258 reviews
Classic!
Everybody Loves Raymond is an all-time classic. It's a sitcom that is hilarious because of how realistic it is. It's your everyday family that will remind you of your own. Even though Ray Romano is the star and very funny it's the supporting cast (Brad Garrett, Peter Doyle, Doris Roberts) which separates this from other great sitcoms. While it may not be the best supporting cast ever it's definitely up there. This is a show that's been done numerous times before but not nearly as well. It's also one of those comedies that you can rewatch as many times as you want and it'll still make you laugh.
Great Sitcom!
Everybody Loves Raymond is just as funny today as it was when it was on 15-20 years ago. If you look up any list of the best sitcoms of all-time I promise you that Everybody Loves Raymond will be on it. It's absolutely hilarious. This is one of those sitcoms where you can watch the reruns over and over and find them just as funny as the first time you saw them. You can have it on in the background while you do other things and just pick up anywhere in the episode and start laughing. The cast is perfect. The show is so funny because it'll remind you of your own family. There are at least a few characters in the show that you'll think was based off someone from your own family.
- Supermanfan-13
- Jan 31, 2023
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I Love Robert
My favorite character of Everybody Loves Raymond is Robert. Robert is the poor soul whose mother obsesses over Raymond and gets no respect from his father. Raymond is a whiny mother's boy and in order to put up with Raymond and his family Debra is a screeching shrew. Robert is the most tolerable character.
- coreycitn63
- Mar 14, 2022
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I have lost count of the number of times I have watched this.
- priyankaguptais-36339
- Apr 11, 2016
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This series took me ages to get into
...but now I'm hooked, and I've even bought 5 DVD boxsets of it! Its weird because its both subtle AND sharp humour.
Its about Ray Romano, a sportswriter who just wants a quiet life...but he has 3 kids (a girl and twin toddler boys) and Debra (his wife) who struggles to juggle housekeeping and being a mother because Ray just will do anything to stay out of her way and not help! Debra is not your typical sitcom mum. She's independent and opinionated, and a very good match for Ray - she keeps him in line!
His Italian American parents (Marie and Frank) and divorced 40 year old brother (Robert) stay in the same street and facing across from Ray & Debra's house. And they are never away from there - The parents are very loud, expressive, overbearing people, but they don't mean to be....It's just their way. The brother is quirky to say the least! he's 7 foot tall and has a voice like Eeyore from the winnie the pooh movies (he IS the voice from the cartoon). He has weird little habits and is a little obsessive compulsive and insanely jealous of his younger brother Ray. However, at heart they are good, caring people and the family are extraordinarily close...but you'd never know it by the drama and shouting that goes on all the time! This is where the comedy comes from....
Now, I am married to an Italian man and I know from experience what Italian in-laws are like! so this might be why I find this so funny....watching Marie (Rays mum) is like watching my MIL (only its not so funny in real life, believe me!!)
If you like Seinfeld, King of Queens (another sitcom which took ages to grow on me), CLASSIC Woody Allen movies, the film Mambo Italiano or My Big Fat Greek Wedding, then you'll like this. Give it a go, watch more than one episode and you'll end up hooked like me - I promise!
Its about Ray Romano, a sportswriter who just wants a quiet life...but he has 3 kids (a girl and twin toddler boys) and Debra (his wife) who struggles to juggle housekeeping and being a mother because Ray just will do anything to stay out of her way and not help! Debra is not your typical sitcom mum. She's independent and opinionated, and a very good match for Ray - she keeps him in line!
His Italian American parents (Marie and Frank) and divorced 40 year old brother (Robert) stay in the same street and facing across from Ray & Debra's house. And they are never away from there - The parents are very loud, expressive, overbearing people, but they don't mean to be....It's just their way. The brother is quirky to say the least! he's 7 foot tall and has a voice like Eeyore from the winnie the pooh movies (he IS the voice from the cartoon). He has weird little habits and is a little obsessive compulsive and insanely jealous of his younger brother Ray. However, at heart they are good, caring people and the family are extraordinarily close...but you'd never know it by the drama and shouting that goes on all the time! This is where the comedy comes from....
Now, I am married to an Italian man and I know from experience what Italian in-laws are like! so this might be why I find this so funny....watching Marie (Rays mum) is like watching my MIL (only its not so funny in real life, believe me!!)
If you like Seinfeld, King of Queens (another sitcom which took ages to grow on me), CLASSIC Woody Allen movies, the film Mambo Italiano or My Big Fat Greek Wedding, then you'll like this. Give it a go, watch more than one episode and you'll end up hooked like me - I promise!
