Robert Barone Spin-off Rejected Due to Age

0:00On March 25, Phil Rosenthal recently revealed on a podcast that he pitched a spin-off from Everybody Loves Raymond focusing on Robert Barone and his, wife Amy. Robert was played by Brad Garrett and Amy by Rosenthal's real-life wife Monica Horan. The idea seemed solid after the original show's nine-year run from 1996 to 2005. The spin-off would have built on established characters, including Amy's quirky family. Her parents, portrayed by Fred Willard in Georgia Ingle and her brother by Chris Elliott, had already appeared in 30 episodes as devout. Presbyterians who warmed up to Robert over time. Rosenthal felt certain about sitcoms being his life's work after Raymond's success. But networks showed no interest, not even in a pilot episode for this ready-made setup. The odd reason for rejection came down to age. Everyone involved was over 40, and the TV business had changed dramatically during those nine years of the original series.

1:00Rosenthal waited 10 years for his next show, the PBS Food Series that evolved into Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil. Last November, the Raymond cast marked the 30th anniversary with a special reunion, honoring the legacy without revisiting the past, due to several cast member losses. This has been Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI.