Joey Merlino, Rumored Boss of Philly Mafia, Says He Doesn't Know Anything About the Mafia (Part 1)
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Joseph 'Skinny Joey' Merlino played down his rumored status as the boss of the Philadelphia mafia. Merlino, whose alleged links to the mob have made headlines for years, preferred to talk about growing up in South Philly in the late '60s and '70s rather than any involvement with organized crime. He described a tightly-knit neighborhood where houses were left unlocked, and where he and his peers led active outdoor lives. Merlino fondly remembered his parents, Italian immigrants Salvatore and Rita Giordano, and described childhood antics that led to minor scrapes with the law. He dismissed Vlad's attempts to probe his knowledge of the mafia's inner workings during his formative years, insisting, "I don't know nothing about that." Vlad's efforts to connect Merlino to notorious crime figures such as Nicky Scarfo and Angelo Bruno were similarly rejected.
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jm scanned vlady gave him nuttin ggggggggg
Joey thinks he's living by the code of omerta. Mafia members are not suppose to be doing interviews about other mafia members even if its to call them rats. The fact he is acknowledging that he knows all these Mafia associates that turned informants is indirectly acknowledging you were involved in the mafia
He’s not living by the code of omertà if he’s on vlad tv
Joey has helped a lot of guys. Stand up.
@@jesussinaloa9300 it’s not illegal to mention people that grew up in your neighborhood …c’mon …
Vlad -" Let's talk about your Dad... Joey " I don't know anyone named Dad."
😊😅😂❤
lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂 facts
Hahahaha
Joey is the first italian American from South Philly who has never heard of the mob. 😂
Omerta if you know you know
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100th like😂
What's your point? 🥺
@@wilsonfisk4741 What an idiotic thing to say.
Vlad- "Hi Joey, welcome"
Joey- "Never heard of it"
lmaoo
😂😂😂
Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
😂
😂😂😂
“Minor shit, throwing eggs at cops” 😂
I threw eggs too, but not at the damn cops. You have to be a made kid to do that.
That is minor compared to what else he did
@@jonmolina948facts, its the little things. If a kids throwing eggs at cops, imagine what they're doing as adults
@@Jeff-sp7bgwhat a pointless comment like we dont know already
It was so nice of joey to welcome vlad to his own interview 😂
😂😂😂 how ya dune, welcome
Glad I wasn't the only one to notice that! 😂
Because he is the show. Vlad finally interviewed someone smart
I read this right when he said that, lmmaaaooooo
That shit made me laugh
Everybody pay attention to this man. He answers questions the way you’re supposed to answer during an interrogation. 😂😂😂
Vlad will get him to crack
@@chrome2yourdomeyou must not be familiar with Joey lol
He answers like what did you do???well i went church helped the old ladiesnon the street fed the poor:)))
@@chrome2yourdomehe did not
Facts
Joey is so OG. He’s never seen or heard anything in his life. He knows no one. Lmao
he doesnt know u bro get off ur kness
hahah yup
Joey Merlino aka Hellen Keller
😂😂😂
Stand up guy
Thats a real gangster. After over 40 years of being in newspapers as a boss of a crime organization he says I don't know nothing about the mafia.
And he did his time like a real man. He's no snitch real stand up G
I mean a "real gangster" wouldn't want to be a public figure like this. But Joey is the real deal.
@@Plague_Doc22you obviously don’t know shit about Joey. He was always in the public eye. Has nothing to do with being a gangster.
@@Kcutthth Being in the public eye and putting yourself out there is two different things. For someone who's a know it all you'd think you would know this.
@@Plague_Doc22To be fair, historically many criminal figures put themselves in the public eye. Al Capone is the most famous gangster in history and he constantly put himself in the public eye. Not to mention multiple others before and since.
And that was long before people could make money on social media, which is essentially another racket. Being in the public eye and talking publicly about illegal activity are two different things.
A lot of gangsters historically have been public figures. Bumpy Johnson was a public figure, Nicky Barnes was a public figure, John Gotti was a public figure, the list can go on and on. Some gangsters find the best way to hide is in public and making additional money by being a public figure.
