Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete 6 Season
Warner Bros. (9/13/2001)
Comedy, TV Shows
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026359240522
IMDB   7.4
720 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Ray Romano Raymond "Ray" Barone
Doris Roberts Marie Barone
Patricia Heaton Debra Barone
Madylin Sweeten Ally Barone
Monica Horan Amy MacDougall Barone (1997-2005)
Peter Boyle Frank Barone
Brad Garrett Robert Barone
Sawyer Sweeten Geoffrey Barone
Sullivan Sweeten Michael Barone
Paula Poeta Porn star
Director David Lee
Gary Halvorson
Jerry Zaks
Producer Tom Caltabiano
Tucker Cawley
Holli Gailen
Ken Ornstein
David Letterman
Writer Scott Buck
Tom Caltabiano
Tucker Cawley
Philip Rosenthal
Cinematography Mike Berlin
Musician Rick Marotta


Everybody Loves Raymond has always been a show about a dysfunctional family that somehow manages to pull it together when it matters. Rather than growing tired in its sixth season, the sitcom manages to entertain viewers as it delves into the characters' often unpleasant characteristics: Raymond's (Ray Romano) spinelessness when it comes to his mother; Debra's (Patricia Heaton) simmering anger with her interfering mother-in-law; Marie's (Doris Roberts) insulting backhanded compliments, Frank's (Peter Boyle) chauvinistic treatment of his wife, and Robert's (Brad Garrett) increasing jealousy where Raymond is concerned. The season's opening episode sets the tone for the year's 25 episodes. At a school function, Michael (Sullivan Sweeten) reads his story to a rapt audience that includes his mom and dad, grandparents, and uncle. The story is called "The Angry Family." As the little boy talks about the extreme decibel level in the fictional home, the Barones turn beet red. It's a story about them, they think, and they're horrified and embarrassed. Robert can't get beyond the fact that he wasn't included at all in the child's project. (They later learn that a cartoon was the inspiration for Michael's boisterous storybook family.)

The show works at its best when combining pathos with humor. Unsatisfied with their sex life, Raymond complains to his wife, "So you can stay up to read, but you can't stay up two minutes for sex?" Debra, who can be so outspoken, is unable to express her sexual desires to her husband. Ray finally breaks the ice by asking, "Are you going to tell me what you want?" Debra purrs back, "I want you to help me with the laundry." Raymond is not above putting his needs above his wife's. When Debra decides to run for school president, he sabotages her chances so he won't have to stay home alone with the kids. With his hangdog features and dry delivery, Romano (Ice Age) does an admirable job as Ray--a grown man who longs for the simplicities of his childhood when his mother took care of everything. Of course, that affection comes with a price. "I don't want you in the middle," she tells him during a family spat. "I want you on my side." Unlike the perfect families depicted on The Cosby Show or The Brady Bunch, the Barones are flawed. They bicker, simmer, and stew. But most importantly, they laugh. --Jae-Ha Kim

Episodes
 30 mins    9/24/2001  1.  The Angry Family
The Barones clash even more than usual in the sixth-season opener when they get a child's-eye view of all the bickering that goes on in the family. The fireworks begin when the whole gang attends an open house at first-grader Michael's school, during which the kids all read stories that they've written themselves. Most of the students tell tall tales that are obviously fictional. But then Michael gets up and reads the title to his story, ""The Angry Family."" The shocked Barones fear the worst---and for good reason---as Michael begins the saga of a clan that is constantly arguing.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Philip Rosenthal 
Guest starring:  Elizabeth Anne Smith, Richard Israel, Rhyon Nicole Brown, Mitch Holleman
 30 mins    10/1/2001  2.  No Roll!
When Debra tells Ray that he's too selfish in bed and that she wants a little variety he goes out and buys an adults only board game to spice things up.
Writer:  Aaron Shure 
 30 mins    10/8/2001  3.  Odd Man Out
Frank is so green with envy that he forces Marco to choose either Marie or him as a friend. Meanwhile, Ray sides with Frank because he doesn't approve of a married woman (especially his mother) having a male friend.
Director:  Jerry Zaks  Writer:  Jeremy Stevens  / Steve Skrovan 
Guest starring:  David Proval
 30 mins    10/15/2001  4.  Ray's Ring
When Ray gets hit on at the airport after losing his wedding ring on a business trip Debra gets jealous and tries to get back at him by going to the supermarket without her wedding ring but her plan backfires on her when nobody pays attention to her.
