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The Toaster

‘The Toaster’

Season 3, Episode 12 -  Aired December 14, 1998

Ray gives his parents an engraved toaster for Christmas.

Quote from Marie

Marie: All right, listen, honey, listen. I understand. I completely understand why you're upset. But let me explain something. You see, this coffee machine has the coffee already made when you come down in the morning.
Ray: The toaster has your son's name, and the names of his family, your grandchildren and their love on it.
Marie: I'm sorry, dear. Well, you know what? Maybe we can put the names on the coffee machine.
Frank: What are you buying a toaster for anyway? Ours is still good.
Ray: No, it's not!
Marie: It is, dear. You just don't know how to use it. You've got to rattle it a little bit. And then you pull the toast up and turn it around and then do it on the other side.

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Quote from Ray

Marie: I'm sorry. I don't know what else to say.
Ray: How about thank you? Yeah, thank you. That's what people say. I don't care if you need a toaster or think it's a waste of money. You take the gift and you say thank you. And you know why? Because it's from me! Me, me, Raymond! Your idiot son Raymond!

Quote from Frank

Frank: You let me do the talking.
Marie: Just tell the truth.
Frank: No, no, no. Where are you from? We walk out of here with the toaster and the coffee thing.
Marie: What? Just get Raymond's toaster!
Clerk: Next in line, please.
Frank: Shh!
Marie: Just don't say anything that-
Frank: Lock it up, Marie!

Quote from Frank

Marie: It's very nice. We just would like something else.
Frank: No!
Clerk: Was there something wrong with it?
Frank: We didn't even open it. [the clerk removes a used coffee filter from the machine] This is how you help?!
Marie: Lying was your idea.
Clerk: And why are we lying today?
Marie: My son brought us this coffee-maker, and he means well, but we would like to change it for something we can really use. You know, like a... I don't know, a toaster or something?
Clerk: That's fine. You can pick out a toaster over there.
Marie: Oh, thank you very much. Shalom.
Frank: We could have got both!

Quote from Ray

Ray: Who was that?
Debra: Ray, I think you'd better get down to Bloomingdale's. Apparently, your parents are involved in some sort of disturbance involving destruction of property and the possible theft of a toaster.
Ray: [smiles] They do care.

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