I love how Feech La Manna was this legendary urban character who was well liked respected and powerful back in the days mentioned by Richie and Ralphie. Then season 5 comes around they fucking make Robert Loggia play the part which makes the anticipation even stronger I absolutely love it
@@ceerious They probably wouldn't have found another actor of the right age range who's not only Italian but looks like he came from Italy and was believable as a bad ass in his time.
Omg he went away for the rest of his life?! I mean i knew he went back bht i jus thot it was for like 5-10yrs but ig at his age that is the rest of his life
@@joemckim1183and yet he worked for another decade after right up to his death. I think he was more than capable & of sound mind just probably couldn’t adapt to Soprano’s long scripts and hectic shooting anymore it took too much out of him.
Yeah he is definitely believable. Guys like him can be fun to work for because you can quite literally ask them anything at all and they will give a non judgemental answer.
@@theodoreward1862 Christopher’s loyalty and love for Tony went out the window the moment Tony B came into the picture. Don’t getting me wrong, Feech was a liability and deserved what he got but much like Ritchie, without support from New York (which they both lacked ) and the support from the other capos (which they both didn’t have) there was no way he was going to make a move against Tony. Even if he would have tried, the other capos would have taken him out their own self out of fear of getting their pockets pinched. The real scumbag that needed to be taken out was Johnny Sack who was playing both side of the fence and causing problems for both New York and Jersey.
Omar was a snitch because Sosa said so, YOU STOLE YOUR DEAL TONY, Tony, "ok boss" FRANK "I as the BOSS TONY "SURE FRANK YOU THE BOSS MEECH "NOW GET THE FICK OUTTA HERE
Such terrific writing. He doesn't have a lot of scenes, but there is a ton of buildup and every scene he's in is a grand slam. Goes to show that you don't have to be a main character to be one of the best characters on a legendary show.
Robert Loggia would have been in the series longer but had to have his role cut short due to forgetting his lines. They did their best to work with him but he had to be essentially written out due to this issue.
I guess he was supposed to be a bigger part of the series but unfortunately Loggia’s dementia was advancing, which hindered his ability to remember his lines. Sad man.
I love the attention to detail in the show. Tony Blund... I can't even say his name. That animal was just out of prison serving a 20 year stretch, and in his mind that Miami Vice look never went out of fashion, since all he had to look at were prison jumpsuits, so he turns up wearing a pastel suit like Don Johnson. I've seen loads of guys come out after LTP sentences looking like they're the world's first time-traveller.
@@Tormented22 they have television sure, but that doesnt affect people's personal fashion sense because they're not wearing the clothes they see on TV.
Watching the ‘Talking Sopranos’ Podcast with Steve Schirripa and Michael Imperioli, I learned that the great Robert Loggia was having problems remembering his lines, due to advancing age and the fact that actors had to recite the lines EXACTLY as written. If the line was: “He appeared to be upset,” and the actor said: “He looked upset.” It had to be redone. But everyone patiently worked with him and never complained that a 3 hour scene took 8 hours to get right, because of the respect the cast/crew had for Loggia.
Polly Bergen said in an interview she had a similar experience, though it wasn't due to failing mental health. She just wasn't used to having to say every line letter perfect, but she had nothing for respect for David Chase and spoke very highly of the experience and finished product.
I love how Feech already had an entire storyline set up before he even made an appearance and how they kept that storyline consistent in casual conversations that the audience didn’t need to care about or remember.
Feech was an object lesson in the pitfalls of having a big mouth. If you do, and you’re NOT the Boss, you’re going to wear out your welcome VERY quickly.
Well not really. It's a lesson in people that were someone & respected with power in they're earlier years coming back and thinking they still hold that power with the new crowd. Only to find out the hard way they're time was over years ago. Seen it happen allot with old dopedealers or gangsters that were huge/notirious growing up but got locked up or moved away. Come back years later thinking they can call the shots with the new people in charge only to get stomped out ,robbed or shot
I always liked that Paulie never had a problem standing up to the old school guys like Feech and Richie Aprile, after all he's basically in the same generation as them, but unlike them he had to earn all those years whilst they were guests of the government, so it must have annoyed him to no end when those guys got out of prison expecting to be handed everything on a silver platter.
@@leeham6230 When Loggia appeared in the second Independence Day film his role was basically just a cameo appearance of him playing his character from the first film. He basically just stood there.
"He's well liked , T" "That's another thing." Interesting dynamic! In this business when someone becomes more popular than the boss, it can be a threat.
@@ceeriousI legit think it hurt Tony to have to do this to such an oldschool guy. Feech did his time, didn't rat. Probably had the "Gary Cooper" vibe to Tony.
@@thatpart No he didnt. Of the characters we see in the Sopranos very few are like that. Silvio. Furio. Carmine. They did what they had to do, were calm, knew their place in the world, had no emotional insecurities. Very few of the mobsters we see were like that.
Yeah, I loved that line: "That's another thing". But the set-up with Chris and Bennie with the wine and peaches and...his "idiot cousin burning down the garage so we got no place to stash the stuff". Feech: "Keep it here. I got a garage". When the Prob Officer came in Feech knew he fucked up.
It’s crazy how my first time watching The Sopranos when Feech was mentioned during S2 and the story of how Tony, Silvio, Jackie Sr. Crew took down the card game and got the fast track to being made then him showing up was WILD especially being played by Robert L.!His story in the Show was an amazing part of this series!