If a criminal figure can stay completely low key, that is one thing. But if a criminal figure is already known as a criminal figure, then it is better to put oneself out there since one is already out there, as long as one is not talking about criminal activity or implicating other criminals, at least by the rules of that life. Cosa Nostra hasn’t been a secret society for several decades now.
Vlad: "so is Joey Merlino your full government name"?
Joey: never heard of him.
Joey: “Allegedly.”
"I met em once"
"I dnno I gotta do some research"
😂
He’s one of maybe 3 guests in vladtv history from the streets who said was he was supposed to say 😭
Took the words right out of my mouth
Him and peewee longway
He’s a clown. No one respects this g00f
Because he's not an informant like the rest
@@echad6259taxstone too
What was Nicky Scarfo like?
"He- he was a good a man, he was a man" LOL
Best compliment you can give a guy in that life. "A man's man."
He was always on time.
He hated Nick Scarfo Sr. and definitely hates his son Nicky Jr. He recognizes that Scarfo was a man and a real gangster though, so why talk bad about him when all these rats are out here. He is being diplomatic. You can research the volatile situation between Scarfo Sr. and his father and between Joey and Nicky Jr. There's bad blood there for certain.
He went to prison the rest of his life, he was a good man
Vlad: Joey is there a Mafia?
Joey: (Stares Blankly)
He said “ I wanna talk about the rats “ then gave an evil ass grin 😂😭💀😈
He’s a rat himself
bro is a demon i did my homework
😅😅😅😅
@@inafieldmag More like a hero. HERO.
😅😅
If you're from Philly you know Joe Merlino and not surprised he answered that way.
215 homie
Gotta watch it the every rat has been on here. Joey knows the deal.
💯
He solid which is rare in Philly
@@jerseyraider9618 which is rare anywhere anymore
Definition of a standup guy, stood his ground no matter what in this interview 💪
Two things I've learned from this interview:
1) nothing
2) this guy reminds me of Jim carrey in the grinch when he smiles.
You took an oat gene
“Allegedly allegedly” I fucking love joey😂😂😂😂
You don’t know him
@@NoBiasAllBoxinghope ur day gets better bro lol 😂
*Vlad:* “OK, here we go! it’s your first time here let’s get into it!”
*Joey:* “I don’t know nothin bout nothin”
*Vlad:* “Thanks for your time!”
👌😉... 🤣🤣🤣 "I don`t know nuthin about dat" 🤣
Hahahaha dude you can already see right away this interview bout to be tense azf 🤣
😂😂😂
😂😂😂👍🏻
LOL HAHAHHA Joey not going to give Vlad nothing. He can't he didn't rat. 😂😂😂😂
30 seconds in and Joeys saying “alleged, alleged”. CLASSIC !!!😂😂😂
Shit had me rollin 😂😂😂😂the guys a legend
My dude is like who are these Philly mob people you speak of..because i don't know anyone 😂.
Joey talking to Vlad like its a police interrogation
its like this was a First 48 Hours episode
I mean it basically is tho lmfao
@@GORILLA_PIMP 3:10 is how the whole interview is going to be😂
Joey don't talk to police big difference
Well Vlad is an FBI snitch after all
“How you doin’…welcome…how are you?”
Skinny Joey is such a boss that he starts his own interview.
😂😂
Legendary comment
@@cdouble790Appreciate you!
Lol I thought the same thing first time I heard it.
🤣🤣🤣 right
You never admit the existence of this thing.- Phil Leonardo
20 fuckin years.
Leotardo
@@lightskingarvey1221Leotardo, that’s my legacy
@@Migs1023 fucking early 20th century immigration agents , I tell ya... cocksuckers the lot of em
@@Migs1023 No more Butchie. No more of this.
Joey Merlino is a real one. He won't even rat on what's been said about the past. Real G
He's doing exactly what you're supposed to do. He did his own time like a man, exposes the rats and frauds, and doesn't know nothing about nothing.
right :) . he couldn't even rat on the dead
“The kids are all fucked up today. That’s why they’re all fat”…LMAOOO Joey hahaha
hhahaha
He's right ...