Director:  Kenneth Shapiro  Writer:  Mike Royce 
Guest starring:  Jeff Garlin, Julie Claire, Dianne Burnett, Ping Wu
 30 mins    10/22/2001  5.  Marie's Sculpture
Ray and Debra are horrified when Marie presents them with an abstract sculpture she made in art class which bears a striking resemblance to a part of the female anatomy. Frank, on the other hand, is totally mesmerized by Marie's creation, though neither he nor Marie have picked up on it's erotic resemblance.
Director:  Randy Suhr  Writer:  Jennifer Crittenden 
Guest starring:  Lauri Johnson, Mary Gillis, Rocky McMurray
 30 mins    10/29/2001  6.  Frank Goes Downstairs
Ray tells Frank that he and Debra fell down the stairs so Frank tries fixing the stairs but ends up in the hospital. Ray feels so guilty that he tells Frank the truth, that he and Debra fell out of bed while having sex.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Jennifer Crittenden 
Guest starring:  Richard Penn
 30 mins    11/5/2001  7.  Jealous Robert
Marie and Debra set up Amy with Gianni to get Robert jealous so he'll want to get back together with Amy but their plan backfires when Amy and Gianni hit it off.
 30 mins    11/12/2001  8.  It's Supposed To Be Fun
While the Barones watch their sons play, Ray finds that Geoffery is having trouble getting the hang of the game. As Geoffery skips down the court and does pirouettes at the free throw line, Ray is mortified. He then learns the hard way that his son's lack of ability shouldn't interfere with either of them enjoying the game.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Lew Schneider 
Guest starring:  Dan Castellaneta, Heather McPhaul, Raymond Patterson, Todd Sandler, Nicolas Aranda
 30 mins    11/19/2001  9.  Older Women
It's the first Thanksgiving since Debra's parents have been divorced and Debra is thrilled that both her parents have agreed to have dinner with the Barones. However, she soon learns that Warren is bringing a date. Everyone is horrified except Debra's mother, who thinks it's just great.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Tucker Cawley  / Philip Rosenthal 
Guest starring:  Patricia Place
 30 mins    11/26/2001  10.  Raybert
Robert meets a beautiful woman who is a big fan of Ray Barone's sports column. But when the woman mistakes Robert for Raymond, Robert doesn't set her straight. Now, Robert has to involve Ray in a complicated plot to keep the woman from learning Robert's true identity. Ray warns him that this could blow up in his face, but Robert keeps it up so he can get her to like him instead of Ray. As Ray expected, things go wrong when she shows up at Ray's house and she tells Debra, who she thought was dead, that she and Ray are dating.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Steve Skrovan 
Guest starring:  Ruben Pla, Christine Gonzales, Ana Ortiz
 30 mins    12/10/2001  11.  The Kicker
While enjoying a college football game, Frank catches a football from a record setting field goal and refuses to give it back to the kicker. When word of this gets back to the local sports community via a talk radio show, he becomes a wanted man among sports fans. The rest of the family devise a way to get the football away from Frank and back to it's rightful owner, but Frank might be too crafty for them.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Aaron Shure 
Guest starring:  Scott St. James, Boris Cabrera, Winston J. Rocha
 30 mins    12/17/2001  12.  Season's Greetings
When Marie receives a letter from a relative detailing how wonderful her life is and how well her kids are doing, it drives Marie insane with jealousy. She enlists Debra's help in writing a Barone ""family update,"" but despite efforts to make everyone sound successful, the letter makes them all feel inadequate about what they have done – or not done.
Writer:  Tucker Cawley 
 30 mins    1/7/2002  13.  Tissues
When Debra grudgingly agrees to let Ray be more involved in daily decision making, Ray starts grocery shopping for things that he likes, and Debra lets him choose where the family will go for their next vacation. However, these newfound powers quickly become Ray's undoing.
Director:  Jerry Zaks  Writer:  Mike Royce 
Guest starring:  Mark Edward Smith
 30 mins    1/14/2002  14.  Snow Day
Held captive at Frank and Marie's during a snowstorm, Debra, Ray and Amy actually find themselves having a great time. Then Debra makes a nasty comment to Frank which totally upsets the good mood. This causes Marie to defend Frank and finally reveal her true feelings for Debra.
