The Aprile Family From The Sopranos - A Closer Look!
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- There’s so much to say about the characters in the Aprile family from The Sopranos. This video takes a closer look at each of them. I hope you enjoy it! 😊 Let me know what you think, and be sure to LIKE, COMMENT, AND SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy the video!
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00:00 Introduction
00:11 Jackie Aprile, Sr.
01:49 Rosalie Aprile
04:30 Richie Aprile
06:53 Jackie Aprile, Sr.
10:31 Kelli Aprile
11:23 Richard Aprile, Jr. 
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I’m just here out of respect for Jackie Jr.’s fawtha.
The golfer? U.S. Open?
@@SopranosBlueprint just give it to em sunshine... Hehehe
Those who want respect, give respect🙂
@@Artdeco407 muddah bruddah fawtha.. hehehehehe
He was mad ripe
Rosalie is one of the best characters in the series.
They all are.
Her radar’s up!
“Fuckin nosey”
@@SopranosBlueprint loved that scene
Me, too! And I felt badly for Ro when Carmela called her back just a coupla three minutes later and “cancelled” Thanksgiving.
The aprile family peaked when jackie jr pissed his car seat at that heist on the Rutgers campus.. hehehehehe
And then he does such a great job taking a leadership role and taking charge of the car when they stuck up the card game 🤨😜
@@SopranosBlueprint he's the hair apparent.... Hehehe
When Tony said he was a better father to Jackie Jr., I think he meant as far as holding him accountable for his actions. There was never a question of whether Jackie Sr. loved his son, it was just that he and Roe spoiled him and never disciplined him. Roe even backs this up when she walk talking to Carmela when Tony was in the hospital and AJ wasn’t helping out.
I also think it's just copium from Tony. None of these guys are good influences on their younger generation. If any of the kids turn out well-adjusted, it's by fluke.
True, but we don’t really have any concrete examples of Jackie Jr NOT being held accountable by his father…it wasn’t until after Jackie Sr died that Jackie Jr. started getting involved and into real trouble. I think it was more like Tony trying to make himself feel better due to his own feeling of failure from Jackie Jr. dying so young.
@@osman732very true.
Absolutely. Tony and Carm also liked to bring that idea up when one of the kids was doing really well/really poorly (in terms of who was “to blame”).
@@osman732 I agree 100%. Tony did a terrible job with Jackie. His whole idea of being a better father was to beat the shit out of him in a strip club bathroom. If you think about it, though, that’s what he always wanted to do to AJ.
Nice, I alway loved any scene with the Apriles 🤓
Thank you! Same here - one hell of a family!
It is interesting to hear the nature vs nurture topic brought up. The point was very well made in reviewing this family. You could easily apply this topic to all the characters in the Sopranos.
Absolutely! We really see a little bit of everything here, and like Barbara, we don’t get much of a glimpse into the lives of Kelli, Richie Jr, and even Jackie Aprile Sr. given the limited amount of time we saw him. Sometimes I wish we could’ve seen a bit more of the Aprile household dynamics while Jackie was still alive, but I guess that’s what we have our imagination for! 😊 lol
I love how you have a different perspective of the sopranos. Not just like everybody on YT. Love your channel keep going.
Thank you so very much. That means a lot 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 plenty more to come!
Janice shooting Richie was the most surprising moment of the show for me.
I thought so too. Mainly because he wasn't in the mood.
“I’m in no mood for your….💥💥💥”
She usually remembers to take out the clip
Someone had to stop him he was a little monster
Jackies "Chris and me are a ssociates" had the same childlike ignorance of how things work as Matt Drakewaters dumbass " You gotta hide me, I'm with you now!"
Yesss 😂😂😂 also, just like Jackie calls Tony “T” when first greeting him in S2,E12, Matty B does the exact same thing with Tony - TWICE - including right before he was shot!
I have the joy of having a new roommate who's never seen the series, so rewatching it bit by bit with him is just so much fun. The craziest part is 2 decades later there is still new topics you find to discuss. Such a deep show full of 'holy cows' and 'what ifs'
Oh wow, that must be a hell of a time rewatching as he watches for the first time!!! It’s the gift that keeps on giving, with every rewatch of an episode.
I see Jackie as an allegory for 90's America: colorful, cheerful, peaceful and very very profitable. Notice when he was alive the guys weren't conspiring against each other, the colours of the show were brighter and and the future was promising. But his death kickstarted a dark age for the family (just like 9/11 did to America)
Yes, that’s a great observation. It was almost like how Tony “came too late for that” but Jackie got in right before “the end.”
Kelly and Jackie were twins. We needed more of her.
Would’ve loved to see more of her!
