Boys' Therapy Explained

Series:Everybody Loves Raymond
Season:9
Episode:6
Production:0406
Length:22 minutes
Director:Kenneth Shapiro
Photographer:Mike Berlin
Editor:Patricia Barnett
Season Article:Everybody Loves Raymond (season 9)
Episode List:List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes
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"Boys' Therapy" is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005), and the 200th overall episode of the series. The episode aired on November 15, 2004 on CBS.

Reception

Critics at Variety ranked "Boys' Therapy" the fourth-best episode of any comedy series of the 2004–05 TV season, praising its handling of serious subject matter; claimed one of the critics, Neal Justin, "that the sitcom could touch on Frank’s (Peter Boyle) childhood abuse without sacrificing laughs is proof that the writers and Boyle are tremendous tightrope walkers."[1] Screen Rant ranked a line of the episode, "And I owe it all to Marie's Mouth," as the ninth best line in Everybody Loves Raymond spoken by Frank.[2] DVDTalk, in a season nine review, highlight "Boys' Therapy" as one of its "fun episodes."[3] Boyle was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for acting in "Boys' Therapy" and "Tasteless Frank;"[4] and Brentley Walton, Kathy Oldham, and John Bickelhaupt were nominated for Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special for working on the episode.[5] "Boys' Therapy" was one of Boyle's favorite episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justin. Neal. June 14, 2005. Crix pix: the season's funniest episodes. Variety. January 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Daley. Katerina. October 27, 2019. Everybody Loves Raymond: 10 Best Frank Barone Quotes. Screen Rant. January 3, 2020.
  3. Web site: Robinson. Jeffrey. September 23, 2007. Everybody Loves Raymond – The Complete Ninth Season. DVDTalk. January 30, 2020.
  4. Web site: Emmy Episode Submissions 2004–05. Gold Derby. March 7, 2016. January 30, 2020.
  5. Web site: Emmy 2005 Nominees part 2. Variety. July 14, 2005. January 28, 2020.
  6. News: Weintraub. Joanne. May 15, 2005. Everybody loves a favorite episode. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 10. Final.