| Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete 3 Season | |||||
| HBO (1998) | |||||
| Comedy, TV Shows | |||||
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| Peter Boyle | Himself |
| Brad Garrett | Himself |
| Patricia Heaton | Herself |
| Doris Roberts | Herself |
| Ray Romano | Himself |
| Monica Horan | Herself |
| Leslie Moonves | Himself |
| Paula Poeta | Porn star |
| Philip Rosenthal | Himself |
| Madylin Sweeten | Ally Barone |
| Sawyer Sweeten | Geoffrey Barone |
| Sullivan Sweeten | Michael Barone |
| Daniele O'Loughlin | Carol |
| Francesco Liotti | Italian kid |
| Director | Jonathan Buss
David Lee Gary Halvorson |
| Producer | Holli Gailen
Ken Ornstein Tom Caltabiano Tucker Cawley Simon Brown Jonathan Buss |
| Writer | Scott Buck
Tom Caltabiano Philip Rosenthal |
| Cinematography | Mike Berlin
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| Musician | Rick Marotta
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"Still great." These words, spoken by Raymond (Ray Romano) to his wife, Debra (Patricia Heaton) at the poignant conclusion of the flashback episode "How They Met," help close out Everybody Loves Raymond's wonderful third season. He is referring not only to the hapless cook's lone signature dish, lemon chicken, but to their marriage as well. But he could just as well have been referring to Raymond itself. The Emmy-worthy ensemble (at this point, still losing out to the Frasier juggernaut) are discovering new dimensions to their characters, and the show's writers are mining even more precious, intimately observed character-based comedy gold from the Barones' dysfunctional family life. Several episodes this season rank among the series' best, including "How They Met" and the totally whacked "Robert's Date," in which Robert (Brad Garrett) desperately tries to fit in with his black partner and her friends. This is a pivotal season for Raymond's Eeyore-esque brother, who finally declares his independence and moves out of his parents' home and into his own apartment. This does not help his love life. In the hilarious episode "Robert Moves Back," Robert and Amy (Monica Horan) at last consummate their relationship, but are devastated when they learn they were exposed through curtainless windows to the other tenants in Robert's building ("You ruined our Bible study"). For viewers with a strong investment in these characters, there are earth-rocking time capsule moments, as in "The Visit," when Debra lashes out at her preoccupied mother that she wishes she were more involved in the family like Marie (Doris Roberts). What elevates Raymond is that it is much more than just wisecracks and putdowns. The peerless cast deftly navigates the fine line between comedy and drama. "Frank's Tribute" concludes with a rare, touching moment between the verbally abusive Frank (Peter Boyle) and Marie in which he gently cradles her in his arms to remove cold cream from her face. At the conclusion of "Driving Frank," the road accident-prone Frank surrenders his car keys to Raymond. Not that Raymond is going soft. It's still, first, last, and foremost, funny. In the season-opener, "The Invasion," Debra gleefully gives her mother-in-law a taste of her own meddlesome medicine, but her victories against the indomitable Marie are, as ever, short-lived. Yes, after three seasons, Raymond is still great. And it would continue to become even greater in season 4. --Donald Liebenson |
| 30 mins 9/21/1998 1. The Invasion | |||
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When Ray's house is tented for termites, he moves his entire family into his parent's house and gives Frank and Marie a taste of their own medicine. Marie's initial excitement that ""Raymond has come home!"" quickly fades when the world's greatest home intruders start to feel intruded upon. Sensing her in-laws' growing frustration with the disturbance of their daily routine, Debra decides to have a little fun at their expense and ""help them"" like they always claim to be ""helping her"" – until she and Ray realize that once again, they just can't win the game.
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| 30 mins 9/28/1998 2. Driving Frank | |||
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After Frank has one accident too many, Debra decides that the kids can't ride with him anymore, which makes Raymond realize that his dad is getting older. Not only did Frank back into Robert's patrol car, but further investigation reveals that his driver's license is expired! Uncomfortable with the fact the he's not a safe driver anymore, Debra decides she doesn't want the kids in his car. But the most uncomfortable part for Ray is thinking about the fact that his parents are really getting older – and unsafe driving is only the beginning of the journey.
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| 30 mins 10/5/1998 3. The Sitter | |||
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Debra decides to hire a babysitter so she hires Lisa. Lisa is highly recommended and is very popular with the kids she baby-sits. When Marie finds out that she wasn't asked to baby-sit she feels insulted and Debra feels left out when the kids prefer Lisa to her. So Debra lets Lisa go and asks Marie to baby-sit. Marie however can't handle the energy the kids have and trips over a toy and hurts herself. So Ray tries to get Lisa to come back but she's already found another job at the Parkers.
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| 30 mins 10/12/1998 4. Getting Even | |||
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After embarrassing Debra at an auction she vows to get even with Ray but doesn't tell him when. This drives him crazy and leads him to believe that everything she does is to get even at him.
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| 30 mins 10/19/1998 5. The Visit | |||
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When Debra's mother comes to visit the family for a week, Debra finds herself shocked to discover that she wishes her mom were more like Marie. Debra's highly anticipated week of ""quality time"" with her mom, Lois, and the family quickly turns into a big disappointment when her mother seems more interested in the Renoir exhibit and her crossword puzzles than in Debra, Ray and the children. When her frustration with Lois' disinterest reaches a boiling point, Debra makes the mistake of blurting out that she wishes her mother were more like Marie. Then she has the unfortunate double trouble of making amends with her mom -- and dealing not only with Marie's glee, but also with her claim that she deserves credit for teaching Debra parenting skills.
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| 30 mins 10/26/1998 6. Halloween Candy | |||
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After Debra suggests that she might be more consistently romantic if she weren't in charge of the birth control, Ray decides to make the drastic move of ""cutting the wires."" But after a discussion with Robert, and other top ""medical experts"" he chickens out, but does muster enough bravery to go to the drugstore and buy ""the stuff."" He even goes crazy and splurges on ""the rainbow pack"" but the plan for Halloween romance goes awry when Grandpa distributes the ""chocolate coins in brightly colored wrappers"" that he found to the remaining trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood.
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| 30 mins 11/2/1998 7. Moving Out | |||
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Feeling pathetic because he lives with his parents, Robert finally musters up the courage to move out on his own. Encouraged by Ray, and much to his parents' horror, Robert packs up his bags, takes his dog and moves into a garage apartment. But the move affects the family more than they anticipated. They feel the absence of their relationship ""buffer."" As Debra describes it, ""He's like.the lead apron at the dentist."" Meanwhile, Robert enjoys his newfound freedom, until Raymond comes to visit and points out that the older couple with whom he is living are really carbon copies of their own parents -- from whom he was trying to get away.
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| 30 mins 11/9/1998 8. The Article | |||
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Ray is jealous of Andy who's article is published by ""Sports Illustrated"". He feels better however when he learns they had rewritten the article.
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| 30 mins 11/16/1998 9. The Lone Barone | |||
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When Robert and Amy break up Raymond is blamed by everyone because of some bad things he told Robert about marriage.
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| 30 mins 11/23/1998 10. No Fat | |||
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When Marie and Frank get some test results back they find out that they're not as healthy as they thought. So Marie throws out all the unhealthy food and makes Frank go on a diet with her. This doesn't sit well with him and the rest of the family when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner. Instead of the traditional turkey dinner she makes a tofu turkey. So Ray orders a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from a restaurant. Debra thinks that Ray might have hurt his mother's feelings but it's quite the opposite when he catches Marie eating his Thanksgiving dinner in the middle of the night.
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| 30 mins 12/7/1998 11. The Apartment | |||
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Ray feels jealous of Robert when he visits his new apartment and sees that it's filled with beautiful women. Also Frank turns Robert's old room into a lounge.
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| 30 mins 12/14/1998 12. The Toaster | |||
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Ray is overjoyed by the reaction he is getting from friends and family who received a personalized ""Barone"" toaster from him as a gift – even Debra's pretentious parents are thrilled with it. But, having heard nothing from his parents, Ray confronts Frank and Marie, the two people whose approval matters most, and is amazed beyond belief to hear what they did with the gift – and then what they resort to in order to get it back.