Too bad Ray is in it
I enjoyed the series quite a bit. The only weak point was Ray. What a complete ass he was. I never understood why Deborah didn't kick him out long ago. The rest were pretty funny, but he could always spoil an episode. He was consistently self-serving, self-obsessed, sex-obsessed and kind of mean in a sarcastic way. I never liked the way he treated Deborah and thought he treated her like a domestic servant. That doesn't wear very well these days. I liked Robert and Amy a great deal and the interplay between the parents was always pretty funny. I suppose that parents appreciated the twins, but they seemed to be really spoilt and annoying.
- earldarlington
- Oct 29, 2023
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Because its pandemic i went back and rewatched some old tv series and this one beeing one of em i gotta say its still funny after 15 yrs.
- valentinionut
- Oct 5, 2020
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Excellent TV series
EBLR is one of my favourite shows out there But their are flaws 1. Ray gets a bit annoying sometimes 2. Some parts of the series gets a bit repetitive 3. It gets stupid sometimes
There are a few more downers but that does not mean I dislike Everybody Loves Raymond as it's a very funny show and as I said one of my favourite shows along with Friends and Family Guy.
So for that reason I give Everybody Loves Raymond a 7/10 It's no a perfect TV series but the what is.
This review is my own personal opinion.
D Clason
There are a few more downers but that does not mean I dislike Everybody Loves Raymond as it's a very funny show and as I said one of my favourite shows along with Friends and Family Guy.
So for that reason I give Everybody Loves Raymond a 7/10 It's no a perfect TV series but the what is.
This review is my own personal opinion.
D Clason
- tsdanclason
- Dec 31, 2011
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One of the best TV sitcoms of all time.
Everybody Loves Raymond is just one of those shows you can't get enough of. I remember watching it as a child everyday before dinner, getting excited to watch all the Barone family drama and getting a good laugh out of it, even today. I absolutely love the characters and plot of each episode because as a viewer, you never really know what you're in for or what the Barones have in store for you and that's what makes it stand out in my books. Beautiful. Funny. Hilarious. You name it, this show has it all. If you're looking for a show where you quite literally form a special bond with the characters and stories, then Everybody Loves Raymond is the show for you. Great for the family and kids and never yields to disappoint. 10/10!
Everyone Loves Raymond
- marcusgallo
- Dec 29, 2010
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Everybody 'loves'? Raymond
There are things I like about this show, but the one thing I do not like is Raymond. He is so obnoxious! I don't know why the people around him put up with him - and why the show is so-named.
I like most of the other characters. To me, Robert is much the better son. Raymond is entirely self-centred and certainly does not deserve such a lovely wife and children.
I KNOW it's only a show, and entertainment, bit it annoys me that the others seem so oblivious of his faults.
The show is amusing - but certainly not exceptional or deserving of all those awards.
I like most of the other characters. To me, Robert is much the better son. Raymond is entirely self-centred and certainly does not deserve such a lovely wife and children.
I KNOW it's only a show, and entertainment, bit it annoys me that the others seem so oblivious of his faults.
The show is amusing - but certainly not exceptional or deserving of all those awards.
- alistair-80
- Dec 22, 2007
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Everybody Loves Raymond-well guess what? So do I
I love comedies that are consistently funny, many times over, where the laughs don't all necessarily come from script, but from situation and timing. Other examples are The Cosby Show, Family Ties, and The King Of Queens. Now Ray Romano may, not be the best actor in the world, but he's acting comedic timing, in playing this kind of layabout hunky sports columnist writer, Ray, ha ha, is dynamite. His folks are played by two superb actors, who gave such great performances, both who've sadly passed away, one most recently (another sad day in Hollywood). I love household comedies, and this is just another household, I'd loved to be part of. ELR has a high ratio laughs level, and for people to say this is crap, honestly, this has left me dumbstruck. Ray's older, less fortunate, and big cop brother, Robert (Brad Garrett) too has wonderful comic timing, with great character to boot. He never slips up, where in stand up, he's bloody fun. I know too, the kids go very neglected here, with not much time on the acting field, but this is the right decision, on part of the writers, as this would take away, the hours of laughs, or magic within the other characters. ELR is one of the best comedies of the last twenty years, where disregard, totally the bad and unfair criticisms. Wonderful frickin' show, and honestly, how could you hate Raymond?
- videorama-759-859391
- Jun 12, 2016
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Seinfeld's clone
ELR was a cool show. It wasn't obnoxious and lousey like many before and after its time.
The characters are down to earth. They aren't annoying or have a millennial super-complex.
