The Angry Family
"The Angry Family" | |
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Everybody Loves Raymond episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 1 |
Directed by | Gary Halvorson |
Written by | Philip Rosenthal |
Cinematography by | Mike Berlin |
Editing by | Patricia Barnett |
Original air date | September 24, 2001 |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
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"The Angry Family" is the
Plot
The Barones attend a gathering at Michael's school, where the students present their own short stories to their parents. Michael showcases "The Angry Family," which depicts parents and grandparents angry at each other and screaming to the point of "hurt[ing] the kids' ears." Most of the parents show a hint of discomfort with the story, the Barones horrified. Ray, Debra, Frank, and Marie are hurt by their supposed portrayals in the story, Robert concerned about not even being mentioned. Ray blames Debra for the yelling, Debra retorting that Ray is the source of it. At a parent-teacher meeting Ray and Debra have with Eileen, Michael's teacher, they try to act as normal of a family as possible. However, this fails and Eileen mentions Debra is behaving in a similar way to the characters in "The Angry Family." Debra lashes out at the teacher, stating her feelings about his husband's relatives.
This leads to a
Production
Show-runner
Analysis
Ashley Spurgeon described the premise of "The Angry Family" as a symbolic commentary of child characters being the worst parts of most sitcoms: "one of the kids writes a short story called 'The Angry Family,' and everyone has to go see a counselor."[8] SUNY Press' book The Sitcom Reader (2016) suggested the twist of Michael's inspiration for his story being a TV series was a message of most families in sitcoms, including Raymond: "the Barones of Everybody Loves Raymond are flawed, hurtful, and selfish, but they love each other, and that premise endures everything will work out in the end."[9]
Reception
When "The Angry Family" first aired on September 24, 2001, it was the third highest-viewed program of the week; it had a
For writing "The Angry Family," Philip Rosenthal was nominated for a
Home media
On May 9, 2006, "The Angry Family," along with the rest of the sixth season of Everybody Loves Raymond, was released to DVD.[15]
See also
References
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- ^ Halvorson, Gary (director); Schneider, Lew (writer) (November 24, 1997). "High School". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 2. Episode 10. CBS.
- ^ Halvorson, Gary (director); Stumpe, Kathy Ann (writer) (December 8, 1997). "The Letter". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 2. Episode 11. CBS.
- ^ Halvorson, Gary (director); Cawley, Tucker (writer) (January 5, 1998). "Civil War". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 2. Episode 13. CBS.
- ^ Halvorson, Gary (director); Romano, Ray & Rosenthal, Philip (writer) (May 24, 1999). "How They Met". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 3. Episode 26. CBS.
- ^ Season five episodes directed by Gary Halvorson:
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Rosenthal, Philip (writer) (October 2, 2000). "Italy: Part One". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 1. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Rosenthal, Philip (writer) (October 9, 2000). "Italy: Part Two". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 2. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Schneider, Lew (writer) (October 9, 2000). "Wallpaper". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 3. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Stumpe, Kathy Ann (writer) (December 11, 2000). "Christmas Present". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 11. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Bolster, Joe, Romano, Ray and Royce, Mike (story); Romano, Ray and Royce, Mike (teleplay) (January 29, 2001). "Super Bowl". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 13. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Cawley, Tucker (writer) (February 12, 2001). "Silent Partners". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 15. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Korsh, Aaron (writer) (February 19, 2001). "Fairies". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 16. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Cawley, Tucker and Schneider, Lew (writer) (February 26, 2001). "Stefania Arrives". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 17. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Schneider, Lew (writer) (March 19, 2001). "Humm Vac". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 18. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Regal, David (writer) (April 9, 2001). "The Canister". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 19. CBS.
- Halvorson, Gary (director); Crittenden, Jennifer and Royce, Mike (writer) (April 30, 2001). "Let's Fix Robert". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 5. Episode 21. CBS.
- ^ Spurgeon, Ashley (June 5, 2019). "And Another Thing: The Case for Everybody Loves Raymond". Nashville Scene. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ISBN 9781438461311. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- The San Francisco Chronicle(Final ed.). October 3, 2001. p. B2.
- ^ Kronke, David (September 24, 2001). "'Raymond' Still Hitting on All Cylinders". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L10.
- ^ Boedeker, Hal (December 30, 2001). "Prime Time's Top 10". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Cox, Ted (December 4, 2001). "Count your blessings: Ranking TV's best of the year". Daily Herald. p. 4.
- ^ Hunt, Chris (May 16, 2005). "Television Review: 10 for the Road". The Oregonian. p. B01.
- ^ a b Robinson, Jeffrey (June 4, 2006). "Everybody Loves Raymond โ The Complete Sixth Season". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (July 18, 2002). "'Six Feet' has Emmy day to die for". Variety. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- Emmys.com. Archived from the originalon June 9, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "52nd annual Primetime Emmy nominations, part 3: directing, writing, casting, music, choreography". Variety. August 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2020.