It comes in a nice, custom packaging that provides a smaller, compact solution than the individual season sets. There are almost no moments when you would roll your eyes and ask yourself "what the hell am I watching", and considering there are less and less above-average sitcoms lately, that's not something to sneer at. Doris Roberts' Marie had a sinister streak long before Nancy Marchand's Livia showed up on The Sopranos. As Ray is giving the eulogy at his favorite uncle's, Gus, funeral, his Aunt Alda arrives to rekindle a family feud. Audio commentaries are included for episodes "The Letter" and "Good Girls" with Ray Romano and Phil Rosenthal.

It has been nominated and awarded for its writing, lead and supporting acting performances, and being an all-around strong comedy series from Emmy Awards to Screen Actors Guild. Personalized advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. Miller chose Heaton for the role of Debra for being "very focused, real, like Helen Hunt in Mad About You. Although it's all perfectly innocent, Ray feels guilty and paranoid, and the situation is blown out of proportion. While the concept of a comedian being given a situation television comedy (sitcom) is not a new thing, Romano incorporates the hilarious aspects of his life into the show and that provides an interesting twist.I have never been a fan of later American `comedy`sit-coms - In fact with many shows I find it difficult to fathom the humour at all, if any.

This series follows the relationships between three closeknit generations who happen to live a little too close for comfort. Audio commentaries are included for episodes "Italy" with Ray Romano and Phil Rosenthal, "Young Girl" with Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal, and Tom Caltabiano, and "The Canister" with Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal, and Patricia Heaton. Season nine is the last for the series and has a shorter episode billet than past seasons with sixteen versus the twenty-two or more. Now that Debra and Ray's mom aren't speaking to each other, Debra goes out of her way to ensure that Ray doesn't spend time with his mother by waiting on him hand and foot so he prefers to stay close to home. This is probably because the final appearance as "Kevin" took place in May of 1998, while "The King of Queens" did not debut until September of 1998.Ray's already in the dog house for not showing more affection, but Debra really gets mad when he talks about their problem with his parents. also provides a really great episode and explains why Raymond and Debra decided to move in across the straight from his neurotic parents. Everybody Loves Raymond was Heaton's fourth lead role in a sitcom after the short-lived Room for Two (1992–1993), Some Like Me (1994), and Women of the House (1995). In "Hackidu" Ally trades all of her Hackidu cards (a card game like the Pokemon craze) for a single card. Central to the comedy are Ray's opinionated and intrusive parents -- Frank (Peter Boyle) and Marie (Doris Roberts) -- and his brother, Robert (Brad Garrett), who all live just across the street.

His parents, Frank (Peter Boyle) and Marie (Doris Roberts) love to meddle in his life, while older brother Robert (Brad Garrett, Suicide Kings) sometimesresents his success. Garrett explained that while CBS initially wanted a small, Danny DeVito-esque character who had a "bulldog" attitude towards Raymond, he, a much taller actor, portrayed Robert as more "beaten-down" and "succumb to the fact that he's a loser" when auditioning. In a Hollywood Reporter poll of all-time television programs surveying 779 actors, 365 producers and 268 directors, Everybody Loves Raymond ranked 96th.The exclusive extra included in the Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Series collection is a copy of the season finale script. As for his parents, Frank his brilliant, but his mother is a controlling, manipulative and nosey old bat who also keeps trying to guilt trip people, she can also be creepy. When one of the fish dies, Frank goes into a serious depression, which Ray attributes to his dad facing his own mortality. But their big happy family gets a bit too big (and less happy) when Ray's meddling parents, Frank (Emmy Award-winner, Peter Boyle) and Marie (Emmy Award winner, Doris Roberts), frequently stop by, since they live directly across the street.

When Robert gives Ray and Debra an IQ test as part of his assignment for his criminal psychology class, the results incite subtle competition between them.Audio commentaries are included "Boob Job" with Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal, and Lew Schneider, "Robert's Rodeo" with Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal, and Brad Garrett, "The Tenth Anniversary" with Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal, and Aaron Shure, and "Bad Moon Rising" with Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal, and Patricia Heaton. In season eight, the Barone family continues their crazy antics and a few other faces come along for the ride. The audio comes in the standard 2-channel Dolby digital stereo sound track with language options in English, Spanish, and French. Los Angeles Daily News critic David Kronke praised Raymond for being "the quintessentially honest sitcom.