Ever notice Feech is the only guy pays Uncle Jun a casual visit? Other people like Richie only come to see Junior with their own agenda in mind, but Feech's visits have more human connection, sure he needs a job right out of the can too but when he's around, he makes Junior's house a lot more lively and like a home. The same reason people enjoy attending his card game. If Feech was around more he could at least keep Junior in friendly company a bit longer. But Tony just had to let him go.
@@moemanncann895 6:22 - The actor who plays Feech La Manna, Salvatore "Robert" Loggia, was born to Sicilian parents in Little Italy, and they spoke Italian at home. It's beautiful to my ears, even though I don't speak it my self.
@@AgentSmith911 I'm son of a Sicilian dad and napolitano mom, I miss when they spoke Italian in the house. I understand it better than I can speak it. I was quoting Feech🤣
@@hedgedrisk have you watched the show? Bro it was established mad times Feech was made before the electric light on the other side Richie aprille and Ralphie and tony and junior have all said it throughout the show. You need to recwatch the series
@@hedgedrisk Ralph said he was made on the other side (Italy, or maybe that meant NY, not sure) OG gangster. Also, there is a deleted scene here on youtube of Paulie whining to Tony about Feech in a grocery store. Tony asks if Paulie talked to Feech about the lawn business conflict, and Paulie said 'Yeah, he's lucky he is wearing a button' which I take to mean he is lucky he's a made guy or I would have kicked his ass.
Feech reminds me of my wife's less violent grandpa (who is also italian). The mannerisms, the story telling, the way he dresses, came to the US in the 1950's, even eating dandelions lol. Its uncanny. I think thats why I like Feech so much.
- "What's this I hear about this uhhh… ceerious wanting to take borko's spot?" - "chrissy the loyle capo's spot." - "Oh, he's trying to take chrissy the loyle capo's spot?" - "Yeah, you think he's gonna go after big borko, my borko?"
Feech was basically the Al Bundy of the sopranos. He's a guy whose best days were well before he got sent down then came out 20 years after the government had decimated the mob. Much like how al wouldn't shut up about how he'd set a school rushing record and scored three touchdowns in a single game when he was on the senior varcity football team in high school that still stood 20 years later when he was a shoe salesman trapped in a loveless marriage with two kids who hated him, feech would obsess over how things were back in the 60's-70's when he was younger and had money because he didn't want to see things as they currently were.
The character of Feech LaManna always reminded me of Philadelphia Mafia member Raymond "Long John" Martorano. Martorano was born in Sicily and was an old timer in the Philly Family. He was from the Angelo Bruno era. He went to prison for a long time. When he got out, the Philly Family is now run by Joey Merlino. Martorano overstepped his boundaries and tried to overtake some rackets that were not his. He ended up getting whacked.
whoa. i love posts like this...let me ask you something, i posted in a forum not too long ago on reddit about Nicky Scarfo. Remember when Sil says "need i remind you of the butcher from AC". Was he talkin about Scarfo? Also I'm gonna look up Ray. Thank you!
I remember that! He was going to get the K &A Gang to be the muscle to take out Uncle Joe Ligambi. He wasn't supposed to be wacked, just warnd to stay retired. Someone, probably Johnny Gongs Cassasanto, got trigger-happy and shot Long John. They ran, and Long John tried to drive himself to Pennsylvania Hospital and passed out in his car and ran into a tree. He died from the car accident, not the gunshot wound.
Exactly why I always had sympathy for Ritchie. If he was taken care of by his “fake friends,” who he wasted nearly 20 years of his life away in the can for not ratting on, I bet at least 75% that he would have been a more pleasant person IMO. Same goes w/ Feech and to an extent, also Tony B.
@j.p.wagner6461 The only time he did so was when he was rightfully angry at Tony for making that deal with Sosa. I can't recall any other scene where he was angry in the movie.
Feech was one of the very few “Made Men” I actually thought didn’t deserve how his story wound up ending on the show. He was your stereotypical nosy, motor-mouth Dago grandpa, not overly dirty or devious and he didn’t only talk to his “friends” when money was involved. Old man Angelo was another one I wish they’d kept around and gone a different way with.
After watching the series through multiple times, it's really neat to watch your compilations and see just how many times some of these characters appeared or were mentioned that might have slipped notice, and to rewatch the show in a different form. Thanks for all your work on them, ceerious! I couldn't believe how much there was for Hugh Deangelis. He's my favorite minor side character I think.
Feech is a great character study in someone unable to let the past glory go. Enjoyed his short stay in the show. One of the few instances were Tony did a good job trying to include him and then at the right point put a stop to it. After the car jack it Feech had proven to go against his bosses deliberate order and even do so in secret with New York. He was done after that.
Thank you for this. I wish you could have included more of the scene where he meets with Tony and Silvio. I remember Robert Loggia from back in the '70s
This was good... well edited.. I like how you did the ending from him and the "Ahh fuck, im Busted" face straight to the bus lol.... Tony was clever to get set feech up like that.. I wonder if Him or Sil came up with that Idea..
0:34 "Feech was made on the other side..." Are we seriously supposed to believe that Feech LaManna was born and bred in Italy - and yet speaks English without the *trace* of an accent? Impossible!
