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everybody Loves Raymond Fans have praised the 30th anniversary reunion special for its “beautiful” tribute to late stars Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts.
Boyle died in 2006 at the age of 71.Whereas Roberts died in 2016 at the age of 90.,
The pair played the parents of comedian Ray Romano’s character in the series. The reunion special aired tonight, November 24, on CBS, and reunited Romano with showrunner Phil Rosenthal and fellow cast members Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Monica Horan, Sullivan Sweetin, and Madilyn Sweetin.
The 90-minute special featured an extended tribute to Boyle and Roberts, composed of clips of the pair from the show and memories shared by the cast. Rosenthal pointed out that many people do not realize that Boyle trained to be a monk, or that the best man at his wedding was Beatles musician John Lennon.
Artists also paid tribute to the child artiste Sawyer Sweetin, who died in 2015 at the age of 19.
On social media, fans appreciated the tribute with a Write: “It’s very sad that Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle and Sawyer Sweetin can’t be here for the special 30th anniversary celebration of Everybody Loves Raymond. May their memories last forever.”
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On X, another fan wrote: “Doris Roberts was everyone’s TV mom, she just had a charm. So that’s where she left off. Such a great actress. I still watch Everybody Loves Raymond to this day. It still holds up in the year 2025.”
One couple: “Oh, they’re talking about Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle” with one tearful emoji, while another Said: “This Everybody Loves Raymond anniversary special, I choked up when they started talking about Doris, Peter and Sawyer.”
one said Only: “I didn’t need to cry, that tribute was beautiful.”
Romano confirmed at the beginning of the reunion that the show would never be revived because Boyle, Roberts, and Sweetin no longer existed.
Garrett Had said the same thing in an interview earlier this year Say People: “There is no show without the parents. They were the catalyst, and doing anything like that wouldn’t be right for the audience or the loyal fan base. And it was about those two families, and you can’t avoid that.”
everybody Loves RaymondThe series, which starred Ray Romano, ran between 1996 and 2005.
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The popular series chronicled Raymond’s life as a sports journalist and a busy family man, and was celebrated for its humorous portrayal of family life in Long Island, New York.
Although Garrett said he would not reprise his role of Romano’s brother, he said he felt “very grateful” given his experience, adding: “I know there won’t be a reboot, but 30 years later, I’m so lucky to get on that bus.”