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TracknField_Rebel · 07-01-2008, 09:55 AM

I watched it...but somehow...I never really enjoyed it as much as other sitcoms....I found Ray terribly annoying...the rest of the family were cool...especially the parents and that brother of Ray were hilarious...and I don´t understand how people don´t like Ray´s wife...Ray was so annyoing...I wonder she didn´t drop him during the series....I know I would have...He had no backbone nothing...lol...but then...that made him a little bit funny.....

So all the ELR Lovers, what made You love this show so much? This is an honest question and I don´t try to put down ELR...I just don´t really understand its success...over here in Germany it never really took off....compared to King Of Queens it was just a side-note

Chocolate Moose · 07-01-2008, 10:39 AM

It's funny. the characters are true and believable. i like it.

catlover79 · 07-01-2008, 11:34 AM

It reminds me of my own life - especially the Robert/Raymond rivalry. See, I'm tall, still live with my folks (though I pay them rent), and felt that my younger sister got the preferential treatment. She's the one who's married with a kid. So I can really relate to the show and the character of Robert in particular. Like him, I've also had some pretty scary dates.

AB · 07-01-2008, 05:59 PM

It's a very funny show. Robert, Raymond, Debra & Marie always crack me up. Frank can be pretty funny too. They take everyday situations and make them funny, so it's easy to relate to the show.

Céline · 07-01-2008, 10:36 PM

I watch the show for Marie & Frank.They truly became the stars,they are hilarious.I agree that Ray & Debra are a little annoying sometimes.But,I prefer them to Doug & Carrie of The King of Queens though.

sunshinefizzy · 07-02-2008, 08:57 AM

They have true characters and true storylines. Like catlover and I'm sure many others, it's like I'm watching my own family.

Scoobiedoo30 · 07-02-2008, 01:19 PM

Because he is Funnie

catlover79 · 07-02-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by sunshinefizzy

They have true characters and true storylines. Like catlover and I'm sure many others, it's like I'm watching my own family.

Plus Marie reminds me a bit of my late grandmother - except my grandma was German and not Italian.

OH Nuts! · 07-11-2008, 12:58 AM

Because its a funny well-written show with some very witty and wry humor. And GREAT characters - Marie, Frank (geez aloo), the McDougals and their ovaltine-fests, Stephania and her dad, Amy the "nice girl", Robbie and Debra who cooks just like Lisa Douglas LOL.

catlover79 · 07-11-2008, 11:38 AM

^ I think we can put Debra in with Lisa Douglas, Thelma Evans Anderson (Good Times) and Thelma Frye (Amen) as far as lousy cooks go.

senor boogie woogi · 07-26-2008, 08:02 AM

I watched the show for Peter Boyle, Doris Roberts and Brad Garrett, but especially for Peter Boyle. If I could of retooled this show, It would of been the "Peter Boyle Show" with the parents being the focus of having two dimwit sons.

Frank Barone was hilarious. Raymond and Robert used to piss and moan about their upbringing, but Frank was great and they were..............MARY's?

I own several seasons of this show, and have fast forwarded the Ray/Debra bedroom scenes (I know how ya feel Ray, I have to beg for p***y too.) to the scenes with the parents. Brad Garrett is awesome too.

Ray and Debra, the central focus of the show were not funny. Ray was lazy, somewhat indifferent towards his children and was a bit ********. Debra (not withstanding those wonderful MILF t!ts) was really a bitch most of the time, but so was Marie. Difference again was that Marie was a funny bitch, Debra wasn't.

Probably the closest sitcom land has ever gotten to a real family.

Sorry for the fowl language. Have some chicken delight!

Senor

OH Nuts! · 07-27-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

^ I think we can put Debra in with Lisa Douglas, Thelma Evans Anderson (Good Times) and Thelma Frye (Amen) as far as lousy cooks go.

Except when she makes that to die for braciole that sends Marie through the roof, Frank into ecstacy and lots of roadkill sauce all over poor Raymond!

liane49 · 05-03-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Except when she makes that to die for braciole that sends Marie through the roof, Frank into ecstacy and lots of roadkill sauce all over poor Raymond!

