
Must Love Raymond
"Must Love Raymond" is the nation's premier Everybody Loves Raymond recap podcast. Co-hosts Matt and and Kevin (later replaced by Tim) take an episode-by-episode approach to the beloved 90s sitcom.
Episodes
23 episodes
"The Ride Along" / "The Family Bed"
Feast your ears on the 2021 Must Love Raymond Thanksgiving Special—a recap of episodes 17 and 18 of Raymond's 2nd season containing no reference to Thanksgiving whatsoever. There is, however, an extended discussion of a skit written by Phil Ros...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:19:24

"Marie's Meatballs" / "The Checkbook"
In this episode, Matt and Tim are forced to admit that the 15th and 16th episode of Everybody Loves Raymond are not that bad, leading to one of the shortest and least energetic episodes in MLR history. Regarding the low energy, other contributi...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:09:43

"Civil War" / "Mia Famiglia" (feat. Kevin)
The episode you've all been waiting for. Unable to resist the prospect of discussing Ray Romano's sole (?) appearance in full Confederate regalia, former host Kevin returns to join Matt and Tim in their deconstruction of the 13th and 14th episo...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:36:37

"The Letter" / "All I Want for Christmas"
The dog days of summer have descended upon the offices of Must Love Raymond, and the MLR crew turns in an appropriately sluggish and irritable performance. In this episode, Matt & Tim discuss the 11th and 12th episodes of Raymond Season 2: ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:22:13

"The Gift" / "High School"
In this episode, Tim earns his wings as a true-blue co-host of Must Love Raymond by announcing that he is quitting the show. Though the absolutely bulletproof nature of his contract renders this an empty threat, it is nonetheless a momentous oc...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:15:16

"Working Late Again" / "The Children's Book" (feat. Kevin)
Time flies when you're putting off watching Everybody Loves Raymond. In this installment, Matt and Tim are joined by the show's original co-host Kevin, who pleads shamelessly to be reinstated. Though most of that audio had to be cut for the sak...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:26:38

"Golf" / "Anniversary"
In the latest installment of MLR2.0, Matt and Tim take aim at the fifth and sixth episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond's second season. As always, the recaps are brisk and efficient, and the commentary is clever, insightful, and full of heart. I...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:13:00

"Brother" / "Mozart" (feat. TV Land Dan)
Pretty nice town you've got here. Would be a shame if some boys got back into it...In the latest installment of Must Love Raymond, the patchwork duo of Matt and Tim carry on in Kevin's absence, this time with the help of their friend "T...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:21:05

"Ray's on TV" / "Father Knows Least"
Sophomore slump or victory lap? In their second season premiere, the Must Love Raymond boys ask, "Why not both?" While Kevin remains missing in action, Tim (formerly known as Steely Ray) stops by to help Matt break down the first two episodes o...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:27:25

"Why Are We Here?" (Season 1 Finale)
It's curtains for Season 1 of Must Love Raymond, and Matt and Kevin leave it all on the field. After recapping the show's twenty-second episode (a flashback heavy of dose of show-lore blame-shifting) the crew is joined by previous guests John a...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:40:35

"Fascinatin' Debra"
If there's light at the end of the tunnel, the MLR crew hasn't seen it. This time around, they tackle the penultimate episode of Raymond's first season, in which Debra endures a dark night of the soul: in Barone absentia, who is she? Appropriat...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:15:29

"The Dog..." / "Neighbors"
In the 12th installment of the podcast, two very bland episodes of Raymond are the occasion for a real laidback MLR affair. Matt and Kevin take their time (and yours) working their way through the show's least pressing questions: What does dom ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:38:12

"The Game" / "Recovering Pessimist"
Hurtling toward oblivion, the MLR Boys gear up for the end of Ray's first season with recaps of the 17th and 18th episodes: namely, "The Game" and "Recovering Pessimist." What little goodwill toward the show they still possess is nearly exhaust...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:34:45

"Diamonds"
In their 10th episode, Matt and Kevin celebrate their first Valentine's Day at the Barone house, an occasion that merits their full and undivided attention. The holiday provides the MLR crew with an opportunity to investigate several conspiraci...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:15:55

"Who's Handsome?" / "The Car"
As Matt and Kevin wrap up the "middle third" of Raymond's first season, morale has never been lower. Wallowing in self-pity and complaining throughout, the hosts tackle the big questions asked by the show's fourteenth and fifteenth episodes--na...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:33:56

"The Ball" / "Debra's Sick"
"If we're watching the watchmen, who's watching the baby?" In the latest installment of Must Love Raymond, our hosts follow Ray into a brave new world called "1997," where the Looney Tunes wear baggy jeans and backward hats, and shielding one's...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:23:48

"Turkey or Fish" / "Captain Nemo"
In a stunning return to form, the MLR Boys dissect the tenth and eleventh episodes of Raymond's first season. No guests, no gimmicks. All muscle. Topics include Richard III, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and what Bilbo Baggins hates.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:45:32

"Win, Lose, or Draw" feat. Steely Ray
The MLR crew is at it again, this time joined by the elusive Steely Ray (@ray_steely), whose Raymond/Rosenthal expertise helps rescue what would have been a painful recap of the show's dismal ninth episode. Topics include brand-name antacids, d...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:39:20

"In-Laws"
In this installment of the single biggest Everybody Loves Raymond recap podcast in the Anglophone world, Matt and Kevin take a loose and laidback look at the eighth episode of the first season, in which Debra's parents pay the Barones a visit. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:16:54

"Frank the Writer" / "Your Place or Mine" feat. John
In the latest episode of MLR, Matt and Kevin are given a new lease on life when friend of the pod John shows up to discuss the 6th and 7th episode of Everybody Loves Raymond's first season. The deepest dive yet, this ep...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:38:57

"Look, Don't Touch"
In the latest installment of God's favorite Everybody Love's Raymond recap podcast, Matt and Kevin take a look at episode five of the show's first season. Topics include Jethro Tull, the appropriation of Long Island culture, and that notoriousl...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:09:19

"I Wish I Were Gus" / "Standard Deviation"
In the second installment of America's highest-rated Everybody Loves Raymond recap podcast, Matt and Kevin take on the third and fourth episodes of Raymond's first season. Topics include Yoko Ono's drummer, a possible gender divide in blackface...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:11:31

"Pilot" / "I Love You"
In the inaugural episode of "Must Love Raymond," Matt and Kevin discuss their memory of the show, its strange imperviousness to any kind of critical scrutiny, and whether or not Ray Romano ever did stand up comedy. Then they take their sweet ti...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:03:46
