Italy: Part 1

Italy: Part 1
The Barones and Aunt Colletta in "Italy: Part 1"
Season	5
Episode	1
Air Date	October 2, 2000
Cast	Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Madylin Sweeten Sawyer Sweeten Sullivan Sweeten
Director(s)	Gary Halvorson
Writer(s)	Philip Rosenthal
Preceded by	Robert's Divorce
Followed by	Italy: Part 2

Italy: Part 1 is the 1^st episode of Season 5, and is episode 98 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series.

Episode information

• Episode Title: Italy (Part 1)
• Episode Number: Season 5, Episode 1 (#98 of 210)
• Air Date: October 2, 2000
• Episode description (from DVD):
• 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:
  • David Proval as Marco Fogagnolo
  • Alex Meneses as Stefánia Fogagnolo
  • Silvana De Santis as Aunt Colletta
  • Pierrino Mascarino as Giorgio
  • Sergio Sivori as Italian Man 1
  • Vanni Bramati as Italian Man 2
• Crew:
  • Gary Halvorson - Director
  • Phil Rosenthal - Writer
• Preceded by: "Robert's Divorce"
• Followed by: "Italy: Part 2"

Plot

For Marie's birthday, the family goes to Italy. But Ray gets a cold and becomes miserable and Robert finds the woman of his dreams. But first he has to get past her father.

Running Gags

• During the van ride, all the family members together sing "C'è La Luna Mezzo Mare" (Moon amid the sea). The family previously sang the song with Zia Sarina in the episode "Mia Famiglia".

Trivia

• This two-part episode was filmed in July 2000 in the town of Anguillara Sabazia outside of Rome.

• On March 2, 2002, Phil Rosenthal won the "Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Comedy" for writing "Italy".

• The song that plays as Ray and Debra ride the bike, is "Bicycle", by Luis Bacalov. It was featured in the 1994 Italian film, "il Postino"(The Postman).

• The song played when Ray starts to kick the ball back to the kids & while hes eating pizza, is "Toto and Alfredo", by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. It was featured in the 1988 Italian film "Cinema Paradiso".

Quotes

• MARIE: I bought tickets for the whole family to go to Italy!
• DEBRA: Me too?
• MARIE: Of course, dear. You're family.
• [Debra jumps with joy]
• ROBERT: Me too?

External links

• "Italy: Part 1" on IMDb