Yet again this Christmas we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best Christmas episodes of sitcoms from both the UK and the USA.

Today we will be looking at the Everybody Loves Raymond Episode – The Toaster

About the Show

Summary of Plot

.When Ray gives his parents an engraved toaster for Christmas, they exchange it right away without even opening it. – iMDB

Original Air Date

Dec 14, 1998

Characters:
Ray Romano – Ray Barone
Patricia Heaton – Debra Barone
Brad Garrett – Robert Barone
Madylin Sweeten – Ally Barone
Doris Roberts – Marie Barone
Peter Boyle – Frank Barone

Trivia

• In his interview for the Archive of American Television series creator Phil Rosenthal stated that this episode was based on a incident that really happened between him and his parents.
• When Ray is in the bedroom with Debra, he’s moving the toaster around while complaining that he thinks it’s a dumb gift. While he moves the toaster, you can see the studio lights reflecting off the surface of the toaster.
•  12th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
• 12th most-viewed program of the week of December 16, 1998

Clips

The toaster return