So Deborah tells Ray her parents are getting a divorce and he laughs. Why does anyone put up with him?
Why does everybody love Raymond?
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Isnt the name of the show based on Robert being extrememly bitter about Raymond having his life together and his parent's affection
My parents watched this all the time when I was younger. I for one, do not love Raymond. I remember his mom being terrible.
His dad is a snarky asshole, his mom is manipulative and controlling, and his wife is version 2.0 of his mom.
I never liked this show much, even when I gave it a chance on TV Land
Even the episodes of King of Queens with Ray in them are worse
Even the episodes of King of Queens with Ray in them are worse
Because he's a sweet, gentle man who is a great sports writer and has everything going for him, or so it seems.
But the show (which is really good) is named that because of Robert's jealousy.
But the show (which is really good) is named that because of Robert's jealousy.
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I agree.
Related, king of queens is a national treasure and sitcom gold. I mean look at this shit
I never understood the popularity of this show. Why was it popular with conservatives? It was the dirtiest of that era of family show. The family dynamics were screwed up enough, besides Robert obviously wanting to bang Ray's wife. Wasn't it the show that had a baby played by a teenager or something? I also found it annoying/insulting to see Ray play a writer who never wrote (and was obviously a dumb guy).
I was NOT happy.
I remember thinking, "so is Jesus even real? Is God even REAL!?". Later on I would become an Atheist so Ray Romano, on some level, killed God for me.
He wrote sports articles all the time in the first few seasons, what are you talking about?
The show was so successful because it revolved around family dynamics - something everyone can relate to. The writing was consistently funny and generally smart, although obviously not as creative as Seinfeld at the same time. Having said that, ELR arguably ages better than Seinfeld for the most part because there are so few cultural references in it.
I'm right here with you. King of Queens is one of the best sitcoms of all time, seriously. Even the short clips like you posted are laugh out loud hilarious. "One more ohhh and I'm coming at you hard"
I just love Frank and Marie so much. Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts played those parts perfectly, and were the reason you watched the show. The rest of the characters were meh.
This is a damn riot. That classic Doug and Arthur dynamic!!
This is a damn riot. That classic Doug and Arthur dynamic!!
You hit the nail on the head. I still love this show and I've probably seen the entire series at least 4 times.
Also, King of Queens doesn't hold up to Raymond. It usually follows up Raymond on TVLand and thats my cue to find the remote and change the channel.
I don't recall any scenes of him actually writing; usually he was coming out of his office saying he was done with his column. His character would complain about having to read something. Didn't he switch to writing books at some point? I remember him sending off a manuscript that was about 90 pages. He was a dumb guy character and not believable as a daily sportswriter.
She told him in really weird dramatic way. That was a nervous laugh.
Are you serious?
Rewatching this show is weird as it's before smartphones.
They just sit around or watch tv and if Ray is out with Deb somewhere he just stands around.
They just sit around or watch tv and if Ray is out with Deb somewhere he just stands around.
I love the show. It's nice to marathon from time to time. We're in the middle of our fourth of fifth rewatch right now, actually.
What makes it so funny to my wife and I is that the family dynamics are so relatable for us.
What makes it so funny to my wife and I is that the family dynamics are so relatable for us.
This is accurate.
Why does anyone put up with this show? It's awful. People rag on Big Bang Theory for the "laugh track" but god damn does this show abuse the crap out of it.
Damn same, even though we're not Italian his family reminded me of my family alot. Probably why I love the show.
King of Queens is also a good sitcom. I still watch both regularly.
Kevin Can Wait...that was bad. The second season was abhorrent. The first was okay to bad.
Kevin Can Wait...that was bad. The second season was abhorrent. The first was okay to bad.
I know! I swear I remember scenes of one of their twins being played by an older actor. I wasn't sure if it was an occasional thing or a plot device. Does nobody else remember this?
I remember thinking this was an okay show when I watched a few episodes with my mom when I was younger.
I quickly realized every episode was basically the same and had the same recycled jokes over and over again.
I quickly realized every episode was basically the same and had the same recycled jokes over and over again.
Yeah, what a sitcom needs is a lot of scenes of a guy actually writing. The laughs would be endless.
Do you read the stuff sportswriters put out? 99% of them are fucking morons.