Joey’s attitude is like “I f**king dare you to ask an incriminating question!” 🤣🤣
On god😅😂💯
Joey Merlino has never heard of the mafia.😂😂He is the best.😂😂
You didn't listen properly... the question was, if he had heard of the mafia growing up..... aka, as a kid
@@bb8942 That's the hilarious part, his whole family was involved in it since before he was born lol.
Finally a stand up Italian American who doesn’t cry on UA-cam about ratting on his friends Grazie amico 🇺🇸🇮🇹
He's becoming unpopular with the other stand up Italian Americans who are currently in the life. Things are cooking. New York bosses are contemplating not recognizing him anymore and not doing anything with Philadelphia anymore. Word on the street is Joey's attitude is go F yourself I'm gonna do what I wanna do.
The Philly mob wars were insane.
I lived through them by the skin of my nuts
He said Nicky Scarfo was a "good man" because he "always showed up on time." LMAO!!
It’s a big deal in the mob.. you can get killed over it. Wise guys are always early
these neighbourhood guys are hilarious lol
@@PrinceOfTheCity1lol dont overthink he was just being slick.
Its even funnier because Nicky was his uncle basically and Joey most likely was the one who shot Scarfo’s son.
Ay it's an undervalued trait tho
Time is money
4:52 I can’t stop laughing at his shrug 🤷♂️ 😆😭😭😆😆🤣
"He's my protege...................I don't stand in his way".
This series with Joey is about to be Epic. Let us brace ourselves 🥂
Joey is truly the last true good fella left
True guys wouldn't be doing interviews about any subject, ever.
@@TheSaxon.Joey is something else because he's beaten the government and obviously way comfortable with his life in Florida, away from Philly, and making money doing this. He never speaks about his time in the life. He just wants to blow up the rats which I promise will he extremely informative and entertaining.
So he’s doing it all by himself? A one man “mob”? 😏Got it
Facts
@@TheSaxon. Ahh so Sony franzese wasn’t a real guy? Lucky Luciano? Costello, in other OC sonny barger, chapo, Escobar, all did interviews but none were real? Didn’t know you wrote the rule book. They can speak about whatever they want as long as it’s not incriminating, Shut your mouth squid.
It was at the “ I don’t know anything about the mafia”, where Vlad knew he picked the wrong guy to interview about mob business 😂
Vlad knew it would go like this.
Joey even said it before the clip ended. He's there to talk about the rats and expose them, namely the other mob guests on Vlad's platform, and kill their credibility once and for all. Joey doesn't talk about the life on his own podcast unless and only if it's common knowledge. He's a true gangster.
Idk I honestly think vlad knew exactly what it would be but figured he’d at least give it a shot lol maybe I’m wrong tho
@@JeffDavis-hg2to I bet he did.. either way he knows its going to get a lot of views
4 minutes in, arms crossed, "I don know noting"!😆🤣
Ok we need the full interview now Vlad
Joey “I don’t know nuttin about that” Merlino
I have a feeling we’re going to hear that a lot the rest of the way.
Bravo
So how was Nicky scarfo? He's a great guy , dependable guy never late, a real nice guy. How many people did he hunt down and kill? I didnt know nothing about this, how many you say? 25? He's a nice guy 😅😅😅 WTF
You can tell he's already getting annoyed by Vlad's interrupting. I never understand why Vlad insists on telling every guest the Wikipedia version of their story and letting them comment on it instead of letting the person tell their own story from their own perspective. It would be so much more interesting
Me too.
Wikipedia version of their story 😂😂😂
Low iq lazy youtuber...
Vlads a clown
He thinks he's a celebrity now. He's even started posing for the pictures like the interviews are about him.
His description of growing up in South Philly is spot-on. It was that way through the 80's as well. Always outside playing street hockey, football in the street with a Nerf ball, stickball, half-ball, handball, riding bikes (no helmets back then). Come home for dinner, go back out and back by the time the street lights come on. Of course, during school months it was homework at night. Great memories. The city is a complete $hithole now aside from some nice pockets where your kids can still play outside if they want to.
“I don’t know nothing about that mob shit! We used to throw eggs at the cops!”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
“I don’t want to talk about the mob I want to talk about the rats.”
What did they rat about? 😂😂
😅😅
Patriotic capitalists.
