History EverybodyLovesRaymond / TropesQToZ

* UglyGuyHotWife: Ray & Debra virtually ''define'' this trope (and were nearly the TropeNamer) and its endless stream of copycats - including ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' - use it as part of their schtick, where before sitcoms tended to have parents of at least reasonably equal levels of physical appearance. Ray may not be ''hideous'', but his giant nose and various other aspects are played for laughs. This difference in their attractiveness is played for laughs in the scene where both try to seduce the other in underwear. Debra provokes cat calls and hollers from the audience. Ray's satin boxers provoke laughter.

* YourTelevisonHatesYou: In "Ray Home Alone", Ray and Robert discuss Ray's fear to sleep in the house alone. Ray fears that he'll be attacked. So, while at home alone, he turns on the TV to watch a nature documentary:

* YouWouldMakeAGreatModel: Robert Barone is scammed this way by a con-artist who insists that for $2,000 dollars he can get Robert a career in outsize male modelling, as there aren't too many guys of your height and build. Robert succumbs out of vanity and afterwards refuses to file a complaint as it would be too embarrassing to admit in front of other cops that he fell for it.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: In the episode "Liars", after Ray lies to go to a golf game, Ray catches Debra lying about her doctor's appointment... TWICE! However, she isn't interrogated any further (like, as to where she went, or why she lied about it...) But [[DoubleStandard Ray still got yelled at for her for doing the same thing as her]]. It's not a big deal but still... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse where did she go?]]

* {{Watershed}}: Channel Four in the UK screens ELR on a repeating loop in the early part of the morning (between eight and ten am). This appears to be designed so that it can be recorded and replayed later in the day by people getting ready for a day's work who are too busy for TV. But two Series Six episodes have never been screened by C4 for what are presumed to be pre-watershed reasons: the content of''"Marie's Statue'' (suggestive artwork) and ''No Roll!'' (Ray and Debra's sex life) are deemed too extreme for daytime viewing by British audiences. which as strange, as both screened in prime-time in the notoriously more conservative and prudisn USA without problems. So should be a shoe-in for British TV. Evidently not....

* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Subverted; The "Where's Lunch?" Vanity Plate for the last episode is a bill reading [[NoChargeForHeroes "No Charge."]] It can be interpreted as ThankingTheViewer.

* RuleOfFunny: In real life, Ray and Debra would've probably moved years ago, or at least laid down strict ground rules with the elder Barones as far as boundaries.

* RuleOfFunny: In real life, Ray and Debra would've just moved...or at least laid down strict ground rules with the elder Barones as far as boundaries.

'''Debra''': You love being at your parents' house because that's the ''holy land'' of self-pity! You weren't unhappy because you only had three more weeks to stay there; you were unhappy because you ''only'' had three more weeks to stay there! (at this point, Robert breaks down and cries loudly)

* TheVerse: ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' is set in the same universe as fellow CBS sitcoms ''Series/TheNanny'' and ''Series/TheKingOfQueens''. In real life, Ray Romano went to high school with ''Nanny'' star Fran Drescher and has done standup comedy with ''The King of Queens'' star Kevin James. All three shows are set firmly in the New York metro area, with ''Raymond'' being set in a Long Island suburb just outside the city, ''The King of Queens'' being set (of course) in the NY City borough of Queens, and ''The Nanny'' being set largely on Manhattan Island itself (although the action frequently moves to Fran's parents' apartment in Queens).

** Patricia Heaton said, only half-joking, that one thing she would really miss after the show ended was the opportunity to legitimately make out with Ray Romano. To which Ray suggested they could come to some sort of an arrangement, maybe once a week? Without missing a beat, Patricia said "make it twice..."[[note]]When cast members were interviewed by OprahWinfrey on her show[[/note]]

** "The Sitter" featured Ray standing in the rain, shouting "Lisa!... LIIIIIIISSSSSAAAAA!" to Lisa inside the Parker's house, a reference to AStreetcarNamedDesire.

** In "Civil War", Ray says, [[GoneWithTheWind "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."]] while dressed in a Confederate uniform.

'''Robert''': And some dipping sauce for my little brother here. Thank you, dear. You see, it's nice to be important. But it's ''more'' important to be nice.

* UglyGuyHotWife: Ray & Debra virtually ''define'' this trope (and were nearly the TropeNamer) and its endless stream of copycats - including ''TheKingOfQueens'' - use it as part of their schtick, where before sitcoms tended to have parents of at least reasonably equal levels of physical appearance. Ray may not be ''hideous'', but his giant nose and various other aspects are played for laughs. This difference in their attractiveness is played for laughs in the scene where both try to seduce the other in underwear. Debra provokes cat calls and hollers from the audience. Ray's satin boxers provoke laughter.

** Also used on a {{Cross Over}} episode of the {{King of Queens}}, where Ray and Debra guest-starred. At one point in the episode, Debra and Carrie declare that men should be forced to wear an electro-shock collar around their neck to keep them in line (this joint declaration ends up being the event that makes Debra and Carrie become friends: the discovery that they share a mutual condescension towards men).

* {{The Verse}}: Series/{{Everybody Loves Raymond}} is set in the same universe as fellow CBS sitcoms Series/{{The Nanny}} and Series/{{The King of Queens}}. In real life, Ray Romano went to high school with "Nanny" star Fran Drescher and has done standup comedy with "King of Queens" star Kevin James. All three shows are set firmly in the New York metro area, with "Raymond" being set in a Long Island suburb just outside the city, "King of Queens" being set (of course) in the NY City borough of Queens, and "The Nanny" being set largely on Manhattan Island itself (although the action frequently moves to Fran's parents' apartment in Queens).
** The Ray Barone character appeared in an episode of "The Nanny" where it was revealed that he and the fictional Fran Fine both went to Hillcrest High School, just like their actors, Romano and Drescher. Doug Heffernan from "King of Queens" made a few appearances on "Raymond", and the "Raymond" characters had several guest appearances on "King of Queens."
** Interestingly, the final appearance of the Ray Barone character was on the "King of Queens" episode "Raygin Bulls," as this episode aired in the fall season after "Everybody Loves Raymond" had ended. From what we heard Ray saying to (offscreen) Marie over the phone at the beginning of that episode, life apparently hadn't changed much for Ray Barone since the series finale of "Raymond."
** The Ray Barone character was also the only character to appear in all three shows. Ray appeared on an episode of Series/{{The Nanny}}, and several episodes of {{The King of Queens}}, in addition to, of course, being in every episode of "Raymond." The characters from Series/{{The Nanny}} didn't appear in the other two shows, and the Doug Heffernan character from {{The King of Queens}} made a couple of guest appearances on "Raymond". Ray Barone's buddy Gianni also made an appearance on {{The King of Queens}}, as did Frank, Marie, Robert, and Debra.

* SoccerHatingAmericans: Debra Barone's father has pretentions of being a well-travelled polyglot. During one Thanksgiving visit, he switches the TV to a ''futbol'' game between two South American sides and waxes lyrical about TheBeautifulGame. This disgusts Frank, irritates Robert, and, strangely, bemuses the professional sportswriter Ray. (Who, given his profession as newspaper sports journalist, should at least be able to recognize a game of football as most of the world knows it.)

** In "The Thought That Counts", Robert recommends that Ray get Debra "To Kill a Mockingbird" for Christmas. He does, but Ray never mentions that Robert gave him the idea. After Ray keeps getting positive attention from Debra, Robert finally snaps:

* SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond: TropeNamer.