# Everybody Loves Raymond Episode...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-loves-raymond-episode/677062>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 24, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-loves-raymond-episode/677062 "2013-12-24T03:35:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-loves-raymond-episode/677062/1 "2013-12-24T03:35:33Z")

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Do you know th ee episode where Ray and Marie (Ray’s mother) go on a cruise together because Frank (Ray’s father) knee popped out. However, Frank was faking. So, how is it that Robert ends us babying Frank? I missed something.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-loves-raymond-episode/677062/2 "2013-12-24T17:12:58Z")

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First of all, Frank is not used to being left alone without someone to wait on him hand and foot . . . especially with a bad knee. Plus, Robert is a cop, and has had training dealing with difficult people with medical problems. And I suspect Marie knew damn well Frank was faking . . . and she preferred going with Raymond anyway.