The Wire - Valchek Goes Ballistic

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

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  • @Raphie009
    @Raphie009 4 года назад +235

    "Fuckin' ratfuckers, all o' you!"
    No matter how many times I watch the series, this line is a guaranteed laugh.

    • @SoFloWill817
      @SoFloWill817 Год назад

      All the while looking like a rat

  • @binarystateofmind2971
    @binarystateofmind2971 4 года назад +638

    People like Valchek and Clay Davis were the real villains of the wire. They are the ones stopping the system from actually doing anything meaningful.

    • @themaestro3034
      @themaestro3034 3 года назад +24

      No sense of higher purpose for either of them. Amongst others.

    • @billruption26
      @billruption26 2 года назад +34

      The system favors the status quo. They just recognized how to exploit that when they wanted something.

    • @flightofthebumblebee9529
      @flightofthebumblebee9529 2 года назад +1

      The sick part is that Frank Sobotka was 10 times the man Valchek was. Frank wasn't a criminal. Valchek abused his power and resources just to tear down a working class union. Valchek is 1000000x worse than Sobotka.

    • @raulbetancourt5795
      @raulbetancourt5795 2 года назад

      What the system?

    • @countof3everybodyOD
      @countof3everybodyOD 2 года назад +1

      Lol idk man
      Almost the entire system seems to suck
      The government will not save you

  • @money345atherley2
    @money345atherley2 8 лет назад +1509

    to think all of this started over a church window spot smh so sad

    • @Capcoor
      @Capcoor 7 лет назад +81

      money345 atherley Right?
      Just somebody trying to prove who had the bigger dick.

    • @djkurse9209
      @djkurse9209 6 лет назад +5

      Lol

    • @leegsy
      @leegsy 6 лет назад +61

      That was just the final straw. There's been bad blood between Sobotka and Valchek for decades.

    • @GeriDoc8
      @GeriDoc8 5 лет назад +53

      @@Capcoor and doesn't give a fuck about the victims. people like that are running this country.

    • @nickparsons1028
      @nickparsons1028 5 лет назад +47

      The most fucked up part was valcheks window was supposed to be a surprise. All he had to do was talk to the pastor and the whole thing would’ve been avoided

  • @ChristopherJ0884
    @ChristopherJ0884 3 года назад +232

    The Wire drinking game, take a shot every time Valchek says “Frank Sobotka”

    • @skuntsauce3570
      @skuntsauce3570 2 года назад +9

      Stiff shot of Jameson every time baby.

    • @admiralsquatbar2873
      @admiralsquatbar2873 Год назад

      What kind of moron drinks 200 shots?

    • @nathanfoster1853
      @nathanfoster1853 10 месяцев назад +8

      New rule: every time Clay Davis says “shiiiiiiiit” take a shot

    • @wayneadams9102
      @wayneadams9102 10 месяцев назад +3

      im drunk AF on this clip. :P

    • @MultiDjcraze
      @MultiDjcraze 8 месяцев назад +2

      Everytime Stringer says "Lock that Door."

  • @thatpart
    @thatpart 5 лет назад +645

    To this day, Valchek puts his ear to the late night breeze, still trying to hear the name “Frank Sobotka”.

    • @kennethfloyd8677
      @kennethfloyd8677 3 года назад +5

      Lol...

    • @garccoleman386
      @garccoleman386 3 года назад +17

      The funniest shit was when Sobotka still sent pictures of the stolen police truck from his unit… even after he died

    • @thatpart
      @thatpart 3 года назад +1

      @@garccoleman386 😂😂 yeah, I thought that was great

    • @Nystariii
      @Nystariii 2 года назад +1

      @@garccoleman386 I don't think that was actually Frank, just a note he left with the van where to send the pictures :P Judging by the fact at one point it was in Aus, no?

  • @EricH928
    @EricH928 12 лет назад +402

    Never mind the murders--I want Frank Sobotka.

    • @tyronegreen1961
      @tyronegreen1961 4 года назад +17

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @Richard68434
      @Richard68434 4 года назад +15

      JohnACorp782 but they couldn’t make legitimate money. Stringer got scammed by way bigger fishes than the drug dealers, and that showed him the legit businessmen, politicians, the crooks are way out of their game.

    • @SOS-ct9mv
      @SOS-ct9mv 3 года назад +1

      lol

    • @johnshooter4763
      @johnshooter4763 2 месяца назад +1

      Imagine had McNulty put the bodies on Valchek 😂

  • @butchmagnus1699
    @butchmagnus1699 5 лет назад +1079

    I hate Valchek. But his pettiness is really hilarious.

    • @denverbritto5606
      @denverbritto5606 4 года назад +75

      I like him cause he's such a cartoon

    • @fredfrond6148
      @fredfrond6148 4 года назад +29

      Butch Magnus all over a stained glass window.🤦‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @indi0089
      @indi0089 4 года назад +32

      fuckin rat fuckers all aya

    • @galenwhite8765
      @galenwhite8765 4 года назад +55

      That's what I've come to love about this season, the whole investigation is set in motion by nothing more than the sheer pettiness of McNulty and Valchek. It's so scummy it's perfect.

    • @luispanzar4764
      @luispanzar4764 4 года назад +35

      Valchek is one of the greatest two dimensional characters ever.

  • @cdfs2822
    @cdfs2822 2 года назад +87

    RIP to Al Brown such a memorable performance on quite possibly the best tv show of all time

  • @leonwelcome7025
    @leonwelcome7025 9 лет назад +754

    Valchek was well acted.

    • @tysonngubeni8545
      @tysonngubeni8545 7 лет назад +8

      Absolutely agree!
      I love this guy haha

    • @paulozhan
      @paulozhan 7 лет назад +22

      He was. Nick Sobotka was not.

    • @eirtars
      @eirtars 4 года назад +10

      @@paulozhan What makes you say Nick Sobotka wasn't well played? Well, i godda agree with you he's not all the time upright but he's pretty good overall and has some great scenes. It's like Ziggy, he's inconsistant. He has genious scenes and other more weak.

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 4 года назад +27

      "Fucking rat fuckers alla you" is one of my favorite lines in the show just perfect delivery

    • @garrisonthad
      @garrisonthad 4 года назад +7

      Yeah, he was so good I still hate him. It’s 2020.

  • @roanboersma3401
    @roanboersma3401 4 года назад +77

    "couple of complications, nothing we can't write around"
    That McNulty guy is a legend.

    • @blujay9191
      @blujay9191 3 года назад +1

      The complications had to do with the undercover officer as I remember. He was outnumbered two to one.
      ruclips.net/video/wxppLLCADRM/видео.html

  • @ziggyzuko1
    @ziggyzuko1 4 года назад +162

    “The king is tired see him to his chambers, perhaps some essence of night shade to help him sleep”

    • @bigbilliams4233
      @bigbilliams4233 4 года назад +5

      Ziggy Zuko Tywin Lannister to Joffrey?

    • @Leechykeen
      @Leechykeen 4 года назад

      Lmaooooooo

    • @metaldad1967
      @metaldad1967 4 года назад +8

      "Do you know who I AM?"
      "Why yes, you're the man who sent the king to bed without supper...(mockingly pokes out bottom lip)

    • @dimariobell8499
      @dimariobell8499 4 года назад +9

      Im not... TIRED!

    • @nomadjensen8276
      @nomadjensen8276 3 года назад

      haha I like what you did there.

  • @MinecraftRick
    @MinecraftRick 5 лет назад +280

    (Anyone): (anything)
    Valchek: FRANK. SOBOTKA.

    • @aaabbb4353
      @aaabbb4353 4 года назад +6

      😂

    • @kenneththompson8933
      @kenneththompson8933 4 года назад +7

      "He is the real target"..!!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤯

    • @uncommonsence153
      @uncommonsence153 4 года назад

      The case is bigger now

    • @garyfrombrooklyn
      @garyfrombrooklyn 4 года назад +9

      Middle of the Night in an empty Conference Room: ...
      Valchek, wakes up in his sleep : FRANK! SOBOTKA!

  • @PatchedThePipe
    @PatchedThePipe 9 лет назад +318

    After watching season 2 again.. frank one of my favourite characters, guys was just trying to help every single person around him

    • @nateo200
      @nateo200 9 лет назад +60

      +wee~leon Seriously. I watched with a family member who HATES anything union, I mean you say Union in this house with him and he's ready to loose it so the first few episodes he didn't like Sobotka but looking back he agreed that Frank Sobotka was just a guy trying to care for everyone around him and survive but above all care for everyone around him, not just family and friends but guys at the port that he barely knew...if that's not brotherhood I don't know what is, and while I'm not fan of union's they have a lot of good history and still have some good roles in this day.

