History Trivia / EverybodyLovesRaymond

* ProducedByCastmember: Creator/RayRomano was made a producer on the show from the get-go, since the basic format was based almost entirely on his stand-up comedy.

* BreakupBreakout: Averted, as Romano, Heaton, Garrett and Roberts have all had continued success since the show ended - a very rare (and perhaps unique) event for a sitcom cast. The only exception is Peter Boyle, who died shortly after the show ended. But even then, he was already an established actor going into the show, so in his case the show is seen as the culmination of his career.

** Kevin James originally played a guest character named Kevin, until he got the spinoff ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'', after which his character on "Raymond" was retconned into being Doug Heffernan, just like on "Queens."

Breakup Breakout: Averted, as Romano, Heaton, Garrett and Roberts have all had continued success since the show ended - a very rare (and perhaps unique) event for a sitcom cast. The only exception is Peter Boyle, who died shortly after the show ended. But even then, he was already an established actor going into the show, so in his case the show is seen as the culmination of his career.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Fred Stoller as Cousin Gerard. {{Lampshaded}} in "Cousin Gerard", when much to his horror, Ray realises that he looks like, sounds like, and apparently is just as annoying as, Gerard.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: According to Website/IMDb, the reason for the recast for Amy's brother was that after his cameo appearance, Reubens was arrested on child pornography charges. This caused Ray Romano to object to him being part of the show's cast.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Fred Stoller as Cousin Gerard. {{Lampshaded}} in "Cousin Gerard", when much to his horror, Ray realises that he looks like, sounds like and apparently is just as annoying as, Gerard.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Fred Stoller as Cousin Gerard. {{Lampshaded}} in "Cousin Gerard", when much to his horror, Ray realises that he looks like, sounds like and apparently is just as annoying as Gerard.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Fred Stoller as Cousin Gerard. Lampshaded in "Cousin Gerard", when much to his horror, Ray realises that he looks like, sounds like and apparently is just as annoying as Gerard is.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Several episodes show Ray working on his column using a clunky desktop computer, and the plot of one episode regards a DVD player as a cutting-edge piece of technology. These elements firmly date the series in the TurnOfTheMillennium era.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: A lot of the plotlines came from the writers' real life marital squabbles. One writer's wife even joked that they always wonder if an argument they have with their husband would eventually appear on the show.

* StarMakingRole: For Creator/RayRomano, Creator/PatricaHeaton, Creator/DorisRoberts and Creator/BradGarrett.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Several episodes show Ray working on his column using a clunky desktop computer, and the plot of one episode regards a DVD player as a cutting-edge piece of technology. These elements firmly date the series in the TurnOfTheMillenium era.

** Not only are Geoffrey and Michael's actors twin brothers in real life, but the actress who plays their sister, Ally, on the show is also their sister in real life.

** Amy is Phil Rosenthal's real life wife.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/RayRomano's original pitch for the show was Ray and his sportswriter friends hanging out and "discussing current issues at the coffee shop," but Phil Rosenthal pointed out his concept was too similar to ''[[Series/{{Seinfeld}}]]'' and convinced him to retool it into a DomCom closer to his stand-up material.

* PlayingGertrude: Creator/BradGarrett plays Ray's younger brother Robert. In reality, Garrett is actually three years ''older'' than Romano.

* ActorAllusion:
** In one Halloween episode, Frank dresses up like Frankenstein's monster (with Marie as his bride). At first this just seems like a quick gag on Frank's name until you remember Peter Boyle played the monster in the hysterically funny parody ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''.
** In "Six Feet Under," Boyle recites his "one guy dies, another guy gets well" speech from ''Film/TaxiDriver'' almost verbatim. Unlike Travis Bickle, Ray doesn't appreciate the advice: "What the hell are you talking about?"
** Ray's crossover on ''Series/TheNanny'' at his, Fran Fine's, and Val Toriello's high school reunion. TruthInTelevision, as actors Ray Romano and Creator/FranDrescher really did attend Hillcrest High School in Queens, NYC in the same class.
** One episode had J.G. Hertzler play an old book author who, while rambling on at a bookstore, causes Ray to fall asleep. He happens to be [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine missing an eye]]...
** Frank defends his staying to watch Ray's housekeeper clean a glass after rejecting her offer to have an affair, saying "I'm not a monk." Peter Boyle did study to become a monk before going into acting instead.

* PlayingGertrude: In the show, Brad Garret plays Ray Romano's older brother. In reality, Romano is three years older than Garrett.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Narrowly averted, as the show ended a year before Peter Boyle's death.

* StarMakingRole: For Creator/RayRomano, Creator/PatricaHeaton, Creator/DorisRoberts and Creator/BradGarrett

* StarMakingRole: For RayRomano, PatricaHeaton, DorisRoberts and BradGarrett

* StarMakingRole: For RayRomano, PatricaHeaton, DorisRoberts and BradGarret.

StarMakingRole: For RayRomano, PatricaHeaton, DorisRoberts and BradGarret.