The first season introduced us to Lynbrook, Long Island. Ray Barone (Ray Romano) is a successful Newsday sportswriter. His wife Debra (Patricia Heaton) is a former model turned exasperated homemaker. Across the street live his parents: the overbearing Marie (Doris Roberts) and the grumpy, silent Frank (Peter Boyle).
(Doris Roberts): Ray's meddling, culinary-expert mother who often criticizes Debra’s parenting and cooking.
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