALLY MISS THIS SHOW
SOPRANOS CLASSIC
@@clainecowdrick8558 Yeah, exactly. It's not about having a lawnmower; it's about taking it from them. Total flex.
The grandma looking on trying to figure out how she'll blame Alzheimers for her lack of memory.
He literally says this and the mower are a down payment.
I love how paulie asked for 1200, and tony said 1000 and then goes to his moms gardener and said, "i got you 500 for your broken arm" paulie the cheapest mobster
@akumma and not to mention what he got for the mower.
@@round105 and not to mention 10% of anything those guys make in the neighborhood.
what the fuck is the point of risking your life and freedom for a well paying job if youre going to be cheap
What was the back story to this? Why did the other gardener break his arm does anyone remember?
I feel bad for the guys just working trying to make a living that got caught up in the feud between Paulie and Feech over territory
I dont think Paulie had much of a choice here, i mean the guy came at him with a chainsaw!
Hes got a right to defend himself....don't he
Absolutely! like the great man himself said. Tbh Paulie is the real victim in this situation, if you ask me.
self defence at its best
Didn't somebody call the police? 🤔🤔🤔
Paulie was just offering to take the lawnmower off their hands
This work of art, The Sopranos, would never be the same without him, the best supporting character in tv series ever, Tony Sirico aka Paulie Walnuts (July 29, 1942 - July 8, 2022) rest in peace man and thank you for everything 😪
I love him listening to Sun Tzu in the car….then completely ignoring most of what he probably just heard lol !! I could watch Paulie clips all day.
Dude takes the freaking mower hahaha!!
Paulie takes down two guys with a single blow, then makes off with cash and a lawn mower.
That Art of War audio-book just paid for itself!
Just like the Democrats will take down Trump AND the Senate in one election.
@@Rep0007 Wow, what a boring person you must be!
Tzun Tsu had the makings of... ah fuggedaboudit.
Shut up or I’ll give you a crack!
@@Rep0007 ?
that guy jumped out of a tree with a chainsaw and attacked paulie, he had every right to defend himself, thats textbook self defence
"Your textbook don't mean ugatz to me!"
Some stand your ground shit there
He attacked without any provocation whatsoever
@@mjolnir4639 ...Ohhhhh...I tink u mean stugatz!
@@mjolnir4639 why don’t you take a walk huh?
The sound of the shovel when he hits the guy. LOL. gets me every time
1:10 wa-PING !!
Definitely “rang his bell”🛎
doiiiing!
Sounds like something from the Flintstones or Bugs Bunny or one of those other badass cartoons. The only thing missing were the birds chirping and the stars over his head.
😂😂😂
"Gimme your wallet you prick!" - R.I.P. Tony, thanks for the laughs
This, without question, has to be Paulie's finest moment as a gangster. His mock surrender gesture @0:56 is simply priceless.
I keeping watching this since every week 😂😂😂
They're idiots. Any time a guy gives up that easy you're about to get cracked from behind.
I laugh every time I see that surrender gesture.
Then just seconds later, the insert shot of him grabbing the shovel. 😂🤣
And the sound of the shovel. Clang! Like a Bugs Bunny cartoon
When the first counter-argument is a shovel to the side of the head, there's not much left to discuss.
Meeting adjourned.
Perfect sound effect too!
Game……Blouses.
Very allegorical.
I love how senior citizens just go around kicking everybody's ass on the Sopranos.
we cheat; we're sneaky; it pays off. we got our asses kicked enough when young.
Well a rabbit punch is the most dangerous illegal move in combat sports for a reason. So a rabbit shovel shot is lethal no matter the shovellers age. Just look and listen too that 1:09. Youd be lucky if you died because if you lived youd be a vegetable.
And the 2nd guy falls 20 feet out of a tree.
There’s a reason why us old guys are old. It just goes to show about safety on the job site. Never leave your tools just lying around. Some one could get hurt.
@@SirJimRat it’s not though
"There's only one thing you should assume about a crazy old man -- he's a survivor"
Man, I love that cheeky smile and nod at the beginning when Paulie hears that there are five essentials to victory.
RIP to a legend. Say hello to Sun Tazoo for us
1:39 my parents after i win the lottery
“The first essential to victory: he will win who knows when to fight, and when not to fight.”
Paulie: “Say no more...”
