"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:

Fri. Nov. 6	12:30 PM	TBS	Favors	#9.10
Fri. Nov. 6	2:00 PM	TBS	Faux Pas	#9.11

Cast

Ray Romano	...	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 (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | 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:

Patricia Heaton's father, Chuck Heaton, is a retired sportswriter - Ray Barone's profession - for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He was mentioned in one episode, where Ray was up for an award against a writer named Chuck Heaton. In the episode, Debra offers up a ‘Bronx cheer’ when her real-life father's name is mentioned.

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:

Frank Barone: Don't say nothing about my lodge buddies.
Ray Barone: Who, the guys you swim naked with?
Frank Barone: That's lodge policy!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Nanny: The Reunion Show (#5.18)" (1998)

Funny, with good dialogue.

This show is about a man named Raymond Barone, a sports columinst, who has a wife (Debra) and 3 kids. He lives in a big house, makes money, has beautiful kids and wife. No problem, right? Wrong. He lives across the street from his parents and brother. The family from HELL. (Wou-wou-wou-wouuuu)

His mother is always complaining about Debra, his dad is going senile and his brother is a jealous giant. This show, on paper, seems weird, but is actually fairly normal. It deals with real life problems (of some sort) and the characters are pretty realistic.

The show has above-average acting, especially from a standup-turned-TV star. Peter Boyle, as Ray's dad, has by far the funniest moments, followed by 6 foot 8 Garret as his brother.

The only real problem I can find here is that almost every episode starts out the same.(But unwinds differently.)

A good show that you should probably check out,if you aren't already.