1.12 The Ball

It’s Christmas in July as the Barone Boys unwrap Season 1, Episode 12 of Everybody Loves Raymond. First, Alex gifts us a tantalizing chapter of Raymond fan fiction, prompting Mike and Adam to frantically search the Barone Zone’s butler’s pantry for something to give him in return. Then, they break down “The Ball” scene by scene as Adam explains away our continuity errors, Alex eats the mustard, and Mike loves Frasier.

Some special credits: This episode features a staged reading of this, which uses sound effects from here and music from here. As always, you can send in a hot take for Judge Debra or a precious Raymembrance to us on Instagram, on Facebook, on Reddit, or to raymond@postfun.info, and check out this week’s sponsor, BarkBox, at postfun.info/ads!