History Series / EverybodyLovesRaymond

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''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is a CBS DomCom about Ray Barone (Creator/RayRomano), a sportswriter for Newsday, desperately attempting to keep the peace in his dysfunctional family. He's a fairly typical TV husband, loving the simple things (sports, TV, lying around), but he's pretty lazy, and occasionally delves into {{Manchild}} status. He's married to a harried, crabby stay-at-home wife. His brother is usually jealous of his status as the favorite child, and openly whines about it. His obnoxious parents live across the street and provide him and his wife no end of headaches by intruding upon their daily lives.

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''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is a CBS DomCom about Ray Barone (Creator/RayRomano), a sportswriter for Newsday, desperately attempting to keep the peace in his dysfunctional family. He's a fairly typical TV husband, loving the simple things (sports, TV, lying around), but he's pretty lazy, and occasionally delves into man-child status. He's married to a harried, crabby stay-at-home wife. His brother is usually jealous of his status as the favorite child, and openly whines about it. His obnoxious parents live across the street and provide him and his wife no end of headaches by intruding upon their daily lives.

-> '''Ray:''' (''stops raking the lawn to look to the audience'') Hi, I'm Ray and I live here in Long Island with my wife Debra. (''Debra, on the phone and struggling to put a straw in a juice box, slides across him as he continues to speak'') She's great with the kids, the house, everything. Oh, I dunno how she does it. (''Ally and the twins Geoffrey and Michael also slide across him'') We've got a daughter, Ally and twin 2-year-old boys. (''leans slightly'') It's not really about the kids. (''Frank and Marie slide across; the former is shaving and the latter holding a pot'') My parents live across the street. ''Thaaaat's'' right. And my brother lives with them. Now, not every family would go buy a conveyor belt for you, but ''mine'' would because...\\

''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is a CBS DomCom about Ray Barone, a sportswriter for Newsday, desperately attempting to keep the peace in his dysfunctional family. He's a fairly typical TV husband, loving the simple things (sports, TV, lying around), but he's pretty lazy, and occasionally delves into man-child status. He's married to a harried, crabby stay-at-home wife. His brother is usually jealous of his status as the favorite child, and openly whines about it. His obnoxious parents live across the street and provide him and his wife no end of headaches by intruding upon their daily lives.

Notable is the fact that despite the main couple having children, the kids don't make up part of the core cast of the show, most often appearing as background characters or as the basis for some conflict amongst the adults. In fact, this was an early part of the show's beloved nature among critics during its first few seasons (which mostly went unrecognized by the UsefulNotes/{{ratings}}), even mentioned in the opening credits of the first season ("it's not really about the kids"). This was in stark contrast to other sitcoms airing during TheNineties such as ''Series/FullHouse'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/TheNanny'', or ''Series/FamilyMatters'', where the kids had played seminal roles in almost all the plots.

Notable is the fact that despite the main couple having children, the kids don't make up part of the core cast of the show, most often appearing as background or as the basis for some conflict amongst the adults. In fact, this was an early part of the show's beloved nature among critics during its first few seasons (which mostly went unrecognized by the UsefulNotes/{{ratings}}), even mentioned in the opening credits of the first season ("it's not really about the kids"). This was in stark contrast to other sitcoms airing during TheNineties such as ''Series/FullHouse'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/TheNanny'', or ''Series/FamilyMatters'', where the kids had been at the front and center of almost all the plots.

-> '''Ray:''' (''stops raking the lawn to look to the audience'') Hi, I'm Ray and I live here in Long Island with my wife Debra. (''Debra, on the phone, slides across him as he continues to speak'') She's great with the kids, the house, everything. Oh, I dunno how she does it. (''Ally and the twins Geoffrey and Michael also slide across him'') We've got a daughter, Ally and twin 2-year-old boys. (''leans slightly'') It's not really about the kids. (''Frank and Marie slide across; the former is shaving and the latter holding a pot'') My parents live across the street. ''Thaaaat's'' right. And my brother lives with them. Now, not every family would go buy a conveyor belt for you, but ''mine'' would because...\\

'''Robert:''' (''sliding across his brother'') ''Eeeevvv-erybody'' loves Raymond.\\

-> '''Ray:''' Hi, I'm Ray and I live here in Long Island with my wife Debra. (''Debra, on the phone, slides across him as he continues to speak'') She's great with the kids, the house, everything. Oh, I dunno how she does it. (''Ally and the twins Geoffrey and Michael also slide across him'') We've got a daughter, Ally and twin 2-year-old boys. (''leans slightly'') It's not really about the kids. (''Frank and Marie slide across; the former is shaving and the latter holding a pot'') My parents live across the street. ''Thaaaat's'' right. And my brother lives with them. Now, not every family would go buy a conveyor belt for you, but ''mine'' would because...\\

'''Ray:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-> '''Ray:''' Hi, I'm Ray and I live here in Long Island with my wife Debra. (''Debra, on the phone, slides across him as he continues to speak'') She's great with the kids, the house, everything. Oh, I dunno how she does it. (''Ally and the twins Geoffery and Michael also slide across him'') We've got a daughter, Ally and twin 2-year-old boys. (''leans slightly'') It's not really about the kids. (''Frank and Marie slide across; the former is shaving and the latter holding a pot'') My parents live across the street. ''Thaaaat's'' right. And my brother lives with them. Now, not every family would go buy a conveyor belt for you, but ''mine'' would because...\\

