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The Sister

Episode Number: 79    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Monday October 25, 1999    Prod Code: 9906
Debra is upset when her hippie, free spirit sister decides to become... a sister. It's a good indication that something is up when Debra's sister, Jennifer, shows up for a visit with rosary beads and prayer cards as gifts for the kids. Unable to share the real reason why she is so upset with Jennifer's decision to become a nun, Debra reacts by accusing her sister of going through yet another phase and not being truly worthy of the calling to the religious life.

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Writer: Kathy Ann Stumpe
Director: Will Mackenzie
Star: Ray Romano (Raymond Albert Barone),  Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone),  Brad Garrett (Robert Barone),  Doris Roberts (Marie Barone),  Peter Boyle (Frank Barone),  Madylin Sweeten (Ally Barone),  Sawyer Sweeten (Geoffery Barone),  Sullivan Sweeten (Michael Barone)
Guest Star: Ashley Crow (Jennifer)

Notes

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In real life, one of Patricia Heaton's sisters is a Catholic nun. (edit)
Aired with original closing credits when first broadcast. (edit)

Quotes

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Ally: (about the gift that her aunt gave her) A necklace!
Debra: Oooh, very pretty! What are these, rosary beads?
Ray: Hey, look at this, prayer cards. Hey, it's a St. Jude rookie card! (edit)
Ray: You should have watched the movie with us.
Debra: Oh, I've seen it a million times.
Ray: You know, it's almost as if the hills really are alive. (edit)
Jennifer: Hey, Debra, do you have an alarm clock? I want to make sure I'm up for the 6:30 Mass in the morning.
Ray: 6:30? Is God even up then? (edit)
Ray: You know, while your sister's here, we should all try to be a little more, you know, holy.
Debra: Great. How about we start with you going to Mass every Sunday?
Ray: Let's not go overboard. (edit)
Debra: I want to be alone.
Jennifer: Hey, I'm willing to hold up my vows for a minute. You want a piece of me? (edit)

Trivia

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Marie comes over with a cake shaped like a cross. In almost all the scenes where the family is sitting at the table different pieces of cake are missing. In some of the camera angles there are no pieces of cake cut from the bottom yet when the cake is seen from other angles there are. (edit)

Allusions

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Ray: It's almost as if the hills really are alive.

This is a reference to a line from the classic Julie Andrews film "The Sound of Music." (edit)
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