I never paid attention to that point until I read your comment and heard the opening scene in this short cut lol wow pretty dope. Feech was made on the other side it's hard to not believe Tony blondetto wasn't made he was just a high rankin associate 🤣🤣 damn he should of been Made soon as he got home but I guess he had to go to Jersey to become knucky Thompson 🤣 " Board Walk empire" because he got whacked smh ok lol. But tbh I really do think if it was real I think feech probably would of tried to line Tony up once a person bring up old shit it still bothers them and anyone can use that old situation to have a person to switch sides
The look on Feech's face on the bus back to the can is PRICELESS. Imagine being out of prison just long enough to taste the finer things that twenty years have brought, only to have them go back to "just out of reach" for the rest of your life. Thats some bitter shit.
I also found it hypocritical how it was okay for the boss to rat on someone and get them sent to prison, but is a mandatory automatic death sentence for anyone else.
I don't know. The legend of Feech La Manna and Robert Loggia just doesn't add up. Ralph called him a 'Mustache Pete made over on the other side.' This was a term coined by Lucky Luciano to describe the old time bosses of strict tradition, Joe 'The Boss' Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. True Italian OGs. Ralphie's story would imply that this was a real Italian from Italy who would probably be as old as Junior is now back when Tony, Jackie and Richie were kids and dead by this point. Then we have Robert Loggia come in sounding like he was born in Brooklyn and about Junior's age. This is far from being a 'mustache Pete' and he sounds about as OG Italian from 'the other side' as the rest of them.
Maybe prior to like the 60's they went to italy for the ceremony or some nonsense. Or maybe he lived in Brooklyn till he was like 11 then in Italy till he was like 25 then back to jersey. I agree that the line turned out to be nonsense, probably didn't even know they were going to write him in to the story yet, but there are ways to stretch it I guess. Pretty sad though. He came out of the joint and had beef with the boss and either forgot or never realized how wily a boss would be. He still just saw junior's little nephew instead of stopping and thinking that maybe he shouldn't underestimate someone who got to such a position so fast.
The actor that played Feech was to old to play the role so David Chase cut a lot of his scenes. Feech was suppose to last entire season but actor memory was to shot so had him off show after couple episodes .
@@davidmellish3295 He was definitely going back to prison. He may get prosecuted separately for the stolen TVs but he has to finish his previous jail sentence at minimum.
Feech and Richie arc is the turning point for Tony's career as a boss. Everybody saw how loyalty is worthless for Tony and all the structure build over code start falling apart. Those "old timers" were living remind of how the Mafia has changed over time. "You don't kill old elephants"
I love how Tony got Feech out of the picture, making it appear to be his own fault. That will resonate well with his crew and extinguish the Feech problem permanently. Brilliant.
Ralphie may have gotten what he had coming to him, but Feech and Richie def had a reason to be upset and disgruntled!!!! Locked up all those years, for not ratting on the “supposed” same friends who treated them like bugs upon their release, when they should have been taken care of and treated like heroes!!
Feech did 20 years in the can and he never said a peep, not a single word. Another character, whose name i can't even mention looks like the Czar of Iran, is rumored to have done a certain unrevealed number of years in the can. But he made sure to let everyone and their mother know. What a difference!
I love how Feech La Manna was this legendary urban character who was well liked respected and powerful back in the days mentioned by Richie and Ralphie. Then season 5 comes around they fucking make Robert Loggia play the part which makes the anticipation even stronger I absolutely love it
def
@@ceerious They probably wouldn't have found another actor of the right age range who's not only Italian but looks like he came from Italy and was believable as a bad ass in his time.
True, nice thoughts
@@joemckim1183 Too bad Lawrence Tierney died before he could have been given a chance to play Feech.
@@notsocrates9529 Tierney was apparently a real POS in real life.
Feech risked going back to prison for the rest of his life, for the cost of one Phillips flat screen TV.
Hey in the mid 2000’s they were $5,000+ easy. I remember one of the first plasmas was like $9,000
Omg he went away for the rest of his life?! I mean i knew he went back bht i jus thot it was for like 5-10yrs but ig at his age that is the rest of his life
@@kingssuck06lol what, it rly costed that much ? 😂
I remember seeing a 24” lcd for $7,000, and lcd in those days didn’t look great.
Furio says it’s a bella HD television
“O” as in, “Oh my God, it’s Robert Loggia.”
ROFL family guy reference
"L" as in "Look over there, it's Robert Loggia"
Space.
😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉
@@El-Dorado930 I thought it was a Wire reference - "Wendell O, as in 'Oh sh*t I just tried to buy from a state police"
B as in “by god It's Robert Loggia”
Feech and Richie did not fear Tony. They believed he did not have any rank to deserve the top chair. And Tony knew that.
even Paulie, but there was nothing Tony could do there.
Great point
they obviously didn’t respect tony but tony also knew they were from a different generation and gave them the benefit of the doubt initially.
He knew there's eventually be major problems.
@anonymouswatcher37nah. Paulie respected and loved T. He watched Tony grow into the boss. But feech and richie still saw him as a boy
Feech la manna is eating peaches and wine on the front porch meanwhile Phil Leotardo is eating grilled cheese off a radiator
🤣
Now, Feech is compromising too! He can get both peaches and grilled cheese in the can!😂
Phil compromised
Well feech was eating Bermuda grass as an appetizer
Did you know he did 20 years in the can ?
