Everybody Loves Raymond- Big Shots

Everybody Loves Raymond

Big Shots

Vocabulary (idioms and phrases included)

Boxing- an American sport where two men hit each other

Counter programming- mentally conditioning someone to reject something they have been taught

Swan Lake- a famous ballet

Tippy toes- walking on the tips of the toes

Snacks- something light to eat between meals

Takes- becomes permanent

Hall of Fame- a ceremony celebrating, in this case, famous baseball players

Important connections- knowing influential people

Cut the crap- stop saying things that are not true or important

Just came up- the topic was broached in a natural way, without premeditation

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Questions

1.     What are Frank and Ray watching?

2.     Why is Deborah upset about them watching that?

3.     Ray says maybe they can use a little what?

4.     Deborah showed them a Swan Lake video and Michael came downstairs on his what?

5.     What does Deborah have in the kitchen?

6.     Frank says you only have how long before that takes?

7.     How does Marie describe the weather?

8.     Frank tells Marie to be quiet because he can’t hear the what?

9.     Marie asks Ray if he is going where tomorrow?

10. What is it really supposed to be called?

11. What was his brother talking about?

12. Marie says that Ray is a sports writer and has what?

13. What does Frank say the Hall of Fame is honoring?

14. What did his brother ask?

15. What does Ray ask?

16. Ray doesn’t want to drive to Cooperstown with Robert.  Wy?

17. Marie suggests he take a bus and he says that’s a what?

18. What does Robert ask when he comes in?

19. What does Frank tell him after he tells him to cut the crap?

20. Robert tells Marie she was supposed to make it seem like what?