History MemeticMutation / TheSopranos

* I'm glad you caught that, very observant. The sacred and the propane. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used ironically as a fake compliment, echoing Little Carmine's malapropism when he discuss the faux symbolism of his movie ''Cleaver''[[/labelnote]]
** Very allegorical [[labelnote:Explanation]]A nonsensical adjetive added randomly in a topic, taken from Little Carmine poor eloquence when he talks about Tony Soprano with his father[[/labelnote]]

* It's an honor to be surrounded by real [X]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Phil praises some new made men and initiates a rant against Vito with this phrase. [[/labelnote]] ``

* Short Bus Crew [[labelnote:Explanation]]As there are many example of StupidCrooks within the series (Brendan Filone, Matthew Bevilaqua, Sean Gismonte and Jackie Aprile, Jr. being chief among them), the fans started joking about them gathering around and making their own crew, with Little Carmine serving as their capo.[[/labelnote]]

* BEAUTIFUL GIRL: Thank you!!! CHIP: I must be loyle to my capo.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Two lines from an early draft of ''Cleaver'', Chris' screenplay, often quoted in relation to writers' strikes or any bad elements of writing.[[/labelnote]]

* Short Bus Crew [[labelnote:Explanation]]As there are many example of StupidCrooks within the series (Brendan Filone, Matthew Bevilaqua, Sean Gismonte and Jackie Aprile, Jr. being chief among them), the fans started joking about them gathering around and making their own crew, with Little Carmine serving as their capo.[[/labelnote]]

* Those two black guys.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Stems from Vito's joking excuse for Eugene hitting Little Paulie in the face with a beer bottle. It's used to refer to any robbery or hit that was pulled off without anyone being caught, sometimes elevating the status of "those two black guys" to MemeticBadass status. Made even funnier because there are ''multiple'' pairs of black hitmen who this could apply to.[[/labelnote]]

* "Huwah"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ralphie Cifaretto's exaggerated Italian-American pronunciation of "whore" has been widely quoted.[[/labelnote]]

** How about that prick's face when he saw the gat/gyatt?[[labelnote:Explanation]]The quote Tony makes before making that face would later take on a life of its own in 2023 when the term "gyatt" saw widespread adoption, being used on [=YouTube=] and [=TikTok=] and oftentimes sped up.[[/labelnote]]

** How about that prick's face when he saw the gyatt?[[labelnote:Explanation]]The quote Tony makes before making that face would later take on a life of its own in 2023 when the term "gyatt" saw widespread adoption, being used on [=YouTube=] and [=TikTok=] and oftentimes sped up.[[/labelnote]]

* Fibre Optic Cable Core [[labelnote:Explanation]]A type of video edit that became popular in 2023 involving various scenes edited to feel more ethereal and focusing on precise phrases complete with images of them. This is named after a video which focused on various Soprano characters saying "Fibre optic cable".[[/labelnote]]

* 20 years in the can/20 fucking years/It's never mentioned how long Phil spent in the can.[[labelnote:Explanation]] Throughout his appearances, Phil would often mention that he spent 20 years in prison as if it entitled him. Fans ran with this and ironically turned it into one of the show's greatest mysteries.[[/labelnote]]

From its time as part of the cultural zeitgeist throughout the '00s to its reappraisal amongst social media in the '20s, the Sopranos is recognised for its quotability and meme value. So much so, certain characters are a FountainOfMemes in of themselves, and thus have their own [[{{Malaproper}} subspecies]].

* Don Borko[[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgoeD3Eqrbizzsklrw2e0Mg Borko]] is a [=YouTube=] channel that (among other things) uploads Sopranos clips and compilations. This is very helpful for people who want to find a specific scene from an episode. So, he has reached MemeticBadass status in the community, with people changing quotes from the show to praise Borko. This reached new levels when HBO started posting Soprano clips, and their comment sections were flooded with people demanding that HBO kick up to Borko.[[/labelnote]]

* Neck braces[[labelnote:Explanation]]Multiple characters on the show, most notably Chris Moltisanti and Phil Leotardo, go through some form of injury and require a neck brace. Screengrabs of these characters during these moments are widely used as profile pictures due to their goofiness.[[/labelnote]]
* Sopranoposting[[labelnote:Explanation]]The action of using Sopranos quotes or characters in any concept, most particularly in crossovers with other media, due to just how well they end up fitting in. Most famously, Pertinax has a series of videos about the characters of the show finding themselves in [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDvGNLuSxZA such as this one]].[[/labelnote]]

* Carmella could you please SHUT THE DOOOOOOOOOR[[labelnote:Explanation]]A screengrab from a scene where Tony yells at Carmella while she's vacuuming, noted for Tony's goofy expression.[[/labelnote]]

** He was gay, Gary Cooper?[[labelnote:Explanation]]A later discussion about Gary Cooper between Tony and Silvio gets temporarily sidetracked when Chris gets confused and asks if Gary was gay, which an exaserpated Tony denies (funnily enough, it would later be discovered that Gary Cooper was indeed bisexual). Again, Gary Cooper (and sometimes even "gay") is often replaced with something else[[/labelnote]]

** Don't disrespect the pizza parlor![[labelnote:Explanation]]Comes from a later scene where Chris breaks up a fight in the parlor and yells this line. Fans now treat the pizza parlor as a sacred ground where violence is strictly verboten amongst made guys.[[/labelnote]]

