Halloween Candy

"Halloween Candy"
Everybody Loves Raymond episode
Frank in costume as the Frankenstein monster
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 6
Directed bySteve Zuckerman
Written bySteve Skrovan
Cinematography byMike Berlin
Editing byPatricia Barnett
Production code9805
Original air dateOctober 26, 1998 (1998-10-26)
Running time22 minutes
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"Halloween Candy" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005). The episode aired on October 26, 1998 on CBS.

Production

According to Philip Rosenthal, "we had always wanted to do an adult show about families" since season one of Everybody Loves Raymond.[1] Steve Skrovan, for instance, had pitched "Halloween Candy" to CBS before the filming of the season; however, the network rejected due to being a Friday-night show[1] It took until its third year when the series moved to Mondays at 9:00 PM for the episode to be produced and publicly aired.[1] The episode is both writer Skrovan and director Steve Zuckerman's second collaboration of the season after "Getting Even."[2]

Reception

Upon "Halloween Candy"'s original airing, The Palm Beach Post named it one of the "funniest moments" of all shows of the 1998–99 season.[3] The Oregonian ranked it the seventh best episode of the entire series,[4] and Russell Engebretson of DVD Verdict claimed it to be his favorite season three installment, alongside "Dancing with Debra" and "How They Met."[5] As of October 2019, "Halloween Candy" is the eighth highest-rated Halloween-themed television episode on IMDb with a rating of 8.1/10.[6] Both Tech Times and the International Business Times include "Halloween Candy" in unranked lists of best Halloween episodes to view on Netflix.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rosenthal, Philip (September 25, 2007). You're Lucky You're Funny: How Life Becomes a Sitcom. Penguin Books. p. 102. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Steve Zuckerman (director); Steve Skrovan (writer) (October 12, 1998). "Getting Even". Everybody Loves Raymond. Season 3. Episode 6. CBS.
  3. ^ D. Thompson, Kevin (November 2, 1998). "TV Today". The Palm Beach Post (Final ed.). p. 5D.
  4. ^ Hunt, Chris (May 16, 2005). "Television Review: 10 for the Road". The Oregonian. p. B01.
  5. ^ Engebretson, Russell (June 1, 2005). "Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Third Season". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on March 28, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. ^ G., Layne (October 3, 2019). "10 Of TV's Best Halloween Episodes, According To IMDb". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Rosenfeld, Laura (October 23, 2014). "Netflix: 31 Halloween-themed TV episodes to stream right now". Tech Times. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Remling, Amanda (October 7, 2014). "Netflix Halloween Episodes: Over 50 Spooky Halloween-Themed TV Specials Available To Stream In October". International Business Times. Retrieved January 28, 2020.