Writer:  Kathy Ann Stumpe 
 30 mins    1/28/2002  15.  Cookies
When Ray learns that Troup Leader Peggy and her daughter have targeted his parents house as a spot to make a big sale for themselves during the Frontier Girls' selling competition, it's war. Ray vows to get even with this woman no matter what and to take home the grand prize in the cookie drive.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Steve Skrovan 
Guest starring:  Amy Aquino, Arnetia Walker, Stephanie Courtney, Timmy Deters, Hunter Grey, Nicholas Donardo, Alexandra Romano
 30 mins    2/4/2002  16.  Lucky Suit
Robert is ecstatic when he is recommended for an FBI job. That is, until it becomes apparent that Marie's intrusive ways may be his undoing. This time, she may have gone too far and Robert may not be able to forgive and forget.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Tucker Cawley 
Guest starring:  Sam Anderson, Carole Gutierrez
 30 mins    2/25/2002  17.  The Skit
Thinking it would be hilarious to show the partygoers a typical day in the life of Frank and Marie, Ray and Debra do a dead-on impersonation of the two that brings down the house at the party. But, when Frank and Marie turn the tables and do a ""Ray and Debra"" imitation, Ray and Debra don't find it funny at all.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Lew Schneider 
Guest starring:  Debra Mooney
 30 mins    3/4/2002  18.  The Breakup Tape
When Debra stumbles across a cassette tape that contains a message from Ray's college girlfriend, she wants to know why he has saved it all of these years. So Ray retaliates by asking Debra to divulge any gifts that she's kept from her former boyfriends – but he's in for quite a shock when he sees the quantity of gifts still in her possession.
Writer:  Tom Caltabiano  / Aaron Shure 
 30 mins    3/18/2002  19.  Talk To Your Daughter
Armed with research and much preparation, Ray is ready to speak with Ally about the facts of life only to find that Ally's interest has changed from where babies come from to the meaning of life. Totally unprepared for this line of questioning, a baffled Ray gets unsolicited advice from his family on how to answer.
Writer:  Tucker Cawley  / Ray Romano 
 30 mins    3/25/2002  20.  A Vote For Debra
Debra decides to run for school president but Ray isn't sure he can handle the twins by himself during all those meetings so he votes against her. She loses and finds out that he voted against her so they get into an argument but her mouth is quickly shut when she reveals that she denied knowing him because he was embarrassing her.
Director:  Jerry Zaks  Writer:  Lew Schneider  / Steve Skrovan 
Guest starring:  David Hunt, Elizabeth Herring, Jerry Lambert, Kyra Groves, Kevin Brief, Philip Nyland
 30 mins    4/29/2002  21.  Call Me Mom
Marie gets upset when she sees Ray calling Lois, Debra's mother, mom so Ray tells Debra that maybe she should start calling Marie mom. When Debra calls Marie mom in front of Lois, Lois gets upset because she doesn't think that Debra should be calling Marie mom since she isn't her mother. An argument between Marie and Lois erupts and they decide that perhaps it would be best if Ray and Debra only call their respective mothers mom.
Writer:  Joe Rubin  / George B. White III 
 30 mins    5/6/2002  22.  Mother's Day
Debra takes offense when Marie accuses her of being rude and the two wind up fighting and not speaking to each other. When Ray tries to make things better by getting each of the women to apologize to the other, he only achieves in making a bad situation worse. Then, the unthinkable happens (at least to Ray) - Debra decides she likes it when Marie doesn't speak to her and she intends to keep it that way.
Director:  Gary Halvorson  Writer:  Jennifer Crittenden 
Guest starring:  Anne Gee Byrd, Fred Ornstein
 30 mins    5/13/2002  23.  The Bigger Person
The feud continues when Ray realizes that he can use the feud to get Debra to do almost anything for him, dragging Frank into doing it with Marie. Things are going as planned, but Robert is sickened by their carelessness. The pressure gets to Robert and he tells both Debra and Marie that Ray and Frank are ""exploiting the situation"" in order to bring them back together. But, all it creates is more mayhem. To Be Continued...
Writer:  Tucker Cawley  / Lew Schneider 
 30 mins    5/20/2002  24.  The First Time
After Marie has Frank return an anniversary gift Ray and Debra gave them Ray and Debra reminisce about the first time they slept together. Debra then decides to go apologize to Marie but Marie refuses to accept her apology when she learns that Debra lied to her in front of a priest.
Writer:  Tom Caltabiano  / Mike Royce 
25.  The First Six Years
Edition Details
Series Everybody Loves Raymond
Distributor Hbo Home Video
Release Date 5/9/2006
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 5

Features
Disc 01 Six audio commentaries with series creator Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Doris Roberts, and writers Tucker Cawley, Mike Royce, Lew Schneider and Steve Skrovan.
Bloopers and deleted scenes from the series.
The First Six Years Retrospective - A look back at the first six seasons of Everybody Loves Raymond with celebrity interviews.