The Feech and Tony B duo was all trouble
The class of 04
Tony B? You mean Tony Egg
@@juliusmartov5022You mean that animal? That c**k sucking piece of s**t Tony Sopranos cousin? I can't even say his name...
@@juliusmartov5022Tony Uncle Al 😂
“Stick with me, kid I’ll have you eating lunch like that everyday”
I absolutely loved how feech just led to more sudden yelling and cursing. It was an amazing run.
It's awesome bc he is super old here and still a super scary gangster.
@@theramplocal Its a shame that Loggia was beginning to show signs of dementia so they had to cut his characters storyline short.
@@joemckim1183and yet he worked for another decade after right up to his death. I think he was more than capable & of sound mind just probably couldn’t adapt to Soprano’s long scripts and hectic shooting anymore it took too much out of him.
He had the voice, demeanor and look
@@jordank91He could've been in WWE with his charisma and some great one liners.
One of the best most authentic characters the whole series ever saw, one of the best storylines too.
Yeah he is definitely believable. Guys like him can be fun to work for because you can quite literally ask them anything at all and they will give a non judgemental answer.
tony got rid of him but kept his drug addict of a step “nephew ”
@@fascinatinglist9654 Chris was loyal, Feech was too ambitious and woulda tried getting Tony's spot
@@theodoreward1862 Christopher’s loyalty and love for Tony went out the window the moment Tony B came into the picture. Don’t getting me wrong, Feech was a liability and deserved what he got but much like Ritchie, without support from New York (which they both lacked ) and the support from the other capos (which they both didn’t have) there was no way he was going to make a move against Tony. Even if he would have tried, the other capos would have taken him out their own self out of fear of getting their pockets pinched. The real scumbag that needed to be taken out was Johnny Sack who was playing both side of the fence and causing problems for both New York and Jersey.
Omar was a snitch because Sosa said so, YOU STOLE YOUR DEAL TONY,
Tony, "ok boss"
FRANK "I as the BOSS
TONY "SURE FRANK YOU THE BOSS
MEECH "NOW GET THE FICK OUTTA HERE
Feech didn't know when to leave things alone. He kept pushing until he got himself sent back to the can. Feech was no Fred Astaire.
😂
What the hell lmao
He was stepping on toes like a drunk guy at a crowded bar
Big feet, that was his problem.
Oh yeah? Maybe you`re a flambe
“ He jumped out da tree and came at me wit a chainsaw !!! “ 😂😂😂
i always laugh at that line 😂
He had the right to defend himself(and then steal one of his lawnmowers).
Paulie had the best lines lol
omfg i laughed so hard ....it's so funny because Paulie is lying his ass off
Paulie and Feech: two OG badasses.
I just love how Feech, whom is fresh out of the can and we hadn't even seen before, was one of the first on the street to know about the bear lol
They say when you watch that lunch scene, it’s best to pretend that Bobby is wearing high heels (cause it’s obvious he gossiped)
Tony "What was it fkn on CNN?" 😂
Gangsters talk about a code of silence, but I swear all they do is gossip
Depends on the gangster
@@bajorekjonyou say this as if you know them beyond whatever you see on HBO
Such terrific writing. He doesn't have a lot of scenes, but there is a ton of buildup and every scene he's in is a grand slam. Goes to show that you don't have to be a main character to be one of the best characters on a legendary show.
no small parts just small penises
The sigh after the PO wants to see his garage is great acting. Doesn't say a word but you can tell exactly how he felt.
Robert Loggia would have been in the series longer but had to have his role cut short due to forgetting his lines. They did their best to work with him but he had to be essentially written out due to this issue.
I guess he was supposed to be a bigger part of the series but unfortunately Loggia’s dementia was advancing, which hindered his ability to remember his lines. Sad man.
The scene with Paulie at the bakery is one of my favorite scenes in the show. So intense
I love the attention to detail in the show. Tony Blund... I can't even say his name. That animal was just out of prison serving a 20 year stretch, and in his mind that Miami Vice look never went out of fashion, since all he had to look at were prison jumpsuits, so he turns up wearing a pastel suit like Don Johnson.
I've seen loads of guys come out after LTP sentences looking like they're the world's first time-traveller.
They have TV in prison, brother 😂 Actually bad writing if you think about it.
@@shadesofslay Yeah probably.
@@Tormented22 they have television sure, but that doesnt affect people's personal fashion sense because they're not wearing the clothes they see on TV.
Lots of 'em, eh?
More like 20 years in the wardrobe, not a fucking peep kinda situation.
Watching the ‘Talking Sopranos’ Podcast with Steve Schirripa and Michael Imperioli, I learned that the great Robert Loggia was having problems remembering his lines, due to advancing age and the fact that actors had to recite the lines EXACTLY as written. If the line was: “He appeared to be upset,” and the actor said: “He looked upset.” It had to be redone. But everyone patiently worked with him and never complained that a 3 hour scene took 8 hours to get right, because of the respect the cast/crew had for Loggia.
Gandolfini was very patient with his crew. Stand up guy
@@ceerious Yes 👍, by every account! He feuded with Chase on occasion, but apparently he was hardest on himself.
Polly Bergen said in an interview she had a similar experience, though it wasn't due to failing mental health. She just wasn't used to having to say every line letter perfect, but she had nothing for respect for David Chase and spoke very highly of the experience and finished product.