@@SopranosBlueprint for sure
One of the more interesting "what-ifs" of having Jackie Sr survive as long-term boss is how he would've handled Richie's re-entry. Richie overflows with resentment and rage, ready to snap on anyone who'd restrain him from taking anything he felt entitled to. How would the famously reasonable and level-headed Jackie Sr have reacted to Beansie's injuries, or unauthorised coke dealing? And Richie would've perceived any ruling that even partially disadvantaged him to be an outrageous blood betrayal by his ungrateful younger brother. When you look at their personalities, it feels like an Aprile civil war would have been inevitable.
That’s an interesting question! We know certain members of the Soprano family were more than willing to take out a blood relative, so who’s to say Richie Aprile wouldn’t go that far with his own flesh and blood? I can imagine him getting a similar scolding re: Beansie & Davey Scatino that he got from Tony, but I also wonder what Jackie Sr. would’ve done had he heard Richie was gonna make a move on Tony (Tony of course wouldn’t be boss then at that moment, but I could see Tony and Richie butting heads either way, even if Tony remained a capo).
Another big what-if is Jackie Jr’s fate…who knows what kinda trouble he would’ve gotten in, but I don’t think he would’ve tried to knock up the card game if it was something run by guys who reported directly to his fawtha.
He would not have robbed the card game in that case though.
Ritchie would have tried to take out his brother with June's blessing. The same way June and Tony's mom tried to take out Tony.
ANY mob family is willing to take out their blood if they feel the "Have to"@@SopranosBlueprint
I enjoy the Michael K Williams scene, The Wire was like a game of chess too
I really love Jackie Aprile Sr. His demeanor and vibes are so cool and compelling. I think it would be awesome if they made a Sopranos prequel all about Jackie's rise to power in the mob. Tony could assume the Silvio role in the series.
I was gonna say, you better like him given you share a name 😉 I really liked him, too. Would’ve been interesting to learn more about that time period that you mention and more of his origin story/rise to power.
Jackie sr seems like he was. GOOD guy.. but he turned an eye to alot of things.. including money.. looks like Tony leaned on his uncle as an old timer for leverage and he leaned on Jackie Sr's good-natured Good hearted Friendship .. Tony was. A fat cat . Greedy..
Very cool video.I always appreciate perspective break downs
Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!
Rosalie was as gangster as the guys
Excellent content. And that voice you got. 😎
Thanks so much for your comment! I appreciate your support! ☺️😊
Loved this analysis, thank you. New subbie❤
Awesome!! Welcome aboard and thank you for your comment! ♥️
Another great topic and analysis. You don’t have all the flashy production that some other content creators have, but you’re proving that none of that is necessary when you’ve got quality writing.
Thank you - I really appreciate your comment! And, for what it’s worth, I try to improve on the production aspect with each new video, so stay tuned. 😊 Again, I really appreciate your comment 🙏🏼
@@SopranosBlueprint I hope that didn’t come off sounding like a back handed compliment. I just meant some channels put in a lot of time and money with the editing and visual effects without having actual quality content like you do.
@@danieljohnson2005 No, it didn’t at all!! I really appreciate it 😃😃
Great video 🙏
Thank you so much 😃 so glad you enjoyed it!
Rocko Demayo later died of Alzheimer's
DeMeo. Sheesh
Terrible accident that kid had…
@@SopranosBlueprint yeah
Great breakdown!
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Insightful and entertaining, as usual. Love your voice. Jersey or Philly? Can't quite pinpoint it. Your channel is gonna be big. You have a way with criminal psychology that people usually have to go to college for. Keep exposing the life for all the lay people.
Great episode! Torquemada predicted you'd do this.
Thank you, my friend! I heard the Quarterback and Halfback of Notre Dame enjoyed it, too 😉
I love your content
I woulda gotten the veal parm sandwich before I went in with the coffee pot
Right? Might as well get the free sandwich, if nothing else 😜
Great insights, always interesting to follow your trains of thought. Happy fuckin' Christmas, kid.
Thank you, my friend!! In the words of Carmine, “I appreciate cha thoughts.” And happy f*ckin Christmas to you, too!
Rosalie Aprile is Tougher Than She Knows.
Top Notch as always Bluey
Thank you so much for your comment! I appreciate your support and feedback 💙🙏🏼
Jackie & Richey's great great Grandfather founded the first official Slip & Fall School in the U.S
You can’t make that shit up…
@@SopranosBlueprint
He just did.
I'm actually from the capital of Canada! I can't believe Jackie Jr. knew the answer to that
Hahaha - it may have been more wishful thinking on Jackie Sr’s part, but that’s cool that you’re from the capital of Canada! Thanks for the comment 😃
@@SopranosBlueprint You may be right. It would have been funny to hear Jackie Jr. answer that question and identify the wrong city. I love your channel! I've been binge watching your videos over the last week
I like this channel. 👍🏻
Thank you! Thrilled you found it! 😊😊
Great video.
