Summary
There was a time when family sitcoms ruled TV.
Of course, sitcoms have changed throughout the decades.Married… With Childrenshowed just how twisted a family could get.
It’s one of the best modern sitcoms and deserves every accolade it ever received.
Image via CBS
Some of Ray’s worst behavior is saved for his older brother, Robert(Brad Garrett).
His father, Frank (Peter Boyle), isa loud and angry man quick to criticize and belittle.
You’re not going to get much love from him.
The comical everyday life of sports columnist Ray Barone and his dysfunctional family.
His mother, Marie (Doris Roberts), is obsessed with the baby of the family, Ray.
In her eyes, he is perfect and can do no wrong.
She is blind to his flaws, and anything bad that befalls him must be someone else’s fault.
What makes it worse is that she’s the exact opposite with Robert.
He’s the invisible one, despite the fact that Brad Garrett is 6'9".
Day after day, he sees Ray get the love he doesn’t.
He can only grumble and moan, “Everybody loves Raymond.”
While Ray might not like how overprotective his mother is, he loves the attention.
He wouldn’t know what to do without his mother always telling him how great he is.
Image via CBS
He rips on Robert constantly, either making fun of his size or his oddities.
Some of that’s just normal brother stuff, but there are also some deep insecurities there.
Ray lashes out, telling Robert he has no family and no life.
Even for Ray, it crosses the line.
Nobody loves these jokes.
It’s not much to ask for, but Ray fails often.
Some of it is laziness, stuff we see in sitcoms so often that it’s expected.
Ray doesn’t help out cooking, but he’s quick to insult Debra’s efforts.
In “A Vote For Debra,” his wife runs for the school board president.
She’s smart and qualified.
Ray doesn’t like it.
If Debra isn’t home, that means he can’t just watch TV.
Ray does other things as well, like the often seen taping over the wedding video moment.
Another episode, “What Good Are You?”
sees Debra having a coughing fit.
What saves Ray is that, like any traditional sitcom,he always sees the error of his ways.
He apologizes, even if he’s not good with words.
Ray might not be a romantic, but he would never cheat.
He still looks at Debra, who he’s been with so long, and sees a beautiful woman.
He’s still crazy about being with her physically and cherishes every second he can get.
He never learned how.
Ray is then told what happened to him.
Ray’s expression changes.
He looks shocked and embarrassed.
When everyone else is gone, he stands beside the bed, head down.
He can’t talk, but he points repeatedly at his heart and then his wife.
It looks as if he could cry.
He draws a heart in the air, then a bigger one, shooting an arrow through it.
He messes up, but he still loves Debra dearly.
Everybody Loves Raymondis available to stream on Peacock in the U.S.
Watch on Peacock
