Ray Barone (Ray Romano) enjoys a successful career as a sportswriter & has a stable happy family life with a loving wife & three great kids Unfortunately for Ray he can't shake the attention of his overbearing parents who live across the street but may as well reside in the Barone family residence such is the frequency of their visits Ray's parents love to meddle in his affairs often with hilarious consequences Meanwhile Ray's loser brother Robert (Brad Garrett) also loves to drop by Ray's place to bemoan his failings in life at every opportunity often causing exasperation among the beleaguered family A hugely popular sitcom from CBS EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND began in 1996 & the rating soon soared placing the show among the Top 10 most watched shows in the country The third season is collected here in its entirety