Phil Rosenthal

It was your parents, right?

My parents at first, and now it's a joke for Max.

Where I call someone, I love to tell a joke for him, and they serve the same purpose.

It's a postcard home.

Hey, how's your trip?

Tell him stuff.

Look at this food.

I show him.

And then the finale of the act is...

Most of the people that you saw along the way are now together in a meal.

So it's a literal bringing together of the world.

And it leaves you with a very nice unsaid message.

That you can impart.

Yes, Raymond.

I'm only using food and my stupid sense of humor to get you the message that I think the world would be better if we all could experience a little bit of other people's experiences.

And food happens to be the great connector, and then laughs are the cement.

And so, you know, there are people who want to build a wall, right?

And I always say, instead of a wall, how about a table?

That's the very last moment of Everybody Loves Raymond.

Happens to be they're sitting around the kitchen table and the whole family is crowding in around it.