Thats respect my friend...commendatore!
I love how Feech already had an entire storyline set up before he even made an appearance and how they kept that storyline consistent in casual conversations that the audience didn’t need to care about or remember.
now that's a sign that your show has excellent writing
Feech was an object lesson in the pitfalls of having a big mouth. If you do, and you’re NOT the Boss, you’re going to wear out your welcome VERY quickly.
nailed it 🎯
It's abject not object
And if you’re the boss you might go lights out in a diner, eating with your family while listening to Journey….
Well not really. It's a lesson in people that were someone & respected with power in they're earlier years coming back and thinking they still hold that power with the new crowd. Only to find out the hard way they're time was over years ago. Seen it happen allot with old dopedealers or gangsters that were huge/notirious growing up but got locked up or moved away. Come back years later thinking they can call the shots with the new people in charge only to get stomped out ,robbed or shot
Na the actor was losing his mind to dementia so they killed off his character
The way they took care of Feech was so creative
Well Tony did have an IQ of 136. It's been tested.
@@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagoolnever had the makings of a varsity athlete tho
@@siroshcelot OHHHHHHHHHH you're talking about the boss!
@Nat3_H1gg3rsye but they would of just killed him if he wasn’t respected
He fuckin set him up the mon would have never went for that Chrissy even wouldn't have
I always liked that Paulie never had a problem standing up to the old school guys like Feech and Richie Aprile, after all he's basically in the same generation as them, but unlike them he had to earn all those years whilst they were guests of the government, so it must have annoyed him to no end when those guys got out of prison expecting to be handed everything on a silver platter.
Feech Was a Great Storyline
They had multiple seasons of buildup before he even debuted.
He was going to be a much bigger storyline, but Loggia couldn't remember his lines due to dementia. Poor bastard.
@@leeham6230 When Loggia appeared in the second Independence Day film his role was basically just a cameo appearance of him playing his character from the first film. He basically just stood there.
"He's well liked , T"
"That's another thing."
Interesting dynamic! In this business when someone becomes more popular than the boss, it can be a threat.
i watched the show so many times and i just realized what he meant by "thats another thing". whyd he almost cry though.
@@ceeriousI legit think it hurt Tony to have to do this to such an oldschool guy. Feech did his time, didn't rat. Probably had the "Gary Cooper" vibe to Tony.
@@thatpart No he didnt. Of the characters we see in the Sopranos very few are like that. Silvio. Furio. Carmine. They did what they had to do, were calm, knew their place in the world, had no emotional insecurities. Very few of the mobsters we see were like that.
no one really liked tony outside a few, look how quick they were all to not pay carmella
Yeah, I loved that line: "That's another thing". But the set-up with Chris and Bennie with the wine and peaches and...his "idiot cousin burning down the garage so we got no place to stash the stuff".
Feech: "Keep it here. I got a garage".
When the Prob Officer came in Feech knew he fucked up.
It’s crazy how my first time watching The Sopranos when Feech was mentioned during S2 and the story of how Tony, Silvio, Jackie Sr. Crew took down the card game and got the fast track to being made then him showing up was WILD especially being played by Robert L.!His story in the Show was an amazing part of this series!
You know your old school when you put dandelions in salad, lol
😆
they gotta have dog piss on em
Where the neighbor hood dogs go to piss
My grandparents ate them.
They sell them at the grocery store so people must still eat them I guess.
Bitter
@@Lugh444 We had them in salads all the time growing up.
I always felt like Ralphie caught the clap from a hippie dude 😂
the theory the "hippie chick" was janice soprano
@NC A 👍 it was probably Janice 🤣
That how you got it? 😂
@@themaestro3034 if you consider your mom a hippie, then yes 💀
@@smellsuperb1 we know it was a dude tho 🤣
Ever notice Feech is the only guy pays Uncle Jun a casual visit? Other people like Richie only come to see Junior with their own agenda in mind, but Feech's visits have more human connection, sure he needs a job right out of the can too but when he's around, he makes Junior's house a lot more lively and like a home. The same reason people enjoy attending his card game. If Feech was around more he could at least keep Junior in friendly company a bit longer. But Tony just had to let him go.
yup!!
He's from the old school
@@ce-rf3lghe was an OG
@@sa19h1j Whatever
Feech was the one who stepped on Paulie's toes and sold the cars without Tony knowing. Sil warned Tony this could become a bad thing.
I really enjoyed these old school characters in the show, bringing along some Italian phrases with them
Means ugatz to me
@@moemanncann895 6:22 - The actor who plays Feech La Manna, Salvatore "Robert" Loggia, was born to Sicilian parents in Little Italy, and they spoke Italian at home. It's beautiful to my ears, even though I don't speak it my self.
@@AgentSmith911 I'm son of a Sicilian dad and napolitano mom, I miss when they spoke Italian in the house. I understand it better than I can speak it. I was quoting Feech🤣
Out of all the antagonists Tony had I liked Feech the best, of course a fantastic actor never hurts.
It's so hard to pick. I might say Phil.
I'd go with Ralph or Ritchie, just because of how sadistic they were. But Feech and Phil are close
Feech was a stand up guy when Tony did that I thought a his guys would never go for it an b Tony snitched
Almost made me feel bad for him in the end. That's what great fucking acting does.