'''Robert:''' (''sliding across his brother'') ''Evvv-erybody'' loves Raymond.\\

-> '''Ray:''' Hi, I'm Ray and I live here in Long Island with my wife Debra. (''Debra, on the phone, slides across him as he continues to speak'') She's great with the kids, the house, everything. Oh, I dunno how she does it. (''Ally and the twins Geoffery and Michael also slides across him'') We've got a daughter, Ally and twin 2-year-old boys. (''leans slightly'') It's not really about the kids. (''Frank and Marie slide across; the former is shaving and the latter holding a pot'') My parents live across the street. ''Thaaaat's'' right. And my brother lives with them. Now, not every family would go buy a conveyor belt for you, but ''mine'' would because...\\

-> '''Ray:''' Hi, I'm Ray and I live here in Long Island with my wife Debra. She's great with the kids, the house, everything. Oh, I dunno how she does it. We've got a daughter, Ally and twin 2-year-old boys. (''leans slightly'') It's not really about the kids. My parents live across the street. ''Thaaaat's'' right. And my brother lives with them. Now, not every family would go buy a conveyor belt for you, but ''mine'' would because...\\
'''Robert:''' ''Everybody'' loves Raymond.\\

->'''Ray:''' So as I was saying, Homer, Mondays 9:00 Creator/{{CBS}}. They say everybody loves that guy but I don't get it.\\
'''Homer:''' What are you talking about?!\\
'''Ray:''' I'm just saying, catch it while you still can.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E16DontFearTheRoofer Don't Fear the Roofer]]"

Notable is the fact that despite the main couple having children, the kids don't make up part of the core cast of the show, most often appearing as background or as the basis for some conflict amongst the adults. In fact, this was an early part of the show's beloved nature among critics during its first few seasons (which mostly went unrecognized by the UsefulNotes/{{ratings}}), even mentioned in the opening credits of the first season ("it's not really about the kids"). This was in stark contrast to other sitcoms airing during TheNineties such as ''Series/FullHouse'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', or ''Series/FamilyMatters'', where the kids had been at the front and center of almost all the plots.

Notable is the fact that despite the main couple having children, the kids don't make up part of the core cast of the show, most often appearing as background or as the basis for some conflict amongst the adults. In fact, this was an early part of the show's beloved nature among critics during its first few seasons (which mostly went unrecognized by the UsefulNotes/{{ratings}}), even mentioned in the opening credits of the first season ("it's not about the kids"). This was in stark contrast to other sitcoms airing during TheNineties such as ''Series/FullHouse'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', or ''Series/FamilyMatters'', where the kids had been at the front and center of almost all the plots.

Notable is the fact that despite the main couple having children, the kids don't make up part of the core cast of the show, most often appearing as background or as the basis for some conflict amongst the adults. In fact, this was an early part of the show's beloved nature among critics during its first few seasons (which mostly went unrecognized by the UsefulNotes/{{ratings}}), even mentioned in the opening credits of the first season ("it's not about the kids"). This was in stark contrast to other sitcoms airing during TheNineties such as ''Series/FullHouse'' or ''Series/FamilyMatters'', where the kids had been at the front and center of almost all the plots.

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[[caption-width-right:349: From left to right: [[ManChild Ray]] (whom everybody loves), [[TheUnfavourite Robert]], [[MyBelovedSmother Marie]], [[GrumpyOldMan Frank]], [[{{Tsundere}} Debra]]]]

Not to be confused with the strangely similar-sounding ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'', whose title literally is a joke towards ''Everybody Loves Raymond.''

Not to be confused with the strangely similar-sounding ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris''.

-> '''Ray:''' So as I was saying [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer,]] Mondays 9:00 CBS. They say everybody loves that guy but I don't get it.\\
'''Homer:''' What are you talking about?!
-> '''Ray:''' I'm just saying, catch it while you still can.

!! ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' contains example of:

-> '''Ray:''' So as I was saying [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer,]] Mondays 9:00 CBS. They say everybody loves that guy but I don't get it.

Notable is the fact that despite the main couple having children, the kids don't make up part of the core cast of the show, most often appearing as background or as the basis for some conflict amongst the adults. In fact, this was an early part of the show's beloved nature among critics during its first few seasons (which mostly went unrecognized by the UsefulNotes/{{ratings}}), even mentioned in the opening credits of the first season ("it's not about the kids"). This was in stark contrast to other sitcoms airing during TheNineties such as FullHouse or FamilyMatters, where the kids had been at the front and center of almost all the plots.

Notable is the fact that despite the main couple having children, the kids don't make up part of the core cast of the show, most often appearing as background or as the basis for some conflict amongst the adults. In fact, this was an early part of the show's beloved nature among critics during its first few seasons (which mostly went unrecognized by the {{ratings}}), even mentioned in the opening credits of the first season ("it's not about the kids"). This was in stark contrast to other sitcoms airing during TheNineties such as FullHouse or FamilyMatters, where the kids had been at the front and center of almost all the plots.