"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) TV series 1996-2005

Creator:

Philip Rosenthal
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

13 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

America's first family of comedy begins their last season!

Plot:

It never stops for successful sports writer Ray Barone, whose oddball family life consists of a fed up wife, overbearing parents, and an older brother with lifelong jealousy.

Plot Keywords:

Sports Writer | Family Relationships | Newspaper Columnist | Marriage | Based On Standup Comedy

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 49 wins & 129 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Dec. 9	12:30 PM	TBS	The Will	#4.5
Wed. Dec. 9	2:00 PM	TBS	The Sister	#4.6

Cast

Ray Romano	...	Ray Barone / ... (210 episodes, 1996-2005)
Doris Roberts	...	Marie Barone (210 episodes, 1996-2005)
Patricia Heaton	...	Debra Barone / ... (209 episodes, 1996-2005)
Brad Garrett	...	Robert Barone (208 episodes, 1996-2005)
Peter Boyle	...	Frank Barone (204 episodes, 1996-2005)
Madylin Sweeten	...	Ally Barone (147 episodes, 1996-2005)
Sawyer Sweeten	...	Geoffrey Barone (130 episodes, 1996-2005)
Sullivan Sweeten	...	Michael Barone (130 episodes, 1996-2005)

Series Directed by
Gary Halvorson		(60 episodes, 1997-2005)
Will Mackenzie		(32 episodes, 1997-2000)
Jerry Zaks		(21 episodes, 2001-2004)
Kenneth R. Shapiro		(19 episodes, 2001-2004)
Steve Zuckerman		(13 episodes, 1998-2000)
Jeffrey M. Meyer		(10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Brian K. Roberts		(7 episodes, 1998-2005)
John Fortenberry		(6 episodes, 1998-2002)
Michael Lembeck		(5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jeffrey Melman		(5 episodes, 1998)
Michael Zinberg		(5 episodes, 1999-2002)
Howard Storm		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Paul Lazarus		(3 episodes, 1996)
Ellen Gittelsohn		(3 episodes, 1997)
Michael Lessac		(3 episodes, 1997)
David Lee		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ken Levine		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Alan Kirschenbaum		(2 episodes, 1996)
Richard Marion		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Andy Ackerman		(2 episodes, 2000-2005)
Asaad Kelada		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Writing credits
Philip Rosenthal		(190 episodes, 1996-2005)
Tucker Cawley		(38 episodes, 1996-2005)
Steve Skrovan		(32 episodes, 1996-2005)
Lew Schneider		(30 episodes, 1996-2005)
Mike Royce		(21 episodes, 1999-2005)
Aaron Shure		(19 episodes, 1999-2005)
Tom Caltabiano		(18 episodes, 1997-2005)
Kathy Ann Stumpe		(17 episodes, 1996-2002)
Jeremy Stevens		(16 episodes, 1996-2005)
Ray Romano		(16 episodes, 1997-2005)
Jennifer Crittenden		(11 episodes, 1999-2002)
Cindy Chupack		(7 episodes, 1997-2000)
Leslie Caveny		(7 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ellen Sandler		(6 episodes, 1997-1999)
Susan Van Allen		(5 episodes, 1998-2004)
Mike Scully		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jason Gelles		(3 episodes, 1999-2001)
Mike Haukom		(3 episodes, 1999-2001)
Bruce Kirschbaum		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Stephen Nathan		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Todd Himmell		(2 episodes, 1999-2004)
David Regal		(2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Joe Rubin		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
George B. White III		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Steven James Meyer		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Miriam Trogdon		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Produced by
David Letterman	....	executive producer (210 episodes, 1996-2005)
Rory Rosegarten	....	executive producer (184 episodes, 1996-2005)
Philip Rosenthal	....	executive producer (182 episodes, 1996-2005)
Stu Smiley	....	executive producer (182 episodes, 1996-2005)
Holli Gailen	....	co-producer / associate producer / ... (181 episodes, 1996-2005)
Lisa Helfrich	....	co-executive producer / producer / ... (181 episodes, 1996-2005)
Lew Schneider	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (179 episodes, 1996-2005)
Ray Romano	....	executive producer / producer (169 episodes, 1997-2005)
Jeremy Stevens	....	supervising producer / executive producer / ... (160 episodes, 1996-2005)
Tucker Cawley	....	executive producer / producer / ... (143 episodes, 1998-2005)
Ken Ornstein	....	producer / coordinating producer (141 episodes, 1998-2005)
Steve Skrovan	....	executive producer / producer / ... (140 episodes, 1998-2005)
Tom Caltabiano	....	co-executive producer / co-producer / ... (121 episodes, 1999-2005)
Kathy Ann Stumpe	....	co-executive producer (110 episodes, 1996-2001)
Aaron Shure	....	co-executive producer / producer / ... (97 episodes, 2000-2005)
Mike Royce	....	co-executive producer / co-producer / ... (74 episodes, 2000-2005)
Jennifer Crittenden	....	co-executive producer / executive producer / ... (71 episodes, 1999-2002)
Cindy Chupack	....	co-executive producer (42 episodes, 1997-1999)
Ellen Sandler	....	co-executive producer (42 episodes, 1997-1999)
Leslie Caveny	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (41 episodes, 2003-2005)
Stewart Lyons	....	producer (37 episodes, 1996-1998)
Mike Scully	....	co-executive producer (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Bruce Kirschbaum	....	co-executive producer (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Stephen Nathan	....	co-executive producer (3 episodes, 1996)
Marco Valerio Pugini	....	producer (2 episodes, 2000)

