"Ima get the biggest quarter pounder they got!" Cant believe so many people seem to miss that classic bit of comedy gold.

As a chef who works in fine dining, Its disheartening to see how uncomfortable they are, worried about being judged. I assure anyone who is from the hood and maybe in this situation, just be polite and you are fine. Don't worry about what others think . Don't be fooled by the uniforms and dress code of the employees. Most of us who work in restaurants can't afford to eat where we work and we sure as hell don't fit in. So Laugh, smile, eat and enjoy yourselves.

I had forgotten this scene. I agree--it was excruciatingly painful. Namond may live in a lush home, his mother's SUV costing more than many families' yearly salaries, but he wouldn't know the difference between shallots and sorbet. Ruth's Chris Steak House may be more menacing than Marlo.

Zonobia has more class than I thought. She's teaching the boys a lot.

This was some scene. Literally no character in The Wire was unforgettable. Don't know how they did it

Even Bunny was like "I didn't know they were THIS messed up."

This scene and what was taking place with the kids in season 4 exemplifies why the wire is the goat show. The youngins showed exuberant confidence on their way to the restaurant to compensate for their anxiety of experiencing new things. So sheltered by poverty and contention that a peaceful dinner actually intimidated them and being in an environment that was unfamiliar to them and made them feel insecure about what they thought they actually knew drew a resentment from them and they immediately coward back to old defensive habits and got shelled. It speaks to how much we need to make good experiences available to young kids in order for them to get familiarized with something other than poverty and contention to bring the best attitude towards life out of them. It speaks a lot to how those kids are a product of those failed environments and not the progenitors of them.

If Dookie went he would of ordered the turkey grease

i think it's cute how zenobia has a working knowledge of what goes on in a fine establishment.

This scene was a callback to when D and Donnette went to a fancy restaurant (same one?) back in the first season. Colvin was indeed rewarding them for their project but also wanted to show them how to act civilized and that there is life outside the hood.

It's sad how uncomfortable they are, It just shows how bad it is in Baltimore or any hood for that matter,

What breaks my heart is how damn discouraged the kids look, both in the resturant and in the classroom as soon as they're embarrassed by a teacher or waitress. All the fight just goes right out of them, like they know they don't even have a chance.

Something that doesn't get talked about enough is how good the child actors were in The Wire. Unbelievably good.

Nobody got shot, no drugs were dealt, and yet out of all 5 seasons of The Wire this was one of the most gut-wrenching scenes. Like tdot22, that was me -to a T. When you grow up poor and ghetto, with that being your environment on a daily basis, you just don't know. What to order?HOW to order? What do you say in conversation? What's a tip? What fork to use first?Do you use a straw to sip water? On and on and on, man! Mentally jumping to a higher socioeconomic level is EXTREMELY hard. Painful

I'll have a chicken. A whole one.

This is how I felt when I started a professional job in 2016. I was one of the very few people of colour in the work place. I felt like a fish out of water.

I moved from Newark to Charlotte in 95 I was eighteen then and the change of environment changed me to this day

“What about you? Drinking without a straw, all ghetto and shit.” When I tell you this scene still makes me holler with laughter. 😂😂😂😂 I bet they had to do a bunch of takes doing this scene due to uncontrollable laughter.

This scene always reminded me of that scene in Dangerous Minds when Michelle Pfieffer took the Mexican kid to that fancy restaurant for winning that prize in class. Such a fish out of water situation.

As unfamiliar as they were in that setting, Zenobia and Namond basically knew most of the rules for formal dining. They were more uncomfortable than unfamiliar (dressed differently, looked different, worried they were laughing too loud). Namond in season 5 proved it wasn't too late for them to learn but they had to start somewhere. It wasn't pretty, but I still think Colvin did them a favor.

Powerful scene

Colvin should have anticipated this and prepared them a bit =(

I got a little lump in my throat when Namond assured Colvin that he wasn't going to run up the bill.

Hard to believe that there’s people who’ve never been to a fancy restaurant…… But here it is……. Couldn’t get any realer than this.

"You see anyone else in here lookin like fred flintstone n shit?" Fuckin' lol.

Sometimes you gotta show people with less the people with more for inspiration. This works best in person. There's a difference between seeing something fancy on a screen and being there in person.

This reminded me of the first season when D was in the restaurant.

Damn I thought y’all had steak 😂

This is how I feel if I eat in a fancy restaurant. Like I'm an outsider eating with rich people.

From a "keep hope alive" dreamer, I'll take that as a compliment.

