Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Fifth Season

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this whole season is based on the family going to Italy and all the other episodes are based on that 2 part episode. this was a very funny season with my favorite episode when frank drove through the house in his car. Classic

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Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Fifth Season, is another journey well-worth taking with this great cast. Season number 5 is full of some hilarious episodes, and also some average episodes. It is difficult for a show to be great every week, though this series comes close. One of the hi-lights in this great series includes the episode Wallpaper in which Marie drives into Ray and Debra's living room. One of the hilarious episodes includes Ray finding out that Marie read his diary which included some incredibly private [measurement] moments. Four solid stars.

This season starts with the two-episode Italy trip which was OK, but I normally do not care for episodes of shows that are placed out of the usual setting. In reviewing the other episodes, this season may be my favorite of ELR. There are so many highlights including the famous "Wallpaper" episode where Ray's parents drive through their house. My other favorites include "The Author," "The Walk to the Door," "The Sneeze," "What Good Are You?" (my favorite of this season--it is just hilarious), "Fairies," "Humm Vac," and "The Canister." Extras include deleted scenes (on the DVD with the corresponding episodes which is nicer than all of them on the 5th DVD) and a few commentaries on selected episodes. The subtitles sometimes come up when I start a new episode but, going to the title menu and selecting "Language," I can turn off the subtitles and can resume the episode where it left off.

Disc 1:
"Italy Parts 1 & 2"--Marie treats her family to a trip to Italy. Raymond is in the dumps until the end of the trip and Robert meets Stefania who will make future appearances.
"Wallpaper"--One of the more famous episodes. Marie and Frank back their car through Raymond and Debra's house. When the contractors repair the wall and the wallpaper does not quite match, Raymond goes ballistic. Raymond's reaction seems out-of-character but Debra recognizes it's an explosion over many issues. Nothing really is resolved here but I don't think Raymond is ever pushed this far again.
"Meant to Be"--Robert decides to settle down with Amy and thinks it's a good idea to tell her about his flings with Stefania and ex-wife Joanna. Joanna makes an appearance (yuck).
"Pet Cemetery"--Raymond leaves Ally's hamster's cage open and it goes in the freezer and freezes to death. Raymond learns something about Ally at the funeral.

Disc 2:
"The Author"--Raymond isn't too excited about Robert being promoted to lieutenant because his publisher just rejected his book. This is the episode where they fight in their mom's living room with "bugles."
"The Walk to the Door"--Raymond and his family go to a wedding. In attendance is a woman Raymond dated one time in high school and he obsesses over not walking her to her door. Debra is angry that Raymond doesn't regret inconsiderate things he does to her so he comes up with an example of his regret in typical Raymond fashion--he steals it.
"Young Girl"--Robert is dating a 22 year old and Marie and Debra get pushed out of shape.
"Fighting In-Laws"--Debra's parents visit for Thanksgiving and, after Debra gives Ray the usual speech about how normal her family is compared to his, Ray overhears them talking about seeing a marriage counselor.
"The Sneeze"--Raymond is sneezed on at the airport and is paranoid he's caught something. Debra suspects Ray's mother is enabling his illness. Very funny one.

Disc 3:
"Christmas Present"--Raymond and Robert try to figure out the best Christmas present to give Debra so she'll let them go on a golfing excursion.
"What Good Are You?"--Raymond does nothing (as usual) while Debra is choking and he starts to think he can't be counted on in an emergency. Hilarious! Especially the splinter scene.
"Super Bowl"--Raymond gets two tickets to the Super Bowl and decides to take Gianni which angers Robert, Frank and, believe it or not, even Debra. It's painful to watch what Debra guilt-trips Raymond into doing to the tickets near the end of this episode.
"Ray's Journal"--Ray's mad when he finds out his mother would read his journal when he was a kid but his mother is mad at him for a hurtful entry.
"Silent Partners"--Debra is worried when she and Ray go out to eat and have nothing to say to each other.

Disc 4:
"Fairies"--Frank does not like his grandsons playing fairies in the school play and Raymond starts to see things his way. Very funny.
"Stefania"--Robert's girlfriend from Italy arrives and he's bothered by her poking him all the time. Meanwhile, Stefania's father decides to buy Nemo's.
"Humm Vac"--Raymond buys Debra a Rainbow knockoff super vacuum and Debra thinks she can prove to Marie that she's not the perfect housecleaner. "This is what we call the `wow factor.'"
"The Canister"--Debra is mad because Marie keeps insisting she never returned her canister. Frank actually does a good deed here.
"Net Worth"--Debra gets mad (is there a pattern here?) at Raymond because he gave his buddies $1,000 for a Go-Kart investment and told her it was HIS money. I like when she takes all the sheets off the bed including the mattress cover (very thorough).

Disc 5:
"Let's Fix Robert"--Stefania and Amy meet and discuss all the faults in their ex-boyfriend Robert.
"Say Uncle"--Raymond is worried that his kids are becoming closer to Robert than to him.
"Separation"--Debra finds out her parents are "on the path to divorce" and Raymond isn't very sympathetic.
"Frank Paints the House"--Frank is furious when Raymond fires him from painting his house. I don't care for this episode that much because Frank gets so emotional plus he is totally wrong. Yellow fades more quickly than almost any exterior color and it does not cover well.
"Ally' Birth"--Raymond takes Ally to a father-daughter dance and thinks back to when Debra was pregnant with her. The cab scene is a highlight (what was up with Robert's hair?).