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| 30 mins 1/11/1999 13. Ping Pong | |||
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When Ray finds out that his father let him win a game of ping pong when he was twelve he challenges him to a game. When Ray loses he tells Frank that he let him win. Frank then tells Ray the truth. He didn't let him win, he really did win.
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| 30 mins 1/18/1999 14. Pants On Fire | |||
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Marie starts to favor Robert when Ray admits to having a party 20 years ago. The tables turn however when Robert tells her it was his party not Ray's.
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| 30 mins 2/1/1999 15. Robert's Date | |||
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Robert's entire demeanor changes when he starts clubbing with his patrol partner, Judy, and her friends. When he starts using expressions such as ""This is so whack"" and ""I'm down with it"" and showing up in mustard colored suits, Ray and the rest of the family find it hard to believe the extent to which Robert will go to fit in with his new friends.
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| 30 mins 2/8/1999 16. Frank's Tribute | |||
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When Frank wins ""Man of the Year"" at his lodge Ray and Robert are asked to make a video tribute about Frank. While making the video they realize none of his lodge buddies like him.
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| 30 mins 2/15/1999 17. Cruising With Marie | |||
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Frank fakes an injury so he won't have to go on a cruise with Marie. Ray ends up going and gets mistaken for her lover.
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| 30 mins 2/22/1999 18. Ray Home Alone | |||
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Debra brings the kids to her parent's house and Ray stays home alone. Ray can't sleep because he's scared so he goes to Robert's but Robert's fine. So Ray goes to his parent's house where he finds Robert scared too. The two reminisce about how Frank used to scare them as children.
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| 30 mins 3/1/1999 19. Big Shots | |||
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Trying to impress Robert when they visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Ray uses his ""weight"" as a sports writer for Newsday to jump to the front of the line to meet the members of the 1969 New York Mets.
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| 30 mins 3/15/1999 20. Move Over | |||
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When Ray confides to Debra that her constant need to cuddle and ""be on top of him"" when they are sleeping is causing him too many sleepless nights, Debra is more than happy to comply with his request to give him his space in bed. Now, Ray is learning the hard way that you have to be careful what you wish for!
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| 30 mins 4/5/1999 21. The Getaway | |||
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Debra and Ray feel tremendous pressure to show each other a good time on a romantic weekend getaway in Vermont. From the moment they set foot in the quaint bed and breakfast, it's apparent that Debra and Ray are trying a bit too hard for this to be a perfect weekend. Debra agrees to a tour of the Ben and Jerry ice cream factory while Ray suggests they check out a local antique fair. Meanwhile, Marie spies on Robert, who is left to babysit for the kids.
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| 30 mins 4/26/1999 22. Working Girl | |||
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When Debra gets a job Ray isn't too happy because it means he has to help around the house. But she gets fired on first day so Ray goes and gets her job back. Debra isn't happy about this at first but seems okay with it at the end.
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| 30 mins 5/3/1999 23. Be Nice | |||
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When Ray and Debra realize they're nicer to strangers than to each other they vow to change their ways.
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| 30 mins 5/10/1999 24. Dancing With Debra | |||
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After Ray urges Debra to go swing dancing with Robert to let himself off the hook, he can't believe how infatuated the two become with their new hobby and it's starting to tick him off. Meanwhile, Ray sees a side of Marie that he never fully expected.
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| 30 mins 5/17/1999 25. Robert Moves Back | |||
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When Robert and Amy get caught alone by some of Robert's fellow apartment tenants, they are desperate to find someplace, any place, where they can have some time to themselves. Ray comes to the rescue, at Debra's urging, by allowing Robert to move into their basement for a while. But, when caught again, by someone even more intimidating - Marie - the couple is mortified.
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| 30 mins 5/24/1999 26. How They Met | |||
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Ray and Debra reminisce about their fateful first meeting 15 years before. Memories flood back when Ray and Debra prepare Ally for her first playdate with a little boy. The first time Ray and Debra laid eyes on each other, their first kiss, the first time Marie met her future daughter-in-law and what she thought of her, and the first time Ray sampled Debra's cooking are all revealed.
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