This improvised sitcom follows the continuing adventures of the Barone Boys – Lynbrook University's hottest new co-eds and the hosts of Long Island's favorite TV rewatch podcast, "The Barone Zone." In each episode, Alex, Adam, and Mike careen through a long-form improv scene inspired by an episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond," carefully sound designed to immerse you in beautiful Lynbrook, New York. At the end, the Barone Boys dissect the source material and rate Ray's performance on their patented Baronmeter, but remember – it's not really about the show.
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episode 18: 1.18 Recovering Pessimist (w/ ELR's Steve Skrovan)
Everybody Loves Raymond writer/producer Steve Skrovan graciously talks to the Barone Boys about his time on the show and the story behind "Recovering Pessimist," as well as some stories about the writing process, working with Larry David on Seinfeld, and having athletes as guest stars. Wow!
After that, the friends try to remain accessible to any new listeners by doing a thoroughly normal scene by scene breakdown of Season 1, Episode 18. Along the way, they feel sorry for Robert, feel sorry for Ray, and most of all, feel sorry for that poor girl trying to practice her dog sledding on Long Island. Finally, they wrap the episode up the only way they know how - by rating Ray's performance on the Baronmeter.
Episode talk starts at 25:59, but why would you skip ahead on this one?
Steve will be launching a Substack soon, where he'll share new jokes and more of his amazing stories - keep an eye on his Twitter (@skrocentral) for news about that! As for us, send in a hot take for Judge Debra or a precious Raymembrance to us on Instagram, on Facebook, on Reddit, or to raymond@postfun.info, and check out this week's sponsor, Amazon Music Unlimited at getamazonmusic.com/postfun!