Top 10 Funniest Quotes from Thanksgiving Episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond

Families gathering together for Thanksgiving is a great source of conflict and comedy both, something that Everybody Loves Raymond explores time and again. The series boasts an impressive eight Thanksgiving episodes, many of which stand out as among the series’ best.

But in addition to being some of the strongest episodes, the Thanksgiving episodes are hilarious on a joke-to-joke level, with many quotes from Raymond, Robert, Frank, and Marie that are completely hysterical even out of context, and even decades after these episodes first aired.

Everybody Loves Raymond “So, Emma, Any More At Home Like You?”
Robert – Season 6, Episode 9

When Debra’s father, Warren, brings his new girlfriend, Emma, to the family Thanksgiving dinner, the extended Barone family is shocked to see that Emma is much older than Warren. Robert in particular struggles to modulate his reaction to Emma, being overly friendly, extremely awkward and loud.Everybody Loves Raymond

When Emma shows some genuine signs of appreciation for Robert’s kindness, the ever-unlucky-in-love Robert jokes, “So, Emma, any more at home like you?” Robert spends most of the series trying to find “the one,” largely at his mother’s urging, so it makes for a genuinely hilarious moment when he expresses playful romantic interest in someone even older than his mother.Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond “We Got Dark, Where The Food Coloring Has Puddled.”
Raymond – Season 3, Episode 10

There are many hilarious running gags in Everybody Loves Raymond, and a large portion of them involve the Barone family’s relationship with food. In “No Fat,” Marie disrupts the Thanksgiving tradition by deciding to prepare a tofu turkey, causing the Barone men to be horrified by the possibility of eating “tofurkey.”Everybody Loves Raymond

When tasked with carving the mock bird, Raymond jokes, “We got the light over here, and we got dark, where the food coloring has puddled.” Raymond is usually a complete mama’s boy who loves everything she makes for the family to eat, so it represents a surprising and hilarious change when he suddenly doesn’t act the way she would expect.Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond “That’s Good. I Love An Old Man Joke.” “I Married One!”
Frank And Marie – Season 4, Episode 9

While there are many marriages depicted in the series, Frank and Marie have some of the most hilarious moments. The elder Barones never miss an opportunity to make jokes at one another’s expense, even when it usually results in an argument.Everybody Loves Raymond

The episode “No Thanks” finds Frank and Marie in unusually good spirits. While joking around at dinner, Frank comments, “That’s good. I love an old man joke.” Marie, ever quick-witted, jokes, “I married one!” to which Frank enthuses, “Another good one!” Their marriage might be incredibly combative and even toxic in many instances, but beneath all the arguing, they really do love each other and all their mutually understood flaws.Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond “You Cook, And I’ll Watch Football With My Pants Open All Day.”
Raymond – Season 1, Episode 10

Sitcoms often focus on children turning into their parents, no matter how hard they try. One exchange between Raymond and Debra in the first season Thanksgiving episode offers a hilarious glimpse of their very Frank and Marie-inspired future.Everybody Loves Raymond

While Debra is nervous about hosting her first Thanksgiving in the first season of the show, Ray tries to comfort her in his less-than-helpful way: “Maybe this will be a good Thanksgiving, just us and the kids. You cook, and I’ll watch football with my pants open all day.” It’s a moment that is both entirely self-aware and clueless, given Debra frequently complains about Ray doing nothing but watching television, while both of them also complain about Frank’s tendency to sit around with his pants undone.Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond “I Never Thought I’d Say This, But Could You Pass The Broccoli?”
Robert – Season 3, Episode 10

Robert has the most dramatic and ultimately hilarious reaction to the tofurkey. After forcing a bite down while aggressively slapping the tabletop, Robert manages to ask, “I never thought I’d say this, but could you pass the broccoli, please?” Everybody Loves Raymond 

Robert has many peculiarities and behavioral tics, and the series often leans into them whenever physical comedy is needed. The dramatic way in which he smacks the table while eating is played to great laughs, and his childish request for broccoli moments later just makes it even funnier. Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond “No, You Don’t Need A Mold, Ma, Okay? God Does That.”
Raymond – Season 3, Episode 10

Everybody Loves Raymond has many beloved holiday season specials, but “No Fat” remains the series’ best due to Marie’s out-of-character behavior and the family’s responses to it. When Marie notes that tofurkey requires a mold to make, Raymond disagrees “No, you don’t need a mold, Ma, okay? God does that. Yeah, he takes a whole bunch of bird meat, and he molds it into a turkey.” Everybody Loves Raymond

This is another great moment that finds Raymond being a brat and going against his mama’s boy persona. He is so set in his ways and reluctant to try anything other than the decadent feast Marie has spoiled him with for his entire life that he makes any desperate plea he can to prevent the tofurkey from being made. Everybody Loves Raymond

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