    • @Nrvsmtr43
      @Nrvsmtr43 9 лет назад +1

      +wee~leon yup.

    • @rally_chronicles
      @rally_chronicles 7 лет назад +1

      Yup

    • @811chelseafc
      @811chelseafc 6 лет назад +1

      Yup

    • @langer24106
      @langer24106 6 лет назад +27

      Lots of people hate on Season Two but I think it's my favorite. Frank does an amazing job.

  • @Bek359
    @Bek359 12 лет назад +477

    Rawls>Burrell>Valchek.
    Rawls doesn't (to my knowledge) actively sabotage cases for personal benefit, he just rushes them more than he should for the sake of a good clearance rate. Burrell, while he may be a piece of shit, knows a good headline when he sees one. Valchek just cares about his own bruised ego.

    • @ConfusedGeriatric
      @ConfusedGeriatric 4 года назад +34

      Bek359 probably indicative of what happens the higher up you go. The long metamorphosis into a cunt career politician.

    • @jasonmckinney9938
      @jasonmckinney9938 4 года назад +28

      Daniels>

    • @dimariobell8499
      @dimariobell8499 4 года назад +1

      Fair

    • @Argantonis
      @Argantonis 4 года назад +53

      It’s indicated many times that Rawls is actually a competent police officer and could be as good a detective as McNulty, Freamon or Bunk. It’s just his desire to be the boss that takes the first priority.

    • @joshcastro739
      @joshcastro739 3 года назад +6

      Colvin>

  • @mann953
    @mann953 2 года назад +43

    Rest In Peace Al Brown (Stan Valchek). All he wanted was to hear about Frank Sobotka. Unfortunately he had to deal with ratf#ckers. Poor guy. He didn't even get his van back.

  • @ZCherish
    @ZCherish 4 года назад +75

    I just noticed that at :58, he goes, "... if you check the 24s..." and looks at Valchek.
    It's the police equivalent of a passive aggressive "as per my previous email" and I LOVE IT.

    • @andressantos9130
      @andressantos9130 6 месяцев назад +7

      valchek doesn't read 24s. he does a ctrl F for "FRANK. SOBOTKA" and if there aren't any results he goes back to dusting all his mail for fingerprints.

  • @BlackMagister
    @BlackMagister 12 лет назад +568

    I love how Valcheck and the Burrel are uncomfortable with the fact they hit a Brothel implying they may have visited one, but Rawls does not care given that he is gay.

    • @satheeshkrishnankannaiyan5577
      @satheeshkrishnankannaiyan5577 3 года назад +8

      Lol

    • @BlauRFasan
      @BlauRFasan 3 года назад +30

      Given how much effort Rawls puts in to appear heterosexual, I wouldn't be suprised if he visited one just to be seen there.

    • @kai-in1xt
      @kai-in1xt 3 года назад +9

      @@BlauRFasan how do you mean? Rawls acts gay all the time! Remember McNulty and his "narrow Irish ass"?

    • @cantbanme8971
      @cantbanme8971 3 года назад +21

      Honesty think people in RUclips comments read way to much into different scenes with Rawls and how he is doing this or that "because he's gay".

    • @cantbanme8971
      @cantbanme8971 3 года назад +5

      @Wesley Stetson it is a common theme though lol

  • @Nogli
    @Nogli Год назад +19

    RIP Al Brown and Lance Reddick. :(

  • @cwax2442
    @cwax2442 3 года назад +60

    I wish the show let us see this guy's daily life, I'd watch an entire season of just him

    • @Legba85
      @Legba85 Год назад +4

      With that lisp of his? I’d go nuts

  • @oliver2376
    @oliver2376 11 лет назад +250

    Wouldn't it be awful if Valchek became commissioner?

    • @anononomous
      @anononomous 5 лет назад +60

      He's probably President by now...