His mother
The way Feech explodes is awesome- came up with a fully realized character
He would have been great in the WWE/WWF as he had so much charisma and looked mean
never underestimate the other guy's greed
100%
Two Tonys
Hungry enough to eat a horse?, okay, we'll cook you a horse
yep
And rule number two, don't get high on your own supply......but not everyone follows it uh
Everybody talking about the character, but nobody says a word about what a superb actor Robert Loggia was. I buy every fucking character he plays.
yep. i actually just uploaded a short on him just now lol. i loved Robert Loggia
He played a great role in Scarface.
I couldn't believe that he voiced Ray Machowski in GTA 3
He was the classic mob guy actor in the day. he was great in scar face.
Frank Lopez. Muy bueno
“Stick with me, kid. I’ll have you eating lunch like that everyday.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He got him a veal parmesan sandwitch and a soft drink of choice.
And made sure they hurried tf up about it. @bajorekjon
@@PatchesVillano😂
"I don't wanna sound like an asshole but I really can't be seen in a place like that anymore." -Animal Blundetto, Certified Massage Therapist
@@bajorekjon hurry the fuck up about it
Feech was such a dope character
But it was never established that he was Made
@@hedgedrisk have you watched the show? Bro it was established mad times Feech was made before the electric light on the other side Richie aprille and Ralphie and tony and junior have all said it throughout the show. You need to recwatch the series
@hedgedrisk it's obvious he was made
@@hedgedrisk Ralph said he was made on the other side (Italy, or maybe that meant NY, not sure) OG gangster. Also, there is a deleted scene here on youtube of Paulie whining to Tony about Feech in a grocery store. Tony asks if Paulie talked to Feech about the lawn business conflict, and Paulie said 'Yeah, he's lucky he is wearing a button' which I take to mean he is lucky he's a made guy or I would have kicked his ass.
@ thanks
Great character played by a legend and where Tony actually learned lessons (for a change)
Feech reminds me of my wife's less violent grandpa (who is also italian). The mannerisms, the story telling, the way he dresses, came to the US in the 1950's, even eating dandelions lol. Its uncanny. I think thats why I like Feech so much.
La ciccoria? Those are good as a salad. 🙂
My great grandmother ate right out of her garden. 100% Sicilian
Him saying goodbyes and walking out the door still mumbling in italian is so real lmao
He jumped out of the tree and attacked me with a chain saw. Lol
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@@davesprague1542 imo, his worst decision was not stopping at roy rogers
More creative than Spielberg this guy
"I gotta right to defend myself Tone!"
@@briandavey1139 His worst decision wasn't just simply puttin the remote back in the docking station, grabbing the money and leaving.
- "What's this I hear about this uhhh… ceerious wanting to take borko's spot?"
- "chrissy the loyle capo's spot."
- "Oh, he's trying to take chrissy the loyle capo's spot?"
- "Yeah, you think he's gonna go after big borko, my borko?"
borko is a friend of a friend, not a friend of ours.
@@ceerious Oh! You're talking about the boss of this family!
@@martincampocelaya borko? cmon eh?
@@ceerious Go to the ears, nose and throat department, get your hearing checked
Ceerious and Borko are the Flying Gallone Brothers! 😂
An enduring story of family, betrayal, and landscape gardening.
Weird Ferch is born, raised and made in Italy, has an American accent.
Feech was basically the Al Bundy of the sopranos.
He's a guy whose best days were well before he got sent down then came out 20 years after the government had decimated the mob.
Much like how al wouldn't shut up about how he'd set a school rushing record and scored three touchdowns in a single game when he was on the senior varcity football team in high school that still stood 20 years later when he was a shoe salesman trapped in a loveless marriage with two kids who hated him, feech would obsess over how things were back in the 60's-70's when he was younger and had money because he didn't want to see things as they currently were.
Good point.
He had the makings of a Varsity athlete, Al Bundy?
OHHH!. How dare you get that wrong. Blasphemous! It was FOUR touchdowns!
It was 4!
The character of Feech LaManna always reminded me of Philadelphia Mafia member Raymond "Long John" Martorano. Martorano was born in Sicily and was an old timer in the Philly Family. He was from the Angelo Bruno era. He went to prison for a long time. When he got out, the Philly Family is now run by Joey Merlino. Martorano overstepped his boundaries and tried to overtake some rackets that were not his. He ended up getting whacked.
whoa. i love posts like this...let me ask you something, i posted in a forum not too long ago on reddit about Nicky Scarfo.
Remember when Sil says "need i remind you of the butcher from AC". Was he talkin about Scarfo?
Also I'm gonna look up Ray. Thank you!
@@ceerious I never thought about that. The “Butcher From AC” most likely is a reference to Scarfo. David Chase was a genius. Thanks! 👍🏼
@@39Hundred thank you too! i figured it had to be Scarfo
I remember that! He was going to get the K &A Gang to be the muscle to take out Uncle Joe Ligambi. He wasn't supposed to be wacked, just warnd to stay retired. Someone, probably Johnny Gongs Cassasanto, got trigger-happy and shot Long John. They ran, and Long John tried to drive himself to Pennsylvania Hospital and passed out in his car and ran into a tree. He died from the car accident, not the gunshot wound.
3:34 Hey Feech, did he even really exist?