Series Original Music by
Rick Marotta		(76 episodes, 1996-2005)

Series Cinematography by
Mike Berlin		(182 episodes, 1996-2005)
Alessio Gelsini Torresi		(2 episodes, 2000)

Series Film Editing by
Patricia Barnett		(180 episodes, 1996-2005)
George Escobar		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Casting by
Lisa Miller		(185 episodes, 1996-2005)

Series Production Design by
Sharon Busse		(184 episodes, 1996-2005)

Series Art Direction by
Christina Onori		(2 episodes, 2000)

Series Set Decoration by
Donna Stamps		(182 episodes, 1996-2005)

Series Costume Design by
Simon Tuke		(180 episodes, 1996-2005)

Series Makeup Department
Shelley Woodhouse	....	makeup artist (118 episodes, 1998-2005)
Ralph M. Abalos	....	hair stylist (118 episodes, 1999-2005)
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	makeup artist / makeup department head (106 episodes, 1996-2001)
Katherine Kotorakos	....	hair stylist (82 episodes, 1996-2004)
Christine M. Steele	....	makeup artist (69 episodes, 2001-2005)
Sylvia Surdu	....	hair stylist (67 episodes, 1996-1999)
K. Troy Zestos	....	hair stylist (36 episodes, 2003-2005)
Melanie Hughes	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1996)
Linette Miller	....	makeup designer / key makeup artist (3 episodes, 2005)
Patricia Bunch	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Monique DeSart	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 2003)
Bob Jermain	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Barbara Fonte-Kunkel	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Ken Ornstein	....	unit production manager (144 episodes, 1998-2005)
Kevin O'Donnell	....	production supervisor (120 episodes, 1999-2005)
Stewart Lyons	....	unit production manager (41 episodes, 1996-1998)
Lorraine Shaw	....	production supervisor (12 episodes, 1998)
Massimo Iacobis	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2000)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Randy Suhr	....	first assistant director (141 episodes, 1998-2005)
Elena Santaballa	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (140 episodes, 1998-2005)
Verónica González Rubio	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (35 episodes, 1996-1998)
Judith Moore	....	second assistant director (35 episodes, 1996-1998)
Tena Psyche Yatroussis	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 1996-1997)
Anne Cadman	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 1999-2002)
Alex Corven Caronia	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2000)
Kate Marie Boyle	....	DGA trainee day player (unknown episodes)
Beryl Cohen	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
José Clemente Hernandez	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
JoAnne Lowrie	....	day player trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)
Susan E. Walter	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Daniel DuPont	....	leadman (210 episodes, 1996-2005)
Rhonda Robinson	....	property master (174 episodes, 1996-2005)
David Coronella	....	set dresser (73 episodes, 1996-1999)
Matt Busch	....	storyboard artist (6 episodes, 1996-1997)
Judson Crowder	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Steve 'O' Watson	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Brentley Walton	....	sound mixer / production sound mixer (159 episodes, 1997-2005)
Doug Gray	....	sound re-recording mixer (140 episodes, 1996-2002)
Rick Himot	....	sound re-recording mixer (140 episodes, 1996-2002)
Anthony Constantini	....	sound re-recording mixer (139 episodes, 1996-2002)
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (113 episodes, 2000-2005)
Charles Bruce	....	supervising sound editor / sound re-recording mixer (97 episodes, 1996-2000)
Kathy Oldham	....	sound re-recording mixer (46 episodes, 2002-2005)
John Bickelhaupt	....	sound re-recording mixer (45 episodes, 2002-2005)
Mike Clark	....	sound mixer (23 episodes, 1996-2000)
Roy Braverman	....	dialog editor / sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mike Del Tufo	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Scott C. Kolden	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Greg Orrante	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Mark Server	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Noel Vought	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects supervisor (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Visual Effects by
David Carriker	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Michael Carter	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Rick Shick	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunt coordinator: Italy (1 episode, 2000)
Eddie Braun	....	stunts (1 episode, 2003)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts (1 episode, 2003)
Giorgio Antonini	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Purdy	....	camera operator (25 episodes, 1997-1998)
David Roth	....	first assistant camera (3 episodes, 1996-1998)
Michael Yarish	....	still photographer (3 episodes, 2001)
Stefano Marino	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2000)
Raoul Torresi	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2000)
Nathaniel James Dunn	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Bill Fine Jr.	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Thomas H. Frederick	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
John Graham	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Jon L. Kunkel	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Damon Marcellino	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Ron Miller	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Burt Poehlman	....	best boy grip (unknown episodes)
Marco Sticchi	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Maggie Sherman	....	casting associate (61 episodes, 2001-2004)
Lisa Percell	....	casting associate (31 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lisa Ystrom	....	casting associate (11 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ashley Steuer	....	costume supervisor (210 episodes, 1996-2005)
Sonya Ooten	....	key costumer (188 episodes, 1997-2005)
Lorraine Alexis Mahru	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Rick Dalby	....	final colorist (188 episodes, 1997-2005)
Nickolas Perry	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Terry Trotter	....	composer: theme music (183 episodes, 1996-2005)
Rick Marotta	....	composer: theme music (172 episodes, 1996-2005)
Brett Boyett	....	music editor (16 episodes, 2004-2005)
Evan Greenspan	....	music clearance (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Ronald Arthur Baker	....	transportation (21 episodes, 2001-2002)

Series Other crew
Amy Janon	....	production staff (161 episodes, 1996-2005)
Erin Champion	....	production staff (160 episodes, 1996-2005)
Kenneth R. Shapiro	....	technical coordinator (158 episodes, 1996-2005)
Ellen Halpin	....	script supervisor (141 episodes, 1998-2005)
George B. White III	....	production staff (133 episodes, 1997-2004)
Simon Brown	....	production staff / production assistant (111 episodes, 1999-2005)
Frank Pines	....	production staff / production assistant (107 episodes, 1999-2005)
Michael Haukom	....	production staff (102 episodes, 1996-2002)
Jason Gelles	....	production staff (93 episodes, 1997-2002)
Tim Peach	....	production staff (93 episodes, 2000-2005)
Erica Haas	....	production staff (65 episodes, 1999-2002)
Lisa Percell	....	production staff (60 episodes, 1996-2000)
Natasha Johnson	....	production staff (55 episodes, 1999-2002)
Chad Silver	....	production assistant / production accountant (54 episodes, 2002-2005)
Aaron Korsh	....	production staff (49 episodes, 1998-2000)
Aaron Shure	....	story editor / executive story editor (49 episodes, 1998-2000)
Julie Sherman Wolfe	....	production staff (47 episodes, 1996-1998)
Adam Cunningham	....	production staff (44 episodes, 2000-2003)
Michael Pines	....	production staff (44 episodes, 2002-2005)
Lorraine Shaw	....	production coordinator (40 episodes, 1996-1998)
Steve Skrovan	....	story editor / executive story editor (39 episodes, 1996-1998)
Meg A. Schave	....	production secretary / production assistant (39 episodes, 2003-2005)
Carmen Vargas	....	production staff / production coordinator (38 episodes, 1998-2000)
Maureen Darosa	....	production staff (35 episodes, 2002-2004)
Tom Caltabiano	....	story editor / executive story editor (32 episodes, 1998-1999)
Susan Van Allen	....	production staff (26 episodes, 1996-1998)
Mike Royce	....	story editor (24 episodes, 2000-2001)
Roger Lay Jr.	....	production staff (24 episodes, 2001-2002)
Cheyenne Pesko	....	production staff (24 episodes, 2001-2002)
Paolo Paci	....	production assistant (23 episodes, 1999)
Arlene Singer-Gross	....	studio teacher (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Karen Wald	....	script supervisor (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tom Paris	....	executive consultant (20 episodes, 1996-1997)
Coby Turner	....	script supervisor (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Tucker Cawley	....	executive story editor (19 episodes, 1997-1998)
Tally Barr	....	production staff (19 episodes, 1998-1999)
Erin Anderson	....	production staff (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Miriam Hobbs	....	production staff (16 episodes, 2004-2005)
Christy Kallhovd	....	production staff (16 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jeremy Stevens	....	creative consultant (15 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bryan Heffron	....	production staff (15 episodes, 2004-2005)
Randall Lowe	....	production staff (14 episodes, 1996-1997)
Amy Crow-Gardea	....	production staff (13 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kristin Newman	....	production staff (12 episodes, 1996-1997)
Nicole Ranadive	....	production staff (12 episodes, 1996-1997)
Michael Duddie	....	production staff (11 episodes, 1997-1998)
George Fuller	....	production staff (8 episodes, 1998-1999)
Steve Tompkins	....	creative consultant (6 episodes, 1997)