    • @Fakename70
      @Fakename70 5 лет назад +25

      If I recall, he did seem to get a bump up in the series finale montage

    • @LordTalax
      @LordTalax 4 года назад +11

      He became one of the deputy commissioners

    • @69DangerousD
      @69DangerousD 4 года назад +35

      @@LordTalax He became acting commissioner after Daniels stepped down

    • @Renagade2332
      @Renagade2332 4 года назад +16

      @@anononomous What about Kim Jong-Un? I'm not hearing his name anywhere in here.

  • @mikem591
    @mikem591 3 года назад +45

    Rawl for a moment looked like he would have been a good commissioner. He had a subtle respect for Daniels. He generally played the bad guy, but under Carcetti he actually had a pretty decent report with Daniels. There were basically 4 future commissioners in this room in this scene.

    • @Nystariii
      @Nystariii 2 года назад +2

      Rawls kinda reminds me of Howard Hamlin from Better Call Saul. He had superiors, he had inferiors, and he knew how to move between them. The same way Howard liked Jimmy and his work ethic, but had to deny him a job because of Chuck, the M of HMM.
      Obviously juking the stats is wrong, but that's part of what's expected of Rawls by Burrell, of Burrell by the Mayor, and of the Mayor by Clay Davis. If Rawls wants to keep his position, let alone advance, he has to toe the line. How can you make good change when you're stuck in the mud?
      Rawls would have to advance first...and as we saw when he tried that, he wasn't as quick or cutthroat as Burrell and was quickly 'put in his place'. Good poleece, bad politician.

  • @reallyharsh
    @reallyharsh Год назад +8

    "This is about Frank Sobotka!"

  • @doomsncrew
    @doomsncrew 9 лет назад +239

    It's interesting to see how the bosses react here. Rawls asks questions about police work and a case that affects CID. He's a bastard but he certainly knows about police work. Burell's just laughing at the potential dirt involving politicians in the city, Daniels is just 100% right about him, furthermore it's not surprising that Prop Joe said he was in the glee club in high school. And Valcheck, well, he's acting like a complete selfish asshole. He's easily the worst of them all.

    • @-Garviel_Loken-
      @-Garviel_Loken- 9 лет назад +42

      +doomsncrew I really started to respect Rawls when he was at the scene of the Kima shooting in season one. Sure, he's a complete asshole, but he knows how to do police work.

    • @69DangerousD
      @69DangerousD 7 лет назад +40

      He was also the one to turn the sign posts back round the right way. I may be reaching here but I would assume that area was part of his 'beat'

    • @davidschaub1296
      @davidschaub1296 5 лет назад

      Wasn’t it Burell in the glee club?

    • @Tweakerbythespeaker
      @Tweakerbythespeaker 4 года назад +5

      I dunno, Valchek's motivations are clear & genuine -- selfish, but clear & genuine. Is that worse than Burrell's constant scheming wheeling and dealing bullshit? I guess it depends who you ask.

    • @Nystariii
      @Nystariii 2 года назад

      @@Tweakerbythespeaker Agree with you. I don't think you can stand Valchek and Burrell side by side and have Valchek being the worse of the two. He was pettier, yes, but that kept his reach relatively small. They're all selfish.

  • @eirtars
    @eirtars 4 года назад +18

    Valchek actor and character are just awesome. He's playing it so human and right. One of the most underrated character in the serie.

  • @wreck.create.MAK0
    @wreck.create.MAK0 10 лет назад +196

    sign of a great show is when people talk of the characters like real people, not about the performacnes (because its real) . not about the actor, or the writing- but talk about the guy, stan valchel- like that guys is a douchebag- what a petulant child he is- . thats the sign of a show that crosses entertainment into reality. (applause)

    • @soaky4
      @soaky4 6 лет назад +3

      I want Valchek, Rawls and Marlo Stanfield all thrown in prison! to get assaulted by the inmates! Rat fuckers!

    • @YaowBucketHEAD
      @YaowBucketHEAD 4 года назад +1

      "gET A lIfE, iT's a TV sHow!. iT'S NoT reAl!" 😅

    • @TheSchemer1
      @TheSchemer1 3 года назад +2

      @@YaowBucketHEAD - said every philistine ever who only watches football

  • @philipmarsh2172
    @philipmarsh2172 9 лет назад +65

    What a mean-spirited petty little man Valchek is.

