This episode is simply, in my opinion, the best of the many presented on this fine, long-running comedy. Robert meets a beautiful young woman at a bar, who from the proprietor's calling him "Mr. Barone," assumes he's Raymond. She's a fan of Ray's column, and Robert permits the mistaken identity to continue, while regaling her of his "older brother's" virtues as a dedicated police officer.
When he reveals to Ray the deception (he told her "his" wife had died of a long illness), Ray - in his usual neurotic fashion, is both disturbed and titillated by all of this, and curious as well.
They actually continue the deception with another beautiful young woman (harmlessly) - but then Robert/"Ray's" new girl shows up at Ray's house, with donations for the police clothing drive. {Having been to Robert's apartment (which she believes to be "Ray's"), she went to the house listed as "R. Barone," believing it to be Robert's.}
Marie is there, too, and Frank arrives, and Ray subsequently comes downstairs shortly before Robert arrives - and humorous mayhem ensues.
These last few minutes from her arrival are among the funniest and cleverest you'll ever see.
When he reveals to Ray the deception (he told her "his" wife had died of a long illness), Ray - in his usual neurotic fashion, is both disturbed and titillated by all of this, and curious as well.
They actually continue the deception with another beautiful young woman (harmlessly) - but then Robert/"Ray's" new girl shows up at Ray's house, with donations for the police clothing drive. {Having been to Robert's apartment (which she believes to be "Ray's"), she went to the house listed as "R. Barone," believing it to be Robert's.}
Marie is there, too, and Frank arrives, and Ray subsequently comes downstairs shortly before Robert arrives - and humorous mayhem ensues.
These last few minutes from her arrival are among the funniest and cleverest you'll ever see.