Terri DeMartini	....	production staff (6 episodes, 1999)
Lauren Breiting	....	technical coordinator (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jessica Weissbuch	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sam W. Orender	....	technical coordinator (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Raymond Rice	....	production staff (5 episodes, 1996)
Dave Attell	....	creative consultant (5 episodes, 1998)
Kevin Sullivan	....	technical coordinator (5 episodes, 2004-2005)
Timothy Griffin	....	production staff (4 episodes, 1996)
Dan Fendel	....	technical coordinator (3 episodes, 1996)
Patrick L. Coleman	....	production staff (3 episodes, 1999)
Victoria Carnall	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2004)
Dana De Vally Piazza	....	technical coordinator (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Pat Fischer-Doak	....	technical coordinator (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Marco Mattei	....	cashier (2 episodes, 2000)
Robin Melville	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2000)
Luciano Tartaglia	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2000)
Mark Taylor	....	production executive (unknown episodes, 2004)
Bob Corff	....	voice teacher (unknown episodes)
Fred Fein	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Brandon Molale	....	football coordinator (unknown episodes)
Rebecca Thornell	....	clearance (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Richard Marion	....	our dear friend (1 episode, 1999)
Ben Rosenthal	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2001)
Manny Dworman	....	with love and thanks (1 episode, 2004)

Production Companies

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1996-2005)
• Talk Productions (uncredited)
• Where's Lunch
• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Worldwide Pants

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1996-2005) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS Television Distribution (2007) (worldwide) (TV)
• CanWest Global Communications
• King World Productions (2000-)
• LaLa TV (2003) (Japan) (TV)
• Nova TV (Croatia) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (1998-) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• RTL Entertainment (2007-) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL8)
• RTL-TVi (2004) (Belgium) (TV)
• Viasat3 (2003-) (Hungary) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Raymond (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

23 min (210 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Although on the show Robert is supposed to be four years older than Raymond, in real life, Ray Romano is three years older than Brad Garrett.

Goofs:

Continuity: Robert is supposed to have a quirk where he touches food to his chin before eating it. Throughout the shows, he sometimes does this and sometimes doesn't. He mainly does it in the episode it it mentioned in.

Quotes:

Robert Barone: So, Debra's parents are coming over?
Ray Barone: Yeah, they don't come around much anymore, so we want to spend as much time as possible with them.
[Robert stares at him, not buying it]
Ray Barone: I've been told that's how I feel.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Today, I Am a Clown (#15.6)" (2003)

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!