  • @Tres_Nueve
    @Tres_Nueve 9 месяцев назад +3

    Valchek was like a Sopranos character that got lost and ended up in another show. He's absolutely hilarious

  • @BigDyse
    @BigDyse 3 года назад +12

    Stan Valchek was just jealous that Frank wakes up every morning, with an angry blue veined Diamond cutter… blue steel gentleman… 3 1/2 inches

  • @ericjohnson9623
    @ericjohnson9623 Год назад +11

    2:04 I love how you can see Burrell close his eyes like, "Goddamnit." He thought he had an easy victory here. Stan's unit overperformed and were going to get him a big headline and even get Rawls his murders. Even with the potentially incriminating brothel hiccup, it seems like this is smooth sailing... right up until Valchek says the words, "Frank Sobotka."

  • @TheChadchadwick
    @TheChadchadwick 11 лет назад +231

    Valchek is just mad cuz he couldn't get HIS stained glass picture put up! Hater...

    • @Meshuggapeth
      @Meshuggapeth 6 лет назад +16

      Chad Chadwick It’s because Frank Sabaka was the only guy who wouldn’t kiss his ass and let him be the bully that he is. Frank would cut him down to size and humiliate him, so he had to be dealt with to protect his ego and image

    • @OXY187
      @OXY187 5 лет назад +3

      he could just throw a rock to that glass and make the new one.

  • @richardlouis1284
    @richardlouis1284 2 года назад +10

    RIP Al Brown. Great performance 🙏

  • @Natedawg38
    @Natedawg38 3 месяца назад +3

    This is my submission for the "Valchek is the funniest character" argument.

  • @Raphie009
    @Raphie009 8 лет назад +8

    "Fuckin' ratfuckers, all o'you."
    Easily the funniest line in the whole damn series.

  • @Will21st
    @Will21st 10 лет назад +43

    the writing in this show is beyond sublime.... best ever in my book.

    • @samuelmuiruri4704
      @samuelmuiruri4704 5 лет назад +6

      i imagine someone can do sth better some day. so far nothing even close, but some day...david simon deserves recognition like a life time award or sth

  • @vka337
    @vka337 6 лет назад +120

    I don't know about you but I wasn't hearing the name Frank Sobotca.

    • @RealityCheck6T9
      @RealityCheck6T9 5 лет назад +3

      I heard it from Valchek a couple of times

    • @jiricirtek8160
      @jiricirtek8160 4 года назад

      In Slavic languages, K is always like in "k", sound of c standalone is something like in "centre", hence Sobotka

    • @jiricirtek8160
      @jiricirtek8160 4 года назад

      *"key"

  • @StainsStainsStains
    @StainsStainsStains 9 месяцев назад +2

    Sobotka and Valcheck in the same nursing home room would make for a great tv show.

  • @parkermudsen1063
    @parkermudsen1063 3 года назад +9

    Valchek seemed like the type who wears his uniform at speed dating meet-ups.

  • @A_10_PaAng_111
    @A_10_PaAng_111 6 лет назад +70

    Typical police boss past his prime and should of retired years ago but stays on and they don't know what to do with because he has influential friends.

    • @motioneccentrica
      @motioneccentrica 5 лет назад +8

      Dont want to spoil it but wait till you see where he ends up.

    • @A_10_PaAng_111
      @A_10_PaAng_111 5 лет назад +5

      motioneccentrica Oh I know where he winds up. Unfortunately the series ends there. We don't see where it bites them in the ass.

  • @JoeyVSupreme
    @JoeyVSupreme 4 года назад +14

    It’s insane that each one of them, except Daniels and the DA, care about something different. Valchek wants Sebodka, Rawls wants stats to juke, and Daniels just wants to clean up the city.

  • @Broski8137
    @Broski8137 9 лет назад +174

    omg the actor playing valchek did so fantastic, made him a genuine hateable character but the worst character imho has got to be narese campbell

    • @calebproductions5970
      @calebproductions5970 6 лет назад +4

      I know her. lol she's nothing like that normally but has a dark side

    • @genghiskhan7662
      @genghiskhan7662 6 лет назад +29

      The worst character was clearly Marlo. He wasn't a drug dealer, he was a psychopath who used the drug game to kill indiscriminately because he got off on it.