He wants to expose all the mafia rats that have you tube channels now. He hates rats because they ruined the mob
He doesn't come across as being very bright 😊
@@Travis-pv8vj well he is. No Rich man is stupid. 💲💰📈
He said “I don’t want to talk about none of that mob stuff, I want to talk about the rats.” He came on there to talk shit! 😂
If you've seen a clip of Joey's podcast, you already know he surgically rips up the rats and frauds, especially on UA-cam like Michael Franzese, to absolute shreds with paperwork and all. He holds nothing back. Joey did his time like a man so he's ready to expose and stomp on all of these dudes on Vlad.
His smile 💀
Yea he is itching to unload on Phil Leonetti cause for years Leonetti talked alot of shit about Joey
Take notes, little gang bangers, the loudest in the room is the weakest. That's the difference between organized and disorganized crime.
This guy is currently the loudest person in OC. New York bosses are contemplating not recognizing him anymore. His response is "go F yourself I can do whatever I want".
🤣
As soon as the BLINKING STARTS….he forgets everything….😂🤣😅
Joey - You described our childhood perfect-I'm the same age from Philly-what a Great Time to grow-up!!!
what people dont realise is joey is or was a real boss, hes really one of one right now
Allegeded as he said lol lmao
Well then this interview is going to be uninteresting
@@straightlead8 if you're a negative psychic yeah but wait let's wait and see
“Allegedly” 😂
He's not involved day to day but there's still some connection hahaha. FBI are all over the mob even to this day so he'd be dumb to get too involved
Growing up in South Philly I met him a few times in passing. South Philly is like its own little world and everybody knows everybody. He’s exactly what you see here. Reserved and just cool as a cucumber. Doesn’t bring attention to himself.
Doesn’t bring attention to himself? He’s on Vlad TV lol, but all seriousness he doesn’t seem like a guy who laughs or smiles a lot, he’s so stoic
This the one we’ve been waiting for!!! Vlads best interview of 2024 already. Hands down. You got it with this one
In 2000 2001 I was at FDC Philadelphia on 7S Joey and his crew was on the unit. I remember one night Goodfellas came on Joey and his crew was loving the movie I said to one of all the inmates this is insane the mafia watching the mafia movie also met Joey or should I say came across him at a jail in New Jersey he asked me was the counseling in the office I told him yes she was. He said thank you. He was very pleasant, then I realized he was after about three or four minutes he was standing in the line next to me. He’s a real cool dude real respectful.
In prison they were not dangerous. But in the streets they were so dangerous.
@@farzana6676lol they can be even more dangerous in jail, what do u mean? Getting someone touched in jail is way easier than on the outside
Gangsta to the fckn core
Gangster to the core wouldn’t be on UA-cam
@mikeydubbz1 Exactly!
If he was NY faction of the five families he would be at a sit down right after this and would never stand up again the mob is a "secret society" and dont do interviews but philly is much smaller with less power so i guess he gets a pass plus he's the boss so that helps but trust if NY wanted to stop his interviews it would be over at the snap of a finger
@@mikeydubbz1 Literally the only goal of being a gangster is to make money, being on youtube makes you money, end of story
@@mikeydubbz1 its not like he talking about shit he did I see nothing wrong with it lucky luciano did interviews so did joe bonanno so its been done
Smart man goes back to the old school rules you never admit the existence of the mafia.
Also I agree with him
Congratulations are in order to VladTv for putting this together...
Legendary moment!
Awesome! Joey is the real deal. He never cooperated, he's a stone cold gangster, but he's a hilarious dude. Well done, Vlad.
He had no shower or ac just came home to eat..dad was a mechanic that was in the 60s though
"He was always on time" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"He was a good man. He was a man. He went to jail for the rest of his life." Hey, say what you will, but Joey is saying that Scarfo was a real deal solid street guy who never considered folding for a second.
Course he was... Yer never tooo late to be late
@@citypopradioFMyou cant read between lines. He obviously hates scarfo. He says he was a good man he went to jail for the rest of his life. What kind of a good man goes to jail for the rest of their lives?😂
Not lie this is the best Vlad interview and i haven't seen the whole thing yet.