Thank you, my friend!! Happy holidays 🎁🎁
Great video, what an interesting and varied family. Jackie Junior is a bit of a Tragedy, for reals
Thank you! And yes, he sure is…one of the (un)Fortunate sons from sure…
“Kid was a dumb f*ck though, wasn’t he?” But still tragic, nonetheless.
Meadow was nieve at the start about Jackie Jr death. But in the later series I think she somewhat knew or wisened up to the idea that he fucked up with the family and had to be taken out.
Yeah, it’s interesting how she weaved back and forth and started very cynically w/ Tony re: the Italian-American stuff (“Like Mario Cuomo?”) to the very last episode where she’s the one talking about the federal government’s oppression of Italians.
Actually, I think that Ritchie was a yoga devotee and used it in the same way that Tony used therapy. Therapy ironically made Tony a better manipulator and thug. Ritchie appeared to be a force of nature for his diminutive size (owed in some part to his physicality and his presence which was both menacing and often zen-like). One of the undercurrents of the Sopranos is that everything and everyone can be corrupted.
Is everyone ignoring the fact that Adriana and Jackie Jr were cousins yet when Jackie was sitting with Ralph having dinner he was giving Adriana the look when Ralph said “eh, eh, eh!” Meaning that Adriana was the girlfriend of Chris who was a now made member with the Soprano crew. People skip over that part.
Jackie Jr was also off’ed by his own cousin which is even more screwed up.
Interesting question because I think a lot of the cousin stuff we hear is never really fully flushed out - Adriana talking to Agent Sanseverino about it in S5 is really the close we come to that - so that’s actually a great idea for a future video - diving more into the aunt/uncle/cousin stuff for all of the families (Soprano, Aprile, Blundetto, Moltisanti, etc.)
Ya, Tony took out his own cousin Tony B, so what?
Chris's mom is a Blundetto, Tony S took him out too.
@@robertlee4172Well, Tony S ain't have a better choice with Tony B.
@@robertlee4172 yeah you didn’t need to chime in with that ignorant comment. I was merely pointing out the fact that the show was a lot more twisted than we originally thought now that we reflect back on everything.
@@thepalatrpro
Wha? You gonna go cry now?
My favorite of the family is Kelli. I like her sarcastic attitude.
Without the Apriles this video is a zero with shoes.
Its got tons of moxie for its size.
Excellent analysis. However you failed to mention the penguin exhibit. 😉
Rose had Tony and AJ killed in front of Carmella at the restaurant after she finds out Tony had her son killed.
She was like one of them.
Now, it's like she's one of them.
Isn’t Adrianna a niece to Jackie and Richie ?
Who is the golfer that Matush mistakes for Jackie Aprile???
I’ve always assumed he was referring to Jack Nicklaus.
Was Ro at Richie and Janice's engagement party? I don't remember.
Yes, Ro was there. She was in the group listening when Richie and Janice were giving their little speeches.
Great video, also I find it so interesting how Adrianna, Liz, and Vito are all cousins of the Apriles
How about them Blundettos?
Pat, Quintana, Tony, Joanne, related to Tony S, Chris, Livia, Kelly, the twins
Thanks! 😃😃 And yes, you’re spot on! Sounds like a great topic to include in my next video re: the Aprile family tree 😎
The penguin exhibit 🐧
You forgot about Adriana she’s Richie niece
I’m doing a separate video on all of the “cousins/uncles/etc” under these family trees (Soprano, Aprile, Blundetto, etc.) that’s coming soon 😃 stay tuned!
That Ritchie so ungrateful not everyone gets soft drink of choice at the pizza parlor.
Better than getting your ass capped at the local Taco Bell.
Wouldn't the fight with Rocco Demeo have caused problems with the Demeo glorified crew?
Im more confussed than before because i thought both Vito and Adianna were both in that family.
Rosalie Aprile was much better off without Ralph. Richie really represented the Aprile family well. He had "the jacket", the Manson Lamps, and he put up with Janice until she killed him. I love when Meadow poured herself a little vodka and put Kelly Aprile in her place.
You forgot Adrianna and her mom
Were they REALLY cousins, though? I kept it to strictly Aprile last names because it seemed unclear in some cases whether they were really related or just “Uncle Richie” like how Tony was “Uncle Tony” to Christopher (same thing with the Leotardo/Spatafore story). But good point.
Hit the like and subscribe button out of respect to Jackie Jr’s fawtha.
He wanted you to be a doctah!
