TV SERIES · 1996– · USA
Everybody Loves Raymond
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- #001
Throughout the series, Ray greets Debra with a different nickname each time he comes home. All of these were improvised by Ray Romano. Depending on how many takes were needed, he sometimes had to come up with as many as fifteen names.
- #002
Peter Boyle claims that the events surrounding his audition in New York City helped him land the role of Frank Barone. He had gotten lost and could not find the audition location, so when he finally showed up he was nervous and sarcastic.
- #003
Albert, Frank's roommate at the retirement home, is played by Albert Romano, Ray Romano's real-life father. He passed away in 2010.
- #004
Robert's habit of touching his food to his chin was inspired by Ray Romano's real-life brother, who has the same odd mannerisms.
- #005
Ray Romano's real-life daughter, Alexandra Romano, appears throughout the series as Ally's friend Molly. She appeared in the following episodes: The Wedding: Part 2 (1998), It's Supposed to Be Fun (2001), It's the Thought That Counts (2002), Cookies (2002), Sleepover at Peggy's (2003), Liars (2003) and The Party Dress (2004). Her most prominent role was as Peggy's daughter Molly; in the other episodes she was only an extra.
- #006
The three Barone children, Ally, Geoffrey and Michael, were played by real-life siblings Madylin Sweeten, Sawyer Sweeten and Sullivan Sweeten.
- #007
The houses used for the exteriors of Raymond's home and his parents' home are located on Margaret Boulevard. They are in Merrick, New York, and are in fact across the street from each other.
- #008
It shares a universe with The Nanny (1993). Ray appears as a guest on that show by attending his high school reunion (although the episodes did not air back to back, it is the same high school mentioned in his own reunion episode). In real life, Ray Romano and Fran Drescher went to school together.
- #009
Although the married characters were meant to be the same age, in real life Doris Roberts was ten years older than Peter Boyle.
- #010
Ray Barone has a brother, Robert, who is a police officer with the NYPD. Ray Romano has a real-life brother who is a police officer with the NYPD.
- #011
The only two people who appear in all 210 episodes are Ray Romano and Doris Roberts. Patricia Heaton did not appear in Cruising with Marie (1999). Brad Garrett did not appear in Fun with Debra (2003). Peter Boyle did not appear in Working Girl (1999), Dancing with Debra (1999), How They Met (1999) or Sleepover at Peggy's (2003).
- #012
The choice of actress to play Debra came down to Patricia Heaton and Jane Sibbett. CBS wanted Jane Sibbett for the role, but the producers and Ray Romano preferred Patricia Heaton.
- #013
The twins are referred to as Gregory and Matthew in the pilot; however, for the rest of the seasons the twins' names are Geoffrey and Michael.
- #014
In real life, Monica Horan, who plays Amy on the series, is married to the show's executive producer and co-creator Phil Rosenthal.
- #015
Every episode contains a grain of truth. The writers would hear about situations that happened to the cast and crew and put them into the show. For example, Ray and Debra leaving the bag on the stairs without opening it actually happened to a crew member and his wife.
- #016
James Gandolfini was considered for the role of Robert Barone.
- #017
Filming of the series finale was postponed twice because Patricia Heaton and then Doris Roberts fell ill and could not speak well on the shooting days.
- #018
Raymond is the only member of the Barone family who is actually Italian in real life.
- #019
Patricia Heaton was pregnant twice during the show's nine-year run. Her time on screen was limited, and when she did appear she was either seated at a table, as in Robert's Date (1999) and Pants on Fire (1999), or covered with a blanket, as in Ping Pong (1999). In the flashback episode Why Are We Here? (1997), Debra was pregnant on screen while Heaton was pregnant in real life.
- #020
The set used for Robert's apartment was also used as Niles Crane's apartment at "Shangri-La" in Frasier (1993).
- #021
Patricia Heaton's father, Chuck Heaton, is a retired sportswriter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He was mentioned in an episode in which Ray is nominated for an award against a writer named Chuck Heaton. In that episode, Debra does a "Bronx cheer" when her real-life father's name is read out.
- #022
Peter Boyle is the only regular cast member who was nominated for an acting Emmy during the series' run but never won. Doris Roberts won four times, Brad Garrett three times, Patricia Heaton twice and Ray Romano once. Boyle's only win came for his guest appearance as Clyde Bruckman in the The X-Files (1993) episode Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose (1995).
- #023
Peter Boyle is the only member of the adult cast who, despite being nominated many times, never won an Emmy for his performance.
- #024
Ray Romano said of working with Peter Boyle: "When I met him, he was of course a well-known movie actor, a star, and I was nobody. I was a stand-up who was putting together his own sitcom and trying my hand at acting. I was very scared, and he accepted me. He made me feel welcome. He made me feel like part of the club."
- #025
Bill Parker is played by Patricia Heaton's real-life husband, David Hunt.
- #026
With six nominations in 2004, it holds the record for the most Screen Actors Guild Award nominations received by a series in a single year. Because the lead and supporting performance categories were merged into a single category, earning a higher number of nominations is somewhat harder.
- #027
On the show, Debra holds Democratic-Liberal views and Frank Republican-Conservative ones. In real life it is the opposite: Patricia Heaton (Debra) supports the Republican Party and Peter Boyle the Democratic Party.
- #028
On the show, Robert is supposed to be four years older than his younger brother Raymond. In reality, Ray Romano is two years older than Brad Garrett.
- #029
Maggie Wheeler, who has the recurring role of Linda, was considered for the role of Debra.
- #030
Kevin James appeared in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) eight times. In his first six appearances, across the first and second seasons, his character was named "Kevin Daniels." In his last two appearances, in the third season, he played the character "Doug Heffernan" from The King of Queens (1998). This is probably because Kevin's final appearance aired on 18 May 1998, while The King of Queens (1998) did not premiere until 21 September 1998.
- #031
In the Halloween Candy (1998) episode, Frank is dressed as Frankenstein's monster (Peter Boyle's character). Boyle had also played an odd version of the same character in Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein (1974).
- #032
Each episode is only 22 minutes long and 30 minutes on TV, yet filming an episode took four hours.
- #033
The character "Ray Barone" ranked 10th on TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" list (20 June 2004 issue).
- #034
The large fork and spoon on the kitchen wall of Frank and Marie's house change position throughout the series.
- #035
Amy's brother Peter was first introduced as the character Russell, played by Paul Reubens. He owned a comic book store.
- #036
Anniversary (1997), which centers on Frank and Marie's 40th wedding anniversary, establishes that Robert is four years older than Ray. The High School (1997) episode centers on Ray's 20-year high school reunion. This means Raymond is 37 or 38 years old, which indicates that Robert is 41 or 42. It also means that Robert was born before Frank and Marie were married.
- #037
Nearly every season includes a flashback episode.
- #038
It shares a universe with Becker (1998) and The King of Queens (1998) (both 1998).
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