He caught hisself when he was like if ya gotta be there at 5 u better be there lol or what what’s gonna happen lol😂
These mob interviews are getting out of hand 😂😂😂
Yeah but Joey is one of the few guys out there right now that don’t just insert themselves into stories they’ve heard and then retell them lol. He’s actually the real deal
Joey a real one thoo
Joeys the first legit mafia guy Vlads interviewed
@@cstwin5998 what do you mean by legit?
Joey Is the only real mob interview vlad has done. The rest are lying scumbag rats
He looks like a mob boss lmfao especially in the thumbnail
He is a mob boss
He is a mob boss.
He is retired now he still has connections though
@@salvatoreregalbuto5444 haha. Retired my ass.
@@michaelfowler5760yeah like all the "former" CIA guys🤔
Vlad: "Welcome to the show Joey"
Joey: "I don't know nothin' bout this Joey you speak of"
They don’t make em like this anymore .
Say what you want about his choices , the type of life he lived; however , he still talks with respect, especially towards elders and veterans. He stays true to himself , never ratted. A true man.
This guy is too smart for the interviewer. 😂😂
That's possibly the lowest bar you could give him. Joey is in fact smart, but Vlad is one IQ point above an insensitive term that starts with an R for slow people.
I don't think anyone who knows joey expected anything different than this. This interview went exactly like I expected it would.
I'm on the floor, laughing my ass off.
Joes giving morse code cyphers with all that blinking 😂
Joey is no doubt the inspiration of Johnny Tightlips from the Simpsons.
A proper legend.
Joey’s charitable contributions are legendary in Philly
PR. Don King gave out turkeys also. He killed a man with his bare hands over a gambling debt and I fully believe he set up Tyson in order that the golden goose wouldn't fly away. Col Parker did that with Elvis by advising him to enlist. Parker feared Elvis would tire of his onerous 50% cut and wanted to put him on ice for awhile. Martorano was deliberately provided poor representation and was put away for 30 years on drug charges. They wanted to keep him from taking over his murdered fathers position. Lovely lot all of them.
@@scottschlemmer4787the fck Don King got to do with Joey?
@@roymunson1 Simple my friend. They both help people for PR purposes. They always announce it to the world and make a big show of it. As Steinbrenner used to say if you help people and more than one person knows about it you are doing it for the wrong reasons.
@@scottschlemmer4787Long story short trust no one lol
@@ciabatta7538 At least do some research and don't take others at their word just because they say something is true. Track record.
This is the greatest Vlad interview ever
My man definitely a mob boss 🤣
Vlad : Let me ask...
Joey: "I don't know nothing about that, that was before my time."
Interview over.
"So what was it like growing up?"
"Who said anything about growing? i dont know nuttin"
lol
LMFAOOOO
😂😂😂😂
why did he start blinking so much when asked about the mob lol
Anyone who follows joeys podcast knows that he never mentions anything incriminating or even admits mafia exists, for as you know could mess with his cases. So dont act surprised if you get nothing out of this interview . But hes still entertaining regardless and a real man.
This guy is the real deal. Tough guy. There were numerous attempts on him but he still survived.
Facts ppl gotta pay homage he last of a dying breed
That shrug that Joey gives to Vlad at 4:54 made me laugh so hard that I spit my drink out. The eyes never lie. One quick look and it's easy to envision Joe busting someone up with a pipe or lying in wait before he comes out of the shadows and puts 3 bullets in the back of someones head.
He has done that many times. Him and his crew went to war with Stanfa who was a backed boss by the commission. The streets of south Philly ran red for many years in the 90s.
@@christianburk7309thanks for the comment Christian💭
That shit was funny
Listen I’m from Philly, those old school south Philly Italians are really like that. It’s hilarious.
Yeah I’m from north Philly …Richard Allen Projects…Joey use to give out turkeys in my hood …
@@phillybul215 I’m from north too. 27th and Montgomery. Taney street. I don’t think Vlad was ready for Joey.
Im from south philly 20th and Carp..Alot of guys were like that??Blk Mafia
@@joehendrickscasinoman7849 💯💯 it’s legendary dudes from around there
@@TheOGMillennial salute Brodie
I grew up in south Philly as well , the way Joey described growing up, i think it was pretty typical for many of us then in the 1970's . Always outside , playing sports . No air conditioning at night .