    • @kahlildozier1397
      @kahlildozier1397 5 лет назад +6

      the worst character was that dude who shot that innocent delivery lady for no reason

    • @cmbsoldja
      @cmbsoldja 5 лет назад +15

      @DICK LONG Lol, relatable is a stretch. But it presents slightly mitigating factors in adjudging Partlow's level of mental culpability.

    • @cmbsoldja
      @cmbsoldja 5 лет назад

      @DICK LONG Word.

  • @morgantown1
    @morgantown1 13 лет назад +36

    haha What about Frank Sobotka? I-I'm not hearing his name in here anywhere. This is about Frank. Sobotka. Do you have charges on Frank. Sobotka.

  • @deonhamner6533
    @deonhamner6533 2 года назад +4

    RIP Mr. Al Brown. Valchek was a great character

  • @RamKumar-yi6wn
    @RamKumar-yi6wn 5 лет назад +24

    "Look Missy"🤣😭

  • @jonnnyren6245
    @jonnnyren6245 6 месяцев назад +1

    Only thing I will acknowledge about this man. The way he says FRANK SOBOTKA.

  • @cmbsoldja
    @cmbsoldja 5 лет назад +6

    Lance Reddick is such a phenomenal actor.

  • @323guiltyspark
    @323guiltyspark 14 лет назад +9

    The problem with Valchek as a police commander is that he's not in it for enforcing the law, but feeding his own ego and exerting power. The fact that he went to the feds to get to Sobotka and completely fucked over the case illustrates that well enough.

  • @kharizmatikone1481
    @kharizmatikone1481 3 года назад +4

    "Look Missy, this is my detail." That's funny cause that's the thing one he doesn't care about.

  • @aylinozer9341
    @aylinozer9341 10 месяцев назад +1

    I love it how obsessed Valcheck is with Sobotka, but Sobotka hasn’t even thought about him at all

  • @rogda123
    @rogda123 11 лет назад +28

    I LIKE THE BIT WHEN HE SAID SOBOTKA

  • @number3stunner118
    @number3stunner118 4 года назад +4

    2:52 when I realized the bar I was going to for UFC events was a Patriots bar.

  • @JahmilBlair
    @JahmilBlair 5 лет назад +8

    while they were getting yelled out they kept their composure whole time 💯💯

  • @stevenhaas9622
    @stevenhaas9622 3 года назад +2

    To this day Valcek still gets mail from all over the world with photos of that surveillance truck.

  • @Boognish64
    @Boognish64 3 года назад +4

    "Fuckin' RAT fuckers! All of 'ya!" has become part of my daily, frustrated curses. Thanks again, Valcheck!

  • @juannaym8488
    @juannaym8488 4 месяца назад +1

    when you look at it neutrally, the detail did some pretty impressive work at that point. They were on their way to clear 14 homicides, made progress on destroying a human trafficking ring and found potential distribution channels for the drug trade

  • @shinlanten
    @shinlanten 6 лет назад +9

    Valcheck's hatred for Sobotka blinded him from the real police work being done.

    • @patgogan7324
      @patgogan7324 6 лет назад +2

      I forget why did he hate him again, cause bad polish/American blood?

    • @johnnymanzel
      @johnnymanzel 6 лет назад +8

      @@patgogan7324 They both wanted to put up a Stain Glass window in their church. But Franks window was put in First & It was Better. Valcheck asks Frank to remove it And Frank tells him to F Off. Valcheck then becomes Obsessed with taking down Frank.

    • @mechengr1731
      @mechengr1731 3 года назад +1

      @@patgogan7324 it was some Polish thing. He and Sobotka had bad blood between them, the stain glass window was the final push.

    • @lukebrowntraining9770
      @lukebrowntraining9770 3 года назад +1

      @@mechengr1731 I get the sense Frank picked on him in high school or something

  • @CornholioPuppetMaster
    @CornholioPuppetMaster 3 года назад +5

    Valchek: I want frank sabotka
    Prez: you’re gonna get punched in the face

  • @bartok1378
    @bartok1378 5 лет назад +5

    It's funny to think that if they had actually charged Zobatka he'd probably still be alive and Ziggy wouldn't be serving a life sentence.

