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Everybody Loves Raymond: Pilot
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Fans of Everybody Loves Raymond will be fascinated by the slight cosmetic differences between this pilot episode and the series proper--not to mention the fact that the twin sons of Ray and Debra Barone are here named Matthew and Gregory, rather than Michael and Geoffrey. Beyond these minor discrepancies, the episode serves up the standard hilarious recipe, as Debra (Patricia Heaton) complains to her sportwriter husband Ray (Ray Romano) about his family's habit of dropping in at their home unannounced. To mollify his wife, Ray arranges things so that his dad Frank (Peter Boyle), his mom Marie (Doris Roberts), and his policeman brother Robert (Brad Garrett) will NOT be in attendance at Debra's birthday party. ~ RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Pilot (Everybody Loves Raymond)
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| Everybody Loves Raymond episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
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| Directed by | Michael Lembeck | ||
| Written by | Philip Rosenthal | ||
| Production code | 9601 | ||
| Original air date | September 13, 1996 | ||
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Stephen Lee as Leo |
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"The Pilot" is the first episode of the American television situation comedy Everybody Loves Raymond. The episode was directed by Michael Lembeck and written by Philip Rosenthal.
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Plot
Debra is at home feeding the kids when Ray returns from a road trip. They start to discuss Debra's birthday plans before being interrupted by Marie. Debra then leaves Ray in charge of the kids as she goes to the movies with Linda.
Ray leaves with Leo to get pizza and places Marie in charge. When Debra returns home, she finds the house spotless but learns that Ray's parents were there. She starts to get angry at Ray because he didn't listen to her. This results in Debra asking Ray not to invite his parents to her birthday. Ray is reluctant, but eventually tells them that there is no party and makes up a story that Debra and he are going to Bear Mountain. On Debra's birthday Ray's parents go to Ray's house to leave gifts for Debra, but find Debra and Ray there. Ray then explains why they can't come over every day. They accept it and ask Ray why is he so sensitive and Marie replies "because he's a writer", then they leave.
Ratings
Entertainment Weekly rated the episode as an A calling it "No small feat, considering the fate of this season's other most promising pilots". [1] TV.com rated the episode 8.6 out of 10 with 92 ratings. [2]
Trivia
- The pilot was actually filmed on another sitcom's sets. Ray's house is different and Marie's home is different from the homes used in the rest of the series. Also, parts of the set were from an earlier CBS sitcom, All in the Family.
- This episode has the first mention of "The Fruit of the Month Club".
- Robert begins his short-term used catch phrase, "Everybody Loves Raymond", just as the sitcom's name.
- The twins are Gregory and Matthew (Ray Ramano's actual sons' names) meanwhile in the rest of the series it is Michael and Geofrey and the children are played by the Sweeten siblings in all succeeding episodes (replacing the Ferreira brothers & sister).
- Leo is not mentioned again in the series.
References
- ^ RAY OF HOPE (1996) Entertainment Weekly
- ^ Pilot TV.com
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