Bad Moon Rising

Season 4, Episode 22, Aired

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When Ray witnesses Debra's hypersensitive mood and generally annoyed reaction to everything he says and does, he checks the calendar and realizes it's going to be a long couple of days ahead. In his desire to get a "quick fix" for Debra's womanly problems—thus making his life a heck of a lot easier—he turns a bad situation worse by suggesting that a simple pill will help with his wife's insufferable mood swings.moreless
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  • bad moon rising

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    By futuramarama, Jul 07, 2010
    ray keeps getting yelled at by debra because of the time of the month, and he does not know what to do. he suggests a pill, but will that help or will it actually make it all worse?

    a hilarious episode, kind of edgy for the show i think but it paid off, and it resulted in one of the most funny episodes of the show. it's probably more suggestive than other episodes but that is not a bad thing, in fact it makes the episode better, my grade for this episode, you guessed it, is an easy A+. Perfectmoreless

  • Ray battles the demons of a wife during her "ladies days".

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    By raymone6, Nov 30, 2008
    Not only the best ELR episode, but in my opinion the funniest half hour of TV I have ever seen.It is the classic example of woman are from venus men are from mars.Ray who is usually clueless during normal days with Debra has an even harder time when Debra has PMS when he thinks he can cure her with OTC pills from the local pharmacy. The performance by Patricia Heaton as Debra puts her in the same class and maybe tops the great Mary Tyler Moore. Not since Laura Petri have I seen someone change her emotions and be so believable as when Debra gets a phone call from Amy during an argument with Ray. Rays performance as the inept clueless husband is classic. Come on Comet.moreless

  • Ray tries to find the solution to Debra's constant PMS Moodiness but only ends up making the situation worse.

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    By ront1010, Aug 27, 2007
    I have been a fan of this show for over Six years now. This episode alone showcases the talent the writers of the series possess to create such a relatable yet humureous episode. I have watched this episode well over ten times and everytime I seem to watch it I find hidden quirks which I somehow managed to miss the other times around. In this writers oppinion I wouldn't hesistate in stopping short of saying this is an absolute Series Classic and a must see for any true fan of the series. Please do yourself a favour and watch this episode, you shall not be dissapointed.
    ELR FOREVER!!.moreless

  • One of the greatest pieces of comedy

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    By Jelsiepie, Apr 14, 2007
    ELR is my favourite show, and this episode is one of the reasons why. I often feel like i am playing witness to real life when watching this show, and that episode was classic proof of this. It depicted married life and husband vs wife relationships briliantly. I do not think I have ever laughed so hard at a tv show before and don't think i have since. That episode alone should have won the show awards and accolades. The acting is sublime... You can see that Ray and Debra particularly, but everyone really, sympathised with the characters and realised it's amazing real life accuracy. Thumbs up!moreless

  • Debra on a Rampage

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    By sh811a, Sep 09, 2006
    This is one of my favorate episodes of them all it's number 2 on my book. Patricia Headon is at her best playing basically her usual self but turned up booming high with the PMS imbalance combined with her frustrations, and it's an all the above of emotions anger, sadness, sarcasm, you name it it's there. She comes of as both funny and a little scary since she like a walking emotional time bomb where even the smallest thing Raymond could do (which he does out of his own usual stupidity) is the match to set Debra's short fuse off. She even gets a little physical with Raymond, which was shockingly funny.

    But also Debra comes of as slightly sympathetic when she of course experesses the reason for her frustrations; which sort of make you think whether the male half really does enough or little to confort the female portion of marrage.moreless
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    • When Debra gets back from her three-hour shopping trip, Ray is complaining about how he had to make a peanut butter and jelly dinner for the kids. But what about the bags of take-out food he had brought in earlier?

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    • Debra: My needing to get out of here every once in a while has nothing to do with my "lady days." Ray: Ba-loney!
    • (after a very irritable Debra leaves the house, Gianni lets out a big belch) Gianni: Man, I thought she would never leave! Andy: Is Debra aware of how she's coming off to others?
    • Frank: She's in a bad mood, what, three days tops? Soon, it's gonna be five days. Then it's a week. Then what was once a bad mood takes over and becomes her only mood! And then... well then you become like me. Where not a day goes by that I don't wish there was a comet screaming towards Earth to bring me sweet relief!!!

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    • Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton submitted this episode to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as their official tapes and were nominated for Best Acting in a Comedy, with Patricia going on to win Best Actress.
    • On the Season 4 DVD, Patricia Heaton was one of the cast members to participate in a commentary for this episode. In that commentary, she talked about how she showed this episode to some friends because she thought it was hilarious and that they would love it... but as they watched it, it ended up being one of the most awkward moments of Heaton's life, because her friends (a married couple) related to the subject material so much, they were basically speechless for the entire 30 minutes. No laughter, no anything, just total shock over how amazingly accurate and true-to-life the episode really was.
    • This episode was based on an actual experience with Monica Horan.

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