* You're not gonna believe this. He killed 16 Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator![[labelnote:Explanation]]Tony relays to Paulie that Valery, a man that they [[UncertainDoom may or may not have failed to whack]], was a member of the Interior Ministry and single-handedly killed 16 Chechen rebels. Paulie, flabbergasted, proceeds to give Chris this wildly incorrect quote. Fans often adlib this line to describe badass or dangerous characters from other works.[[/labelnote]]

* 20 years in the can/20 fucking years/It's never mentioned how long Phil spent in the can.[[labelnote: Explanation]] Throughout his appearances, Phil would often mention that he spent 20 years in prison as if it entitled him. Fans ran with this and ironically turned it into one of the show's greatest mysteries.[[/labelnote]]

* That fucking animal Blundetto.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ever since Tony Blundetto wounds Phil and successfully kills his brother Billy, Phil often refers to Tony B as an animal, thus prompting fans to join in whenever discussing him.[[/labelnote]]

* Historically speaking, Carmine always said the Sopranos were nothing more than a glorified crew.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Phil's speech before outright declaring war on the New Jersey family is kicked off with this line, with the words "glorified crew" often used by fans of both the Sopranos and other works to belittle a faction.[[/labelnote]]

** The five fucking familes, and we got this other pygmy thing going on over in Jersey.

* My estimation of [X] as a [Y], just fucking plummeted.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Phil, upon seeing Johnny Sack crying at his daughter's wedding, laments his supposed weakness. Fans use this quote whenever a person or group act in a subpar manner.[[/labelnote]]

* [Insert age here], they were a fucking kid.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Phil grieving for his brother to Butchie, often used in tandem with the "you're kidding, I mean Jesus Christ" meme above.[[/labelnote]]

** I can't even say his name.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Phil says this at one point when speaking to Butchie about the Animal.[[/labelnote]]

** I can't even say his name.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Phil says this at one point when speaking to Butchie.[[/labelnote]]

* How much more betrayal can Paulie take?[[labelnote:Explanation]]When the Soprano crew get proof of Vito being a {{Gayngster}}, Paulie says he feels like Vito stabbed him in the heart after he gave him the benefit of the doubt and whines that he can't take even more betrayal. A few episodes earlier, he learned that his mother Marianucci had pulled a FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo and is really his aunt. Paulie's ItsAllAboutMe attitude has led fans to mockingly elevate every setback Paulie suffers as a Judas Iscariot-level act of betrayal.[[/labelnote]]

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* X was my favorite character. I wish they did more with them.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme going around in [=YouTube=] that was initially used for one-shot characters that had an impact on a viewer. It was later ironically appropriated for anything in the show with little significance, from extras to even inanimate objects.[[/labelnote]]

** Small X, that was your problem.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Junior's followup to the above quote, often adlibbed into any shortcoming the person in question possesses.[[/labelnote]]

** It's not enough you X, I gotta get my balls broken, too?[[labelnote:Explanation]]Bobby's reaction to Tony laughing at his hunting outfit in [[Recap/TheSopranosS3E11PineBarrens "Pine Barrens"]].[[/labelnote]]

* 90% of X Y right before they're about to Z[[labelnote:Explanation]]An exploitable {{snowclone}} popularized by a promotional image of ''Sopranos'' with the caption "Fact: 90% of gamblers quit right before they're about to hit it big" over it, which started going viral as people began replacing "gamblers" with other groups.[[/labelnote]]

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* "Tony, X died." "You're kidding... I mean, Jesus Christ."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A scene from [[Recap/TheSopranosS3E2ProshaiLivushka "Proshai, Livushka"]] where Carmella tells Tony that his mother has passed away [[BeamMeUpScotty (although in the original scene, she simply says "your mother died" and doesn't address Tony by name)]], often used as a way to announce the death of somebody notable[[/labelnote]]

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[[AC:Phil Leotardo]]

* 20 years in the can, I wanted X. I compromised. I had/did Y instead.[[labelnote: Explanation]]A variation of Phil Leotardo's description of how he spent his 20 years in the can, wanting manicotti but instead eating grilled cheese off of the radiator.[[/labelnote]]

* My estimation of X as a Y, just fucking plummeted.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Phil, upon seeing Johnny Sack crying at his daughter's wedding, laments his supposed weakness. Fans use this quote whenever a person or group act in a subpar manner.[[/labelnote]]

* Oof, madone, he looks terrible![[labelnote:Explanation]]Paulie exclaims this upon seeing Tony comatose in the hospital, despite Meadow telling him that he should only say positive things around him. Often used to describe people looking less than stellar or ruined objects.[[/labelnotes]]

* Phil turning himself into a house.[[labelnote: Explanation]]Based on the scene in "[[Recap/TheSopranosS6E19TheSecondComing The Second Coming]]" when Phil refuses to meet with Tony and Little Carmine then yells at them from his attic as they're leaving. The framing of the scene makes it seem like the house itself is speaking in Phil's voice. [[/labelnote]]

* Sopranoposting[[labelnote:Explanation]]The action of using Sopranos quotes or characters in any concept, most particularly in crossovers with other media, due to just how well they end up fitting in. Most famously, Pertinax has a series of videos about the characters of the show finding themselves in [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDvGNLuSxZA such as this one]].

* I loved him like a brother-in-law.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Phil to a distraught Marie Spatafore about her husband Vito, who Phil had brutally killed for being gay.[[/labelnote]]

* The Shah of Iran[[labelnote:Explanation]]An observation about Phil's appearance made by Tony, which he detests.[[/labelnote]]

** I can't even say his name.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Phil says this at one point when speaking to Butchie[[/labelnote]]