This is a list of episodes for the sixth season of ''

Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and ...

''.

Production

On January 22, 2001, it was revealed CBS was about to sign with HBO and Worldwide Pants to renew ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' for two more seasons; creator

Philip Rosenthal Philip Rosenthal (born January 27, 1960) is an American television writer and producer who is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005). In recent years, he has presented food and tr ...

explained that he and star

Ray Romano Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the ...

also planned for the seventh season to be the show's last, as "I never saw a show get better after seven years." Starting the sixth season, Heaton was paid $250,000 per episode.

Cast

Main

as Raymond "Ray" Barone *

Patricia Heaton Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work on sitcoms, having played Debra Barone on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005) as well as Frances "Frankie" Heck on '' The Middl ...

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 ...

Robert Barone This is a list of fictional characters from ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', an American sitcom, originally broadcast on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. The show revolves around the life of Italian-American Ray Barone, a sportswriter ...

Doris Roberts Doris May Roberts ( Green; November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades of television and film. She received five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild award during her acting career, which bega ...

Marie Barone This is a list of fictional characters from ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', an American sitcom, originally broadcast on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. The show revolves around the life of Italian-American Ray Barone, a sportswriter ...

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 ''Young Fra ...

as Francis "Frank" Barone *

Madylin Sweeten Madylin Anne-Michele Sweeten (born June 21, 1991) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Alexandra "Ally" Barone on the popular family sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005). Personal life Sweeten was born in Brown ...

as Alexandra "Ally" Barone *

Sawyer Sweeten Sawyer Storm Sweeten (May 12, 1995 – April 23, 2015) was an American child actor, known for playing Geoffrey Barone on the sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. Early life Sweeten was born in Brownwood, Texas, to parents Timothy Sweeten and Eliz ...

and Sullivan Sweeten as Geoffrey Barone and Michael Barone

Supporting

Monica Horan Monica Louise Horan (born January 29, 1963) is an American actress best known for her role as Amy MacDougall-Barone on the television sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. Life and career Horan was born in Darby, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Selm ...

as Amy McDougall *

Andy Kindler Andy Kindler (born October 16, 1956) is an American comedian and actor from Queens, New York. He played the character "Andy", a fellow sportswriter and friend of sportswriter "Ray Barone" (Ray Romano) on the TV show ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', w ...

as Andy *

Jon Manfrellotti Jon Manfrellotti (born 1953) is an American actor who has appeared in several sitcoms. He is perhaps best known for his role as Gianni in ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. Career Manfrellotti got his first role in '' Flodder in Amerika!'' in 199 ...

as Gianni *

Tom McGowan Thomas McGowan (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He first became known for his stage career both on and off Broadway. In 1991, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in ...

as Bernie Gruenfelder *

Alex Meneses Alexandra Estella Meneses (born February 12, 1965) is an American actress and model. Early life Meneses was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is of Mexican descent on her father's side and Ukrainian descent on her mother's side. Meneses studied act ...

as Stefania Fogagnolo *

David Proval David Aaron Proval (born May 20, 1942) is an American actor, known for his roles as Tony DeVienazo in the Martin Scorsese film ''Mean Streets'' (1973), Snooze in ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), Siegfried in ''Four Rooms'' (1995) and as Rich ...

as Marco Fogagnolo *

Katherine Helmond Katherine Marie Helmond (July 5, 1929 – February 23, 2019) was an American actress. Over her five decades of television acting, she was known for her starring role as Jessica Tate on the sitcom ''Soap'' (1977–1981) and her co-starring role as ...

as Lois Whelan *

Robert Culp Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on ''I Spy'' (1965–1968), the espionage television se ...

as Warren Whelan *

Charles Durning Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays.Schudel, Matt (December 26, 2012) "''In real life and on the screen, he played countless role ...

as Father Hubley *

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'' (2001–2 ...

as Stan *

Len Lesser Leonard King Lesser (December 3, 1922 – February 16, 2011) was an American character actor. He was known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo in a total of 15 episodes of ''Seinfeld'', starting during the show's second season in the episode "The ...

as Garvin *

Fred Stoller Fred Stoller (born March 19, 1958) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and author. He is best known for portraying Gerard on ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. He is also the voice of Stanley in the ''Open Season'' series, Fred the Squirrel in ' ...

as Gerard *

Amy Aquino Amy Aquino McCoy (born March 20, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actress. The graduate of Harvard and Yale universities has appeared in television series such as '' Brooklyn Bridge'', '' ER'', and ''Being Human'', and was nominat ...

as Peggy * Alexandra Romano as Molly * Max Rosenthal as Max *

Debra Mooney Debra Mooney (born August 28, 1947) is an American character actress, best known for her role as Edna Harper on The WB drama series ''Everwood'' (2002–06). Mooney is also known for her recurring roles in ''Scandal'', ''Grey's Anatomy'' and '' ...

as Lee * David Hunt as Bill Parker * Elizabeth Anne Smith as Eileen

Ratings

In the sixth season, ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' increased its average viewers from 21 million in 2000 to 22 million, performing better than usual in viewership; according to network executives and Rosenthal, this was the result of the

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, as families wanted to be comforted by seeing familiar characters in shows devoid of current event themes.

Reviews

''Everybody Loves Raymond'' topped lists of best fall 2001 series from the '' Daily Herald'' and the ''

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''. The ''Daily Herald'' claimed that "every episode has been daring, bold and, above all, hilarious," and the ''Sentinel'' stated that "no series had more winning episodes this fall." "The Angry Family" and "Marie's Sculpture" were highlighted in both lists, with "Older Women" highlighted in ''Sentinel'''s and "Raybert" praised by the ''Herald'' as a new take on a "stale" sitcom setup.

Episodes

References

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