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Learning that not everyone agrees with me that Raymond is a true all-timer and should have a shot at winning the whole damn thing. Huh.

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Marie Barone IS my grandmother. In the flesh. Made it a very cathartic show for my family. :-D

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For reals. No show hits more truths on married life

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Would be interesting to look across the 64 here - were any others “one plot” shows? Just an A plot, no B or C? Part of what made Raymond feel special.

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Raymond is kind of like the last of the Norman Lear shows in that regard, albeit less political. That’s part of its charm imo, and I like it better than the actual Lear production it’s up against

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Good point. Also, Raymond is on of the few shows where each lead was equally great

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HOW DARE YOU! Designing Women vs. Murphy Brown!? UUGH!!

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To this day my parents and I will ask each other, "What ... does ... a ... yellow ... light ... mean?" Iconic.

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The weirdness of The Nanny walked so today's weird comedy could run. I'm pulling for Fran, labor icon <3

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Yeah, Taxi vs The Nanny is really tough.

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The Nanny is one of those 90s cornerstones that passed me by. Nothing against the show, it seems charming, but it’s just a gap that I never felt especially desired to fill.

I feel like even if I have seen and loved it though, I’d still vote for Taxi.

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Which stand-up comic became a better actor by the end of their show’s run: Jerry Seinfeld or Ray Romano? They both learned a lot from more experienced actor costars.

My vote is for Jerry, but it’s close.

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Having seen Men of a Certain Age, I would say the answer is Romano and it’s not that close.

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Great point- I wasn’t even considering their post-sitcom work, just the growth from pilot to finale of their respective sitcoms.

Ray has gone on to a fair amount of work, some of it really solid. Jerry went on to... be Jerry Seinfeld.

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