I hate the may Debra is so mean to Ray all the time and he just takes it and is scared of her sometimes. I hate that Robert is always jelous of Ray. I hate that Marie always puts Debra down and always tells Ray and Debra what to do and how to run their marriage and their house. I hate that Frank hates being Married to Marie so much but he still stays. I hate how they all barge into Debra and Ray's house all the time and they don't like it yet they never lock their doors.

JO Sweet Heart · 04-29-2014, 11:00 PM

I love Robert.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

Hughsgirl · 05-05-2014, 09:04 AM

I watch for Robert, Frank and Marie. Yes, Ray and Debra are funny, but I find them both more annoying than funny.

07-01-2008, 09:55 AM	#1
TracknField_Rebel Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 20, 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 59	Why do You like ELR? I watched it...but somehow...I never really enjoyed it as much as other sitcoms....I found Ray terribly annoying...the rest of the family were cool...especially the parents and that brother of Ray were hilarious...and I don´t understand how people don´t like Ray´s wife...Ray was so annyoing...I wonder she didn´t drop him during the series....I know I would have...He had no backbone nothing...lol...but then...that made him a little bit funny..... So all the ELR Lovers, what made You love this show so much? This is an honest question and I don´t try to put down ELR...I just don´t really understand its success...over here in Germany it never really took off....compared to King Of Queens it was just a side-note
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07-01-2008, 11:34 AM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	It reminds me of my own life - especially the Robert/Raymond rivalry. See, I'm tall, still live with my folks (though I pay them rent), and felt that my younger sister got the preferential treatment. She's the one who's married with a kid. So I can really relate to the show and the character of Robert in particular. Like him, I've also had some pretty scary dates.
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07-02-2008, 01:19 PM	#7
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JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,880	I love Robert. God bless you always!!! Holly
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07-01-2008, 05:59 PM	#4
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	It's a very funny show. Robert, Raymond, Debra & Marie always crack me up. Frank can be pretty funny too. They take everyday situations and make them funny, so it's easy to relate to the show.

07-01-2008, 10:36 PM	#5
Céline Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,606	I watch the show for Marie & Frank.They truly became the stars,they are hilarious.I agree that Ray & Debra are a little annoying sometimes.But,I prefer them to Doug & Carrie of The King of Queens though.

07-02-2008, 08:57 AM	#6
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	They have true characters and true storylines. Like catlover and I'm sure many others, it's like I'm watching my own family.

07-11-2008, 12:58 AM	#9
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Because its a funny well-written show with some very witty and wry humor. And GREAT characters - Marie, Frank (geez aloo), the McDougals and their ovaltine-fests, Stephania and her dad, Amy the "nice girl", Robbie and Debra who cooks just like Lisa Douglas LOL.

07-11-2008, 11:38 AM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	^ I think we can put Debra in with Lisa Douglas, Thelma Evans Anderson (Good Times) and Thelma Frye (Amen) as far as lousy cooks go.

07-26-2008, 08:02 AM	#11
senor boogie woogi Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 23, 2004 Posts: 107	I watched the show for Peter Boyle, Doris Roberts and Brad Garrett, but especially for Peter Boyle. If I could of retooled this show, It would of been the "Peter Boyle Show" with the parents being the focus of having two dimwit sons. Frank Barone was hilarious. Raymond and Robert used to piss and moan about their upbringing, but Frank was great and they were..............MARY's? I own several seasons of this show, and have fast forwarded the Ray/Debra bedroom scenes (I know how ya feel Ray, I have to beg for p*y too.) to the scenes with the parents. Brad Garrett is awesome too. Ray and Debra, the central focus of the show were not funny. Ray was lazy, somewhat indifferent towards his children and was a bit ******. Debra (not withstanding those wonderful MILF t!ts) was really a bitch most of the time, but so was Marie. Difference again was that Marie was a funny bitch, Debra wasn't. Probably the closest sitcom land has ever gotten to a real family. Sorry for the fowl language. Have some chicken delight! Senor

05-05-2014, 09:04 AM	#15
Hughsgirl Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 22, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 804	I watch for Robert, Frank and Marie. Yes, Ray and Debra are funny, but I find them both more annoying than funny.