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@@DjVtheJESUSsoujathat was the same expression lol.
Eat 🥖 it’s good 🍞
These character compilations are fantastic. That's two I've watched now and that deserves a sub 👍
i appreciate that. alot more
coming. tomorrow im dropping another one.
SWEETEST SETUP IN HISTORY! 💯💯💯💯💯
It’s sad to think that the happiest Tony was about Feech was when he was telling the prison story. You know how Tony feels about Uncle Ben.
Richie and Ralphie are in heaven scrambling eggs
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Definetly not in heaven!
cottage cheese is the secret to it
Did he go make beansie some eggs??
Ralph scrambling the eggs for the fried rice that is continually spilled over Richie in that great Food Court in the sky.
“The boy king”
Feech looked at Tony the way Tony looked at Chris, Never deep down really took him seriously.
yup 🎯
“This gardener cut the hair on your balls too?” 😂😂😂
I like how Ritchie tells Tony...you two kids would have got a vicious beating to say the least..the look on Tony's face😮
saved em from the hit parade
Exactly why I always had sympathy for Ritchie. If he was taken care of by his “fake friends,” who he wasted nearly 20 years of his life away in the can for not ratting on, I bet at least 75% that he would have been a more pleasant person IMO. Same goes w/ Feech and to an extent, also Tony B.
Him playing Frank Lopez in Scarface is just a master class in acting, and the old man showed his chops playing Feech. What a brilliant actor!
he yelled, bellowed, and screamed too much in Scarface as well. Pay me $$$$ to scream ? I'd do it.
@j.p.wagner6461 The only time he did so was when he was rightfully angry at Tony for making that deal with Sosa. I can't recall any other scene where he was angry in the movie.
They did my dude Feech dirty.
They could have wacked him instead
That should go against some code of conduct of narc’in a fellow made guy to the feds
Feech was one of the very few “Made Men” I actually thought didn’t deserve how his story wound up ending on the show. He was your stereotypical nosy, motor-mouth Dago grandpa, not overly dirty or devious and he didn’t only talk to his “friends” when money was involved. Old man Angelo was another one I wish they’d kept around and gone a different way with.
Robert was having troubles with his lines. That's why Angelo became Tony Egg's best buddy in the can.
Sal Vitro .. the most tragic character
Can't recall anyone else telling Feech to "Phaa Goff huh?"
After watching the series through multiple times, it's really neat to watch your compilations and see just how many times some of these characters appeared or were mentioned that might have slipped notice, and to rewatch the show in a different form. Thanks for all your work on them, ceerious! I couldn't believe how much there was for Hugh Deangelis. He's my favorite minor side character I think.
Hey feeetch you know what a hassa is ???- that's a pig that don't fly straight lol😂😂😂
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Niether do you frank
SO LONG MEL! HAVE A GOOD TRIP!
You cant shoot a COP
Woeva said juh was one?
Feech is a great character study in someone unable to let the past glory go. Enjoyed his short stay in the show.
One of the few instances were Tony did a good job trying to include him and then at the right point put a stop to it. After the car jack it Feech had proven to go against his bosses deliberate order and even do so in secret with New York. He was done after that.
10:34 Tony's face is classic mob boss
He was always happy and big mouthed even doe he’s was done and had nothing to lose and lost in the end but not dead
Thank you for this. I wish you could have included more of the scene where he meets with Tony and Silvio. I remember Robert Loggia from back in the '70s
ill redo this one. check out all my stuff.
This was good... well edited.. I like how you did the ending from him and the "Ahh fuck, im Busted" face straight to the bus lol....
Tony was clever to get set feech up like that.. I wonder if Him or Sil came up with that Idea..
probably Sil. "He's well liked, T"
also thank you 😊
Tony at the dinner table with the kids and mother: "It's undermining! And it's one thing I'm teaching my kids NOT to do!". Tony @4:08.
0:34 "Feech was made on the other side..." Are we seriously supposed to believe that Feech LaManna was born and bred in Italy - and yet speaks English without the *trace* of an accent? Impossible!
i know. sillyness there
Whatever happened there
I don’t know…. Slander if you ask me.
I never paid attention to that point until I read your comment and heard the opening scene in this short cut lol wow pretty dope. Feech was made on the other side it's hard to not believe Tony blondetto wasn't made he was just a high rankin associate 🤣🤣 damn he should of been Made soon as he got home but I guess he had to go to Jersey to become knucky Thompson 🤣 " Board Walk empire" because he got whacked smh ok lol. But tbh I really do think if it was real I think feech probably would of tried to line Tony up once a person bring up old shit it still bothers them and anyone can use that old situation to have a person to switch sides
He meant the other side of town lol
Great video. Big Sopranos fan since the first run. Everyone in North Jersey gathered around the water cooler every Monday. We debated every episode.
awesome. same here with my friends
That is the only beat down by the old man that looks legitimately believable. Not like Deniro's Irishman.
12:39 I know that house off Main Street in Lodi NJ! Loved this show being from Jersey and recognizing all the filming locations
Never underestimate the other guys greed.
Never get high on your own supply.
And pretty soon you'll find, the problem is not bringing the stuff in.. but what to do with all the fucking cash!!
The look on Feech's face on the bus back to the can is PRICELESS. Imagine being out of prison just long enough to taste the finer things that twenty years have brought, only to have them go back to "just out of reach" for the rest of your life. Thats some bitter shit.
