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List Price: $44.98 | | Label: Hbo Home Video
Salesrank: 12987
Released: May 3, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
(Comedy Series) Standup comedian Ray Romano stars as Ray Barone a successful sportswriter who deals with his brother and parents who happen to live across the street. Patricia Heaton ("The Goodbye Girl") Peter Boyle ("While You Were Sleeping") Doris Roberts ("Remington Steele") and Brad Garrett ("Gleason") round out the stellar cast.Running Time: 780 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 026359024023 Manufacturer No: 90240
Description of Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Third Season:
"Still great." These words, spoken by Raymond (Ray Romano) to his wife, Debra (Patricia Heaton) at the poignant conclusion of the flashback episode "How They Met," help close out Everybody Loves Raymond's wonderful third season. He is referring not only to the hapless cook's lone signature dish, lemon chicken, but to their marriage as well. But he could just as well have been referring to Raymond itself. The Emmy-worthy ensemble (at this point, still losing out to the Frasier juggernaut) are discovering new dimensions to their characters, and the show's writers are mining even more precious, intimately observed character-based comedy gold from the Barones' dysfunctional family life. Several episodes this season rank among the series' best, including "How They Met" and the totally whacked "Robert's Date," in which Robert (Brad Garrett) desperately tries to fit in with his black partner and her friends. This is a pivotal season for Raymond's Eeyore-esque brother, who finally declares his independence and moves out of his parents' home and into his own apartment. This does not help his love life. In the hilarious episode "Robert Moves Back," Robert and Amy (Monica Horan) at last consummate their relationship, but are devastated when they learn they were exposed through curtainless windows to the other tenants in Robert's building ("You ruined our Bible study"). For viewers with a strong investment in these characters, there are earth-rocking time capsule moments, as in "The Visit," when Debra lashes out at her preoccupied mother that she wishes she were more involved in the family like Marie (Doris Roberts).
What elevates Raymond is that it is much more than just wisecracks and putdowns. The peerless cast deftly navigates the fine line between comedy and drama. "Frank's Tribute" concludes with a rare, touching moment between the verbally abusive Frank (Peter Boyle) and Marie in which he gently cradles her in his arms to remove cold cream from her face. At the conclusion of "Driving Frank," the road accident-prone Frank surrenders his car keys to Raymond. Not that Raymond is going soft. It's still, first, last, and foremost, funny. In the season-opener, "The Invasion," Debra gleefully gives her mother-in-law a taste of her own meddlesome medicine, but her victories against the indomitable Marie are, as ever, short-lived. Yes, after three seasons, Raymond is still great. And it would continue to become even greater in season 4. --Donald Liebenson
Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Third Season Reviews:
Who don't love Raymond????? 
2008-05-19 - What can I say??? How can anyone who "loves Raymond" be disappointed with this video collection? My ONLY complaint is the pricing. Although it is well within competative pricing (or better with Amazon most times), when I get done collecting the entire series, I'll have a good sum of money in them..........still worth it though. Thumbs up from this Raymond-loving family :)
I used to love Everybody Loves Raymond 
2007-11-05 - I loved "Everybody Loves Raymond" because the family reminded me of my own family. However, a light bulb went on one day and I realized that #1.. I was gaining wt. from the power of suggestion regarding all the references to food and #2. There was an awful lot of screaming going on. Hmmmm come to think of it I had wanted to leave home because of the weird temper tantrums so why on earth was I watching this show? I turned to tamer stuff like (don't laugh) the old "Doris Day Show" reruns, and Ballykissangel, Monarch of the Glen, movies based on Jules Verne books, and historical events, and I started listening to lots of books on CDs. I've lost weight and I've since given up all commercial TV. It's great! My stress level is low and I'm living a happier life. And all because I gave up shows like this one. Sorry. I was a huge fan...but maybe someday a light bulb will go on in your head too...I mean how much yelling can a person take?
Wonderful for the whole family!
2007-09-15 - Everybody Loves Raymond has to be the best sitcom of all time. I'm working to collect all the seasons of the show. I have three so far and anytime you've had a hard day, just sit back and turn the DVD on and you'll feel happy and relaxed in no time. This is suitable for the entire family. The humor is wonderful and the cast of characters are perfectly cast. You'll never regret this purchase, but you'll want to get all seasons to have a perfect library and see how the characters grow over the years. I loved it!!
What can I say--
2007-09-11 - this series is one of the funniest TV shows that has ever aired. The 3rd season is highly recommended.
ELR Season 3
2007-07-08 - Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Third Season, continues this fine series. The actors have gelled and the storylines are very funny. The show moves easily between hilarity and poignant moments. The relationship between Ray and Robert continues to grow and become a centerpiece of the show. Debra is very funny this season as Patricia Heaton proves to be very funny and expresive. A 5 star season.
