Italy (Everybody Loves Raymond)

"**Italy**"
"Italy"
Everybody Loves Raymond episodes
Episode nos.	Season 5; Episodes 1/2
Directed by	Gary Halvorson
Written by	Philip Rosenthal
Production code	0001/0002
Original air date	October 2, 2000;
Running time	44 minutes
Guest appearances
	Silvana De Santis as Colletta; Pierrino Mascarino as Giorgio; Alex Meneses as Stefania; David Proval as Marco Fogagnolo; Sergio Sivori as Italian man 1; Vanni Bramat as Italian man 2; Luca Francucci as kid 1; Alessandro Francucci as kid 2; Enzo Vitagliano as Bocce player;
Episode chronology
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"Italy" is the hour-long season five premiere of the American television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Constituting the 98th and 99th overall episodes of the series, they were written by the creator Philip Rosenthal and directed by Gary Halvorson. In this episode of the show, which revolves around the life of Italian-American Newsday sportswriter Raymond Barone and his oddball family, his parents, Marie and Frank, announce that they're all going to Italy to visit the former's cousin Colletta, and everyone is excited to go except Raymond. Meanwhile, during the trip, Ray's brother Robert is attracted to a woman named Stefania, and tries to get past her father Signore Fogagnolo to meet her. With both parts originally airing on October 2, 2000 on CBS as an hour-long episode, the episode has earned positive reviews from critics and received a Writers Guild of America Award.

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Official episode guide for two parts:
- Part 1: ""Italy Part 1" Episode #0001". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
- Part 2: ""Italy Part 2" Episode #0002". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
Everybodylovesray.com Retrieved September 6, 2014.

[Official_guide-1] Official episode guide for two parts:
Part 1: ""Italy Part 1" Episode #0001". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-07.

Part 2: ""Italy Part 2" Episode #0002". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
Everybodylovesray.com Retrieved September 6, 2014.

[2] Part 1: ""Italy Part 1" Episode #0001". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-07.

[3] Part 2: ""Italy Part 2" Episode #0002". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-07.

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