"Everybody Loves Raymond" Reunion special

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ reunion show in the works, says creator Phil Rosenthal

Creator Phil Rosenthal is speaking to production companies

www.nme.com

Everybody Loves Raymond could return for a Friends: The Reunion-style one-off episode, possibly in 2026 to celebrate three decades since the first episode aired, creator Phil Rosenthal told NME.

“This year we’ve been off the air for 20 years,” said Rosenthal. “It’s a good time to do a reunion special, the way Friends did a reunion special [in 2021]. It wasn’t a reboot of Friends. It was: here they are now – talking about what it was like then… We can do that next year when we’ll have premiered 30 years ago. We’re talking to production companies right now. We want to do it.”

It'll be bittersweet, to be sure. All the grandparents and one of the children are dead.

When I watch ELR it doesn't seem as out of date as it actually is.

 

[jbohn]

This is one of the few shows where a re-watch can often make me laugh out loud, even when I know what's coming.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Do you have a favorite episode? I like "Robert's Lucky Suit" and "Robert's Rodeo". They actually filmed a video of Robert being chased by the bull instead of leaving it up to our imagination. Poor Robert.

 

[1001001]

Great show, I’m looking forward to the special.

As for favorite episodes, how about Marie’s Sculpture?

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Those poor nuns, how embarrassing.

 

[Caretaker]

I always wanted to see the crossover scene from the Becker episode in which John Becker, Hilton Lucas, Doug Heffernan and Ray Barone meet; it's not on any of the streaming, disc and non-broadcast versions. No idea if it is because of Bill Cosby's actions or if it something to do with money or rights of those four properties.

I'm not sure I'd want a reunion special. It would be one thing if it was just Doris Roberts and/or Peter Boyle gone, but with the way Sawyer Sweeten died, it may be too painful.

Choosing a favorite episode? That's hard to do.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

They should have included all the other series' crossover episodes on the disc sets.

* Becker
* The Nanny
* The King of Queens

Am I missing any shows?

 

[jbohn]

"Debra Makes Something Good" is a classic episode. The line from Frank "Anyone who can make braciole like this deserves a whole hillside full of heavenly scented marigolds and daffodils." gets me every time. Also the part when he makes a bath for Marie to distract her... Marie: "You haven't made me a bath in 15 years". Frank: "Uhhhh you seemed to need it."

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

You could take that more than one way.

I like the episode where they play Scruples - it's a good episode to watch if you're trying to understand the family dynamics.

@jbohn do you use the ELR fandom site? https://raymond.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page

 

[jbohn]

I haven't seen that page before Laura, but find it funny that the description says Ray has "2 gamer girls".

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

I didn't see that. Somebody's weird edit, I guess. I just fixed it.