16 Things You Never Knew About ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’

13. There Are Plenty of Mistakes to Catch

With many TV shows that have a ton of episodes, there are going to be continuity mistakes here and there, and lots of websites are dedicated to documenting them if you’re interested. For example, on the final episode there’s a scene where everyone is talking around the kitchen table, and during the improv at one point Frank says “Give me my hammer!” but isn’t directing the statement at anyone.

14. A Lot of the Writing Was Based off Real Life Stuff

Besides the fact that the show was based on Ray’s life, there was other real life stuff in there as well. The show’s creator Phil Rosenthal was married to Monica Horan who played Robert’s girlfriend and eventually wife. She says things that she said to him made it into the show all the time. Phil has said: “Ninety percent of everything you hear on the show has been said to me or Ray Romano or one of the writers.”

15. Doris Roberts Thought She Was Too Busy to Audition

Doris had been performing in a play and had limited time to make the Marie audition. She ended up making it, and beat out 100 other women for the pivotal role.