Ray is like a Seinfeld clone, imperfect, sarcastic with a don't give a fk person a. Unfortunately he's married. So he can't date many women. We are stuck seeing 1 girl he is with for 9 years
ELR was one of those rare gems. When it ended The Big Bang Theory took its place, unfortunately. And the rest is misery.
Verdict: Not every show that can past the 8-10 year milestone is great (Example: The Big Bang Theory). ELR proved that it was one of those shows that were great without having some type of millennial super complex.
The characters are down to earth. They aren't annoying or have a millennial super-complex.
Ray is like a Seinfeld clone, imperfect, sarcastic with a don't give a fk person a. Unfortunately he's married. So he can't date many women. We are stuck seeing 1 girl he is with for 9 years
ELR was one of those rare gems. When it ended The Big Bang Theory took its place, unfortunately. And the rest is misery.
Verdict: Not every show that can past the 8-10 year milestone is great (Example: The Big Bang Theory). ELR proved that it was one of those shows that were great without having some type of millennial super complex.
- ThunderKing6
- Sep 4, 2020
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among the meanest, most un-funny shows ever
i've never understood the appeal of this show. there are no sympathetic characters, everyone is yelling all the time, and they all appear to hate each other. perhaps that is the family dynamic of the target audience of the show, and if so, it's just another example of the 'lowest common denominator' thinking of Hollywood. how there were enough people to be duped into watching over 200 episodes of this mean-spirited, dull, repetitive dreck i'll never know. it is as though the writers came up with ONE idea for a pilot: a slow-witted dullard marries a conniving, bitter woman who never stops yelling, then moves next door to his parents--a conniving, bitter woman who hates the other conniving, bitter woman, and a grumpy old man; and then never came up with another one. This show is absolutely the nadir of American comedy.
- witty_alias
- Feb 16, 2009
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Comfort show!
I've been watching this show since I was a kid. I'm 32 now and it's one of my biggest comfort shows ever. I watch it every night when I'm trying to wind down for bed and now that I have a newborn, I watch it when I'm up with him. It's one of the best ever.
I Miss My Childhood!
- DomNickson843
- Apr 23, 2015
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Funny, but that Debra...yuck.
Fun to watch serie about some italian american family and their daily shenanigans. But there is one thing that starts to ruin the show half way through the seasons. And that one thing is named: Debra. She becomes more toxic the further the series goes on. Constantly yelling, PMS'ing, withholding sex, acting all high and mighty, and just being a well rounded B*TCH! It becomes so bad in some episodes, that i skipped them all together. I'll tell you this...if my wife treated me like that more than once, i would kick her out and divorce her.
This is a perfect example of how feminism turned in toxicity.
This is a perfect example of how feminism turned in toxicity.
Underated, Witty and Extremely Humourous
It's One of the best sitcoms there is. Every character is so strong that not once in the entire series would you feel that someone is out of character. They come up with wittiest responses and funniest circumstances that you can't help but laugh out loud in amusement. This is the only series that I can rewatch after friends and each time I rewatch, it's funny. Please do yourself a favour a go watch it. I envy you if you haven't already done so.
- nivviesanil
- May 22, 2020
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Why Did It Become so Verbally Abusive?
I really enjoyed the comedy the first few seasons. The characters were funny and many of the lines were brilliantly brilliant. One of the unforgettable best episodes was when Robert got into the club scene. Disappointingly each season became increasingly a war of words and insults. Debra's character turned into a raging shrew. I actually started to turn it off mid espisode because of her unrelenting litany of how Ray doesn't know or do anything. It got to the point where I thought she should divorce him because she criticized everything about him. Additionally, the incessant insults to Robert about how he was such a lover was bad enough, but the unnecessary insults about Robert's height were not not kidding in good fun they were mean-spirited.
Holy Crap, This Show Is Good!
I love this show. It's hilarious. It has the weird, over protective, annoying, critical mother, the gross, dim-witted father who yells a lot, the over-looked first born brother, and the "perfect" second born son who writes for a newspaper and has a wife and 3 kids. In one way or another, you'll be able to relate with this show. I get mad when I miss an episode, even if I've already seen it. They're all so funny. The acting, writing, and directing are all wonderful. I think it's one of the best shows out there. If you like comedies about real life that aren't cheesy (like those so-called Disney channel comedies) you'll love this show just like I do.
- phantom_lover_1881
- Oct 4, 2006
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Modest Family Sitcom
When David Letterman decided to help Ray Romano put this show on with World wide Pants Productions, nobody knew if it would be a success. Thanks to the great casting of Peter Boyle, Marie Roberts, Patricia Heaton & Brad Garrett, this became the quietest & most successful family sitcom show produced in recent times.
