History Characters / EverybodyLovesRaymond

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Geoffrey and Michael.
** The trope is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in "Left Back," a later episode. The twins' preschool teacher tells Ray and Debra that Michael isn't doing as well in Geoffrey in class and suggests that he repeat the grade while Geoffrey advances. Though they're assured that it's perfectly normal, Ray and Debra worry about this trope and end up stuck on a MortonsFork: they don't want to split the twins up so they can maintain their bond, but realize that advancing Michael to a more difficult grade or keeping Geoffrey in an easier one is a bad idea, too.

->'''Played by:''' Robert Culp

->'''Played by:''' Fred Stoller

->'''Played by:''' Jon Manfrellotti

->'''Played by:''' Andy Kindler

->'''Played by:''' Tom [=McGowan=]

* NeatFreak: Marie takes tidiness to a whole new level, she constantly keeps a plastic cover over her couch and is always on the warpath to keep everything in her house spotless and pristine, so much so that the super vacuum Ray buys in ''Humm Vac'' is completely unable to find so much as a crumb of dirt. This is deconstructed in the same episode, as Debra points out that Marie is so hellbent on keeping her home clean that she puts enjoying her family second, while judging Debra for not upholding this same extreme standard, and both Frank and Ray point out they have a lot of things they simply never use as well.

* NeatFreak: Marie takes tidiness to a whole new level, she constantly keeps a plastic cover over her couch and is always on the warpath to keep everything in her house spotless and pristine, so much so that the super vacuum Ray buys in ''Humm Vac'' is completely unable to find so much as a crumb of dirt. This is deconstructed in the same episode, as Debra points out that Marie is so hellbent on keeping her home clean that she puts enjoying her family second, and both Frank and Ray point out they have a lot of things they never use.
* ]NeverMessWithGranny: You do NOT want Marie angry with you. She won't retaliate with violence, but she ''will'' find other ways to settle the score...

* NeverMessWithGranny: You do NOT want Marie angry with you. She won't retaliate with violence, but she ''will'' find other ways to settle the score...

* BigEater: Frank's appetite borders on the inhuman, and is the subject of many jokes. He's often more interested in whatever dessert is on the table than the family's latest arguments, and, in one incident, devoured a plate of pancakes that Ally had prepared, then headed home for lunch. It's no wonder he ended up with Marie, a SupremeChef.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In her first few appearances, Amy's more low key and even sarcastic than she'd become. Her more outgoing, cheerful personality developed gradually.

* OedipusComplex: Heavily implied that he has this on a subconscious level, which disturbs him greatly. In "Counseling," it was pretty much stated that Ray wishes he'd rather have his mother take care of him, than have a mutual relationship with his wife.

* OverprotectiveDad: When he and the other adults learn that Ally has a crush in "Ally's F", he becomes completely against the idea.