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Taking a simple idea and over the course of an episode making it huge was a great trait of 'Raymond' across its nine series, and this episode does exactly that to a high level.

The consistency has been a little less high in the 9th series, but this episode sees all the characters on form, and the writing matching it.

I thought this episode was great, it could have come from any of the series. Ray Romano's character was less annoying than he has been in other series 9 episodes, and it's nice to see him and Patricia Heaton bouncing off of each other.

The only character that never gets much of a look in is Amy. It's almost as if they don't seem to know what to do with her. Shame.

This is definitely one of the funniest episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond that I've ever seen! After Ray's faux pas becomes known to the rest of the cast, the writing becomes 100% spotless and 110% perfectly funny! The cast was spot on that day! I don't know how else to describe it except to say that once the classic Barone dysfunction began, so did my laughter! And I mean true gut-busting laughs!! Guest actor Joel McKinnon Miller does a great job as the unwitting spectator of the Barone's abnormal family life. His character plays a custodian. To anyone who might find this episode "awkward" because none of the characters have a problem with that occupation, you're missing the point. There's nothing wrong with being a custodian or any occupation where one makes an honest living. Maybe it would've been less "awkward" if the cast had talked the guy into quitting his perfectly honorable job and into settling for unemployment checks.

I found the episode awkward.

Awkward in that some middle class people trying to fix the 'faux pas' that Ray does after he insults the janitor.

Patronising the kid.

Awkward.

"We middle class, well off people are saying it's okay that you are a janitor. Hey kid, it's okay that your dad is the janitor, nothing wrong with that"

What a horrible person Ray is I cannot see how this series got such high ratings. I know it's supposed to be a comedy but really belitting people and being a useless spineless husband is comedy. Stuck at home I decided to look at it if it was made today he would be banned because some of so called jokes are very offensive. I looked at three episodes and I found him very annoying and the way he eats disgusting. Fraiser and Only fools and horses are REAL COMEDIES. Everybody loves Raymond I'm afraid not.