The writing on this show is very good. There is almost not an episode where you can't help but laugh several times. All the characters are well drawn & easy to identify with. It is just entertaining.
The recent death of Boyle just shows how elusive success is & how short it lasts. I can't really think of a sitcom recently that is done better & more consistently than this one was. The situations were always minor plots, but once you watch this for a while, you know exactly how the characters will fit in.
Romano had never acted prior to this series, but the folks around him made him fit in like he had. Patricia Heaton as Ray's wife has an amazing range as the wife who is constantly bothered by the In-Laws. She also is amazing because she could be flexible enough to be the wife of Raymond, but could also be attractive & vivacious when she needed to be.
Brad Garrett is the real discovery on this show. His dead pan type of humor is right on all the time. The In-Laws were perfect too. Many times I have noticed the kids are like not there. I just think with all the other talent, there were a lot of times the kids just did not have enough room to fit in the house.
This show is out on DVD & still being rerun in many markets. While it is not a must see, if there is nothing else to watch, this show always pleases me to watch. I especially got amused by one show where Raymond & Patricia wrestled in the living room. A lot of husbands wouldn't mind wrestling with her.
The writing on this show is very good. There is almost not an episode where you can't help but laugh several times. All the characters are well drawn & easy to identify with. It is just entertaining.
The recent death of Boyle just shows how elusive success is & how short it lasts. I can't really think of a sitcom recently that is done better & more consistently than this one was. The situations were always minor plots, but once you watch this for a while, you know exactly how the characters will fit in.
Romano had never acted prior to this series, but the folks around him made him fit in like he had. Patricia Heaton as Ray's wife has an amazing range as the wife who is constantly bothered by the In-Laws. She also is amazing because she could be flexible enough to be the wife of Raymond, but could also be attractive & vivacious when she needed to be.
Brad Garrett is the real discovery on this show. His dead pan type of humor is right on all the time. The In-Laws were perfect too. Many times I have noticed the kids are like not there. I just think with all the other talent, there were a lot of times the kids just did not have enough room to fit in the house.
This show is out on DVD & still being rerun in many markets. While it is not a must see, if there is nothing else to watch, this show always pleases me to watch. I especially got amused by one show where Raymond & Patricia wrestled in the living room. A lot of husbands wouldn't mind wrestling with her.
A good reason to quit drinking
- soulassassinx
- Sep 16, 2007
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Still Just as HiLARIOUS in 2021! :D
Was re-watching this last night and my face hurts from laughing! The episode with Robert's new girlfriend (She's the One-- Season 7 ep 9)who prefers a Different topping on her ice cream had me rolling. Ha Hahahahaha one of the BEST episodes and the lightning in the back ground made it feel like a Horror/comedy! Perfection! This Body still Loves Raymond too! :D.
- midnitepantera
- Jul 15, 2021
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Extremely Realistic
I Don't Know about some people but this is a very realistic show unlike most other sitcoms. The show is just an exaggerated version of Ray's real life besides being an actor/comedian and the normal-to-be-abnormal North American lifestyle.
I have relatives who get a little too comfortable and cranky in public and at home. I also have unintentional as well intentional family who care and almost criticize in a loving way that sort of embarrasses you.
So basically , this show captures an exaggerated decent-income family in a hilarious manner to create a top-notch entertainment television show!
I have relatives who get a little too comfortable and cranky in public and at home. I also have unintentional as well intentional family who care and almost criticize in a loving way that sort of embarrasses you.
So basically , this show captures an exaggerated decent-income family in a hilarious manner to create a top-notch entertainment television show!
Awful, watch this if you want to get upset.
This show is bad. Raymond needs to apologize to his wife in every episode.
I watched this episode where Raymond was being hit by a women at the airport (because he lost his wedding ring), he turned her down and when he got home Debra heard about it and got mad, threw his clothes out of the window and yelled at him.
I find it absurd that in every episode Raymond has to be afraid of his wife, always needing to please her.
I don't like a show that the husband is always stupid and childish and the wife is smart and adult.
Avoid this show if you don't want to feel bad.
I watched this episode where Raymond was being hit by a women at the airport (because he lost his wedding ring), he turned her down and when he got home Debra heard about it and got mad, threw his clothes out of the window and yelled at him.
I find it absurd that in every episode Raymond has to be afraid of his wife, always needing to please her.
I don't like a show that the husband is always stupid and childish and the wife is smart and adult.
Avoid this show if you don't want to feel bad.