The way he cracks him with the shovel just gets me every time 😆
That sound is amazing !!!
Homerun
Best Paulie scene ever! The writers, actors and director are all geniuses!
I love how calmly Paulie listens to Sun Tzu and does exactly the opposite of it XD This show is sooo well developed characters
Actually he did exactly as instructed. He waited until the big guy's back was turned before smacking him in the head with a shovel. "He will win who knows when to fight."
@@shama6394 yeah these people don't get it, that's why they emphasized paulie feigning surrender so easily.
0:54 0:57 He looks like a pixelated PS1 NPC.
I love later on when he says to Tony he was acting self-defense:
"He came at me with a chainsaw!"
"Shut up I"ll give you a crack. ".....paulie I think you have done enough. Lmao
The guy's on the ground writhing in pain, lol!
Retrieving the cash out of the wallet and taking the lawnmower was the coup de grace. Paulie was a class act.
Paulie was a great character, the funniest in "The Sopranos". May he RIP, Tony Sirico.
Typical Monday morning for Paulie
The sound of shovel. This is like 3 stooges humor. Love it.
Paulie will always be the best character for his fearlessness and take no prisoners attitude.
"Fearlessness"? yeah, I love the way that these guys always come from behind and whacks someone instead of being a man a faces him.
Fearless? Paulie is deathly afraid of cats, psychics, visions of the Virgin Mary, dirty shoe laces, and germs.
And his big mouth.
Paulie has fear of supernatural stuff. In "first person" situations (or "close combat" if you would) he got his dose of courage. Source: how he treated the colombians in Florida.
@@hullbreach33 Dumbshits like you always take everything literally. He meant he wasn't afraid of anyone
He takes the lawn mower hahaha,I fucking love Paulie
Doesn't even fit in his trunk...
"Shuddup I give ya a cwack!" 🤣🤣
RIP Tony Sirico
1:15 The power stance
0:58 funny how this gardner has one of the best gangster voices
"My aunt lives on this street" LOL
So?
hehe
Haha really awesome!
So you think its funny my aunt lives on this street huh, keep on laughin n i'll crack ya like I did the gardener at 1:10
Even better he said lived! Past tense...he claims the street cus his aunt lived on it when he was growing up! Lmbo classic paulie
Paulie: "Kawsss I sedso, thatz y." LMFAO!!
Eat shit pal
Bro him walking away pushing the mower had me dying 😂
Proof that those books-on-tape really work. Paulie just did a Sun Tzu on Jimmy's skull.
Suntazooh*
gurkis35 😂
One of the funniest ever scenes in Sopranos, just like real slapstick, Paulie Wallnuts at his brilliant best.
Yo, Tony Sirico is one of the best mob rule actors I've ever seen hands down.
he used to be a real mob
Cause he used to be in the mob. Did hard time for various crimes, been shot numerous times too. He's the real deal.
The old lady watching the whole thing makes me laugh every time!! 🤣🤣
1:13 here you can clearly see, the guy jumped at Paulie from the tree and lunged at him with a chainsaw. Paulie does has the right to defend himself.
"Shut up ill give ya a crack." 😆😆
It was two black guys with chainsaws
Oh those guys. I hope one day the police catch them.
I’m still wondering if kiaisha ever got the child support???
@Ad Bad And a pastry shop... and poor Paulie Jr. Menaces.
don't jump to conclusions so fast. it was maybe the 2 black guys with the shovels.
@@tompeterson5042 my mouth on a statue n***a
"He jumped out of the tree, came at me with a chainsaw! I got a right to protect myself, Tone!"
Paulie was the man! HE CRACKS HEADS WITH SHOVELS AND THEN TAKES THE LAWN MOWER! 💯💯💯💯
Uncle Paulie politely asked for Gary's wallet, then assists him🤣🤣🤣🤣
Actually, Paulie was following Sun Tzu's point that "Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness." Paulie took advantage when Jimmy's back was turned and then smacked him in the skull with a shovel.
and it all started with ''5 essentials to victory''...
The sound of the shovel hitting Jimmy's head, absolute classic.
My favorite Paulie scene. Rest in peace 🕊️ Paulie 🤟
I get a kick out of the guy crying at the end and the old lady across the street that saw it all, lol.
I know I shouldn't laugh as it's extreme, but I find it hilariously satisfying how Gary LaManna gets that smug attitude more or less beaten out of him (felt a bit bad for Jimmy, though). He thought Paulie wouldn't do fuck all, just 'cos his uncle is a big bad member of the old school mafia from Italy.
i loved it when Paulie picked up the shovel and hit the guy with it lol. he walking away with the loan mower and guys on agony there. Paulie was hilarious.
I love how he tries to close the trunk
Yes!
I can't believe that you're the only one to comment about that little touch here.
I was laughing at the slapstick violence up to that point, that I just about choked at how hilarious it was watching him make a halfassed attempt to do what was so obviously impossible with the trunk lid.
The guy makes millions of dollars a year. Still steals the fucking lawnmower. Gangster through and through. It's not about the money, it's about sending a message.
Sun Tzu - interior decorator of the Emperor
His palace look like shit
Paulie reminds me of a guy in our neighbourhood. He was untouchable. Even the cops wouldn't arrest him. An absolute psycho. He terrorised the neighbourhood for years, until a couple of guys turned up at his house one day and shot him. We all reckon the police arranged it. Still, nice and peaceful now.
in sumatra, guy like that and paulie wld be dead in a month
what a beautiful story.
Mysterious Squirrel - Oh, I thought you Brits had better policing than the states did? Damn hypocrites.
Mafia related?
MaX1MuS2k7 No, I think he made a dangerous enemy and the police gave a sigh of relief that he was gone.
Paulie nodding his head while listening to the tape makes me laugh every time and his face when he sees the van lol
The next week Paulie was delivered a truckload of tree branches and grass clippings, it was 10% of everything the gardeners got from the neighborhood.
I like how he’s listening to Sun Tzu art of war audiobook saying know when to fight and avoid it when you don’t need to. Then he starts an entirely avoidable fight lol
One of the best TV characters ever.
The smug look on Paulies face when he throws his hands up kills me. When its paulie alone you can bet he is out to collect his taste.
lol Paulie listens to Santa Sue
***** Paulie - Sun tizzu
Sil - TZU, TZU
Taking the lawnmower was a classic move !!
Lady in the background watching Paulie take the lawnmower like 🧍♀️
The way that guy leapt out of that tree with the chainsaw - he really had the makings of a varsity athlete.
😂
A beautifully choreographed scene.
"shut up or I'll give ya a crack". Gotta appreciate that.
Lawnmower into the boot of the cadillac. Just brilliant, its the little touches in the sopranos.
That was probably the greasiest "Why don't you take a walk eh" I have ever heard.
The look on Paulie's face at 0:09. Classic!
Paulie was way more diplomatic with these gardeners than Feech was was
One of my fave scenes. Thanks.
"He jumped outta the tree and came at me w a chainsaw. I have the right to defend myself tone!"
rest in peace Tony Sirico you’ll be missed dearly
Paulie listening to the self-help tape in the beginning all happy with himself is so damn hilarious. Brilliant little detail.
Sun Tzu's Art of War is not exactly a self-help tape
@@wolfganghendery8298 fair enough but he listens to other books throughout the show that are definitely self-help. It’s a funny recurring theme.
@@DutchDiederikSomebody else’s words through a book or an audio is not “self help” it’s just help pure and simple.
This is the best scene in all of Sopranos. I cant stop laughing. I love Paulie Walnuts. He is so hilarious. Ya prick ya!
Paulie at his best. Pure comedy 😂
FYI In the car Paulie was listening to Sun Tzu’s the Art of War, the 5 essentials for victory. Man needed guidance before a job
RIP Tony Sirico. Thanks for the endless entertainment!
Everything about this scene is cinematic perfection. Gold. Absolute gold.
“I’m Jimmy, Gary’s up there”
I must've missed the part where they came at Paulie with a chainsaw
even paulie missed that part, apperantly he was in a trance listenin to sun tizzu
And your the kinda guy that’d miss the shovel too... until you find yourself on the sidewalk.
It happened. He came at him.....straight down!
@@zabaleta66 Yeah, but he had already dropped the chainsaw prior.
don't you know...it was two black guys...
Paulie one of a kind , this is classic physo paulie
"He jumped out the tree and come at me with a chainsaw" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The fact that he was listening to the audiobook before hitting him with the shovel makes this scene 10x funnier. 😁😁
Pauline and Uncle Junior had the best lines. Irreplaceable. R.I.P.
RIP Paulie