  • @herodotus53
    @herodotus53 13 лет назад +3

    I now call people "fucking rat fuckers" in my moments of irritation. How I got through life before The Wire, I'll never know.

  • @allovdem
    @allovdem 6 лет назад +6

    Man I love Valchek

  • @3825cmac
    @3825cmac 12 лет назад +17

    Lmao! I love how Valcheck only cares about Sobotka.. haha

  • @mynameisrandy
    @mynameisrandy 6 лет назад +22

    Burrell is scared shitless that he's gonna get busted for visiting brothels. lol.

  • @followingtheroe1952
    @followingtheroe1952 2 года назад +2

    Season 2 is my favourite. The others were good but I wasn't hearing Frank Sebotka in any of them

  • @yokesplooge2852
    @yokesplooge2852 5 месяцев назад +1

    Frank Sobotka was to Valchek what spiderman was to J Jonah Jameson

  • @citizenerased7746
    @citizenerased7746 3 года назад +3

    One of the best scenes ❤️

  • @pandasweater
    @pandasweater 14 лет назад +3

    Ervin Burrell was the most qualified to be appointed Commissioner (he was only interim Commissioner in the vid) after Frazier (the actor playing Frazier, Dick Stilwell, died during Season 1) retired.
    However, the 1st district (which was part of counsel that confers with Mayor Royce over the appointment of the next commissioner) didn't like Burrell. Valchek had suction with the 1st district and could influence them to vouch for Burrell. So despite Burrell outranking Valchek, he needed the latter

  • @Shane-un8pe
    @Shane-un8pe 3 года назад +1

    Valchek wants Frank Sabotka like J. Jonah Jameson wants pictures of Spiderman.

  • @petrichorjournal8866
    @petrichorjournal8866 5 лет назад +2

    54 people aren't hearing Frank Sobokta's name here

  • @ChairmanMeow1
    @ChairmanMeow1 5 лет назад +1

    man the casting on this show was so fucking perfect

  • @DaleRobby
    @DaleRobby 9 лет назад +4

    I love Valchek. It was a big mistake to underestimate him. Better to placate him and keep him on your side.

  • @SamBrickell
    @SamBrickell 4 года назад +1

    "You barely understand this case now; how can it be your case?"

  • @Tkieron
    @Tkieron 4 года назад +1

    Not a day goes by that I don't call someone a "rat fucker".

  • @printezstroman
    @printezstroman 3 года назад +2

    What's crazy is that they're telling Valchek that he's inadvertently about to bring in a huge case without having to do any actual work himself and all he can think about is a petty beef. I mean, it's clear that, Frank is in enough that he'd likely feel something behind this but Valchek's just a child.

  • @mario10zeus
    @mario10zeus 3 года назад +1

    "Sir, we caught a large cocaine shipment, handguns, Ak-47s, a submarine, 5 murderers, 4 terrorists, 3 spies, and Pablo Escobar's lieutenant",
    Valchek: "What about Sobotka?

  • @TheBlackKakashi
    @TheBlackKakashi 7 месяцев назад

    Throughout the show you see how powerful Valchek is but you never see him sitting next to Rawls and Burrell in season three during the briefing room scenes.

  • @TonyGonzales
    @TonyGonzales Год назад

    All I can think of at the end is how much his finger must have hurt as he walked out.
    RIP Al.

  • @OsefKincaid
    @OsefKincaid 10 лет назад +28

    Valchek may be the single worst person in the Wire

    • @TheOneAndOnlyNAB
      @TheOneAndOnlyNAB 10 лет назад +3

      Herc is up there in my book, given how his character goes down the tubes.

    • @Bootstrap193
      @Bootstrap193 10 лет назад +11

      i felt narese campbell and office walker were the most hateable characters on the show. literally made my blood boil, along with the junkie who kept robbing bubbles

    • @69DangerousD
      @69DangerousD 9 лет назад +1

      Gary Busey I completely agree with this
      Herc was a dickhead for sure, but he was a very entertaining character

    • @Capcoor
      @Capcoor 9 лет назад +1

      Nah. Marlo, Chris, and Snoop.

    • @lelouch3
      @lelouch3 9 лет назад

      OsefKincaid Valcheck or Clay Davis???

  • @mmorpgal4229
    @mmorpgal4229 3 года назад +1

    Imagine how angry Valchek will be when he finds out Nick Sabotka is the Master Chief. Spinning so fast he can probably light a city.

