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Who would you rather hang out with?


The show made about a million jokes about how Ray was a loser in high school with just a few nerdy friends, women overlooked him & he was occasionally bullied. Meanwhile Debra was allegedly a cool girl, part of the "in crowd", popular with guys, typical homecoming queen bee type. & she often makes it clear that she thinks she's superior to the entire Barone family, like in "Snow Day" (S6E14):

Debra: What do you want me to say? That I'm better than you? Fine, I am better! I was right! Yep, you got me! You know, I was never sure if it was true. But this, tonight?! I really have to thank you all. 'Cause you've made it crystal clear - you're all nuts!
Marie: That was wonderful.
Debra: So you're happy that I think I'm better than you?!
Marie: Not happy. I'm just glad we got this out. It's good to know.

The writers seem to want us to think Debra is the universally adored one, meanwhile Ray & his family are all crazy weirdos. So, who's personality do you prefer & who would you rather be friends with? A "loser" like Ray or a "cool" girl with a superiority complex like Debra? If neither, is there a central cast member you'd like to be friends with (Robert, Marie, Frank or Amy)?

A lot of men seem to think Ray portrays men poorly, but I think he's adorable, funny & sweet. I'd be his homie any day, but I'd never want to be in the same room as Debra.

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I would pick Debra Linda, and Amy. They seem sweet.

Ray is a borderline narcissist, mama's boy, and insensitive, so definitely not someone I could talk to about anything serious.

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Well put. Ray is a terrible husband and Debra puts up with a LOT!

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Linda seems like a bland choice.

She was barely on the show. Even when she was in an episode. No?

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I agree with Silver Wolf

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1. Amy

2. Frank

3. Raymond

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I'd rather hang out with Amy. Debra is way too high strung, loud and pushy for me. I'd rather hang out with Marie and Frank than Debra. I know a few women like Debra and I'll be honest and say they kinda scare me. I'm more quiet, shy and calm.

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I'd hang out with Robert and Amy.

Was ist der Sinn des Lebens?

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I would hang out with Robert. He's tall, considerate and boy can he dance.


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Debra was coerced in Snow Day by Marie (and Raymond) to say she was better than them. She spent the entire episode on the defensive from Marie's attack. She made an insensitive remark to Frank, and when realized what she did, she almost immediately said, "I can't believe I said that," and was on her way to apologize to Frank. Throughout the entire series, Debra had to endure put downs, jabs, insults, and criticisms by Marie about her cooking, her clothing, her child-rearing, and looks. I found Marie to be insufferable in this episode because she was always asserting her superiority over Debra, and had the nerve to say Debra thought she was superior. This episode was one of my least favorite episodes in the entire series because the writing was so heavy-handed.

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I never bought the idea that Deborah was the "it girl" and ray was the loser. ray was a goof ball and had a sense of humor, which almost guarantees popularity among males, in high school and junior high. Everyone loves the class clown. Deborah strikes me as the serious girl, who is a straight A student, and is class president, but still gets ignored in favor of the prom queens and cheer leaders.

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I think Debra was a cheerleader is school.

She lost her v-card in a grocery store.
She loved to party, and mentions doing it all night long in a flashback
She has apparently taken her shirt off in public numerous times. Mardi Gras and Concerts being the ones we hear about. And the former ended up in the Newspaper.

Debra was a party girl when she was younger. Not to say she was slutty. But she wasn't a good, straight-laced girl either. I see that being Amy.

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