This scene looks straight out of the movie Dangerous Minds.

i think the meaning of this scene is to show, that these kids no matter what, they come from the ghetto and the lifestyle is all they know. or to show how social construct segregates the rich from the poor

its so real and heartbreaking. like they know no matter how nice the place is- its not a treat to them- but a glimpse into a life they ll never get to live or have. i remember taking a friend from a not so great background to a restaurant - and he spun out how the waiter kept filling his water. it was an average place too- nothing special. but that lack of entitlement- the thing that tells people 'you deserve to be successful" - that allows those people to be succesful- its s big determinant in how we end up. I've seen entitled idiots end up more successful and as bosses of unentitled geniuses at work- because of the attitude that- oh that guy is meant to be the boss- cos he or she is white, wealthy, educated, or has a confidence. the genius of this show is that its able to make a social commentary but in the context of serving the story and of the characters- it never feels like a soapbox show yelling social commentary- but rather just a glimpse of reality - a real look at what its like to not be a young white male in a country that sees black and assumes. which makes it so powerful , dramatic and real. its as much an issue of how we see ourselves- as much as how others see us. and of course one is influenced by the other.

Crazy how different life is for different people

great, sad scene.

You know, in a lot of ways you're right. I don't think that Bunny was thinking on that plane, unfortunately. He didn't think it all the way through, but due to his character I don't believe that it was intentional. I still believe this was one of the most painful scenes in all the seasons of the wire. Anyone of those kids -was me. I tell my wife (who was blessed to be born to two college professors) that one of the hardest things to do is jump from one socio-economic level to another.

Bunny’s a good guy. I liked him on the show.

This scene reminds me when D'Angelo and his BM ate at a fancy restaurant in Season 1.

i dont care, that darnell guy must be held back like 7 years, he looks atleast 20

"Yo , shut the fuck up" to Zenobia ... LMAO

"...Lookin all Fred Flintstone" Funny as heck but terribly painful at the same time. If you don't know how to conduct yourself in environment like that (because you grew up in a completely different environment) you just DON'T KNOW. 30+ years ago, I guarantee that guy was me...lookin all Fred Flintstone.

Love the wire

Had you not seen the end of the season or something? Naymond turned out fine

I'm definitely like namond i don't run up the bill.

Zonobia was a G lol

Maybe it's the internet equivalent of invading another group's territory, taking what's not yours and pizzing on it.

What are you talking about?

I think they got the idea of this scene from the movie "dangerous minds"

u can take them out the hood but you can take the hood out of them

"Nigga, this ain't Mickey D's!"

Did anyone catch Darnell's face when the waitress mentioned the chicken XD.

Yooooo he sounds exactly like Cornell the ig comedian lmaoo

I feel the same way

Sad but true!

What is Namond doing eating dinner with the Cop and his family, I thought he was Wee-Bey's son.

@TelephoneTormentors that is how some of us like to eat meat. Fully cooked. My mom like her meat rare. The first time I had rare steak in my life was 2 weeks ago. It was weird but my steak was less chewy and it was good, but I will continue to eat my meat fully cooked.

What’s the song in the background

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER THE FUCKK YOU WANNA DOOOOO

This is hilarious, why did Colvin think they needed this?

Ruth’s Chris? Ruthless Chris Partlows restaurant?

those kids want for something for fancy restaurant.

Lmao @ 2:34

Fred Flinstone 😂

Who is the other dude at the table with the braids cuz he fine ass hell yo:-)

That many felonies?

DeAngelo was worse he was about 8 years older 😂

namond reminds me of Prodigy from Mobb Deep

He NEVER had a chair pulled out for him and didn’t know what a hostess was smh. That’s sad as shit

bruh ruth's chris steak house is the shit!

Fries teew

This scene gets me angry sometimes smh

clothes i think

3:01-3:04 😂😂😂😂

wat the hell is zenobia wearin hahaha

To most gang bangers and drug dealers being normal is considered lame and doing crime is looked up to in a major way. Going to jail is a badge of honor while staying in school and trying to make something of yourself is frowned upon.

2:26 HAHAHA PARANOID

ha

He shoulda just took them to some pizza restaurant

Ruth's Chris used to be great, not so much in the last 10 years or so.

And that is why they are doomed.

Everybody he shouldv'e did this with the kids and that....the point was to show us what its like...if he would've we would never know...

I like Julito but i don't like that other clown Darnell. His character has a bad attitude lol

Why do black people hate rare steak? Well-done steak is the worst way to cook or eat a steak.

Words from a Social Darwinist.

Spoken like a true chest-beating, Social Darwinist with a Superiority Complex.

After the age of 5 (some say 3) it's to late. Those first 5 years are the most important, these kids are a lost cause and he knows it.

this scene was ridiculous. Had them acting like they from a third world country. Even people from the trenches been to nice restaurant.

Why did they get soo mad about the steak menu?

Funny you say that. I thought her face looked old looking also. You can tell she's going to age fast and badly.

I hate Namond