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Closed Caption; Two optional audio commentaries with Ray Romano and series creator Phil Rosenthal; Bloopers and deleted scenes from the series; Museum of Television & Radio panel discussion with cast and Phil Rosenthal
Full Product DetailsThe 26 episodes of Season 3 find this enormously popular sitcom in its prime, with all the characters fully developed and some genuinely poignant moments occasionally creeping into even the most raucously funny shows. For example, when Debra (Patricia Heaton) refuses to allow the kids to ride with grandpa Frank (Peter Boyle) after his latest car accident, Ray (Ray Romano) sees his dad's increasingly poor driving as a sign of his parents' mortality. "The Visit" finds Debra a little miffed that her visiting mother (Katherine Helmond) isn't more like the nurturing Marie (Doris Roberts). And the season finale, "How They Met," takes Ray and Debra on a little trip down memory lane, as they recall their first meeting 15 years before. In between are a slew of rib-ticklers, among them "Getting Even," in which Ray embarrasses Debra at an auction and spends the next week looking over his shoulder after she promises to get even. "Robert's Date," which fans voted their fifth-favorite episode of the entire series, is a showcase for Brad Garrett, whose character goes a little wacky when he starts dating his much younger, much wilder patrol partner. Although the show didn’t begin winning Emmys for another season or so, Season 3 was the first year that Raymond drew nominations, including one for Outstanding Comedy Series. Even the weaker episodes in this run are still good for a few belly laughs. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble