Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 5

This was supposed to be a Christmas gift for grandma. We decided to get her the entire series since it’s her favorite. Now it’s become the entire family’s favorite! Just like Friends you can watch it over & over again and it still cracks you up!

Everybody loves Raymond (ELR) is ALWAYS an excellent show guaranteeing a hysterical laugh with each show! Almost everyone we know has identified with an episode or two! ELR NEVER disappoints!!!

The fifth season will always have a special place in my heart because it's the first year I started watching the show. I was hooked and watched it until the end of its run, catching the earlier episodes when it entered syndication the next year. (Yes there was a time when this show wasn't in syndication.) The season starts off with the two part "Italy" message episode (Ray slowly learns to appreciate life in Italy). It's a nice change of pace for the series, but feels forced. The only thing that happens in Italy relevant to the rest of the series is Robert's meeting of a beautiful woman named Stefania who makes him question whether he should stick with his girlfriend Amy.This situation is further exploited to serve as the premise of the episodes "Meant to be" and "Stephania Arrives"Writer Tucker Cawley began to hit his stride this season and began to write some good but overrated episodes (The walk to the door, Silent partners, Ally's birth) I say overrated because if you analyze the episodes he wrote from this season forward, he uses the same plot device over and over again: Ray or Robert does or says something dumb that Debra, Amy, or both way overreact to and a huge argument ensues, which is usually smoothed over at the end. The arguing only got worse in season six, and I believe Cawley is partially to blame.Classic episodes from this season include "Humm Vac", "Christmas Present", "Fighting In-Laws", and "The Canister"Forgettable episodes include "The Sneeze" "What Good Are You?", "Fairies", and "Net Worth", where Ray invests money in the go-cart craze.

Family sitcoms are very hard to come by these days, especially when you have a perfect cast. Modern Family, The Goldbergs, and Last Man Standing are current sitcoms that have these special elements.

Entertaining, especially in the first three or four seasons.

I love adult comedy and I love this show. Adults get lots of laughs with this, great for settling in with a good cup of coffee before bed and relaxing. Really fun!

I bought this season of Raymond because I remembered loving the Italy episodes, in particular the music. The extras provided even more enjoyable info about that episode.But I forgot - did I ever realize? - how good ALL the shows are! I don't think there's a bad show in this fifth season collection, and I recall others from other seasons, so I'm going to have to buy the complete collection.Love it.

I LOVE “Everybody Loves Raymond”!! A timeless comedy classic!! Own all of the DVDs, but prefer the ease and convenience of having all of the episodes immediately available from my Amazon Prime Personal Library!!

This is one of the best and funniest sitcom I've ever watched! Each character is so funny and well picked for their parts. I watched a few episodes here and there on TV, but it's so great to have them all on DVD to watch whenever I please to do so. I recommend this complete fifth season (and all seasons for that matter) to anyone with a good sense of humour and a great sense of family value!

Great smart and wholesome comedy

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