- published: 30 Apr 2012
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Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom starring Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten, and Monica Horan. It ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal, and the show's writing staff. The main characters on the show are loosely based on Romano and Rosenthal's real-life family members.
The show revolves around the life of Italian-American Raymond Barone, a sportswriter for Newsday living with his family in Long Island. Whiny and flippant, Raymond does not take many things seriously, making jokes in nearly every situation, no matter how troubling or problematic. He often avoids responsibilities around the house and with his kids, leaving this to his wife Debra.
Raymond and Debra live with their daughter Ally (which is a nickname – her real name is Alexandra) and twin sons Michael and Geoffrey (originally Matthew and Gregory in the pilot). The Barone children are regular characters but not a major focus. Raymond's parents, Marie and Frank, and older brother Robert live together across the street (although, in later series, Robert has his own apartment), and frequently make their presence known to the frustration of Raymond and Debra. Debra's frequent complaints about Raymond's family are a running joke. Out of the three unwanted visitors, Debra is particularly put off by Marie – an insulting, controlling and manipulative, though loving, woman who constantly criticizes Debra and coddles Ray, clearly favoring him over Robert, whose impending birth (as was established in the episode "Good Girls") drove her into marriage.
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We can? t find the remedy
And I don? t know why
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It don? t matter who you are
You can? t go very far
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Everybody dreams of a perfect life
And that? s all right
So let? s get busy, give it a try
Everybody love somebody tonight
It? ll be all right
? Cuz everybody loves, everybody cries
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Be a poor man walking in the pouring rain
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It? s written in the stars
Everybody loves, everybody cries
Everybody dreams of a perfect life
And that? s all right
So let? s get busy, give it a try
Everybody love somebody tonight
It? ll be all right
Well, some might say it? s a hopeless fight
Like the sun coming up on a Saturday night
But I? d say everything will be all right
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Everybody loves, everybody cries
Everybody dreams of a perfect life
And that? s all right
So let? s get busy, give it a try
Everybody love somebody tonight
It? ll be all right, it? ll be all right, baby
? Cuz everybody loves, everybody cries
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