Everybody loves Raymond
《人人都爱雷蒙德》说的是一个美国的三好家庭,一家之主雷蒙德是纽约一家体育报社的记者。他与妻子戴博拉、四岁的女儿艾利以及一对两岁的双胞胎,迈克和杰夫里,一起住在纽约长岛一栋宽敞漂亮的房子里。而他家马路对面住的就是雷蒙德的父母和兄弟--玛丽是个宠爱儿子的母亲,持家有道且有强烈的控制欲,喜欢不停的唠叨,对戴博拉挑三拣四,和中国婆婆有得一拼;老爸弗兰克则是一个吝啬和厚脸皮的臭老头;身高两米有余的警察哥哥罗伯特脑子没有胃灵活,由于婚姻破裂,年过四十的他还和父母同居一室,所以罗伯特对雷蒙德心存嫉妒,而且总有爱看他出丑,甚至暗地搞点小破坏,"人人都爱雷蒙德"正是这个大块头常常无奈地挂在嘴边的口头禅。
《人人都爱雷蒙德》是一部典型的家庭喜剧,主人公身上体现了上海男人的优良品质--善良宽厚,熟练地周转于妻子和父母兄弟之间,承担着养家糊口、调解矛盾、教育子女等重任。虽然雷蒙德活得很累,但是家庭也给了他很多快乐,矛盾与宽容、争执与和解这不就是家庭生活的本质吗?常看《人人都爱雷蒙德》可以消除未婚男女青年对于婚姻的恐惧感,中央电视台本来可以靠它来促进和谐社会,可惜他们选错了配音演员,使这部片子的喜剧成分一下子减少了不少,如果领导们当初看过上海电视台的《老娘舅》的话,就不会犯那么低级的错误了。
《人人都爱雷蒙德》中的精彩对话
"Look, you have to do what Mommy says."
"Why?"
"'Cause I do."
- Ray and Ally in Father Knows Least
"How about when you used to go to school and mom would follow you there!"
"What? That was mom?! (Robert nods) Oh my god! The crazy tree lady! I used to have nightmares about her!"
- Robert and Ray in Traffic School
"Raymond, Debra is teaching me so much about cooking."
"You're learning cooking from Debra? Okay, [points down] so heaven is here, [points up] hell is here, it's raining monkeys, and wood is now a drink."
- Marie and Ray in No Fat
"Who keeps pornography for 29 years?"
"Anyone married to you."
- Marie and Frank in Robert Moves Back