Paulie... "He came at me with a chainsaw...I had to defend myself"... 🤣
Love your edits so much! I always always wanted someone to do it like this. New sub
Thank you so much!!
I also found it hypocritical how it was okay for the boss to rat on someone and get them sent to prison, but is a mandatory automatic death sentence for anyone else.
I don't know. The legend of Feech La Manna and Robert Loggia just doesn't add up. Ralph called him a 'Mustache Pete made over on the other side.' This was a term coined by Lucky Luciano to describe the old time bosses of strict tradition, Joe 'The Boss' Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. True Italian OGs. Ralphie's story would imply that this was a real Italian from Italy who would probably be as old as Junior is now back when Tony, Jackie and Richie were kids and dead by this point. Then we have Robert Loggia come in sounding like he was born in Brooklyn and about Junior's age. This is far from being a 'mustache Pete' and he sounds about as OG Italian from 'the other side' as the rest of them.
one of the best answer to this story i heard so far. should be talked about. if you want we can do a video on it sometime
Maybe prior to like the 60's they went to italy for the ceremony or some nonsense. Or maybe he lived in Brooklyn till he was like 11 then in Italy till he was like 25 then back to jersey. I agree that the line turned out to be nonsense, probably didn't even know they were going to write him in to the story yet, but there are ways to stretch it I guess.
Pretty sad though. He came out of the joint and had beef with the boss and either forgot or never realized how wily a boss would be. He still just saw junior's little nephew instead of stopping and thinking that maybe he shouldn't underestimate someone who got to such a position so fast.
The other side of the hudson river,maybe the sopranos started as a crew in a ny family and he was one of the originals .
Yep. There’s not much mustache Pete-ness with this guy. But still a great addition to the show
The actor that played Feech was to old to play the role so David Chase cut a lot of his scenes. Feech was suppose to last entire season but actor memory was to shot so had him off show after couple episodes .
Robert Loggia
.. AND his screeching is annoying af.
That look when you’re on the bus headed to county. Miserable smh 😂
And a guy of his age going to prison, you're basically never going to be a free man again.
Think he was going back to prison rather than county
@@davidmellish3295 He was definitely going back to prison. He may get prosecuted separately for the stolen TVs but he has to finish his previous jail sentence at minimum.
Going back is a life sentence for Feech. Surprised he went willingly when the parole officer popped him.
“I gotta make a stop”
A simple line that always sets up a great scene
Tony would've done Feech a favor clipping him instead of sending him back, bro was only out for six months after 20 years without a peep
Coincidentally, the thumbnail of this video is the very last time Feech will have a smile on his face.
Wish they had kept him around a lot longer.
S5 would of been one of my favorites if they did. that much i do know
@@ceerious agreed! Glad we got the Paulie interaction at least!
He never really forgave Tony for robbing his game.
That bus ride back to prison brings back memories.
Feech was a real Hassa
do you know what a hassa is feech? its a corrections bus that don't drive straight
(+looks out window… sees LOWES, etc.
1:16 Hey Ralphie, did she even really exist?
Lost it all, the TV's, the mansion gates, his grandson to his arm wrestling father.. still remained strong.
Yo, I am really enjoying your compilations!👍🤘
Feech and Richie arc is the turning point for Tony's career as a boss. Everybody saw how loyalty is worthless for Tony and all the structure build over code start falling apart.
Those "old timers" were living remind of how the Mafia has changed over time.
"You don't kill old elephants"
This channel is gold, gives all the back story too. Appreciate it
thanks friend
thats it im watching the sopranos again
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I think silvio is the only crew member that has seen Tony cry.
Sad to see them go like that....
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"Naturally i want my taste, retroactive!"
When Ralphie said a hippie broad, I knew he was talking about Janice 😂
did Feech mention he did 20years in the can? you wouldnt catch Phil doing that
20 years, not a fuckin peep
One of my favorite characters by one of my favorite actors who never got the respect he deserved.
In my day only Borko could post these clips! It’s time to get rid of Cerrious.
In your day, in your day
I love how Tony got Feech out of the picture, making it appear to be his own fault. That will resonate well with his crew and extinguish the Feech problem permanently. Brilliant.
Ralphie may have gotten what he had coming to him, but Feech and Richie def had a reason to be upset and disgruntled!!!! Locked up all those years, for not ratting on the “supposed” same friends who treated them like bugs upon their release, when they should have been taken care of and treated like heroes!!
Feech got what was coming to him, ask Sal Vitro
Lol love how everyone loves the character. I dare say many of you wouldn’t be so enthusiastic if you spent time with Feech.
I would hope Sal Vitro got some of his territory and earnings back after Feech went back to the can. Minus Paulie’s cut of course …
that mope probably got nothin
@@ceerious His poor bird Fredo as well.
Feech's nemesis was Tony in two of the greatest shows ever - One TV and one on Film.
Which story
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Loved his character in the movie Unnecessary Roughness “Don’t throw it to stone hands!”
Feech did 20 years in the can and he never said a peep, not a single word.
Another character, whose name i can't even mention looks like the Czar of Iran, is rumored to have done a certain unrevealed number of years in the can. But he made sure to let everyone and their mother know.
What a difference!
Robert Loggia was such a good actor @9:25 - wow