Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series) Big Shots (1999) User Reviews

Every position and job is pointless

[asicengineer · 7/10 · 22 August 2020]

Made me realize how whatever we do is treated as equals under God's eyes. Everything in the world is subjective, this turned out to be such a thing for me

In 1969 everything was possible. In 1999 nothing is possible.

[thejcowboy22 · 4/10 · 3 October 2019]

The summer of 1969 I look back with tremendous fondness. I have nothing but wonderful memories of that faithful summer. For the first time in four summers I was finally home in Elmont,New York due to the fact that previously I attended sleep-away camps in Pennsylvania and the Catskill Mountains. This summer I attended WMHA day camp. Met new friends and went on countless field trips. The perks outweighed those sleep-away days. At the end of each day I was back in my own bed in my own home safe and stress free. I also had weekends off and went to some memorable Mets games with my family. On other fronts, Woodstock gathered thousands to make an anti-war statement. Man landed on the Moon and most importantly My lovable losers, New York's National league baseball team, those Amazing Mets were in a pennant race for the first time in their eight year history. Things that weren't possible became possible. The outcomes were successful. Man traveled and landed safely on the Moon and returned. The Mets won the World Series and I was off to a new school with high hopes of the future. Will I become a major league ballplayer? Will I find my dream girl? It was an exciting time for me. Fast forward to an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. Older Brother Robert played by Brad Garrett learns that the Baseball hall of Fame is honoring the Miracle Mets team of 1969. Most of the ballplayers from that team will be there. Robert being a huge Met fan even names his dog Shamsky in tribute to former outfielder and Met Art Shamsky. Robert's brother Raymond (Ray Romano) is a sportswriter for Newsday. Robert really wants to go but Raymond doesn't want to drive the four plus hours in a car with his brother's smelly feet. Being Prodded, no, demanded by their domineering Mom Marie (Doris Roberts) orders Ray to do something with his bother. The boys travel to Cooperstown to see their heroes. When Ray and Robert arrive the line is three hours long. But Ray, being a sportswriter figures he can cut the line. Hostile fans on line are not buying his arrogance. Run ins with the guard and a brush off with Mets Pitcher Tug McGraw are failed. Ray and Robert's quest ends in failure. Later a run in with a traffic cop also ends in failure as Robert being a NYPD officer shows his badge hoping to avoid a speeding ticket. I am not personally a fan of this sit-com . I was never a Ray Romano enthusiast. I found him dry and colorless, borderline nerdy. The supporting cast does carry the weight of the show. Boisterous Frank Barone , Rays father is played by Peter Boyle. Marie, Ray's mom, shows a dominance over her sons and her daughter-in -law Debra played by Patricia Heaton. Heaton plays the consummate housewife always demeaning Ray who is torn between his Mom and Wife decisions. I empathize with Ray's dilemma having three sisters. The Robert character,( the oldest of the Brother's), felt neglected as Ray was Mom's favorite. Supporting player's efforts did carry the show and a nine year successful run. It was great to see most of my Mets heroes on that particular program remembering that wonderful year but as time goes by the ebbs and flows of success and failures balance out during my physical time on this earth. So when you have that wonderful memory hold it tightly in your conscience and savor it forever. A feel good episode from a show I ordinarily wouldn't watch.