Paulie has clearly stated the hurtful impact Pussy's betrayal has had on him but seems to have put the experience behind him. Later, along with Tony and Paulie Walnuts, he executes Pussy Bonpensiero in Season Two. If Tony is dead, Paulie Walnuts is his likely heir. Other Relatives Tony begins to grow somewhat suspicious of Paulie's idiosyncrasies and inclination to divulge information to other people, and Tony questioned him several times about the joke Ralph Cifaretto made about Ginny Sacramoni's weight. The story starts out friendly, but after Chris embarrasses him in front of the guys, Paulie calls Chris "Tony's little favorite". 'I live but to serve you, my liege' - Paulie here sounds like Christopher, dedicated to Tony against his better judgement, The cat. To help set up the crew's stolen car distribution operation in the country, Paulie traveled with Tony and Christopher to Italy. During seasons 1 and 2 he drove a green 1996 Cadillac Seville SLS. Minor characters and major ones were equally in danger of being whacked at any time. His method of taking Pussy to a bath house and trying to get him to undress for a steambath lacked subtlety and drove Pussy into hiding. This leads to Chris and Paulie almost starting a fight and later, Paulie tells the rest of the guys that it's over between the two of them. While Tony was in a coma, Paulie took part in a heist with associate Cary DiBartolo that led to an immense score of $1,000,000 in Colombian drug money, which was to be divided up fairly in terms of percentage amongst Tony, Paulie, and Vito. New York knows he's an easily manipulated decent earner with a flexible sense of loyalty who probably won't put up a fight against new management. Everyone does like Paulie, so for him to make it to the end with a lot of drama, I can see him having a role in this ordeal. Start Quiz. Paulie also got into a dispute with Michele "Feech" La Manna over their rival landscaping companies. Tony states all that is just in Paulie's head and finally sways Paulie when he mentions giving the position to Patsy instead. Ralphie countered by offering only $5,000, claiming Paulie had not done any of the leg work. The next shot shows him driving away and pulling the billboard down. Apparently shot in the head, his fate is ultimately unknown. 1. Bartolomeo Vanzetti - Sentenced to death via electric chair by the State of M… Executed in the woods by Paulie and Chris for conspiring with Junior to kill Tony and for killing Brendan Filone. The Sopranos Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. And then there's a sudden cut to another scene - which if there weren't any more scenes would be a cut to black, meaning the cat took a piss and shot Paulie from 3 o'clock, foreshadowing Holsten's... My advice? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4jIpJSGL3c, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WrvaZ5HEcM, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0avctOqaZgA, http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/cast/character/paulie_walnuts.shtml, http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/fbifiles/paulie_walnuts.shtml, https://sopranos.fandom.com/wiki/Paulie_Gualtieri?oldid=12656. My interpretation of that scene is that Paulie has his fate sealed by accepting the role of Captain of the Aprile crew. The following is a list of murders committed by or referenced to on the show by Paulie. Nationality The commercial ends when Sirico throws down a wad of Monopoly money and says to the cashier "Go buy yourself something nice. Portrayed By Paulie broke into Minn's home to try to steal this money, but she caught him in the act. He can't harm you no more.". I don't think he would necessarily be killed by New York like everyone else, I think it just means he will die soon in one way or another. "This is because Tony never admitted to killing Ralph with his bare hands after accusing him of killing his racehorse, Pie O My. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Even in death, he lives to aggravate Paulie. It becomes abundantly clear that Mikey's spirit is present when the medium informs Paulie that "he" wants to know if the poison ivy still itches (Paulie had inadvertently ran into a batch of poison ivy whilst he and Christopher chased Mikey through the woods on the day they murdered him). When he was 17, he officially became an enforcer/bodyguard for "Johnny Boy" Soprano, Tony's father and captain in the DiMeo crime family. Paulie, at the recommendation of his comare (mistress), goes to see a medium but to confirm for sure the guy is real, Paulie gives a pseudo-name when he calls and makes his appointment. Paulie then accepts it, albeit reluctantly and hesitantly. In Season Five, Christopher and Paulie's bad blood resurfaces when Christopher reiterates the story of the Pine Barrens incident to Vito Spatafore, Patsy Parisi, and Benny Fazio. Ride maintenance was another area where Paulie decided to save money, which resulted in a malfunction while Bobby Baccalieri's family was on a ride. In the episode "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh", it was disclosed to Paulie that his dying Aunt Dotty, a nun, was actually his mother. However, Meadow is engaged to Patrick Parisi, the son of Patsy, who's also part of Tony's … The tensions between Paulie and Chris culminated in the episode "Pine Barrens". First Appearance Tapped out, Chris left a small tip and argued with Paulie in the parking lot until the waiter came out to confront them. [2] Paulie's grandfather and Tony's paternal grandparents were from the same province in Italy. The last image of Paulie is him, sitting alone, surrounded by the empty chairs of his deceased friends, having just accepted the deal from Tony. In the final episode "Made in America", Tony asked Paulie to step in and take over the old Aprile/Cifaretto/Spatafore/Gervasi crew. In Season Two, when Tony becomes the street boss of the family, while Junior only remains boss in name, Paulie is promoted to capo of his old crew. Unlike most of the other Mafiosi, he shuns the married life. Anthony ‘Tony’ Soprano Sr.: Listen to me, this guy was a Russian green beret. Btw, if you watch old episodes of MASH (like the first couple of seasons), you'll see Col. Henry Blake use one many times in the early episodes, just like Paulie. Paulie got his nickname "Paulie Walnuts" due to hijacking a truck in the early 1990s which he believed to be filled with television sets, but only contained walnuts. One night, Paulie and Patsy Parisi show up unexpectedly at Christopher's apartment and search his apartment for wires; they also confiscate some stolen shoes Christopher got for Adriana to give to their comares. 2. In addition, Sirico has appeared in a Netflix commercial in 2003. [3] A girlfriend of Paulie's, played by Judy Reyes, is briefly seen in episode 2.9 ("From Where to Eternity"). The Sopranos Full Name He single-handedly killed 16 Chechen rebels. Although it is never explicitly stated that he is "Paulie Walnuts," his performances in all of them have been consistent with that character. However, Paulie made off-color remarks about Christopher's daughter, which caused an inebriated Chris to storm out and later kill his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor J.T. He later learned that one of the women Nucci had trouble with, Minn Matrone, kept all her cash in her home. Afterwards, he spent more time in and out of prison on various criminal charges. Richie was gonna make a move against Tony so was going to be whacked until he hurt Janice which sealed his fate faster, Gigi died taking a shit, Ralph was getting on everybody's nerve and caused a lot of trouble in the past, Vito was gay was/is against Mafia code, Carlo flipped to save his son. b.) "The Sopranos" was not afraid to kill anyone off. One of the shows themes. Dolan. Paulie and Chris feud throughout the night. As you can see, these are a "vintage" item, you don't see them around anymore. Hair Color Paulie, who had just put his mother in the expensive "Green Grove" retirement community, was especially angered by the ruling, as he had been depending on the $50,000 to cover his expenses.