Its the jaaackeeet
That you took off Rocco DiMeo….c*cksucker had the toughest reputation in Essex County, but he never came back after you got thru w/ him.
@@SopranosBlueprint he later died of alzheimers
Kelly, Rick, and Barb are the lucky ones. By choice have kept their distance.
Louise Blundetto, who lives with uncle Pat, also seemingly avoided the mob life.
But the convoluted mix of mobster family members marrying each other, is almost incestuous.
At what point would it be considered "inbreeding". Vito did suggest he and Adrianna almost hooking up.
Here's the thing about the mafia, in real life, they actually marry into each others family, to strengthen their ties to one another.
Jackie Jr:1
Penguin exhibit:0
Something tells me it was when Richie left a cage open at Turtleback Zoo…
@SopranosBlueprint can you imagine that? Richie leaves a cage open at turtleback zoo?
They musta had free tokens at the tunnel.
rose lost some points letting ralphie hit i know he a cash cow but can’t go from the boss to that goofy
You didn’t mention Adriana
They weren’t married 😃 kept it only to wives in this one.
Jackie Sr was a great boss way better than Tony more level, headed, and did not want his son to follow in his footsteps, but the kid wouldn't want listen
I bet that glorified crew missed an even tempered capable leader like Jackie.
When Janice quietly walks off after Jackie hit her he should of known RIGHT THEN "Uh oh this is not good" but he underestimated her like most men that get killed by their wives. Lol here is a solution hows bout NOT hitting your wife and just be a good husband? Yeah?
Adrianna? Vito?
I limited this one to people with the Aprile name - mainly because the whole cousin/uncle thing isn’t fully and completely clear - in terms of whether they’re “cousins” or actual blood cousins/relatives. I’m going to do a future video that dives more into this very topic, though, so stay tuned 👍
@@SopranosBlueprint
Liz LaCerva is sister to Jackie and Richie.
Jackie Jr and the Spatafore bros are first cousins.
Omg, I love you. Why can't more women be like you..!
Marry me..! lol.. 😉 ❤
Haha ♥️☺️😎 appreciate the love!
You know who Jackie’s fawtha was right.
The golfer? U.S. Open?
Wtf happened to little Augie Aprile??
Last I heard, he was with Richie Aprile on a hill overlooking a little river, but I’d have to follow up with Elliott just to make sure.
yo she's mad ripe
Im here outta respect for James Price79.. not Jackie Jrs fawtha . Heheh
The what?
A woman uploader? Would never happen in Borko-land.
You talk through the excerpts too much.
Anyone else turn it off as soon as they heard it was a woman narrating? Liars...
I'm sorry, this is like the 5th video I've tried to watch of yours. This is going to sound harsh but these have to be the blandest, most boring and uninformative videos on the Sopranos I've come across. Somehow you make the show seem as interesting as a class on business studies from my monotoned and uninterested college teacher.
It's a style.
Like Hitchcock. "Go-o-o-d e-e-e-e-vening..."
‘Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation.
I gotta hoof it back to the Excelsior.
To take a big shit.
It is so off putting to hear a woman using profanity.
Your audio clips and the editing is pretty bad.
Could be intentional due to her using actual tv clips
I use screen record from my laptop for grabbing the scenes. This is all a self-taught hobby, so, needless to say, I can always make improvements. I appreciate you letting me know how it sounds on your end and hope you were still able to enjoy the video nonetheless. In either case, thanks for the comment 👍
Just enjoy the fucking videos or at least explain what you think could be improved. Pointless babyish moaning for great free content given to us that the vast majority of people here enjoy.
@@SopranosBlueprintwe've commented on your audio problems before, but we watch every video.
You're doing a good job with your writing and delivery. Bueno fortuna.
If I were some fat fuk wearing see through socks, I too would be typing smack. Take your pick, you all look the same.
You got to close one door….. before you open another
Rip jackie jrs fawtha
The golfer? U.S. Open?
You forgot Adriana. She is the niece of Richie.
I kept it to the Apriles :) plus we don’t know if they’re actually “uncle/niece” or more of the loose term that we hear others talk about when they say they’re cousins, etc. (Tony/Christopher, Vito/Marie/Phil, etc.)
@SopranosBlueprint well if you dug a little deeper, Adriana's mom, Liz LA Cerva is the sister of Jackie Sr. and Richie Aprile. This makes her an Aprile. Google is your friend.
@@fatjec Well, you know what they say about friends…family, they’re the only ones you can count on.
They killed Jackie off too early he is a great actor
Interesting how he also auditioned for the role of Tony Soprano. A very talented actor for sure.
@@SopranosBlueprintyou’re very knowledgeable appreciate you and your voice is so sensual ❤