  • @andreinybakken9252
    @andreinybakken9252 3 года назад +2

    Avon still wants his corners, Stan wants Sobotka(which ironically is a word derived from 'freedom').

  • @avonbarksdale1106
    @avonbarksdale1106 3 года назад +1

    To Valcheks point he did create the detail for the express purpose of investigating Sobotka , and he made this very clear, and now his underlings have gone on a completely different tangent and are changing the goal post. This is like telling your employee to make ice cream and they come back with oranges. Valchek is petty but his gripes are not without merit.

    • @sumoni
      @sumoni 3 года назад +2

      Of course you would say that Avon.

  • @traviscoates6878
    @traviscoates6878 10 месяцев назад +1

    RIP Al Brown

  • @cyanrazorCel
    @cyanrazorCel 3 года назад +1

    He doesn't have a single bone in his body that actually cares about police work.

  • @jerrycruz1709
    @jerrycruz1709 3 года назад +1

    40 seconds that look Daniels have the SA they knew valcheck was about to lose his mind

  • @kenneththompson8933
    @kenneththompson8933 5 лет назад +3

    Valchek is just a brilliant character. Sarcastic & a stick of dynamite ready to explode when things don't go his way,!! Despite having a tongue like a blunt knife..Valchek was always right in what he said.

  • @getreadytotube
    @getreadytotube 11 лет назад +3

    We had a Valchek-like person where I use to work. He was a rat-bastard who only cared about rank, status-quo, and ego. I heard a theory that some people become cops not to help protect the community, but to control it. They got picked on and didn't have a voice as a kid, so they need to have a badge to have voice. They are pathetic on the inside and have problems making friends. They may make contacts, but they can't make friends because they wouldn't know where to stand in relation to a friend.

    • @vice2versa
      @vice2versa 4 года назад +2

      oh wow lol, when I was a kid, that was one of the reasons I wanted to become a cop. I eventually grew up from that mind set lol

  • @hellorion
    @hellorion 5 лет назад +1

    word is, to this day, hes still asking about Frank....Sobotka.

  • @mankytoes
    @mankytoes 12 лет назад +3

    That's what I was thinking, if Rawls is the best police you have in command, you know there's something fucked up in the system.

  • @richardclarke376
    @richardclarke376 9 месяцев назад

    That guy who played Valchek is such inspired casting

  • @FaZaFurhod
    @FaZaFurhod 4 года назад +1

    Frank Sobotka was my favorite character

  • @zinozee8929
    @zinozee8929 3 года назад +1

    Burrell’s name is on the list

  • @WireLover2
    @WireLover2  15 лет назад +3

    It says "comment removed by author" which means someone had to do it from your account. I know I didn't remove it anyway.

  • @theunknown2343
    @theunknown2343 2 года назад

    Rip Al Brown, the actor playing Valcheck.

  • @hatemeallyouwant3770
    @hatemeallyouwant3770 9 лет назад +7

    "fuckin rat fuckers, all of ya..." LMMFAO

  • @MrLilfee
    @MrLilfee 6 лет назад +4

    Look Missy...lol gotta love Valchek.

  • @Apocalypse3434
    @Apocalypse3434 3 года назад +2

    Valchek is a good example of what is wrong with police today. Particularly the brass.

  • @BigBoneESB
    @BigBoneESB 10 месяцев назад

    Rawls is having an absolute blast sitting in there silently while everyone else is being roasted by Valchek.

  • @DoubleRDubPlays
    @DoubleRDubPlays 2 года назад

    R.I.P. to Al Brown. God Rest Ye. 🤎

  • @samiam7342
    @samiam7342 3 года назад

    valcheck and rawls are my 2 favorites on the force....such great characters, i miss this show....

  • @wyatthill6252
    @wyatthill6252 2 года назад

    Al Brown passed away today, may he hear Frank Sobotkas name somewhere in the afterlife.

  • @1TtidnaB
    @1TtidnaB 12 лет назад

    Its wierd that the scene between Sobodka and Valchek isnt uploaded, my fav scene in the whole series.

  • @blaze4metal
    @blaze4metal 5 лет назад +2

    I see the title and the only thing I could ask is "which time?"