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The third season of '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' ran in the United States from September 21, 1998 to May 24, 1999.


Production

The third season of ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' was produced by HBO Independent Productions, creator Philip Rosenthal's company Where's Lunch, and
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's Worldwide Pants. Patricia Heaton was pregnant with her fourth son during filming of the season, which the producers and directors try to hide, such as with her holding a large telephone book in the season's premiere. On March 22, 1999,
Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof ''Youn ...
suffered a
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on set; he initially refused to go to the hospital, despite strong insistence from the paramedics, but changed his mind after Rosenthal told the actor he would be liable if Boyle died. While he survived, he would've been dead if he'd arrived at the hospital fifteen minutes later. This resulted in Boyle being absent for two episodes in order to recover. Despite media coverage reporting that he would likely appear in the season finale, this didn't happen. The dance choreography in "Dancing with Debra" was done by Travis Payne, who become popular a year before after choreographing a Gap advertisement. Some content of the season made the airwaves despite disapproval from CBS, such as the use of the word "ass" in "Big Shots" and the entirety of "Halloween Candy."


Cast


Main

* Ray Romano as Raymond "Ray" Barone * Patricia Heaton as Debra (née Whelan) Barone *
Brad Garrett Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Possessing a distinctive deep voice, he has appeared in numerous television and film roles in both live-action and ...
as Robert Barone * Doris Roberts as Marie Barone *
Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof ''Youn ...
as Francis "Frank" Barone * Madylin Sweeten as Alexandra "Ally" Barone * Sawyer Sweeten as Geoffrey Barone * Sullivan Sweeten as Michael Barone


Recurring

* Monica Horan as Amy McDougall * Andy Kindler as Andy * Jon Manfrellotti as Gianni *
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as Doug Heffernan * Shamsky II * Katherine Helmond as Lois Whelan * Robert Culp as Warren Whelan *
Sherri Shepherd Sherri Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American actress, comedian, author, broadcaster, and television personality. She currently hosts the daily syndicated daytime talk show, '' Sherri''. From 2007 to 2014, Shepherd was a co-host of the da ...
as Judy *
Victor Raider-Wexler Victor Raider-Wexler is an American film and television actor. He is best known for roles as Stan in the sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2004), the dual roles of Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Kaufman in the sitcom '' The King of Queens'' (2001â ...
as Stan * Len Lesser as Garvin * Charles Durning as Father Hubley * Joseph V. Perry as Nemo * Tina Arning as Angelina * John David Conti as Abe Warchiser * David Hunt as Bill Parker


Reception


Ratings

Beginning season two, ''Raymond'' was in competition with the
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series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002); while media experts expected ''Ally McBeal'' to garner better ratings than ''Raymond'' through its entire run, this was ultimately not the case. By December 1998, in comparison to the same month of the previous season, the series was 6% higher in its average rating of 10.5 and a 16 share, and 23% with its 18–49 demographic rating of 5.3/13. A June 1999 feature from ''
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'' reported the series to be "one of the biggest comedies on television" and also a part of a mainstream television trend of shows without bankable stars becoming hits. "The Sitter" received 363,000 male viewers who were 12 to 17 years old and was the highest-rated non-sports show in the demographic that week.


Reviews

''Everybody Loves Raymond'' topped ''
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'''s list of the best series of 1998: "This organic vision of family life as a chain reaction of comic agita is vividly rendered by a flawless ensemble," and the "comedy is rooted in characters as deeply drawn as those of TV’s best dramas." In October 1998, an ''
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'' critic included ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' as one of his "shows I would like to watch nearly every night of the week." ''
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'', in the middle of the TV season, claimed the show's third season to be the best of all ''Raymond'' years so far, also calling "Halloween Candy" a "particularly funny" episode for the Frankenstein costumes of Frank and Robert. Reviewing the fall 1998 television season, ''
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'' critic Steve Johnson wrote the show was a "deserved hit" for CBS. ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' topped ''
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'' critic Ted Cox's list of the best shows of the 1998–99 season: "the family sitcom cut dangerously close to the bone on how and why the family unit is at once so aggravating and enduring. And Brad Garrett established himself as the single funniest man on TV, displaying unexpected range as a physical comedian in two hilarious dance sequences at the beginning and the end of the season." Upon the 1998–99 TV season's closure, ''
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'' named ''Raymond'' "a contender for the best sitcom on television, appealing to young and old viewers." The '' Star Tribune'' also praised the ensemble acting in the season, and the ''
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'' called it one of the few "signs of life" in a landscape of series focus on demographics and profits over quality. Three episodes of the season made ''
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'''s unranked list of top ten ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' episodes: "Frank's Tribute" for its inclusion of both the "funniest" and "most poignant" sequences of the entire show, "Robert's Date" for Garrett's dancing and date slang, and "How They Met" for being the show's best flashback episode.


Awards

''Everybody Loves Raymond'''s third season was the series' first to garner Primetime Emmy nominations. According to ''The New York Times'', "many critics felt thad been overlooked in its first two seasons." The show itself was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, with acting nominations for Romano for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Heaton for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Boyle for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Roberts for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Will Mackenzie was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on "Robert's Date." Patricia Bennett's editing of the episode was also nominated for an Eddie Award for Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television, while Eric Cohen was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in the 30-minute show category for writing "Frank's Tribute." In a 1999 ceremony, the season was nominated for six Q awards by the Viewers for Quality Television, such as Best Quality Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series for Romano, Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series for Heaton, Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series for Boyle, Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series for Roberts, and the same award for Garrett. That year, all of these nominations were the only ones for CBS, and the season tied with ''
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'''s (1997–2004) second season for the highest amount of nominations that year. ''Raymond'' also ended up obtaining the most wins, with the season winning the Comedy Series award, Heaton taking home her Actress award, Romano receiving his Best Actor award, and Roberts winning the Supporting Actress accolade for a second year in a row. At the fifth
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ceremony, the lead actors were nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for acting in the season. Madylin Sweeten was nominated for a Youth in Film award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress and a YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series. Roberts also won Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series at the
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American Comedy Awards, Romano nominated for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role). He also won the honor of Individual Achievement in Comedy at the
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TCA Awards, the same event that nominated the season not just for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy but also Program of the Year. The season was also nominated for a TV Guide Award for Favorite Comedy Series.


Episodes


References


Citations


Works cited

* {{Everybody Loves Raymond 1998 American television seasons 1999 American television seasons Everybody Loves Raymond seasons