Stand up guy who never told. I always salute those who understand the life they chose.
This guy is a renegade. Supposedly New York bosses are upset and right now they are contemplating not recognizing him anymore and not doing any future business with Philadelphia. Joey's response is "go F yourself". Allegedlly.
If your from Philly, you know Joey Merlino is a serious person.
FACTS BRO
It’s like he’s on the stand testifying 😂😂😂😂
I’m starting to think all these Cosa Nostra guys are still active and the families are just capitalizing on social media marketing and merch in order to profit now 😂
Dude literally grew up in the mafia his whole life but doesn't know anything about anything😂
I wonder how many he's personally killed
Joey a real street legend never folded on his bros stayed solid 💪💯
I love the way he never incriminates himself whatsoever. Very smart, few word answers. You know everyone and their brother involved in law enforcement watched and listened, waiting for him to say something, because he was found innocent for a lot of things you know damn well the government can't stand to lose. When they want you, they want you. I say, take your losses like men, he was tried by our US citizens and won. Leave the man alone and let him get on with his life, he does more for kids than celebrities with hundreds of millions of dollars do and is a real man in my opinion because he never denied doing anything illegal and knew what could happen, but, unlike a lot of guys, took every loss like a man and did his time and kept his mouth closed, except to eat. That's why I love Merlino like he was my long lost brother, I grew up the same way. Dad, whom I lost last year, always told me, son, if you choose to willingly do something stupid or,God for bid, illegal, don't call me for bail, and keep your mouth shut and take your licks like a man,never Rat, because you chose to get involved.
This is going to be LEGENDARY
I wonder if Tommy Hill and the Richard Allen Mob will be mentioned.
Mischief night brings backs old memories in Philly.
Joey Merlino is the real deal. A true real Gangster.impeccable resume. went to trial and jail multiple times and stood tall. Did work in that life himself That a guy like this has a podcast is just a joy to listen to. Philly and Street Legend!
agreed 100%.
Joey is the realest he also survived over 25 attempted hits on his life
@@T.C-J-Town-561 agreed 100% Joey's the real deal.
You guys are idiots
I can already tell Gene Borello is going to hate this interview 😂
Gene probably took it out on another girl he beat up again.
Gene is probably working it off by doing lots of cocaine and shooting up roids and having good workouts.
This is how you gotta handle interviews if you decide to do one. 👏🏼👍🏼
How many times does Vlad gotta say the word "ok"?? Lol
Modern day “same answer sir”
He's saying same awnser just to save time 😂
@@hshsjwbshsjwjekjeje senator it’s either that or “fiffffff”
Joey @ 5:44 '' I want to talk about the rats''
Vlad '' fair enough'' Cut to End
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Damn you VLAD you the goat how you pull this one off 🫡
I always knew better than to ask these guys about these topics. I always wondered how they would answer or if they would get pissed off. Now I know.
Dudes got straight killer eyes, legit, you can see this dude has bodies
Everybody knows it.....................including the Feds and the prosecutors who tried to put him away.
Yup go watch the clip of him being interviewed by nbc 10 Philadelphia and they ask him about Stanfa. Watch his eyes go absolutely dark and soulless. And Ron previte-“ Joey was a flashy guy , he liked to go out liked women and he was funny but Joey is a stone cold killer too”
@christianburk7309 just like his pops!Ya know, the bartender , mechanic, and whatever, Joey crazy ass said !.. I was laughing so hard I didn't get hear the rest of Chuckies, legit jobs. . 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Yes he does
the brother is folding his arms. Clearly doesnt wanna share much. Hope rappers will learn.
How bout just dont be interviewed if you dont wanna share anything. Wasting your time and the interviewer
Finally a vlad interview I look forward to. Check Joey jacket, never told on a soul and kept doing his time like a man. Joey will forever be a legend here in Philly
That Sky-Dweller though 🔥🔥
First Freak Mill now Joey doing Vlad interviews 🫤. Hope he keeps it solid my philly heart can’t take no more