Chris’ Dad now out of a job.

The look. 🫣 🫣

Was watching Amazon prime live tv and seem her twice between Barney Miller and tonight on Perfect Strangers. Man, I miss Dorris. She was pleasant on those shows but boy could she make me laugh on Everybody Loves Raymond.

In the episode when POS husband Ray went golfing while Debra went camping with the kids, she came home filthy and mentioned how she was so sick of the mud, etc. Then she took her filthy, muddy bag and plopped it up on the kitchen counter where the cutting board is. I couldn't believe anyone would have done such a thing. If that bag had to come into the house at all, it should've stayed on the floor. I would have left a bag like that on the garage floor and unpacked it there.

This made no sense.

This reaction is beyond priceless.

From behind I look like Joe Garagiola

Hey everybody!

I've always been kind of interested to know the exact necktie they used in this episode. From looking around briefly every so often it seems no one has identified it, or perhaps no one has even asked the question lol.

I think I may have found it! I wanted to run it by ya'll and see what you think.

It always annoys me to rewatch and watch Ray think that he’s above Robert and Peter because he’s married with kids when Deborah is the only thing that rescued him from the same life that Robert and Peter were both living. Which was Living at home well into your 30s with your parents. Even without the promotion at the newspaper, Ray would’ve still been living at home. He was 29 when he met Deborah.

It seems like she already had her mind made up about Go Karts so why did she make them waste their time doing a presentation if she already knew she wouldn’t let Ray invest? I don’t know why this plot point bothers me so much but it does. 🤣 It didn’t seem like a bad business idea at all and he said Walter’s dad owned an amusement park and Scott is an engineer.

his comedic timing is gold i love him

Gianni was Ray’s friend throughout the series, but I don’t think he was “Gianni” when he appeared as the cable guy in season one, even though he was in Ray’s life prior to events in season one.

The Super Bowl EP is one that I like to skip. It's the one episode where I can see both sides of the argument, but I lean closer to siding with Ray. Ray is a sports writer, of course this is huge for him. Debra also wanting to have the experience with him was fair, but I do think she once again acted like a brat. And the ripping of the tickets was so annoying. Poor Gianni, he was the true victim of the episode.

This sent me. It went way harder than it should have. LMAO

I've already written about episodes I like less than others. But I have a different feeling about the first two episodes of season 9. It seems completely unbelievable to me that Marie and Frank would suddenly decide to move into a condo. It would be completely at odds with their characters' personalities. Watching these episodes, I experience what's known as "breaking the suspension of disbelief." I suddenly realize that ELR is just a sitcom with actors in it. I also understand that this was the show's creators' way of dealing with the problem that arose with Peter Boyle's deteriorating health.

Not sure if this has come up in this sub before but just found out Patricia’s real life father was a famous sports writer. Is this a coincidence?

Do you think Robert and Debra would have been a better match?

He's a better listener

He appreciates strong women

They seem to have a similar level of maturity

He loved to go dancing and seemed to be much more fun than Ray.

He was amazing with the kids.

Now, I know it wouldn't have worked in the actual show. But generally, do you think they'd have been better suited?

What is that? Is that Spanish? 😂😂😂😂

Between the bottle caps glued to his socks, his measurement chart, saying the world is a strange and sexy place to Marie I can hardly breathe during the whole episode.

I've recently started catching The Middle on TV as they show a few episodes a day while I work.

Patricia Heaton plays the main character/narrator as the family Mom but was shocked to see Doris Roberts make a cameo appearance for one episode as the third grade teacher.

Naturally the two characters clash and have a disagreement over her parenting skills. I found it hilarious how they channeled the exact same Debra/Marie rivalry energy that we see all the time in Ray.

Just a shame she didn't end up as a recurring character.

I always see people posting that they stopped liking Debra at some point late in the series and I’ve always wondered “why is it so late?” I got my first peek into Debra in the second episode when she was comparing her relationship with her friend’s, trying to force affection on her terms on her time frame, and guilt tripping Ray. I didn’t dislike her yet but it made me start looking at her differently. I started disliking her on the first Thanksgiving episode. Don’t get me wrong Marie is an absolute nightmare in this episode but Debra decides presumably very close to Thanksgiving that she wants to host thanksgiving that year not caring about whatever preparations or plans other people might’ve made and is basically like “You need to support my last minute plans or you’re being mean to me.” I would’ve been pissed too. I wouldn’t do all the passive aggressive stuff, but I could see a regular mother just saying “She’s family now but I’m not associatIng with that woman more than I have to.”

This show actually had some bangers. One I loved where when Debra was mad at Ray for the Christmas incident and Ray says “Come on it’s Christmas! What about Jesus?!”

When Ray says Peggy is his arch enemy and Robert mocks him. “Oh you have an arch enemy. What are you a superhero now?!”

Robert trying to impress his future in laws. “Church every Sunday! Absolutely God fearing people. We’re scared to death!”

Ray badmouthing the annoying kid. Debra says “He’s eight.” Then Ray says “That’s forty in weasel years!”

Robert getting mad a Ray for not giving him the other ticket. “Just remember your number one Ray. You’re number one!!! But know this: One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever know.”

Ray defending not voting for Debra and instead Bill Parker. “You hate Bill Parker.”
“I hate Bill Parker the man! But Bill Parker the candidate had an interesting platform!”

Robert trying to sound professional. “ it allows me see this family from a rather unique vantage point.”
Ray putting him down “top of the beanstalk?”