OK, everyone take your sarcasm hats off for a coupla minutes here, because we’re about get real. Maybe even too real for our own good. Peter Boyle, better known as Frank the dad on Everybody Loves Raymond and the Monster in Young Frankenstein, passed away last night at only 71 years of age, from heart disease. We were saddened when we heard the news, not only because Boyle was a fantastic comedic actor, but also because we realized that this evening, when we watched our nightly marathon of Everybody Loves Raymond, it just wouldn’t be the same.
Let’s go over that again: Tonight, when we watch Everybody Loves Raymond. Ladies and gentlemen, this is officially the first time we’ve ever admitted such a thing, on a blog or otherwise. Around friends, Everybody Loves Raymond is poo-poo’ed as the show our parents think is funny. Young people never talk about watching it. And sure enough, every now and again our mothers ring to say “turn on TBS… it’s a classic episode.” We would snort, roll our eyes, clamshell our phones, and immediately turn on TBS. Because, like it or not, IT IS A FUNNY SHOW. We don’t care that it’s about domestic disputes and dirty diapers and in-laws. WE LAUGH. And now, we feel free. Because it’s out.
So, you’ll excuse us while we pour a little out of our Metamucil glasses for Peter Boyle this afternoon. Cause we loved the guy. Thanks for listening.
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