# Christopher Moltisanti Explains Christopher Moltisanti Explains is a Sopranos meme in which Michael Imperioli's character defines internet slang, crypto trends and other modern terminology to Tony Soprano, usually opening with "It's called an X, T," or "It's called X, Tone." The format grew out of the earlier Ay, Tone Paulie Gualtieri image macro and hit viral traction in April 2021 after the gimmick account @MoltisantiThots posted a Christopher-explains-NFTs tweet that collected roughly 90,900 likes[2]. ## Origin Christopher Moltisanti Explains began as a twist on Ay, Tone, a 2018 Sopranos image macro of Paulie Gualtieri in a red tracksuit raising his hand, taken from the "Mayhem" episode[1]. Twitter user @mockfountain posted the first known Ay, Tone edit on February 18, 2018, placing Paulie in a Twin Peaks scene, and the tweet sat at six likes for years[2]. The explainer setup arrived on June 14, 2019, when @Sonny5ideUp posted a version where Paulie explains CBD to Tony, picking up roughly 4,400 likes and setting the template that the gimmick account @MoltisantiThots would later adopt for Christopher in 2021[2]. - **Platform:** Twitter (gimmick account spread) - **Creator:** @MoltisantiThots - **Date:** 2019 ## Overview A typical post pairs a screencap of Christopher, often mid-cigarette or sitting at a bar, with a caption where he patiently walks Tony through something he would plausibly never encounter in the show's 2000s setting[2]. Topics range across NFTs, the Lindy Effect, underground rap releases and online sex slang, and the comedy depends on the mismatch between the character's streetwise voice and the subject matter. Variants moved beyond static images into TikTok lip-syncs, where creators impersonate Christopher's accent while reciting the explanation. The "It's called an X, T" opener is the recurring hook, and copycats folded in Paulie, Silvio and other Sopranos regulars as additional explainers[2]. The source scene for the broader Ay, Tone family of edits comes from the 68th episode of The Sopranos, "Mayhem," which first aired March 26, 2006[1]. ## How to Use To make one, grab a screencap of Christopher Moltisanti looking exasperated or mid-sentence, then write a caption where he defines a current slang term, piece of discourse or online subculture to Tony. The caption typically opens with "It's called an X, T," or "It's called X, Tone," and the humor lands when the explained concept feels maximally alien to a 2000s New Jersey mobster. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Christopher Moltisanti Explains? It is a Sopranos image macro and caption format where Michael Imperioli's character Christopher explains internet slang, crypto trends or online discourse to Tony Soprano, usually with the setup "It's called an X, T"[2]. ### Where did Christopher Moltisanti Explains come from? It grew out of the earlier Ay, Tone Paulie Gualtieri image macro from 2018, with the explainer twist introduced on Twitter in June 2019 by @Sonny5ideUp and popularized for Christopher by the gimmick account @MoltisantiThots in April 2021[2]. ### What does Christopher Moltisanti Explains mean? The joke lands because a 2000s mob character is defining concepts like NFTs or the Lindy Effect to his boss in his thick Jersey accent, pairing streetwise delivery with maximally online subject matter[2]. ### How do you use Christopher Moltisanti Explains? People pair a screencap of Christopher with a caption that opens "It's called an X, T," or "It's called X, Tone," then fill in a current slang term or piece of discourse Tony would never recognize[2]. ### Is Christopher Moltisanti Explains still popular? The flagship @MoltisantiThots account went dormant after April 2021, but the format kept circulating through 2022 on TikTok via creators like @benjimanz, who posted a Bladee-themed version in May 2022[2]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJJ64fgubTM]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/christopher-moltisanti-explains]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/christopher-moltisanti-explains Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library