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Towards the end of 'Raymond's' 9 year run creator Phil Rosenthal thought there was a possibility that the characters of Amy and Robert could be spun-off into their own show.

It never happened, due probably to the failure of 'Friends' spin-off 'Joey' (which I loved by the way), but this episode is certainly a look at what that show would have been like in the fact that those characters really carry this episode, with Ray and Debra pretty much just working in a supporting role.

I can't say I loved this episode. It was OK, but I found Brad Garrett's performance a bit OTT. I always found the character better in small doses.

It's a fine episode, better than the dross most sitcoms produce, but it's not one of the highlights of series 9.

I agree with @studioAT ...

Robert and Amy works better in a smaller roles , Ray and Debra working as supporting characters just doesn't work since the show itself is about Raymond's life You can clearly see that it's not as entertaining with Amy and Robert being the main character as it always has been with Ray and Debra .

The same thing could be said about the guest stars that they just shoved it for no reason the entire show is about Ray and his family why would I care about Gianni appearing in almost 30 Episodes ? The guest stars were fine on early seasons like the " Working late Again " episode on season 2 that was a good episode with the guest stars but in later seasons the show didn't need them it became almost unbearable to watch because everytime you turn a new episode you see Ray's and Frank's friends being shoved on a storyline that they have nothing to do with it and that obviously ruined the show .