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The Finale (Everybody Loves Raymond)



 
 
"The Finale" is the two-hundred and tenth episode of the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award-winning Television in the United States television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005....
. It was the 16th episode of the 9th season, and the final episode of the series. It aired on May 16 2005. It was preceded by an hour-long special looking back on the nine seasons of the show.

It took three tries to film the episode, as the first time Patricia Heaton
Patricia Heaton

Patricia Helen Heaton is a two-time Emmy Award-winning United States actress best known for playing lead character and Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond....
 had laryngitis
Laryngitis

Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse human voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds ....
, and Doris Roberts
Doris Roberts

Doris May Roberts is an United States five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond....
 had it the second time.

The episode had an estimated audience of 33 million.

Barone stresses about getting his adenoids removed.






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"The Finale" is the two-hundred and tenth episode of the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award-winning Television in the United States television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005....
. It was the 16th episode of the 9th season, and the final episode of the series. It aired on May 16 2005. It was preceded by an hour-long special looking back on the nine seasons of the show.

It took three tries to film the episode, as the first time Patricia Heaton
Patricia Heaton

Patricia Helen Heaton is a two-time Emmy Award-winning United States actress best known for playing lead character and Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond....
 had laryngitis
Laryngitis

Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse human voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds ....
, and Doris Roberts
Doris Roberts

Doris May Roberts is an United States five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond....
 had it the second time.

The episode had an estimated audience of 33 million.

Plot synopsis

Ray Barone stresses about getting his adenoids removed. Everyone assures him he'll be fine, but he believes otherwise. As it turns out, the doctors have trouble taking Ray out of anesthesia
Anesthesia

Anesthesia, or anaesthesia , has traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away. This allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience....
, and his family quickly gets worried, until the doctor comes out moments later to explain that he is fine. It is agreed that Ray will not be told, and neither will Marie, who was in the bathroom at the time. However, Marie gets the truth out of Frank, and Debra must explain the incident to Raymond, who is still unaware of the mishap. The ensuing discussion, which includes Robert and Amy as well, involves Ray asking, "So for 30 seconds, you all thought I was dead?", which was followed with a smile and asking, "What did everybody do?" One by one, each Barone express their love for Ray (either subtly or noticeably). The next day, the entire family sits down at the table for breakfast. Everyone is talking and laughing, and the show ends on that note.

The only clue it was the final episode, besides the title, was the final shot which referenced The Last Supper
Last Supper

In the Christian Gospels, the Last Supper was the last meal Jesus shared with his Twelve Apostles and Disciple before Crucifixion of Jesus. The Last Supper has been the subject of many paintings, perhaps The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci....
 painting, or so it says, and the longer-than-usual fade. Also, at the end of the credits of every other episode, a presentation of food is made as if the viewer were a diner in a restaurant (the Where's Lunch vanity logo); at the end of the finale, the viewer is presented with the dinner check, which says "No Charge". Unlike many sitcoms, the finale was a single half-hour episode instead of an hour long finale that would be broadcast as two parts in syndication.