Anniversary

Anniversary
The surprise party in "Anniversary"
Season	2
Episode	6
Air Date	October 27, 1997 USA September 23, 2004 Canada
Cast	Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Madylin Sweeten Sawyer Sweeten Sullivan Sweeten Phil Leeds Monica Horan Daniel Hansen Ethan Glazer
Director(s)	Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer(s)	Kathy Ann Stumpe
Preceded by	Golf
Followed by	Working Late Again

Anniversary is the 6^th episode of Season 2, and is episode 28 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series. In this episode, Ray and Debra throw Frank and Marie a party for their anniversary, but at the time of the party, Ray finds out that, when he was a kid, they were separated for a year.

Episode Information

• Episode Title: Anniversary
• Episode Number: Season 2, Episode 6 (#28 of 210)
• Air Date: October 27, 1997
• Episode description (from DVD): "Frank and Marie fight on their 40th anniversary."
• Cast:
  • Ray Romano as Ray
  • Patricia Heaton as Debra
  • Brad Garrett as Robert
  • Doris Roberts as Marie
  • Peter Boyle as Frank
  • Madylin Sweeten as Ally
  • Sawyer Sweeten as Geoffrey
  • Sullivan Sweeten as Michael
• Guest Stars:
  • Phil Leeds as Uncle Mel
  • Monica Horan as Amy
  • Daniel Hansen as Young Ray
  • Ethan Glazer as Young Robert
• Crew:
  • Ellen Gittelsohn - Director
  • Kathy Ann Stumpe - Writer
• Preceded by: "Golf"
• Followed by: "Working Late Again"

Synopsis

It's Frank and Marie's 40th wedding anniversary, and Ray, Robert and Debra decide to throw them a surprise party.

Ray and Debra take them to brunch that morning and then get home to see the surprise for them at home. But before they walk into the house, Frank mentions that one year, he and Marie were separated.

During the party, away from the guests, Frank and Marie tell Ray and Debra about the separation. As it turns out, Frank had asked for salt, and Marie got angry and said her food didn't need salt. They had a fight and Frank left. But when little Raymond fell off his bike and broke his arm, Frank started coming by to check on him. And everything worked out from there.

(Main article for the flashback)

Later, Ray is worried that he and Debra will turn out to be just like his parents. But after seeing Frank and Marie happy the way they are, Ray isn't quite so worried.

Running Gags

• This is the first episode to really explore the dysfunctional marriage between Frank and Marie.

• This is one of the episodes that has Robert making odd groaning noises when he is put on the spot and has to make a speech.

• This episode also has Uncle Mel making it quite clear that he's not gay.

• Debra also calls Ray an "idiot", which she does quite often throughout the series.

Trivia

• In an episode in Season 9, "Tasteless Frank", Frank wants to salt Marie's food and she says to him that he has never asked for salt. But, in this episode, we see that Frank did in fact ask for salt at one point in their marriage.

• Lee, Stan, Kevin, Andy, Albert, and Lucy were all mentioned in the episode, but none of them appeared in it. But Shamsky, Robert's dog, was seen in the episode.

Production Notes

• Re-Recording Mixer Anthony Constantini went back to being incorrectly credited as Anthony Costantini in original airings, while today's reruns retain the correct credit.

Quotes

• FRANK: (to Marie) The next time you want to dance, give me notice so I can kill myself.

External links

• "Anniversary" at IMDb.com