"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) TV series 1996-2005

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creator:

Philip Rosenthal

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

13 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

America's first family of comedy begins their last season!

Plot:

It never stops for successful sports writer Ray Barone, whose oddball family life consists of a fed up wife, overbearing parents, and an older brother with lifelong jealousy.

Plot Keywords:

Sports Writer | Sitcom | Mother Son Relationship | Father Son Relationship | Suburbia

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 49 wins & 129 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11	12:00 AM	MyNetwork	Look Don't Touch	#1.5
Sat. July 11	12:30 AM	MyNetwork	Your Place or Mine?	#1.7

Cast

Ray Romano	...	Raymond "Ray" Barone / ... (210 episodes, 1996-2005)
Doris Roberts	...	Marie Barone (210 episodes, 1996-2005)
Patricia Heaton	...	Debra Barone / ... (209 episodes, 1996-2005)
Brad Garrett	...	Robert Barone / ... (208 episodes, 1996-2005)
Peter Boyle	...	Frank Barone (203 episodes, 1996-2005)
Madylin Sweeten	...	Ally Barone / ... (147 episodes, 1996-2005)
Sawyer Sweeten	...	Geoffrey Barone (130 episodes, 1996-2005)
Sullivan Sweeten	...	Michael Barone (130 episodes, 1996-2005)

Also Known As:

"Raymond" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

23 min (210 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

The choice for the actress to play Debra was narrowed down to Patricia Heaton and Jane Sibbett. CBS wanted Jane Sibbett for the part, but the producers and Ray Romano preferred Patricia Heaton.

Goofs:

Continuity: Robert is supposed to have a quirk where he touches food to his chin before eating it. Throughout the shows, he sometimes does this and sometimes doesn't. He mainly does it in the episode it it mentioned in.

Quotes:

Marie Barone: Debra, don't let a suitcase full of cheese become your big fork and spoon.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Today, I Am a Clown (#15.6)" (2003)

The actual reality TV for many of us

"Everybody Loves Raymond" turns all those '50s comedies on their heads. It's not the Donna Reed Show, not Leave it to Beaver, not Father Knows best. It's family life with all its good points and bad, all the love and frustration, and all the individual foibles. Raymond is a sports writer whose parents, the domineering Marie and the couch potato Frank, live across the street from him. His wife Deborah is beautiful but can't cook and comes under constant criticism from her mother-in-law. Ray's brother Robert is a policeman who is jealous of him because - well, "everybody loves Raymond." This show is hilarious - my favorites are numerous, but one of the best is the lost cannister episode when Deborah swears she doesn't have a cannister of Marie's and then it turns out the kids had it. It falls to Raymond to sneak it into his mother's house, so on Easter Sunday he wears a down coat to hide it. I also loved the tofu Thanksgiving turkey, taping over the wedding with a football game, the fly eating woman dating Robert, Robert hanging out with his black partner and walking around in a yellow suit, the colored condoms on Halloween, the girl scout cookie debacle, and dozens and dozens of others.

It was Ray Romano's goal to go out on top, so the series ended in 2005. It was a great run, a perfect ensemble cast, and will be enjoyed on DVD and in syndication for years to come.